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Flower
Lovely flowers! so sweetly lending
Fragrance to the ambient air;
Here in modest beauty bending,
What on earth so passing fair!
Why has God in wisdom given
Blooming flowers of varied hue,
But to lead our thoughts to heaven,
And our frailty bring to view !
Morning glories, fitting emblems
Of our short and fleeting span;
Early blooMing—quicskly fading—
gush, alas! the life of man.
Mar(velds, in richest splendor,
Bring to mind the sordid'duit
Wretched isorldlings stoop to`coset,
When they miace fine gotd their trust
Lovely star flower, name reminding
Us of those who same from far,
To the infant Saviour's manger;
Guided by's, wondrouslstar.
Blushing roam, sweetly fragrant,
Yet on prickly briers grow;
Telling us there is no pleasure
Unalloyed, unmixed, below.
Lases, in their virgin whiteness,
.
Laid our thoughts to realms of light,
Where, in pure, unsullied brightness,
Saints are clad in robes of white.
Sunflowers, graceful, ever turning
To the eunts resplendent rays;
Teaching us on things celestial
Vvernuire to fix our gaze.
Chino asters, late in season
All their loveliness display;
Thus may we, when life is waning,
Labor near the close of daq.
'Bless we then the,wise Creator,
Who has given these flowers so fair ;
Pointing us frotn earth to heaven,
To unfailing beauties there.
them. This elder then adinitted that he
,'had done well in the-building of the house,
and that no one ,could have done better;
'but to build up Zion, he said, he was not
the man. In this statement it is again as
sumed that a 'first-class "minister is neces
sary to build up the church. But; the.
writer would ask, is it not fair to presume
that the minister who had the influence
in the community which enabled him, with
For the Fresbyterfitn Danner. twenty-five members, all in Molted eirCum-,
stances, and some very - michici, to secure
FirSt•Cittss Ministers . ler the West.
the means of erecting so= neat and conifort-
On this subject a brother says : " Send able a house, had also. the influence
u 8 yriiir best men, or at least those who are which no minister unacquainted with = the
not below your average; keep' your infe-' people could have; to build up Zion,
rior ministers' in the East." The senti- had he been sustained and-encouraged by
meat contained in this short sentence is the members of his church as he should
very generally entertained, both by minis- have been ? and further, was it not enact,
tern' and ohnehes, in the North-west.
~ of great injustice,` which was calculated - to
Ministers, ~in speaking of certain places, grieve away the Spirit of God; to , ask a ,
such as county towns, Sze., say, that As an stranger to come and build upon ;the fon
iniportaut place, and should have a minister dation wnich he had laid, and in doing
of good abilities, and, then a church :,Can which he had borne the heat and burden of:
he built up. Many, menibers of Our,, the day?
_...des also entertain the idea that their strange as it may seem, this change , was
siftings as a church depends upon their endouraged by at le,ast'two'members of the'
having a , first-olass nainititeri and .i4' their Presbytery: -Cie--withdiftlltii Itiowledge
minister Cannot draw a crowd to hear Will of Rev. 'O4 who had toiled sd'aiiiiduenslyfor
and retain thein even in the midst of em " three years upon an insufficient ifiipport—'
harassment, then they commence saying,
wrote and invited a minister from the East
he is a good map, but he is not the man to to come and take his place. The other,
- l
np Zion, and ice
mu st a
a chane. proposed to this Elder to come and preach,
Lie sentiment an d doubt has much to do a Part .of his time, if C. should bot con
ith the short continuance of the pastoral , time; and then, after a few months wrote'
dation, and the frequent removal of min- a letter recommending the change,,of which
len, in the I.l(4'th-west; and, if the wri- the following is an extract:,
~,, it does
seem
sr is not mistaken, has seriously injured alittle hard, after his ,
labors to secure a
to prosperity of a large majority of our church building,• to turn brother C. adrift,
arches, and' greatly impaired the 11130 4 1- .,1 should he have no other prospect:of sett/e
-tas of many of our ministers. That this went.. ,But, he would not appeal ,to your
lain is correct, we will give a f°* ex- I compass*, nor accept a call extended ; out
A pies.,, ,
of' pity." The result was that when , these
Brother B. settled at M--;----, a ° m a " „
'' things and others—all of which had been,
it pleasant village, surrounded by a beau- 4 kept for ' months, a secret from him—be
fill country. For a few years he was
„' nine known to hinti;he conclUded to retire.
its successful, and the church ran up
It H e saw that under such 'circumstances, hiS
en a mere handful to a respectable con- l' usefulness in that place was at an end. ' He
tgation, able to sustain their pastor one- , demanded of the church ,to assume the hal
t; or two-thirds of his time. The pros-
,' ante due on the, building, offered his re
ts of usefulness and comfort of the .: sig , na i l oic , and thus terminated his labors
Ater were greater now than ever before. 1, among 'theta 'plat 'es 'he had 'arrived at a
was respected and beloved as a good, ' point where he could expect to build up a
is, and laborious man, but not a great church. His confidence inhuman* friend
,.or. God bads- blessed his labors; but ships was forever shaken. A stigma rests
of his members commenced saying upon the church as having done an act of
IT should have a change : they needed a the highest injustice. Another minister
lister who was a more fluent and attrae- has taken his plan, but he is not able' to
e preacher; the present one was a geed fill the house'with hearers. The Members'
1, but he was too dry, and their church are divided in their feelings; many of I
,uld not grow under him ; he was not the
'injustice
feel aggrieved that an act Of so great 1
Ln to call out the people and build up the' 'injustice had been done their former min- .
urch. These declarations were repeated inter, ana'a gloom hangs over thepioepeetri'l
one member ; and then to another, until
of the church.
