mls0k1 x ji l gazhtit found more fofemion to ww- glcnce be began with much po- fegpniu fid my aflutiohs fitemfi todarowte thefrflvand rcttinincd neutral but ho man a xi mm in all ihjrt h cvf uv lih mihi uitimul kihgfttin lias fi- cit mcto ii thuun the medium of vtm pi i fcv liiiili xii a fubjtfl v 1iii i iio iv lucnrioik nvlt draw n n t i ivi m h- i mviui on tj ti faw rci fniliimiiuvik jrmircfnjnt of iuii ut rn c ifi- which though nlunv- al lyfamfici to th hwuli when jrli red mi pv piitv foli s at wcfit wkctj a ilcn gltl mounts alofiyaiit dangerous fwtnjjjalt fttr livmjj n warm lea room ni that hrvur f when the chilly w fo uiofl pitjnjiciu to even tloltg con- 1 titin i confefa 1 bw fiiuddvred in 1 igtjeloih attht very moment when a ap- p 1 dtlfcate female load to all appcttr- r imeufthle of ccld at my fid- lur ihefs vv unfveivtle porpote ufa cove lug jvfteridfent of thefc rulns lucre are oil w which are efficient t r event a young dy after a few minutes cptrfidcratiun ivufia nouaitng n fvving in the prcfence of a fen- ihmav mv hrft vift to kingftoti was made srly in inil amumr and i coufe to the t ladies to whom 1 had the honor of siiig in reduced jnll ss they were preparing ra part to the wing that i had at thit trvit no very fjvifable rptmtn of thcif ciuifstitfer though t had herd them men- xilj a fcv hours k foe hv mv f i tend mr r js women poilllfing every annhlc ctvlltv fince lh a matnret acqiiaiutnnct l t v v i is vw cj ivo ric orrtctnets of my friends jndtjmcirt yy mothe tnn cm fcarcrly be nulllen in brrhg lo their prrilfal n few liiu written fur n return to my lodgings that evening a th feafon for this amitfement is again ui- aatlng vei i do not flatter myfrif mr mui that j fhall haveinfiuewe fuffieieui to prevent young ladies fo inciinej trom agnin dtr ikying the elcgacce of their figures in a fivisifj vet it tny rct be amifs to inftirm them hut mv u profe run mar fptriks the iitiment of almnft every gentleman m khlg lc as well as thnfe of tiim ari conirtv ourhdks divine lo ratfj i- l jj tfrfrvs though never iftfrtbn before m itrht sroims btntath than ac silovt our heads ingtdctful motion fjr l grov fiuh rvhojjrlul from jtwhu fo fteh o v mdrtft earth for morfgrs pr si- do xc not fwttfftms ir u fab trv htgk in ttir your tariffs jifltrs ratjc ss luj r x from the tower worm oh hcrjjyr ti ca advantage fecn r robe tranfpprent ly th irrtae unfutvd u is h h k fit flutters rwl i the foliage g rven zjewapsi adventurous maid that felfsmne drefs ti y tire its jinr aii at flatten high rj rrir ryfi iny pjctmwg gtaftj xrji yt utuh yon prowls tljhy ltt hear wee mere a grangers well want fax jfcr frown indignant when thefe lines you fee ti reptile man fnll wields a lawhfs tmtqiit though byysurjroivi bis pen mayfutncdlc for the kna c si on gazette no 59 reckoner iaie writer of tlie following let ter tells me that he was encoura ged to lend it by reading my 47th paper and to fay the truth 1 am not a little proud of his correfpon- dence sir i was till very lately one of thofe perfons who tho not in fidels live without any particular regard for religion i never del- piled or ridiculed piety in others nor thought thofe hypocrites who attended regularly ppon divine or dinances but i feldom appeared at public worfhip myfelf and experi enced no fervency of devotion when i happened to be there a3 a fubjeel of reafoning however re ligion frequently employed my thoughts and i could argue about its doctrines and precepts with a coofiderablc degree of fluency and corednefs iri was not thought to be a devout man 1 neverthe less pafted for the friend of chrif- tianity for i commonly fpoke in iis defence baufe my reafon can have any conception of the re al pvver and excellence of chrif- tiinityttll his v ings arc mingled viih the deductions of his under- ftuiiding it eonilils not of a fcv truths 10 which we mav give a cool ilvenr and then difmiw theni from farther attention we mult feel an irterclt in ihcm they muft be truths to us truths winch we arc convinced concern us moil nearly in this indifferent hate of mind 1 met with two uccvrren- ces which induced me to reflect more ferioufly upon religion not as a fpeclatoi but as a party and my companion acknowledge the this new view of the lubicct hath excellence of religion and at times opened mv eves to my former neff- ugenee and llirred up 1 trult a