Reader Letter on Religion and Society from The Weekly Miscellany
A reader, Jo Richard Hooker, writes from The Weekly Miscellany praising the paper and outlining fears and hopes for the religious project. He argues that faith and virtue require public support, condemns freethinkers and infidels, and urges defenders to expose attacks on Providence and moral order. The letter defends religious obligation, oaths, and the rewards of belief, urging vigilance against infidelity and threats to society.