tally the pastor saw some who should Stich is-the result of the sentiment, We'
Lve been his hntavering friends, among must have a &stains minister. By it the:
.e opposition, and rthat his• usefulness was usefulness of ministers is cut short;'their',
Rrhaps at an end, and under such circum- feelings aro wounded; the minds of youth `'l
Stances offered his resignation to the Pres- are prejudiced against religion; 'and' hist,
bytery, and the pastoral relation was dis- but not least, od's Spirit is grieved by
solved. The church which had grown up such unkindness to `ministers of Jesus
from a small beginning, was left rent and Christ. He says, "Inasmuch as ye have
peeled like the oak which had been riven done it unto one of the least of these my
by the Lightnings of heaven. The shock brethren, ye have done it, unto me.”
to the sensitive feelings of the minister Finally, what right has the North-weit
whe had seen the church, gathered by his to expect all first-class ministers, and none
own untiring exertions, was too great, and below au average ? Why should we say to
his health failed, and, so far as the writer our brethren, Keep your inferior ministers
knows, lie has not since had a pastoral in the East ? Are we better than others?
charge. Here is the result of, the senti- The writer thinks not; and if she may be
went that we must have firsi•Clais'ministers allowed to 'venture an opinion, we might
build up our churches. ' make good use of some of these inferior
As a second illustration of this senti
, ministers if we could be divested of that
alt, take the case of W. who ' th°K 'proud, profane, and
God-dishonoring senti
charge of the church at K—, a small ment, 'that we must have onlY first-class
village surrounded by a fertile country. ministers for the West. Let us take such
As far as he mould see, all were harmonious as God sends, and sustain and support
long themselves, and friendly with their
them as the called of God. . Let us pray
nister.. The congregations were gener- that God may send .us many laborers for
ly good, and sometimes filled the house the great harvest that is here and ready to
t its utmost capacity. He labored faith- be gathered. And if God insWers our
lly two years, and nineteen additions prayers by Bending us sonic who are good
're made , to the church, one-hailer whom pious men, butnot great orators and pye
sre by profession. This was the largest found`thinkers, let us not be so profine,as
,ether that had ever been added to that to say, this is not the man to build up
urch in two years. At the close of this Zion; we must have a change; but rather
'e they declined, to continue the labors let us - pray for him. Let us' receive him
their minister among them. The only as'an ambassador of Christ, and encourage
lon given for this course was, that they , him by our presence and by our labors.
Lght some other man Might be more Let us sustain him in all proper ways, and
rni on the field. .Theirresent minister we wilt find that God will be with ,him;
respected as a man, and they likedhis`
his tongue will be loosed, and he will speak
lathing; from this statement, it is very with thoughts that , glow and Words that'
dent they desired a more talented and
burn. JANE.
tquent 'minister. Their histery since . . ~ ~ ,
.t time• is this : they have had the ser- , —..----
:es of three ministers ; but under their '
dstry there has not.been a solitary addl
e), either by profession or on certificate,
' some who were members have gone to
ter churches. This shows the withering
set which a desire only for a first-class
ulster has upon the 'citoveh.
As ii - third example, take the case of C.,
took charge of' the church of 'E—,
town of some twelve 61 ) .fifteeit hundred
itents. The church bed ' , nitre ' to'ng
.
02 may He who clothes the lilies,
Gently guard us here below,
Till to Eden's lovely 'bowers
All the flowers of hesifen shall grow I
September, 1862., MART.
7 4 1rt5blittriait ...a/,t,i'tts.tr
VOL. XI.. NO. 7.
been organized; had no house of worship;
had some twenty-five members; could ob
tain no place where regular appointments
could be made ; had no one to lead
the singing. The church were doubtful
whether they could gather a congrega
tion. The minister was received with
cordiality, and while he never claimed to
be an orator or profound reasoner, yet I
think it is not saying too much when we
accord to him average talents and accepti
bility as a speaker. He saw very soon that
the church could not succeed without a
house of worship. With this view before
him, he determined to secure the erection
of a house, if possible. For three years
he persevered, amidst great discouragement,
in the prosecution, of this enterprise, and
succeeded, in 'CoMpleting a neat and c9m-
fortable house, at a cost of $1,400, elfpaid
except about $l5O ; of this ainottut, *the
minister—after having paid his subscrip. ,
tion of 8100—advanced about $75 more,,
intended to be returned, and for the re
mainder he was personally 'responsible.
Td' gain this object, he worked with his
own hands, for which he made no charge , .
The minister now felt that by hard labor
he had arrived at a point where he was, in;
a situation to build up the church spir
itually. A flourishing Sabbath School' had
been ..gathered, and a good choir led the
singing, and the congregational attenda.nee
'was larger than ever before. TJp to,, near ;
the close of the third year, so far as he could
see, all the leading members of thenhurch
appeared perfectly friendly and cordial. Just
as the house was finished, he was called to
the East by the death of his mother. ,In l
his absence, one of the elders who , had not
been suspected of unfriendliness, called the'
church together, and proposed a Change,,
and urged a proposition to - get' another
minister. To this the majority objected,
'lnd said they , could neyer, consent to ,so
great an act, of,injustice as the dismissal
of a miniater who had done so much 'for
The 'Christian Life, Eseniplified in Anecdotes.
The late Mr. Jay, of Bath, was one day
travelling in the country, when he chanced
to meet with a farm-laborer, who had been
busy threshing, corn. 4 4 ,G00d morning,
friend," said Mr. Jay, in his usual free
and heaity manner ; " Solomon says, in all
labor there is profit, and I hope you have
found it so."
it I :htri4; rtilkired
PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, NOV EMBER 1, 1862.
never had much profit by that," replied the
stranger.
