Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1805-10-28

| along as felow-havellers in the road to the
city of God. Various are the means by
which this may be attempted The princi-
pal one certainly is the keeping Of the mind
attentive 10 the dilcoveries OF Truth but
lceing, we doubt nor, that a Perufal of the
Scriptures is the frequent employ of many
families, We deGre that the fcrvants may be
occafona. opportunities of retirement in
fpirit.
Indeed we are afrefh engaged to pref,
upon friends diligent acquaintance with
the facied Records, and deigcHt endeavor
70 aore the minds Of their tender offspring
with the great truth of chritian redemp-
tion. In 10 doing, you may implant in the
fulceptible and retentve minds Of your chill
dren, principles of prefervation againf the
temptations Of future life and reiembie
| thole of old time, who, who frnitten with
the power and goodneis of the Lord Of lite
and glory when perfonally on earth, are
faid to have brought, with divine approba-
| ton, little children to Chriit. Thus en-
dued, with knowledge of the wonderful
| efFecfs of heavenly love which the evan.
gelitts relate, they will be prepared alfo to
receive his fpiritual appearance in their
hearts, according to our holy protection !;
as well as duly 70 appreciate, and delight
in the records of rhc Chrifian faith and
practice of our pious predeceffoss. With
their hiitory allo we think it important that
our youth ihould be more acquainted, than
we fear many are. 1t is hiftory aboun-
ding with examples of what the love of
Chrift is able to effect, in doing, or in fuf-
fering. Ii is a practical comment on the
words of the great apofle " Who fhall
/ feparate US from the love Of Chriit Sail
trbulation, or diltrefs or perfecution, or
famine, or nakednels, or peril, or fword
Nay, in all thefe things we are more than
conquerors, through him that loved us.
For am purfuaded that nither death, nor
life, nor angels. nor principalities, nor pow
ers, nor things preient, nor things to come,
nor hight, nor depth, nor any other crea-
ture, ihall be able to teparate us from the
love of God, which is in Chrit Jefus our
Lord"
/ On the calamitous fubis4 of war, we do
not feel much now TO FAY. Friends, you
are not ignorant of what adorns or profef-
iion, with refpeft to this fubied. Only this
we.would fay, make it net a topic Of converia-
ton. Guard agalnft placing your depend
ence onneets and armies be peaceable your
felves in words and actions; aud pray to the
Father of the univerfe that he would breathe
the fpirit of reconciliation into the hearts Of
has errlng, and contending creatures.
Friends, feek peace and purfue it. Ye
are called TO love. O thar the fmalleft
germ of enmity might be eradicated from
our enclofure And verify there is foil
in which it cannot live but naturally with
ers and dies. That foil is chriitian human
ity ft?te highly becoming and indifpenG-
bic, for being who depends continually
on the favour of his Lord Aate in which
Of all others he can mott acccptably ap-
Proach his Prefence and a fate which na-
tural!y condutts frail man to love and conf
. Paiilou, for the companions of his frailty
ana poverty, yet his fellow partakcrs Of the
offered riches Of the gofpel.
Dear friends, We believe that the Lords
goodnels is fill towards his people and
that his language to them yet remains to Be
flmilar to that, which of old was conveyed
by the prophet. o that there were fuct
heart IN them that they would fear me,
and keep all my commandments always
that II might be well with them, and with
their children for ever"
Signed IN and sn 5esGIf sf re Meeting !;
JOSEPH GURNEY.
Clerk 10 tbs Meeting tbiJ Year