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RELIGIOUS AND MORAL
| DIStUSSIONS.
YISUCKTt ON > ASHIOVBLE MAX*
NEBS.
[By a Lady ]
It Is b melancholy reflection to a
benevolent mind. that, as the clouds
of superstition ahd bigotry are dis
pelled, the influence of religion should
decline, and a zeal for her interests
sink into a cold indifference to her
claim upon the heart, and a languid
inattention to her precept: But. if
we contrast the present with former
ages, we shall, perhaps, be justified
in the conclusion, that such is the
fact.
When barbarism and ignorance
had overspread the countries to which
the benign influence of Christianity
had been extended, its professors
•oon began to depart from a strict
observance of its precepts, and the
minds of all men appeared to become
still more involved in the thick dark
ness of paganism. Infected by the
contagion of vice, yet awfully con
scious of the purity and holiness of
God. believers looked up to Him,
ratht ras a Judge whose wrath they
would deprecate than as a father in
whose mercy and love they should
trust Tor many succeeding ages
this was noticed as a common trait
in the Christian character. Through
the dark medium of a disordered
imag : nation, he beheld Omnipotence
armed with a rod of vengeance : pe
nances the most rigorous v/ere per
formed foi* the expiation of crimes 5
and the body tortured for the pur
ification of the soul. Thus, in the
unrestrained operation of human pas
sions', the fear of future punishment
was appeased by voluntary inflictions;
and the rays of heavenly hope and
peace beamed only on the bleeding
victim. How different these from
the emotions which will swell the
in the just conteropla
tions of the Supreme benevolence,
the bountiful author, and continual
supporter of our being.
But to trace the progress or des
cribe the nature of superstition, is
foreign to our present object. Those
clouds which iiveloped the minds of
men are dispelled ; truth has burst
forth in its native and simple charac
ter ; and the nature and attributes
of God are observed and known by
mortals, in the same light in urtiicti
he has been pleased to present them.
Very different is the nature of that
atonement which is now offered for
sin ; wholly unlike is that purifica
tion which it is necessary to make
for ihe corruptions of the heart. To
the soul from the contamina
tion of sensual indulgence; to cher
i*tt a spirit of divine love; and to
extend its gentle influence to our,
fellow-mortals, are nbW seen to be
the rcvjuisitions of Christian faitn.
Kvdigiou. arrayed in *the beauty of
holiness, beams forth from the gloom
which had been drawntaround her
and calling us from a reliance on
outward sacrifices, and pompous cet*- 1
emonies invites our affections, and
lays cl um to our hearts. t *Diffusing
the pure spirit of Const* she teaches
us that * God is love s and that the
service of our divine Master is no lon
ger to be regarded as a toil or a sa
en fiee. w Gad is love /Wiow vast 1
bow comprehensive is this short ex
pression of Almighty excellence l—-
\Y it nee then proceeds that indiff
erence and even aversion to religious
pursuits, which 100 generally pre
vails among all anks of people ; and
more particularly among those, from
whose education* station in lite, and
opportunities for improvement* we
should took for enlarged ideas, dig
mded sentiments and enlightened
minds.? Why i& it* that in our city
we observe such defection and indiff
erence to the precepts of Christianity,
such inattention and deadneas to the
spirit of divine, towe* when the raegi»
stagers of heaven are and con
stantly sounding in.our ears, the glad
tidings of peace, and reconciliation
wut n an. offended God l Business, po
litres, and pleasure have votaries,
who> pursue their objects With, avid
ity. though toil*, disappointment and
satiety mark their ogress : but au
the shrine of religion* how few offer
the ardent sacrifice of a devout and
grateful Heart l tfet to what a small
part of existence do the* Interests of
business, politics, or pleasure extend l
On the confines of mortality* their
prospect the last do
sing: of the eydids on. the light of
time, shuts them out forever- But,
who can tell the boundless, hopes,
who can conceive the height of
hlesse&nis * which, may be derived
from the promises, of the. infinite
God l Shall w.e then be content to
grovel on earth, while. Heaven is.
open to oar hopes.?: Shall we remain
satisfied with the perishable enjoy..