" Then I should hope," said Mr. Jay,
" that you know something of the apostle's
meaning when he asks, What fruit had
ye then in those things whereof ye are
now ashamed ?' "
" I trust I do," returned 'the' laborer,
" and that through Divine grace being
made free from sin, I have become a serv
ant of God, and have my fruit unto holi
ness, that the end may be everlasting life
Christian faith and Christian character
were thus expressed and exemplified, and
Mr. Jay felt that he had that morning been
taught a lesson which he could never forget.
In itself, the colloquy is a fine illustratipn
of the power of . Christian feeling, and sug
gests to all Who would honor Christ th'e
duty of living ;At the apci.stolio
"Whether,.therefore, ye eat or drink,
whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of.
God."
tor the Preibyterikn Banner.
From the North-Western irmy.—Chaplains.
DEAR BANNER : Ever since have
bees in the service, as Regimental Chap
lain, >I have entertained • the design of
writing n series of• short letters-to you. As
I Was ConsefOis, howeVer, that men seine.'
tithes iiiblisli their iinpressions too
did not begin:.a.t once. At length, when
had just got an empty cracker-box mounted
on sticks driven into the ground, in my,
tent, and was about to commence,. I was
sent to the rear to see a 'lila officer, whom
we had left in a house at the last camp be- .
fore we reached Farmington, near Corinth.
On this expedition I was taken prSoner by
Colonel (now General) Forrest, of the
Southern cavalry, who, with a scouting
party, had'conie out into our road. was
sent to Jackson, 'Miss., and detainedsome'
time. Tiiii` effectually broke up niyfdani:
for writing,: 'And since I have rejoined my
regiment, we WaVe been, until VerYreeent,:
ly, quietly 'in camp,: near Corinth;
with so few events that it was hard to
write. Moreover, for mcire2than a month
past I have been too sick - tofwrite: But,
now, through Infinite goodness, I 'alit' able
to proceed with my &Sign.
Mitch has been said in the newspapers
about' Chaplains; and 'very .severe have
many of the remarks been. There have
been cases that Merited the censure that has
been 'pronenneed. Some men have been
found who have . fallen under the power of
new 'and 'Unanticipated temptations. BUt
that the Chaplains“have been the nseless
and unworthy men, -on the Whole, that it
has been said, lam prepared to deny: Of
those in the Division to which myregiment
belongs, I have known but one,whot did not
seek' to do all the ;good he could ; and that
one no longer occupies that Place. In an
other iDivision near" to Us I know of but•
one .useless Chaplain; and he was a .very ,
gond, man, who was..nearlyneeless ;because
he lacked the faculty or adapting himself to,
his new place. He also has recently re
signed. And to balance such eases as these,
I might refer to many who are abundant in
labors:" First of`all, let .ineAnention-nur
departed' brOther, J. C. Brown. He -died,
as I have no doubt; in coniequence of over
exertion in the service of' his regiment.
He sought •to commend the , Gospel which
he preached by practical kindness to`the
men'; and by cheerfullrenditring all the
hardships 'to which they were exposed;
and thus he `was led to expoie himself 'to
fatigrie, which it was not strietly'neceseary .
for , f him tu 'endure. He died in cons&
queneeof this - conscience Of 'duty and yet
there are men who t tvill ask What good he
There are two other Chaplains now, With.'
in the range of my acquaintance here, who
have been detached from 'their .reginients
tnattetid to the unfortunate colored people
who have 'come within our lines. Therein
a third, who is also ri , niedical man, de
tachedlo attend-ivlarge hOsPitril, 'and who
does - more duty ias 'a medical man, than
many 'a surgeon. 'Eaeh of these three men:
performs bore hard labor than many afield
and: li'ne officer, who gra,vely tolls his friends
at Alorne that Chaplains ' , are , uselesS: I
happen to know that even the gentleman
who is Chaplain of the, hospital, has not
escaped the charge of uselessness from ens
of his own officers—a townsman of his Own
--who well knoWs hie abundant labors,
howeier little he may appreciate the
cal part of them. .
Some notice should also
,be taken of the
charaeter of those who set afloat theie evil.
reports. Slime of them are 'Well-meaning
men, who are merely: incapable of recogniz
ing. the effect :of.: the Chaplains' work.
Others are opposed to religion ; and the
better the Chaplain is, the more they speak
au e ainst him. Many feel annoyed by the
bare presence of a minister, because he is
a restraintto their profane inclinations. A
great, many—both officers and privates—
were not in the habit of: going to church at
home,,and will not attend to_the
preaching now ; 'and they freqUently say
that he does-no good. -Beside these things,
there are men who tell the most gross and
abominable lies about the Chaplains—aye,
and publish them - too.
Many people can take into view nothing
but material:results. The Chaplain does
not fight ; , and some folks can conceive of
no other purpose but fighting, for which a
man should be attached to a regiment. Or
the Chaplain cannot count any as converted_
under his ministrations; and some Chris
tians are so shert-sighted as to conclude
'that therefore he is uselese.
For these and many . Other reason* it
might have been anticipated that Ph4lains
would be spoken against. The 'Christian'
public need' not be diaturhed by the clamor.
They are, after all, no more Spoken againat
than the medical men. • If a vote were taken
to-day throughout the army;` there would
- be a majority in favor Of the . statement,
that our surgeons have neither the skillnor
the will to do any good; and the statement
would be a vast calumny; too:
Aside from preaching, the Chaplain does
much for the regiment---as postmaster; as
visitor to the hospital; as writer , of letters
for the unlearned as composer of Tuarrels
' and the like., J
Corinth,, Miss., 001.1, 1862.
Mr., Romaine was once addressed by a
lady, who expressed the great, pleasure she
had enjoyed in his preaching; and added,
that she could comply with his require
ments, with one exception.
"And what is that, madam?" asked Mr.
Romaine. .
"Cards sir."
