Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-12-21
ChlGrothe, { Ohio, Nov. %.
Disastrous SABBATH Breaking.


COP has appointed one day in seven a. .
holy Sabbath TO himself. ;He has com
msnded all men 10 remember, The Sabbath
day 10 keehi IL holy. Yet we see il continu
ally p.oianed.-- he most upright and con-
scieptious, in many respects, come short
oil their duty IN :hs Obs. rvance 81 this sacred
day and OH review Vi their defects; fad
reason 10 say, Lord, enter MOI inc Judgment
aviih thy seruants.
There ale many who make some pteten-
sions to religion. and profe.s venerstion
ior the Sabbath, and yet do not hesitate TO
prof9oe it. lhis,,hey do, not only by the
ne lect or Careless pei formsnce OF religious
duties; but also by engaging IN serulle or
secular works, while they plead neeessi.y in
justification OF their conduct. That there
are works of necessity and mercy, which
mAy be ianoceniiy done on the Sabbath is
not denied: bu, i, is Of grea. practical i'm
portancr TO ascertain with some deYsee oil
precision, what may jus ly be considered a.
works Of necessity and mercy; because
many are disposed TO exoulpa,e themselves
on these grounds, when they are inexcusa-
bic and guilty IN the sight Of God.
There are multi,udes in this Christian
laMd--a land illuminated by the sun shine
Of the glorious Cospel-who make no con
science of keeping the Sabbath and are
prepared to engage, on that d y, in any
work or amusement which will not directly
subject them to the penalty Q! the civil law
Ard, IN numerous instances, the Laws OF
their country, as well as the laws Of their
Crealor, are openly set .: defiance. Suci,
may elude civil punishment but Con the
righteous Judge, who is wi,ne IS Of all their
conduc, aud the score, springs Of their ac-
lions, will finally call,hem to render strict
and impartial account, at hi. righteous and
flaming bar. Aud frequently, in this life,
he blasts. by his holy Providence, the fruits
ofthose bouIs which have been performed
on his consecrated day ffest or he wastes
their properly by disasters, which appe az 10
bespeak the uplifting ofhis hand in righ-
teOus indignation.
An instance Of this very lately occur.
red I'VE are cfedibiy informed, that, on
last Lords day, trafiickcr in Hogs, u
dissoluse and abandoned man, passed
through this town with his drove, impte
eating vengeance on the animals when they
proved intrac,abe Determined TO pursue
MS journey. he forced them into The Scio-
to liver, which then, in many places, over
flowed It's banks 1, is said, the drove
consisted OF about two hundred and sixty
head-that Of these not less than seventy
SIC perisi,ed in the food and on Monday,
the water having fallen, the dead carcsses
OF this number were found s,rcw, d on the
shore. Thus, the curse Of Heaven, which
he had impiousI, invoked, appeared 10 de-.
scend tor the destruction Of his property
Sdppos'ng these hogs. to weigh. on an av-
ersse, It's lbs each, aud the price of pork
TO he hive dollars per .cwt I'll, loss OF The
owner may BE- estimated at six hundred and
Sky Ave dollars
F'om this loss and calamity, let drovers
IN general--le, butchers in this and other
places, who make practice Of driving cat
tic on the Ssbba,h--et all who profane the
DAY oy secular employments, learm AN i'm
portant lesson Of wisdom. Let them learn
mat me HeaDens do ruie-snd the estates
~ men arc in .hs nsnd OF Gen, and csnno,
prosper without his protecting and fostering