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WARWICK

BAPTIZED ASSOCIATION,

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MINUTES

CW THE

Warwick Baptized Association,

HaL. AT

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Wa,.",

^SIUIIS, New.Jer,ey-t"e 12tb aDd 13tll Of Jf4"e, 1822.

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WEDNESDAY,IUNE

lith.

1. At 2 o'clock, P. M. brother Henry Ball preached tbe Introduc:tory SerIDOn from i Cor. if'. 5 . . . For we . preach Dot oanelra but Chri.t Jau. tbe Lord; aod oar.

IClra roar 1Cr. ... nl. for Jau' .. ke."

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Burt wu cbOleD Moderator. and bro- ther Pbil.oder D. Gillett, Clerk.

3. The ba.ine.. of tbe Anoci.tion wu opened' by prayer. by brother Teudale.

4. Elder. and brethren from corrClponding UIOciatioDI were iDYited to • teat wilh u ••

5. Leuen from the Cburchel. compOIin, thi. Associa.

tiOD, were read by brethren Smilzer Ind Sean.

N. B. Ord.ined Mini.te,. are in SMALL CAPITALI j -

Liceaced, in JIII/ie,. A dISh - - - denotes ¹¹⁰ Paltor.

ThOle . . . bel • were not preaen!. From Cburchel mark.

ed t no intelligence was reeeh'ed.

eHU.CHE'.

Warwick,

ME . . . NOEllS.

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^{PHIL'. Dea. James D. ~JLLETT, BUrl,}

Jeffery Wisner, Nehemiah Finn,

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JerelD. Morehouse,

Robert PlttersoD,

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lEzra Sanford, 2S 1

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[ JoHN HACA If,

Oea. F..i A~laml,

Dee. Peter HaYDel, st WaDtage, ~ Azariah Ma tin, •

. ThO!. Tea.dale,Jr.

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Nathaniel Martin, John WIIIIO',

Silneon Me. oy, 2 5 3 • 205 PI.aunt Val.

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^{WIlIGHT, jun.}

ley & Newb'h. lemuel EJw~rd, 8 1 4 1 Plu •. V aUey, ~ - - - ,

D. county,) (letter)

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HENI.V BAL •

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JOieph Smil~,

John Kirby Joseph Con in,

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C~rne\ius St anse, Brookfield, ~ Michael ,Ha' .t~d, ,

• James FlDc~ Jun.

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^{lJorace Samuel} Wilmot 1\10 ^{H_o~ Ree~.} if, ^on,

~athan Wlr c()~t-i

\ Jesse H'odl( " \/ ("

O k { BF.NJ. !\'ot>::r ~[

eerpar , Martin Co~~ ~~,

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Fint Baptist Ehhu Carey Church in Wiliiam ~~

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Walk ill,

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Silas D. ~~en,

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Saml1'el Har en, I (ULOTAS GR HALD

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Jacob Bachoycr, Samuel SheriwooJ

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ad W ... ntage, ~ Peter Winte mole,

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Ebenezer Mad, 2 7 3; 6 I7t

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Jamel ROlee, ance,~

Peter Rolilo,. '

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T bompaoo towu,

H amburgh,

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Brf1U8At fD""tlrG, {WM. WAUE_,

Reuben Nicboll,

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De&. IlUc Carrier,

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^WiIlUma Dea. W. Conklin, ^CDJltr~, Dea. John Water ^t Dayid Woolle"

{ LUKE D4YII, Jobn ManbaU,

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Noah HalDmood,

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Joho Ha.mond, Jamel Banta, ewfeaodlant! { Dee.

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Denj. C.berlin, N

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6. The Baptilt Chul1Cb of Newfouadlaod petitioned for atilDiwOD ioto our UI~iattd body. Tbeir letter ^{WII re-} feRed to a ceauDiue4-brethren PerkilU, (;reoald aDd

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'1. COlDmunicatiooa and MeueaCefi from ailter uaoci ..

liool were .. ked for, whicb were .. followl, Yis : - AlIOCiatloaL MtIIeII,er1.; eoau.\IIIicatioD ..

