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GENESEE EVINGELIST. , WhoIo No. 771.
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THE CRISIS
i by on O. WIJITTIER.
The'day is breaking in the East of which the prophets
, told,
Now brightens up the sky of Time, the Christian Age
of Gold r
Ohl Might to Right-is yielding, battle bladti to' clerkly
pen,
Earth's monarchs are her People, and tier Serfs stand
up as Men; •
The tales rejoice together, in .a der are Nations .born, •
'And the Stave Walks free hi Tanis arilStarnboul's
Golden Horn!
Is=this, 011 countrymen'of mine! a day fOr us to low
'he soli of new-gabled empire with Slavery's seeds of
woo
,To with our fresh-life-Wood the Old World's cast
off crime,
Droppedi like' some monstrous early birth, ,from the
tired lap of Time?
To run tune* thevill race the ohd lost nations ran,
And die, like them; of unbelief of God abil wrong of
Great ifenvenst is this our mission? Ends in thisithe
prayers and tears,
.THe toll, the strife, the watohings of our younger, bet-
;." ter years?
SO, as the Old WOrld rolls in light, shill 'ants in sha
dow turn,
A timeless , Chaos, cursed of Clod, through outer dark-
ness bOrnel
Where the far nations looked for light, a blackness in
the 101
Where for the words of hope they listened, the long .
wail of despair 1
The Crisis presses on us; face to face with us It stands ,
With solemn lips of questions, like the sphinx in
Egypt's sands!
This day we fashion Destiny, our web of fate we spin;
This day for all hereafter choose we holiness Or sin I:.'
Even now from starry DerWm, or Ebal's,cloudy crown,
We call the, dews of blessing or the bolts of cursing
down I
By all for which the Martyrs bore their agony and
shame;
By all the warning words of truth with which the pro
phets came;
By the Future which awaits us ;by all the hopes which
cast
Their faint and tombling beams acroslftlM-biaokneiS of
the Past,. 0
And in' the awful name of Him who for Earth's frecilom
died;
Oh s ye people! oh, my brothers] let us choose ate right
eous side!
So shall the Northern pterrear go joyful ork his iiiny„
To wed Penobscot's waters to. San Francisco's bap;
To make the rugged places smooth, end sow the vales
withagraln,
And beati VlA.Libertp and Law, the Bible in his'traln ;
The raiglity, Xtreat stud/ bless the Bast, and sea.shall an
swnt,sea,
And mduntain unto mountain calls Parersz Gen, von WE
ARE FREE!
ovosquittbours.
For the American Presbyterian.
"THE MINISTRY NO PRIESTHOOD."
In nearly all the religious papers a paragraph
has lately appeared with some such caption as
the above. It was a quotation of one, of the
smart sayings of Mr. Spurgeon, in whioh any mi
nisterial character was denied to clergymen. ' They
were put on the level of platform speakers, and
required to win a title to the office of the ministry
by eloquence and oratory. The standard of judg
ment for them was such as he would have despised;
" wbg came not with enticing words of zOint's
wisdom" to prove his righil r o ofilEt
It, in effect, denied all distinction bitween clergy
and laity; all validity of ordination.
It may be very good doctrine for a Baptist or
a low Congregationalist; but what surprises, and
grieves me is that it should be so widely approved
by our Presbyterian newspapers. The argument
implied in the paragraph alluded to, is based on
a play upon the word priest—as thus; a priest is
an offerer of sacrifice; in the Christian church
there is no sacrifice; therefore, there is no priest;
and here the word "priest" is used in. a sense
much wider than before, and so excluding from
the church of Christ any clerical order, having I
rights and duties other than the members of the
church, The minister is then merely the " speaker,"
as he is often' called in New England, and among
the Baptists, where low views of the church and
ministry prevail.
Every mau who acts for the people in things
pertaining to God—who acts officially and per
forms religious acts or celebrates religious cere
monies which the people at large are .not permit•
ted to perform' and celebrate, is so Mr, and in all
that is essential to the word, a priest. He has
an official character derived from his ordination
which the people have not, and by reason of
which he performs official religious acts, without
any regard to his ability to address an audience
after the forms of login and rhetoric. It , is, of
course, to the interests of religious as well as po
litical demagogues to sneer at the "priest," and
to measure God's ministers by the Beecheis and
the Spurgeons; but Presbyterians should burn
their constitution before they take up the- ea me
cry and measure their ministers by the same stan
dard.
The church whose constitution affirms ct that,
baptism is nobto be adniinistered in any case by
any private person; but by a minister of Christ,
1 01
called to belttelt of the mysteries of God,"
has recognised a °lel and priestly ehatneter in
its clergy, and 11 made that character indelible
by orelinatiott it life.
~
Tlie ability to deliver orations on religious sub
jeets no necessaty qualification for those whom
the " Holy Ghost makes overseers" of the flock
of God. Any man who knows More than his fel
lows has therein a right granted, and a duty im
posed, to speak for God and Christ to a dozen or
a thousand, if they will hear him; but this ability
and right and duty of any Christian man, in no
way brings him into the ranks of the 'ministry;
nor ought it to be regarded as trespassing on their
ground; nor yet, again, ought such ability in tl.ll.
ordained men be made the ground of dspreoi
ating the ministry—just because, that which is
peculiar to the uiinistry is priestly, and has refe
rence to official ants whic;h may be performed by
them, and not by tho
, most eloquent and learned
of unordained men:
Christian ministers have so much put forward
into prominence their authority to preach as the
distinctive peculiarity of. their office, and elo
quent preachers have found it so mach to, their
advantage to encourage the distinction between
good preachers and poor ones; that 'the Ministry
have been of necessity tried by the standard of the
platform, and their official character and acts have
been overlooked and neglected.
This has led on the one hand to a jealousy of
lay preaching, and on the other to a depreciation
of the clerical office. Ministers have been un
willing to allow scope for lay effort, Jest it
should trench on.their own ground and undermine
their own influence; and again unfavorable con-
treats are drawn With ill-eoneetiled gfati r itettljh
tween ordained and lay preachers. In the fluies
of the jayne's Hall excitement; iiiEenh.afa,ny
seemed to think the millennjuin was about to no
ushered'in. by Christian ASseelationstattini.;the
place of the church, a, religious meeting was held,
in which a lawyer eOrdeeted' the Worship and la
judge preached: `Now there was =nothing; *iong
in this, and would , to (141 we inightaSelt kepeated
ten thousand times; for prayer .tit4preaching are
not the exclusive duty andiprivilege of the clergy;
but no sootier was this‘dOEl43 •than religious papers,
Presbyrtakian paPers, remarked, did` o Well
as if the hands of Bishop. or Presgtery;ltadleen
on their heads." , ty, .“;;;;;,
Ordination bestows neither authority ear lnali
fication to speak in public en - religions" topics nor
to pray in' 'Public; but it does confer `authority:
administer the sacraments and superintend
and rule the church., There therefore,no
place for the sneers at the °ler& and: priestly , Of
floe which are se:common *the lips of religions
aeatagoguei- while there is ample scope for the
lay element without infringing
t , an, the, priestly
prerogatives of the ministry. There is no good
reason' why ;Christian lawyers. and .other's 'emus
iteMed to - Public speaking should' hot' deVote
spare time and energies to preaching the gospel
as they haie opportnnity:withont, interfering with
the ministry, 'who, guarding, carefuily their own
rights and privileges, should ;Undertake the revi
val of the spirit of tcni•ship,lnourchurishes.'
