Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-02-20

Mn. RoGtRs' SERMoN.-Thc sermon
delivered by the Rev. Mr.. Rogers, a,
The Odeon, on the burning Of the Lex
ington, has been published by Perkins
& Marvin. This is production of un-
common excellence, and will be perused
with great interest, and we trust with
much benefit. The text which the prca.
cher has selected, is Gom Jeremiah 40
%. "Hamah is confounded, and Ar.
pad for they have heard evil tidings
they are faint hearted the re is sorrow
on the sea it cannot be quiet" The
preacher, after depicting in strong and
glowing colors, The usual sorrows oI
those who adventure upon the sea, the
common ami expected casualties of those
who do business upon The mig hty waters,
proceeds in n strain Of increased elo-
quence, and with the deepest pathos,
TO delineate the horrors Of that night,
which must long be fresh in The memo
ries Of thousands, and the grief Of which
will never part from many but with their
life.
"Who did not feel this" says the
preacher, "when the evil tidings of the
Lexington came upon us, and the fear
til list of the dead became dis,inc, and
legible Who bot shrunk from the pc
rusal /; Who but denied to himself the
first overwhelming ti,lngs, and disbe-
leved in spite Of evidence for hope
over mastered fear. And when con-
tirmnion strong blasted all hopes, with
what deep horror did men look upon
one another! II was felt. to be, and it
is a public calamity. Its pressure falls
heavily on many tiresidcs, but its shadow
is over ALL
"There are evil tidings for us-for
who were there? The men of business,
whose foresight and energy pushed en-.
ierprise to its utmost they who were
the authors and centres of plans, branch.
ing and extending until they girdIed the
globe they whose activity gave bread
to hundreds-they were there. And
with them the minister Of the gospel,
one who had found home in land
strange 10 his infancy, and whose in
tegrily, learning, and worth, had won
him place in many hearts, and po-
sliion honorable among meD--he was
there. And with them, one who had
crossed many seas, and looked upon
death right often, and whose protracted
absence had given rise to sad iolbod-
ings Of his fate, when the glad news Of
his safe arrival filed many hearts with
joy-he was there and he came to
crown the hopes Of years, and to meet
her who was TO be his bride. lie has
tened TO his bridal-but il was with
Death Aad she who was to bc a
wife, was more than widow. And
they too were there who reveren.ly took
up their dead, that they might bear il to
the family tomb, tn rise together at the
last day-and together God buried them
AID helpless infancy, cniolded IN n
mothers arms, now found no prot ton.
and velled and enshrouded, the last sad
office Of a mothers love-it was there
The eager crowds that throngcd that
boat, were fathers, brothers, sisters,
daughters, friends and with life ,ipo.
rous NJ their hearts, and hope bright be-
fore them, they rushed---ihey knew il
n"' to their own graves. But could
the private history OF the individuals on
board that boa, be known-could We
follow the iidngs Of death io each desc
late home, and broken heart, there woud
he more of anguish in the circles Of
friends rho live IN suffer, than IN the
horrors of that nieM
4" i, is n most solemn truth, Tia, God