The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-10-28

tive places Of feigioua worship, that We ray, with
united and gIatssEi hsafts I" give 0uto tscd tie
siogy which u due 10 tlis Name" hhd srkhuN ltdEs
u suitable manorl. tic snuumtefsa nsrcits ehilh
he has bestowed On u she past yuaF.
Ia tbs name "a that One Mediator thrrpRh whou AL
our blessings fow, lst oteE tim sai a0st hearty
thanks. thsi while tie dispenEaiiuus q Hs Pl0v,
dencsdursg this period have been strknGly AGA taa
70 o0asincs u eniiTr dsperdence 90 HIS s0ys
TegB ell and VI tiIe with which RE StItp
us Ct al o1f potsessionss iteI no less clearly
exhibit His unSIlingness 10 eNBt His po@rf ini
that purpose. and Ills readiness in lhc midst q
wrath" 10 q remember 1efcy" a thar thongh Hil
affecting hand has lalleH heavily On some poFIicu'
Of this State, with whose suhsing inhshitants \
becomes siectonately % s5mpaghize, me
Stale az barge has bern preserved from aaSoiauns
ealamItiss that when coufags alton was spIeal
ing the wings 81 the wind ant threatening vida
devastation, He was pleased 20 arrest its progress
and 10 incline many not Only ia this State, bot % o0
sister States % coatrbute literally flr the relief o.
the sufferers that though the labours Of the hus
bandman have been less sbundanhy rewarded thar
in some former years, He has granted Us a SUN
esncy OF the fruits u tie eafsh and smiled upon
our Commerce, Manufactures aud Fisheries tina
our civil rights and privileges remain unimPaifed
and our Literary instructions continue 10 flourish
and above al that we ave sin permitted 10 enluy
the nesmable blessings Of the Gospel; thai 50 manJ
our destitute ielow-creaures and that He has beer
pleased TO crown these exsFtions with such measure
I Of success.
And as Ne requires Us to unite confession ana
supplieation with our thanksgivings, lei Us while
gratefully acknowledging these uadsserved faEoss,
penitenty confess our own abuse Of them, togeihei
with the other numbeTless offences. which have
justly provoked Him 10 withhold from rs stll greate
blessings, and beseech Him for the sake OF His Son
TO pardon our uansgressions, and tuTa Us from oul
iniquities TO remember in mercy those Of ouf ieov
citizens whom He has afflicted 20 grant Us tn'
II continued enjoyment Of those civil literary and
religious privileges which we have forfeited 70 IN
spre with wisdom aud fidelity an who are eutrusle,
with the Of these privileges and TO crown viii
His blessing all the means Of moral and religious
improvement with which we are favored.
Extending our concern 10 the interests Of on
common country, LEI present our applications II
behalf OF these United States intreating that Col
who has so long bestowed His iavoB upon then
with an unspanng hand that He will still b,
pleased to Tejocs in their prosperity TO preside
in their National Councils 70 preserve and blss
their Chief Magistrate and all Others who are enrus
ted with the administration of the General and stan
Governments, and 10 grant thai spirit OF harmony
order and regard TO the interests Of morality an,
religion may peTvade our Country, and that th'
returns. which He receives from Us as a Nation
may correspond with our obligations to His good
ness.
Embracing in the arms Of an expansive benevo
lence all our fellow-oreatures. let beseech ih'
Universal Parent to look down IN mercy upon HI
great Family TO compassionate their sorrows
supply their wants, and unite them all 10 Himsel
and 10 each other in the bonds Of His Hol
Religion 20 BLESS and increase the efforts whiel
are made TO effect this most desirable object, an,
TO hasten the time when there shall be one Lore
over all The earth" and when all lis inhabitant
shall unite " with one mind and one ulOuth" 4
|" glohfy God" through our Lord and Saviour Jssu
Christ.
And the inhabitants or this State are requested 4
abstain from all labor and recreation incensisten
with the services Of that day
GiceA at the Council Chamber, in Portland IN
third day Of October, IN ths year Of oar Lore
thousand eight hundred and tsceniy three; On
in the tortysighh year Of the Independence q
tbs United States Of america
Il ALBION X. PARIS.