American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-07-31
ON SOME THINGS WHICH APpEAR USELESS.

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and to events the most trfng. How many thino
are there in the world which appear useless b
the north wind trees are blasted, and their bios
SONS are dispersed and become useless. Multi
tudes OF insects appear not only useless, but hurt
tul TO men, to beasts, and to vegetables. Man,
men and animals just shew themselves upon tn,
earth and disappear : others are born monster.
and deformed, OF become impotent Many facu
ties appear to be lost for want of an 0ppurtunt,
to make them useful. Many Of the best under
taklngs fail before they come to maturity Some
may ask, Could all this be-, If an infinitely wise
being governed the world : But who are they thai
dare question the wisdom Of divine providence p
Are they sure they are righta Do they know all
things well enough to see their connection with
and dependence upon. each other, and to say with
certainty, g This is absolutely useless, or, answers
no good purpose a' We should remember how
limited and weak our understandings are. 1t be.
comes US to observe respectful silence; not to
critlclse, but to adore, when we reflect upon the
works of the Lord, who has done all things we'll
Besides, many things may be useful IN different
ways. Certainly the insect deyoured by the swal.
lows cannot produce new generation, yet it serves
as food for the swallow Though our tears cannot
soften the cruel man, yet they are not lost; they
serve to keep up the sensibty OF our hearts: and
besides, they shall not be forgotten before God.-
Blessed are the merclfui, they shall obtain mer-
cy. Do not let us think then, that there is any
thing in the world entirely useless. All things
answer the end proposed BY God, and exactl, in
the way too which he determined upon before the
world was. True wisdom, not only attends 10 the
present, but extends to the future and it is the
connexion which one thing has with another, that
renders them in many cases subseryient to some
good end. Each being has a share In the vast
plan OF the Creator; but the part which belongs to
some beings is SO small as to be impercept,ble, and
SO may entirely escape our observation But we
ought not to iner that they therefore useless or
hurtful. Let US be persuaded that Gud is infinitely
wise, and that he acts BY well informed plan !:
this will contribute to our peace and happiness
Daily events transpre, for which we cannot ac-
count; and then perhaps our confidence is weak
ened Let US learn, however, from dali, expert
ence, and FROM the dispensations Of providence,
the wisdom and equity Of the government OF God !;
this will render our minds tranquil under all the
yicissitudes Of human life. We shall then be per-
shaded. that in all that God does, or permits to
be done, he has wise ends in view. Instead Of fin
ding fault, let us constantly adore his wisdom,
and render glory to his name. All events will
Justify that Being who has never been mistaken
in the government of the universe and Of whom
we are assured, that as the Judge Of all the earth
he will do right. A proper belief Of this will tram
quilize our minds here, and render US happy here.
after. Sturm.
Uritten at the end Of his Bible BY Sir William
Jones.-The scriptures contain, independently of
divine origin, more true sublimity, more exqus-
lite beauty, purer morality, more important history,
and finer strains both Of poetry and eloquence,
than can be collected within the same compass
from all other books that were ever composed in any
age or in any idiom. The two parts Of which the
scriptures consist are connected by chain of
positions which bear no resemblance in form of
style to any that can he produced from the stores
Of Greclan, Indian, Persian, even Arabian lear
ming. The antiquity of those compositions no man
doubts; and the unrestraned application Of them
to events long subsequent to their publication, is
solid ground of belief, that they were genuine
predictions, and consequently inspired.
Juggernauf.-A the festival of Jusgcrnaut in
1926, the number Of pilgrims salt, to be $50 ,000
Twenty thousand Of these are supposed to have
pershed either at the festival or on their return.
MIR. Sutton of Cuttack writes, that last year, 1s25
on an extent of ground less than two acres, he
saw 80 dead bodies and in another place AS all
purifying.
The attendance in July last was small compared
with the former year.
The image of the Idol is 60 feet high, stretching
up in conical form, and so feet wide at the base.
The image has large black face, with enormous
eyes, and large red mouth, extending from ear to
ear The image is decorated with gay COLLEEN
clothes of different coors, and is moved ON a pom
derous car with heavy wheels, the spokes of which
extend beyond the feloes for the purpose Of more
efectually crushing and mutilatng the bodies Of
the victims. Chris Reg.
| A gentleman in Honduras had the misfortune to
be brought into of the courts of the colony and
sentenced in action Of scandal, for having spoken
rather too freely against his neighbour. .Sfter
bowling to the sentence of the court, he very driis