wherever he has been. After he had spent two weeks in D-Co., he was followed by the priest, preaching against him and endeavoring to prejudice the minds of the people; but it would not all avail. Nine individuals and two Catholics were brought under deep conviction for sin, and the people have sent him word to visit them again. Two families have been recently heard from as hopefully converted in a Romanist settlement in Indiana, where Mr. R. labored a year ago. The people have invited him to visit them again and hold prayer-meeting among them.

When he labored in C, some of the principal Catholics assisted him in circulating books among their fellow Romanists. By this means nearly every Catholic family in the town purchased one or more volumes. Since then, the majority of those Romanists have procured themselves Bibles or Testaments. Three of the leading Romanists in that place recently sent for him to come and hold prayer-meetings and converse about spiritual things. They have already been preparing the minds of others for the expected visit of Mr. R. by telling them that he is right, and only wishes to bring the Catholics back to the days of primitive Christianity and the Bible. Other places are in the same state of feeling.

EDITORIAL NOTICES:

PSALM II.

LITERAL VERSION.

To what end did the nations rage and peoples meditate vanity. Kings of the earth set themselves in opposition, and counsellors are firmly resolved together, against Jehovah, and against his Christ. Let us break their disciplinary restraints, and cast from us their cords. The sitter in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall deride them. Just then shall he speak to them in his wrath, and in his hot displeasure shall he put them in trepidation. Even I have anointed my king on Zion, the hill of my holiness. I will declare the decree, Jehovah hath said to me. My son, thou [art], I this day, have begotten thee. Ask from me, then I will give thee the nations, thine

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inheritance, even thy possession, the extremities of the earth. Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, as the vessel of a potter shalt thou break them in pieces. And now, kings behave yourselves wisely; be disciplined, judges of the earth. Serve Jehovah in fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the son, lest he shall be angry, then ye shall perish from the way if his wrath is kindled but a little while, [or when his wrath has but begun to kindle.] O the blessednesses of all trusting in him.

METRE VERSION.

6 Yet, notwithstanding, I have him
to be my king appointed;
And over Zion my holy hill,

I have him king anointed. d
7 The sure decree I will declare:
the Lord hath said to me,

Thou art mine only Son; this day

I have begotten thee.

e

8 Ask of me and for heritage

The heathen I'll make thine
And, for possession, I to thee

will give earth's utmost line. ƒ
9 Thou shalt as with a weighty rod
of iron, break them all;

And as a potter's sherd, thou shalt
them dash in pieces small. g

10 Now, therefore, kings be wise: be taught,
ye judges of the earth; h

11 Serve God in fear, and see that ye

12 Kiss ye the Son, lest in his ire
ye perish from the way,

If once his wrath begin to burn:

bless'd all that on him stay. k

a. Acts 4: 25-7. Who by the mouth of thy servant David hath said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ. For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together. Acts 5. 39. But if it be of God ye cannot over-. throw it, lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. Matt. 26: 3, 4. Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty and kill him. 59. Now the chief priests and elders and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death. 15. 23. He that hateth me, hateth my Father also.

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b. Luke 19: 14. But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying. We will not have this man to reign over us. C Matt. 22: 7. But when the king heard thereof he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

d. Matt. 28. 18. And Jesus came and spake unto them saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Acts 2: 34: 6. For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool. Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Eph. 1. 22. And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head of all things to the Church. 1 Tim. 6. 15. Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords.

e. Matt. 16, 16. And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God. Rom. 16: 3. 4--his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power &c. Heb. 1. 5. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Sơn, this day have I begotten thee?

f. John 17. 2. As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. Acts.

13; 47. For so hath the Lord commanded saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldst be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

g. Matt. 21: 44. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall. it will grind him to powder. Rev. 2: 26-7. And he who overcometh and keepeth my words unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers; even as I have received of my Father. h. And the na tions of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it. i. Heb. 12: 28. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. Phil. 2:12. Wherefore my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. k. II Thess. 1: 89. Inflaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power. Rev. 6: 16, 17. And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come and who shall be able to stand?

