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rnent . He owes his discharge , \ fre tin- ? derstand , to the interposition of the . Lord Chancellor Erskine . This exalted Nobleman has herein gratified : hfs well-known prepossession for the interpreters of prophecy , ami asserted , according to the usual tenor of his character , the liberty of the subject !
We mentioned in otir last , that a Missionary Settlement had been made , under the superintendance of tjie Edinburgh Missionary Society , at Karass in Russia . A considerable impression has
teen ma $ e ojn the minds of the neighbouring Mohammedans . One of their Priests has , upon hearing the Missionaries , given up his charge among his countrymen , and has engaged to teach their children to read and write the
country languages . A letter was sent to him from the society , to which he has returned an answer ; "which , as it gives a lively aiid interesting picture of a mind in a state of religious doubt * we shall here give to otir readers . JLetterfrom Abd y > the Priest of' JCarass , to the Secretary oftke Edinburgh Mi * sfanary Society ,
( Translated from the Arabic . ) c May there be abundance of peace , and of every blessing to you ! Axe you well and healthy ? May the glorious and true God always preserve you in safety ! If you inquire ; a lit le concerning our circumstances , I thank God that you can know that we are well and in
peace . What I have to say is this : Last year you sent me a letter , with which I was higlily pleased . Your true friendship has been evident , to my advantage 5 wherefore , I write also to you as & fiiend . With regard to religion , too , you have forcible words , which reriiain iirrh . in your o > vn mind ; and if I cannot take hold of them as you do , you will perhaps be surprised . But one day I was in a similar condition . Before I &aw your friends , I had not the least iloubt with regard to our religion ; but ever since I saw them , I have been unable to conic to any conclusion with regard to it . A true way th ^ ere is , I believe ; for all the world search after it , and , according to my opinion , all the
world would not search fqr what is un > necessary and not to t > e found . A prince who seeks for power , aided by cunning persons around him , might pervert the judgment of a nation by violence and deceit , for their own advan-
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tage ; but ' no set of persons are able t& pervert the judgment of the whold world . If the whole world agree to search for one thing , that one" thing must exist . The necessity of religion eyery fnan knows ; yet every necessary thing is not always found . Some even "
die for want of food , while others arc satisfied . God has given us judgment to search for what we need , yet he does not always bring what is necessary in our way . Were it not for this , I should have a clear knowledge of the way to
Heaven . I know of nothing that is more precious than religion ; and surely the religion of God is to be found . Concerning this I have reasoned much ; every day I search for what is precious , yet I have never found one jewel ; I have not so much as found the riches of
the world . But 1 will not decline to search for tire true way , which may the grackms God himself shew me ! I have both hope and fear ; I have , for fifteen years , been both priest and magistrate among the people about Karass , where my authority has been undisputed . Your friends say , however , that the
Christian religion is preferable ; but if it do not agree with my own judgment , their approbation of it will lie of no advantage to me . The Moslems , too , commend their religion ; but this will not purify my conscience . ——^——I havo agreed to teach the children of your friends for a sum which I am afraid will
be too small for my necessities ; but I have a few cattle ; and if what your friends give me be not sufficient for my wants , I shall not die for want of foocL I thank God that , to this day , I have had to eat and drink . In this respect I have been comfortable ; and , could I find a way that would be of advantage to me at the -last day , 1 would not be afraid of the riches of this world .
« ABD * MO . " POLITICO-RELIGIOUS . In his present state of political weakness , his Holiness the Pope may pro * bably console himself in the exercise of his spiritual authority . On Sunday , May 18 , the Jesuit Francisco de Hiero * nymo was declared a saint . The act of canonization was accompanied with the usual ceremonies . It was observed *
however , by the spectators , that the Pope looked very pale and dejected . — - JLetters from Rome state , that a regulation will immediately take place with
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386 f Religious and Politico-Beligious Intelligence *
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1806, page 386, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1726/page/50/
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