American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-03-19
IRON TuE ESSEX REGISTER.

Edtracts q letters from lain quincy adams h
tits san.
! In your letter Of The 10Th Of January, TO your
mother you mentioned, that you read to your aunt
IA chapter IN the Bible, or a section from Dir bod
ldridge, every evening This information gave me
great pleasure tor 50 strong is my vtnerstlon for
| the Bible, SO strong my belief that when daily
read and metltaed upon, il is of all books in the
world, that which cohtribu es most to make man
lgnod wise and happy; that the earlier my chill
dfen oegln to read IL and the more steadily thew
pursue the practice Of reading it throughout their
i'es, the more lively and confident viii be nv
IhoPes that they will prove useful cllizens 10 their
country, respectable members of society and real
blessing to their parents.' " advise YOU nv son
IN whatsoever you read and most of all in reading
the bible to remember tina; it is for the pui pose Of
making you wiser, and more virtuous. have Tor
myself Tor many years. made it practice to read
through the Bible once every year; have always
endeaVored to read 1t with the same spirit and
temper OF mind which now recommend to YOU 4
mar IS with the intention and desire that ii might
contribute to my advancement in wisdom and viz
tue; my desire is indeed very mperfectly success
iui; tor like you, and the Apostle Paul, 6nd al
law 10 my members warning against the law of nv
mlhd' But as know It Is my nature to be mper-
tect' so know that II is my duty TO aim at perlec
ZION and feeling and deploring my own frailties
can only pray Almighty God for the aid of bisI
sprit to strengthen my good desires, and subduc
my propensitles TO evils for it is from him that
every good and perfect gift decendeth. MY Gus.
ION is' % read tour or hive chapters of the Bible
every morning. Immediately after rising from bed
It employs about hour Of my time aud seems the
most suitable manner of beginning the day. Ey- i
cry time read The Bible, understand some mas
sage which never understood belore" Heaven
mas given 10 every human being the power of con-
Tollng hrs pass ions; and II lie neglects or loses II
the FAULT IS his oven, and he must be accountable
Tor t." 1t is essential my SON. ia order thar vor
may go through lie with comfort to your self and,
usefulness 20 your fellow creatures, that you shculd
lo'm arc Adopt certain rules AND principles Tor the
government OF your conduct and temper; unless
you have such rules and principles, there will be
numberess occasions in which you will have no
gulee Tor your government, but your passion. II
s N he Bible you must learn these rules and Drn
ciples.'' pun
Speaking OF those parts Of Scripture that appear
ny sseiious' ne Says" All this is undoubtedly
marvellous and above our comprehension much
OF II is Clearly hgurativc and allegorical nor is il
easy ~ usuhgulsh what part ol it is to be under
$1,000 ~ nterai' and what IN symholica sensc-
out tha' winch 1t imports US to understand is Main
ne great and essential principles upon which our
oulles and enloyments depend, are involved in no
o"scuVlty' -" When one Of the personapes in
one o. Ierenccs comedies, the FIRST time uttered in
the heatre the line, Homo sum, and human
menll alienum puto,"" an universal shout Of an
pause burst from the whole audience. and that IN
70 great multitude of Romans, and Of Deputies
rom the nations their subjects and allies, there was
;ot one individual but elt in his heart the power Of
M 'ioole sentiment. Yet how feeble and defective
s It, IN comparison with the christian command ~
'harity, as unolded in the discourses Of Chris,
and enlarged upon in the writings Of the Aposllss'
= lhc heart OF man will always respond with ran.
ure to the sentiment, when there is no selfish M
losocia' passion at work, to oppose it. But The
9iegn from my BOSOM 'N'A's' " ii'"h can DC