If the much commended sentiment of kr. Spur
geon is the, true one, and ability teattract.aloon
gregation of hearers,is the Standard by which to
; ledge the title of idly tihniasterial Standing,"andif
Ordination is a mere cerembnY, What objeCtitais
should we make to the doctimei and practice ,of
the Plymouth brethren, l and„ to .the ,baptista (or
rather, the immersion) , of,l4lriGniimess - tby a:lay
man? We' shoild 'Measure the validity of haptisin
not by the'offieiai standing 'rif the *tier; hut
by his eloquence, ;404 t-f,",
If our ordination,is" a Inpm ; peielpolly " r an a
confers;no right or authority, to: perform priestly
or offiolal;religionstacti,Hte itat , fer the People lin
things pertaining teadd,rte perform acts which
may not be performed °'. in any „case, by any pri
vate persen, butdiy ayainiaterpf thrist,.called,to
be
, the steward of the Mysteries of God;'? why
shOuld we Complain' "of these: pisoopiliane who
deny the validity of our ,ttorders'," When we denY
it ourselves? • , D. G.M.
blems.—The writer ineludes eli'lers in the int-
Fot the'Arneriestn Presbyterian,
CATHOLO SERIT4M'S;
"Ye also haire a Master in heinen.or
There is a subjectupon which- inanya Christiau
housekeeper would be glad, to have light from some
source. Such a one; conscientiously desirous of
performing all her duty in every relation.of. life
WhieltSheetistai . na,pannot failtotake t* into serious
OCiasidenttfoxyher:infuenee
capacity of eervanti,'form,part of her honsehold.
Influence Went she rank for good`or evil. Her
daily walk and perivehation "will dolt with Un
ceasing power;7butshP:Will not be satisfied with
this uneonseicns If they, are,
it is comparatively easy to approach- theiri;
first by gentle teaching, abillibin by pointing them
earnestly to Him who left .aueeeinal threne,,and
"took upon Hiat.the form of a servant," for i , their
sakes. But 118 ; by :no means so easy : : to deal
with thuCatholic servants 4111 our frifilies.. We
cannot throw off 'reapOnsibi4ty because they - are
such, for are to. stand With Us at the juda
ment-seat of 'God, and can we then caluily hear
them. say, "I was in your family : tWoiftVe;ten
years, and you .never told `me I was in darkneas
or danger—you never showed me a better wiy?"
How to reach them is the difficulty. Many,,of
them - have :been from their infancy in &cum,.
stances which were ever weaTing^the Web of su
perstition; ignorance, an& bondage, around their
souls. They regard their own, religion as sure . to
accomplish their salvation. They ,do not imagine
that- their Protestant mistresses' can teaeh' them
aught of religious matters—for are not they in, the
right way, and we in the wrong? We speak only
of the more intelligent Catholic stervants, w6,Fe
attached to their church, and anxious to .:perform
the duties by it enjoined. , •
They cannot be approae,hed at all as those Who
make no Christian profession, for they are quite
satisfied with their own position in this- respect,
and would be indignant at having it assailed. They
decline decidedly to. attend -family worship,. and
would not stay where it was required of thenY. An
attempt at, argument Would drive them - slireetly to
their stronghold of blind Submission; to the prie.4,
and the casting of all responsibility on him. How can
we, through this thick veil of darkness; reach their
minds, rouse them to see the light of life, and let
its rays come in to warm and brighten all their
being?
It is mainly to awaken thought on this subject,
and bring forth suggioatiens, Allot -thesßwprls are
written. Perhaps no rule of action can be laid
down, so great diversity would be neeessary to snit
different eases. But we, doubt not that it weighs
heavily on the heart of more than one mistress
who loves the souls of "her servants, and who
knows not how to find the way &ahem.
There is one influence that no human power
can keep us from exerting for our servants,—one
avenue which no priest can bar against our ap
preach, through which we 'may reach their souls.
We can bear them on our hearts in prayer to God.
Nothing on their part can ever interfere with our
daily asking that God will enlighten their minds,
and open . their eyes to the truth as it is in Jesus.
He only: can. lift the veil, and cause the glorious
Sun of Righteousness to dispel the darkness; and
We can use for this end the power that
" Soars , on high,
Through Jesus, to the throne,
And moves the arm that moves the world
To bring salvation'dOwn.'t
It is worthy of consideration whether we do all
that we can in this way. Should we not 4'40
ask that God will bless and save our, servants.?
He has,,in His wisdom, brought them into our
families, and he has done this, .not merely that
they may do our work and that we may clothe
and feed them, but that, as immortal and account
able beings, we may fulfil all our duties in our re
lation to each, other. Let us take care that we,
who are most enlightened and:therefore most re=
sponsible,do.ttot neglect olair ptlFt,
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ictroftuctiojt- r 4e„ 1 .0. feeble hecatis r --41:1,1 , stie
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dititAter—P iety the lan
• ':guage. Of all kir actions-- Milt 'the true
; ,rfghes,anq,enjoymnt ) of life were vcombined---
+14'241 (m 4 spina. of /afe, danations- T -Lots . the
graCce charucterfAc of * his life- 7 -7.lC,Thewat,lw,fiii
fritits-LAciviee to a
. plt . y.sicial-;--D Id lie' do t'o:o
"' h'e . trust tn. 'his tedrkit-IViiaiiit
tied systerisi t 7 his yiviny==sfs *elfsAS'4ereill
• 0 •
Pretddent, 'and Aentlenien of this assOeia
tiort'''l ilifittlE yeti ToY. theOPOrtitilly you
.ford me of eon clUdingr my teniarkS upon" Mr:•Law
eene,e,eiihichl-clutanenced itwitmohths sinee,,be
,f9M74l2rbody- • ."s n's
irrom the time of my rem, to- this city,, a
year arid a half ago, tithugkedt a Young Man, only
aslail-are_ woi.here, have bedn, deeply in
tereeted., in ,this,AssaeWian. I. view it , as.anekOf
the'instrnMeete by which the young.mea of
diirratiy do, much Iota; and hence; belieVe it
shoirldlineet the affprobitiareand 'seeni6,
operation of albgeod =,. • ) ) • •-
In
1 ,832 the health , of Mr, le.": .was quite: feeble,
and he Waslianch stemigthetted by riding on horse
back.. ite was accustomed to secure the company
df 'ftionefar Ills' ; in i O,'rdirig'S ride - . Soinetithes
this wag-tone of.-Ilia but
more frequently., it was one of the cify clergy. In
this matter, A.9deromillationaLdistinetion seemed
teinficence his choice, and. there, are now living
thecity of 'Boston numbers of clergymen, for
whose benefit and - Company he kept a and
who still reinembei-theleirii-moiiiiiig rides Which
4, 1 e-Y r , wer,e,• accustomed to take i with hint , •1.
So 'feeble wes,his health that,,,exereise alon'e
would ,not t ,r,endes ; it jelerablet. He was obliged to
he'watclrful 'Of this diet; his food was of the most
simple kind, and-vie, taken small: quantities,
after hatilYg been weighed ; in a balaripe,,whichal
mays-atoodhefore him upon his writing table; he
Vaff.,,acoi'Aain amount seat to him from ,the:,,table,
"Whiehhe eat gene in is chamber; that l liendght
have PaYte.st, 4 larat:' r 1 3 1 6 - 14" a*teen years, he
Sat; .down, at no meal with hiVfaMilY. In a letter
tiiPrSSWeatt Hopkins, me Willia College,' he
your young , felks • want to know the
meaning ofepieureanism, tell them to take some
bits of coupe bread, (One ounce and a little more)
Adak;them in three gills of_Coarse Meal gruel, and
make their dinner of them and nothing else, be
ginning very hungry and;leaying off more ,hungry.
