when the lion gave him permission to go, then he did as he pleased." "When a man goes a hunting," said he, “and has taken much game, he rejoices. This is my joy. I have you now as my game." So we concluded to spend another day with him. In the afternoon went out upon the neck, which joins this once island to the main land. I measured it in what I considered the narrowest part of it, and found it to be five hundred and eighty paces, which, allowing five paces to a rod, is one hundred and sixteen rods. After viewing the ruins of an ancient aqueduct, &c. &c. we returned into the city, and went to see a red granite column, which lies down under a wall, and one part of it under ground. In order to see it to the best advantage, we entered the garden of a Metoo wallee. As I stepped into it, a woman from the house cried out, "What do you here?" And immediately an old man, with a greyish beard, came out, and with the woman began to rail at me in the most violent manner. A Mussulman, who was with us, desired him to hold his peace, and said, that if the gov ernor knew how he talked to me, he would give him five hundred blows on his feet. The old man bawled out, "I care not for you, or the governor-go away, go away." In the mean time, I calmly spoke to him, but he would not listen, and continued crying out and scolding, so that many people came together, to see what was the diffculty; and after knowing what it was, cried to him to be silent. I kept saying to him, "Brother”—“Sir” -"listen to me a moment." After a while he listened, and I said, "Are you not a son of Adam? So am I. We are brothers. I came not here to do you harm; I simply came to look at this column, and if I do any harm I will pay you." At this his heart was a little softened, and he replied, "Well, come this way and see the column." So I walked along after him; but in attempting to turn, he lost the centre of gravity, and fell to the ground like a bag of cotton, and the whole company burst into a roar of laughter; at which the old man, half ashamed and half|| overcome by what I had said to him, refused to go any further, but bade me go on and see what I wished. After I had seen the column, I gave him a few paras, and came away, feeling that good nature and a little money in this country go a great way in appeasing wrath. 8. Left Tyre a few minutes before eight o'clock. After visiting the fountains at Ras El Ain, we pursued our way to Akka, (St. Jean d'Acre.) Met, on our way Mr. Stroud, an English traveller, who has been sick at Jerusalem, accompanied by Col. Revene, a Polish baron, by whom we received a letter from Mr. Fisk. Plain of Batoof. On the fourth day after this, Messrs. King and Bird came upon the plain of Batoof, which is not far from Nazareth. Speaking of this plain, Mr. King says: It extends to a great distance from east to west, and is indeed very beautiful. Sweet scented wild flowers, resembling jonquils, were scattered over it in profusion, all looking towards the west. As I passed through this plain, my bosom glowed with intense delight. The air was soft as the breezes of a summer evening in New England; the heavens were lightly covered with clouds, that shielded us from the rays of the sun, which here, even at this season, I find rather unpleasant; the flowers breathed their fragrance around us; the husbandmen were here and there peacefully breaking up their fallow ground; and for a while I could not feel that I was in a land of oppression and sin. A delightful calm came over my mind, calculated to fit it for heavenly contemplation. Recollecting that he was approaching the place where the Savior of men spent the first years of his residence in this world, and that he was travelling the road, which perhaps the Lord Jesus had often travelled, Mr. King exclaims How wonderful! Eighteen hundred years have rolled away, and it is now necessary to carry the tidings of salvation to the place where he lived, conversed, and taught! Mount Tabor. On the 14th, the brethren ascended Mount Tabor, now called Gibbel Toor, supposed to have been the mount where Christ was transfigured. In an hour and a half from Nazareth, they arrived at the foot of it on the N. W., and in an hour more, they reached the summit. The ascent, in some places, was rather steep, but, by winding about here and there, they rode up without much difficulty. The top is considerably level; and on the southern declivity are the ruins of a church, supposed to mark the place of the transfigu. ration. It is a lovely spot, and one in which every man, even if without any feelings of devotion, would love to linger. It is surrounded on all sides except the north, by the most beautiful plains, which, from the elevation on which I stood, appeared like one immense garden. It has, on the south and west, the great plain of Esdraelon, now called Merg Iber Amer. Here we had a view of Carmel and Hermon, Gilboa and the mountains of Galilee, of the Lake of Tiberias, and the mountains beyond Jordan. After viewing this interesting scenery a long time, and taking the direction of many places by their compass, Messrs. King and Bird set out on their return to Nazareth. When they had reached the foot of the mountain, the rain began to fall in a very tempestuous manner, mingled with hail. In ten or fifteen minutes, the clouds dispersed, and the sun shone beautifully; but, in half an hour more, it began to rain again, and continued raining till we arrived near the top of the mountain, east of Naz. areth, when the storm