CHAPTER XXXV. 
WHAT THE GOSPEL WILL DO. 
I assume, what I suppose will not be 
denied by a Christian, that the gospel will 
do all for heathens that ifc has done for us ; 
and hence I shall only give a brief sketch 
of the blessings flowing from the gospel to 
us, as a nation, to show what it will do for 
those who have it not. That we are indebt- 
ed to Christianity for all that we possess 
above heathens, no Christian will deny. To 
it we are indebted for a free government, 
which in itself is an inestimable blessing 
when founded on right principles. Among 
the inalienable rights spoken of in the 
"Declaration of Independence" are life, 
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness : and 
who can estimate the importance of being 
protected in these ? To bring this home to 
the reader, let me ask, would you have your 
brother, sister, father, mother or child ex- 
posed to the cruelties practiced daily in that 
jpart of heathendom which I visited, for any 
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