Philadelphia, Letter and Minula.

New.York, Cbue and Smitzer, LeUer and Minulon.

AbiDltoa, Lettu and MiDula.

Hartford, Leuer aad Minuta.

¥udlOo riYu, Scan aDd Harburt, Letter aad Minatel.

New.Lond ... , Leuer aDd Min at ...

Ranaelaennle,

Wanen,

Leuer

aDd

MlDuta.

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Bretbrea Tcasdale,

Warreo

aD4

GraDaLi

were

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pointed a commitlee to . . . mioe tbe .ia . . . of Correa.

poodin, A.oeialion ••

9. Bretbrtn Cb . . . 8mb.r a .. Perkiol"were appoiDt- eel a COIamillee to en.me tbe Ci cular and CorrapoocS.

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Lette,., and report.

10. R,.lw~, That we with pec Iillr plea.ure learD tbe ,IMiou. marcb of tbe Goepel, und r the patron.e ohha Ceocral Connntioo of the

SalMi .. '

eoomioatioo, ... - known to u. in ItJeirncelleDt Ci Jar; aDd tha, we wiab tbelll God .peed in their piODI Corti to lpeed tbe tri- umph. of the Cro ...

11. Arrangementl (or prcachinc thi.

e'Yeaine

at the Union School Houle-Ham~urlb, • at MOIeI

nou' •.

12. Adjourned till eight o'c:lock t .morrow moroing.

Brolber Gren'ald prayed.

THURSDAY MORNING igbt o'c:lock.

Met pUrluant to adjournment.

Br

tber Peirce praye4.

] 3. The Committee to examioe petitiOD .ade b."

tbe Newfoundland Churc:b, reporte luorably; and it 'Wu unanimously recei... The Ri hi Hand of Fellow.

Ibip giYCo by our Moderator.

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14. Th. committee (or tbe Circula;aod Corretpoodiol Lette,. reponed favorably, and tbey ere adopt.d.

15. The committee for tbe enmiD lion of tbe Minuls of Corresponding Associationl, report_Tbat tbe minutfl were Dot without interestiDg intellip e, but are under the neC:Cllity of C:lutioning lhe public: again.t Nehemiah H. Ripley, wbo under tbe chlracter of Baptiat Mini.lef, propogaln tb. doctrine of Uniyenal 1 ... 1100.

16 ... 00 motion,

Resolved, That tbe note in our Miout of the lut ,. .. r, respecting tbat notoriou. impolter, wb under the cloaJ..

of a Dapli., preacher, Ulumes tbe nlm .f Johu Bird and Tboaw Plul, of BOIIOD, be re-printed i our Minta tbe preaeot ycar.

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'1.'7. Re.-IHI, That tbiJ AlIOCiuion i. deep'1 __ b1e .1 .... ,IoN'" hu IUItaiae4 iD th . . . dele. r . . o ... 1 01 oar . . ell eatftl8ed .Elder.

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Hall, frOID oar reJatiaa 1t1 . . baacll of Dealh: W. f.1 to

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with hi. a8lictecl f . . iI,-with the Chl1rch in wbich he 'abol1rM in wwel aDd doctri .... aa4 with the Zion of God ita ceoeral.- Peace to hit ... , aad eternal joy to hi. departed Iliad ••

)I. The foDowieg .ppoint _ _ • of Messeoger. to Cor- reapoDCliDI AlIOCiatioa., were made :

Pltil.ielpN,,-J. Wrigbt aod Ha,ao.

N~.r.r.-P. D. Gillett, Z. GraDald,

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Burt,

Eaq.

and N. Marten •

.4J6~t.,.-GraDald, Mur)' and Terry.