SBeuts of time, when- the kfe of an
gel* may be ours, in the ages ofe-
Among the female part of the
■uimiuuty, young and sus
hearts arc turned for pious
and devotional eXerciiet Ws particu
larly regret the prevalence of
lightness and vanity, which super
sedes all serious reflection, and ban
ishes, for the engagements of dress,
company, and conquest, the best
hopes of an immortal spirit. To such
a few expostulations are now offered
by one strongly solicitous for their
interest, and whose constant prayers
are offered up for their future happi
ness.
Will ye pause, my sisters, and while
pleasure allures, while vanity elates,
and flattery sooths the heart, listen
a moment to an advocate for eternity,
who would plead with you for that
part of yourselves which shall survive
when corruption shall have feasted
on your blooming cheeks, and the
worm shall have defaced that beauty
which is now the object of your pride
and glory ? Not in heaviness of heart;
not in austerity of manners ; not in
insensibility to human concerns, does
religion require you to tread the
path of duty. Her native aspect
breathes benignity and peace ; she
smiles on the fullness of social en
joyment; and forbids not the inno
cent gratifications and amusements
of life. But amusement as it is at
present pursued is dissipation ; dis
sipation of time, health, and fortune ;
of all that is most precious in pri
vate and domestic life ; dissipation
of those best affections of the soul,
those intellectual enjoyments, which
dignify our nature. Perhaps from
the bosoip of retirement, abstracted
from the” gaieties of the world, its
scenes appear in too strong colours:
but let reason decide,
whether from these scenes of dissi
pation there ever sprung one stnti
ment which ennobled the affections,
refined the desires, or elevated the
soul to the highest enjoyments of its
nature, to an inward communion
with our Maker, and the anticipa
tion of immortal joys in hb presence ?
* God is love -but he is likewise a
God of purity and holiness, and the
heart would be accepted by him
must cherish the»influence of his
divine Spirit, and endeavour, to as
similate itself, as far as imperfect
nature will admit, to t,he source of
light and love. But how is this to
be done ? By fluttering in the maze
of lolly, or flaunting in the glare of
vanity and pride ? by devoting that
time which is allowed us for intellec
tual acquirements, to frivolous con
sultations on dress and ornament,
and sacrificing the best feelings of
nature in listening to, or reciting the
tale af calumny and detraction ? by
a continual round of empty amuse
ments, trifling conversation, or other
vain occupations which fill the hours
of a fashionable fine lady ? Surely
no.—Ye whose tastes are thus vitia
ted, appeal to your own hearts, and
,say, do ye find net relish for the more
sublime degrees of human happiness,
no desires far that bliss which is to
be found only in Heaven ? Whence
proceed those elegant and virtuous
sentiipents which give to society its
polish, and to friendship its charms l
Are they to he met with in those
Abies of dissipation where personal
admiration claims every exertion,
and rivatship and censure implants
envy in the bosom, and gives asperi
ty to the passions ? From what
comes that benevolence which ex
tends to every son and daughter of
distress , which, succours the neces
sitous, sooths the afflicted, and feels
for the sorrows of those whom it lias
no power to relieve ? Not from the
transitory emotions of pity, nor the
sigh of compassion which nature
calls forth, but it is from the warm
and animating principle of love to
God,, that a diffusive charity and love
to his creatures must flow* Where
» the purity of affection and unii
‘ ratted friendship which unite in the
most endearing of human connexi
ons, which qualify you to fulfill the
duties of wife and friend to. the cho
sen of your hearts,- and to jpin in
fond solicitude for the welfare of
those tender beings, which Heaven
quay commit to your charge ? Ah l
my sisters ; that ye could be maue
sensible of that joy which swells the
j bosom, of the fond mother, on be
-1 holding the virtuous principles her
care has implanted expand and flou
rish in the young minds of her off
spring 1. But how can you expect
this joy, if you: have no ability for
the duty, if yonrselves.aceunenlight
ened, t and. the prime of you* days
wasted in pursuits unworthy of your
station l Alas l’ a capacity for these
enjoyments exists not in a heart in
sensible to religion, enslaved be tfie
t tyranny of fashion, and devoted, to
• her fashionable pursuits L - ‘
Thus far l have considered the
cultivation of religious impressions*
and the exertion, of our noblest fa
culties, only as affecting the happi
ness of. this life , but in the hour of
affliction, and on the- hnnk-of thc
grave, from what source can we de
rive that hope and comfort which
shall sustain the. soul l At the loss,
of property, of’ friends, or of health
you can no longer look /for pleasure
in the gaiety and dissipation of the
worlds A repetition of the scenes
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i . J- . .
through which you have passed can
no more he made, and you must de
rive support from other objects.—
At that time how can you ask con
solation of God, when your hearts
hare never swelled with gratitude
and thankfulness foP his benefits ?
