The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-10-21 00:00:00, page 4

Young Gentlemen, ?<
THE occasion which has devolved
:on .me the duty ofyddreffiog you,
cannot fail to impress your rajuds with
an uncommon degree of feriopfifefs.
Your belo'vedPrefldent,fronvwhofe lips
you have been accuftom^d to receive
lessons of wifdonl,is nowhere to give, you
his last behediaion—,He is gone to the
World of Spirit-rand, as we hope and
trust, to receive the rewards of his la
bours of Love and of Virtue.
The Patrons of the College could not,
.however, permit you to bid adieu to this
Institution without auihoriflng one of
their number to address you., 4 ,
Akhol have not a fcrfonal acquaintance
with all of yeti, agd cannot, therefore,
be fuppdfed to entertain such, an affed
ionite folieitude for for welfare as
your immediate InftruftOTs: set, the part
I have taken as an Overseer of your pro
gress in,earning, and, the former relation
I fuftatoed to this Cortege, for , may
years,-is * Teacher,- awaken'iff tie, Oil
this solemn occasion; the most tender and
sincere concern for your future welfare
in life.
The pittance of time allotted to the
collegiate education, cap only fuffice to
ifythe foundation of learning : the fu
perftruffire niuftbe reared by the assidu
ous attention of after years..
This day enlarges you inti the world.
Extenfire fields ophn to your view. You
have to explore the feenes, and td make
ari election of the charafler that best
pleases you on the great Theatre of Life.
" Seekeft those grtat things to tbyfelf ?
Seek them not," said the ancient prophet
to Baruck lijs fcholaf & fctibe. An over
weening fondnefs for our owi iabilities
•Leads us, in &ardour of yoath;tq pr
_tray in our imagination future great.
>rtefs :Time, and experience only can
correft the frifo and,educe °s to think
of ohrfelrei ft&rly, as we ought. Hu
foblife is fell of difappointmencs;
If independent I can live.
Nor flattery receive or gi@,
Securely fir beneath my vine,
+ Enjoy its ihade and call it mine.
' Unknown to envy, pride, et ftrifc,
I'd pass the humble vale of life,
Submffive to thy full decree,
How, when, and what, I am to be.
The tumble wish and meek defirci,
Which innocence and peace inspires ;
A mind and body undiftreft,
Nor crimes, nor debts to break my rex
SEAT ofthe MUSES.
J^UR's WISH PARAPHRASED.
THANKS tomy,God I'm not so poor
To beg my bread from door to door :
That I'm not rich I further blefs,'
Nor born to injure, or oppress.
Give me not much, left I. abuse,
Or want a heart that good to use;
Nor yet so little, to distrust
Thy mercy and become unjust.
Easy, content, sincere, and free;
Grant 1 may know myfelf, ahd thee ;
Subjed to extremes of neither state,
Nor very mean, nor very, great.
The plague and pageantry of state,
A houfe'and family that's great,
Extensive poster, polfeffions large.
Os these I freely thee difehargj.
Convenient raiment be my lot,
M, hose an humble, rural cot,
One diffi df meat my utmost last,
A friend or two, and those who 're just.
CHARG E,
Delivered hy the Hon. David Howell,
Eff. to the Graduates on Commencement
Day.
From the (Providence) United States
Chronicle.
A readiness to Villen to council is the
surest mark of wisdom in youth—" in
the multitude of council there is fafety."
When therefore yon are about to take
any important step in life, omit not io
confelt your friends : and let your de
cision be the result of deep refleaion,
and the most careful circumfyedidh.
If you wish for profpterity in your
worldly affairs, rife early in the morn
ing,& attend to your own business with
diligence, punctuality and order —pay
a sacred regard to truth and juftice—
live temperately, and moderate you;
passions by likening to the voicf of rea
son. Take not the lead in fashions —
nor fuffer yourselves to be noted for sin
gularity. Difcpver your knowlegde on
proper occasions, but avoid an affected
and pedantic display of it.
Let theßights of man ever be held sa
cred—a moment's refleaion will con
vince, you that others' rights ate as in
violable as your own; and a small degree
of virtue will lead you to refped them.
