Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-02
PROSPECTUS
WEEKLF PUBLICA7IG
OF A
ne RELIGIOUS Pos
ny w. A. RisD,
Is eoYgrt07c1l, IJest u COsUl'Hes'

THE Editor begs leave TO O9er this w - =
TO the attention and patronage OF the Dle'ne !.
dist Socisit inspartieusar, not only because, y
4 is THOUGHT propersto give it a decided chafaS-
ter. but because tire Connexicn at Presth'
have no religious vehicle OF the kmo' nor :
4 have they had since tie .disconunaanee os
) their NagaziEc, which was publlshea some
years ago. ~.
Both the Presbysceisps and Episropaila''s
have nnder their patronage monthly Plo i''',
tions deyosed TO tue same SUBJECTS proposes
to lie. embraced by this work
Tie Editof, however hauers himself tha'
this publication will possess some advantages
oyer those that are only issued mantn's' =,
furnishing earlier religious intelligence ana
he hopes il Will afford greater satisfaction %
Readers in general, as in such WORKS inc
same subjects and accounts are continued ~
series CT numbers
R,,t since this WORK. is TO be devoted 10 the
interest OF religion, both IN It's doctrine wv
experience. and Will likewise include Inc SUI
iect Of morally, We think IT enutied 20 uie
greater attention and we wish Il 70 g -
tinctly understood, that as It has fof Is %
iect the diffusion of religion iniofrilatios' ''iS
subject OF PoLlTIcs vii, not be Introduces
In the scrcipture sense of the term REl1
c1oN embraces not only what We are to DS-
iiere, but more especially what We must eX-
perience of its great truths in our hearts -
MORALITY implies not only thae m1n shouls'
do no harms, bat that they should be actlSeis
and jealousy engaged m acts OF benevoience
and works of righteousness 1t Wonsd tneh
appear that Religion consists IL what We oe-
lieve and experiences, and Morality IA mat
Faith and Experience reduced INTO practice
True iseligion and Morality go hand IN h ny,
and rnutuaiiy support each otler: where
there is not AIora.itY, there car,aot7be ReA-
gion,. and we are disposed to think likewise
that there cannot be. gsnalae Morality with
out Rsn9ion. Instead then OF drawing our
ideas o. Morality from principles founded on
naiural right, let Us look 10 a higher source
To REt;ssst N--and 10 that Religion taught oy
oar LORD Jesus Christ. RELIGION alone mas
power TO persuade with CELEBRITY, because II
exeitts nsssion whise il informs The under
s,and,iss because it alone has the means OF
: rendering obvious Nhatit recoliInelas--oe
cause itspeaks io tue Name OF COP, and Y Is
easy TO i,spise respect for him whose power
< every wlsre evident TO the eyes OF the sun
pie and dlSSerilliSs1---to fiaS - - ~ S-'' -
and men OF mature Gnds rstafdias.
Itwilbe expec,ea tfa' the reilsious part OF
the Community In particular vail p%trohlze
publication III this Kind. IL claims the ailch-
ton and support OF religious denonilhatohs
OF ALI descriptions, not snly as suhsciisers,
hut as o,.tfibutors Of Essays and Commune
cssions on the subjects 1t proposes to en-
brace. Alnaostesery political publication has
met withs generous petronae e---and TO suen'
r. lie;ons characters have not failed to consrl-
butte their part. But While they have thus
aided IN d!ifus!ng political information. they
wilinot surely reflect on their profession, by
Withholding from this shcir influence and sup
port.
kus we think this work forcibly recon-
,nends Itself to the atteRtion OF the cniisnt-
ere. Politician. T hat man does not deserve
ffse name OF Politician, who sunconselous OF
the influence Of Religion and Morality upon
S Sc good government and happiness of socie-
ty. Weak indeed, are the restraints OF ht.
man laws, and honor, unaided by the obliga-
lions and preeepts of Religion, upon the am
;;biticfl and avarice Of wicked men. Without
the influence ofReligion, these passions may
bescxpeetcd 70 triumph over the law and eve
~ principle of justice.
The s Religious Repository" will be a coli
lection OF original and well selected pieces on
Religion and Morality, and will serve Ike
wise to record the reyivals of Religion, partl-
cularly at Camp Meetings, and also to pre-
serve short account Of the Lives Sayings
and Deaths, of eminently pious Charaeters--
and thus shall we gather up the fragments
= -. Ls,>s- Fill ne list.
Tn addition it will contain select ana ofisi-
nal nieres of Natural History, togsshef Will
Instructive and pleasing Anecdotes.
The Editor has already engaged tne assiss-
.nc. of his religious friends. as we'll OF .ths
Ministry as others and he particularly re-