Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-12-21
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No. Nv.
On earth Peace, good wiN to,cords Men.

The second aumber Of" the friend of Peace"
commences with"A repiew Of The arguments cfLord
karnes in favour Of War (Which occupies near for
~ pages. 1t is a very able performance and can
not but afford delight TO all who should read il
with an impartial mind.
As many Of the reviewers ideas will be conveyed
in some future numbers, by extracts from other
pieces, the writer Of this thinks il unnecessary to
notice them at present. .
The next head 10 that second number is Prepar-
aiory erents and encouraging facss.
The abolition Of war is the proposition for which
the writer consiler those events preparatory, and
tbo'e facts encouraging. They are as follows, viz
Preparatory. 1. The rapid progress 81 knowl-
edge. g. The tremendous calanties Of war in the
last SO years. s. The formation Of vast number
OF Religions moral and charitable Societies, IN
Great Brifsin and America. 4. The Society ct
Frisnds,who have always been opposed to wxa had
become both numerous and respectable. 5. From
the known sentiments and general character OF the
| Nloravians or United Brethren, we cannot doubt
their hearty concurrence aud faithful ekertions"
Aid6. 3" May We not also hope that the numerous
clerical associations of Presby,erians, Congrega-
tionalsts, EpiscopaIians, BoYtists, and Methods,s
lave all been formed by Providence for such tame
as This, and for the great object now before us %
Z" Encouraging Facts. 4. :" At the very time
the solemn review OF the custom Of war; was in the
press in this country, the Commissioners Fl Client,
were forming treaty Of Peace" In that Review
and by these commissioners, the same plan of set
Ting disputes was proposed, viz. by Reference TO
high court appointed for that purpose. 2. Tin
different states and natops and nearly at the same
time, God has been calling the attention Of chris
tians 10 the subject. Soon after the 'solemn Re-
view was published 10 Massachusetts, very valu-
able work appeared in Newyork, entitled, Var in
conasfens sciih The religion " Jesus Chria as is
tnit,nnan, unsise and criunnai." Two excellent
serua0ns were alsa dsesvesta - {rn.
nscticus, entitled 1.-THE life Of man inviolabe by the
Laws OF Christ.n
8. well written Essay or the inpolicy Of
war" by W.P. scargiil accompanied by Letter
from the author dated June !, 1916 sent to the
Rev. ". E. Claiming; the object Of which ives TO
give notice that the subject had been taken up in
Great Britain and to excite to sailar exertions a.
mong us, not having heard that il had been under
examination in this T,unirys aud copy Of the Sol
emn Review was sent to England, acc ompanied
by letter to Mr.. w. Wilberfsrcr, bearing date
April 49, 1915, TO excite a similar attention in
Great Britain, the writer not knowing that any
thing Of the kind had recently bee, published
there, or that the subject had excited any attention
Ia that country.
4 The same year the subject was recommended
to the consideration OF Massachusetts Legislature
in the election Sermon by the Rev. Mr.. Flint, Of
BridSwat;r and committee of Eve VAS appointed
to consider the expcdicncy of adopting any meas
ures tocorrect the public mind upon il. Their ,e-
port has been published and is deemed to be highly
valuable and interesting.
5. The subject was also brought to view in the
Report of the Executive Committee Of the Msssa.
chusetss Bible Society, in language too impress
i've To be without effect.
(" This remarkable coincidence OF events. inn
pressious, and efforts, may afford ground OF hope,
that God is engaged in the cause for the abolition
Of war, and that the exertious OF the friends Of
peace will not be in VAIN"
To the foregoing incidents il may be observed
that the Holy League, as i is called, which was
proposed by the Emperor OF Russia, The Massa-
chusetts Peace Society ami Peace Society, in the
Ohio Country, were az il has lately appeared all
established in the same month.
Other encouragements, together with =" reasons
for believing that efforts for the aboli.hing Of war;
will not be in vain" will appear in some future
numbers.