The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-09-10
WHOLE NO. 2s93.

INTERESTING TRAIN OF INCIDENTS. The
following account is given BIZ the Rev
Leigh Richmond as having been related bv
a minister, in meeting of the British and
ofeign Bible Society. A drunkard was
one Gay staggering in drink on the brink
OF the sea. His little son by him. three
years OF age, being very hungry solicited
eim Tor something to eat. The miserable
lather, conscious of his poverty, and of the
criminal cause OF 1t, in kind ofrage, occa4
sioned by his intemperance and desnair.
huI!ed the little innocent into the sea. and
made off with himself The poor little suF.
ferer, finding floating plank by his side
on the water chung to it. The wind soon
waited him with the plank into the sea. A
British man of war passing by, discover
cred the plank and the child; and a sailor
at the risk of his own life plunged into the
sea and brought him on board. He could
Poor jack He ..l rev T IN On
OF war, behaved well and gained the love of
all the officers and men. He became a.,
officer of the sick and wounded department,
During an action in the late war, an aged
man came under his care, nearly in a diving
state. He was all attention to the suffer-
ing stranger, but could not save his life.
The aged stranger was dying, and thus
addressed this kind young officer: "For
the great attention you have shown me,
give you this only treasure that am pos
sessed Of" presenting him with Bible.
bearing the stamp of the British and For
eign Bible Society. at was given me by
a lady has been the means of my CONVEX
sion; and has been great comfort to me.
Read it, it will lead you in the way you
should CO." He went on to confess the
wickedness and profigacy of his life before
the reception of his Bible and, among 9TH
er enormities, how he once cast his little
son three years old into the sea, because he
cried to him for needful food The young
inquired ofhim the time and place, and
found here was his own history. Reader,
judge if you can, Of his feelings, to recog.
nize in the dying old man, his own father,
dying penltent under his care And Judge
of the feelings of the dying penitent, to find
that the same kind. young stranger was his
son, and the very son whom he had plung-
ed into the sea: and had no idea but he
had Immediately persisted! A description
of their mutual feelings will not be attempt
ed. The old man soon expired in the arms
of his son. The latter left the service, and
became pious preacher of the Gospel.
On closing this story the minister, in the
meeting of the Bible Society, bowed to
the Chairman, and said, ".Sir, am poor
Jack r'
PHILOSOPHICAL PICTURES OF MAN.
Behold an animal entirely naked, whom ma
ture has abandoned to the iniuries of the
elements, and to whom she has not allotted
sn0 sa:rt;nul4r climate wherein 10 live
made him so feeble that he requires to be
instructed to walk, and even to eat who is
the only animal to whom is denied the in
stinct of knowing the vegetables proper for
sustenance. In his breast she has implant-
ed all their blind passions, without enlight-
ening his mind with one of their innate ideas
who cannot satisfy bis most common wants
without the assistance of others-who is yet
without ceasing, at war with his species
who persecutes them, and is prosecuted by
then-who massacres, and is massacred-
who becomes to himself the most danger
Gus of enemies, often dies of melancholy,
and sometimes destroys himself in despair.
This miserable enimal is MAN. On the 9TH
er side-Behold being, whom nature has
made for the enjoyment of relationship with
all his kind upon earth, and to whom she
has conf6ed the use of fire, the first prime
mover of the universe. He breathes in all
climates-navigates every sea-inhabits all
parts of the globe; turns to his use all veg
etables, and subdues all ANIMALS this be-
! ing has received from nature the finest form
of body-celestial affections in his countes
nance, innate sentiments of divinity in his
observation-disclosures of his works in his
mind-instinct of infnity and of immortali4
ty in his hopes-and by the harmonies of
his intellect, his virtue, and his reason, he
renders himself master of the whole world.
and directs his views to heaven ITSELF
This sublime being is also MAN.