Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-27

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the pen of inspiration informs as the
ship which bore the Apostle was bro
ken in pieces by the violence OF the
waves.
IF we reflect on the miraculous
preservation Of the whole company
on board. amounting to s76 persons,
wrecked in tremendous storm, upon
an unknown coast, the preservation
OF the Apostle from the mortal bite
Of the viper, and the succeeding mi-
racle which he afterwards wrought
in the island, thus exciting universal
attention, it seems to me highly pro-
bable, and almost certain. that the
spot where he was wrecked, would
be ever afterwards known.
The holy Apostle and bis ship
wrecked companions, have gone, a.
ges ago. to their long home; the VI
pers which then infested the island,
have long since disappeared; but ev.
cry winter bears still the loud roar
of the fierce Euroclydon, and the
shores feel the terrible shock of the
| mountain waves which it sets in
motion but alas, though the same
winds still blow, and the same ocean
| still roars; the Same Gospel which
| Paul preached. 10 preached here no
longer /: the same Saviour whom he
sdored, [ fear, is known and adered
but by very few.
l remain your very atfectionate
brother, ID. TEMPLE.
THE CHAPLAIN AND COOK.
The witty Earl of Rochester. hap
pened to be in company with King
Charles III. his Queen, Chaplain, and
some of his ministers of state. After
they had been discoursing on public
business, the King, of a sudden ex-
claimed--"Come, let us unbend our
thoughts from the cares of state. and
give us a generous glass of wime,
sohica cheereth, as the scripture saith
both God and man." The Queen
hearing this, modestly said, she
, thought there could be no such text
in scripture and that the idea SEEM
ed to her to be little less than bias
phemy. The King replied that he
was not prepared to turn to chapter
and verse; but he was pretty sure
he had met with it somewhere in his
scripture reading. The Chaplain
was appealed to, and he was of the
same opinion with the Queen. Ro'
chester suspecting the king to be
right, and being no friend to the
chaplain, slipt out OF the room to en-
quire among the servants. if any of
them were conversant with the bible.
They named David. the Scots cook,
who always carried a bible about
him; and David being called, recol-
lectel both the text and where to find
! it. Rochester ordered him TO be in
waiting, and returned to the king.
This text was still the topic of con-
yersation and Rochester moved to
call in David, who, he said, he found
was well acquainted with the scrip
lures. David appeared, and being
asked the question. produced his BIZ
bic and read the text, Judges tx. l3)
The King smiled, the Queen asked
pardon, and the chaplain blnshed.-
Rochester now asked the doctor if
he could interpret the text, since it
was produced but he was mute, he
therefore requested David to inter
pret it, who Immediately replied,
"How much wine chsereth man, your
lordship knows ; and to show you
how it chesreth God. beg leave to
remind you that under the Old Tesla
meut dispensation, there were meat
offerings and drink offerings. The
latter consisted of 1piae, which was
typical of the blood of the Mediator;
which by a metaphor, was said to
cheer God, as he was we'll pleased in
the way of salvation that he bad APP
pointed whereby his justice vas ga
tis6ed. his law fulfilled, his mercy
reigned, his grace triumphed. all the
divine PROJECTIONS harmonized, the
sinner was saved, and Godi Christ
glorifed."
The king was agreeably surprised
at this unexpected and sensible expo