N,.·Jerley-J. Ha,an and P. D. Gillett.

e"rtf.,.tl-A Perkin ••

U,.,.n-WiJliam CODnellyand H. Ball.

Hu.. Rirler-Tbomu ToudaJe .nd Baata.

N,.·Lr/t~n-A. Perkin •.

Rmlleitlerwllie-Wm. Warren and Conelly.

U. Brotber Graoald .ppeiuted to preach the Introdllcto- fy Sermon . . xl year, aoel in cue of failure, brother

Da.i •.

10. Brotbel') H. naU i. appointed 10 wrile tbe Circular Letter for oe~ year; anclltrotber P.

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Gillett, tbe Cor- fCapondin, Leiter.

21. Brethreill

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Bl1rt aDd GilleU, were ap'pointecl to nperiDteodtbe priDtio, and distribution of ,be Minute •.

B. Appointed lappliet for &be NewfClundJ.nd Cburch:

The lut sabbath io JDI, aod Augult--Pearce.

Tbe .. coad iabba,b in Augustand February-BaU.

Tbe lut _bath in September and Deeember- [Grenald The Jut ,abbath in October aDd .eeond iD Juua·

f,-Terry.

The 6nt

,labbath

in May-Gil/ett.

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coUection.1I

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defray lbeupeue

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Bro'her

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of the Fort Wayne Mi '00; alter

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lectioa 01 fourt .... dol..,. wa ell for lbat p8rpoM.- The ... ic. of

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afterDOCID w re peclliiarl, iDtenatioc aod aft'ectID,. which wen occup db, brelbrea SmilAr,

PerkiD' aad

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25. Re'Mwd, Tbat abe Aasoci.ti_

will

bold ill Dnt _ioo io tbe B.pli.t Itooe

Meeting

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Valle" lbe fiflt Wedoclda, in ~uoe Dut, at 2 o'clock,

P. M. . .

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26. ReMwd. Tbat tu. AlIOCi~ioD praeDt their grate-

od' ful aokoowled,me.t. to tbi. cbllr~b and cODRreratioD, for their ·hoepitable treatmeot durio, :.tbe preteot lftIion.

27. At tbe requat of tbe Fi~t W . . tace ehDICb, tbe cburcbe. are warDed &&&iDSt

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ob House, wbo after haYiog obtain~d a Jetter of di illion from them, ba beeo eacluded for wicked .. it ilD ral coaduct.

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^The Seaion wa closed b, an appropriate aDd af.

fectiDI A4draa aDd Prayer by th Moderator.

CIRCULAR LEtTER.

Th,

Minister, and Meuefllen ~,~

W.""ick }Hp'"'

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• ELOYED •• IT"U.,

BELONGING

to tbe JUlIe Yeoly flmil" aDd ...

• ociated (or mutual u .. fuloas, we

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^,OU our pra)'en and our effortl to promote your bat i terall, for time aDd .teroity.

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therefore, to add... ou on tbe importal lubject of Glorifyio, God. B1 t i.

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^{IDC&D wbat alae}

.pottle "yl, " ooly let ,our conye tioo be a it becometh tbe GoepJe of Chrilt-tbat witb.r come and see you, or

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be abseot, I

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bear of y r afFain, that

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^{Ipirit, wilb one miDd, Itiyinl} together for tbe faith of tbe

GOIpel."

To glorify ~od, DeCeaaril, IUP.

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rODc"cd b, Grl~e.~

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1CM&kno", lay.

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at the foundation of all personal reliRiO'II; "except a man be borD again, he canoot tee the Kingdom (If God."- Not that we would sugge.t that mankind ne innocent in omitting' to glorlry Him; for we lire IlIlIy alUtred that all men are under the Ilronge5t obligation. to the perfurm-

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this dUly.

