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attendant upon charitable actions. In whatever situation you may be placed, you still have motives.

ed, to supply the calling wants of the This is your great your chief duty; destitute, to feed the hungry, to clothe without this your society will be of no the naked, to pour the balm of conso-avail; it will do no good; it will be of lation into the wounded spirit, and no advantage to those who are sufthe oil of gladness into the broken fering, for you to talk a great deal heart, and to relieve suffering human-about your society;-"by your fruits ye ity, form the character, as well as shall be known." Do you ask for shew the general object of every ben-motives to instigate you to the perevolent institution. Other traits of formance of this duty, I say "every character essential to such Institu- generous action carries its own retions, are, treating with kindness ward with it." But let me introand hospitality the destitute stran- duce an anecdote of a poor woman, ger, endeavoring to reclaim the in New-Haven Connecticut. wanderer from the paths of vice and lived by taking in Washing; making error, to relieve and comfort with by her employment about $3 per counsel, property, labor and solicita- week; at a meeting of the Missionation, as far as in them lies, all the va-ry Society, she presented a donation rious objects of human pity. The of $20, the saving of her scanty earnmembers of such a society, if they ings-"Go ye and do likewise." But are sincere, are actuated by compas-the strongest motives, are the rewards sion for the miseries of their fellow men, it flows from their hearts, as naturally as the stream flows from its fountain: "the quality of their Are you christians? followers of that mercy is not strained; it droppeth as Saviour who "went about doing the gentle rain from heaven upon the good?" Are you not bound to imitate place beneath." These form a gene- him? Let not your profession end in ral outline of the character, or rather profession; but let your faith be evincthe objects of a benevolent association.ed by your works; remember he that After having given you the charac-giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord, ter of your institution, you must all and that which he hath given him, be aware of the duties incumbent on will he repay again;" and recollect you as members; you must possess a that every cent you bestow in pure desire to perform every duty men- charity, is recorded in your favor in tioned, in order to render you worthy God's great book of remembrance, members. But you have further du- and will be shown to your credit in ties to perform; you are not only to that great day when the Lord shall relieve the distressed, when by chance call upon you to account for what he an opportunity offers, but you must has now committed to your care.visit the hovels of wretchedness, you Are you poor? the widow's mite was must seek out the destitute, and not of more estimation in the Saviour's say to them "be ye warmed, be ye fill-eyes, than all the gifts of the rich; ed, and not give them those things are you men? do you possess the comwhich profit the body," but with a lib-mon feelings of humanity? and shall eral hand you must relieve their ne- one of your own race suffer while you cessities. For this purpose, you are can relieve him; shall he groan and bound, "as God hath prospered you,' pine away in want, and you pass by to give freely of your substance to and neglect him?-Let not such a blot this Society; that it may be enabled to stain your character-Blessed are pursue the great object of its forma-he merciful for they shall obtain mercy." "Do unto others even as

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V. Every member who shall be three months in arrears to the Society, shall be suspended until payment is made;-and if he shall continue de

VI. The officers of this Society shall hold monthly meetings for the transaction of business, and two-thirds of them shall constitute a quorum for that purpose.

ye would that others should do unto] and the further sum of twenty-five you," and as you expect to obtain cents per month while he continues a mercy of the Lord, so now show mer-member. cy to your distressed fellow mortals. Look for a moment at the motives mentioned, and ask what you are called upon to do? to give 25 cents per month in aid of suffering humani-linquent three months more, shall be ty! and will you for such a paltry sum expelled from the Society. draw back? Far be it from me to suppose it; Come forward then and promote the great interests of your institution; aid it with your property and advice, and you will cause the hearts of the poor to leap with joy, you will feel satisfaction arising from a persuasion that you have done your duty, and you will bring down blessings on your head. If you do not, if you refuse to be active in this great cause, you can only have the mortification of knowing, that you deserve not the name of "benevolent

men.

