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mm Be still and know th.it / am God . Psalm xlvi. IX). Ler m*. thou sovereign Lord of aH, Low mx »hv footstool humbK fall j And. while I feel affliction's rod. Be sill and know that thou art God. When, or wherever thou shalt smite, I*l* own the kind, I*ll owni he right | And, uivlerneath the heaviest load, B«* sti I and know that thou art God. Dost rhou my earthly eomforts stay, beloved ones a why ; Yet w my soul revere the rod. Bes i 1 and know that thou art God. Then be my trials great or small. There’s sure a need’s be for them *11; Thus then thy dealings I*ll applaud, fie still and know that thou art God* Let me not murmur nor repine. Under *hese trjing strokes of thine ; Bu: while 1 walk the mournful road, fie still and know that thou art God. Still let this truth support my mind. Thou can’st not err nor be unkind t And thus may 1 improve the rod. Be still and know that thou art God. Thv love thoult make in heaven appear. In ail I've borne or suffered here t L«< me, till brought to that abode, Be still and know that thou art God. Then, when my happy soul shall rift To joys and- Jesus in the skies, 1 shall, as ransom’d by hisblood. Forever sing thou art my God. ms «■» fteligum*. EXTRACTS From an essay on the Divine Authority OF *HB SEW tBsrANESf, By DAVID BOUGE. CHAPTER I. Os the evidence for the divine author! - ty of the New Testament, arising from the principles which it contains • To speak of the evidences of Chris tianity, to those who are ignorant of the nature of Christianity, is almost hopeless labor; for they can but ve ry imperfectly discern their force. Let us suppose a man to have been bo; n in one of the houses of Hercu laneum, and tb have dwelt in his sub terraneous mansion to the years of maturity. You wish to convince him. that there is a God ; and you put into his hand, “ Ray’s wisdom of God in the Creation.’* I will not say that the book is in such a situa tion entirely destitute of weight; but I will propose another plan* First bring him forth ; and place him near the summit ot Vesuvius* when all is still v let him behold the sun shining in majesty ; and take a view of the surrounding country, and of the neighboring ocean. Detain him till the day closes, and the stars bespangle the firmameht; and till the moon afterwards rises in her brightness, and makes them disap pear. With the morning light car ry him down to the vineyards, and let him walk through the fields of corn, and feast his eyes upon the varied seen sos nature. Put the book in to his hanjls now. Will not the ar guments appear with more than ten ’ foid force ? Proceed iu like manner respecting Christianity ; for many weighty arguments in iU favor rise out of the New Testament, as those for the being of God rise of the works of crtation o the New Testament, every one who would know what the Christian religion is, and who would enquire after truth with any hope of success, arc earnestly entreated to resort. The particulars here detailed will en able you to for.n some idea of the leading principles of the gospel; and, at the same time, will be sufficient to convince you, that the New Testa ment is no common book. This some, especially of late, have endtavored to represent it; and two many, with out reading, have been induced |o be lieve it to be a weak, ridiculous com pilation. But peruse the following sections ; and J have no doubty but every impartial mind will be obliged to confess, that the New Testament is the most extraordinary perform ance the world has ever seen. SECTION U *. The Character of Jod as delineated in the New Testament . CoNstsre»cT is a quality which it is not for a writer to support, in the persons .introduced in.o tnis book. The higher the character, Ihs mo t ditficuH to keep the digni vSiich belongs to it. When God produced, ttie diflficu ty arises to : • best pitch. Man may speak of T. as the general principles of j r in a tolerable accuiate man to speak of God, i ii.n in his nature and . * such a manner that ‘ CC. * ! y *y perfect, is an ur- * - n u ‘ e . • ->• ..ijcat undertake it. j «W_ I ‘fheir volume may 6e es ,, -'l the booh of God. He if introduced at the very beginning ; and he contin ues to the end. He appears in ev ery page, nay almost in every sen tence. There is a description of his various attributes 4 and we see him always clothed with power, wisdom, sanctity, rectitude and goodness. He is held up as the creator and gover nor of the uuiverse; and the saviour of sinful men. He speaks; he acts: we are told what he has said ; and what he has done. His extraordinary interposition for the redemption of the human race, is delineated at full length; and we are instructed what he wrll do, till the end of the world, and through all eternity. I sit down and enquire how the men of Galilee succeed in their haz ardous attempt* To my astonish ment I find nothingwhich is beneath God to say or do* Some things