" You thinkion could - not be. happy
Witt i t` it em t" 1 -
*.?, '` 1. )
Cards.
" No, sir, I know I could not "
14 Then, madam, they are your god, and
they must save you."
This pointed admonition led to serious
reflection, and, finally, to the abandonment
of such unworthy pleasures.
EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE
The Nary/and Campaign---McClellan Honored -A
Pro-Northern Demonstration in Lancashire—
Garibabii—Napqeon and Rome—The Episcopal
'Revivalists of Lcist Century—Remarkabie Let
ters from Berridge, Robinson, (of Leicester;) and
the Countess oft Glenorehy—Lessons and • Bee
tiona—Partacript.
LONDON, Oct. 8, 1882.
TEIE TIDINGS of the campaign in Mary
land have saddened many hearts; by reason
of the slaughter; while, politically vieWed,*
(as -far us at pies received,)' they are
hailed , by the friends - ef the North aslavot.
able to its ultimate success itk,suppressing
the` "rebellion: 'The' Character and ability .
of M'Clellan as a General, now shines out..
from beneath that bleak eloitd which, as; is
here believed, not by this filultrbitt
his being made the victim.of'oreillttiOiar
or something more unworthf,'had f lhitifettO
eclipsed his fame, and'caused the death's:if
so Many brave men in the'llininsultf.
A remarkable anti-Southernand 'pro-
Northern demonstration has taken place in
the very heart of the distresSed‘districts. At
Staleybridge, a public meeting was con=- , vened' to Address the Qneerf iriTivor of inter=
vention; and attributing Lancaihire distresS
to the American' war. Thkiris met hy' ail'.''
ametidtifent to the effeekthitt :the cause of
the war was " the rehellickof the South
ern States against the Ameriban Constitu
tion," and that this was 'tlideause of the
distress in Lancaehirel the amendment
was carried'b ' y a Majorieyslivf nearly one
hundred to one !
GARIBA.LDI ,is regovertng,, and sends a
grateful letter to the English nation for its
sympathy, and urges
,thein to sustain, ,
dondert . with the Frenchiziation', the batts - e
of Italian complete emancipation-L-thus
defeating the designs of , *,Napoleon. The
Eniparor. ls 'playing fast with?.
Italy,:althottgh , getting C. sotho'r
fresh diplomatic attempts at Rbitia.l
EPISCOPAL WORTHIES ''of the '.last oda
tiny, I proceed further to notice.
a copy of an ,original letter frog', the,,lter t
J. Berridge to the Rev
clatifteld
" EVERTOR, near Bigglesriade,
" August 8, 1775.
I ,', Dear Sir : 77 Your10tter,forrititofia.
full direction, rambled ffrst,,to 'Woburn, and
then was remanded to tendon, . before
4 4
visited Everton. This 'accounts - for '
tardy answer. 1'1: '+,.
".When , l began :to t itinerate,:a multitude
of dangers surrounded .me, ; ; and, friends
Were up, l in arms. My 4 q allege was pro ;
volied,lny Bishop,incensed, the :clergy en
fire, and the Chfirch Candna pointing' their
ghastly' , mouths at me:. ‘As you are now ,
doing, so did. I. I sent letters- to .teyu
friends begging".,(their ; ox„ad-.
vice,) "but received umatjkfa,aprym i dis-,
ciiiitrging answers. filen I, eaw,
meant to itinerate; inner, not confer with
flesh and blood,• but cast myself wholly on
the Lord. ~ By his help, .t.did,so, and made
a surreuder, of myself to jesus,,, expecting.
to be . deprived not only of 'my fellowship,
and vicarage, but also of 'ni l .* liberty. At
various times complaints or presentments
were carried to .my College, , to'snceessive
Archdeacous i , and Bishops ; awl my first ,
Diocesan, frankly told me that I should be, ;
either in Bedlain or in Huntingdon jail
by 'and by ;' but by` thegeed help of my
God;
God; I am 'yet in possession•of my sena* -
my tithes, and my liberty. „And he who
has i hitherto delivered, I trust will yet ide-1
liver me from the-mouths of Ecclesiastical
lions, and the paws of worldly bears..
I' have Sulfreif in nothing except from
lapidations, and , pillory treats, which yet
have proved more. frightful. than lurtful.
If you.are.invited,to go , out, take -alover.'4,
leap ii neck , or nothing, and ,commit,yonrself
to Jesus. Ask no man's, leave . to preaUli .
Christ—that is unevangeliCal and shame.,
W . ; seek not much-advice about it-that
is• dangerous. He that. much deliberates
is lost. Such advice,. fonnd) Vnerally
can?'" the wrong way. heels_ uppermost. .,,,
Moat preachers love a snug -church and ~a
whole skin; and what they hive, they will
prescribe. •
"If you .are determined,:to bci,evatigeli
cally irregular,, then, ; wherever you
go, that a storm will follow-,yoa, which may
fright you,but ieu no real harin.
Make the Lord your whole trust, and all
will be well: Remember this, brother
David. For if your heart is resting .on,
some human arm, for support, or if your
eye, is squinting it for protection, Jesus
Christ, will' let you fall , and roll you sound
ly, in the kennel; to teach' you better mail- •
ners. If you become a' recruitingser
geant, you must go out, .Puce et auspice
Christ°.
" The Lord direct, assist, and prosper
9race• be With you, and with your
much affectionate friendaad 'servant,
gt,JoHN'BERItifiGE."
It is evident from the foregoing that Mr.