When the prospects of life are dar
kened, how will ypu . look beyond
them, with the hope of unmingled
felicity ? O for an awakening and
persuasive voice, which might pene
trate the inmost recesses of such
hearts, and rouse them from their
‘ dreams of vanity, before it shall be
too late. It should show to them
that they exist for eternity ; it would
display (he capacity of their nature
for endless progression s and rescue
from the cpntagion of example those
innocents who have not been drawn
..yet into the empty round of vanity fc
. folly* P.
The following is the conclu
ding sentence of the. resignation of
a captain in the Mississippi Territo
ry— from a .Mississippi pa
per. Hold thy sides, gentle reader
if thou hast the faculty of laughs
- ing’* within thee—it. will inevita
. bly provoke a smile in the sad*
dest disciple of Heraclitus. This
Bird is of a rare feather indeed—
probably of the family of Munchau
sen. If the captain be not a Con
greve Rocket, there is no virtue in
metaphor; Shakespeare’s Pistol is
but a squib to him.
Del. Watchman .
%5 *Mn leaving the service, sir,
I am not abandoning the cause of Re
publicanism, but yet hope to bran
dish the glittering steel in the field
and tatve my way to a name which
shall prove my country's neglect,
and when this mortal part shall be
closetted in the dust, and my noble
soul shall wing its flight to the re
gions above, in passing by the pale
faced moon, I shall hang my hat up
on the brilliant Mars, tip the wink
to Venus, astonish the natives of
each superlative star, and arriving
at the portals of Heaven’s High
Chancery, shall demand of the at
tending Angel to be ushered into the
presence of Washington? I am,
&c.
Ross Bibd.
captc 3d (/• S • A, /.
Lieut. Col. G. C. Russel.”
• . __f
DIED, in Frankford, Sussex Coun
ty, New Jersey, on the 14th ult. Mat
thew Williams, at the advanced
age of 124 years. He was born in
Wales, ( Europe ) in January 1690
was a soldier during the reign of
Queen Ann, and was at the taking
of Minorca from the Spaniards and
in almost all the -most memorable
battles in the last century, to the
taking of Quebec under Wolfe ; af
ter which he settled in this country ;
but losing his Wtfe, by whom he had
two sons, he at the late revolution
in America joined the service in
which he continued until the close
of the war, since which he has lived
in-this country until his death. He
was upwards of*twenty years in the
service, and more than that time in
different services as a soldier, on land
His recollection was admirable until
si short . time before his death ; he
would repeat the different transaction
of his life front his early days, and
give a most distinct account of the
engagements he had been in.*
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
On Thursday the 21st of April next at
the late dwelling house of Garret
W. Park) i ■
WILL BE SOLD
ALL the personal property of said
deceased, consisting of horses, cat
tle, hogs, a still, a waggon, black
smith s tools, household and kitchen
furniture, and several other articles
too tedious to mention* Conditions
made.known on the day of sale.
RUSSEL JONES, a
JOHN ESPY, ?
Administrators.
Jackson county, March 9, 1814.
H NOTICE.
Nik-h. months after date applica
tion will be made: to .the Honorable
Court of Ordinary of Madison coun
ty, for leave to sell one tract of land,
containing one hundred and forty a
cres, more or less, lying, in the coun
ty of Oglethorpe, on the waters of.
ClouxlV creek, adjoining Job Felton,
deceased, Lewis. Lester and others,
[ and lot No. 2J i, twelfth district of
Baldwin,* now Jasper—sold for the
benefited the heirs and creditors of
Hardy Sanders, deceased.