sre above mv comprehension; *nd I do not wonder, for he is God and not man. But there is nothing level to my capacity concerning which I can say, 44 It is unbecoming God to have spoken or acted thus.” On the contrary, every thing appears to be worthy ot God. His plans, as far as lean understand them, are in finitely excellent. He is ever pur suing the general welfare in the highest degree ; he is bringing good out of evil; and actually advancing the happiness of those who love and serve him. Did it not lead me into too large a field, I would extend the description in the Old Testament, the first volume of this book. I am at no loss to account for this, because I believe the writers of the New Testament to be inspired. But how will you, who reject Christian ity account for it ? Whence did these illiterate men acquire so just and ex alted ideas of the Supreme Being ? But the argumeut is not present ed in all its extent of evidence, till we compare the New Testament ! with the writings of other men. The compositions of the poets of Greece 4nd Rome have been celebrated throughout the world. You admire them. Let us take a view of the de ities which these men, the theolo gians of the ancient pagans, have de scribed.—-But their lusts, their quar rels, their revenge, their temper, and their conduct, are so disgusting, that the mind cannot bear to insti tute a comparison. How high do the Philosophers of the same coun tries stand in the annals of farfie ! But when we hear some of them de nying that there is a God, and see others excluding him from the gov ernment of the world ; and armong the wisest and best of them, for one just sentiment of God ten were ab surd -if we find more decent com pany, it is but little more instructive. It is equally needless to stop With the J votaries of Brahma and Buddha in the they discover similar taste, and present us with similar descriptions of the objects of their worship* Mahomet, it has been observed, is a peculiar favorite with the opposers of Christianity. Let us attend to his representation of God : only be it remembered that he had the Old and New Testament to copy from : but he could not dopy. His features of deity are harsh and forbidding. Some of the divine per fections are left out: his God is im perfect. The men of Judea and Gal ilee alone could delineate the char acter of God. They have done it so well, that in the most polished country’s at the present time, none can say, *’ You have forgotten to at tribute ; we can improve the descrip tion.”—Were they not taught of God ? “ FOR TRAIT or PLEASURE* Pleasure is a beautiful harlot sitt ing in her chariot, whose four wheels are Pride, Gluttony, Lust and Idle ness : the two horses are Prosperity and Abundance 4 the two drivers are Indolence and Security ; her atten dants and followers are Guilt, Grief, late Repentance, sis any,J and oft Death and Ruin ; many great men, many strong men, many rich men, many hopeful men, and many young men, have come to their end by her, but never any enjoyed full coutent by means of her.; liXECU TOR'S SALE. -Of* Fri Say the 6th day of May next at the lute residence of Sirah Stokes of Madison county % deceased , WILL BE SOLD , to the highest bidder , on a credit of twelve months , part of the personal property belonging to the estate of William Stokes , deceased?and part of the personal property belonging to * t/se estate of Sarah deceased, CONSISTING of Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, Geese, Household & Kitchen Furniture, Plantation Tools and Farming Utensils. Notes with approved security will be required. WM. M. STOKES, Surviving Executor of Wm. Stokes , dec. Executor of Sarah Stokes t dec* ‘ April Ist , 1814. GEORGIA. CLARK SUPERTOR COURT, ADJOURN SKPTEM3ES TERM, 1813. James Thomas, a v§ f RULE NISI. Michael A. Gsuvsin. J UPON the petition of James Tho mas praying the foreclosure of the e quity of redemption contained in a certain mortgage, given by a Mich ael A. Gauvain to the said James Thomas, on a certain tract of land containing six hundred acres, being part of two five thousand acre tracts of land granted to Charles Henry D*Estaing, including a tract of one hundred and thirty acres, lately oc cupied by John Thomas and sold to said M. A. Gauvain by said John Thomas, the said land lying and be ing in the county and state aforesaid on the waters of TraU creek, for the better securing the payment of a certain sum therein specified. It IS ordered, that the said Michael A. Gauvain do pay into this court in twelve months front this date, the principal and interest in said mortgage contained, and the cost expended in and about the fore closing the same, or be barred of his equity of redemption in and to the same* And that this rule be pub lished once a month for twelve months in one of the public gazettes of this'State, or served upon the de fendant six months previous to the time required by this rule, to pay off the sum