Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-10-03


and want;-to divest the house Of sorrow and
sadness Of It's gloom, and TO give JOY and peace
to the dsconsolate and despairing. Not by
sinister views by an unhallowed thirst for no.
torieiy, and for fame--nor by desire to have
their cts ofbencvolcnce blazonsd to the world
| in the columns Of public newspaper, arc tho
members of this institution actuated. A noblel
and praiscworlhy principle thoy adopt fol
their guide-it is to relieve tho sorrows Of the
sorrowing, and the miscries Of the miserable
that they toll, and this accomplished, their
hopes are Immediately attained. They act
upon the benevolent and benign principles Of
MERCY that Mercy which
"-droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place t'rpcah il ], trvice Jhssedj
II JleStth him that siv,s, and him that takcs.
'Tis ,nighfie. in the nightes Il becomes
The throned mondrch batter than his cvoirn;
III, sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to and majesty,
but mercy, !, above this seepier'd sway,
II ]. cnthoncd in the heart, Of kings;
il is an atir l,ute 10 God himself;
An earthly power doth then show lkest Gods
When mercy seasons justice"
The happy effects Of this noblest Of institu-
tions, was tested last winter; and many u
wretchcd matron lives 10 tell Of its acts Of be-
ncvolenco, and to bless the day it dawned upon
the world; for they who were desolate, and
from whose presence oven hope had fed, were
chccred by its influences, and now chaunt its
praises. And where is tho man $50 cold, SO
dead" who will not assist in carrying into exc
cution tho noble designs of publck charity SO
laudable and so noblo AS this! Let him, who
would behold in it some idle and fancful
scheme, but appeal to those who have wit
messed its effects, and if his heart be not made
of stone, he cannot withhold from it the need
Of generous applause. Let him listen to the
tale Of the wretchcd mother, who in the midst
of the melancholy darkness that surrounded
hor-when hope had fed, and when she only
prayed for rapid transition e" from gloom to
glory;"-in those bitter moments, when the
cruel north winds howlcd around her hovcl,
and her babes, shivcring with the cold blasts
Of u relentless winter, clung still closer to her
agonizod and busting bosom, the messenger
of hope appeared, and afforded her mcmcntary
comfort, cheered her mansion and her babes,
with the blaze Of tho cracking fro'-and if
ho will longer withhold his support from this
noble institution, We lament the hardness Of
his heart, and despise his obduracy!
Although this Society has done much, and
its members are ready to do more,
still it noeds tho cooperation of the friends of
humanity, and of oil who pity the sorrows Of
suffering mortals. Let then, those who have
heretofore literally contributed to carry on
quixotc schemes for the benefit of Hindostan,
or rather to feed and fatten few, OH the pap
of luxurious muniicence, como speedily forward,
and throw into the Treasury of the Providence
Fuel Society, their boqucsts, and thus encour-
age project, which is noble and lasting, and
which has received "hc sanction Of the Gods"
We must not close this article, without re-
marking, that too much credit cannot be given
to the gentlemen composing the Socety's Com
mittee, for the disposal of its donations Of fuel.
The task is not only an arduous one, but one
Of extreme delicacy, involving all the feelings
Of our natures.