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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842 edition. Excerpt: ...has _'ct been known. Where or when has god bel ef produced a " moral s_ stein ul high value? " licho answers--" Where? " With whom does the charge ol the puerility ol the discussion lie, if not with the advancer ufsuch contemptible, broken down objezgous as those l have noticed? The 4 Tun interpreter to our forces in China is 1 missionary, the Rev. Mr.Gutzlafl'. He once preached god, christ, holy-ghost, and co. to the Chinese, and may probably continue the same ministry now, as nothing incompatible with his present profession, which is to announce to the Chinese that they are to pay for the poison they have destroyed, and which christians so kindly goaded them with, and that they are in future to allow its free entrance into their country. These benevolent intentions he generally publishes to them on the eve of action, when, if they do not surrender, and agree to the conditions, he leaves them to the alternative---clestruction by fire and sword, the loss of their property, and the violation of their families who may survive. In the war against Alfghnnistan the Bishop of Calcutta expounds the views of god, christ, holy-ghost, and co. While the military and the diplomatists thought of retreating, the bishop, on the 28th of February last, thus declared the resolutions of goddism at the end of an address to Lord Auckland: "The season will break, the passes will be open, and then, only let us get at them!" The Friend to India, the organ of the clergy in India, is the newspaper, which urges the prosecution of the war against the Alfghanistans. Thus does the christian company of god, christ, and co. exhibit themselves abroad l But the Atheists are at work there. The Friend la India, June 9, speaking of the death...