contained in said mortgage. A True Copy from the Minutes of said Court this sth day of January, 1814. STERLING ELDER, Clerk, ADMINISTRATORS’ SALE. WILL BE SOLD On the 25th day of June next , at the house of Owen Spullock of Clark County , v TWO Negroes, Ben and Tom, the property of Mornittf Spullock, deceased—-for the benefit of the heirs of said deceased* v OWEN SPULLOCK, PETER WILLIAMSON, ‘Administrators, May 5, t n mmm ■ i ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. ,-r On Friday the Vth day of June next , at the late dwelling house of John Barnett , deceased, of Clark county , WILL be sold 9 on a credit of ten months , to the highest bidder, part of the personal property of said deceased — CONSISTING of horses, cattle, goats, geese, an 80 gallon still, a cotton gin, saw mill irons, survey or’s compass and chain, one box of pane glass and several other articles too tedious to mention* ; Notes with approved security will be required on all sums exceeding three dollars. JOHN F. BARNETT, Administrator. May sth, 1814. SIX & A QJJARTER CENTS REWARD Will be given to any person who will deliver John Myres, an appren tice boy to me, in Madison county. The said Myres is about fifteen years old—he left me about the 11th of last month. JOSEPH STEVENS, Jun. April 4, 1814. NOTICE. . Niks 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 Cloud’s creek, adjoining Job Felton, deceased, Lewis Lester and others, and lot No. 211, twelfth district of Baldwin, now Jasper—sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of Hardy Sanders, deceased. WILLIAM SANDERS, Guardian, March 17, 1814. —i—i. ii —i GEORGIA, Madison County, Whereas Nathan and Jeptha V. W illiford appliy for letters of admi nistration on the estate of Absalom L. Williford, late of said county, de ceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of said deceased, to file their objections in roy fence, if any they hare, within the time prescribed by law or said letters wui be granted. ** . Given under my band at office this 16th day oi April. 1814. WILLIAM SANDER*, £» C. 0 • % (COPY) | Treasury Department , > Feb. 23. 1814. \ SIR, In the designation of the collec tion districts within the United States, contained m the act 44 for the assess ment and collection of direct taxes and internal duties,*’ passed on the 22d day of July last, Madison coun ty in Georgia is not specified or at tached to any of the collection dis<% Stricts establised in that state, and it is presumed was not known to exist, by Congress, when the said act was passed. This county has been formed from the counties of Elbert, Franklin, O glethorpe, Jackson, and Clark, which are situated within two different dis tricts, viz : the fourth and fifth in that state. By the last clause in the first sec tion of the act above referred to, the Secretary of the Treasury is author ised in such case, to determine to which of the collection districts the new county shall belong. I have therefore in pursuance of the author ity thus vested in me determined that Madison county in Georgia shall belong and be attached to the fourth Collection District within that state ; of which you will ple&se to advise the collectors of the two dis tricts, that they may make the same known to all persons concerned, and govern themselves accordingly. lam respectfully, sir, Your obedient servant, G. W. CAMPBELL.* The Coommissioner of the Revenue . PUBLIC NOTICE, Is hereby given that the several acts of Congress passed at their last session, laying certain internal du ties, will take effect from and after the 31st day of December, 1813. The provisions of which must be complied with on pain of incurring the penalty attached to the violation thereof. These provisions require retailers of wines, spirituous liquors or foreign merchandize to apply in writing for and obtain license : owners or superintendants of stills intended to be worked to make ap plication for and obtain license ; auc tioneers, to enter into bonds, and under certain circumstances to take out a license; refiners of sugar to enter into bonds; owners or keep ers of carriages to enter into the same and obtain a certificate of the payment of the duiy ; and discount ed notes and bonds, together with bills of exchange, to be stamped. All physicians, apothecaries, or chemists, who retail foreign drugs, or other foreign goods, wares or mer chandize are required to take licen ses. In case they retail medicines in which there rre no wines or spiritu ous liquors, except such as they have used in the preparation or making up of medicines—the license for merchandize other than wines and spirits v&ili suffice. Physicians who only dispose of the medicines used by them in their practice, are also required to licenses, unless in cases where such medicines are given in charity. Persons interested may examine the said laws at my office ; where the mode of making application and du ties payable with other