Minutes, Salem Association of Baptists, Ky.

.

^'

. 1\1rNU''fES of. tlie a:;:;~ 1em A.Sflo

"'1

;~-crtiug-l:lou~~,

in H11rd:-n

C~.,u~~y,_Jla

tl,t! s beioU"

the

11th and

12th

of the

-'l~id month,

R\ PTIGTS.

l1£>1·

.:1t

1tt~r

Cr

11~ .ti"l'iduy ?.l!d 8:~.Lur<l;y,

iu Cdo'

~1s.·t; .

Tilj} Intrflrluctory §cFnion wr.s p1·eac 1':d by. hrn(!Jcr \V·-~.b~r 2t:'!.lhr•l, fro

flte 1.-:.?th dll(pter of the

Epistl~

of Paul,

t 11.-: A t.~, ~o

the Hdwe ;vs-

4Ul ver.;;~~--­

·.'· E'v!{ow Peace u·ith all men,

fLnrl

Rolincsg,

u-'

~t t.":lf-·ic~~ no man

ih(ut

<·ee tht Lori!.

2d'. Rece!vell Lei-tHs aud·

M~~>»cngcrs

fro. hQ b\l,nvm:;

Clmt·;lt~s,-\co \1 :

_~:::Y'}~E-~~~N, £~s.!l·~ . -

'tL.IeH~it; l ... t·'-~'-·:,,

Cnx's Cre~k,

Sirn'pson's Creek~

'Mill

Creek;

; .. 1~11. ltl:,,·rt:., ~. -, • .nbtl, 1_,,,';_, 'urL"''' "'":.

"'""6c''"l":i' ;;, '

.\'loses Pi.-rson, Isar..t T lbr, James

Cr·ai.r;.

rl; 11 Walt. Stallard,Wm.

Dt vis.

S. M·K.ay,

D.Lewl•,l

~~- 5

l'ho8. Hultbat·d, :Wm.

Kemh·ick,

sen. ::><>mut:l

Summcts,

T.

i .ili~on. fit t

Monnt l\.!'lrbh, Jns. llrown, c Irw.nr, John Urrnv~. 27 4 Wih!ln"ii Crceki Danirl Walke Sam'l Abdl, ileuj.

Irvine.

t•') B;:~thei. B. C. James II. L: Ol'tffiun. .

R!wk Ct"e<Ok. Ben,;.

Owf'nR, ·

RoHirlg F(n·k. Sam'l Miller,,Jame~ E:felin, Thos. Devers:

St>,·et•n's Vullt.•y• Sam'l Holme Wm. Quim1, S. Pliilijl.'!.

Nclin~ .\lex. M•DuooaJ; Cakb Cartna.n.

H::ru·y Couts.

Beaver Dam Creekt Philip Dale OWt>n Willis.

4

4

~·

t

(

11

3 11

I

21

Dethel, Hardin C. W art'Pn " • M~tt•tin Utterbnr,k • .Joh" C~sh, ' 1

~

Bacon Cred~, Geo Coon d, John ~rqmtt, Swddt,~b Meeks. lj1

'1

Mill Creek, H. C& Jacob

Vanmetr1·, .J.

C.

llintnu,

J:1\m

£!a•lton.

1! -;- · ~ I

~--- • -· . .ll..ll~li.S i.aHNlOO, .lob'"lrlt''"''r"""-~ri--~---i-..f'i---1---'

GoRhen,

.

Jame"' ·

reman, Lewis

M<!i"em:'tlJ~'Ch.CLt•·kson

⁹

,1

tittle Unior~, Elij. Wigr.;-inton,Alex:. M·Oonnafl, Wm. \Veils, 611 3

Caney Crrck, 0. C. ( N,o MeR!wngcr, but a U·tter.'j Pleasflnt Run, G. -C.; Jonrph Wilson, Gabriel Smith.

Gillead, ln. State, Adam Sbnemak <'l'.

Otlcr Ct·e~::k,

!!. c.

Henry Johus, 'rtwmp~on Kendal,

John Lane.

Rongh Creek, 0. C. Samuel Lewellit~~r;

• 1

{JI)ncard, G.

C. Alw'DJ Vanmeh'r,"'Jos.

Wilson, \Vm.

~leek<:.

Pi!'lg!lh-, B. C. . Char Polke, Tho~;. Polkc, ~am. H. Baks.

