The followers of this eccentric character are a ftrayed felection of the refpective flocks of Welley and Zanzendorf, they poffefs an enlarged capacity of face, rather lengthy than round, the chin remains, or rather is fufpended about eight inches from the nofe, projecting fome confiderable diftance beyond the perpencicular range of the face, the eyebrows droop, and the mouth is placed in the center of the front, the eyelids remain half clofed with the air of affliction and meditation, they fem well chofen for fiularity of countenance, cheerfulness is confidered by them as a carnal enjoyment, of five to the fupreme being. The banels of each meeting appears to be a lecture on fone difputed points of the fcriptures, by the rev. leader, when that is terminated, each perfon of a confiderable number of the affembly, as at fome certain fignal, draw out a pocket bible, and from this portable volume of grace, read a feledt verfe or two, applicable to his meaning of the word; this brings on fome declamation, various noile and regular confufion, and often fuch coafe, inelegant, and fometimes appropriate language, and in fuch oppofite directions, that we have fome realon to think, bufinefs is fo much retarded, that it will require fome years before any ultimate arrangelent can take place, and the important object of their graceful in fruction, the converfion of the Irish can be effected.

Every new feat, which the prolific imagination of man engenders, begins their courfe in the voyage of fanata cian by a reckoning from Rome. The whore of Babylon, the feven hills, actichrift and idolatry are the land. marks, which guide the young and boly navigators, and the farther they recede from the object of their holy abhorrence, the more their merit, and the greater their fkill in nautical grace and dexterity.

The experience of their holy precuriors in the work of reformation, by teaching old difcoveries, leave them new legacies for improvement.

Luther advanced but a few steps from the feat of error. He preferved the fplendor of the hierarchy, as it flattered the pride of his followers, he abolished the mafs, and the reftraints of celibacy, he gave his defciples the fcriptures in the living languages, and with it the comforts of the tair. The women taught the gofpel with their yoke fellows, and not only gained profelytes, but made faints.

Calvin was fhocked at fuch a remnant of fuperftition as bifhop's retained in the church by his cotemporary, and by difmiffing them, retored what he termed the fimplicity of the gofpel.

Among all the improvements submitted to Europe by the profelyting talents of the English school, the quakers have shook off any connexion with the manners of other quondam reformers on the means of grace, they renounced the ufurpati. ons of ftated teachers, referved by the difcipline of Calvin, and by entering into an alliance with the fpirit, they depend on its fpontaneous affiance in the miniftry, where it officiates thru the pure medium of either fex, an improvement much cheaper and more convenient than any advised by either Luther or Calvin; they added charms to religion, by allowing the drab coloured fair to pilot the pious to the new jerufalem-fo far have they removed from popery, thro' their abhorrence of its forms, that they had nearly wandered from Chriftianity.

The American ftates have an annual growth of numerous fects, who are on the hunt to difcover any remains of Catholicity in any of their predeceffors. The Mennonifts, or Dunkers, detected a confiderable part of it even in the Quakers, this

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was a discovery of fome merit and great ingenuity; this objectionable remnant was found to be a pulpit, and Simon Mennon, very much Shocked at fuch a digreffi ›n from the manner of the apostles, had the hollow organ for ever expelled from his tabernacles, and it became an article of the Dunkers faith, that a table thould be mounted, instead of a pulpis.

he has fet up for himself, and imitated Cæfar, "who would rather be the firit man in a village than the fecond in Rome," or agreeable to that diflike to fervitude which Milton makes Satan express," better to reign in hell, than ferve in Heaven."

The doctor prefers his prefent un. dertaking, difputing with Dublin apprentices and ignorant attornies on the merits and difference of faith and good works.

'Tis a pity that learning and abilities are not always companions, education may be inoculated on a perfon, with narrow intellect and extensive memory. The vanity and abfurdity of parents bave often placed an ident in an Univerfity, but nature rejects, in many inftances, the improvements attempted by arta College can no more cure a fool, than it can create a philofopher, it may communicate in fruction, but it cannot beflow abili ties.