Simpson had begun extra labors,,as Fletch
er had done, and that he had asked counsel
of Berridge. '" Courage,' my
'virtually: his 'reply; "'dare all ' 'for; :Christ
and for souls!! Simpson took .heart, andq
went almost.a step.further,ithan., his mini.
sellor. ,died,,indeed, Vicar of Meo
clesfield; but is is grandsonn' lately in, •
fanned me, - and as appears from other
sources of information, he had-felt himself
so -ffilabored, cribbed, : canfined" within
the„pale of the Establishment, ,and-.had
moreover found so
• in it which he•
regarded as iniscriptural, ihat had he -
lived 'but two or three weeks longer, he'
weal& have seceded - from:• the Church
England. ::He was cut:offly.a.fever caught_.,
fraTi age, of hie Pariffillaalfa,`Ak sPrsPST.'s . -•:
tively early age ; hat within a period pm-,
partitively short, both by pen and voice, he :
had brmight a large 'of glory and
honor , to his Lord and Maker. •
The quaint kamprof Berridge comes out
in the foregoing letter. It was natural to ~
him ,juat us it was:in the ease of Rowla nd. Bill" of 'Surrey ,Chipel, and Matthei
Wilke; ''cif the 'Taberniele, in 'Us' eaallei.
part of the present century. •• ant its pith
is evident, as is its satire on a sleepy, ease
ioving clergy, rieh •indeed in its very jus
tice, especially ,the eentenee,,, "_ I found,
generally, that such ttliiee comes the wrong
way*, heels uppetmoSt."' You''see at once
before •you, " TiMoroue'running in terror
from the " Lionsi ) :,or there. is aummoned
before you the double picture of "the ; ,;
Churek emirs 4 pointipg mi shey,,,, ghatt l / 44 ,
in41114-,ii can
Tinton • ig4Ctied'og
up his cassock to enable him to run more
swiftly, and as you look down from the top
of the hill, see. ! his "heels" are " upper
most," as he speeds onward and downward
out of harm's way.
ROBINSON, of Leicester, is a name well
known to many of your readers, especially
as the author of a standard work on " Scrip
ture Characters." In the collection of
original letters, with the loan of which I
have been favored, I findi a very consider
able, number, never published,from Rob
inson's pen, and all addressed to Simpson
Of Macclesfield. One of these letters from
Robinson, was evidently written 'when he
was. a very young clergyman, and when'he
seems to have; templed thambers in the
University., while,serving a living as Rec
tor, or preaching as a Curate somewhere in
the'Veighhothood` of the' University town,
as is common, I know, at Cambridge at thiii
day. You will find, , on, a Saturday even
ing, several persenc, yith their gowns, &c.,
in a parcel, proanditigte,
along the, line, in. railway 'carriages.
Robinsonappear§'f~'oou thi letter that had
'aske&Simpeon to tehdithn some ierinons a
and ,that the ladi`sised.them
" TartirrY, .Col LSGE,' Oct. 1 1772.
~",I.;arti, quite ashamed, for: keeping, your,
, s,ermous t: f? long; you.would have bad
; them sooner had I not been - 'disappointed'
Mere sending them. I sin
cerely thank lot for the use of' them' ; and'
have, not: the least ,:donht but. they have
I )Pen. 1 440: 1 4 aPlong;DilY pen!' people, 710A1:
:1 rtelingot have,
naelittieVaelPseupPtlitfilree'erdiisth
tierniong. niore - to satisfaction -They
are -plain, faithful; and; I - think, evangeli
cal, and such as:Lwish ta preach.",
Ilobinspir continues a's :follows referring
t - 4 ti . / As h •
ently to the „early ministry, of Simp
. 1.1 s• . A
son to well as of !imam •
i‘"Hoti ( lda go' on at - Macclesfield
riotir.succeedirig - to , the' curacy there, has
been, matter of joyto me since ,L declined
the thoughts' of it myself. I trust .that,
the hand, of the Great :Governor of, the
Church bath appointed 'You to Macclesfield
and me to , Witehim ; 'and will, I hope,' - be
abundantly glorified in our respective situ
ations. At Witeham the Lord hath done
great v t.hings, for us, already. ;lc Oh,
dear sir, iihat, have we, to fear who are en
gaged in se'ilerious a cause, *the cause of
,Jesus Christ,-and; the cause of God. - ,- And
shall we not,fight manfully, when, so great
is Captain; of out atilvation,l Shall we
not cry : lioud,,tbough. i no
, 1 011 e, 0101114 he
lieve.pur report, when, we are sent as,the
()VGaurae perishing lost sinners
Shall:ive- not. be earnest- and: importunate;
.ivheuthousands arbund-ms are droppingtin-
to the rave ;wish I could not say into
everlasting mist ... al,"
It appearsAap, s, eon actor ~t is lette was
wrieteri; Roblesod-r - empvid.from his' "Col=
lege to reside among-lasi !new parishioners
at„Witeliank:; Afterwards be .went - , to the
town of Leicester,, and there are ( several
mletters in 4 the, Folks : don now lying befere
e,, ? daticr that tacV l iCand .addressed. to
wimPsori atlMsectesfield.' Here' is One in
hibinekpreas 'referencet•tiP , the i work , Ttith
which. Robinson's ; name will always be
identified :
" LEICESTER, July 4,,1796.
11 MY Dear take the oPportu
pity' of sending you a Set 'of . " Scripture
Characters":for , Mrs- S. Through
the xnerey i of our God .I am uow. restored,
to tux accustomed work, aid, desire to-be
thankful for 'su6h an honerable - rieit. 'I shUll
ietain 'a. grateful ‘retneinVranee of : the ki
nessl.e.T.perieneed let - your house; and' flint'
your people f and•hope to be the better for
42 .Mi 8 44 - - k
It is evident that. both Simpson and
Fleteher wore the:inselvei out with irtees
dant labor. ' To 'Sidipsori, RCbirtsim` wrote
thus
; •
_
' 4 WereJ to. preach to you,", (implying
that e,.very „minister did,{not need such
preaching,) should, be .my subject,
spare thOeff. I am most afraid of your
private studies, which I think- - if your du
ty to.lay aside as. much as> possible, on ‘ac
coupt of, the ,paini in your head. wish I
could persuade you to, spend a ,monthwith
us; `l. trust we shall' all be the better for
In another"letter; Robinson sayS:
fc As ,to your.labors in the church, also'?