And, fir.I, .e would entre.lt yon to distinguish betwrcn 'the Glory ot God, eSlentially con.ide-red, alld his declara.

tive glory. God would be infinitely glOriOUS, was lI,cre not a creature in Hraven or carlh. H I~ glory do' h not depend Up<lD them; but, iu infiuitel:oadc.!ocelblon , he promote. the bappineSi of anl:cl. and lIIen, by making them tbe in.truments of declariug or lIIU1ifelting it- hence, it is .aid, Of the Heavens deel'ue the Glory of God," and the" the firmalllent.heweth I,is handy work,"

The Heawens and the firmament, are display. of the wisdom, majelty, power amj goodllc,~ of Ibe Great Crea- lor. The Redeemer addrelile. his llca\'C:Dly FaLher, and lays, " I ha,e glorified thee on earth, I hawe rinilih~d Iho work whicb thou ,&veil me to do." In Chrilt, God i.

glorified in an altoDilbing manner; in him, the love of tho Father to ruined and hell-de.e"ing ~il\nen, il abuudantly Dlaaife.ted-tbe law is magmfied, justice..,is lati~fic:d, Ihe nil of .in i. disco,ered. So, that it il beheld _ith tbe grealest abhorrence by aU holy beingl; the purity and perfection of the di,ine government is mailltained- .. mercy and truth m~ct logl'ther, rightcoulneu and peace embrace each olher."

Altbough the Great Redeemer glori6ed his 'Ilenenl, .father in a maaner aDd degree peoullar 10 hinllelt, lfft,!' there i. a way in which he directs U3, allo, to glorify him:

.. HereiD is my Father glOrified, ,bat ye bear muc:h fruit;

10 .b.II,e be my dISciples." We gloriry God, when we recei'e tbe leslimnny he harh ginn of his Ion. .. HI:

that hath received lIille.timony, hath .et to hi. ,ealtha' God il true." ID'that which prowel our f.ith 10 begenuinc io ill nature, we ilorify God, .. unlo yOI,l that lIeliue- Christ i. (IreciouI, hiShly prized and valued iD all tbe cra.'

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ci",,~ fIllnilc,talillll' he\halh m"Je of himself in liiJ "ord."

.\> l!it' ~r(",11 I('achrr o~ hrad, Ihe belierer sits at Je.u,·

flel allJ 1Il',If~ lite g,acl~u~ words which proceed out of his

1II\)lIliJ, lie lru~l~ ill~ l'~('rI"~lillg all ill hi. hand. a. hi.

g"i,I." hi, Ild'{'IIt''', his 'couiliCl/or, aoJ (rolR the heart

UI'S, (Ih(lll~h hi~ pillh n a}' be thorny) thou .halt choo,e mi"'le hllt'rllanee for me but thetc things paIS in the

Iol',lrt UIUfcn uy mortal, and frequently unnoticed by

:""'C arf'lInd II~,

()'Ir 1\ "!I i~ 1o remind nil of the obligations you are

\! :;.1cr III ~Jorify God in )' ur families, in the church, and ill :i,(' ,\\",1.1, \'le glurif God in our families. when we

II: ,!,(, I", !;ll\'S the governi! I! prj-r,ciple ('If our temper and [OflJllct-'"Lelilc'r wc be p rents or children, ht:sbands or .\ in". ma<!l'rs or nrvaflt5, To do IIIlS, we a;ust .eriou.ly enquire afler thnsr rlllt's lai dOlYn 'by inlpir:uioo, The

~rei\l lIea,1 r.f lhe Church ha~ very particularly .talrd ,,, .. \C rc:latirc dUlics; if ur temper and condact be (,h"",llke, it will glurify G d-if Irke the unClJdly world,

"r. ,ira;: ul.llIlllc,r hilll, \\'l' aha, ,Iorify God in our fa- .n']:l'';, wheu we habitllal!y II Jnife.t a luperior regard to l\ IS \\'or,}.ip tfren', \V c ~h uld be glad could we COD-