better fpiiit within me perhaps feme of your readers will compare my change to the conversions fo frequently related in the miiiicua- rv riataiine and condemn me at once as a canting mcthodilt but let them be as merry as they plcafe on the fuhject i mall not be laugh ed out of my religion d 1 hope that what 1 a to lit will ui tke 0 an impreflion upon lomewho hive been hitherto as caivlfs as my felf lai iummer 1 liappencd to be travelling thrugii vermont with a clergyman or very affable znd agreeable manners lie was a perfect lining r whom i met by accident but as vc were both go ing to montreal we rciblved to travel together findins the roids bad towards the lines wc hired a boat to st johns but a ftorm coming on w were obliged to put aiiiore at a fmall tavern a- bout noon which happened to be full of raftsmen the conversa tion of thefc men was the molt pro fane that 1 ever heard every ien- tencc accompanied with the moil tremendous oath execration fol lowing execration ard feiaiphe- mies re founding from every cor ner of the houfe iy compan ion appeared to take no notice of thefe things which cold as 1 felt towards religion in general made ine lhudder and i rnitld wi help being furpriled at his lecming ap a thy there was indeed no pro bability that any thing which he could have laid to men of fuch a- bandoned characters and fo total ly dcflitute of moral and religious feeling would have been of any ufe and a direct addrefs might have provoked intuit butlthot that lie mould have left the houfe and not allowed his ears to be pol luted bv their abominations as we had been failing all the mora- mg we were very hungry but here we could ccet rothi ur unlcfs we chole to cat with the banditti who were jult fitting down to din ner to this my companion rea dily ancntcd every pcrlon ap peared ready to feize upon what ever was next him and i expected to fee nothing but confufion vul garity and oaths the clergy man featcd himfeif at the head of the table where there was a large difh of fiflvand regardlefs of the tremendous imprecations uttered on every fide pronounced with much iblemnity and in an audi ble voice a fhort grace the ef fect was inftantaneous it operat ed like magic the raftsmen tar ed at one another not a word was fpoken they all appeared con- fufed and turned their eyes with hclitation upon my reverend friend taking advantage of their mtho each wa going to help mm- felf now every enie waited ins m an attention to gleanlinefs was obferved fomc put the dirty knives which they were accunom- cd to ufe back into their pockets and procured- clean ones from the hoftcfa fomc ran to put on their coats others to put on their neck- doths and the utmoft decency prevailed during the rcpaft not an oath was heard and little was fpoken and that little chiefly in whiipers alter our departure i could not help noticing the great effect of the grace all men faid n exenenee 01 ieigi they feel its force thele poor men are more to be pitied than blamed for they are frill more ignorant than wicked had i addrclled them on the grofs impropriety of their conduct they might have fov fulted me or heard me with nefic- ligence but they were not prepar ed to hear the bicflirig pronounced on fitting down to dinner and coming unexpected it made the litem i toe tea often afloniihed that this homage to the supreme being mould be io frequently omitted for furely we ought to feel ptatcful to our benefactor at the moment that we are partaking of his benefits e- ven the heathen nations were care ful to pronounce fomc pious ejac ulation to their deities at every meal and to oiler lacnfi ces and to pour out libations how much more diligent ought wc to be to greater ittipfcuurtt not help thinking that if all thofe excellent affections which arc ul led forth by linccre prayer grow in the hearts thofe children aa they grow in age and ftature thev will become a great bleflrng to their parents and infurc their own felicity and why iliould we doubt that fuch will actually be the cafe r our saviour was panic ularly attentive to little children he took them up in his arms and bkfled thesn he declares that we muft have acquired the docility of a little child b oc wc can receive the truth 1 ic g o pel wc arc commanded to remember orr creator in the days of our youth and when w5 arc old we lliill not depart from him my friendtakes