Th - e food is delicious ; and incikas no mOdern epi
cureanism can equal." . .
,le, wrote to his son in 032, "My little doetor
does ,wonders for ,me." His little deetoe vias his
herse. want you to analiieutore closely the
tendency of, principles associations, and conduct,
and strive to adept such as will make it easier to
go right than wrong.' The moral taste, like the
natural, is vitiated by abuse. Oluttopy,,pebaeoo.l
and intoxicating, drink, are lie - L:10s ,dangerous to
the latter than loose, principlOs, bad associations,
and profligate conduct are to the 'former. Leolt
well to all these• things." His two surviving sons
have so , done.
To a `yoking man in 1882, he wrote: "`There
fR s h d to, b visited t
„ i .,,a0 a Part (t- q-tiOn sUSO
eteutiesit,Y, when 1. - first came here, hi , yout?g,mex,
4 1ffrolvliteirrtgitilit
remained a, single man, I Avoided, it because
not only wished to keep Clear of the temptation,
common in thatpart, but to avoid the appearance of
evil. I never regretted it; and I would advise all
their
young men to strengthen, goodresolutions,
and, tn.plant - deep and strong the principles of
right, and: to aeoid, temptation.? To, a, yonng
friend About to eeleet companion, he wrote:--
"Take Care, that: faney dees .not beguile you of
your 'understanding in making your, choice,. A'
mere pietere is not all that, is needful in the up
and down hills of life. Becareful when you pick,
to ect a heart, a soul, and a body."
To his daughter on her 18th birth-day, he wrote,
"Eighteen years of x our.ife are now passed, and
the events of this period have been _deeply inte
resting to me, and have made such impressions on
you, and have,left such marks of progess, I hnpe,
in the divine life, as will insure .your ionward-and
upward course, until you shall join, that dear one
whose home, has been in, heaven for .nearly the
Whole period of your life. ;When Ilook„upon you,
or think of,your appearance, the image of your
mother is.before me; and , ,then feel that deep
solicitude that your mind and heart may be influ
enced with, those heavenly. influences that gave a
grace and charm to Lslme
Let - young ladies as well as young men,listen
to the following: If t ware, tcy select, for you,the
richest portion`, (arid w,hat, a portieni of earthly
wishes could not his millions have selected ?) which
a fond father could choose, it would be that you
might have, a ;mind and ar heart to_perforni ail
those duties which your station and, condition in
life, require, Aperil true Christian principtes, se that
at the day, Of account, you may receive the cheer-
M •
ing SOUR the as er s voice."
But I must: cease to quote the admirable advice
and beautiful sentiments
,of - this , expellent man.
MI his counsels, all hii letters, all his intercourse
with his partners And his , clerks, all his, rides on
horse-back with the clergy and ladies of Boston,
all his loeger, journeys, and tours with his compa
nions, and all,. the counting-room and fire-side
chats, with, those, who were privileged to be there
all 'Teak:forth the same kind -of, advice—all
haie referencete being guided by that Christiau
principle which alone can secure ,confidence and
honor among men, tbe approbation of our 'own
conscience, and, the favor of ourtmal Judge
To a sister; he wrote, ” This morning seems al ,
most like a foretaste, of heaven; tthe 'sum:shines
' l ;right;t4444 , z4B. iNfte/4111,genifort_aNe -lain the
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bappiest.man alive, and yet would Willingly :ex
change worlds this day, if it be the good pleasure
of our best friend and. Father in heaven.' s
How happy must, such a man have been I He
had reached the zenith of .human_. attainments—
rich in the goods of thisworld--rich in family and
friends—rich in the blessine.s of him. that was
ready to perishovhem bis blunty had fed and
clothed—rich in the 4lms-deeds," which like
Dorcas he did r -rich in geed , conscience; but
richer still in, faith,-and an heir ,of the promised
inheritance reserved in heaven for all who do the
Saviour's will. - • - _
Young merchant, young mechanic, young Chris
tian, member of this association, the same riches
await .you, if you ere faithful in the talents com
mitted to you. You may never, indeed,, possess
the 'seine amount of worldly goods that he did,,and
you .may, for the silver and the' gold are the
Lord's. He gives them to be posseesed by whom
be pleases; and to every tenant of them he says,
" Occupy till I come." But, in those spiritual
riches, which God gives to the:faithful, you may
be as rich as he was, and,' like him, you flay glide
smoothly down the declivity of life, as the full
orbed sun, having fulfilled the daily appointment
of his Maker, descends the Western horizon, on. a
calm summer's eve, showing larger than in his
meridian,splendor, allowing us to gaze upon his
beinty;
Such entire resignation as Mr. L. possessed under
many. severe afflictions, in the removal from earth
of near and dearfriends, has:been rarely witnessed
in the„phildren of God. lib reminds us of the
conduct of holy, men of old, in similar eirciim
iteneci—of "Aaron holding his -peace," of Job,
"The Lead gave 'and the rd •bath taken away;"
of " I shill go to him, but:he qhall not re-
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turn to mem o f the Saviour, "Thy VI not mine i
be dene. 4 ' '
During - the last tiventy'flirge yetki l 'of hiilifd,
Mr. fib. gave to' Charitable object's sikthundre /and, 1
thirty-nine thousand•-dollars r indq difring hilmlife,
over . seven ,hundred thousand.idojares almost. ,a
,Tillion'efdollars, , a large sumlor ff, .fri . vate ind,i
`vidual to g,i4 g from his own eartiirixs. j :li . Ws not
- tile qineuni hfit.thd manner in Whi6trit'C'eive l itliat
I- adtnire. . ' The 1 sPirit ' 4vithT*liiefiAid'. g a„ ve . vas
admAreble; he at:Lit ;with ' a .singlse kyo.,L7Sith 7 the
simplicity l et' .a child—he gave..as si c g,ood.,steiyard
of earthly goods.
''
''' .igi 4
Mr. L. died on the last day of the year
1 iihotild rather SAY, on Ite-olligyridillielof thi new
.year 1.854, for 'if - was it (iiarter' t 1.!>14 ,N;'-.M.,
-}re' was 'reildy IN.' the ever,d3 his' - i'lc - Wakdbrie.
Ifelleft.ti lettei:lfolded;' hilt not',o eld,qiiii` hid-26-
i
'hie, filled , tv . ;ith blesSings' to hini'' ' ikiiii if , •iias
;vtrittdiii ' Ify - the'niatraer' in WhiCtigiii,"hialoffeit
spoken of the sudderi 'death oni€l4s'l'he,deetnell
terdbairjilo :o' iii that ivnyi:aild;GiAtgOe him his
desire. 1 --:, ~, , 1D:,.:, , fp : , • ... -,... . *il tr ...., -. ..,.. ,
• If any,'nian'evqr-lived as thostigli aitiink of
.the lord Jekis' 'were 'alwayErfhifo ' Ili IA tie!
blessed"more to , 4 ile 'thaw tti iicii itAid
'to be Mr. Ti - ''lid'a:nted upoiiihiv ttb:sil v‘)'
il ',
~ That man iniii , :liit, but never livt s ; ,
Who:innolireadivei; but nnft?ig AfJs: ; ' L l '"' l •
it
Whorls none , earylove,%*honi.zi 6'.caki thank,
COatiPP'sfr49,4 eleatiOn's.. - PIAPArIeI wl' .1- - Dr ,
~
~,, ;1 .~ ~ .<t
The most prominent ingredient t 1 the life of
Mr;;7r.,,waslove,
, The cbriolarig*e,wbich . wade,
him so conspicuous above ottiers yfas ,His
whole deportment was as though 'Se considered' all'
athelaW, iiiiebordatide With the
cfulftifect by God ander lilvitigs •
.c man:
seemed to emeody the sentiment: 40m great apos
.
tie in,tb.e•latlueliapter of{ hia ftrai epistle to the
Corinthians so' heautifnily paranhrased by Prior:
"Did sweeter sounps"atiorit toy iisming r tongue,,
t ,.
