Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-03-11
On earth Peace, good spiA tovards Men.

On earth Peace, COCA lotA toNdFuS '"e'''
IF4rER OF EIRENIEos TO PHILo-PAcIFIoVs.
The writer OF this Letter 10 the author OF /" tue
Friend Of Peace - begins thus, f" am one oi .he
many whom your publication, on the antichfis'ah
character u war. have aroused 20 rejection. Llhe
Ain, vho ..,y men as trees walking when DIS eyes
were suddenly opened to the light D, az hrst' Dau
- ind,s,,urt view of the interesting subject
aad vas eouallv astonished and dellghted byl The
-aaf,sed percentons Of the truth presented to my
mini sstonishcd tha these truths bad so long escap
81 nv attentiou& delighted bythe cheering results
which tliey seemed 10 promise" And aiter some
nertiueni observations introduces some extracts
f,om d. Paleyis Evidence Of christianity Gee
paass on6-7-S Boston edition 1880 OF which
only the following will be inserted here. here
are Two oi,resiie descriptions OF character, under
.rh,cl mani ind may generally be eiassed.
= gbe one possesses vigor, frmness, resolution {;
i darie and active quick in lis sensIblities, Jeal-
ons Of rs rsne eager in It's attachments, 'EneAl-
bic n ,ts purpose violent in IFS resentments
The other meek, yielding complying, forgIving
"a, nromot "a act. bu willing 20 sutIer, silent
ard gentle under rudeness and insult, SUNG Tor
reconciliation here others would demand satisiac-
,ion.v With the founder OF Christianity, the
latter Is the subject OF his commentator has pre-
cents his examples the former Is SO, IN no part OF
ITS compositions" -
Eerlefe Of /" Thoughts on LnirerSel PeGce" by
the Rev. Thomas ChGinser.
These " Thoughts were expressed by mr.
Chal,ner in a Sermon he delivered at Glasgow Jan.
f8 1916 the day of the national thanksgiving ior
the restoration of peace, from Isaiah e !. Nation
shall not lift up sword against nation, nether snail
they learn war any more.o The heads oil the DIS
course are The evils Of war.-lhe obstacles IN
the way of its extinction--and Of the expedi-
ents by which these obstacles may be done away"
Hinder the head Of obstacles &c. he mentions IN
several particulars. 1 = The way IN winch the
heart of man i carried off from its barbaritles and
IFS horrors by the splendor OF its deceittHl accom-
panimentsD aud q the erroneous sentiment that
the rules and promises Of the gospel which apply
10 siaele individual do not apply to nation Oh
Individuals
Under the third head he says " much may be
done 10 accelerate the advent of perpetual and
universal peace, by distinct body otmen, embark
inc their every talent, and their every requirement
Ia the prosecution of this as distinct object. ,
II is in this way apprehend, that the Prsphccy
in my text NAV be indebted for its speedier lllfl.-
ment 10 the agency of men, selecting .this as the
assigned field. on which their philanthropy shall
expatiate.D
The next article is Letter ofa Phitanthropist
70 PhilopGcycus.
AS mountains says the writer" ere composed
Of minute PARTICLES of matter, the greatest works
can be effected only by the unien Of individual ex
ertions--Every benevolent mind must sincerely
wish success 20 your magnanimous plan of diifusing
through the world the principles Of Peace. AS an
individual then, erery must strive TO add his
mate TO this grand cork Of charity" Having men
toned several important dscourses and inventions
which wise and virtuons men have brought into
use for the benefit of blind and erring world with
which If il be asked on what ground We class this
scheme of universal peace he answers " that though
This object of general peace, has been knosn TO be
that of the spirit of the gospel, from its promnlga-
ton vet that IL has nerer since that period to the
present age entered into the heart of man TO bring
this spir il generally into the letter Of the gospel
and thus unite the beiief and practice of mankind
The plan therefor,is novel; grand and striking.