The constitutionalist — Exeter, N.H., 1810-07-30 00:00:00, page 4

" THE GIVER MORE BLEST THAN THE
RECEIVER."
An Extract from the Rev. Mr. Em
mons' Sermon, from Acts, xx. 35.
Ihave showed you all things, how
that so labouring ye ought to support
the weak, and to remember the words
of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is
more blessed to give than receive.
" Since we do not find these identi
cal words in any of the Evangelists, we
are led to conjecture, that the writer
of the Acts refers to a certain expres
sion, which Christ often used in free
and familiar conversation with his dis
ciples, and which they were still able
to recollect. It is certain, however,
that Christ taught the sentiment in the
text, whether he did or did not express
ly say, it is more blessed to give than
to receive. To illustrate this practi
cal truth, and impress it upon every
mind, I would observe—
" There is more real pleasure in giv
ing than receiving.
" Solomon says, ' Every man is a
friend to him that giveth gifts.'—There
is a higher and purer happiness in re
joicing in the good of others, than in
rejoicing in our own good. It bears
the nearest resemblance tothe felicity
of him who delighteth in mercy.—
Though giving and receiving may flow
from the same benevolent spirit, yet
the pleasure of giving as far surpasses
the pleasure of receiving, as godly joy
surpasses godly submission. In re
ceiving gratefully there is a mixture of
submission to our state of dependence;
but in giving freely there is a mixture
of joy in being able to give. There is
no deduction from the pleasure of giv
ing ; but there is a deduction from the
pleasure of receiving. The receiver is
laid under obligation to thegiver ; but
the giver is laid under no obligation to
the receiver. The giver is gratified
when he finds the receiver benefited.
The giver is more gratified, when he
finds the receiver is relieved from a
burden or calamity. The giver feels a
satisfaction in proportion to the mag
nitude and importance of the bounty
he bestows. And he who gives to ex
press his love and esteem-of the receiv
er, gratifies the noblest feelings of his
heart.
" There is more virtue in giving
than in receiving, and therefore the
giver is more happy than the receiver.
" The virtue of the receiver princi
pally consists in a suitable regard to
fymself; but the virtue of the giver
altogether consists in a proper regard
to others. Surely there is more vir
tue in regarding the good of others,
than in regarding merely our own
good. The poverty, the distress, and
even the unworthiness of the receiver,
augments the virtue of the giver. The
generality of mankind are more dispos
, ed to give to'the rich than t<, the poor.
This our Saviour remarked and con-,
demned. But it is truly Godlike to
' bestow favours upon the evil and un
thankful. / Besides the virtue of the
giver is always equal to his design in
giving. A man may give a bible or
some other good book to a poor and
vicious person, with a sincere design
to promote his spiritual and eternal
benefit, but he may have a mean or
wicked design in receiving it. And it
is generally true, that the giver has
much more noble and extensive views
¥ - than the receiver. The poor widow
might have had a much greater good, in
view, than those whp cast in of .their
abundance. The giver of two mites to
promote the spread of the gospel & the
Salvation of sinners may be far more
virtuous than one, who gives a thou
sand dollars for the promotion of a
less benevolent and important design.
"But there is another thing, which
principally magnifies the virtue of the
giver, and that is, his self-denial.—
There is more self-denial in giving than,
in receiving. He that gives diminishes
his .interest, but be that receives increas.
es bis property. The true giver never
1 rose to kill the snake; but she,
In pity begg'd it might not be.
"No," Said the nymph, and many a spark
Flash'd from her eyelids as she said it;
« Under the rose, or in the dark,
One might perhaps have cause to dread it:
But when its wicked eves appear
And when we know for what they wink so,
One must be very simple, dear,
To let it sting one :—Dont you think so ?”
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POETRY.
LATET IN HERBA.
My love and the other day,
Within a myrtle arbour lay,
When near us, from a rosy bed,
A little snake put forth its head.