VII. All appropriations of the funds of the society shall be made by the officers, or a majority of them: the Treasurer shall have no authority to pay out the funds of the society, unless by a written order drawn by the President.

VIII. The President shall have power to call meetings of the society when he shall deem proper.

IX. For the suppression of vice and immorality, it is determined that every member who becomes intoxicated

A number of colored persons of the Borough of Carlisle, and its vicinity, impressed with a belief of the useful-shall pay a fine of twelve and a half ness of benevolent associations, have formed themselves into a society and unanimously adopted the following

CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE 1. This society shall be called "The Lay Benevolent Society of Carlisle;" whose object shall be to relieve and assist distressed members, and such other persons as it may be deemed expedient.

II. The officers of this society shall be a President, Vice-President, Treas urer, Clerk and Steward, with a board of twelve managers, who shall hold their offices for the term of one year from the time of their election.

cents to the society, for each and every time he shall be so intoxicated, and in default of payment shall be expelled from the Society.

X. This constitution shall not be altered but with the consent of twe thirds of the Society.

The Society then proceeded to the election of officers; when the following persons were duly chosen, viz: JOHN PECK, President, Samuel Johnson Vice-President, John B. Vashon Treasurer, Richard Phillips Clerk.

All the papers in Carlisle are reIII. There shall be an annual meet-quested to give the above an insertion, ing of the society, at which officers for which they will receive the thanks shall be chosen by ballot for the en- of the Society. suing year.

IV. Every member of this Society shall pay to the Treasurer the sum of twenty-five cents entrauce money,

The Theological Seminary in Prince Edward co. Va. will go into operation the 1st of November next.-F. Vis.

COMMUNICATED.

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expired in a few moments and went
to join the "Church of the first-born,"
at the right hand of God.

"Happy soul thy days are ended,
All thy mourning days below;
Go, by angel guards attended,
To the sight of Jesus go.
Waiting to receive thy spirit,
Lo! the Saviour stands above;
Shows the purchase of his merit,
Reaches out the crown of love."

The following verses were repeated
by her affectionate husband who stood
by her bed-side when expiring.

"Struggle through thy latest passion
To thy great Redeemer's breast;
To his uttermost salvation,
To his everlasting rest.

For the joy he sets before thee
Bear a momentary pain;
Die to live a life of glory,
Suffer with thy Lord to reign.

DIED-On Tuesday morning last, in the 59th year of her age, after a short illness, Mrs. MARGARET DAVIS, consort of the Rev. John Davis, of Shippensburg. All earthly things are evanescent and exist but for a short and uncertain period, and that is of ten seasoned with the bitter waters of affliction. Mrs. Davis filled up the measure of her sufferings in this vale of tears, with a great degree of for: titude and resignation. She had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, for thirty-three years previous to her death; and in all that time she supported a good character, and maintained an honorable standing. There are many in the world who live to die, but it was not the case with the deceased; she died to live-the pleas- -At Mercersburg, on the 29th ures of sense delighted her no longer, ult. of the prevailing epidemic, Doctor after she got a clear discovery of the JESSE MAGAW, in the 27th year of his vanity of this world: she never com- age. Engaged in an extensive counplained either of the wearisome length try practice, he had been much exposof the day, or the want of somethinged during the present sickly season, consteutly to employ her. As a wife, she was affectionate to her husband as a mother she dealt kindly and tenderly with her children; but did not forget to use that severity with them, which the word of God enjoins. "train up a child in the way it should go," &c. As a neighbor, such was the uniformity of her deportment, that she never lost a friend, or chang-ment in Mercersburg, he had been for ed the first favorable impression that some time a practising physician in her unexceptionable conduct produc- the U. S. Army. No man was more ed. To the truth of these remarks, the numerous funeral that attended her corpse to its untimely grave; and the many tears of sorrow that mingled with her deeply stricken relatives, bear ample testimony. Has she fallen beneath the pale horse and his ri-to courtesy and etiquette, he was kind der? She has, but shall rise again. A short time before she breathed her last, and while in death's cold embrace, she raised up her hand in token of victory; and then uttering with a faultering voice "glory! glory!" she