New Hope, ' · (Wo Mc!!scnget·.)

Mr.unt

Pleasant, 0.

C •

.J<-thn

Tharp, David Hall, Benj.

Kelly.

Salem. Jo~. .wis, Benj. Meason.

P~tather Crerlc, 0. C. John Philips, Zachal'iaiJ Jh·iant.

'\"aluut Gruvo,

n. c.

lsa.ac Whitaker, John AdkiriSOn.

1

7

4

..,

sd.

Ur•"lth~r Walt~

tnl1ar1l,

chosen Moderator, nml

Jnll.

Lewis. t:k..·;~.

i.ett.._..s atHI Mrs8cnge1•s from the foHowin!!, Corrr~pi)Jtdhlg _A-;sociat-in11S :to'' t~.

Elders, Bt'dln·en Edmuml Yt'nllet·,J. Var·di!rlau, from Long'lbn,

hy

:ft..:}<,,.;;

.'Vancl••;~ve, Bet!j. All~n, from south distt·ict, [/1 Leffert

ir.rt

no .]tlcsscn; r

, by t:!tltl' Stanley Walkct·, and bt·otlH·t· John l{idtr.t·Json, f•·om

Gn::en

L.- acob Lnckt i't·om

J

a'ipt>I'

Rin·r

by El..'.('l' Thomas Downs. · u·•·rh at Panther Cl·£>-ek, Da,iess Connty. prtitiilned fol'a:l~<ittarir(> into on'.' 1:!,.,1

; an~l B.retht·en John Phliips; and Zachariah. Ht•iant, (•heil' ~1e»'ienge:·s) t-.»1•

6th.

,The· Chlu·ch at

W a_l!wt:

p·ov~;-·BI·cck<'-lll'id;~·j

cotmty.

pcrithnetf

fo,•

atl:ni w;\s gr·ametl.-J<utlcs 'Vhibkei·, lllld J,lhn Ailki!t'IOn's ti)()k tlwir Sei~ts. 7th. l..n•

St~ll11\'d• Jo. L0wil:l, Joshua :\.il)t't·it~. Alcxande<· -'~ · Hu~;\\~ ~\•ail J .1-I; L. Mm'etu

to

arran;;e'the brtsiness" o'~ . .;,~j~6'~fc1}g)h,:., 8th. Tiw Cii·cu!<~r l~eiVI'. c:~li~:d l:'i.ll' ;-

n:it~t •. ,J&l.tu Nf\!I~red to the _ur:-tht·en ~l'tl_l()ijh~~, (o.)H;'-'f!hf?'~ t!w~ b · ,.;lc~s

ot

the as~oet.llion~ • 1 next w•s()('tatJOn.h~

tr{IU!m Mill·et•""X.

N +•··n Cnnt.tv. on·.~M ~as•. Iul,1

Ll'1:&Jn:w•J\:t'

next.

1ot:1. A]?~Joliited b1·dl.l1·en to vn·:te · L-'ttcl·s pf ~ui·1~.;~o:-. ^... •..:~.

,n

iJftrhark~

tn Elkhor:;, ar.l. :B c!L·r ""-t-c T:lylor,aml 1\!m·ttn Utkl'l>,\Ck, to bear th.-. .;nml.'.

J!:~

Cra .... to wl'i•e

~0

Loa:! Rn,.-r.

~nd J,

B jJ, lloretmm

~.".

U-1"1 Cll c.i&l., and f:'kmue! :'h!let

~ ""' . t .

"t'

^{l' ; . . '' ..} •-.ll

!

^{T l. . 1} 'n

•lear

•t. !

am•·s J..\J.erre:mm

own~

^m

~

^{u ••} /..:iZ .•. ct.

n·,~'-'

·-'''"" a11 , "'o!..

d\'r'll>~

a!'-'·• ueYu·,y .ns ;

1

, bearers, -Charles Clark;;nn to wt'ite to h:ussds' Crtek, and Alex.

!~·{•!)ug}ll, Dal!h~

,.,!l,.t•l'

,.::-~leo

Ca•·m;m, o:n·

Mes~epgcrs.

Thos. llubbaril tq write to Green River, and W

arrcn

,,:;!1, J. H. L. M:orc111an,

J

as. Mrweman, Ale:.::. M• Dugal, and F.neas Keith, out' Messengers ;⁴. c

.::l'•rnthet• Benjamin Kelly to wl'lte

to Jasp~r Ri·•'er,

ar,d Alex. M•Dugal, Charles Clarkson • . 1<tdes p,,1!-.e, awl ,U \ln S1p;)m 1ker, our

.Mcs5eng~rs.