" See," said the maid with laughing eyes—
" Yonder the fatal emblem lies !
Who tyuld expect such hidden harm
Beneath the rose's velvet charm ?"
Never did moral thought occur,
In more unlucky hour than this;
For, oh! I just was leading her
To talk of love and think of bliss.
sigcdtan, +
& LONDON, FEBRUARY 10,1810.
Respected Sir,
IT is with sensations of peculiar
pleasure and satisfaction, that i receiv
ed your interesting letter of the 20th
of August, 1809, together with the
printed account of the constitution of
the Connecticut Bible Society. I lost
no time in laying it before the commit,
tee of the British and Foreign Bible
Socity, to whom your communication
was both important and highly gratify,
ing, and who immediately, and unani
mously,resolved to present your infant
institution with the donation of Fifty
Pounds Sterling, as a small token of
their most unfeigned christian regard
for its members, and their most fervent
wishes for its success. You may draw
Ahis sum by a bill on Joseph Reyner,
Esq. No. 50, Mark lane, at 30 days
sight. —
gives with a design or expectation of
, receiving. This our Saviour says is
totally inconsistent with real charity.
The wise man suggests the same idea,
when he compares giving to one's cast
ing his bread upon the waters, without
any prospect of ever seeing it again.
Real giving in all cases implies the
parting with so much of our property,
as we bestow updn others; and for
this reason it is an act of self-denial,
which is the essence of virtue and the
infallible measure of it. Men always
have just as much virtue as they have
self-denial. And those who give may
exercise more or less self-denial, ac
cording to their wealth or poverty.
The poor widow exercised great self
denial, because she gave all her living,
or the whole of her temporal interest.
The Israelites, who contributed so
largely for the erecting of the Taber
nacle in the wilderness, probably spar
ed most of their property which they
brought out of Egypt. The Jews, in
the days of Ezra and Nehemiah, spent
a large portion of their treasure, in re
pairing the walls of Jerusalem, and in
rebuilding and furnishing the Temple.
The famous Howard of England, ex
pended vast sums for the relief of the
poor and distressed in his own and oth
er countries, besides all his labour,
danger and pains in finding out objects
of charity. It appears from these and
innumerable other instances of liberal
ity, that those who give may exercise
very high degrees of self-denial, and
of course very high degree of true vir
tue. But we never read in the bible,
nor any where else, of the self-denial
of receiving."
A peculiar blessing from God seems
to attend our humble efforts for the cir
culation of the holy scriptures. Doors
of usefulness are every where opening,
not only among Protestants, but also
among Roman Catholics, Many of
, the French prisoners, and of the op
pressed Spaniards, read the French and
Spanish Testaments with an eagerness
and attention that is truly surprising^
A translation of the gospel in the Es
quimaux language is now printing here,
under the inspection of an excellent
missionary, who laboured for 18 years
among the Esquimaux Indians. The
Sweedish, Lapland, and Icelandish
scriptures are also in a state of forward
ness. In many parts of Italy the Ital
ian Testament has been received with
delight by many of the people, and
some of the priests. Blessed be the
name of the Lord. I will only add
that we shall Always feel happy to hear
from you, and sincerely join with you
in blessing God for ever;, success which
he may be pleased to grant your soci
ety.
I am with great respect your very
humble and obedient servant,
CIIS. FR. STEINKQPFF,
Foreign Secretary.
AGRICULTURAL.
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.
There has been for some years an
increasing attention to the propagation
of fruit trees; but it is to be regretted
that the labor is often lost by one com
mon error, letting the grass grow too
near the trees. No young tree will
grow well when a sward is formed'
rood it.—Yet in travelling our coun
try in every direction we see this
error.—The earth should be turned
over in the spring and latter part of
summer, at least two or three feet from
the young trees ; and then all the weqjs
and grass that spring up will rot and
become excellent manure for them.