Than' ever proiiouneeill.orailtec sfint ;
1 ktt i tt a l li gli G tl l i e n g 'fl h hrinet l itt l ett e atil A e r
And,hadi'power tirgiVeltihtblllidyol4dke
In all the speeches mf: f
Yet k6cidus guest,
.• Were nekliy.,P.Owertalseximbin myAiteast
Those'speeches would send up unheeded prayer,
That form of words would be but wild ileipair
A cymbal's 89PICI-IFP;!PetteP.l44.l4lYlACieei
My faith were ftim, m eloquence were ,poise. ",-,
, • y,
/ Does any one say we wah4tifdre..theory, more
prantioe, l doing ihan of
1.
lovrf,4 !not helfoaveit4 , Arßaitritadut works
is dead," , and *hat is-a deabfaitikgood;fori?--";"A'
living-ilogis better thin..a . deid iloni" • btit , at dead
faith rendors the salt ofthe OftlisCiatt good -foetid
'thing, but to be troddeh undeF fotkhoV-rherr.‘ Re
loVe is no' religiottk religion away
frourtusifies's:is ;not tehrist' religion;. it may .be
tthe--religion of Seribetiand.Thatisees,.:WhiY
.and !did not; A Okristia - n-iiin”.the , bead'
:honesty 'in the love 'to God' and
benevolence to mini; will never.hear froth . the'final
judge, ‘,‘ Wchl ione, „good and faithful•Servint i en
ter thou into theljny of . thy :'Give ine'the
religion whielrl4e the; einbodinient of Clirii3tiani
,ty in the) Saviour , hitnself; aivent about " -:doing
good." This is the.relighin that! annihilates' dull
forms, warms cold hearts, easti, , lut selfish devils,
and if universally pr actised by professing Chris
tians now in the church; as it was
.. ty , Christ and
his apostles, :would iipiailiasb*avvtitibilieving
: world that the: 'le•n reality , in
,Such; was the rqhgib4l' of A-Ksjimr,eneec
tipcike duthis actia4s; - men knew hiS
"fruits. - 'Brethren, let Ind SafiTyililitto il no`nAin a s
to
to the'lmportit nee of faitY, by 'fait h
41011 e; 0332ita helie,v,eithattwhitt giliHatilinspProtest
, 14 X 44,04 4 40 §t4iir0- 43 /ARitniPOI9AWYrAP.O
snot more ,faith in loetrines f aiernoiWknotolecige,
but more lave, „more obeti.qinee. -
" ?Tis-love that:mikes, our cheerful' feet
In swift obedience move,
,The devils lenow,,,Andiremble too,: ,
I Buf Satitrikentif.
•••11.', ~,!` : . .:* sfe: J.. 1
When . every member..ofAisasaocialiott r phall
its•well; Jte he knows, I thelieveZnu4lllllll ate
greater thins than, you ! evet,lievepandt*hen all
.the ..professing 0110Stisqsin..thilp l eity Atilt do ac
.Cording.to their shinty, : ag„4 Mof :Larramm ; ; d id,
there will' he eueh i'state of thini§a l a.alwa wake
city . love, beyoud,who&Ntar§
ever 'dreamed of by. William - Penn' ked.-thia...qua
ken. . .„.- • ..;.; • , . .
..It is wonderful what an adaptation Mr. L. pea.
sessed to turn the hearts-of altalanees of men 'AO
the subject of 'religion.. ~ige,have seen how•lhe
managed, to. impregs- tipop his Alerks, upon 'his
partners in linsigess,:and : :npen - all his relatives,
both maleluxd kunalekthe practical: duties
of Christianit y. -Ne f clerks iof his, no business
map, 00:itt:iendi no student,,no recipient of his
ttp . ilie , fidillffpiSllo,d,him - tO," seek fi rst the
kingdom of dod ihd his rightsousness.P, In the
, ,
legerjite addresses arpfiyeiciatw '
• "Dear tir I have beelvreadipgthe last hour,
beginning at the second chapter of. Matthew, and
so on in courro: . , Ifleaselookat the ninth' chapter
and the 35th verse, and I think you will need no
it'pehmy for - doing what you' do: This •vejefeads
lilollows: And Jesus went about tt11:
teacltitig'in I I heir synagogues, •and preaching the
espel,of thelitmlorn, and healing all manner of
stekness,, and all 7 Masmaer .of ,disease among the
Peoide- Christ's exampin,ino • less:than his pre.-
ceptS, is designed to - be pcectieallY.ttseful to the
whole fetnily.of man; and I feel.humbled and
grieved that I have not - followed him hetter by all
the motives he has thus spread out. I say, then,
to you and yonfs, Gad bless you in - your good
work, and make you:a worthy follower of the Be-,
loved." - • -
He might'havetrveliiidded,wikiti Christ sent out
his first disciples; it of 'their commission : l
"Al ye go, heat tliesiciptireely ye. h'aVe tieceiVed,
fraely give." Both,Christisadfhicapestleaopenedi
the way for their preaching to..take effe,str i „,by , keal 7
big the diseases of and happy , i s that in
tbrirho can do'thesainni 4l l.,rike witrtir,(l. - beloVed
tibysininri:,"..yee Wasilael
commissioned :by ,theXcdy Spiritlo write a". larger
portion of the New typatament than , any otherm an,
save the, apostle %Mug, Siege that day, have
atlipinistered 19 the:Vei n of tihe liqd;Y and the
PrOaperity of the soul ,
precept
and example; orzby preathintlind practice; the
wish of the apostle John;." Untoltbe well-beloved'
Ghdes,---,Beloved, I, wish abeve sll *hinge ,th,at thou
mayest prosper, and be ip,health;even as thy soul
p l roagereth." That :bright Itin'iinary' • science;
that wonderful man;' thit'erninent'plifsinien; John
Mason Good, the glory,of the - medical profession
in ; England , in his day, in imitation of-the Great
KllYs!emn," used to-say of his'gratuitpusservices,
"The poor are my hest - p atie n t s,; for .God is my
pay-master." •
Well might Mr. LI cominena'•the of
Christian physician as be did!' . It is surprising
how much stress Christ laid upon, doinggoed ) in
the largest sense, to•the bodies„ and-souls, of -men:
In this respect, it hi 'believed if there hai been
any man of the gireseut century to Whoul in the
day of final. Recount; blawili %lay, " Inasninch as ye
have done it unto .9ne.'m the least df ithete,my
hTethEen,-ye. did , it, unto l'.it.is. c auell,* i men
as Mr. L. Nit . it may i t e,i r icpd, .not, Air, L.
do too . much? And did he' net relY
z h'ia l gikd
works aiaground of inei•itit"'''' •
As to -the :first: rineistinii; I - andicer No; lordid
not *do tuemuch.; he who labors lor:. Christ will
nn y erdo too inuoh. I think the g,r9at,error, of the
Proiteilt:ini church; all - d s enommatiOna,.; is in
tfaik t.,6 9 ' Tad' is iiitultni L lifeisell
that'heareth these sayings ' NO; that
bilieveth . these-Sayings-?• No;? he that heareth these
sayings of mine, and doeth them; ihe a irk i the wise
man that builds , his hense
k npon,,a roe4,an4.4en
Ina* who was the foolish 'Man. . 4 ! Be ye doereof
the word, and not hearers ortlf,
aciieg.e.),, is 4 1-.7 J; 41 . 211
Ufli .1 4 ilanot le , Aa
dir
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hhi ' h rcei'l t . I 1Y) V-I.
