Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-12-31
NO. az
Dir RANKIN.

DR FRANkLlNs
Ile following 10 4 copy n IN eti8tngl is,.
tef from The ysnsrabie Franklin. 10 4 tniotsis .,
OF The 9nspsl IN the Southern part of N. Jsr.
sey, wtiet. has brs, f~sesntly discovered fbstr
shlong ssn,e aii family papats, II IL i ran.
tps'tlot perfectly III The fnatinsf and seittf 81
nat great 'tJ .pttly man-4 Southern Liz.
rafB Het8fnetr.
Phtadsipfia. fup lie Git. I7g5
DEAR tfH "a ! feFsised y6ttf hind lstt., AZ
~ 'Hs' and hfn gi1d tn heaf thaf ysI ipefass,
~ strength | hhpr yeu viii e~sntlnDe ,rs,diup
utitl yo'1 fstSYaf ysur former bssttb aud finn
ness. Let mr. knsw whether YOU esntinu.
HE fold bfth the afiset II has. As 10 The hioA.
he"s you spokh 81, | .ish it could bays h. .
~ in"fn real service to ystt Tint Won vonlI
alwhys be ready Ia serve some ,tber nsy..p
ttht uhs need your hssistanfa. and so l. gta,
eiHess 20 round: for. mankind RI all ~ a Fl.
MY Itt ny own part, when | sn smfleyn,i
10 fefytng otbefe, (! do tot look uhon inxsolf
Hs coi'isfghg tat0ft. but az paying dstfs. IL
my tFAfhla and sInts my settlement, | hsy,
tefHiyth much Kindness from men, 10 y t,nt,
! s0Al' Hf'ef have RI opportunity IT making
ths 'eest ditntt return. and fhttberlsys tpsr.
eias troil, i'9j, who is infinitely abere be hing
benehlted ~ our Fetyjces, For tl,aEs aind.
hessts rom men, | can only therefore show
Hiss sg}in 1dtg' ~ sipd. by . readiness t. help
moi THINK that thanks aud compliments, thstvb
repeated weekly, ran dIschargr cur real ebii.
fiti"h to hhch other, aud mnel. Irps 10 sur
Creator. "
700 "'il scr IN iltts. my notion of good xsfts,
'hht ] 10 not expect ~ merit heaven by them,
by lira fnn. We understand d state ii hsbpi.
frFs' intttttfF N ar9fhr, and eternal IN dnfa,
ton We fHn do nothing 10 anssrve ,ncb sr.-
F""td' lie, that. lof giving draft If waiat Il,
= thirsty tetsnt. should sspeel tn be pajd win
il great plantation, would be modest In HE as.
mands, compared viii, thosg wto think tLsv
drstfss heaven Tor the little resd thew de sn
earth Even The mixed l6narfsei plsasnfss.
we enjoy III lbs world, nrn rather freto f3,d's
goodness. than our merit how much more 70
the happiness Of hesvot7 For my part | have
t'at The vanity ts think | deserve IT. the folly
to stpsGt II. Or The ambition to desire IL btit
c"i'ten' myself IN Submitting To the disparal
81 That Ged, whn mads me, whs bns htfi1afo
preserved and blessed me, and IN whose "a.
thefly good1ess. ! n,ay we'll conhde, thsf hs
never will make inc miserable, and that tbe
a~fhlefIon, ! may At any tisse suffer, may tend
to my benefit,
Tbs laitl, you mentioned has dsubitesa its
uss 10 The wsfla. ! do not desire to ace II III.
tninishrh. nor would ! desite to ser il lasssurd
IN any man but ] wish il we're msre produe.
i've ht aosd wefks than ! have seen I mean
real god works, works Of Kindness, charity,
mercy, and public spirit, no holyday akeapinp,
COMMUNICATING or reading, performing church
ceremonies, or making long prayers. filed
with batteries and cotnpiitnsnts, dospised sven
by wise men. and much less capable Of pleas
Ing tho Deity.
The Worship Of God Is a duty, the jsarnfnr
and reading tosy he useful; bot if man rest IN
hearing and praying. (as too many do,J IL ia ~
# Inc treo value itself on being watsrad. and
putting forth leaves, though II never produced
any fruit.
Our Geed Muster thought Iass of fhsee cut
ward appearances than many Of bjs tnedsru
disciples. lle preferred the dasfs et hs word
to HE hearers; the seD that seemingly refused
10 obey his father, and yet perform his CON.
'nandmshts. To him that pfefesssd his tesdi.
meas, but neglected bis work. The hefatical,
but charitable, But orthodox PRIEST and sautf.
iisd Levite, and those who gave food TO tie
hungry, drink 10 the Thirsty, and f~ait1sut -
the naked, entertainment 10 The stranger, vino
never heard sf his rafne, he declares shall, in
The last Day, he accepted when those vfs cry
bord' Lord! who value themselves on their
tattb though rfeat enough 10 perform miracles,
but have neglected good works, shall be reg.
lerted lie progressed that, he came mot TO call
ttth righteous, but sIunsra 10 repentance, which
implied his modest opinion, that fhsro were
some III his time 40 rood, fbsf they needed not
TO hear for improvements; bit nowadays,
We have scarcely 3 little psrsou who does ia.
tbi0k it The duty OF every man within bis reach
to si' under his petty administration, and that,
whosvsr o'nlts this, ofisrds God. / wish to
such nors humility, and 10 you hsalth and
frmness. BsiGg your friend and servant.
EgHJAafa FrAEgLTa.