Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07
From the Doston Post.
ltrom tue DostDh T~h
MI. MAFFlT On BOARD US. SHIP
.. COLUMBUS.

MT. MAFFIT On BOARD SHIP
COLUMBUS.
| Yesterday fopenoon, the Rev. j. ~, NsfIil
preached oI bosrd the u. = shap Columbus.
7 Abou, 10 o'clock o boat conveyed hun on
beard, where he was kindly received by Capt.
s,s,h and his officers. From the after part
c,s the fore rigging To tho front Of the poop,
on The spar deck, was tastcfully laid out NJ a
church. Ga both sides Of the deck forward
OF the yspgwsys. were rows Of seats which
were occupied by the seamen. The s.ar.
b0nrd side of the quarter deck was nssigaed
for the choir, which was corsi'os"d O. several
members Of The ships band, n ssgc number
Of boys. and q few ladies. btldships, sbaft
the p,ain.sass, Was occupied by marines, and
nbatt them some Of The crew o! the steamer
Gale lonia asd around, aud near the cap
stern, were about twen,y ladiss, two or three
hautcnants, and several gentlemen from tho
shore. On the larbosrd side of the quarter
deck, sat hardy-lo0kinE set Of sca'ncn,ncar.
y ali young mrn. In the curvature Tor the
wheel IN the front Of tho poop, sat Capt. Jo-
slah S,urgis, EGG. of the U. ). revenue cutter
Hamilton, in full uniform, excepting his
o2eess belonging to rhc Columbus. On the
after halchway, immediately in front Of the
mizeDnast, a neat pulpit, ornamcnted with
flags, wa. placed, fronting forward.
1 The ships awning', fore aud Mt, we're
spread, and from ,l.s sfter psrt Of the nizzen
riggpg wss evytsined on both sides. The
ships decks were as clean as hands could
make them, the guns run out aud tastcfully
secured, and the whole arrangements so com
pl,tc, as 10 make u favorable impression upon
he minds of landsmcn. Far above the
head. Of the congregation, waved the Com
modorc's tl,g At the main, the ensign at the
nizzsn peak, and the jack Oh the bowsPrit.-
\ Her topsais aud foresabs were loose, which,
aa the wind ag,atcS ther> reminded the Wis.
Nv,s that they were nn.',e-
Il B.sijes the cs6cers and crew OF the Colum
4 bus, shero usre about tfry or sixty ladies' snd
4 gentlemen from the shore. Capt. MCkelsr,
his offecrs aud q portion Of hs crew from the
steamer Caledonia, md oonrs crew from
the Revenue Cutter lIapAlton, on board.
\ Ws~n al were scaled, aud order Of the
stric,crt character prevailed, Mr.. Maflit open
ed the services by reading the 1921 Psalm
II 4 hymn was next read, and was very well
sung, accompanied with several musical IN.
s,rmcnts. Mf. MsiIit then mnde a bcnu,l
and impressive prayer, in which he icellngy
laid open tie wants Of usottals before 'bcW
Creator, invoking his blessing md protection.
\ Another LYNN was sung, afcr which he Sc
lectcd for the subject Of his remarks the Oh
verse u: the 5.Sh chapter Of Isaiah. lie said
/ that when be- Was invited To preach on bonr.
the Colutnbus, hc was partly al loss A" hat
.ubjrct To select that would bc acceptable to
an audience Of resmen. After soiae rcfec-
ton, however, he thought that the simplicity
o: religion, when enforced in .. sssfpora
spirit, was universal in its nppIicntIen. md as
well suited t. the mariner os the mndsnan.-
Be sre entering into the spirit of his dis
course, he led the minds Of his audience to
contemplate Gpd in his works, and shaved
the difference between His MODES Of opera-
sion and govornnscnt and that Of man. Man
was, and from his nature ever must be dc.
pendent being; he is a link III the great chain
% creation, sustained alone by the Creator
lie showed the relation in which man stood
To all the other works Of God, md traced III"
cm,na,ioRs of his mind TO the being who.c
impress he bore, with elenTness, forcc, and
great beauty. Vie spoke OF the moral govern
ment Of God, ing tlis dIacSeat changes
which had taken placc among the human
iainily--the elevation of one naiion--'hc de.
siruciion Of anOther, and the glory OF third.
carefully noting that those nations rose or
fell in the sama proportion rs they worship.
ped or iurgo, their Maker. The discovery "'
\mc, i:a--the inspiration OF Colnmbus-th'
American rcvol,apn-,hc wonderful dlscov
cries ,f the rsodern thnes-the progress OF
Christianity y--,he universal thirst Tor liberty.
and a great many other interesting subjects,
| he skilfully iDierwo'e with ibis subject, and
| in. the end made them all contribute To sus'
tain the position he had assumed III the out.
III sI,. ~ latS ht
hich the CnveiSc was governed were sim.
pic. aud hence inferred that Christianity was
of divine origin from its simplicity. Christ
was lowly. and in the cy1s Of the world Elm
Pile. vet he chose simple instruments whose
abus hare rcvolutionized the moral world.
Tho eloInence and carnes.ncss with which
he urged the captain, officers and crew I"
preserve iuvolate the honor OF the country,
entrusted 10 their keeping, was grand BE-.
yond description. And, in order To do It cf
fcctually, they were cnoncd never to forget
Tia, they wero drpcndcn, upon God.
While he spoke with honest patriotism oi
the achievements OF the Americans. he also
paid the British nation high compliment
! lie said that every American was proud to
trace his origin TO such mother.
| His concluding remarks wsro full Of warmth
and cD'rcaly; and many tar. by h's looks.
acknowledged their force. This Discourse,
throughout. was ono vt the best which Mr..
|, Maffit has delivered IN Boston.
I The singing Of " hymn and prayer closed
this interesting service.
The boats conveyed the visitors agsin To
the shore, who oil expressed themselves
highly gra.'fied.
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