Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-19
From the Conasetieat Gourant.
THIS WORLD.

lous family, so aisoit has happened to the
vast edifiee .snotmade with hands," which
we call The 1uorla This great building be-
ing of divine workmanship, clearly, shows
forth the divine projections. So.excellent
and rpagni6cen. was it, SO worthy Of the
power and.Wsdom of him who made IL,
that the morning stars sang together, and
the sons of God shouted for JOY" when It
first appeared TO their sdrniring view. 1t
Z was plante Il TOO with noble vine, with two
rational beings, created in the image OF God,
made one flesh by wedlock, linked together
in the bonds of pure love, closely allied in
heart and affections tosthe- Father of their
spirits, and enjoying that sunshine in the
breast which arises from the consciousness
1 Of perfect innocence.
I" Adam, the, goodliest man Of men since
born,
His sons, the fairest of her daughters Eve"
Such was the world in lis primeval state.
eButsno sooner had sin entered into the world
than It's beauty was blighted, and its glory
departed. In the words of the Immortal
'<poet Milton,
6 Earth felt the wound; and Mature from her
Signing through all her works, gave signsof
woe,
That all was lost
The evil seed sown BY the serpent has
produced in every age plentiful harvest of
crimes and miserits. Hence g the curse
that devodre,h the earth" Hence sickness,
mortality, death, in allits varieties of pains
and terrors. Hence alienation among men,
avarice, pride, ambition, treachery, deceit,
lealousies, enxyings, hatreds. Hence con,
tehtions, strifts, murders and wars.
6 Man tevotes his brothcr,t and destroys"
And to him who dips his feet in blood,
whose goings forth are marked with the
s CONGREGATIONS of towns and villages, with
general devastation TO him whois pre.m
nent for man XII lihg, prctminent for multi
plying the numbers of widows and orphans.
for filling the earth with wail;ngs and la
mrntations Ito him is the palm of glory as
signed Viewing the world in this light,
what benevolent heart but is constrained to
>adop. the language of Cowper,
/" My ear is pain'd.
My soul is sick of every days report
Ofwrong and outrage, with which this earth
is fiIrd.' =
But what shall we say when'we reverse
the picture, and steadfastly fix our eyes on.
It's bright side? What shall we say when
werefect that this world is a grand theatre
sSn which have .yast and lares vet s,,aecino
most sfnpenlous scenes of divine grace?-
What shall we say when we reflect that we
all are gifted with means and opportunities
tor purifying our nature and for attaining a
sublime rank Of moral dignity; that thou
sands of thousands and ten thousand times
ten thousand, have been and now actually
are training up in this world for inconceiy-
able and. eternal happiness; that precious
characters without number and from all
ranks life, are here forming, which the
Recording Angel will exhibit TO the intel
iectaal universe, and transnitto everlasting
remembrance? What shall We say when
we reflect with assurance, that the, world is
governed by Wisdom that cannot err, by
Power that cannot be resisted, and that in
the final issue of things the mysteries of
Providence win be unravclled, and light and
order will spring up out of darkness and
confusion
hese unquestionable and an-important
facts speak for themseives, and the course
OF conductthey should lead to, n1ustbe'ob-
vioas 60 even the weakest mind.
MENTOR.