Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-02-08
FOR The GAZETTE.

At ibis Indictment season Of the iesr,
WHEN so many of he inh .b'snis Of his town
are reduced 10 the most extreme wre ched-
nes- AMI poverty, II becomes ,bese on whom
Pr idence he's bestowed wealth in over
flowing abundance. IS well ss those in mod
ers'e oircumsisnces, TO use every means in
their mower, to alleviate their distresses and
Sd. nly their vans.
Oueht /. not deeply 10 affect our hesrts,
nd n forth every generous, every lender
feeling of our naiure wien we sre scqu int
ell with the wrel ched situation OF man fam.
The n his town.
Can we say " Be We warmed snd b ye
diied - md presume - cell ourselves chris
ti.ns, and nor give them hose things tirat
sts needfIl far the body -The di.ciple f
Christ We cannot be, II W. habn liz shut
M cur bowels of compassion against he
ronr. wha,eyer may be ourspre ensi ns in
religion. 10 experience and divine inun ina
tion-Where the love of ", ms he
heart. loye N mn vii ne-ess il how ou',
in sris of benevolence and tum-niis-
Cbrstians. will undoub IDLY consider hem
seiv4s under more obligations u relieve The
wants Of iheir h. eihren m Christ. vet the
true charity of the Gosgel Is universal and
. unhonuded-I- emb sees every sos and
daughter af nfr1ic'ion- = sc X on new OBJ
i.cts Of distress. anticipates their wants, and
WITH n ready hand nd joyful heart, con-
tributes 10 thtir relief
pe~hans there nevef was time, when
, the d ~ so much needed the assistance OF
,hos.. who are in more comfortable cireum-
s,snaes, Ian he present.
The s,sgnan, situaton of bu,iness, has
,hrown 1T o emnlJy. many Indusi Ious cit
iz-as. who in wars past, have not only pre-
v'd.d conf rtahll .fos then own families,
hu hsyr had ability 20 afford assistance to
III .fs-.nd nan. who com under the de-
aamina,ion OF Say .aboUers. with n.me'ous
and depend ut families, a.e reduced t. the
i,ua,t .t,,e of berg,r, and want e rhsps
nan, families OF 4. herless children. lock ng
,or,heir small nittsuce of d,ily 5resd. from
We Ak and infirm mother. sIAosi worn out
" IA tolls, sufierings and de spondency, and
wha ofentimrs hes no hing to satisfy the
Distressing and clsmofous calls ct excessive
lunrer- And YOU, who have one look Of
rom1assion 10 bestow upon the POOR, visit
one of ,he.e Distressing families, behold this
picture If wrelchedness. and you VIII not.
YOU canno, leave them without atiofding
your friendly aid and assIs .nee.
Much praise is due 10 some ofthe citizens
qf this town for their liberal donsi ions of
fuel which has been anu - 10 DC ulstrinu-
led among ,ae suffeur-s poor, although the
number among whom !, is 10 be divided is
IN great. each one receives but a very
small proportion
The inhabitants as town. have done
w,rthily-They have manifested DISPOSE
SION to do all in their powei, f'r The relief Of
,heir iadigeni fellow cinzrns
Individual exertion ought now u be
m lde by every one according TO his sbiliiy
The most powerful motives are set before
us 10 do this-We are undes the most sacred
obligations to dc L oul our bread TO the hum
grv, 10 SUPPLY The wants OF the roo and
destitute If we are actusied onb fom
selfish motives, il will b. much 10 our adj
vantage, # we believe the words If sacred
wisdom and ruth, which say" Cast ihy
bread unon The waters fot thou sa Il, find il
sfter man, d.vs.-" There il thai scsiteroih
and vet incresseth, aud there is.hst wHh-
odeth more than is ate, but 1t tsndeth 20
poverty"
Let us hen be vigisnt, be jealous in al
levia,ing the waits ofthe distressed. Let
us fssl for q. hers woes aud suiierngs, let Us
often place ourselves in theu SITUATION, let
MS re member what may se the sad reverse
in our circumstances and then let as be de-
ermIned a. 10 unto them ss we woult wish
The, should DO unto US. and thus fulfil lie
royal law II thou shalg 1--we Thy beIs hb ur
as tbyseif thou does, Welt"
8ENEVOLENTIA.