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earthly consideration? Would you have 
them where they would be liable to be burnt 
to death by piecemeal for the supposed 
crime of witchcraft, and exposed to a thou- 
sand such cruelties, and no security of life, 
or rights of any kind from one hour to 
another, for the wealth of America? 
We are also indebted to the gospel for the 
discovery of arts and sciences, — for mechan- 
ical and agricultural enterprise, — for the 
discovery of the power of steam, — electric- 
ity, — hydrostatics, — and their application 
to a thousand useful objects. How wonder- 
fully labor is lessened by their use, and how 
they add to the convenience and comfort of 
the people of enlightened countries, only 
those can fully appreciate who have resided 
among heathens. We are indebted to the 
same cause for all the refinements of society. 
The gospel develops and ennobles the nature 
of man, and greatly elevates even those 
who do not adopt it as a rule of action, but 
still enjoy its light and influence. 
It is the influence of the gospel in our 
midst that makes our wealth as a nation. 
Why is it that land in some localities in this 