Simon's table faith continued many years in unity, until a difcovering reformer, a member of the church, after deep and laborious reading and meditation, detected the impofition of the table, and declared it bordering on popery, a wooden corruption of the gofpel-this good man's name was Seth Sprat, a native of Bofton, be proved to the conviction of many fouls. that the diiciples utually preached in fields, and thewed the neceffity of imitating them to be a duty of every thepherd of the Lord's, and agreeable to this enlightened interpretation, he had a fresh grafs plot every day of public worship, To the printer of the Irish Magazine. from whence the word was given in the fpirit of primitive fimplicity Thus the church of Simon Mannon became divided, and the faints re ded each other for their respective herefies, one party became diftinguished by adopting the bleffed name of" harmless table dunkers," and the others took the application of “elect grafs dunkers."The mob, who are very incorrect in ecclefiaftical affairs, nicknamed one party Joiners and the other Graziers.

Do&or Walker has received many evangelical epiftles from Seth Sprat, chiet of the Graziers, offering him very advantageous commiffion on tuch fouls, as he could gather unto the lord. The doctor has prudently rejected the offer of Seth. hiving an higher ambition than to act as deputy le any evangelical manuta Aurer;

SIR,

- 1 have read with attention your two last numbers, in which you have given fome account of our college. In general your statements are maiked by truth, and unless the DEAN' pets, you have gratified us all. Som: think indeed that you have treated Lord Fingal with too much feverity, becaufe his conduct as a trustee and vifitor of this house has betrayed more of vanity and weakness, than of a bad ro cruel difpofition. Certainly his Lordship appears to be fond of being thought a great man, and is a little demi-god au ongst us, but if we take off our caps to him, like a good ratured fool he appears to be as much pleafed as if we deputed him to the imperial parliament, with a petition for liberty to take out degrees here.

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and fuffer even according to law, will I think appear evident, after the relation I am going to give you. About three weeks ago, I was walking thro' George's-freet, when I was topped familiarly by a foldier whofe face I did not immediately recognize. After fone converfation I found him to be an old fchoolfellow, whom a reftJes and difobedient difpofition had driven fone years fince into the milia. From the militia he volunteered into the line, and he now belongs to the 31ft regiment of foot, quartered in this ciry. He told me the Various circumftances of his life, from the period when his en liftment broke bis unfortunate father's heart, to the prefent time being naturally of a bold fpirit, he feemed to like the fervice, but, faid he, I fhould be reconciled to a military profeffion for life, if I was allowed to go to my own place of worfhip at prefent my ftate of life is directly at war with my confcience, I am not only not fuffered to go to mafs on Sundays, but I am forced to go to church, and this is the cafe with a great number of catholics befides myfelf in the fame regiment. We all think it a cruelty and yet we dare not complain The poor fellow abfolutely fhed tears; for the rigours of a life for which education unfitted him, had broken the early turbulence of his mind, and he teemed foftened to thinking and to religious feelings. This, fir, I folemly declare to you as a fact, and did not the commanding officers conceive themselves warranted by the clauses of the mutiny bill, they would not dare to offer fuch violence to the confciences of the foldiery. * A soldier absenting himfelf from church, to forfeit 12d, to be deducted out of his next pay; for the fecond offence, he fhall not only forfeit 12d, but be laid in irons for 12 hours; and for every like offence

fhall fuffer and pay in like manner, which money fo forfeited, fhall be applied to the ufe of the fick foldiers of the troop or company to which the offender belongs." These are words of the articles of war, Sec. 1. Art, and under them the fuperior officer may fhelter himself in forcing the wretched catholic foldier to an houfe of worship which he has been accustomed from his infancy to deteft.

Another inflance of this fyftem of forcing catholics to church in the army has occurred the other day in Athy. I have not yet learned the particulars, but I understand that a private has been threatened with pu nifhment at the halbert and perhaps before this has received it for not complying with the ftanding order to go to proteftant worship. And certainly it is impoffible to reconcile the claufes of the mutiny bill, with the popery bill of 1793. for the relief of the catholics. Unless excep

tions are actually made by the legiflature in the mutiny bill in fuyour of foldiers profetfing the Roman catholic religion, there will always exift a flrange contradiction in the laws of the country, one allowing and another forbidding the fame thing. Since the paffing of the popery bill in the in the 33d of his Maiefty's reign; there is an inftance on record, of a foldier whofe name was Hyland, of the 14th Light Dragoons, being whipped or not going to Church-The unfortunate man received 200 lafhes!!! A poor encouragement for Roman catholics to inlift in his Majefty's fervice. This punishment was inflicted on Hyland, on the 8th of December 1794.

As the fubject of this fhort letter is interefting to every catholic, I promise you to take it up again whenever another inftance of the fame kind

hall come within my obfervation.

Catholicus.