circumstan ces proper for them to be acquainted with, may be learned* DUDLEY JONES, Collector of the Revenue for the 4th Collection District of Georgia. Collector's Carnesville , > Georgia , 2id Marchy 1814*5 NOTICE. I do hereby forwarn all persons from trading for two notes, one giv* en to Burrell Yerby, for ten dollars in the month of January last, the day not recollected, payable the 25 th of Dec. next. The other note was dated at the same time, and given to Robert J. Cabell, for twenty dollars, payable the 25th of Dec. 1815 These notes were fraudulenlty ob tained, and I am determined not to pay them. JEREMIAH S PARKS. NOTICE* Those having demands against the estate of William Harvie. de ceased, will present them properly authenticated within the time pre scribed by law—and all who are in debted to the estate are requested to make immediate payments to , John G. Merlwether, OR James Meriwether, , March 31, 1814. Executors • NOTICE. NINE months after the date here of application will be made to the honorable the Court of Ordinary of sreene county, for leave to sell the real estate of Henry Parret, deceas ed—for the benefit of the heirs and creditors* JAMES NESBET, Administrator. ’ PATSEY JONES, Admihi+ttctrPx. April i, 18 U. On t/ie zO /i Jay 5/ Mis net at the pi a tit ion of Susanna Krtby deccjsed 9 of J ickson County J| WILL BE SOLD • _the per anal property of said dec. Consisting of a Horse. Waggon and hind geer, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, Household and Kitchen Furniture* with other articles too tedious to e numerate. Terms made known on the day of tale. JAMES CASH, Administrator, Aplil 7th , 1814. TAILORING BUSINESS? Watkinsville. I. E. PASCIIAL respectfully ac* quaints the inhabitants of Watkins-- ville and its vicinity, and the public; in general, that he has commenced 1 the above business in this place in all its various branches and that his utmost endeavors will be exerted for* the complete carrying it on. 1I» will be extremely assiduous .0 give satisfaction to those who may be pleased to employ him ; and their favors will be gratefully acknow ledged. He will be at pains to pro cure the neatest and newest fashions His terms will be moderate and ao commodating. April 7, 1814. NOTICE. The Co-Partner.. a;> Heretofore subsisting between the subscribers its the town of Watkinsville, Clarke county, under the firm of Brows Oliver is this day dissolved by unu sual consent—And all Bonds, Notes, Book Debts, or other claims due thw said firm are to be paid to and sett led with Bedford Brown, to whom thejr are assigned by said Oliver, and wn<* alone is authorised to receive and set** tie the same. BEDFORD BROW Hi JOSEPH OLIVER, December 23, 1813. N. B, I hive empowered Georgy D. Payne to settle the books and re* ceive payment of the debts due the late firm of Brown and Oliver—and all other books and papers placed iia his hands at different times in wtiicli lam interested. B . BROWN. GEORGIA , Eranjcus. Coux fr, Whereas Acquilla Shockley and Adkin Taber apply for letters of administration on the estate of lien* jamin King, late of said county, de« ceased. , * hese are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin* dred and creditors of said deceased, to be and appear at my office withim the time prescribed by law, to shev* cause, if any* why said letters should not be granted. Given under my hand at office this 30th day of March, 1814. , FREDERICK BEALL, . c, c. 0. NOTICE. NINE months from the date hereof application will be made te the Honorable Inferior Court of Clark County, ior leave to sell the Real Estate of the late Col. Peter Randolph, deceased, or as muck thereof as is situate in the said coun ty ; for the benefit of the heir* and creditors. THOMAS W, COBB* Adm, cum. test, annexe March 21, 1814. |CT PLEASE ATTEND, ALL those indebted to the Sub scriber for tuition, will oblige him by calling on Mr. Josiah Newton or Mr. Golding and making payment 4s soon as possible. M. W. DOBBINS. April 28, GEORGIA, Jackson county. At an Inferior Court held for or* dinary purposes , in for the county o foresaidy on Tuesday the Bth day of February , 1814. Present David Witty Charles V’enable , and Joseph DaviSy Esqrs, UPON 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 of land containing two hundred and eighty seven and half acres, and the said Thomas departed this life in testate and without executing titles 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 terms, of the law. It is therefore ordered: > that the administrator of the said deceased 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 said* tract of land in terms of the law unless cause be shewn to th» contrary, and that this rule be pub . fished in one of the public gazettes, of this state at least three months, before the sitting of said court and: advertised in two or more pufilun ; places in this county. A true copy from the minutes'.’ . * EDWARD ADAM 6, Q, C.o\ r