; WILUAM SANDERS,
4 Guardian*
1 March IT, 1814. •
NOTICE.
I fohwahn all persons from
trading ‘; for a note given by me to
Moses Cowen for seventy-seven dol
lars & thirty eight cents, on demand,
which note ( have paid, and am de
termined not to pay again, as I can
\ prove the payment by several wit
nesses.. ‘YJ/rt -
THOS*B. MALONE.
Jomrj, 39, J,u. £
FEMALE ACAMDEY,
A T ATHENS. • Ml
» . * -:. <■*’ ‘ *’r f j -4?.’ -«i# r ; v
BY the first of April next Mrs.
Smith will open a
SCHOOL,
in. this town for the instruction of
YOUNG LADIES.
Sh* will teach all the common
branches of an English education, in
eluding English Grammar, Geo
graphy and History—the French
Language, grammatically—Needle
Work, Embroidery, Drawing, Btc.‘
A Music Master of unquestionable
abilities will be employed to give
lessons on the Forte Piano, three
times a week* Board and tuition
from 100 dollars to 120*
February 24, 1814.
—— - - -
NOTICE
NINE months from the date
hereof application will be made to
the Honorable Inferior Court of
Clark County, lor leave to sell the
Real Estate of the late Col* Peter
Randolph, deceased, or as much
thereof as is situate in the saidcoun
ty ; for the benefit of the heirs and
creditors*
THOMAS W. COBB,
Adm . cum. test • annexo •
March 21, 1814.
■*/ 1 f.f '“'"i*”
GEORGIA, Jackson County.
Whereas John C. Smith 8c Wil
liam Smith app> for letters of ad
ministration on the estate of Asa
Simmons, late of said county, de
ceased.
These are therefore to cite and ad
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of said deceased, to be
and appear at my office within the
time prescribed by law, to shew
cause, if any, why said letters shbuld
not be granted*
Given under my hand this 10th
day of March. 1814*
EDWARD ADAMS, C* C. O.
GEORGIA , Clark Counrr,
Whereas Isaac Newton applies
for letters of administration oh the
estate of Walter J* Newton, late of
said county, deceased*
These are therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of said deceased
to file their objections in my office,
if any they have, within the time
prescribed by law or said tetters will
be granted*
Given under my hand and seal at
office this 2 1st day Marc lßl4*
JOHN HODGE , C. C . 0.
GEORGIAN Clark County.
• Whereas Edward Paine, Esq. ap
plies for. letters of administration on
the estate of Alexander D. Strachan,
late of the State of Virginia, deceas
ed. - \\ • .
These are therefore to cite and
admonish’ all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of the said de
ceased, to file their objections in my
office, if any they have, within the
time prescribed by law? or said let
ters will be granted*
Given under my hand and seal at
office this 21st of March , 1814*
JOHN HODGE, C. C. 0.
—
GEORGIA , Clark Couurr.
Whereas Caroline Barnett? Na
than B. Barnett < and John F* Bar
nett apply for tetters of administra
tion on the estate of John Barnett,
late of said county, deceased*
These are therefore to* eke and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of said” deceased
jto- file their objections in my office,
if any they have, within’the time
prescribed by law or said letters will
be granted.
Given under nvy hand and seal at
office this 21 st day of March, 1814. f
JOHN HODGE , C. C. o.’
“■ ■ * “ TANARUS” ■ ’ “ I'—
Madison County*
Whereas Col* Edward; Ware hath
applied to me for letters of adminis
tration on the estate of Briton*San-
I ders, late-of said county, deceased*
These are therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of said deceased,
’ to ftheir objections in, my office,
: qoany they” haveTwithin thb time
if escribed by law or said letters will
[programed. ‘
Given unden my hand and seal at
[ office this 17 th day of March, 1814**
WILLIAM SANDERS, C. C. Q.
GEORGIA, Madiion county a
WHEREAS Ephraim Stickland,
sen* Cade D. Strickland fc Thomp
son C. Strickland apply to me for
letters of administration oirHhe es
tate of Ansel 1 B* Strickland, late of
said county, deceased..
These are therefore to cite s and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors'of said deceased
to be and appear at my office witnin
the rime prescribed by law, to shew
cause, if any, why said letters should
not be granted. ‘^
Given under my hand” at office
this 17th day of March, 181 f.