By such culture trees will grow rap
idly, but with out it their growth is
extremely slow, and they often die
without coming to maturity. The
importance of raising forest trees, is
every year more apparent, as there is
an increasing scarcity of wood and
timder in all the old towns; in order to
propagate them & young trees must
have the same culture as fret trees.
The following letter from the Secre
tary of the British and Foreign
Bible Society has been received by
the Secretary of the Connecticut
Bible Society.
N. B. In planting all kinds of trees,
the hole must be much more extensive
than the roots, and be filled up with
the best earth, that there may be a
quick and vigorous growth. Al
though an observance of this method of
cultivating trees will require more la
bor for a few years, yet it will be great
gain, as the trees will he larger in seven
years, then they will grow in twenty,
and some-times thirty in the common
way. Practice.
Liflet Colcord-Robert Dace—Clerk
of the District Court—Jeremiah Ea
ton—Noah Emery—Margaret Ged
dings 2 —Kinsley Hall—David Moo
ers 2- —-Benjamin Norris—-Samuel
Philbrick—CesarPaul—Danielßober
son—Samuel Rust—Truworthy Rob
inson Merril Scarlet Samuel G.
Smith 3—Josiah C. Smith—John San
born-Mary Swazey—Joseph Tilton
—Simon Wiggin, Exeter.
Thomas Currier—Jacob Gale, New
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Jeremiah Eaton—Catherine Fogg,
Kensington.
Josiah Colcord or James Thing—
James Gilman—Jabez Smith—§ally
Thing-—Jonathan Veazey Daniel
Woodman 3, Brentwood.
David Luty 2 —Simeon Rundlet—
Abraham Tilton.-Levi Wiggin, Strat
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Joseph Melcher —Ephraim Moul
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Robert M'Quillin, East Kingston.
Jacob Smith, Raymond.,
J. W. GILMAN, P. M.
Rockingham, ss.
To the Hon. Nathaniel Rogers, Esq.
Judge of Probate, for said county,"
HUMBLY SHEy S, Charles Nor
ris of Exeter,' in said county,
Printer, That John Sawyer, late of said
Exeter, Bookbinder, deceased, enter
ed into a written contract with your
petitioner to convey him all his right to
a certain lot of L^nd, containing about
four acres, more or less, lying in Exe
ter, aforesaid,bounded southeasterly on
the Neck Road, leading to Kensington,
southwesterly on land of Capt. Joseph
Swasey, northwesterly on Fore-Street,
and northeasterly on the d welling-house
and lot now occupied by Andrew Rog
ers, Esq.; but was prevented by death.
Your petitioner therefore prays your
Honor to empower the Administratrix
of the Estate of said Sawyer, by Licence,
to make and execute a legal convey
ance of the said premises to him accord
ing to said contract and agreeably to
the law in such cases made and pro
vided. CHARLES NORRIS.
Exeter, July 21, 1810.
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particular use. July 23.
Teas, Coffee, Rum, &c.
W. C. DEAN,
No. 18, Water-Street —Exeter,
HAS just received & offers Whole
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TEAS—W. L and N. B. RUM
-2000 wt. COFFEE—Fresh RICE—
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CT All the above articles he is deter
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I J *O/ 0
Upon hearing the foregoing Petition,
the seventeenth day of September next,
and the Probate Office in Exeter, are
the time and place assigned for taking
the same into consideration.
By order of the Judge,
WM. PARKER, Register.
Exeter, July 21, 1810.'
Remaining in the Post-Office, at Ex-
LIST OF LETTERS
etcr, June 30, 1810.
WRIFFORD's
THE undersigned offers for sale,
the valuable Messuage and tracts
of Land, herein after described, to wit.
A large convenient Dwelling-House,
Barn and Commodious lot of Land
upon the easterly side of Prison-Street,
adjoining the Barn lot of Mr. S. Row,
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luyments for the greater part of the
purchase money win be made easy.—
For further particulars, and informa
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of KINSLEY HALL.
^eter, July 16, 1810.
translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso,
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— ——— :
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