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I Sat: J::'; 'lO ~ itthit intSl (MI Al,l. : - P.;;;;l — Atlit7= ='..— -= =
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ii'This iiiiiiairiA ' ' ''filiPdr-, - 0114 - isind ' awl
t •, , 4 ) ...i . , wr y , u 1
Alnistdedde . wh811 1 41:10 'the- Tiler' tilt rb Oh
, .
ilifthatilittleaverdiiiifdll,,ltlvai the,.nurse of :the
Scribes and Pharisees that they said,ap,slazicktot.
;It, is, to . be, feargd A tliatthe great, _evil ; of, Ake .) alorch
Of 16:4y is that they prii, atid i lahor:n i ol fo accl9-
o.l s h w i t iit t i b s r ,,, f i ty . t zti : 0, 1 : "A. 18: ili .'+' •+
I . ' ii ; t ' 4. i d - ' l'if -L: ' ird""p-'''h
- As'to:t eosecon `; that) r:-re e -u on , - is
worics.aimeriting.tthhes,vine , faver;t4here . , , ik:nn
leXil4Pee 2f: it y:R94iit , l4l9PW ,W 4 ,: bilAkkel:hP . fd)
lest,„wai , e,we( l gltherpp,,tll6tares l zvgetnP,
alo the *licit?' VWii nado:flde judgp °Tino
il,r t i !i++7 +,,+ 1+ r.., . . z:‘,P3l )"? &Fiaieileividrt
1.,1 ' 4 13rit it:iiitty beoatke'dl7ivouldiintlithera hav'elblie
.14 Arfuchvintid:Anolli-if; they: 144 y. posaesod'.lhis
iITIP9?P7 - i , Terbtalltqlerremid.ll--AlltAblvfh9l9A r f 1
the;silver and the gold, knows netter,,tharao trust
9. f-: ne ir: ;1 /1"' 7 ligqf .1 , 114-.1:: r•ii Limy
wine i
most o us wt. as mina as Jae gave irn. ~
1 .1
"' TirielgteeP b' ritif3DVAlrotkilii;llielsidni g iolf
Willianksr;Oollege&truliliftitti43eq'am_intelestal,
iiPaerVerObingLyett;ffiefiletp:Pontqin YottPilaefr-le.t.kni
AYtetel 3 ag
.t O l l 4qlAO Ql;49B,PplAT4Acr,4t is 9n / fe l t
ot the,religious teelisg s maidest.ed by tit r e,youtig.
Irrenlinal pray God, ft ;&10.3riae 'aUgoidt,lfa
egi*fit4wedbitigiket aiilkiNirelsdiolditi f6M
-ing t&birtehartrolertfciiiitniobittilityriukiunrlthey
iFilLtie9ll9t,tke gqS;f . 4o..Y,fGAfteoil'OPßOlrt gd B
. .
/ ? .°,/ , 3c PA' '4' llla:TP;Pe-en-,"?9vß4,l.tq,..tepip,ln, Teed
in47-the siiniile' Statement' of their' Cale. ~,,.' I pray
, ,
God to perfect the good,work thus begun.., „,
.;c l Thefetarefifeiririebrin f, :`this`-',Vr it? tayfhtherliind,
-Mort disciiininfiting,:as tol.bliatacterilmdre Wisetin
.„eilelaTelliPr 91 . 13 .,:tAe .I.4evAte4l.,lln9Pello/2,,P,Teei
cient -Hopkins. ), In a sermon t preached. to, tne sta.-
denti, after 11r. L.'S "dfratlf, lip said;' , ,lii,i,h,e, use
of'his propiitY,lli2 L: was'diatingniihed. the,
three
iiilihrantetistics: -: The first of thire ivalq-Illit . he.
-:gave ,the meney in his life-time. - .Hod pther „men,
who, had.designed todo good with, theimproperty,
imitated 'him in this point, hoW,
{ m w
law-suits
- Weilidliii'Velieeii - avoided, and 'Yi4v;, many
_more
goadrir f eenidHliaio lienicaiiiie ii' , Thb wdiiiid.peoli
liarityin the-bbuntYwof \lr:'-L:,< and in 'Aid:id:he
.-wst pre-eminent,-waS the personal attention which
he bestowed, upon4t.. He made ..pp ~the bundle -
lie ditectetl the, package' ; pa t :Aettill . was over
'l6blielii'tte'iginetriliered the "childreii; ' and deSig
iiatedifeee'ibli` ihn'tby,4lie bank,' the' elegant gift.
He =thought of every-want; and:was ingeinoiS and
happy .. in. devising appropriate. gals --- - The third
cliareeteristip was, .t,bat he i gave-as„a Christian man,
froma j 'heit.se or religions obligatiOn. " He;looked
the great doctrine of stewardship full in tile face,
lirid prayed earnegtlfliverit, - anct -responded tb it
iirbaibbliV , s ai few have dOne." ' 'l , ' 00!!
-I hate heen-kikedlbY more than one, since
,1'
read to ycitfilieforiner part of thie:easay, , fg What
Were hlt7L.is religions vio*s??' I willfrlet Presi
dentr,Hopkinsanswer; this vcitteation:' liwsays:-=-:
, 41 111 - ri L. was 'adeepirteligintis - man. Elie trust
Itt:God, and 'his hope of , salvatiOn throughChrigt,
tire tlie basis of his Character. lie believed in
th ( e , 'proVidence'of God as Concerned iiralli &elite.
He felt that:he couldtruat God in his 45.1.1rvidenee,
where he could not see:-- , 'He belieVedthe Bible,
'andl saw rightly its T relation to all out Blessings.
- Reread the'Bible; morning and evening:-in -his
faitilly,' and''pi:eyed - with them. Of: creeds ; held
in Ilie'Vndetstanding, hilt , not influencing
„the 'liffi,
he thought little. 'Family'religion` he esteemed
above'all price;! and When lie first . learned "that a
, beloVedfrrelatit4 had. established , tinnily WorshiP,
he wept for joy. Ile believed in. ont`Lord'',Jesils
Christ-as-,a: Saviour; ~and :;trtisti"ids in ihini,for, salve
tleP.-• He wa,e I n...9fl);ilabtua.l Tra'Yer- -.He
[ viewed death with tranquillity and lope, and pre
paration for 'it, was • habitharWith him.: At raid
night,
' the' siinithoria Caine, and his *Orliiiiis done!'
.;‘.
vligrll'a
us.
EINEP4 B : 4 4 . 1 .4 1 DA 9 11 48 - 4* 412!i
eTlateissue of the , CoAgregatipnalist was an
article quoted from the N: Y. Observer about a
young man who "hedanie anxious about his soul.
'Re "reiolVit'to' call on a'rninieter d- aaklda eons,-
; lie found the 'minister eta - riding:in
animated:. not-to" , say light,
,cot versatiotyw44 a
couple of.yisitors, and arranging with them ayisit
to gentleniati in.the country, who had private
ninepin alley. The 'impression' en the 'mind of
`the' young inati-iras very unhappy; 'he could - Mot
'Open hia mind-to the•minister;and he :retired with'-
out •having lieriv.ed any benefit from, the interview.