· llth.

Bt•oll~t!l' Jo.~eph

Lewis, oul' cor-

.

pon1ling

Secretar·y, reprwted

a

bttcr

of cort•e~JpGi)!bnce, f1•om

the

R,c;v.

lloc. Slaughter, corrts- ,.;;iinr-

Sccret:~ry

^{to the} 1-hptist B,H\I'rl ofFnreig;n M

is~

^ions-in the tollowing

word~ ~

J Gl<:N. JOSEPfl L3N!S,

STA"S"Ot~Gr SECRETARY OF THE SALEM BA.P'fiS1'

lku. Sir,

ASSOCL'\.TION,

;n<; t•i!ctl.'d by the Ra.ptist Bo:ml of Flll' ·ign

~n~sions,

[ have th\\ pleasure of aih\ressing you.- n·

~

';u•t h:o.s llfl lloui.lt, been enhrg3'l an:l gbd,le•lcd at a view of th.) siil;ns of the

times,

in which c iuv the fdicity to live. In t.1n ri'l;) :uvl sprmd

ofl\iis~i·mary

aml

Bihhr InstltutlGI!~•

the LorJ.

-; .,pene1\

pt•m;p~cts

her •ee us of

th~ n3~r

<hJ!>r:nch of

the latter

days. which lH'ophets and kings, j, h

~lartvrs

an•\ R".f-wm'rs n0nr

s:nv. 'Vl1il~

other t·eligio.us communities al'e clad with zeal, : wit:• a cl;ak, tll':) reficctim is pleasant, th!l.t OJI" own denomination has heen stirred up to holY.

.. •1ri vir.pt rou'5 adi••n. H ig twt assamin:; to> mtteh, b say. that a lat'f.!:C proportion of the Mis.;

••I

n~t~our,

^{which is felt} by th::>u!'l:t:1ds, maY he tt·are<l tq t;l.)

inf.u~nce~

^of

the

S.pil'it of our GOD,

tlt~

^heart of our excellent bro· het·, Dt·. Wil!hm Cany. · · ·

'i'iH• c, >tccess,

attend

ani; on

the ~~issinn,

wh<lse m

~ra i~na~tlhtc scl1-t

is

at Sernt,npor·i!·

9n

the

wa- . of t:tro

Gan~rs,

ha<> excited no. c ·11nrr! m

degree

of

~Ht prise ~ntl

gt·at.itude. Qur: _American

m·ches

ha~·e h'~'~rd

of the di::-;play ol'

U1·.~ ~wms

^{of the}

r.,.,J,~0l'Y'-Jt'

^{in the}

E~st,

^with

thos~

^thankfttf

. tivus which

th~

tt·anslati()ns of

Seriphu·~,

thD coovcrsbn of

i!hlato~·g.

^a:Hi

the

visible gt·owt!i

P'tll[lll'(' of

the

Me,<;siah. ar0 caknlated to

or·l,gi•1ate

a.!d snpport. T .venty stations have at;.

been fo.-n&ed by that favoured Institution, aml

al~out

farty· preachers, ffif)St of thein natives.

nrl .t few years ago

worshipp~r·s

of i1leal divinities, f>t\!{e and <leau, a.re naw teaching U!en to turR -Jrn thrir vanities. ,. .1d tn serve the Hvin;.?; and the true God. · · · ·

One

ofth<:S'~

^m;-;siun

sta!:ion~.

^highly i.mp.n·tant o:l

a<::~'ount

of the gt·eatness of the

population,

"'r~'"'l

('omlitinn nf the inluiliitants. and its pl'oximity to the Chines3 empil·e, is the kingdom .. J H'mah. The Gnt! of mercy. whn a few ycat•s

a.~''

g:tve W illlr O."Omlii1TIT'atiuu our wo.rthy lw .. rh-

'l, Lt1tl1c.r Rice, awl Athniearn Judson, has, in llis Providence,

itout

any con·currence on our . \'t, phei'id the latter at

R:-~.ng-1r\n,

^a

1ll'indpa.lsea~p:n:t

of

tlv~

Burm:tn dominions; By' the p1'escut

··a'

Him~Jf.M

and his cmnpanion in

!if,~.