Boa Constrictor, or Fourier Association self-exposed, as to its princi ples and aims. By Donald C. M'Claren, Caledonia, Livingston co.

N. Y.

Fourierism, is but a new edition of Owenism, as Owenism was but another edition of the "state of nature" doctrine of the notorious Weishaupt and the Illuminees of the German School. That is, these three systems substantially agree in their leading principles and ultimate aims. Fourierism, as its predecessors did, disclaims all hostile intention towards christianity, or as they express it "true religion," but under a disguise too thin to deceive any but those who are willing to be deceived. But it is not alone the overthrow of christianity at which it aims, but of all the institutions of civilized society. All this under the pretence of improving the condition of man! Mr. McClaren is indeed a minister of the Gospel:, but it does not belong exclusively to his profession to expose Fourierism---it is the business and concern of every man who believes there is any thing worth preserving in our civil and religious institutions. It does so happen however, that whenever such an enemy as Fourierism appears in the battle-field, the Clergy have first to buckle on the harness: hence the rancorous feeling indulged by the friends of all such pretended "reforms" towards religion and its ministers.

The author undertakes to prove, and we think does prove, against Fourierism from the writings of its advocates, that it deals in glaring misrepresentations of the existing social system which it assails---that

its avowed purpose is to subvert the whole fabric and foundation of civil society--that the rule which it proposes as the guide of human conduct in "association" is not revelation, nor yet reason, but the sensual tendencies of our nature---that it promises fallaciously to maintain individual property---that it promises in hypocrisy to mainthe family and marriage ties---that it pretends in mere mockery that it will respect sacredly the religious sentiment and preserve religious worship--and that its promises of advantage to those employed in labor and agriculture, are made in perfidy and intended for deception.

The conclusion to which he arrives. is that whatever allowance must be made for the mass of its admirers who are more deceived" than deceiving, its leading advocates are a parcel of designing knaves, who are willing to hood wink, dupe, and mislead the community to promote their own selfish interests.

The Tribune has made itself somewhat conspicuous of late for its advocacy of Fourierism and other related doctrines. Together with Mr. McClaren's pamphlet we took from the office a No. of the Tribune, in which, putting on some airs he noticed the pamphlet with much affected levity and ridicule. The reading of the pamphlet gave us some insight into his feelings. There is a laugh which pleasure excites; and there is also a laugh which pain excites rather than pleasure. This last was the laugh of the Tribune.

It is rather amusing that one of the chief benefits which Fourierism proposes to bestow on its disciples is "the avoidance of bailiffs, courts of justice, prisons, and scaffolds." If indeed Fourier has discovered this secret, we doubt not, every villain will rise up and call him blessed. In this part of their theory, however, the Fourierites sympathize with the non-resistants in the East, a numerous, and we fear, increasing, body, who are opposed to all civil law and restraint; and they will work to one another's hands by traducing the "state of civilization," and magnifying the evils which exist under our institutions, for the purpose of bringing those institutions into ha. red and contempt.

Westminster Confession of Faith.---A writer in the Missionary advocate finds fault with our notice of the speech of Dr. M'Master. We do not think it necessary to reply to him with much carefulness. 1. Because his article is rather a feeble attempt to maintain what few people can believe, namely, that those sections in the old Westminster Confession which treat of the power of the civil magistrate circa sacra contain "sound doctrine." 2. Because another writer in the Advocate is heaping proof on proof, that we were correct in all our main positions, and consequently, that the sections referred to, should be amended. Yet we shall take a passing notice of two or three things in his article.

He says: "We do not believe that Samuel Rutherford, Alexander Henderson, and G. Gillespie could be the authors of a doctrine which would have sent the constable to Dr. Usher, Dr. Owen, or Mr Bridge,"