The Portland gazette., 1819-03-23
MISCELLANY.
roe THE PORTLAND GAZETTE.

i THE ID OALEIEEs
mast he gratifying 10 the friends OF peace oI
H. nominations, TO learn that their principles
r. Lily becoming more and more prevalent
feV wears ago none but the society oi
i. Eaa. held The unawfuness of human butchery.
E practce Of nations nominaIly Christian was
fUtbe command Of COP, in its true reading
- tlon shaft not kilPa one, but mayest law
kill a thousand, When the Massachusett:
~ society was formed, its members, such wa:
Euyeteracy of long selted habits a. errors, were
npa sd little short of fanatics But their Orgsni-
u has had at least this beneficial effect il ha'
l1H men 10 reflect and reflection has convinced
1Aa E,auds. Some, indeed, while mastering argu-
A1aa ~ ID cougute the friends of Peace, have be
|<aaz& aacere converts TO their opinions has so
hi III II now extends by It's members, as stated ~
|dgnu II last annual report, 10 nine OF the United
|u hrSss and two of the British Provinces and
|s.m. IL are now ia this country az least seventeen
= s<akaged Peace Societies, including auxiiiaries
Il kx3hese may be added conference ot the Meth
+ pqa Reformed Church, 10 the State OF New York,
|s. Eh ID The true spirit OF the religion VI Christ
ii assumed the character OF a Peace Society-
M aEa Society OF young Frieads IN Berks county,
L. EmsgIyania, which has been formed tor the pull
- distributing Peace tracts. But 1t IS not 40
~ fOmaton OF Societies alone that the good ell
|s. these principles appear Ii is stated ln tAe
|sg IL report that an individual mechanic in the
\ AR Of New-York, has published, al haS 0scT e.
~, iourteen Thousand copies oil the Friend o!
/ !. .Ert,n and two thousand FIVE hundred copies OF
|, \, = Solemn review of the custom OF War" "
@1f such energy and benevolence," they well
|, !. &ark, . may Justly have his name enrolled with
i zce societiesn
H.. s,fn
m9 prevail The Christian world is begin
~ 70 discover that the command OF God extends
/ M murders, whether of many or of few. The
h Eed causes of war are greatly reduced IN nual-
~ The English nation. now, would hardly be
Il 4ght 10 support war levied, 'as one was some
Iafies ago, because the king of France had, in
Z psn palace. passed a coarse jest on the great
|as b Of the king of England. And wars, too,
II lost much of their ferocity. Nor are human
bees any longer offered 10 appease the suppo-
n Nfsth Of offeuded Heaven. Except war, such
|. HR no bloody vestige of the barbarous ages
sk but the remains of Judicial combat; exhibi-
liself, here aad there, tn Genteel pstoling
q 81 late, sspage bntchery at ten feet with RI
Tbs smsiioratiJn of society is not confined
PC political world--It is the majestic march OF
Z frince of peace---the blessing Of the sun of
'soasness, risen with healing in his beams. 1t
i Wy 20 much the fault OF Calvin and by no
Of religion, that Servetns suffered at the
as u was the fault of the times in which
hsed. Within less than $50 years" " lib
!" conscience" or . toleratiOn," was regal
n massachusetts, " as the irst-born of all a
"a.ons;" aud 8 to destroy the bodies OF those
~ho propagate opinions supposed errone-
"as considered as g not frustrating the end OF
&c comag, which was Ia save souls, but
3 aavancng il ~ But this bsrbarouS sent-
happily 10 longer found but in the records
s'her t'mes--ana a. TIE reformation of public
~ 'hus begun, shall advance to greater and
seaeral perfection, the minds of men will be no
.'asered gs"'idered by the glare of military splendor
esement, but war will be ranked with 9TH
es q savage days aud regarded with univer-