The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-02-24
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
From .u.utesquieu,. psr.ias Lsners.

Frsn ytfsntesguiea's Psrsias Letters
I meet mere with people VINO are eon'inu'
ally dispuung sbou, religion but II seems as
At tbey cootended at the same uaie, VINO
shouid leas, observe t. But they arc neither
better Christians, nor even Dciler citizens
and lhis Is what hurts me for whatever ro-
iigion VIC profess, the observation oil the
saws, the love Of maskind, duy TO our par
ents, are ever tho principal duties OF 1t.
Aud indeed, ought not the hrst ebjec. OF
religious man to be, TO please the Deity who
hath established the religion ho processes
: 0ut the sursst way 10 do 80 Is, without doubt,
20 obey tho laws Of society, and TO discharge
she duties ot humanity; for Whatever reli-
zion q man Processes, the moment any re-
4. hgion 10 suppoocd, II must necessarily be
4 ~ pposed, that God loves mankDd since he
astsbliihes religion TO render them happy !
and thai IL he loves rpen we are certain ol
\ pieasicg him in loving shem also that Is, 10
lvxcrc,sing towards them all the duties ei
charity and. humany and nos breaking mo
laws under which hey iivc. BY these means
Nc &C much surer OF pleasing God than Ny
obsvrving such aad such ceremony: foi
Iccremoniss IN the iDseives have mo deg &c OF
goodness they are only relatively god, and
upon a supposlton that God hath com manded
che obsef vance e tnem. Bu, this ~ "a nice
poin' TO discuss, sbout which we may easIiy
be deceived; tot the ceremonies of ono re-
1igion must be chosen from among those oi
Two ihousaod A certain man daily offered
up 10 God this pl lay.t -" Losd Lunderssand
mons of hese disputes which are continuAi'y
made concerning thee; / would servo thee
according 70 fhy will but every 20 son j
n consult, would have rnc do 40 according 10
ME will. When l would pray 10 thee,
Know not VIVA language should use nor
Do know in what pos,urs ought to put
myselsj one says ought TO pray standing
anoIher, that should sit ; and third requires
me- to kneel. This is not ell: there are
I those who pretend, that ! ought TO wash
myse,f every morning with cold water others
msin,asn that thou wilt regard me viii sb-
Aoftence, VI I do not cut of a small p'ece
Il my flesh. The other day happened 10
eat, az a caravanssry,a rabbn three men
who were prescnt mado me tremble they
all sbree m ain a,;ird thai / had grievous,y OF
1ou6ed thee one because this was an unciean
animal the other, b. cause II was Nrsogledi
and, the third, because Il was not Rsh
(Brachman who was passing by, whom de-
|Inired TO Judge between us, says to me--,hey
are al wrong, tor certainly you yourself DID
mol kill the cresture. But l did, said ]. All!
\ kshen you have commited sn abuminabic &C
\ {eion, and God will neve, forgive you, says he
60 me, in o severe tone how de you know
|shM the soul Of your fat er hath not passed
into this animsls All these, things, Lord,
greatly embsrrass me; ] cannot move my
head .hat sm not threatened wi,h.having OF.
Tended thee though ell the while desire 10
|pleass thee, and 10 ,hw cad To employ the
Ma chat hold from hes. know not whether
VI deceive myself; bu, belieso the best way
8 1diease thsc, is 10 be good citizen In, the
o6,m units hou has, made me to live IN, and
q,ad fa,het Of tho family which thou hast
ysnto me-"
o:xsso-S
~ From shs London .,fsrmns CArene's, Oct. 2
4 We see o navy growingto such msgnit-
. udo On she other eide Of tho Alan;ic. thai
those Who have our maritime superiority I"
I bcs<t have the bes, founded cause OF sppre.
hensioo. What ere the funds devoted to the
increase Of this navy which % jus,ly alarms
as We ere so accustomed TO the expendi-
snre OF great sums for little objects, that We
can IN form sn idea Of what grsat objects can
be pcrformed By the expenditure OF sma''
suns by really eeonomieh governmen.
The sxpenes of The establishment a, Wind.