The Litchfield County post., 1828-09-25

the aScertaned benefits arising from keep
ing holy one day in seven!
independently ofits being the command
of God, by occasioning a cessation from
the too ardent pursuits of worldly objects,
it assuredIy gives the mind more time to
reflect on objects of higher and more inn
portant class. How apt are men to make
idols of wealth, of honor, and of pleasure
These seducing toys engross their thoughts
by day, and their dreams by night: the
whole soul is absorbed in efforts to attain
them. But once gained, the delusion VAN
isheS. The idolater finds that he has pur-
sued phantom-an imaginary and unsat-
isfying good. Yet Notwithstanding the un-
certainty of life, and of every enjoyment it
affords,-the frequent wrecks of human
hope that meet the eye Of observation :;
notwithstanding the many reyerses q dis
appointments of human expectation, the IN
tatuatcd son Of earth clings to his idols, q
to every plank however frail, that pronis-
es to keep him atloat on the current of time
and retard isawfuI and precipitous launch
on the ocean of eternity. Oh, blessed Sab
bath, that awakens the soul from this dream
of pro,racted life, of wealth, or ot'pleasure
that calls off its attention from the pow
erful attraction Of temporal enjoyments, Il
points it to the contemplation of nobler
and purer bliss; that tells man he is here
pilgrim and stranger, far from his better
home-his Heavenly Fathers Ruse.--
There, we are assured, are &c M ny man
sons," prepared for the real followers of
the assembled Savior; and there may eve
ry penitent believer hope to arrive when
he quits this chequered scene of happiness
and woe.
But it is not merely as a day of rest from
worldly care, that the Sabbath conters sub
stantial benefits on man. 1t is day sane
tilted and blessed by our Creator and in
tended preeminently for the publick and
private worship of himself. The influence
of the Sabbath, where it is thus spent, is
salutary beyond calculation on public mo-
rails and domestic happiness.
Let those who have travelled through
our western settlements state the result OF
their observations on this subject. Where
the Sabbath is stately Observation-Disclosures
the bible is circulated and read--where
Sunday Schools are established-and the
voice of the living preacher is heard from
the sacred desk-there you will invariably
find peace, industry, sobrety, mutual kind
ness, and domestic comfort. How great
are the privileges of such a people I he
blessings they enjoy are beyond estimate.
They can be justly appreciated Cike those
of Iii ht and healthy only by their loss.--
Mostened by the dews of heaven, cheered
by the beams of Christian instruction., the
stated attendance on these means of grace
grow and flourish, till at the summons of
their Lore, they are transplanted from this
wilderness, to the paradise of God.
On the other hand, mark the difference
in settlement, where the Lords Day is
known only as day ofidleness and dlssi-
patton. Instead Of assemblages for the
worship of God, the tavern or the tippling
house is the place of constant resort. Here
The intoxicating cup is circulated-the pro-
tame oath-the coarse jest-the noisy mirth
Of fools, like the cracking of thorns under
a pot-are heard,s and all those revolving
scenes that arise from the abuse of ardent
spirits,are 81 Ell in all their shocking defor-
nifty. Hence the infatuated victims of in
temperance return to their families ten-fold
more the children of hell than when they
quilted their peaceful homes. Alas, that
such should be the occupation of creatures
ordained to be immortal-that ns,ead of
rising in the scale Of beings, they should
sink below the very beasts that perish
Fran the Richmond Va.) Visitor.
THE CREEK INDIANS.
We have been politely favored by gentle