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■ ■■■ 1 I RELIGIOUSAND MORAL * DISCtJSStONS. wpwsgsgupw ■ ‘ REFLECTIONS, UJMy a lady. # Thk dreams of hope are fled ; the bright visions of felicity, which, in ] the of youth, and ardor of affection, dawned on my mind,are vanished forever; and this earthly scene contains nothing in its dreary perspective* which can engage my wishes or animate my hopes! Is there then no solace for calam ity ? Is there no refuge front the storm which has levelled the fabric of human happiness in the dust ? Does the creator of all things call into existence beings subjected to disappointment without alleviation, and to* sorrow without support ? Does he give thetji a capacity for happiness, and a sense of enjoyment only to make them feel more acutely the deprivation of both ? These, in the moments of misery, when the retrospection of a melan choly life renewed its sufferings, were the suggestions which despair impressed on my mind. But that merciful Being whose goodness these suggestions insulted, permitted The mild beams ,of religion to dissipate the guilty gloom $ and in the exten sion of being to which her light di rected me, this moment of mortali ty appeared but us a dark speck at the entratice of a never-ending pro gression of unclouded existence. When we take a survey of hu man life ; when We consider the Shortness of its duration, the insta bility of its enjoyments, and the in evitable period which will consign e qually To the grave, the heart that is flushed with transport or sunk in distress \ when we compare with this Chose glorious p om ses of life and immortality, brought to light by the gospel; we must regard with aston ishment that propensity of hum in nature litre to fix its resting place for happiness ; we must listen with pity to the clamors of disappoint ment and sorrow. m ‘ ‘ . , But alas ! when entering on the stvge of life, with all the hopes of happiness inherent in our natures, the present scene, the objects of sense alone engross our affections j the world appears all delightful be fore us ; its pleasures are magnified ami extended by the influence of an ardent imagination, and that cease less thirst of enjoyment which wjs designed to elevate our minds to purer bliss, and to meet its fruition ii> a more exal ed state of being, is lost in pursuits by which it can ne< vei be fully gratified, and wiich dis appointment nviy terminate ; or coo fi >cd to a scene which the next mo ment may shut out forever. Did we, in our pursuit of happi ness. view the extension of our being beyond this earthly scene, did we form our plans for eternity as well as for t me, how would the enjoy menus of life be heightened! how would its sorrows be alleviated 1 At tachments formed with the hope of eternal duration, would give to the heart that cherished them sensations of rapture which the soul that rises not beyond an earialy sphere, can never taste. The warm emotions of parental love, wouid be increased and heightened by the reflection that the objects were heirs with thpmselves of immortal glory and that in a future state of being, next to the eternal mercy of the Source of all good, they would bless- the pi oiik care which had led their young minds to virtue, and reared them as claimants of the immutable promis es of their God. In the temporary § separation, which that w sdonr we cannot fathom has entailed upon an erring race, how could we ‘sorrows as those who had no hope,* if ou: views have never limited to the confines of mortality \ if we regard ed this only as preparatory to a scene where bliss is unalloyed, and death nas lost his triumph. In men tal acquirements, how would otir ar dor be increased by the considera tion that our ye searches would not terminate in the grave, but that hereafter the stores of knowledge would be opened to us .our; faculties enlarged, and ouymerceptions refin ed, a|»d that everPlobscurity m the natural and moral system would be dispelled, and the radiations of the Deity illumine every part of his cre ation. In benevolent and social ex e.iuous we snoulu be inspired with a motive »uperior s even to that of com municating happiness to fe low-oe- Lugs* and animated with the hope that their, nfluence here cultivated would prepare the heart for more perfect enjoyment beyond the grave. Due wuh the tlesire,-we.do not al ways possess the means of gratify ing our amiable affections, and fre quently our best actions are liable to the misconvuuctnms ok malevolence -end envy, and tiii.tr design to be de- Je,,texl, by iMe.msoleiKe of uigraii- Rfc* thf.