Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-11-27

EJe asonitor. No. XII.

al no one remembered that same poor man"
HUMAN nature is ever the same. In
gratitude both public AMI private seems 20
hase been well known in the days Of Sol
omon. "There was little cIty,' said be,
- and few nen in il and there came 4
srea, king and besieged it. Aud there was
found a poor wise man, who By his wis
dom saved the ei,y"--Now while we ar
naAioasiy expecting tn hear OF the rewards,
honsrs aud Offices which would be bestow-
cd upon him, these only are The words of
the royal preacher" Ye, no one remem-
bsfed tina, same ,oor man"
However detes,sb,e such conduct may
appear as its related BY solomon, yet lie
same spirit may be plainly traced in men of
this age Of the world. Public favor is un-
certain even to pro, erb. The most es-
seniial services rendered 10 community
are no guarantee Of ,beif good wvrd or pro-
teelicn nor viii long life of devo,edness
10 the public interest, always screen man
from MAJ ked negiec, II the days Of inhrmi-
y and decrcpisude, . when the silver cord
u loosed, and the goidrn bowl about being
broken at the fountain" In private life the
same spirit is disoeiTibie Nothing hat We
can 10 viii ensure y, re good word Of our
neighbour, but in an evilhour The ninety <
nne good turns are forgotten, If tue hun
dred,h IS denied. Yea, it often happens
hat ~him will turn his opinion, and 4
mere phantom ct The brain will ere ate an
implaoablc enemy Daiiy experience vii,
convince us OF the truth Of these remarks
Let Us then inquire, 10 the language of
scripture, what manner Of persons ought
we Go I've - Shall We trust 10 mans nro.
ifssians, because sane have been insnc-re
r. ~ oil b II. ef.I Shall we never
,gan,s or assist others, because tie " wis
den Il the wise has not found Just re.
y = tbs wo,.ll coun'..act one great
end 81 our being In word shan we de-
ter t. do rod, because others do evil
ih,. would be totally wrong. This then,
ss Rational add accountable Deings, should
be our constaut aim--To let caution and
prnd. ace direct ali our steps, and to act I'M
der a seuse Of duty and conscience, & heed
not the Towns or the batteries Of the world.
---a,osasft ,S,,SoG-
fhoh EVANS SKETCH OF RELIGIOUS DR.
EoNINArIoss
I'VE should allow to Others the same
fgld Of private iudgmen: in religious mat
tiers, which we claim and exercise our
selves.
IL Is replied" We forbid not the sober
use Of Ibis privilege" But who can es;i-
mate the sob,ietg of another mars specula.
tons and by reproba'ing the opinions
winch seiuus brother may happen to en-
teriain IN consequence of free investigation,
we tacitiy ooademn that operation of his
mind which indaced linn 10 take up such
tenets. Tins is the spirit Of Po2cry in dis
gfae. Cautiously exercising his reason,
and dcvoutiy examining lie sacred records,
lef every man he ta,5 persuade! in his Osn
mind. This was the advice Of Pau! to the
primitive Christians, ard no substantial rea
son has been, or ever will be given for its
being abandoned. For a Protestant, WHO
demands aud exercises the right Of private
ia lgment dsny i, 10 his broiher. ia an I'm.
par.i,nabl Inconsistency. Ii is also am act
! Of Justice. ard, therefore, contrary to rca-
son, condemned by revelation, and prejudi-
eiad 10 the best interests of mankind.-He
who insults your person, steals your proper
y, or injdres Your reputation, subjects him
self to the punishment which the law de-
nounoes against such offences What then
can we think Of the man who attempts to
rob you of the RICH, of private judgment q
jewel of inestmahle pricc--a essing OF
the first magnitude Were we once to re-
lnquisE thinning fr ourselves. and mdoleni'
ly 10 scquiescc in the representations OF
others, our understandings might soon
groan beneath the absurdiiies OF other
mems creeds, ard our attention be distract
I'd by the perplcNed nature of our religious
services. Hitherto, persons have never been
waning, unreasonable enough to impose on
their brethren articles Of faith. The late