subsided; and on the dark cloud, which passed over us towards Tabor, was depicted a very bright and beautiful rainbow, extending from one end of the horizon to the other. At first it seemed very near us, but as the cloud passed on, it removed, disappearing by degrees from the northern horizon, till only the south end of it was to be seen, which appeared like a bright pillar. This moved directly over Tabor, and as we took our last look of it, before descending the hill of Nazareth, it seemed to rest on the "Holy Mount," and very near the place of transfiguration. Mr. Bird, on viewing it, remarked to me, "that some men might have regarded this exhibition almost as miraculous." It might be regarded, perhaps, as some faint resemblance of that glory, which encircled our Lord, when "the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering;" and when Moses and Elias "appeared in glory, and spake of his decease, which he should accomplish at Jerusalem." On the 16th, Messrs. K. & B. left Nazareth, and in about five hours arrived at Geneen, which is situated a little N. & W. of mountains, supposed to be the mountains of Gilboa. The next day, they proceeded to Sychar, and, as Mr. Fisk had done, they paid a visit to the Samaritan priest, who, after some previous conversation, asked Mr. King, if there were no Samaritans in his country. I replied, I do not know. Some suppose that the natives of our country who believe in one Great Spirit, are the ten tribes. They live a little like the Bedouins, roam the VOL. XX. forests, catch fish, kill birds and wild beasts for their food, have naturally a good understanding, but have no books, and do not know how to read or write. Priest. That is a lie; they do know how to read and write, and have books. I. They had not formerly. At present we are endeavoring to teach them, and many of them now read, and some of them believe in Jesus Christ. Priest. That is a lie; they had books. I. How do you know about my country, having never been there? And how do you know about the savages? P. From books. After the separation, some of the tribes went into the east, into India, beyond a river, (of which we know not the name) and wandered about and went to Moscobia (Russia,) and these people of whom you speak, are Samaritans. Does not your land join Moscobia? I. I cannot say that these people are not Samaritans, but it is very doubtful. Do you know Hebrew? P. Yes. I. Have you the Jewish books? Do you believe in them? P. We have the five books of Moses. This is our Holy Book. Moses commanded that nothing should be added. The Jews have changed the letters of the Alphabet, and have added. I. Have you the book of Joshua the son of Nun? P. Yes. We consider it a good book, but not inspired; not given by God, like the books of Moses. I. Do you believe in the Prophet Samuel? P. He was a great enemy to the Samaritans? I. Do you know any thing about Jeroboam, or Ahab, who were kings here? P. No. I. Have you any sacrifices? P. Yes once a year, in commemoration of the Passover, we offer six or seven lambs of a year old, upon an altar of stone. I. Have you no daily sacrifices? P. No-there is now no place to offer them. Gerizim is the place where we should worship. 1. Had you formerly a temple there? P. Yes, of stones, on Mount Gerizim, I. What do you think of Jesus Christ? I. Were not his works good? P. I say nothing against his works, neither do I curse him; I only say he was an infidel, because he called himself the Son of God. 40 I. Have you read his conversation with the woman of Samaria? P. Yes-it is all a lie. He came to the well, and all he said was, "What is the name of this well?” And she replied, “Jacob's." I. Do you believe in a Messiah to come? P. Yes. I. What will be his character? Who will he be-a man, or God? P. The spirit of Moses will descend from heaven, and take another body, and reign over all nations. I. You believe, I presume, that you, and I, and all men, are sinners. P. Yes, truly. I. What must a man do in order to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven? P. He must keep the Law. I. But we have none of us kept the law, and Joshua said, "Ye cannot serve the Lord, for he is a Holy God." Your fathers were very rebellious, and Moses called them, stiff-necked; and the Law says, "cursed is every one, that continueth not in all things written in the book of the Law to do them." We are all under the curse, how can we be saved? P. By repentance; that is enough. I. Moses sprinkled the book of the Law with blood; and if a man sinned, he was to offer sacrifices; and without the shedding of blood, there was no remission. Were you a king, and I a subject, and had you issued a decree, that, "whoever should kill, or steal, should be put to death;" and I should commit either of these crimes, would repentance atone for it' P. No. I continued; God, who cannot lie, has said, "Cursed is every one, who continueth not in all things, written in the book of the Law, to do them." We are all under the curse of God's Holy Law, which you and I believe, and there is no pardon, no remission, but by the blood of Jesus Christ, to whom all the bloody sacrifices, under the Mosaic dispensation, had refer ence. P. I am not a sinner like you. P. Very little-very little-almost none. I. If you say this, you do not know your own heart. God told his covenant people, that they were ever inclined to go astray. Moses sinned, and was not permitted to enter the promised land. Are you better than Moses? P. Yes. I. Better than