Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-09-17
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p1.a1I-l ;-iaeipley 70 taf nAucacc man that We rs
able 10 difcover IN Their clseters, general sepors
ioofene Of morals and titressrd to c"pol. inesa,t
iNcya evil is predominant in Their characters. N
Evil COMMUNICATIONS rey tend to weaken The Nora.
faculty and n'sne the corruptos OF human n-es and
cctroy viress sepor.rnent ard tcbcty Of r,anner c
f.nments uttered which tend to dcrcgate the saarales
Of Deity ard the clriaan t.ls icn corrup morals -hea
ccpe believe that they are re from the ties OF religion
aud az liberty to propagate erroneous octrlncs corrupt
not onIy their morals bat the morals Ct az iuh over
WHOM their ptfncious have influence EoHss-
,aaaie4lon5 corrupt go0e mgrnr,s. -
The gsfpei cheirc cortans the moi refined .yirn q
moral yett,tue Tofe ,sho feel dfpoled TO ike mora
H. v;rous life will ieek nftruction from every hfe.
,at directs to moral rettitude and conicioas seg;
hofc .sho aeeve, the golpe, not ieekng Tor mo- y
.aitcde iyitem of morals can vie with erit,aniiy
Ia MAKING for fooriety Of manners
ro,hro more tends to corrupt the rinc generation than
fcn.ents, p-opsgat-d and deienaed by thoe WHO'S
age ana experience ongt to MAINTAIN te pure te nets
atty When mankind are not influenced by religions pn-
cipes their general department guided by ieihnes 81
ton b env. and every evil work. when they ieye Their
turn or their n;ee Speaking of religious or a
red inttons in light and wanton manner. has power.
full effect in corruptng the morals of young p-op- Thai
nan robs youth of their temporal intere does not 10
eteutis.lv ni,re .he he who by conun ca.ing err-
neous fe,ients caues them 70 deny the chri'tan faiths
and confecuent.y corrupts their morals chic fnss -
taught infancy de,pe religion and mo-aty by
ta TIM he arrives the years Of cool and deliberate re-
Eeio has his moral faculty. 10 far weakened and dchroy
ed that hi eonfcica.. rarely upbrai him for the cA
heinous crimes. Nothing more keeps vigo- TIE mora,
faculty. than attention TO religion Vice Of generating
nature One En- bege.. another, crime leads tc anoth
youth regioIiy educatcd !. he become yc'o's recos
the fri trangreo the fcrond les and at the third
fill le until he becomes 70 Injured to all manner OF vice.
that his confidence feb.onl condemns him
When reagion, concord and uaaniity prevails in town
fociety 6r organization IT feels the happy efeefs
for mary generations. The purity of morals the ncerty
religious tcn,;mcnts in the pilgrims OF Leyden, gave c
mind and obrit.y iueeeedng generations thar
the good effects vbe IN the ,nhaSiflas 81
where they f-h placed themeves in New-Engand Let Us
bul my coan,tymcn the awful depasy Of the precas
aye. Let us rive bring back the age CT frirseyc
chriitianity.
Eveya,nle tsnd tofpread corrupt morris taro iocie;
The fobre,v and exempla1e Of one mean by the
beng OF Goa oinduencing others ad
found morality. although to follow nui-
tde to 90 evil yet how many influenced by bad exam
pies aet unwiieiy and ineeioaay No doubt that ma
ny yoan people wei as DID, may attribute their in,
they became be habtaated evil conries unwearied
pains taken BY unprncpled perions to mail into The
minds of the ober wrong de~ Of religion and n1o-
iy. BY ieniitnt and example they ve corrupt the
good manners others by rdieung their froufne AID
religion they corrupt them, they Will BY envy
and ander itrive bring down shar good alev
a with theeves II. great cyc-tior5 made by the ire
Eous corrupt Others di.covered that thar caue is
and their item fs They endcavour TO make up in
theira cheHe what is lacking in quality by quantity 4
rioh of oath would afahocd truth, would
vice be virtue though prathicd bya whole nation.