Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-01
e Religious Denomisa fions n general, os1 %
The MsraoDI ST EPIseofAL eHuKcH IN
particular.
PROSPECTUS
OF A
WEEKLY PUBL CATION,
TO BE ESTITL ED
TIE RELIGIOUS RE POSllORl.
nv w. A.. RiNp,


Georyefoson. Dist. of Columbia.
THE Editor begs leave to offer this w ork
70 the attention and patronage Q the lNetno-
dist Socfety in particular, not only because lt
il thought proper to give it decided charac-
ter, but because the Connexlon at present
have no religious vehicle OF the kho' nor :
have they had since the discontlnuance u
their Magazine, which was published some
Years ago.
Both the Presbyterians aud Episcopalians
have under their patronage monthly puolic'a,
tons devoted TO the same subjects proposed
TO be embraced by this work. -,
The Editor, however, flatters hinseii that
this publication will possess some advantages
over those that are only issued monthly, IN
furnishing earlier religious intelligence, ana
I he hopes it will afford greater satisfaction 10
Readers in general, as in such works the
same subjects and accounts are continued ~
series OF numbers.
But since mis- work is to be devoted to the
Interest of religion, both in It's doctrine ana
experience, and will likewise include the SUD
iect Of mc..asitv, we think it entitled to me
greater attention and We wish II 10 DC as
tincIiy understood, that as It has tor lis oo-
iert the diffusion of religious Information, The
subject of PeLrrIcs viii not be Introduces
In the scrcipture sense OF the term, hEAi
oros embraces not oaly what we are TO be-
IieYe, but more especially what We must e&-
perience of its great truths i'll our Eearis -
NioRALIgY implies not OILY that men shouts
do no harm, but that they should DC actively
and zeaiously engaged in acts of beneyoienee
and works of righteousness 1t would tbcn
2eia ISfc
iiese and experience, and Morality III that
Faith and Experience reduced into Practice
True Religion and Morality SO hand 4. IN hanfl'.
and mutually support each otses =. W mere
there is not Morality, there canaof De heH-
cion, and we are disposed TO think likewise
that there cannot be genuine Eiofahty @iei-
cut Religion. Instead then OF drawing our
ideas OF Morality from principles toInded on
natural right, les us look 80 higher source
TO nRLySIoH---andto that keilgioss taught ny
our Lord jesus Christ. RELIGIoN alone has
bower no persuade with CELEBRITY, because 1t
cxrife. passion while it informs The undef-
xta,,t;r, because il ssicss has thc means OF
rendering obvious what it reeoulIpends--he
cs,,se il sp,akssin the Name of Con, and ATS
easy TO iaspire respect for him whose POKER
Is every whcre evident TO the eyes OF the SAM
pie and disco rnins-eo the eyes CT chiidseii'
an<, men OF mature understanding
Il will be ex expected THAI the religious parf OF
the Community In particular viii pafsonize
s,,haicaSion OF this kind. Il CLAIMS the atten-
tIon aud support of religious denominations
os all descriptions, not enly as Subscribers,
Init as contribn,ors of Essays and Cammuni-
cations on the subjects it proposes TO en-
brace. Almost ever political publication has
met with generous pat.0nage--and 70 sucn,
religions characters have .soi iaiiee TO coasfi-
butte their pars. Bnt aia,ie they have sh's
aided IN diiiilsing political naiornlatsou' they
viii not sareiy select on aheir pscsessien' ov
withholding from this their inhaence and sasE
poet.
But we think this work fogcibly recon-
paeass itself to tho attention OF the eailsilf'
esed Politarians Taat MN doss nslt deserve
the name OF Politicians, whe Is UNCONSCIOUS OF
rue influence of Religion and Morality upon
the GOOD government and happiness CT socie-
~ Week. indeed. are the restraints OF hn-
rnan laws. and honor, unaided by the osiisa-
Ati.a. and, preeepts of Religion, upon che ann
h;s;,a and ssasice Of wicked men. Without
.f.,e influence OF Religion, these passions may
he expected 10 triumph over the Law and eve
~ principle Of iinstice-
lihc . RelsgeHs Rehository" viii be COLI
lection Of original and web selected pieces On
Religion and Morality and viii serve axe
wise to record The reyivais of Religion, part :
cularg al Camp Meetings, and also TO pre-
serve 4 short account OF the Lives Sayings,
and Deaths, OF eminently pions Characters
and thus shall we g gather up the fragments,
and nothing. viii be lost,
n addition ii viii contain select and origl-
nal pieces of Natural History, together Wit,
instructive and pleasing Anecdotes.
The Editor has already engaged the assist
->g 81. Iscr;n,,S friends. Is well OF the