(rae, well as. in, ithe study,),!" I think.you
stand in ; need, of caution.._ , I heard
. : with
Much cOncerci„Of the pain in your, breast,
which Was a elenr intimation that you had
spoken too much atone Now as you
`are• favored with.a stout and Willing assist-.
ant, , I beg,leave, to press it upon you as a
matter of duty, to confine your, exertions
as Much as possible to the pulpit, and suf
,fer Mr. HeapeY'to read and perform' oc
`easionaliservice. You Weald thus- be the
more strengthened to sustain those labors
iwhich are of greatest, consequence,'"—i. e.
the`,Fewl:llPg Pr the' Word., .!, , ,
Simpson's " Plea" wasithe 'fruit of the
studies ? which Robinson, as to, their pressure
and: severity, so t affectionately deprecated.
'Robinson'. in one letter, thanks him for his
"very"' present,'? ' his " sincere
thanks for your book,'!- and prays, 44 May
our ; dear Lord make, use of it for' hinglo
,ry .1" , "'I am astonished," he .adds, " that
, you have leisure enough to enter into these
subjeots ',so thoroughly, and that with all
yptit'other: ministerial 'etigagemente; you
-should standlforthwith4o much , ability, to'
_repel the
,insolent attacks of the adversa
,.yies of. gut Infidelity is waxing
more daring, than ever}but
,the cause of
(31-6 a 'nit* and : his kingdom shall
not be subverted. ; It is our honor to be
employed for„stich a Master, arid for purr
poses so exalted"
The last glimpse which these manuscript
letters furnish of ; Rohinson, is fifteen years,
after the letterti.just quoted from. It was
addressed to Mrs,,,Lee, the daughter of
Simpson, std ,:the ;;mother, of the lady
,and:, gentleman at, Wetn,Shropshire, who
have kiiidliallc'iwed me, to peruse,the
hgrandfather's't
tars of t etr. cont
tars
and fellOW4aborers,"in the
• face, of' diffinul ;
and opPosition. - , thualtobinson writes
from Leinester,On the'pth of July,lBlo :
tf‘ Lhaie r cowed a letter from, ,the daugh
ter ,of tni old and much respeoted
He,'then Indipates bow, with him, courage
is adinneing, and how the "
,Great Reaper,
Death,' busy. "It is 'indeed, as you
justly observe, a changing and a dying
;world. lam wonderfully spared, but my
children, are all dispersed. My eldest
daughter is in London t my two other
`daughters are safely lodged in heaven.
They died gloriously. .You.may see an
Acconnt,Of them in the Gitristian Guardian
for fiat, Denember.7,
441,.hrif 3Y9n, JAVA
bintied, 301inTholgerton Williams ; Who
WHOLE NO. 527.
for his antiquarian and book-collecting
tastes, was knighted at the instancerof the
late Duke of Sussex, who was himself
a book-collector—especially noted as hav
ing the finest collection of versions and
editions of the Holy Scriptures. Sir John
edited an edition of Simpson's Life, and
prefixed to it a memoir.
LADY GLENOROTIY is well known as hav
ing been raised up of God in Scotland, to
do a good work for God in a degenerate
age. In the collection of letters from
which I have drawn so much, I find a letter,
from that excellent lady to Mr, Simpson,
illustrative of the struggles of good laymen
in the Church of England, and their diffi
culties, too, when attempting to set up faith
ful witnesses for Christ, in buildings which
they themselves had erected, at their own
proper cost. The law thenforbade, (and pos
sibly now forbids,) any clergyman to offi : .,
°bite in such a building without' the consent
of the Rector, and a license from 'the Bish
oppf the DiocetieffiWd Dartninuth , had been',
a,PP.ile4ft°ftd.3%,Glen,PrOY ,,, anc.l7 - M ) l } Mn;
eptly a Secretary of State at the time forthe i
Home DePartment=he gaveher the fore
going''inforniation,° adding , : "'As to the
protection vrhieli it is supposed a nobleman'
can give,,there is no such,privile a ge belong-. 1
lag .to the. Peeraoe,,, i s ,l4lp,wect to,
pp
aoint a number of chaplains ' to attend,
.
his person, and to perforin Divin l e service
in any'p'lace, which he resides; farther
than ithat his privilege does not extend i and'.
his, name would net 'serve to , screen , any;
minister ,from his Diocese, unless he can,
show that he is actually employed for Ole.
purposes aboveinentiiingd." Lord Dart-'
month addsr: ' 4 lf 'Mi. Roe Iliad , applied id'
Parliament, he !might, 'possibly. have 'ob•
tallied awed, by which the,pernethal nom=
ination to..the intended church might be:
secured to him. * * It must always be,
coAidered as a chapel of ease, and'as such,'
at the'disposal of the Rec '
tor's""'
.Lady
.Glenorchy pours her trioatiing-conti .
plaint into the ear of, the• godly:Simpson,'
that this would be only giving it, up,,inth
the hands of those very men who,haveop 7
peso(' the 'cause he wiihei to pr'omote'."
And then, realizing keenly 4,he - antagonisik
of carnal men
,to true godliness, 'and its ,
professors, she adds,: " The people of .God
ever have been, and,ever will be, considered,
by the men of the world a_poor and' eon:
."'
temptible people It IW - chiions enough
that your " CorrespOndent" present lives
in
,a suburban regipt, called ; ",Dartmouth
Park:" and thatthe district around belongs
to the 'present LOrd Dartmouth. This Po
hleman --;from what, I hive 'heard --Alia
not the will to , help'a Mri•Soe, or' Lady'
Glenorchy, to establish, Evangelical church
es in,gigh-Churchparishes. ;
trary, gentlemen of position residing, in, a,
town On - hia large` estates, once, after
'preaching,',Serviee , theatre, when they
were• by myside in.)sympathy and •prayer; .