, WILLIAM SANDEtta, C. C. 0*
v * \ * ,vi *•” . -^l?jjs r ■ Y Ml- v + ■ s |
% •*? -aCr: S ‘X. m*• Jm. it.
JOHN R. GOLDING,
BAS LATELY RECEIVED A SC. PLY O’
BOOKS*
From Philadelphia , which he vhil dis
pose of on moderate terms for cash t
among them are the following >■*
Afflicted Man's Companion
Atheists confuted
Pilgrim’s Progress
Come and Welcome %
Village Dialogues , r
Village Sermons
Blairs's Lectures Abridged
Rise and Progress a
Glad Tididgs
Brown’s concordance
Baptist confession of faith
Baptist cathechisms
Ccelebs in Search of a Wife
Case of conscience
Religion of'the Fashionable Worlt
Hymns of Dobell V
Herveys Meditations
Life of Christ
School Testaments
School Bibles
Pocket Bibles
Alfred and Galba
History of Mechanism
Beauties of Sterne
Broad Grins I (’
British Cicero
Columbian Miscellany
Clermont *
Contrast
Carr's Holland
—r — Northern Summer
■— France
Dominican, a Romance
Danger in Delay
Dyer's Assistant 7
Epistles on Woman
Franklin’s Works
Georgia Speculation
Rollin’s Ancient History
Smyth’s Regulations
Sterne’s Works
\ Do. Sentimental Journey
Fenelon on Eloquence
Goldsmith's England
Ditto Greece
Ditto Rome
The Illiad of Homer
Immortal Mentor /
Letters of Junius
Life of Kotzebue j
Lay of an Irish Harp
Moral Sketches
Modern Europe Abridged
Qssiah’s Poems <!
Will’s Philosophy
Park's Travels
Hall’s Distiller
American Preceptor
Ditto Tutor &
Ditto Orthographef 5
Ditto Selections v
Columbian Orator v v
Essay on Punctuation
Murray’s Introduction
Ditto English Heade
Ditto Grammar
Ditto Introduction
Ditto Grammar Abridged
Par ish’s Geography
Ditto Ditto Abridged
Webster’s Elements
Walkers Dictionary
Webster'S Spelling Books
Ditto Grammar
Ditto Philosophy
f Roman History Abridged
Primmer*, Toy Books, Sc Stationary#
ArzHNSf February 17, 1814.
Giand Lodge of Georgia.
Savannah , March 5, 1814*
t j Kcsoivedy That those Lodges that
are two or more years in arrears*
who shall not on or before St. John
Evangelist, the’ 24th Decerabernext*
pay up such arrears, shall be atrickextj
off the List of Lodges ; their
‘'authorising’ them to give degrees jt»
Masonry her revoked from that dayv
and declared no longer as regular
Lodges-; that notification thereof be
published in all the Gazettes of thd
states i t
Extract from the M mites. [
iX D. WILLIAMS , 1
Grand Secj-y* j
printer# of the different!.
T newspapers in this state are requested;
*to insert the above resolution threm
weeks in their papers, and forward
their accounts (which will be paid Oft*
demand J to * * • * f
JOBS PE ARSON*
Grand Treasurer* .(
March 14. 7iJßt. }
J »
NUTICJi. ™
The Co-Partnership heretofore
subsisting between the subscribers in
the tofrit of Watkinsville* Clarke
county, under the firm of &RO&N kff
Oliver is this day dissolved, by vm%*
sual consent—And all Bonds, Notes*
Book Debts, or other claims due the
said firm are to be paid to and.settle4
with Bedford Brown, to whom they
are assigned by said Oliver, and who
alone is authorised to- receive and setr
tie the same.
BEDFORD &RQiry.
JOSEPH OLIVER*
December 20, 1813. /■;
# I have e mpowered George
D. Payne so t h#» hooks- and rev
ceive pay ment o he dents due th*
late fnm J Brow;* aud Oliver—ans
all other books ..u 1 paper.*.placed hpf
? his handt at d’fibi siii t .verts whicM
lam intvrejt.u l>. MP/jfPSL