Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-16

| Of and to conform themselves thereunto
accordingly.
Given at the Court at Carlton-House,
| the 18th day of March, 1915, IL
the 18Th year Of his Majesty's reign.
Charleston, Nay 8.
This morning, at three quarters after
O'Clock. departed this life in the 66th
year of his age, Or. DAVID RAMSAY,
the historian of South Carolina. This
valuable member of society was depriv-
ell OF life by thehands of a person named
William Linen, who, on Saturday last.
between the hours of - and ] o'clock,
passed the DR.. in Broad street, near st.
Michael's Church. immediately on PASS
| ing lie presented and fired OFT a large
pistol, loaded with three balls; two OF
them entered the Doctorss back--one
passed through and lodged in the waist
band of his pantaloons; another passed
close to the back bone and has not been
extracted !; the third appears to Lave graz
ed his sleeve and struck the Church
Linen is said to be insane; he having
threatened to shoot several persons some
time ago. The reason he gave for this
atrocieus deed, was, that tie doctor
some years. ago, when the said Linen
| was put to the bar for firing at and wound
ling Mr.. Henry Bailey. gave testimony.
that he believed the said Linen was not
in lis right mind.
THE MODERN LAY-P3EACHER.
8 Reproye not "a scorner lesth hate Tree:
rebuke wise man and he will love
thee."
~ Proverbs.
Although all men, By their nature, are
subject to follies or frailties, few have suf-
icient controal over themselves to be
willing to be tnld Of them. The voice Of
reproaf, uttered even in the most sooth-
ing accents, instead of reforming. too fire.
queatiy proyokes ''hate and tie rate
of :: scorner" is as deadly as pesti-
lence. 1t is self pride or vanity that
closes the portals of the ears to tie salu-
ta:g adnonitions Of prudence and ey-
pcrience But in the beautiful language
Of Solomon, We may say, "as an ear
ring Of gold, and an ornament of fine
gold, so is a wise reproyer upon an ODE
dent ears
20 know Yourself" is the height Of
human knowledge ; or, as tie Poet more
fancituily expresses it,
:" The highest study Of Nfankindis Man."
But, alas, how few are there among
US, who are disposed to engage in this
important and sublime study? Subluna-
ry concerns: the rush after ricIes or ho-
nors; the raging pranensity f.r (ashiona-
bic extravaganza. exclude all otter con-
s;derations: aad when We behold man
or woman of tie world. I'VE behold an III
tellectual being, wonderfully endowed
with faculties, like the inrroyident stew
ard in the Gospel. burviag in the earth
the talent intru,ted 70 his car.
The :. Scorner" of mortality viii bear
no reproof; because al his pursuits AID
al! his pleasures a-e at variance with it,
benign rrecepts. 10 remind him of his
vices, or to reprove hin for his tolies, l.
ike throwing charcoal into burning
furance, in order to extinguish it.
But the rcviIers and .scornars of the
blessed religion of oar Saviour, are still
more deadly il their g hate,' Of reproof.
With consciences scared, as it were, b.
red-hot iron," they studiously avoid al
opportunities Is to commune with them
selves" They haze not strength to re-
sist the temptations OF tie world but
they are al powerful in subduing the oc-
casional instructions Of their own tho'ts,
Ewhichrise NJ, invoIuatarily, to ''reproye''
and correct them. They g hate" serious
meditation, because it is pregnant with
reproof TO them. 8: Whose loveth in
struction loveth knowledge; but he that
hatch reproof is BRITISH"
! Widely different fraM the foregoing is
the character of the 8. wise man." alluded
to by Solomon. TO confess your faults,
and to profit by " rebuke'' is one of tile
highest attributes of moral virtue. 1t is
the nearest approach we can make co PER
lection, here below. 10 love those who
rebuke is to gain victory over all the
inirmities of our nature; it is noless tran
conquering that dangerous and despotic
passion. self.iore, which so often leads
/ us into innumerable errors.
fla friend, taen, rebukes you, receive
it as an evidence of his affection for it
may be said of friends as it is of pa