Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15

ton, and you have lighted up the smile of gratitude and joy, where sorrow and despondency so lately sat- The christian religion alone, can comfort the bereav- ed Infidelity may strive to do it. but it will ever l strive in vain
 Eut the tipe when infidelity is seen in it's truest light IS at the hour of death If it has any consola- tlons for its adherents surely they are needed then- Yet how almost invariably does the forttude of the unbetever forsake him, as he is laid upon bed of pam and languishing and earthly things are fast f- ding from his view. He feels then that God and Heaven aud He'll awful realities, and he calls in anguish for help to that Savior he has so often blas phemed. Poor man! in vain he cals-hs day of grace is forever fled Read the closing scene of the lives of Voltaire, Thomas Paine, and many other boasted champions of in6delity, and you will zee how an nfdel can die. .' Contrast it with the close of the devoted christians life. Go watch around the dying bed of him whose hopes are built upon the promises of the Gospel and listen to the sounds which fall Som his dying lps- Are they sounds of horror and dismay? These feel ings are strangers to his heart. The serenest peace and happiness reign within his soul. No sounds but those of joy and hope dwell upon his lips. Leaning upon the promises of God, he gladly leaves the scenes of earth, and-soar triumphant to Heaven.
 Such the results of christianity and inidelity up- on individual character and happiness. While the one tends to promote virtue, and consequently peace and happiness-to heghten every enjoyment in pros- pery, to soohe and comfort the spirit in adversity, and to smooth the rugged pathway of e by it's pro- misses of world where joy and hopes do not wither and decay; the other by taking off restraints from vice. generally produces misery, degradation, and r,- in. Its hopes and promises are only of negative kinds such arise from the absence of the fear of f ture punishment, and these, miserable as they are generally forsake at the hour of death and persist ed in, will sink the poor deluded soul into misery which no human tongue can describe, or human n- tellect can calculate. After this view of the subject who would not excaim, let me live the life of chris tan, and let my last end be like his.
 But their effects still more striking and apparent upon national peace and prosperity. When nation IS under the benign influence of christianity, then go vernment will be liberal, the rights of the people SC. cure, and happiness and plenty will smile upon the and But let light ofchrisanity there be put out and lndelty spread it's degrading influence upon the public mind, and soon will be witnessed the whitening and dying away of all that is fair, and lovely, and of good report Look at France in the height of her in- fidelity; when death was pronounced an eternal sleep and when this inscription placed at the en- trance of her grave-yards What is the scene which she presents? Is it of pleasure and beauty T. The very reverse of this. Tumults and confusion every where prevail. Executions and imprisonments the order of the day, and the streets of France overflow with blood. Innocence is no security a. gainst the guillone and the gate of virtue, o use the words of Madam RolandJ "is to be to-day on throne, tomorrow in prison.'
 At such scenes humanity revolts. The heart of the christian and patriot is ready bleed as he casts his eye over our land and witnesses the rapid spread of infdelty and false religion in our own beloved Re- public. The unwecome truth is forced upon his mind, that if these continue unchecked, they will sap the foundation of government ruin our free insti tutions and spread devastation and run where peace and beauty now reign. He sees the want of a true spirit of christian philanthropy in the party disputes of the day, and in the election office of men who do not rule in the fear of the Lord These things ought to be and they should rouse every lover of his country and humanity, to put forth efforts for the diffusion of christianity throughout our land. The phianthropst and christian should join in carrying forward this glorious work, for christianity alone preserve liberties and free institutions render our fellow citizens happy in this world, and secure to them an immortality of bliss beyond the grave.
 CLARINDA.
 Ronnantc.-Wc were amused yesterday at hearing | aloafer who was carrying lobster under his arm as big-as big as a baby-snging:
 Oh my love is like the red-red rose
 Just newly blown in June
 Oh my love has got such pretty claws
 lvow I'll eat them soon. [Stdr.
 Another Murder most Horrble.-The Pttsburg Penn) Advocate of Tuesday, May 18th, states that on the Sunday morning previous three men seen landing from skiff six miles below that city, at point opposite the ruins of the "Old Stone Wall," from whence they proceeded three fourths of mile to the house of MT. Moses Ewing, respectable farmer and weaver, near the house, when they separated, two of them going the house and the other remain ing behind: The two intenogated Mrs Ewing and he. husband Moses how much money there was in the house, and that they for it. Moses told his wife to give up what in her possession and the villains presented two loaded pistols to her breast threatening to shoot her if she refused She then gave them bag of silver containing SlOO and while they going off, one ofthem shot the woman thro the heart, causing immediate death. The murderers fled to their boat and crossed the river A man has been arrested at Ptsburg who answers to the descrp ton of one of them. Moses Ewing is about 70 years of age.
 Ohio against the World d!! ,-DouJle Deuces.-The wife of Mir Ephraim Knoles of Union township, Ross county, was safely delivered, few days sncc four daughters at birth. The children are said to be do ing we'll Mrs. Knoles is in her iorty-sixth year, and had previously gwen birth to thirteen children. Mrs K. has been visited by most of the married Indies in -l..N