which rendered him a more easy prey
to disease. He was a man of liberal
education-his literary and profes-
sional acquirements were respectable,
and the writer has heard many med-
ical gentlemen, who had the best op-
portunity of forming a judgment,
speak of him as a judicious and skil-
ful practitioner. Before his settle-

devoted and assiduous in his attention
to his patients than he was--to the
poor he often acted as physician and
nurse many of them will long la-
ment him. Though in his manners,
he paid, perhaps, too little attention

and generous in his attachments. He
was cut down in the vigor of life, and
in the midst of usefulness, leaving an
aged father and mother, a youthful
wife, and a large circle of friends to
deplore his loss.-Franklin Repos.

CONTENTS OF NO. 12.

Religions Miscellany.

No. 13.

"Say ye to the daughter of Zion behold, thy salvation cometh."
CARLISLE, OCTOBER 17, 1823.

JOURNAL OF MR. WOLFF.

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Vol. II.

no evil. I asked him whether the thoughts of men are considered as sin, or only the outward actions? He replied, "Among the common Mussel,

John Wharton, esq. was so kind as to introduce us to the Persian Dervise and Soofi, Abn Alkasm Gilani, whomen are only the execution of bad being a very eminent writer in the thoughts considered as sin; but the Persian and Arabic characters, he is Soofi considers as sin, even the bad employed by the Pacha to transcribe thoughts. I desired, then, from Abn the Koran, and other books sacred Alkasm, to give ine a definition of sin. among them. I conversed with him Abn Alkasm Gilani. Every thing in Persian. He told us that the in-which draws men away from God is spired writers among the Persians were the following poets: Ferdisi, who has written the Shah-Nameh; Anwari; Sandi, the author of Gulistan and Nizani. And among the uninspired but much esteemed writers, is Hafiz, which was translated into German by Mr. Joseph Hammer, and into French by Mons. Asselin.

I desired him to tell me the meaning of the word Soofi, which he did in the following words, which he wrote down in Persian. A Soofi is

that person, who with a purity of intention becomes as it were, a friend to the whole race of mankind, and bears to every religion a friendly relationship. Thus in the time of our Lord the Prophet, (upon whom be the mercy and peace of God,) and the chosen disciples who were worship pers of God in this way, in the darkness of the world they were clothed in a dress of soof; which is hair clothing. And for this reason they became celebrated by the appellation of Soofi -they who are the true worshippers of God."

sin.

I desired him to tell me the places in Persia where Jews are residing? He mentioned to me the following places. Jews are in Ispahan, Shiraz, Kashan, Yayd, Mush-hadef Khorsan, Tabaz, Tarshiz, Symnan, Damghan, Astrabad, Maszandaran, Ghilan, and Kasz

win. At Kashan is a very learned Jew, whose name is Mullah-Mushi. That Dervise will go to England, if he should receive an invitation.

I met to-day with several christians whom I knew well when at Jerusalem. I learnt by them the afficting account that Porcopius died four months ago, i. e. in the month of October.

Feb. 4. I sold Bibles for thirtyeight piastres.

As my brethren, Messrs. Fisk and King went to-day to the Pyramids, which I saw in the year 1821, John Warton, esq introduced me to Isinael Gibraltar, the Admiral of the Turkish fleet, a Mahommedan by birth. He was in Europe, and speaks the Italian, English and French languages. He The Soffees do not go to the mosques,|| knows Mezzofanti in Bologna, and but they assemble in the night time, Sylvestre de Sacy in Paris, Osman from midnight till the morning. They Nureddin Effendi, a Turkish Genel, divide their worship in two parts, 1st in Monsieur Marengo, and John Warton, Szikra mentioning of God's attributes, esq. were present. He desired me co and 2nd Fikra, Meditation; these two sit down hear him, and after my havthings are necessary, and then, To doing spoke with him about profesor