He, ere long, became a careless, and,-in, the end,
an abandoned sinner.' .
lilorarof the /TT: bbierver.
selves harinless, 'are to be avoided', if 'they •cause
-others to'offencl." ;:f
=MO
.M4:tral,,oflpplinary observers: Ministers, in*
not engage in animated, particularlY in ligheenn r.
versation, and must not visit gentlemen who'ke
-:. • •
If this incident liad-been suffered to remain in
the tiOlumns.Where it first appeired;'ikinight'be
Ihtit r ione. PeOpl6 who take that paPer'niustlttik, r e
it 'cunt 'fireino 'sails: (If anyone d6es . bet the w t
thart meaiii;.'tis - pfobgibly-fhe larp , tdijoiity
Of` Ayr - milers do 'not, he may rest assured that jt
is'"Of. 'no conseqnence one way •or the',Other,)
but when the Con:regaflo,nalist takes itinp,'ind
litidorses it, at least Bo' fat air to pUblialtitivitheiit
co iriehti ; keinquiting'public liegs le'a've' td'ask
in *eh r lininlili and ?-rentable spirit; Whit it is,
- Oritittrigiitidria/ist; - that yen mean? • -
7?. Thatlninisters are th"bn ,iniformbikaVe and
serious? but does it not oalitie to Yon ,that :the
clergymen who are never light, - must - be extremely
heavy? Is- not thtngr . evitjr of -avman•who is al
ways grave, nearly as weithless,alifi'e levity of a
man who is aliays lightl . l .Did not the Rev. Row
land Hill' say that the man Who is not a'fool half
ilie.time; is a foot - all the time? Is not too much
nutritiveness just as . bad' a quality Of food, as too
andelid Teu never hear oft people eating
sawdust to Yee .re the balance? „What kind of .a
picture Would - t Which `was,all shadoWs,ind
no lights"; 'and - Whit" 1".4 1 4it people are th - ey'wlio
would blot out the lights the landscapes?' It
is the Edmund. Sparklers of sOcieer,fyou.may be
sure, who want men ‘vrith. no. nonsense about
them." Did you ever hear a high-sculled, whole
hearted, clear-braineti ?..r large-minded,' ctiltivited
Christian, olijeotto_aamMated,conversation," not
to say ninepins?. •
_ Anti-what kind .of! ctonversatiotr would yon /re
9,ommend..botween : a minister and 14s-chance visi
tiro ? a he inchoatetreatise on Malthus and
the laivi.Of population , Shall he entertain them
With the differential cab - nulls? ' hoi. What of
8%& late, free-will;:foreknowledge, ablsolttiet My
dear Congregationali:st i do' you not very well know
that if you should make a friendly . call.upon your
.pastor, and ho sbou*take yon,np . M this way.,,yon
would' be exceeding" Cored joi:not t you
whet lave 'so much 'to; do with, minittene, do "citi
;not .knoiv that many who are the very salt'of the
earth, Plat in•every ; good. word and workyhre the
many-sided men—the ones who tonch.life ne,many,
Pointe—the men. of quick sympathies, who,joy
witlilttejoyeue, and sorrow with the sorrowful-
who neither - laugh nor Weep from'a: sense of diity,
hat-beintuse .tbey.cannot Are .you not
now thinking of individuals, tender of beart;;strong
nf ri yill, sound of mind, pare of,purpose, :who are
as fi;lrof fun as a.nnt is of meat . r and would you
litii - dfhe'm abate one jot ' tittle of th at heintiful
mirthrtilnesS'that gleams - over ibesitilice'd (bent
and.lights•up the' ark-:Paths iiound them;
and so "makes a.supshine in
.afsbady placer. ;'
don't accept the rules of f action that a
worldly' man adopts for himself; Why shrield we
those which he, adopti for others?. If he is not
trustworthy to guide oWn'tife, certainly is
not trustworthy to guide ours. What abenrdity
is it for me to cheek• my natural and innocent
gayety, because. a man who has never _begwto
shape his, o;w0:1, o,y ; gospel precepts, and = has
never ituhilnid the
. gospel spirit, sets up, itfeit:
that 'such gayety is iqonaigent -L eitit
Why is my jtidgod,''ef - antstherithhiell
I ' l " ' •
MEM
11WWIE
•
' . _.' , 1...',?1fi 's i -1 l'l f, ,, .' , ..i7'. f; 1 :' V -1 " 1 "C"!T .M13111
: PRJIO,S2 . 2AVW
„especiallywhenil?4 i Cps,,,c , imr,f ) ip,F
nnenliOlstena-,one?' f.e,'We do not give: a .P3an
- eigtfe Kee' iiili ail' dif. jiiStlfiei Ititire4i n'' idt/rAW, i Why
•fikettittweiliteli het , 'Condsonns - Jonitt - ?(.4 Whittaind
:oflamq.e as thatArhich Works! onlyiOneiwAyi?' , Whilt 1
' l4 R d JiRf iV.:,-iliflinii.sl PeolfkiP,4 . ,,io:iklyAlcihgo4st
.911L-in? . .4, ts 'out, tandagatnst'anotnel
.. , I L. - . . , •
' " It ia - i 'p - artiY'tft faulte of4:lToiiiigtilifwokraqhk
the 'iolitiglinhil alhided itilirent awdydisappofnied.
I c APublicropinion:" 'shoul&iio be sllowed-itoe.--1111
-4.litel slich ? , an t error as,that r sprightly conversation
0 1 (?,Ad.Seeill tiktleil,4ooloi4ibls. witht4ewin4Pst
piety` , r' V the,yiing nlan hid . .been pifopeily:edn
nated;'•
. the'ltbuld-'haVe' - koiditil 'that': the.:iniiiiSter
could sympathfa.;-ivithl hit( Sadoielsa'rione thelesa
lorlxavingljust syinpathizedwith.tgladneas.! - ; , ., Nay,
410-40uld r have eetisidered;it, rather Fan indication of;
roANzolkpath:7,., It isa)i,slqlpatillictal,Ntt a toil
true saving that ' ' - -'
n saying
,;1 - 71 . °1•.•.:.; '...1. ,:::' :-.•'i , ,
- "Hearts that.vibrate sweetest pleasure,
144 " 17 .j 1 ;‘ ) llTllkifitaiciteepiiitrouiteii Uti*OP: - '-•' j" .2- - ;
. .
-Tf lP f rlilliiai'''' '"I 'I 5- iirittl • -I- •
t , . e 0 , -east y ays 0.0 - joy', lays easily
Iliedditsillsoirofr....! Though thwroinisteri was not Are:
ito;filkorrolio 'oat toper4tospindoitivraFippt.pwidg;
• .1, . 1
- -.,..A4l`49tnarlmkev,eTtacnklii,,,i39fih9,4ktkEt3W7i
.iug. r i 11ey,,,,,,wi1'a1ver,,,60, - ,ni4y l l,l 7 avajbought..,
nitnist r ei iiiitylhavi lAA' it'friVoletia,itiiiii.4,4 'until,.
a eumberer of the ground, - a, blind - gilide; . .-tiSheP--
herd whose. sheep-looked...up and were not 'fed,'
,intt,„tb t a did,no,t„irodic.ate„it., ; . 1 11,1„e greatest, gravity
Vt - detii
~„ pei v ii:Wei) , *liat' With' ,ems
Wealteat - dha.
ractelfia'etile 'P r atilest:' Pailk - , and of all• frtvolity,-
- §6l r eiiitilfrivelieyidtbetibslfirepillsive; nat ;not Only .
-Pails, .but:: exasperates. ; One; IS • not' only..anri.opd.
hy, the littleness, -but indignant : at, the:deception.