IHWC, no 'doc1bt,

sm·moun~ed

the difficulties attendant

or~

.·•·q .usition of the

bn~u:1;-e

of the countt·y. 0, that in this now tongue, oul' brother may L6 a:;.·

•·<Itt) prer,ch the wonchwful tlti ngs of the ldng(lom of

Go<l

! · · ·

!n :O"eemhrr lnst, our brothet•, G. H.

Hough. m~mbcr

of

thP- Bapti<:>t

church, in

Pawtucket;·

L wii.h hi'i wife nnd two small childt'en. t•Jf;'thtw with our si<;ter Charlotte H. 'Vhite, !llember f tua

'U

.ptist church. in Sail'lom Stl·ecl, aad whn, it ''?":u; beleive1l, would

not

only be an

aCC;epta•

i:-

ass·,~·i:;.•.l'

of '.it·s Haugh, but

mi~;ht hn,~omc

lt'>efa\ as :m auxijiary, in the mission, aet $ail from '

· P''l't •l£ Phil;tlh-l:>hia, for Calcutta, on theit• wr.y to Ran,goon. · Edward Thomp!>on, Esq fm·.:

;-; 1 •d >\

p~v;·u:~e,

^a'ld provisions br the

voya;;~.

without any ex pence to the· Board. · They are'

r.:J .;·. p;•:-;bn.'cl'.y, at th:>ir

d~stioati<m.

:Vh.Y the hea I

o~

the church send great prosperity.

l'tl:·tnc p:tr;wse. ot' inciting, with the

blrs~in:;

of God, a missioiuu·y f1am,e amnrig' our churches,

·n_{1 _} <l':wcLttions, and nf

encouragln~

the·f'H'mal io11 of

at~xilia'ry

·

l~1stitutioris,

the Bn.ard bave be-

·i'"''l it tltt'.i•· duty to

con~inue

br·nther Rice ^b0111C time

lon~er

in 'this country. His lab,ours

dur~

·:; :h•: hst vear aul\ the twecedin.;, have

b~en

wontl0rfnl\Y blc:;;sed. He is nppointrd to ful-fil a : !L:r

coa1·s~~.

ri nri rl\) th_e current yeal', at the clo!':e of w!Hch a meeting of. the General

Convet~tinn

• 1 01\:11\'. HJf; amia\lle rlisp:lsiti;,n, his exenw!ar·y tlepm·tment,'his

self-tlevotio~

to the

mMt ex~

•, ,i nt of Ca1lC.:"S.miJ"t

(~HS'll'e

him the kind attentions (1f aU w1tO love thf king:;dom of the

So!'~

of God,

T\~ att~:m)lt.

whirh in th\'. com·,;e of' the

~r)·orl

Pl·nvidcnce of

the Lord lias

recently been

made

t.

co~•'•in.:;

the !Japtist dPtHmJinatinn in the UniteJl States, in one ardent etfur·t to

tr~·nsmit th~

,C: )C·l t,f)

~h<)

he:\tkn, iS itolhl\d i;Jmethi!lp; new ailtllinexpc>cted, but it lS beautiful

~-Ud

proSpei'OtlSo

• •'

~:':u!•·•'V'll hret~lr~n

havo cr1

n·n~n"·:!l tin~

gltwio·l<>

t•ar;~

befa1·e us. 'Ve

ha'~>'e

wished them God np·' i. \Vr have en.u"avoured tn assi-.t them. 'I'he time, howe,·er;·h:u; cnme when the Lord , .. l >on a:• as a f) dy. t)i\l'SP! ves to ar-t t'r)1· the ?;lnt·v of !tis n.1me, This ·conviction is g:enera!l.v(

'. 1 •• ^<'11 1.ile

hrdhr·e.~~

tl:1·nughout t:ie

Union· come fo~w.u·J ir~ the

\Vork witldwly

readiue~s,

^awak-:

• I/ •\, an1l hllmui.: .. J'lY• · · · 1

1.

i~

^t'tfl 'vi.s:1 nf the Bilat·d to

<'onccntr~te th~

common exertions to the ntmost praclicahle

de~

\' l'ho:v wttl Ofl h'tppy to m jntain with ynul"self and yol!r brethren a constant· aud iatimate

••

::ipcl~i4Cil.te. 'fue.U· Second l:~.J.Wi!l!.l R"ll0

...

