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URBAN, T June 25. HE pure morality, the refined fenfibility, and univerfal philanthopy, exemplified in the character of the Author of the Chriftian Religion, afford leffons of the most extenfive humanity, infpire fympathy with diftrefs, and energy to relieve it, in every ramification, whether of mind or body. He who, by his divine nature, was exempted from the human frailty of fin, experienced the pains and difeafes incident to the human constitution; for no malady could be more infupportable to the body than that of the bloody fweat, or more diftreffing to the fenfibility of a feeling mind, than the contemplation of afflictions which equally level the mental and corporal powers, in mania, or melancholy, even below thofe of the beaft that perisheth; and from his near alliance to, or at least friendfhip with, one who had been the victim of seven attacks of lunacy, his feelings must have been affec tionately alive to fympathy on fuch trying occafions. And indeed it appears, that the firft exercife of his divine miflion was upon a Maniac whom he found in the Temple, and who must have been from the violence of his ftate, as defcribed with apt and strong colouring, even dangerous to the fafety of the community. He that could controul the furiate ftrength of a Maniac, who, Scriptures fay, broke cords and chains, has left an example, which we fhould adopt, of kindly protecting thofe whole mental derangement demands our fympathy, and claims our foftering care, by adminiftering thofe alleviations which tend to organize and calm the diftreffed or violent operations of deranged intellect, as the beft means of restoration to health, or fecurity to perfonal fafety. Indeed, the most rude as well as civilized nations have devoted,. through every period of hiftory, specific attention to this degraded ftate of human nature; even the Philiftines regarded with fraternal care, their avowed enemy. David, when he affumed a pretended lunacy; and modern Nations have very generally extended the means of fuccour to this ftate of fuffering humanity. Lamentable, however, it is, that in many inftances the exercife of our beneficence has not equalled that of the Philistines, as the fubfequent letter evinces; much lefs that of the Redeemer, who condefcended to pay his firft vifit after his refurrection to one on whom his fanative powers had been previoufly displayed, and to whom his kind attentions had been frequently extended; for he thought no object of either fex, however humble, when elevated by virtue, unworthy of his friendship; who, in the fublimity of his own character, condefcended to thed tears of fympathetic feeling for family diftrefs Jefus wept!" an example that ought to infpire the human heart with a laudable exertion to remove the tears of affliction from every feature of mifery. Before I conclude, perhaps, I ought to offer fome apology for the language of this addrefs, which the reader may be difpofed to cenfure |