Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-05-29
MONITORIAL.
roa THE PORTLAND oAzETrE.

FOR TIE PORTLAND GAZETTE
as peace has been restored to our suffering
country, 1t becomes an interesting enquiry, now
we should secure the continuance OF tins bless
;nc and profntfe the welfare of the nshon. AS
r;gl,teousncss clone exsiieh nation, and as vice
! ;s destructive Id It's prosperity, and ought 10
s,rive 70 suppott lie cause of virtue and promote
! reformation. We are loudly called upon to
amend oar wsys and our do'ngs. God genera
" deals with nations according to their nauoha'
character; because this is their state OF pfohs.'
t;ac. as they will have no n. tionsi exis'ence m
The comine world, and cannot be rewarded o.
punis shed there as NATIONS but only as individa
ais When Therefore they become 'rreigionss
and vicious IT. ga eods Governor OF the world
-v;l. rne.sbtherf ~ heir iniqui,ies. And when
the, r1-ep, snd futufu 10 him, he will re urn 10
nerx a. tf4era. Aad If he has sent judgments
upon sherr. - pfN r. owe them, and viii send
them prosos4As. flr asy, indeed, before they
are huNsled sed Effpr1ned, remove pnoiic ca
larnitie. and q fcm htde longer WIN mer-
scies, or ms give asn over, as lncor''E.o'e. 70
an, more. tor ls7 vI revolt yet more and
more n
It's. hovsear. coaa e8tlg hoped that this is
moi We, our safe auy fli4t It msy not be, II be
comes ms torelosla snd os'tediy to support he
cause tf yirtne. IRE necessity OF reformation
has by many beer aeeply t~'' But it is to he
feared that nutnbefs sga.5e attsntion wis Fous
ed. and whose exeFs dis we lied forth by She
measure of The tifnes wRcD they cease 10 ieei
that pressure, vii e.,nsr greatly relax, or who-
" remit their exer,ions. Bu. wiz not such con-
duct be extremely unre ssonable AID uasr"teiui
WIN We thus reaui,e The Lord, q foolish people
and unwise When he his begun to deliver us,
sLalI we thus provoke him TO cease 20 do US gooo,
and tura again in anger and fight against Us
LII us moi be so unwisr, uugrateiui End WI ked
But let u, animated and encouraged by me Oh
vina goodness and mercy, go torward WIN re-
.ioohIsd vipor AMI activity, and perfect the good
work, which we have begun. am sensible
that we can 70 nothing ourselves, without me
divine blessing upon cur efforts. But lei US iee'
our deoend.uce, sud humbly seek Gods b'ess-
mr., and it win not be wlthhoiden. Nememhei
th't Iacob lad power with cd. When he weps
and ma5e sopu!ication t. him And God is now
The same Aimgh y, infinitely gracious, prsyef-
he sring God, ~nd is ready second every eh1't
made Il, support OF his cause, for TIE sdvsnee
,nent ,,fhis glory and he promotion oithe best
interests Il men And lei all remember thst in
che cali 20 his service there no exenps,
name who are net bound to tske their arms sao
reoair To The field Of cemba'. Much less ere
any allowed to stand ia the ranks OF he enemy
And yet, though il IS s moufnial cons 'asfs'io'''
IL must be expected ma many VIII FsAehA '"N' -
unwilling 20 deserl a S andc.e, which they have
long defended, aid that they will light with
coursge and resolution worthy OF much better
cause. And probably sumo WI e7en havs The
presumoion to bring many grieyious Charges
against the friends Of good order, Write snd re.
ligIon, because they oppose the enemies 81 iheif
king and coun, $, snd endeavor 10 promote ne
heat interests of sher fellow men, and even lhe
good of those, whom ih1 oppose. Sus shsh
these. who are engaged TO promote 'cio' ma
ton, be ;ntimidatcd or discouraged by the oppo
alton or reproaches Of Tie sdvocstea OF wee
o. shall they discover less hmness and feso-
hui a in good cause than others do IN oao
me Prudence, moderation and T1eekness VIII
indeed be necessary. But IL. mncss, zeal Aba
perseverance will be eqnsliy necessary. ara
these with divine blessing, viii eff G wonaeFs'
The sore.ding plague mAy De stayed, our chiio-
&cn be preserved from he con'sgion, many, VINO
are deeply diseased, be restored 10 he'll b, aod
perhaps some. who ap2esr 80 be IN ,he las st@-
res of consumption, will receive radical cure
Who then can have hesrt to refsse 10 engage
in this importsns, this benevolent, this COOS
work
z S.-As great exertidns are now making 10
nromo,e the due observation OF the Sabbath, ahc
as The EXPENSE Of staying through he Day q,
tavern, NAV BE-, with many poor travellers, sse'
r,ous objection, " aid suggest whether beneS-
olence might not induce Moral oocisnes' 2
chasitabie individulls to entertain such grals' ~
the will esor voluntarily 90 S. urday
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