}OU-Wlll ~hurtl:trccch'c

^•..

They, will find .l\eo,s:

25d. BrotheJ: Thom<ts

l'i:-r.ular L·~tt~r. 24Ni. N ew-Hope.tJilkU~·CJI-, thet·efure, ap,,oint bt:ethren ,V, Cash, J, el}quire the reason of such failure, ani!' rc:pcu·t to

oul·

WALTER STALLARD, l\loil'""·

Dh:ine permi<'lsion, being o~ce more ~ssemb~_·d, as y~ut• M:~

tm•nur!!'h.taloP.lmS~iness which came befote us, as our Mmutes will glt~

circular!', on the imp()l•tar!t subject of the necessity of boiJ Lov~

to

Gnd being,

by

Re_generation, implanted in

Ui

llil'l'•ttn:lll comm~'f\ion with the great o~ject of aU rdi~iuus w

people, in the Church below, ~nd far a more p.wr..-:ct co in tha, Fellowship with the Jfathet·, and wit.h his Sao, Je

,. ... u .. ..-, .. , i11 th.e .present stl\'l:e, and tl:w m:>r'e intim:tte t"t~llflwsh o(thc .T ust~. made perfoc.t, above ;---but the uno.;atis~ed 8t1 ~

ned pleasures. Th,ere.must be a Spiritual disect•rune•it,

aud .

s kin.! ca.n be eit.her er~joyed, or desit•,,d; f.)l' while a man con with G•ld~ in to't"e with sin, he ndther· has, n.w e<tn liave.

=-

bis lllakrr. 'l'wo cannot walk to~tber, e...>:c~pt they he agreed •

· "Except a m·u1 be bo_rn a.~1\in·~ he cannot see the kin.~·lom ufB11t!

l'l;rees, '"ben he assel·ts---that, ~·'Without Haliness no ma.n can sc?. t wltlch the 'scripture !!'l e~prr};sly rel}uire~ .• in m·dr~r tl) the enJ~y.ment of~;

one thM is b:wn from above, and in a justified statt>, fot• ever·y s"hjt'\Ct ol' ' - G••rl; hlvc to God, bejng thf'l grant! pl'incipa.l ofHoliness,ail(l t1~c s;.J<I!'c~ '"'f ll

Nl,me

can enjoy it, and not be po$~·ie.sserl

or

some degNe

or

^rPa) h•tli:;~ ; assert, that wbJ).<tQever hi1CS til!' irffipitely amiable charar.tel', is p JsS~·"·· ·I in !~ itidplt'. t!iat Hhall, at any time, ftou1·ish and adot•n his futm·e cnnve•·~nti·. r;

b him to all ete'r.nityr· Such an om•, therefore. mn~;~ not t)~lly h'i.Ve a tit): t'l

ijc iu a

s:a~e ~r

,l.lrepat·4tb:1 for it,

w:Jilc hct·.::

iu tbi.3 wodl.

So;!!;, Pr<>f):;r:;f

- ·- -- - « ' ' .,_. '- ' - - ' I - _, .• I - - --. 0

"·f.~ repou~ the noti 11~ of

sinlt'lt , t

ln•lk

tl]>Oll. Ulf"mM. vts

;ts a OQn:nnon is·•~ud

ltttetttots ofhcliiitss, thq f~llc cE t~tbut ~; H1 .t. "''g~l'ratt' amll'latisnt:d. ~ttate, while

tS't"y

at-e

'1et

unsafisnPd, hr.tl drstitutr of ttle trl!t'~pln.liplt:s of holinl'SS;. but as thr. dodri~.~e of l"inle!ISJ>et;{ec;

tio:1 in this life is ~ bolt! (·J'F~itiwn

tu"

·~·cstim'or!y

llf

G~d, an.d.Cflni.l'iU;.Y tq ~,til ~J·iMtian

ex

ence we ~bali p;•s~ 1t lly ·wttnuut a t~nt'S f'egi\t'tl, as h!Jllllt>.Ss of h mot lit ahsolu~Jy necrs!llU"Y

<"OIIImunibti -Kitli

God, a_nd the

en·

e.~.tuffliiu~

Ho

watchfttlnc!''!l and hnlintss of c.cnduct

oi•

co ..