care that this heavenly excrcile fhall not be a talk or burden to his children they feci a pleafufc in performing it and it appears in inclifpeniilde duty which they boil feci that they ought not to omit thefc two occurrences mr reck oner have turned my attention to religion and 1 now feel my illa tions and my umerfcanding ltunjr- line together i am neither weak reivalnhrc tkameollhn or given to fuperftitiou orenthuli- fin but i am not cot1 and hidif fercnt as heretofore i crave a welling when 1 fit down to meat i am careful to follow the exam ple of jcfus in pouring forth my heart in prayer an exereife which afforded iiim fuch conlolation mult be of infinite advantage to us it enlightens enlarges elevates and ravifhes the foul brings us into more diligent ought we to be to the immediate prefence of our crc- difehavge a duy fo becoming ra- at or prefents his ineffable perfec- tlonal beings thanks and ado a- lions before us and drives full tion are furely due to the being who made us and who is every moment making us partakers of his infinite troodnefs if the man is abhorred who is not grateful to human bene actors how much more guilty is he who neglects to be graceful to that being to whom he owes every tiling which he now poffeffes or hopes hereafter to enjoy i confefs mr reckon er that i was never to much af fected with religion before and i vowed in my heart never to eat a meal without tdtifying my grat- itude to god my bufmefs to montreal was to villi an old lehool- fellow the evening after my ar- rival my friends oldeff fon a lit tle boy four years of age came in- to the room laying papa wont you come and hear us lay our prayers this is a molt agreea ble part of my duty laid he which i commonly perform when at home it will only detain mc a few minutes and in tlie mean time you will find amufement in fomc of thefc books 1 begged to accompany him to the nuriery to which lie willingly agreed here i received a lellon for which i fhall be better as long as i live three children in fucccflion repeated the lords payer and one or two pi ous lentences befides with fo much ioicmnity and corrcctncfs that i was quite delighted and felt my heart exceedingly intcreftcd even a little child in the cradie juil be ginning to articulate mad an at tempt to repeat after the reft had flunked and actually pronounced indiltinclly a couple of lentences some perfons of obtufe feelings may accufe me of veaknefs but i was never fo icniidy ilruck with the excellence and necefiky of prayer before here i law the iirll fruits offered up and i could lions before us and gives full fcope to every pious and grateful affection 1 might enlarge farther on this important fubject were not my letter already too long but 1 hope yon will bellow one or two papers upon it and fhew its great advantage in public as well as in private in the midlt of our fimi- lics and lecretly in ourclofets yours renovaxos for te kingston czttjt 70 jim most uitjms willi pompous adukiions empty found each bath will ofttmes lend hk fponive fbiw nor heeding facrcd truths revered bounds nor lb to thee elvira ever dear eiulrurd to all by thy fuvtt artkfs grace would i m accent other than gnccre it thaft wcoudlle lines afford a place but lhowgi marc poliftid lays lay pnufedc- nncls than thole vhich iiunible reverence diftatcs yet fi ill each verfe tome partial care com- nimd fifhc cvvy ivniinents infpirm ly tlur for fure no theme could ever hard infpirc whofc chartns more perfefl excellence can bond than thine sliom all with rapture do ad nif re aid all in ntiance of their pralfe are loft i uta jjooduefs honor harmony and locg heavca ncliefl gifts bountiful and kind ii native purity thy thoughts improve and joy each cue that knows thy worth of mind thy ocy form with modcil nentnefs drefl tin hamfti eye that henmswlth lovcnround wich admtrauw rills each yielding brcaft and clmrmi the fenfes while it deals a wound o may kind heaven on thofe virtues fmilc and cjiant to you throughout connubial jift a huihiuul void of infamy and guile aul worthy rheea fweet obebient wife so lhall thy days with focial plcafnres bled unnoticd pals anj unperccivm convey thy kindred foul where filler an gel 9 reft and glad the iteavr3 wih thy tternalftay lvsanoer ivho enually with dfh flattery printed and pttiluhed bv stephen miles a few doors raft of walkkrs hotel