I was , abont to address the , throngfrom the
.stage, a i nd who. even. Lord,Shaftsbary's eo
aiutors and committee men in the "speciat'
service" 'raiment—related how the Modern
Lord Dartmouth 'sternly refused to "allavi
-thherectinn-ofa' church in ivhieh to-preach .
the old Gospel of the, Reformation, and of
Paul.
Lady Glenorchy, however, was not with
.
out resource for
. herself, or her anxious ,
friend, Mrs' Roe; and so, (in a hand-writ
ing not like that of modern -ladies; either
British or American, and ,on, paper brown
and coarse,) she concludes her letter as fol-
ows
I'hoPe Mr. Roe Will nee be in' a liiirry
fixing it either way. The Lcird may yet
point oat something, ..in. the ~course of }his
providence, to :remove difficulties.
_gaith
and prayer, in such a case, does wonders.,,
I beg my compliments 'to Mr. and Mrs:
Roe, and shall be happy to hear hoW this
affair goes on. Wishing themi,- and yen,
Rev. Sir, much of the wisdom that cometh
from above, and is profitable t.,9 direct, and
every other Covenant blessiugaid, up for
you in Christ Jesus,. I retharn,Rey,'.Sii,
your most obedient and ready servant,' for
Christ's sake, W. GLiivonouir."
Although I canrhardly expect that these
letters, .or .portions of letters, will be as,
precious to your readers: as • they have thee n.
to myself, or as if they,had. the manuscript
originals before them ; yet,-.I trust.=that both
clerical and lay-readers will consider them.
:not unprofitable , or without value, as giv
ing a glimpse of: England's religious past,
of the 17th century, when, the Evangelical ,
clergy were but like a,, few bright, stars
looking out Through sullen clouds that, ob-.
soured nearly the whole heavens. Thank,
God I there is a ,mighty difference now.
Time-servers there , are, and, trimmers too/
most like not to bear the cross, but more do
so 'than is supposed ; and with all her
faults, the national Establishment has a
band.within her pale, of -holy, true, earnest
. and Christ-loving men, who, in. the day of
her .liberation. - from: State control, (which.
she now so earnestly deprecates, but , which
her best friends long and .pray may come,)
twill lay deep ,and broad the foundationsr of
a Free Church of England..
P. S —Dr. Longley, Archbishop orYorii,
.becoming Archbishop - of Canterbury, Dr.
Tait, Bishop of 'London; is' likely to' Sue
ceed Dr. -Langley
PAIIMPwII;PittI JAro ii 'F
'Shall net ihe ..Tudge.ef all the earth do rlght???
I alecollect that„vilen a lad, I was CrOS
ing the East River from' New-York: to
Brooklyn, on a very, foggy day, in a small
ferry boat'. My 'father, and several other
individuale belonging to *the sante , corn peer
with myself, were desirous .of going , . to
Flushing, on Long. Island, to attend a, meet
ina It was necessary, therefore, to cross
_the river early, and when we, arrived thd
foot of Fulton street; we fouti'd that the
steamboat had just left the wharf. , ,Being
unwilling to, wait for its return, we, made a
; party, with the passengers ,who stood, on e
the ground, sufficient to tempt
,the ferry
.men to put off in a small Oat and convey
us across the fiver. The ferrythen hesi
tated for some time,: butat length the offer
of a sufficient reward induced them to set
~0ut:,,.. The reason of .their, objection to start,.
ing was,, that t4,thick fog rendered the
passage uncertain.' 7 -They mild scarcely
see from one end'of 'the boat to `the ether;
and much they feared that they would lose
their way, and row about the, river for
several hours to no.purpose.
At length we set out, the ferrymen mag
,nifying the diffi t dulties 'of the passage as'
muctras possible, in order "'to enhance the
value of their services.; , ::When, we first left.
the wbarf,raf:stranger ‘stepped., toward the,
OtefilAtileibcetosaff ll tfrk LIIP•ke)fiCA , .e'SYE,)
eye was Lod on lam wow had assumea
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this responsible station, from which every
passenger had shrunk. But now that one
of their number had seen fit to take the
command of the boat, on whose skill and
knowledge solely depended the success of
our little voyage, every one was dieposed
to criticise him. There could be no doubt
that if he :ailed to bring us safely to the
landing place on the opposite side of the
river, he would be obliged to endure the
reproaehes of every one who had embarked.
Indeed, it was soon perceived that some
were unwilling to . wait for his failure, be-.
fore they. gave .vent thcirleelings. Think
ing it :a matter. of ; cettainty that he' could
not ; find:the way to the ferry stairs during
a tog as impenetrable as midnight darkness,
they began to murmur in anticipation.
l`he'ferryinen were' the first to evince their
uneasiness; , by casting glances at each other;
which were noticed' by the passengers, and
regarded as prognostic of ill success. One
of ,the passengers then asked the stranger
at the helm, if, he did not think he was
going 4 too far up, the river.
~The stranger
aPthe' helm bowed, and made answer that
if -any' Other gentleman present wished •to
takectlie helm, he would resign it to his
charge; from which it ;was readily inferred -
that so long as ,he held his plaee, he in
tended to! be guided solely by his own
J udg itt.' . '
. This'answer silenced complaint
for a tiiiie,-es other individual feltidie
posed to relieve him ,of responsibility.
