The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-05
DOMESTIC WORSHIP.

a Very impertect. am sure, must that domestic.
happiness be, in which domestic religion has noI,,
part" hoppHip'h'
The feNcities of the domestic circle have excl
ted the admiration of the wisest men, employed
the ablest pens, and given birth to the most beau
|tifu and attractive displays OF erudltlon'- '--bu'
all that has been said and sungr
upon this interesting subject. experience and re-
lvelaion compel US to affirm, that no domestic en-,
ljoyment is worthy the name ofhappiness, that has
mot for its basis domestic religion. To the ne
glect Of this duty may be attributed all the accu-
nulating mseries of parents, children, relatives,
churches and nations; since every family ''toundI
wanting" in this engagement, is rapidly diverg-..
ling from the very name of Christianity, and With
equal celebrity approaching the gloomy precinctsI
of hea,henism. Hence that awakening scripture u
" Pour out thy fury upon the heather that know
thee not, and upon the families that call not on thyl
name" "Iappeal to you," says an eminent wri
ter, "whe,her this does not strongly imply, that
every family, which is not an heather family,
which is not quite ignorant of the living and true
lGod, will call upon his name. We'll may II then,
Ipain my heart, to think that there should be u
lprofessedly Christian family, whom this dreadful
character suits: Well may it pain my heart, 10
think of the divine fury, which may be poure
lout on the heads and on the members OF it aud
lwell NAV it make me desirous to do my utmost to
secure you and yours from every appearance "i
such danger, Excuse the earnestness WIN winch
Ii may address you. really fear lest while you
helav, the FIRE Of the divine dispeasure should
lfal upon you Gen. 10, l6, H. And as adore
hhe patience of God, in having hnslong suspend
led the storm, ! am anxious about every hour'sdt.
IIay, lest it should fall the heavier"
The fatal preyalency and wretched consequen
Ices of irregon in families are proclaimed IN titi-
lcountry called christian, by circumstances SUIT
Icen'ly odous and disgusting to make us blush a
|our alliance to humanity, and loatle our existence
Sin Mesech and our dwelling in the tents OF Ke
lfiar.' Good Lord What scenes OF confusion
malicousness, impuri,y, bloodshed, and devast.
lton are often exhibited in domestic circies iron
lthe hiphest TO the lowest, where religion is driv
len out from the house, and family worship /
secuted at, as practice too pitritanicm for the
refnen,ents of the present age But will no
stain your pages, with the black recital, MOI
wound the feelings of the christian parent witt
what one sees, or hears, or reads daily, OF thos'
alarming occurrences. Allow me to invite the al
itention of your respectable readers to one OF tn
imost noble, uslrious, and singular instances @
Ia contrary practice, recorded in the page OF his
ltory. At time when the thunders of the Vatl
lean, and the fires of " the bloody nqusition,' Ga
1.-The Ex.Emperor Of France justly termed iO rs
ged with irresistible fury, and popery with all il
lborrid blasphemies, absurd mummery, and abon
l. raata ,nrtf 4
lchrs,endom;-at this time Jehovah preserved
lprecious seed, small but valuable. even in Sodon
An instance Of this appears in Eleasar, Count
4rian, in Naples, who came to the patrmony q
the age of twenty three, an age at which too M
Inv of what the world calls great and noble, disco
lvcr the most vile propensities; but Eleazar CAV
1.-The world q proof, that riches, youth and rel'glo
lmay ioin hand in hand. Some OF his domesll
regulations to his honor stand thus -" cannt
allow any blasphemy in my house, nor any thin
lin word or deed, which transgress the laws OF d'
lcorum. Let the Ladies spend their mornings
lreadipr and prayer, their afternoons at som
lwork-dice, and all games OF hazard are prohi'
lited. Let there be constant peace in my fam
lotl,erwise two armies are formed under my roo
land the master is devoured by both. 1t any di
Terence arise, let not the sun go down upon yot
wrath. We must bear with something, it we hay
10 live among mankind. Not to bear and not
forgive is diaLocal to love enemies, and to {
|r,od for evil, is the mark of the children of Go
Every evening all my family shall be assembled
a goody conference, in which they shall he
something of God and salvation. Let none be a
sent on pretence OF attending 10 my all rs fa
no affairs so interesting to me as the salvation
my domestics, | seriously forbid all injust
which may cloak itself under the color of sery
me. If feel an impatience under an afiront,
look at Christ: Can any thing which suffer,
like to that which he endured for me- I" TIL
we see the conduct of one who lived in the tot
lteenth century and what adds peculiar lustre
this great mans history, bis life and temper q
said to have been congenal with his maxims. Sill
was Roman Catholic family, distinguished, c
inent, pious, and useful, in the midst Of surrour
ling denominations during the darkest ages OF
pery. You will anticipate me, sir, in the I'd
that while have been transcribing the reg''
tions of this noble family, my mind has frcquen
reflected on the puerle tollies and gross dlssi
tions of those called great in this enliShten
country. My mind recoils from the dreadful c
alogue, which memory supplies, of theatres, b
thels, gambling tables, masquersdes, card part
Igrant dinners, select suppers, and all the iata
I,oIa.n hot x,.ka ~, the examinations of the tin