~:LlJe there werll DO member of our Churches wbo neg-

!l'c:~J reading \he Icriptures. and prayer and praile ill , heir famillt:s; but our knowl dge of IhinS' forbids u. to dralv Ihi~ f .. voraule conclusioll Is il not accc.rdiDg to the order 01 Iltillgs. Ihal w litre the e are want',. there should be payer; I~hcre there are bJessi g' beltowed. there Iheuld be lh.Jllkigiving-and prai~c. here God manifest. bim.elf OIl:Y in Ihe comm'ln blessing. his Providence. Your bnthrcII, \tho (re(luent a Th one cf Grace in Iheir

f,lm,I~{' •• can wilness the goo,t I y enj"Y tbemselfe,. and

\h,~ Il/cssins;s their families expe ience,

God is gloritid. "hell uur ",h Ie couversation II-YOrs of .. nrrt:~ponucnec \\'ith lIenen, \ 'hen the Jew, sa\, tbe LoiJneslof Pelcraild John, they took knowledge oflb.:m

\!".t Ihey had heen "'illl Jesus: I UI, our inlercourse with I",: :l,,\'iour "ililrad us til manife t sumllr!lIlli: of his lih-

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DHI in our ramilir., and ~o we .I,all Rlorif.l' God. IJc;ut religion, trln.form. Ihe min of rhe wl;dJ illro :: citi7cn of Heaven. It can be no jusl o\.-jerlion, Ilthough fu>quelltlr made, that the mere formali,1 is of/en four.tl "ngll~cd in thi! emplo)'ment; he haa only Ihe form, lIIay "'e I. .... f' III~

\ .pirit Iud the form al,o. H tlii, oLjl'clion

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up to itl natural con5equcnce, it would lI.nish III boclal religion out of the "'orld.

Furthtr, .... ^r. Clhor~ you 10 glorify Gl,d in dl~ r:,urc',.

"'"hat honor is lonlc!t~cd upon u., glllh}' (·u'atllrt·" In I, ... ^·!'!

• name and pillee in the house of the Lord i Th;~ ,,"a' highly prized Ind ardently .ought uy .nclenl !lIinl>;·' .. ODe thing ha\'e I dcsi,ed of the 1.ord ; /hal .. i'l J sr.k aher, tbat 1m.}' d"'ell ill the Jlou5e of lite Lord all II .. • day. of Iny life." Th"n do ... e glGrify Gotl, "bt'n ^lIe hiehly ellimate his appoiuted wor.llip in the church.--·

Look back, brethren, 10 tire pf'riod "'h"n Chri~t fir .. t nil' nifated him.elf to lour 10.1.: how pr('cious were op- portunitiea of p:lblic .or~hip Ih~n I Some

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wrong at that lime, or "'e are rert.linl}' so now. 'fbI' pro- mise of Cbriat to mret his people, and oommllnr \'I'i,h them from off the Mercy 5eoll, i~ the lame. Jull!)/'.\ e, hretlirell, do \'I'e lIot diihcnor God" .hrn u:t' discm'rr i,"

dill'erem:e to any imlilutionl of n~.vine :tppointmenl? ,\II ordiDances of God'. ill5tiluting, ar(' fur bis j!lPn·. J. ar·

lI(ues ignorance or folly in a prinre to en:'cl lawi thaI are belt~r neglected than obeyl'd. Far l,e the hl.l~rh(,Dlaus thought from our hearh, and tile God di,h()norin~ flr-e- tice rrom our IIvel, tbat we .hould thos allll,e hi, in,' rllr·

liona. Neither i. it by. cold, lifcle~' all(,lIti"n to Ib ille sbinls, that Got.! can ue hOllor,.tI by II, IU the Cilurch.- Tbere ia a eiorioul realily in Vi\'inc Ordinances, ,,·hid. i~

calculated to call into elcrciie all Ihe energies oi oor lOuh; they are ao .uitably, so di\'ioely ~t1ed in thrir na.

ture, to meel us in cur desperate eiHUlJUI.nct's as tI.\·in~, guilty creatures.