Moses? P. Yes better. I. Is Moses in heaven? P. Yes. I. How was he saved? P. His sin was as nothing-small, small. I. But the Lord was angry with him, and did not permit him to enter Canaan. P. God commanded, that you should not add to, nor take from the Law, or change a single letter. But you say, "the sacrifices are done away." Why is this? I. The sacrifices all referred to the death of Christ, the Great Sacrifice, which was made to atone for the sins of the world; and they ceased, as a matter of course, when he had suffered. All the rituals in the Law, as it respects sacrifices, were then fulfilled. Before leaving, I asked him if he would permit me to see his Manuscript of the Torah. He replied, "Yes," and asked me how much I would give? I told him that I could not say; that he must set his own price. On refusing to do this, I offered him two piasters. He then said the key to the Synagogue, where the book was, was not with him. "I know where the key is, Sir," said I, "it is in my purse." At this he smiled, and said, "Yes." So I told him, that I would, perhaps, call to see it on the mor row. The next day Mr. King called, and shewing the priest a Spanish dollar, the key of the Synagogue was soon produced, and the door opened. The same previous ceremony was observed, as in the case of Mr. Fisk. He allowed Mr. K. to touch the MS. which he did not permit Mr. Fisk to do. The roll was immediately brought out and opened. The priest said it was written by the grandson of Aaron. I took hold of it with my hand and touched it several times, and, to my surprise, he did not forbid me, or make any objection. After examining it a while, I asked him to read to me out of it the ten commandments, given to Moses on Mount Sinai, which he did, interpreting them to me, as he read, in Arabic. They were all like those in our Bible, except that he called the two first one, and for the tenth, he said it was written, "Thou shalt make unto thee an altar of stones on Mount Gerizim." These commands, as they stood in the MS. were not divided into ten, but were comprised in three or four sections. Before closing the book, the priest remarked to me, "you will now receive blessing, on account of having seen this book." The Synagogue is small, but neat. On a shelf, near the altar, I saw many books, written in Samaritan. I took one down, and asked him if he would sell it. He replied that he would for two hundred dollars. This I was not disposed to give. Interview with the Governor. Wishing to make an excursion to Sebastia, the ancient city of Samaria, Messrs. King and Bird, sent to the Governor for a soldier to go with them. The Governor immediately sent a request, that they would call on him, as he wished to become acquainted with them. Understanding that Mr. King spoke Arabic, the Governor entered into an easy conversa. tion with him about his religion. "I bear," said he, "that you have no pictures in your churches." I answered, "No: our holy book forbids ⠀❗ the worship of images and pictures." Here I repeated to him a part of the second commandment. "We have them not in our churches; we do not fall down to them; neither do we pray to the saints." "That," said the Governor, "is a very different thing from the use of them in churches." On the 20th, our travellers resumed their Journey for Jerusalem. -Half an hour east of Naploos, we came to what is shewn as the tomb of Joseph, which we stopped to see. About forty rods, directly south of it, is what is "Jacob's Well," at which Christ had his conversation with the woman of Samaria. A stone lay over the mouth of it, and I was told, that it is in part filled up with stones and earth. The well and the tomb are on the west side of a beautiful plain, which may have been the one Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor. Gen. 33:19. Messrs. King and Bird arrived at Jerusalem on the 21st of January. SANDWICH ISLANDS. JOURNAL OF THE MISSION. (Continued from p. 283.) On his asking me, if I believed, that Christ is God, I answered; "We believe, that there is but one God, existing as the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. This distinction I cannot explain. We do not believe there are three God's, neither do we believe that Christ was the Son of God, as a child is the son of an earthly father. We believe that God gave him the Spirit, without measure, that God was inviding for the due distribution, also, of the him, and that they ARE ONE." The Governor listened attentively, and appeared calm; but several of the Turks, who sat near him, seemed to be moved, and cried out "God forbid-God forbid." THE brethren, who were sent to explore Owhy hee, having returned and made a favorable report, every thing was in readiness for proceeding to the business of distributing the brethren among the islands, and for pro means of support, from the common stock of the mission. Accordingly the brethren assembled on the 8th of September, of the last year, and, preparatory to business, repeatedly joined in prayer for the divine guidance. To determine upon the stations, to which each of the brethren should be assigned, might not be a difficult matter; but it could be no easy task to devise an equable plan for dis During our conversation, a multitude of people crowded to the door, and many entered the room; perhaps fifty persons crowded together to look at us, and listen to our conversation; and I said to the Governor,tributing a scanty support, from one common before them all, "We believe that all men are