,Good .seuseis a ~ good thing, and good nonsense is
a.good . thing, but,toonlenSe setting, uP 'to e sense,
iS'ocitrageous: -. •', -' ``•• - - ''--' ''"
' I What punisbmentilaseiere eiteuglrfoi hitn who
:would;-curtail ( i:anithated.; [conversation ? I ,' ..•-W he
offas, that have
,been. dragged, through, weary hours.
:of I stale, flat,_ ilat,,'anotUpprofttable" ,ecitnononliisee
,iiease itimitftoot haveWeleOined the advent' of' any
'erre,' on anullijiitorean, 'ilia 'el:alit - hate 'itirred"rialip
with , a r-iittleiiiaitnation ,-- even --though - it, had - heen•
• ktraosferred , bodilyifroixtrtherhynies and
.chiniesiof
Mother Goose? Who of ',us that has ,ever know
the genial glow of bappineas whiCh a royal mind
'brings, when, leafing its cares, Which never are
'bUitfolia leaving itafatatteri:: . 4 'State, leaving all
-thelatignia "dal; royalty, it :comes into the. draw
ing-rootto of daily life,.,: and ,draws -around - it-
.all
..grace,:add zlrOr i tee : Sjian.d 9.ortiv:fiolp.ls arid happy
'.love, and . wild 30 n sop ep pss,: by
,a, spontaneous opt,.
: 'inah,Of'the sauce bfeliecf 'Mill greasing finalities - -
itliti: that has eferibaskedlti the! siinshitie otif'sneh
"A ipreseneiy but Inust feeha spasul.of :wrath.. against
that 'prwri9o 2 piety:.which. 4ar,os so: much-,0?#..,1tvi:41;
finger ctil .the r hout of, its beautiful garments.....
Gait Hamilton le ' tie' denkregatioriaiisf. '
EVANGELISMCIE -Tux 01111 CENTURY.
r „., CHARACTER , OF, THE (;BEAT npvivAT.,.
The, great, reviial of the last century, as well in
theßritish .
our own country as through, Isles;` was
'Airadterized . 'by same features Whick'were en
rtirulynewrer Which at least had never before. been
brought so distinctlyto view.' Oneofthese pecu
liarities was the awakening of the religious sense.
There was not, properly speaking, any discOvery
of new ir doetrineg; nor a modification of the talk hut
i - Utak:Mg:of ithe • evangelical and well established
.truths of the gospel-and reproducing them,aatrne
to : thu,suickenekbearts
,of ,men .And here, ; in
missing, would we record our. belief that the
preacher of the word is instrun3ental in the con
' version of the largest-number of souls who preaches
the iltietrinew of thecross; useumiirg them all to be
aheraitetldakeitirinatanoiMmh.,4etiniteilogio
and; reasoning, and arguinentatien ) .as the direct
and pungent appeals of truth, ."in denionstration
of the Spirit and of power."' This always cow-
Mends the attention of the hUmin conscience and
makes a lodgment in the sensitive heart. And
thialwaa precisely what the , Methodist : preachers
set themselves to do. What in this connexion -is
termed the,religious sense, is the susceptibility to
relioious impressions that every man finds deep
in his nature.. At'the time when this great eian
telical• movement began, this religious sense bad
been slumbering for ages.
,For a long period the
intellect had, been the theatre of action, while the
dominion of the heart had very much run toWaste.
`lteligiOn aa it' existed idthe English Church,
in the midst of ware ;and rumors of wars, was , a
•specidative, frighl e .and formal matter... -A, dead,
yet rigid tormalism was seen on every hand among
the nominal people of God, and when He kindled
Within their bosoms the genial glow of a 'higher
and more vigorous Christian life,.the early revival
preachers coul d no longer, content thereselves while
living in the-midst of such dreadful stagnation.
,This,state of things may be said to have given rise
to Methodism. Hence we are not surprised. When
we find` the mighty preacher-aiming his heaviest,
bibirs against thia. heartless religiimism. These
earnest men could not,enduralthis - -spiritual,..sicep
so near to dearb,this,„torpor of the hiolest and no
blest na.ture. . Hence we find them aiming at the
outset to awaken and, bring into more, vigorous
play, - a vivid sense of eternity, and the reality of
future' and eternal retribution. The primitive Ile
thodist preacher dealt with his hearers as if he
truly believed that the time is coining, "in the
which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved
and the `eletnents stall melt with fervent heat!'.
To him the-scenes of the final judgment were a
startling: and awful reality, which lie never thought
of doubting. .This, full, conviction ; gave to him
great plainness of speech. The very same men_
tial truths, proclaimed by the `staid, godly, and
saber Puritan; or the polished and scholarly
Churchman, would awaken no such emotions,
would stir ,no such thoughts in the hearer's heart
ormindi They might indeed, be received as true;
Challenge the reason, and lead catitive the intellec
tual man, but there wouldle the end of their work.
The atigregatioia ofliorshippers wouldpiss'from
the' sanctuary as ,imaffected -as they enteretP it,.
When' the truths of the Word of God fall simply
upon. the intellect, the conscience unimpressed, the
religious seinsibilities unaroused, and the heart un
affected, the multitude - of respectful hearers may,
indeed, be orthodox; they may, through a long
course, of years,, i nstructeiteo , - soundly indoc
trinated ; but, resting there, they are still far, from
Christians. 'The preacher who only succeeds in
convincing the 'intellect of his hearers, While the
religious sense remains in a torpid, dormant.state,
will be oompone4, at hit, to mourn over a barren
ministry.. his congregation will go unprepared
to judgment. Not, so, • however, when the primi
tive preacher of the last century' entered the sacred
Ogee, - and delivered the.'masiage from heaven.
The' word is' now :very „"quick.. and Powerful,"
and (the multitude are swayed by it aa the forest
trees by the,blast ota tornado. Heaven and hell
are nelonger fictions, butthey are awful realities
to be riot - only belieyed het felt. Sin is made to
appear exceedingly sinful:'."-The Irt*tratiagresactr;
claniors for satisfaction and, Violated justice lifts
the rod toiiiin'te the guilty in vengeance, the, sound
Of the final trumpet is heard, and, in a ,twinkling,
thaatie-Strieken hearer is borne up before
greKwhite throne, t 7 books are opened, the 'Sen°
tence is pawed; the ungodly are .driVen into btiter
darknees,, , and.!the righteous' inre welcomed by
choirs of oberObintlinttseraPhilo "into life Ptero! l -"
Under the full power of such amazing truths so
vividlypresented, the people are transfixed; groans
and sighs, and sobs fill the sanctuary; froidwhich,
o c in b ee e a d d l i p e m e : t a h n s l y u lt S j o e il e b t t e:c ni o o f m Bh :;:h e e li n t ee t f h o e r ‘ thlb g e -e .w .g il at l i i t n 2 ;a7
"Xing of kings, and the
Lord of lards!' '
Piesbyterian' quarterly Revievir.
A torn ' , ankot is soon' mended, • but bard words
the' heart; or
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-INN Alexander .olark of the
,School, Visitor
dives the 1 to ng imtpre„stin,g.,apcenatTOf a visit
toValley, Forge, in" lbt : of t
• • l ast n umbed hat ,
I fill
journal
. .
- This celehttated,spotitakesits.namefroman, uon
forge, loca&l.d. h ln,thp yieinity,.Which.. belonged to
one Isaac.t'o't, Frieud t , who called these - 10dB
his oi4 . 'li' - etieiefidfore'llie time 'Of the revolution.
