Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-08-26


Ian made an r?ra COME salon q their s~tth
a garssl I'D then, standing together, they
mel bands, and solcmnly cove aanted with
EACH osl.cr la the presence of Alm.gl'y
Cod, 10 walk together in all Cud's way- -ai
ordinances, according As he had already iS.
vcaled or should further. make knowo 10
them Nr Isccb was then chosen pastor
l., Tie suffrage og the hrn'herhoof; ano
Others were appointed - tie once VI Tea
cons, with f..stIus and prayer, and lrAposi-
tIon.ef hands.
Nowsupposing these Christians were con-
rectsa with churches. some IT whom coh-
s.tieeed the he'd u The ahGrcii Isl ~ srgelir,
orastler. an xlsc creature Wide si'ey war
shipbed ,si IS he true Cod inc ioil na"g
reflections wllid nAsusaIiy ARISE ~ Their
minds. There Is ID proFriety ~ oar. w0r-
slipping togcther, ior we do not address The
asnc God. When VIC unite IN prayer or
Praise We are AXE ilasnl to.thc Pselendtr,
and Ang her 81 KING Geoi rr drinking fhe King
toast, wien each niendeo his own
iesassle. NC don ot .diress the same OBJ
tiect, though we 0se the same nsme. fl
address The Father. Syl. ard Holy Ghost
Amy God ne That 2enscs.,hc Godhead Of
sae son and Spirit must look UPON me Us 70
] lelsler--in setprr, tcuk d7nn him - an
xlL@isl tie flat s~ris1b the Som &c
me hath Hss the Farther. lie ti,ht honor
eth not she son, h1HOreth not tie Father
sliat hat. sent LIrn When he asAJeih. lie
addresses not the Jehovah Of tnt Sslia'rres,
bat ar ulDi af lis own creation, IS different
Ii'Usn tie aue Coz as Jupiter or Apollo Ia
~Aat then are We agreedi Mol evenin the
God we lsorsSip--nut in-thc way ct saliva
tim. How i5appyer IS II lhcn 20 niakc
each c,ies the organ Of prayer How can
We co orc.ste seeing our prnciPiss are 80
entirely opposite Ia each Of as he coHscl-
engioas We must be at constsat wsr. Wnh
as great proprieiy might the English and
American officers meet in council of war
before an engs cement to concert measures
that each we're 10 adup,, IS pesp,: OF such
opposite sentiments to continue a. members
of tue same church--to sit IN the same coun-
uis--sr to lie connected with the same ssso-
Cation.
But ~ return to the views of the Z" ortho-
sox minister" lie observes ia section 4th,
:. 10 collection OF christians ought to TAX ;
such measures for building M them selves
Is tend 10 the disruieiude or dissolution OF
other churches"--snd again in the Sab sec.
IS they who cause divisions in churches, IN
.ndcr TO form ne W srcts, usually make higli
rre1eusI0ns 10 The lusiuence Ut the sririt +:
ont whatever they may pretend, them Coli
siuct demonstrates that they have not the
spirit or God for lie is not spirit OF Gen.
sentioa but Ct peace, and his work is DOT
siis.ssons, and separations, among christians,
sait aniiy and peace" Now II the above
writer admits that there are Episcorz isn,
Presbyterian. Congregational, and BAPTIST
churches, his remarks condemn the corauct
az large proportion II those who have been
the greatest ornaments 10 cnrlsuaniiy 10
Europe and America for their dissenting
one from The other has tendency 10 pro-
dace disquetude and III some instances the
dissolution OF societies.
AS professors of religion are SO divided in
sae.E sentiments, Il Is very important that
they should lii1e the noble 6ereans) search
tssc scriptures daily. aud read son.e OF the
E4est approved ecclesiastical authors IS
vac can tliere trace Tie origin OF many error 5
ssliSl are now received as truths: that all
prejudices may be removed, sna that belley-
efs may bs united in the spirit and cons,i.
tulion u tie apostolic churches. Till his
period shall arrive, il Is des Gully wished
Saat all may manifest the meekness and
ssntieness Of CHRIST, by being wiling that
each ether should read, Judge, aud act
s5reeAbly to thIis vie Tvs Of truth and duty
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