Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-03-13
MONITORIAL.
A WORD ON THE PEACE,
WITH


UnDEe this head, the N. Ypik Commercial
Advertiser gives letter from friend tn the
country, describing The JOY with which he IN
expected news Of Peace be ween This country
and Great Britain was teceived IN his viiiege,-
and the iilumin 4tions, &c. &c. which took place
there. He then proceeds -
q a few days Ut. CT this came our newspapers,
apd, am zed Us efresh. We found that the DIS
play Which had thrown our village ia'o sm. re
rnent, was bat as rusblgh1 I'D the general
blaze of Joy, We read ofthe ingenious devices
with which the great cities had been illuminated;
of military professions of he flung OF cannon
and the ringing of bells; of stfests decoa ed
with hags of stages with Peace iDscrIbed OF
heir.sides, and of expresses beaIing the JOYFUL
iidings with the utmost speed TO every par Of
the country.
WeiI,', said I, I" the occasion is great, and
big with benefits of various kinds, far more eX.
tensiye ihsn W. Can fully comp ehend. Whist
kind of man is he that can be unmoved Ger
tainly he must be stupid and infatuated TO high
degree. lie must be- But, stay hlue'
May we not mistake the o,her SIDE !--MSy
we not be so carried away by present oenehl as
90 quite 10 sigh' OF CREATOR Let Us tbihA
acsls.---Is he bible fable is nme OF more
importance than eternity? are we, Perishlng s'n-
ners quite sober in being SO alive to temporal
events, while eternal ones seem constant! ior.
gotten Lei Us thinK BgSin."~-~--
Repeating this 10 difFerep, ways, IS | sat
dosing by he firc-Ide, my imagination present.
ed 10 me Bumber Of persons IN . vessel at see,
which had aestly been wrecked by violent
storm. The pilot told them they could stay bu'
little while longer on board, but 1t they TOOK
TO the boat, and by he help of their compass
made directly for the next harbor, they might
yet be secure bu, said he, g you stay here,
talking of The late orm, and riotousiy enjoying
your escape, we may all yel 20 TO the bottom
s. Hold your tongue you duh biockhe sd, +" no
cFoaking hese"-'' Tap tae cask." said another
go" A song song" cried third. Ciamout
soon drowned remonsirAnce, and thus, scornlng
The pilot's counsel, they sat do~u together 20
enjoy themselves with their bucks to the bar
bour But, while the song was singing, :
mighty wave rolled, and Except The pilot, who
had leaped into the boa) they all went dow
together.
This reverie turned my mind into anew trsin
of thinking. When first sat down, the prescn
peace seemed to be every thing but now it
appeared, compar aHveiy, 20 be nothing " Eve
~ thing" ssid / 10 myself, IS grea, or Little by
compsrson. What Is thls peace, which seems
10 carry away The hearts and thoughts of ,he
nation, when compared with he peace proclaim
ed from above, through REDEEMER, sung by
angels OF bis birth, purchased Dy his DEATH and
by which he opened he Kingdom OF Heaven 90
all beiieyer.."
The pyesent peace is proclaimed to tESo ns-
tioUs but the eternal peace 20 al nations.
Some fears may perhaps be eniertalned. that
she present peace Will still leave US in DANCE !,
from d designs Of our enemies bu, the peace
OF lhe Gospel secures its children, moi only
gains the craft and malice Of tue world, bu;
also Of the hesh and the devil. The present
peace leaves under many wants. l, cannot
relieve us under pain OF body mind we moy
still remain eri.ag, afflicted, DEPRIVED, guilty,
dying sinners but the peace OF COP b,inseAh
guide to Inc wandeFer, contog! to the I'll C, ed,
grace % The depraved, pardon, to tae guilty,
and eternal life 10 the dying. The pyeseal peace
may be broken almost aS SOON q. il Is made but
the peace from above has Ibis chsrser :-'' The
nlountaiss shall depart and the bills be ,enlovea
bur my tindEeSS shall debrt trons thee nei her
shat fhe eoveaaat Of nay peace be renaovea satin
the Lard thas hath nle'cy on fhee.- Is. liz. IL.
e5nce more t1e present pence, however lasting,
can las. but short ,Ime auy of US, who have
been so animated by The ne ~ but the resce
which Is secured by The promise AVID oath Of
GoD, (Heb. u. lS) those who flee for refuge
70 the Aope set 6efore Them IL CHRIa1 JESUS, eau.
not be DISTURBED - time Oh dca!h Time bus
ripens Il, and cesth ptIfec:s il. For The tigh-
feoas Eath hope in hts GeGth-ke 8haA enie, iHio
pSace.
In w0Td-The resce of G. d. unlike I'll
other, is proposed mos. freely eve,y man 4
attended wlh no danger it viii meet evoJ
ssant 1t admits OF nc haGa,d, and en- never ehd.
Whoever therefore, continues mad 10 despi.e
counsel, and perish 10 vessel .lIaL soon must
sink, let US De zViSe let AS heatken 10 counSe be
fore 1t as zoo late lei US take 10 the boat and
make Tor the harbour that, whie others, like
the scottish sal.is, think Of noting Dut ;hs
peace and iestnly OF momeni, We may secure
peace -nd prosperity VII ich sh. Il last forever.
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