- c oi wncie these iiiflLv W “ M* * principles of goodncsy are ripened ’ into a slraphic and univeis* fcve I no desire shall remain unfulfilled ; I no malignity shall defeat the purpo ses of virtue, but united in the pre sence of the divine Source of love, all are blessing and blest through him, and in each other, throughout eternity. And are these the prospects, are these the hopes which we overlook in an impetuous pursuit of worldly happiness ? are these the promises which we disregard, or -account as nothing, because the almighty So \ vereign, perhaps the better to pre pare Us to inherit them, hath or dained us here a thorny path ? O man 1 inconsistent erring man l e ver panting after happiness, yet rush ing to misery 1 for what but misery can he the consequence of an un bounded attachment to the things of this wold, unconnected with their existence in a future 1 y To arm the heart with insensibil ity against sorrow ; to see with in i difference the objects of our affection : torn from us forever, and those hopes <of delight which their existence gave us, sink with them to the grave —to stiller all this without a sigh, is not what Christianity requires of us. But while the tear trickles, and the bosom swells, ought not the promise of immortality, given by Him who oore our in i.mi ties, and our sor rows, and suffered and died to raise aopes to a resurrection to eternal life, to teach us submission in sor row, and resignation of all that is lear to us in nature and in love, and to elevate our minds to that fruition of bliss which he hath procured for us beyond the tomb ? Alas 1 what mean these despond ing thoughts, these poignant emo tions, which even at this moment press on my Weak bosom on retrac ing its woes ? O Thou 1 who in wisdom hast pierced, and who alone knowest the struggles of my soul, assist, I beseech thee, the feeble ef forts of reason, and strengthen by t ie blessed influences cf thy grace, i heart, wnich, if thus unaided, can not be supported ; but which, thro’ ihy all-surficient help, essays to hold fast tiic divine hope thou hast given it, and to rise above the sufferings of mortality in the anticipation of that state where suffering is not known— of bliss, eternal in the heavens 1 P. The following are given as the sen • timents of the late venerable Chancel * lor Wjthe on the most important of all subjects: “ I have ever considered Religion as our best and greatest fMend— Those glorious views which it gives of our relation to God, and of our destination to heaven, on the easy terms of a good life, unquestionably furnish the best of all motives to virtue; the strongest disuasives from vice, and the richest cordial under trouble. Thus far, I suppose we are all agreed ; but not perhaps so entirely in anotheropinion, which is. that 4 in the sight of God, moral character is the main point. * This opinion, very clearly taught by rea son, is as fully confirmed by Reve lation, which every where teaches 4 that the tree will be valued only for its good fruitand, that in the • last day, according to our works of love, or of hatred, or of mercy, or of cruelty, we shall sing with an gels, or weep with devils. In short, the Christian Religion fthe sweetest and sublimest in the world J labours throughout,, to, infix in our hearts this great truths that Gdtf is love— and that in exact proportion as we g. ow in love, cohscquently shall par* c ike of his friendship am! felicity forever. While others, therefore, nave been beaiing their heads, or embittering their hearts, with dis * nites about forms of and nodes of faith, it has always, thank ; God, stmek me, as-my great duty, constantly to think of this—* God is love ? and he that walketii in love, walketh in God and he in him/ Extract from the Jou the Rev, John Wes tty. * Wednesday, 9th, 1741. I rode o* ver to a neighboring town, to wait on a justice of a man of understanding, before whom, 1 was informed, their angry neighbours had carried a whole wag gon load of these new heretics.*— But when he asked what they had done there Was a da£p silence that was a point their conductors had forgot. At length one said, 4 Why. they pretend to be better than t her people; and prav from morning tp night, Mr, S. asked, 4 But lyve they-done no thing besides"?’ * Yes, sir/ said an old man : 4 An*f please your wor ship, they have my wife i ill she went among them, she had such a tongue ! and now she is as. quiet as a lamb.’ 4 Carrv them back, carry them back,’ implied the jus * Mahodists. * % Y t ,t4.fi * tice, < agd let them convert all the h scolds in the town r A pious man, who had engaged in the performancejot reli gious duties, was through the preva lence of temptation 1 overtaken in a fault.’ The news of it, coming to the ears of one of his neighbors, who was also a professor of religion, he remarked as follows: • 1 thoughfso —such a fuss—so much talk and noise £bout religion, I expected would end in this. We now see, it is not all gold that glitters ; anti I shall always suspect those for hypo crites, who pretend to have more religion than their neighbors.’ The same unhappy circumstance was mentioned to anolher member of the same church. He held his peace, and the tear of sympathetic sorrow was seen to fall from his eyes. Rea \ der, which of the above characters most resembles thine own ? AGKITuUfU&E. FROM fas RALEIGH SfAR, IRISH POTATOES. Gentlemen— l saw a piece in the Star last spring, respecting Irish Potatoes, and have tried the experi ment of making two crops the same season. I planted the first crop, the first of March, which was nearly exhausted by the last of July ; I took up the la t of them, dried them four or five dayl in the shade, so as to check the growth, t ten plante 1, and by the first of October hid them sufficiently largi far use—they grew larger and better than the first crop. I let them remain in the ground all the winter, adding a little more earth on the tons of the ridges that con tained them, on the approach of the first frost, I have used them all the the winter & find th *m quite sound If our potatoes, intended for ste i, were planted in June or July, w should have as good seed as those we get from the north. Those planted in March, get their growth so early, that the tops frequently take a se cond growth, which injures the po tatoe very much, and causes them, to rot in the middle. The second crop was planted on the same ground the first grew on and in cultivating the secon l th *e was frequently found some o. t e first crop, that had, remained in tne tarth and had not sprouted, whicn confirms my belief that it was ne cessary to dry them and check the growth before they aie planted tae second time. An extensive establishment has re cently been formed near Toulouse, in France, for the manufacture of Indigo, from the woad plant. The experiments are said to have'neen extremely successful, and tne color, mg matter obtained by a chemical process* imparts a brilliant and solid dye to the finest woollen cloths, li nen stuffs, cottons and silks. * London paper . ADMINISTRA 1 UK’s b!*LE. “ On Thursday the list of April next at the late duelling house of Garret W, Park , deceased , ‘ 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, JOHN ESPY, Administrators. Jaekson county, March 9, 1814. GEORGIA, Jackson county. At an Inferior - Court held for or. dinary purposes , in for the county a foresaidy on Tuesday the Sth day of February , 1814. ( Present David Witt, Charles Venable and Joseph? Davis, Esqrs • UPON 4 the petition of Samuel Henderson assignee of Holman Free man stating that Thomas M’Cain in his life time executed his bonds to make titles to a certain bounty ert of land containing two hundred and eighty seven and half acres, and the said Thomas departed this life in testate and without executing ti les to the said bounty of land and-praying the Court to direct the administra tor of the estate of the said Thomas M’Cain to'execute titles in tenm of the law. *lt is therefore ordered that the administrator of the said dect^tsed. will at the Court of Ordi nary to be held in and for this coun ty on the first Monday in July, be directed to/execute titles to the sak tract of land in terms of tin law unless cause be to the Contrary, and that thisVule be pub lished in one of the public gazettes of this state at least three months before the sitting of said court an adyertisbcF■ ia two or more public places in this couifty. jjp A trti&copv from the minutes. eDWAKD ADAMS, C. £.'o F£M\L£ KC\d£?l BY the first ui May next Mrs. Smith will open a * SCHOOL ] in this town for the instruction of ■ YOUNG LADIES. She will ’ teach will the common branches of an English education, in eluding English Grammar, Geo graphy and History—the Language, grammatically—Needle Work, Embroidery, Drawing, See. A Music