f•lf'h.Hty to the Dirine \\ill, is high

I]

rful, and at:swers vari< .. us

important

pt,u·r· "'~.hi

tLe

rhl'is·

tian ~if'e; tlw rl'inri}'le of whit<'n we tall now ccnsider. E)' ob~iicnce to .t~ con~ wands oC Gad,

~ ·evideiw~ tlte sillcel'ity of ouf lioly:tn'<lfe!ision, by thllll' out~ faith is dcd~reJ

_.:;eou.hle

before men~

h~ h11;·e no otbt·~· W;~y to cond_ude t it i~ unfeigllt>d, bot by our wo1 k~. !'Vl~t)~,~<'r pl'etcnds

tJ

~hevt> m·Jt-st.~; and IS hot ha1ntnall ardul tu pet·ftJrm good wm·ks, l!~s fmth ts barren, or dea<f•

~)' a t;ood- conver!H!.tion, in whirh light '\hines bt•fol'e men, we edify

Qui'

bretbrN•~ !lilt>nce QP- )\Qsf'l;s.-::-nd fJI'CSt'6tdl•c gospel fr huse l'l'lh·oadtcs wbkh othcrwis..\ w•iutd be <;aJtt,_l·lj.lon it. (as

it"Were•tdkentious doct1'ilie) an exrrnrJary conduct in clu·is\ifan profesam~. has often been·own- of'the Loi'd, and made hapt)i]y ~set'ul hy cunvilu:ing the ignorant, anti !;C)~!)\' in~ ^the

Jlrrj• ftlit;@'S

ilpiris~ the ,truth.~~ as to :nu•kto.them.itnp.a:tihf em:juiret:s after

it,

anti t'I'Ntuemly ufw_i.nn_i.ng ~l1erq

l'<'l'

to· aD

apl>roumwn llftt_

l.y waUttt•g m the :paths ot dut~·.

We

cxprr!JS our grahtu!te tQ Vud

fnr

his·bet\t'iits, and -.;ll;o glorify his

twly

ua:mt.>"" which is the grellt t'Jld of all Christia.-. o0edien(·('.

:;genr B~~l!t~~· _i·c rxhort Y."" to. a ror&Sdt•JJtioUlii Jtcl'nnct; on all the. puh1ick urean':, of ~··ace~

~~by mnmtatmng commumon w'itft yout: h<'ltvc :ather·; m t>very pt·tvate duty, to n~ake a pro-o l_+'t'Kti 'io vital rdigion, altd ,in. real holiness, ~bering that holi-ness i~ tho health, bcaut,y,. · ,fi1A

g1eJ:y

ofyqu'r ~nmlot•tal mind,; ~ePk aftet• it afl 1i' in<~ and h~avenl.v bh AAing,; wa~ch a!'Jd pra,r . )tpnst .~!te insurrections of indwe!~hg solidt~tiunll wot·hlly t!le~lliUre,al}.d '·')~ ui!Saults nr Satin\~

tentpt~ti(~Jls.. l!fh~ more you g_ro~ 1t1 rral l~ohuess, . more .. acn!ltl>lc y~u ~ill be

?f

the_powr.r

qr l:.o..ui'.

«?W'll cot·ru}lhtlllB; and of th~ l~l}lel'fcdwtls att.<'u ng :•ll your d11t~es.._ you

wil.l

~e;· ffil)I'e an(L

~r&f!t?h.viucc4, that tf the gospel dul not wat·t·ant yo cptmlence on Clll'Jst, UJHl~t· tne d~e~~·ac•

tell of'a :smner,· yon· coultl have no hope even aftl:'t~ ever- long and zealQili a pp~fesst•m of l'ehgton. ·

~ou should lh~e undet· a continualt•emembranrt>. that y 1 are poor, unworthy, sinnr111. ,·edeemed :.

¥>.:

C!Jrist, an~l f•~··d from

e•;cJ·y

curse ; this \\·il! kef'p yeu u·uly humblt>, and pt•ovoke ~ self-ab~

Jtirre11e~; tbla wlll make ·ott reall ltap(lJ, exnte to ]ll'a)l a·, and ever other duty. Agam, watcll_

•ms.-carnaiB'e'cun ~. • r a . • ~ • mye many c:nennes. 'l'lletiltore ..