We glorlf, God in the clllrrch, .1,,'" "e "'3'1'), ovrr or,e 6Illotber in IO\'r; Ihii \\illl"l'Iud(' iJa(k'\lIlrinr', ,,11I'pcr.

iD~ and tale buring. e command of Chril', in the eighteenth of Matthe", a rlcll.\' 't~arded under the eir- curmtances 10 which it ref rs? Are "e careful, lelt by our carele~s inallenlion to tb

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our congregationa, we lay .. Iumblillg blocks in the wa of enquiring lOul,? Is the

ilnportanc~ d Ihe Goopd inillry properlyeonlidered by 115? Ih we e~leem Ihe ministen of Christ Yery highly In JOY&', for their ,,·olk s:lke I DJ we do all ill our po ... I"

'hat they ml~' ('I)lirrh' de .. o e them,eIYe! 10 the important dl1lil'~ "f lilrlr ClOicr; 110 manv ran add field 10 field, .. ltil~ :!tc L.'" f· (,t l:,II'! i, HI! ofT with Ihe mcanest oITer- in!! ;

Wc ~lor&f)· (;('CI in Il.~ c urch, ... lten ~ pay prompt ,,11,1 rump;.~"OI1;"l' IIltenli(ll 10 t:hmclt distipline. Are .I;ele "" I:I~I:JII' f·~ "f p,,[,:i,· «'alloal unatlended 10; Do

,. p f"tl II II"lid,'1 1"r,Jr.!

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^{II r casc~ of per~on' in II back.}

>Ii,\jr~ -tal.,; p .. \H' by I hellrl Ihe a/HrctiClIl' of !lisler

('hurrli~'; All' WI! pr,l\ e full.\' CIJlll:CHlfd for Iheir rl'·

,loralillO)llHi del" rr1:lf;r ; Vlfhollt a ~()od mellure of

'h~,(", \H' canlJul r;Iorlf~· G()( in Itll'fhurtlt.

liurlhC'r, WC' glOrify (;od i the w!)(ld, whe·n

w,.

pay a

ftn~t r,.gard to mor;L1 jIl511C'C Are none ()( II. keeping hack ,,·hat i, due to otllf'n, tl at our own mtercst may h,.

promoted b)· Ihl' 115C ()( Iheir ropi-rty? Do none of us /TIak!' I'flnlraC!~, without:t ~u d delit,ce of crrlainly Ihat we shall he lObi" 10 (ulf.lI til m ~ Throll~h ~uch Ihinlit~

Cod i~ dishonored, lind his 1',&\ se suffers amonglt men. It Iochooves liS 10 I'X·lmiIiC whether worldly inlerest hllh not .. Ih" urp"rm'l<l place in our ~eart~, rather than theprO!l- perill· .. f Z'·,n." It i~ a Irue

lOr'

lIim, ""hl're our Ireasure

,0, .h .. 11' "iii uur hearts h .. allo.' God i. not glorified by II~, unless" I' n;ake it manifes that we esteem all olher ,hing!"! nOlltin~. wht'o brougl tin COlllpetitioo with Ihe caU5C of Chr1.5t. The world ill not beliere our religioD is Illi"loe, while w'e trea( it al fable ounclves. If the I'rofes,ors of the Gospel act as though the world ... a.the principal thing; such are an aw ul stumblinr·block to the 1Iil,Q/:odly.

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\\'e glorify God in the world, when we

la,

to beart tbe wrctcheli condition in which our fellow mortala are iDYo1~.

cd. We are .urrounded wilh practical •• d .pec:~"t .theisl!, dropping into nerlutinr raia • .Are w. . 1 praying for them? are we ellerti / ourael~et to the utm_

of our power tbat the Gos of Cbrilt, that bleued means by whieh the Holy Gho c:onyert •• iDners. i •• pread amollgst heatbem, abr and t home' Are we our.

selve. seeking to win lOul. to hri.t ~

'Ve would urge these thiD" upon you, from the nature of theca.se. What bonor to be engaged iD .Iorifying God! Thi. wal the work of prophet. and apo.tI .. , tb.