Master of unquestionable abilities will be employed to give t lessons on the Forte Piano, three » times a week. Board and tuition from iOO dollars to 120. February 24, 1814. JWNE 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 said coun ty ; for the benefit of the heirs and creditors!. THOMAS W. COBB, y Adm . cum . test . atyiexop March 21, 1814. v~ i. ■. i ■— - -i ■ ■ | GEORGIA, ‘Jackson County. \ Whereas John C. Smith & Wil | liam Smith apply for letters of Nad- I ministration on the estate of Asa Simmons, late of said county, de ceased* > These are therefore to bite 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 should not be granted. Given under my hand this 18th lay of March, 1814. EDW ARD ADAMS, GC. O. Clark Cousrr, Whereas Isaac Newton applies for letters of administration on the estate of Walter J. Newton, late of said county, deceased. These are therefore to cite arid admonish all and singular the kin dled and creditors of said deceased to file their objections ill my office, if any they have, .within the time prescribed by tew or Said letters will be granted. , Given under my hand and seal at ffice this 2Lf day March , 1814. JOHN HODGE , C. C. 0. ; : ~ - ~ — : - - —— GEORGIA) 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. . A These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said de ceased, to* file their objection* in my office, if any they have, within the time prescribed by law, efr said let ter's will be granted. Given uudtr my handy and seal at office this £l st of Marth, 1814# JOHN HODGE , C. C. 0. GEORGIA) Clark Couttrr. Whereas Carolina Na il an B. Barnett and Johft’F. Bar ett apply for letters of administra tion on the estate of JohnAßarnett, , iate of said county, deceased, j 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 letters will be granted. Given under my hand and seal at ffice this 215/ day of March, \Bi4. JOHN HODGE , C. C. 0. GEORGIA, Madison County . Whereas Col. Edward W T are hath • applied to me for letters of adminis tration on the estate of Briton San ders, late of sakf county, deceased. ‘1 hese are therefore to cite and * admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of said, deceased, to .file their objections in ray office, qo any they have, within the time ! if escribed by law or said letters will pi-granted. Given unden my hand and seal at •1 ffice this \7th day of March, 1814. WILLI AM- SANDERS, C. C. C.EOhGiA, Madi>on county.. WHEREAS Ephraim Stickland, sen. Cade D. Strickland & Thomp son C. Strickland apply to me for letters of administration on the es tate of Ansell B. Strickland, late of said county, deceased.. 1 hese are therefore to cite and ; admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of saidMeceaSed •to be and appear at my within the time prescribed by tp shew cause, if any, why said letters should not be granted. : Given under my. band at* office 1 this 17th day of March, 1814^ William cv c m. Nil J} - •*» 4$ ’Mi ft: joh\ t r. gdv >;^g, f L ■ /’ if * jdfc'V‘&’ t.a y?* IIAS LATKJ.Y RECEIVED A StfI»PLT O|F v.. 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Johii Evangelist, the 24th December next, pay up such arrears, shall be stricken off the List of Lbdges , their chaiterjs authorising them to give degrees in Masonry be revoked from'that day* and:, declared no longer as regujair. Lodges ; that notification thereof br published in’ all the’ Gazettes of Ino slate. “ , Extract from the Minutes • / ’ “ JD .D. WILLIAMS, % / Grand Sec'/y. %£jP , ’The printers of the different’ newspapers in this state are. requested to insert the above resolution three weeks in their papers , and forw v~ct\ their accounts ( which will be paid cm demands to JOHN PEARSON", \ Grand Treasurer. March 14. 7—3 t. * MTiYCa. The Co-Partnership heretofore subsisting between the subscribers ic the town of WatkinsviUe, Clarke county, under the firrn of Brows sS* Oliver is this*day dissolved by mu sual consent —Ami all Bonds, Notes,, Book Debts, or other claims due the said firm are tor be paid so and settled with Bedford Brown, to whom thev are assigned by >aid Oliver, and who. alone is authorised to receive and set tle the same. BEDFORD BRQWtf. —a.tsse «**’ N. B.* I have empowered George D. Pay lie to settle the bpoks and .re ceive payment pf tire debts due the* late hnn of Brbwn and • alf other books and papers placed in. ! his bandar at different time* in whici* I asn iQtttrcsta||Hl ‘l\ BROW A T. A.Jt-. ,