sinners, and that Christ, as the Son of Man, died to redeem us, and that there is no salvation except by his blood." The Governor dismissed them politely, expressing a wish to see them privately at his house, the next day, if they could find it convenient to call. Sebastia, or the ancient Samaria. stock, to twelve families, in different circumstances, situated at five stations, some at least 70 miles apart, and each possessing advantages and disadvantages peculiar to itself. The missionaries at these islands have no fixed salaries. A part of their support is derived from small pieces of land, or small flocks of goats; a part is made up of small, but frequent presents from the natives; a part comes from the precarious donations of foreigners, who touch at the islands; a part from Leaving him, we set out for Sebastia, || private friends in America; a part from pri. where we arrived in two hours, on horseback. This must have been formerly a mighty city. We saw around the top of the hill on which it stood, (out of the present village,) perhaps two hundred and fifty, or three hundred stone columns, many of which are still standing. vate possessions of the missionaries them selves; a part from their earnings; but the main part directly from the funds of the Board. Supplies from all these sources, excepting articles which are given as mere tokens of personal regard, are considered as a common the ship John Adams, belonging to Nantucket. A number of books were borrowed and lent from one vessel to the other. It was at this time I perceived the workings of the Lord upon the mind of Mr. C-. We were still with this exception, insensible to the calls of God, and seemed to glory in wickedness. Our Sabbath was a day of rest, but not of prayer and thanksgiving. We returned again to the Sandwich Islands. I observed that Mr. C was a constant attendant upon the missionaries, while the rest of us passed away the time in mirth. After leaving the Islands on our return home, Mr. F~~ had a great deal of conversation with Mr. C- -----. Thus the attention to religion among us was gradual but increasing. Mr. C. J—, of Dartmouth, steward to the ship, had been some time anxious for the salvation of his soul. He descended into the cabin, but was so much agitated that he returned; again he entered,and again he returned; when he entered a third time, the captain mentioned, that if he had any thing to say he might speak. The young man dropped down on his knees, and poured out his soul in prayer before God and man. About this time we began to have prayer meetings, first in the forecastle, then in the cabin, and in fair weather, on the quarter deck. These exercises generally consisted in reading a chapter from the Bible, a short prayer, one of Dr. Burder's Village Sermons, singing to the praise of God one or two of Dr. Watts' Psalms or Hymns, in which our captain would Lead us, and a short prayer. Thus God can be worshipped at sea, as well as on shore; and His goodness is not confined to any particular place, but sinners of every nation may if they will, drink the waters of life freely. There are six of our number who hope that their hearts have been changed, and that they are created anew in Christ Jesus. There are two remarks that I wish to make, viz.: the effect which our meetings had in suppressing profaneness, which had been carried to a great length on board the ship, and the peace and quietness with which every thing was performed on board. Orders were given and executed without any improper language; and in fact, old things seem to have passed away, and all things to have become new. Your real friend, JOHN W. MANLEY. Among the Cherokee Indians.—Mr. Isaac Proctor, an Assistant Missionary of the American Board of Missions, writes from Hightower, that on the 25th of April, 16 Cherokees were admitted to the fellowship of the Christian church; after which 25 of their children were baptized. There were among those received into the church 11 males and 5 females. Three of the females were aged. "There are," says Mr. Proctor, "some more that have not yet come forward. We hope this is only the beginning of the work of the Holy Spirit."-"O what a change," continues he, "in the moral aspect of this place! One year ago this wilderness echoed with the drunkard's song; but now in a peculiar sense has become vocal with songs of praise to the Great Jehovah. There are several hymns in the Cherokee language, which our dear friends sing almost constantly. We sing in Cherokee at night when the school closes.The Lord is visiting this nation in great mer cies. I have witnessed what my weak faith hardly ever dared to expect." Miscellanies. Science may greatly advance the useful and the elegant arts. It may store the mind with the treasures of wisdom, which have been accumulating for ages. It may send our thoughts far abroad among the worlds and systems of worlds, with which the heavens are filled. "But never yet, did philosophic tube, What philosophical code of ethics has ever been productive of practical godliness? If you would persuade a man to enter upou a course of piety and virtue, you must come to him in the name of the God of heaven. You must deliver him a message from the throne of eternal justice: the rules of life which you propose to him, must be clothed with the authority of the Infinite Lawgiver. Your lessons of duty must carry with them the sanction of eternal retribution. The happiness also which results from the practice of holiness, is to be ascribed to the |