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too nearly * weseeable the liuniati ; and , moreover , dhafcr it 4 s : « af a melancholy temperament * £ o < w }* ic ! i * they themselves have too gr £ at a apposition ,- and wltich the flesh of this anjunal would have a tendency to increase . ^ "As the Armenians are thus severe in
their discipline * so they are rigid in their doctrines . They .. hold the tenet of Infant Baptism , but insist an the necessity of total fttiittersiott of the body . The priest , therefore , takes the child by the hands and feet , "and phinges him three times in / the wa * 6 r ; a « 4 so necessary to the spiritual effect * lo [ they hold the washing of the whole bfcdy , that M any
part resnaaiii undented , they rake the water in their hand , and so purify the unwashed limb * The ceremony of chri&m , or anointing the infant with oil , takes plaee after baptism . The forehead , eyes , ears , stomach , palms of the hands , and soles of the feet , are toadied with consecrated oil , and 4 feeti the bread of the Eucharist is touched to the lips .
" The fiudharist , or , as they call it , i Surp usiutn , ^ is administered to adults on Sundays and festivals , in a mariner different from all other Christian churches . They use wrjleaveaed bread , or wafer , which they steep in ibe wine , from whence the priest takes it -with his fingers , aad distributes it
indiscriminately to the communicants . There is generally , beside the priest , a boy who assists ; to him he presents his fingers , after he has given the elements , and he devoutly licks off whatever has adhered
to them . The Armenians , to a certain extent , believe in the doctrine of Transubstantiation on this occasion , and take literally the expression of c this is my body . ' They further imagine that these elements , converted into the Heal
Presence , remain for twenty-four hours in the stomach undigested , during which time they never spit , nor suffer a dog , or any other impure thing-, to touch their mouths . "—Pp . 44— -46 . Dr . Walsh estimates the Armenian population as follows :
cc Armenians , though oncp wellknown in the West , where theiF spirit ° f commercial enterprise carried them through every part of Europe , are now seldom heard of out of Asia , and their existence is hardly recognised as a Christian people . They are still , however ,
numerous and respectable ; and as iheu number ig daily increasing , they irwvy yet jorm the nucleus of Christianity in the , > when the unfortunate Greeks shall « ave been extemiiaated . There are , at "k- present day ,
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In the ntountaiHjB of iheir na- . ~ ' ¦ ¦ tive count ry * about . , iyOOQflOQ In Constantinople and the vicieky * . . . 200 , Q& 0 In different parts of Persia .. 100 , 000 In India .. . . .. 40 , 000 In Hungary and other parts of Europe . . .. 10 , 000 ^ In Africa and America . 1 , 000 1 ^ 51 , 000 " —P . 62 . We are tempted to make many extracts , but we must confine ourselves to one , the contribution of a lady whom we regret that we now see so seldom as a writer .
" A Lament . " By Mrs . Opte . u There was an eye whose partial glance Gould ne ^ er my numerous failings see ; There was an ear that still untired Could listen to kind praise of me . There was a heart Time only made Forme with / cinder feelings burn ; And which > wt ienfe'eiyatas * I roved . Still longed and pined for my return .
There was a lip which always breathed E ' en shoft farewells with tones erf sadness ; There was a voice whose eager sound My welcome spoke with heartfelt gladness .
There was a mind , whose vigorous powers On mine its fostering influence threw ; And called my humble talents forth , Till thence its dearest joys it drew .
There was a love that oft for me With anxious fears would overflow ; And wept and prayed for me , and sought From future ills to guard' — 'but now That eye is closed , and deaf that ear , That lip and voice are mute for ever ! And cold that heart of faithful lore , Which death alone from triine could sever !
And lost to me that ardent mind , Which loved my varied tasks to sec ; And , Oh ! of all the praise I gained , This Was the dearest /*/ / to me ! Now I , unloved , uncheered , alone , Life ' s dreary wilderness must tread , TiiJ Ihle who ioves the broken heart In mercy bids me join the dead . But , * Father of the fatherless , ' O ! Thou that hear ' et the orphan ' s-fry , And ' dwellest with the contrite heart / As well as in * Thy place on high '—
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Remew . ^ &he i&rFmkt , m Vhfihtimi ahd Lherairy Mememhrmcer . 6 $$
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1826, page 619, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2553/page/47/
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