_, 5o!Jer, be

\'igilant-timc is

short,· and uncertain-husba d \\ell your: prt'(:ious:moments-lai U\l'nl nut fm• ~od-b~ cartful that the fs•uits of gr::titude tit' our infhiite Bc•nefactur nt»y adp(n •

m1r wh6lc beha.rioul'-tnake·tlr'-" life of Jl'~u~ ynur constant xample~opy afict'r that b1·i-ghte8t ot , ptti!T.s-rcmember lbat the l'lyrs Of God. of :tngd!!, and of roet.l are_upon you: . bqth f1 icJI(1s and·

enem~!. (Bspect JOUl' con due!, am! marl~ ynur s~cps. How ccssar·y, thrn, ts watch.fuln~ss and

ciPCun~S~ertion, le~ot falling _into ~in, your 51pi~·itual,ioys be im ed, JOUl' bretlu:en IU!d~ _

frie!lus

be

$l'$in<1, :mel your aU\ erS!Il'lC8 tnumph~ llaH" ynu re<:eivml t . ea:'nt'St.

ofyOJil'

future J:nhertt~llCl'f

a~d·lw~l som; . .io) ful f'~etnstes _of ~hat il!'mense bliss _of which ~-ou are h~ir unto,-;-inak.e it yctur ~ qn;stnn~ busnit'liS· ~-.s tt 1s ,your tndtspenstbJe duty to h ve abovtl the wul'ld, whetl)el' your tempot·at drcumstances are

oppulrnt,

or advcNc, let

your

co!tvet•s"tion

be in

heav\m. as ber'lrB?S ~ dti·

?;t~ ~f

tjw

:New-Jtrusaicu~. It is ynur·. duty aud blesll_ing to ·J~ ~~~ the!. rw~:spect of the wot·1d to come. ·com•t'I'SC mul'h wath the Lurd tn pra,vt'I', })l'ruse, and hq)y tllelhtation ; so

shall

^Y9U e:m-, , ti-ai:'t

a·'bl\:·E.se'd

illtimacy with that sublime Being, .whose favour i~ b~ttt;r t}laulif<'-by .such

an

r.~crc()Urse ·w'ith 'the Lord, JOU will 'taste' ·more cxqllisite dtlifl)h~ all t.he }Mas·ure~ of sin ca'i~

bt•ll.Rt,

o't·

aii

apJilaudiug

wor·ld cau-bt'stov.-. Y£s, brethren, by ill con!'t>t'Satiom with God, yott . shl:\U finri your mcrdr11 sanrtili_ed, attd you~.· llfilictions allc\·ia!ed, dispositions imi~ttl'R· • tfJ1 ai1ll COI'J'Urt. 'nfft•rtioll!'l WC:-tkened-be it y;Hil' . CI.HlStant t•ndea\' Wht: ;l JOtll' glorio• [, Jti·prgrniml contrs, he m;.~y find you t·eady,-lntving your lnins gh·t,

y

ps burning, waiting , for his

:;lllrimrs

;ult:"nto so shall your ~onl be pcarefully so::rrinr;. ns it the win?;s of faith,

:and hnl_y

.rt\1·{\itation, in ntdtr to ex plot·~ the wundcJ'Ii.of red~eming tl1e jHys

Divine·

'y

^{swei.·t, whkh} ar, iudnded iu the covenant of lh~clemptiun.--To . ttis it.npe~·fect Hll'l hricf sut·wt, we sball remark. that the favut• of Got.l is mauifestt'l! in oua· ·

i!l

a !.heme

• t.'l. totlfous-:a~Hl ~u.blimt', that

an

there cah be said by .th: must eVa·nt;dicn! 1\UU IWei.t~hel't-1,

=•!\ ti\h,

ran- he wrlttt•r•h.}' till~ nlost accurate and dPsrr.tpUvr !1'-'nti ; yes, Iotter Hll he lffi<l~·

j~,,·() ~;,i~ sll,ng h)· .w;.r;t•ls or ItJrn,- in thr<· l:hurch

ln•l'ow;

o': tllc ~lwil'!'lai10vo, the suJ,jtct

' ... :\lrc'DW·itl unrx baustcdta etCl'l;ity-fur the rilhcti of C1u·ist are UIJSC'al"chable, l;l!,IC@ lj.f

t~~~i~ ~~nlmundrd. - "'lAHTI~ U'I'TF~~ I.:L\C

pusl·r, -:-

•

'_J. Lf:Wl~.

C!•nk. WALTER STALLARD,

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