Lord .1I'IU' himself, and .... ill be the work of

the

redeem.

ed to all elenllty, and bring' preaent peace and joy iato thl'soul.

F'&Irther, our lillie for glorifying God iD this unfrieDdl, world, .... ill ⁵⁰⁰ⁿ be· oyer; tllerdon, U "hat the hand lindelh 10 do, do it with thy lIIight." It i. the order of nature, thlt every thing beget. it. own Iikeneu, end it i.

so in religion. None of u. are 10 oblCure a. to be with.

out influeDce en otben. The pioul conduct of tM uinta, .ilener. the inlidd, chee" IDd ,lrengtben. fellow cbris.

tians, r,coura&es inquiring ^IOU I •. , and it a powerful blow to the intere.l. of utan. Furtber, obae",. lbe moti,e by which the apoltlc enforces thi,: .. you are Dot your own, ~

you are bought witb a price; therefore, glorify God in your bodies and your .pirits, wbich are hi ... Here Gra.

titude to the best of friend.; (riud.bip tbat can neYer han an equal. friendship tbat filled Heuen witb wODder and jot, and the redeemed will eYer dwell on tbe delilht.

fulthemea, i. tbe pew-erful metiYe by which it i. urled upon as. Furtber, the Redtemer walketh in the mid.t of the golden candlaticks, regardin, the condllct of bit church, and, wbile they are enr.ged in con8iet, gin.

token. of hi. approbation, which bring. Heavea into tbe .oul in tilM: then ~'hat will bit final plaudit be ?

JAMES BURT, Moderator, PHILANDER D. GILLETT, Clerk.

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J \

CORRESPONDING LETTER.

TA, W.rwick 1I.,tUIJ".ci.,io",

to

1M 4U«i.';«J1 with . . . . we Cwr,"" :

•• LOUD ."Ionna.-

UNDER

tbe Imilel of an indlll,..t

P,..icleooe,

we b.n once more been 10 flYoreci as to meet in collncil.- Tbe iDterYic. b.1 !teen comfortable, and our deliiMration.

ha,e beeD in peace. Ha.iftl receiYCd and b .... d your afFectionate cn.manicationl, wa rejoice in YOllr joy. and .ympatbize iD your IOrra... The accellion ta ollr num- ber ianDg the y~r p .. t, hal been lmall, bllt we

'.1

^thank-

ful fer a few,' and njoice that God has not lert bimself without witne-.

With joy, brethren, we behold the lamp of tbe Lord',

•••• ialed carried amid the alooml of desertl, and ioto regioDI where llIperstitioo a04 idolalry aboulld. Our charche •• tand fut in tbe faith once deli~ered to the .aintl, ItriYing tDiether againlt tbe c~mmon (oe, and lookiog forward, witb joyful espeelalionl, for Ihe comin, of our Lord and Sa.ioor, JelOI Cbrut; when Zion ,hall come fortb frolD the dUlt, c10lbed in giorioul .pparel.

We dalire an interelt in yoar prayer., and lolicil a con- tinuance of your corre'pondeDce; while we most affec- tion.tely e.hort yeu to faithfulne" .nd zeal in the CIUle of Chrilt, aeeinl that our warfare will 1000 be .ccompli ....

ed, wben we sb.lI.trikc our ,0ldeD har". to longs of .je.

tory, OD tbe briKbt .ummit of Mount Zion, and (orefer ling" uDto him tbat Jo.ed UI, and wa~hed UI from our lins in bi, own blood, and hath made u. kings and pri~sl'

unto God and hi. Falher." To him, be glory and domi.

nioD, fOleYer .nd ever: AMEN.

JAMES BURT, NoderaloT, PHILANDER D. GILLETT, Clerk.