He that serve; mankind molt fuccefsfwi
ly, and with the belt principles, serves
his Creator most acceptably. Be cau
tioos of bandying into parties=z^c, re
gard neither ih^ abilities nor virtues of
men, but only their fubfervienc, to pre
fect purpofes-Mhey are a snare .to virtue,
and a mifehief jo society —With, this
caution on yclur mind you will never
revile or speak evil of Whole feds, clas
ses or societies of men. ~
Render to your fuptriofs due refpeft.
Order is Heaven's firft law. Nature
teaches subordination—Society demands
it. The best soldiers niake the best of
ficers, and the btft citizens the best ru
lers.—Yet carefully diflinguilh the ho
nors paid to rank and office, f^m those
paid tofperfonal merit ; and let The latter
be the principal objc& of your ambiti
-OA'
Forget not this precious motto-=
4 Ribil bumanum a me ,uto alienum."
Confider every one in human ffiape as
your brother—and let Charit, in golden
lints of love cennea you <witb the Brother
hood of Man" —Let your benevolence
be broad as the ocean—your candor
brilliant as the fun, and your compas
sion and humanity extensive as the hu
man race. '•
The brevity and uncertainty of life
fhould.admonilh us never to prberafti
nate the duties of the present time. Os
. all things Ou, falration is of the greatest
moment. Man is fallen into a wretch
ed hate of Bn and depravity, and ne^ds
a renovation of nature—ffie implantati
on and cultivation of the sublime virtues
Os Christianity, to reftorehim to his true
dignity-Mo qualify him for happiness.
The very natures of GOD and his crea
&es give birth to fixed and immutable
relations between them. These arc the
foundations of virtue, and solid as those
of the everlasting mountains. It is not
poffibje far man to become happy .other
wise than by conforming to the Lap of
his Nature=by booming real!, and tru
ly such as tnan ought to be, in thought,
word and deed. .'
The tiered fcripturel are to be the
study, of your lives ;—nor let it be
thought an employment beneath a gen
tleman. Newton, Locke, and the most
eminent Philafcpticrs studied and wrote
commentaries on them. It is a mark
of vanity to speak lightly of revelafiort
—not to admire those ancient and fob
lime books Ihcßsa want of tafc'in fine
In the choice of friends and compani
ons, ratherafpire tdithofe above you it
life, than fink to those below : the fcr*
mer line cf confoft' will mark a gener
ous ambition, the letter indicates base
ness gnd exility of thought;from the
former you are ,0 exped advantages,
from the latter.-ah incumbrance, To
obtaip,ois objc^will.enquif, the . ex
•enfioti of your abilities and the grofech
of your virtues. , .. ,
Never aim tarfife in life by depres
sing others—,i| is more manly to rely
on the ftrength' of one's own abilities
and merit. Avoid poblilhing or listen
ing to lcandal. To mention with plea
sure the virtues even of a rival, denotes
a great mind.
Trifle not with yourselves, nor fuffer
yourselves to be trifled with by others.
If you rightly estimate your own merit,
the world will not long differ from you.
Avoid contradictions, or. foften them.
Aim to inftiud and entertain your com
pany rather than to divert them with
the affectation of wit and fcufrility of a
droll.
writing as well as real judgment in dis
cerning truth. And here let me cau
tion you never to ridicule whatever may
be held sacred by any devout and ju
dicious man —ls you cannot join with
him, at least do not diftdrb him by your
irreverence,
young gentlemen, it is your good
fortune to enter on life in a country pe
culiarly favoured by the bounteous hand
of Nature and blessed with the belt go
vernment, in the world. Your education
distinguishes you.among your fellows—
the eyes of many are fixed on you.
Your parents and friends have,no dqubt,
the most flattering hopes of y orr future
eminence; do not difappoinc them.
1, he patrons of this College also feel a
peculiar interest in your prosperity, let
me intreat you, therefore, as you tfteem
your friends— -as you refpe& the place
of your education, resolve to aft your
parts in life well, and may Heaven
strengthen you wi^h grace so to do.