But, tiny,urteasine,ss of .the passengers in
creased aawe,prticeeded.; and when we he
mMe entirely Surrounded by a fog, and no
°Wet iigheb s y WhiCh Our 'course could
be:direetedViheintirminnis and onnjectures
ofi the little-' , 6ompany weret , audibly ex.-?.
Press 4 ' ' '
;‘.‘ Why-doll i tt: be put the helm up ?" saipt
one, nestling in his seat".
'"We' Shall come out scomeWhere near
the .navy'yard;'-':said 'another.
" He, had better-let , the helm go and trust
lady .Presefit.:
".WhYldiin'tifielteeri. the tiller .tto him
said f an
„elderly.blaek woman, ,anxiously.
AS the stranger Paid no
,attention to these .
reMarks, his silence was set dewn for ob
stieric.f; and ram afraid that a few. obser:i
liations were added which somewhat'exceed
ed; the, !mends , The stranger.
evidently ,beard these i injurious ebseryi
. tions,fir.,lie made answer again, that if any ,
getilleinan wished -to — take the helm, he
waild resign hie ' Jimt about
this ..time, a? dark (Objeet appeared on the
watespand as it,beeamepore visible through
thefpg, it was recognized as a vessel which
lay` , anchor between the fandina: places
on each side'Or-the Thia'corivinced
' every'nne' far, the , stranger -hid ;,
3 g,oneicorrectly as it,the bright sun had shone.
, unclouded upon,the river; And silence.mas,,
at once .
restored. All murmurs were
hushed ; satisfaction appeared upon every
countenance: ' But. the vessel - soon faded
again' ire the 'Mist, and' again nothing but'
fog and Water' surrounded us. Dissitisfac-
tied' once prevailed; and the steers-
man received a great maaylinstructions
his duty 'to which he': paid' no' heed, and
only returned the , ' answer, as , before, that
he,was, willing.te-resign his-station to, any
one who would .accept it. .
After great, deal of fretting and need
less discomposure, the travelleri perceived
land dimly etnergiirg . through ,_ the dense
fog of the Moiling: : Shapeless and un
usual as everything , appeared, rip won
der that some imagined they had reached
the navy yard," about a mile above the land
ino• place. But all oar doubts were at an
0
end when the prow of 'the boat .'struck the
ferry, stairs, nucl. , we discovered that the
stranger had , ponveyecl us, straight as an
. arrow to pur,ppint, of destination ! ,
Many years have passed away since the
occurrence of this event, yet"occasions
whiCh have taken place have frequently
brought it to my recollection. When; I -
find fault with the erdering,,of Providence;
when I hear men undertake to account for
his decrees Who- Maketh darktiess'his
vilion, and whose ways are past finding but; '
whenj see ,
the - good distressed, and ap
parently ready: to miirmnr.at-the.deereesiof
fleaven, lAretueinber , the.rnan at the helm,
and T., say ,t,,0
,myself, that, however inseru
table maybe the great Father of life, and'
however he may suffer darkness arid 'clinibt
to overihadovrour souls ; he knows! what ifs
, better Tor and in, the, end makes all.
things, work together for, good to those who ,
love and trust him.
,We have a Pilot at
the helm of the universe who can see'
through the mists thatiwill envelop iii;'and
will, bring his ransomed people sate tee the
haven of eternal reg.—The British Worlr,-,
men
The ,pulfireed from its, part,lity Prison.
Happy is. that soul which, freed fronaeits
earthly ; , prison, , , at liberty, seeks. the sky;
which sees thee, its most sweet Lord, face_
to face; Which' is touched' by no fear of
death, but rejoices in the ineorruption of
- eternal
. glory. Ai, 'rest and secure, it, no
longgi dtgadkllleathii'nd thefenhiny. Now,'
0 Lord, it, possesses thee; `whom it has long
sought and starer; loved. Now it is joined
1 :io the_ company or, those, who sing to thy,,f,
praise, and forever it sings to thy glory the,.
sweet soundi ,of 'never blessedness.
For,*iif the fatness Of 'thy house and of the"
rivers Of thy' pleasure. thou gayest 'itt •• to ,`
dripk: HapOy.lis the.band,of the ,heavenly
citizens,,sod glorious , the; solemnity
who are coming,bsek totheefiem the isad
toil of this Our pilgrimag,e;lothe boy of
beatify and' the loveli'neseer universal
dor, and the majeity4af grace. -There
the,eyes hof thy people see thee face t .
to face ;,,there nothing at, all that can
tronble the mind is : permitted to the ears.
What of praise I What'Sennds of
harinhiiiniiiiiiStruments - What,•sweet noir- '
ing .choruses; ;What music:rises there': '
without . end I * There sounds , continually
• the,v9Ape o f ,hytons„ and
~pl9aarit,.chants,
; which are sung te thy glory by the hes,
venlY Malignity and the gall'
of hitfertieli haVeno place in thy kidgdette , ,• —
t ' for.thereis , 'no wiekednese found
There is no adversary per any deqp44-
nesspEzin ; ; There is i .nn jysnt, disgrace,.
no wrangling, no turmo;l, T io q v aT:r in i p gx,
no Tear,,no disquietude, no Punishuient,
doubting, n? 4 : T Plel i eel no discord ; but;
there, is the elpillexoy of peace, - the fully
ness of Inye, praise, eternal arid, glory
God, peaceful' rest.withOut end, and ever= ;
, lasting . j9y in their:lolY Spirit.
Oh I how blessed shall I be .if' ever I
''i• •• -
hear
those most s w e et choirs of thy citizens -
those melyfinons Songs ascribing the honor,
tha4,is:d ' oe to the , ' Holy . Trinity. But, oh
how eseeeding4. hlessed
:614.1:140j°191 among
t } aos vrlio sing to our`
qlkis 790 s o n g 4l :
b. x Ol
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