Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-06-24
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DR.. Parish's Fast Sermon.
NUMBER q.

NUMBER 2.
NOTWITHSTAND ING the wicked at
tempts maze BY DISCLAIMERS, who have vol
unteered their services In eliminating the
character Ct DIR. Parish, who, il appears, il
raised up OF God TO warn this nation of their
impending tate--yet the facts stated in his
sermon arc substantial as the mountain of
correct principles, and as steady rs the
march OF time. presume 10 person viii
feel disposed to dispu.e The statements IN
the sermon (from page a 10 ~ respecting
the destruction OF peaceable republics--who
were free, independent and happy under
their several governments But ala. they
became divided as in this country and
French party raised heir voice and poison
ed their councils, Thus has Switzerland,
Holland, Prussia, Hamburg, Sweden ana
Germany, become The Slaves Of Napoleon
whilst Spain and Portugal are oyerrun
with his numerous armies. There you be-
hold fields ed with blood, their people pale
with famine and terror. These once pow
erful nations STOOD listening 10 tie prattle
Of French amity, and conhding in French
promises, till Napoleon came, like = whirl-
wind OF heaven, overturned their govern
nents and reduced them from prosperity, to
the low and degraded situation IN which
we now behold them. Napoleon found
the chariot OF Government drawn at ran
dom, with frantic revolutionary vigUr, Wilde
those who ieebly held the rcIns, we're hur-
led from their places and lrampled under
loot. He vaulJed into the seat, converted
It into Car of victory, which with sounding
lash and STEADY lmpetuosty, he drives over
80. ..Nea
dreadful scene, are we not necessarily COM
PEELED TO defend, 10 the utmost OF our poyg
ers, those men, together with their VII.
tlngs, who cease not la the most enerrebc
manner 70 warn the people OF their danger /;
and II possible, rouse them from their anarbv
and indifference, IN cause in which one
and all are equally concerned Dir. Par
lsn's sermon Is objected 10 o. account &c
the harshness o. expire sslon and tile cate
gorical sentiments therein contained. But
IS tins objection well iouAded Is cur
country III danger and we not apprized Of
1t are our ministers lax in their duty when
such gloomy prospects present themselves
before u Most certainty they are, If thty
see the dangerous situation Of our country.
and 10 not SQUAD tic alarm. Another o.
AhhAobIAo lnttliDGGImI
with the political concerns Of our country
IS, that they are died 10 higher and more
important work and thai IL Is derog ating
from their Character as ministers of the
SosPei to make their pulpit place for their
political harrangues. This objection nay
appear some what plausible 10 many persons
" look al things III superficial view, and
WHO are neiIher pro nor con IN any thing,
out ARE ever leaning, and are never ..Ule
70 come T. the knowledge" vi correct prin-
clples. am far from advocating the pro-
mitigation of politics from the pulpit, ex-
cept on those days set apart for religious
lasting. thanksgiving, 81. On those ia, ;,
We as a people SIC called upon either 10 &C
knowledge the many mercIes We have re-
ceived, or 70 humble ourselves for Que IGani.
fold SINS and traifsgre ssions, a. people.
On these occasions 1t il the duty OF rnims
ters 20 exp. ess lhelr minds on Tie sustect
y they believe that the evils under ,tnieh
we are iaooring Or those which We have q
ptrlencsd, have resulted from the IN -Inan-
sgement oi our rulers, winch IL he pst.senl
case VIII be concrd.d b. all nlJ 80: MOI
wiltuity blind 10 their owa and taeI. c,un
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