, The day is at hand where all of us,
whether young or old now, must appear
and give an account of. our condua be
fore the Creator ahd Governor of the
world—" that is the day of days,,he im
portant day" —as the Poet fays—for which
all other lays were made." Time, with
all its concerns and enjoyments will
then vanish from our eager grasp—
Eternity will then commence— -and a
solemn Commencement will that be
—your worthy President has gone before
you-— If you loved him, or if you even
love yaugfelves, let me in the mod earn
est and solemn manner, call on you to
recoiled, and imprint on your memory,
his pious care ovef you—•his faithful Ad
monition, and his amiable example, and
to prepare to follow him.
in behalf of the Corporation,
Young Gentlemen,
I bid you EAREWELL.
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T^KR NOTICE!
WHEREAS I the sub
scriber ^did, in the
month of June or July last,
give to Jofefeb Dearborn of
North-Hampton, a power of
attorney to appear for me in
all cases moved or to be mov
ed for me or against me,
and in my name to appear,
plead and pursue to final
Judgment and 'Execution—
I do now absolutely .revoke
the fame^ DAVib^i&.
Witneft,
Simon WigGtfo, •
.Christopher Pk&t.
Exeter,^)J!ober foiffiv |
Wanted a BOY
it; or 16ye^rs of age, as an
apprentice to the Cooper's
Buiinefs- —=Ei,^fre of the
Printer, or Mo^ Stevens of
Deerfield. O&. 10, 1791.
A MAN andhis wife having several
folici rations from the parson, to gain in
communion, at length they went to the
parson's koafe# and gave him their con
sent. After the parson had given seve
ral admonitions to the man, for his fu
ture conduct, turn'd to the woman to
caution her also, whorepl'- ed kind
" Sir, I shall do- just as my husband
does."
A CERTAIN man by the name of
, 1 . q J f s belonging to
N —ton, who was at a stand what
was done with all the did Moons ;
and thinking that none could solve so
hard a quelion, but the literati, ap
plied to a certain clergyman, and asked
him if he could be so good as to tell
him what was done with the old Moons,
for there was a new one every month.
After etinfulting the inspired Solomon,
the parson anfwred, the, art cut use to
make flare.
AENECDOT E S.
With other articles,
Tobe Sold
Very feafonable —for
Case & Country Produce,
%Tburfton,jr.
4 D away from
JlI. the fubferiber,
about the ift instant,
an indented appfren
tice boy, named Alexander
Rowe. Whoever will return
him to his master again free
of expence ffiall receive One
Penny reward. All persons
are forbid harbouring, trust
ing, or concealing him.
JOSEPH WELLS.
Hamtonfalls, Sept. 22, 1791.
Ctrayed or
jriffij^ ° stolen, from
I Mrs. Folsom's
'I' tavern, Exeter,
on the evening
of the 12th irift, a small
black mare with a white strip
in her face—white hind feet
—and a little white spot on
her left thigh—Also a lad
die and bridle—-Whoever
will leave the fame with
Capt. Oliver Morrill, of Ep
ping, (hall be hadfomely re
warded, by
Bennet Pike.
Exeter oct. I3th 179 i•
Smith's Hymns.
For the use of Religious Assemblies and
Private Christians—being a colle&ion by
Joshua Smith —and others.
The Third Exeter Edition corrected—
with an Addition of THIRTYCTWO
HYMNS —containing in the whole, 145
Hymns of various metres.-
4. Printed and Sold at the Printing. Of
fice in Exeter, by whqlefale or retail-
Sold also by Mr. Samuel Sleeper, at his
hoafe in Poplin. October ~
BLANKS, of various kinds
for file at this Office.
THE Commissioners on
the estate of Joseph
Hilliard,hereby givenotice,
That the time for receiving
accounts against said estate is
lengthened three months from
this day—and that they will
attend laid business from Two
to Six o'clock - in the after
noon, of the last Monday of
this and the two following
months, at the usual place.
Kenfagton, O^.io, 1791.
Just Publifeed,
Divine hymns— or,
SPIRITUAL SONGS;
English &-W. India
GOOD S,
Flax-Seed,
By Benj.Boardman.
Exeter,Auguft 18, 1791.
CASH, or
LINSEED OIL,
GIVEN FOR