.Valley it=sattlEtoientlyllame to 'drive the
.great water Wheel ofLO - 4 large:co-Ma factory which
statkde,npon the Aw e and adja
,mt- to the julactien of .the . tWo streams.' The
.rest4nce„.of 'Sean l Altukted; near the month
e'reelr, is Visulistahtial, initl'oldffashioned
I lit6iretlittiflniegi: Occupied to this. - day as a
dwelling i'•
; ."..7 .1. .-
j l lllPjB . §143.1; :house . Vg . pflihipgto4 had small
TriVa.A..
,room
,p . whieh he attended to his cofre
ziondeboe;` held social iiitereohrSe with I's
' of •the east Window -- is an in
litile-reavitylin which' the. Commander-in
-1011-i94-49PlOgeit.s4hOlni#14POiRaill13, 9 ,11 4'. 1 . 11
#4o"e, FOl4O never saspest:: - ,any such hidden
: depository . , for the rough - carpentry is so adjusted
that the itinbeent 'timber ob which you lean to
admiieTthellgndseapeWithout i has the appearance
\of an ordinary sill—and nothing more.
' From this window the visitor obtains a fine
view, of the hallowed hills around; the ruins of
the old whose hum was heard in that
- peaceful valley long' before the roar of the cannons
;made thOse regions the place of strife and the
camping grounds of brave warriors; and here, too,
; the eye may follow the many crooks and ripples
of .the
. little oreek, as it 'comes down from
'highlands, off toward the Brandywine, waving
and' ,
like a-'silvet: ribbon flung out over
the brown vesture of "the meadows.
3,Ve wanderetileisurelynp to the summit of the
hill on- the south,, whieh elevation the main part
of the 'American 'army was quartered. The
lodging-places of the soldiers were nearly - all rude
•eabing, bastily.'btillt :a n d ,very' low and 'small.
The, deep snows of.that terrible winter so nearly
covered them altogether that they had the up
pearattee cif mere burrows in the drifts. Just un
the spot Where 'general Washington's marquee
`.was situated; there now stands a beautiful obser
vatory, about forty feet in height.
Here, we had .a general,view of the entire camp
ing groun,.and all thc picturesque surroundings
oeValley Forge: Here, 'in the melancholy what ?.r
otir forefatherS suffered the bitter hi
rl-4ogs of the cold and tedious tortures of famine.
,Poor soldiers! what trials they endured. Proud
patriots !what liberties they purchased for us.
Whercthe • Crtny- Marched from' Whitemarsh to
'Valley' Forge,' it is said that their bloody,foot
:prints were!distinctly visible in the snow for nine,-
teen.milesi
There is a peculiarly touching incident con
neeted with ;the history of Valley Forge. One
'dq,lylien. the discOnsolate army were almost ready
to despair; When. starvation stared them in the
Jape r and,vrhen their weary bodies were well nigh
:Worn .out with cold andlatigne, Isaac Potts, who
was a preacher of the society of Friends, happened
t&pas.s along ibrotigh the camp, and heard the
, atiify•larnentatiens i and -beheld the many tears,
- but could only sympathizawith them in his heart,
and liop,e with thewfor the dawning of a better
day. He passed on, sorrowing and thoughtful,
into' the' dark forest farther up the creek, where
'all was Silent as the graVe.
There were 'no 'birds to sing and flutter among
the .groves insectS to, relieve the deep quiet;
,119-ltreenallnutinr . ed..thrpg,g,h; the leafless trees.
TTherepot .
,a solitary sound in all tie
foreat valleY whither he'Wandered, when, suddenly
'he inificed - Waibington's; horse tied to the swine:-
ing limb 61a:tree. lie paused to listen, when lo!
from a thicket of evergreens, near at hand, came
a voice sad, and solemn. Itwas the Commander
in-Chief upon his knees engaged in humble, petd
tential prayer. His 'eyes were raised to heaven,
and his Cheek's suffused with tear
-Potts was-much excited at so strange a specta
,ele,,and feeling that, he had ventured on holy
ground, cautiously - withdrew from the place wit-,
'Mit - attracting obserVation from the Christian
warrior. When he reached his home below - the
.earep; he :burst into tears, and remarked to hi
agitated wife, who. had never seen her husband so
deeply affected, that, "If thereis any one on this
earth whom the Lord will listen to, it is George
Washington ; and I feel a presentiment that under
such a vottimander there can be no doubt of our
:establishing` our independence; and that God in
his,providenee has willed it so."
What a mighty power—borrowed strength from
the God of battles.. And such was Washington's
faith, that his infitience was vouchsafed to him by
the arm of the Almighty. No wonder he con
quered. . The hosts. of heaven were marshalled on
the right and -on the left of the chief, and thus
our. la.nd was redeemed,. And thus may it ever
be' preseried from foreign aggression, and from
- seetioaal strife. Let disunionitts remember Val
ley Forge land. Washington's communion with the
Great Father of us all. .
PRESBYTERIAN BODIES.
-The following summary, from Wilson's Presby
terian. Almanac for 1861, shows the numbers be.-
longidg to_the different Presbyterian bodies in the
world. In some cases the statistics are estimated :
Commu
ters. Ch's.
Presb. Chain U. S., (0. S.). 2,693 3,592 292,857
Presb. ch. in U. S., (N. S.) " 1,527 1,483 134,9:33
United Synod of the Pres. Ch. ....:.116 193 11,931
United Presb. Ch. of N. America,..447 674 58,781
Ref: P,resb. Ch. General Symod,-......56 114 10,000
Ref. Presb. Church,;Synod; 63 75 8,000
Assob.Ref.;Synod of theiSonth', 75 80 9,500
Cumberlanttpres.ichnrolv • 1,150 1,250 103,00 U
Aeso6. & AsSoo: - Ref Free 66 4,500
'Ref. Protestant Dutch Church, .....410 401 50,427
UNITED STATES
BRITISH PROVIRCES OF BORTH AMERICA
Presb. Ch. in Canada'in 'connexion
-with the Ch. of Scotland, - 99 116 12,000
"United Presb. ch. in Canada, ».. ... 70 120 11,0-0
Presh. Church of Canada ...151 187 20,934
Pres"). - Ch . . of' the Lovier Provinces.. 76 143 9,950
prc , sll. in Nova Scotia in connexion
with' the Ch. of &Wand, ..... ......20 2:5 2.000
Preab. Churches in N. Branswick,...29 34 3,400
GREAT BRITAIN, ETC.
Chdrch of Scotland 1,173- 1,208
Free Church of Scotland, .....797 875
United Fresh. Ch. of 5c0t1and,......526 586 140,502
Ref. Fresh, Ch. of Scotland, etc..... 87 90 1,000
rresb. Church of Victoria, 137 - 150 15,000
Presto: Church of Ireland, 560 750 57,000
Ref. Presto. Ch. in Ireland; etc., 46 55 4,000
Pre!iih. Church in England,. 88 103 9;600
12,416 976,218
Total,
It is here seen., that the Presbyterian family is
divided; the United States, into twelve branch
es; three'distinct bodies, the Associate, Associate
Reformed, and Free Synod, being classed together
in the ; .above survey; in the British Provinces,
41,0 branches; and in Great Britain and. Ere
land into eight branches.
The year before the asgregate Statistics of Pres=
byterianism were as folloivb:—mittisters, 10,145,
churehes 10,271; eauntinicants, 826,748.
The lieed,andist, , fr4p whose columns we quote
the aboye„saYs:—
""We call attention to the interesting statistics
of `the Presbyterian' Churches throughout the
World,'Whieb. we publish. A comparison of this
table witlfisthe statistics reported a year ago, shows
the:copsidetable increase of about 150,000 coni 7
municarits, as Urge an increase, we believe, as' any
tifriatian denomination can exhibit for' the past
year.
0 : evs- t