B IB li I C A L K E C O RDE It.
earth, and feed
....vlUjllll.t ncuiae oi Jacob thv
lather : for the mouth of thp Tir.rrK.k ?,
And ajjain, lf( yc wi lligently -hearlcen .-unto'
:,' ne 10 b"ng n too burden through' ihe eates of th.
: city on the Sabbath day, but lillow BabUih
day odono wojk therein; then 4haU therTemer
into the gates pfihisxhy kings and princes sitUnT
J , w ? H"5? ffulcihemen of Jttdah
and the : inhal,tants of Jerusalem, and 'this city
shall remaan forever. '- j i - " J
: 'it if?, tb?,e, Pr-?es '? ' reiiS IS superadded.
V It VP. Will .rint l.mrl-n.. .i.Uv J . . - , r.. I .
aauDatii,.ana hot to bear a burden, even entering
in at the crates of Jprusnlnm t o.i.t..i i-
w..v uHiu mt! io nanow the
w7i "n U cs 01 jeTUSaiem, and t shal
mot be quenclued." . i , j.
KEUtilQUS INTELLIGENCE.
MR. CUTTER TO
DR. nOLLES,
Ava, April 13, 1831
Rev
ant
Soon after He date of mv last letter
1 ' f ; v
was nrrain nttlaleked with fever and bowel romi
plaint, and did; not rccoVer by usual strength for
. iiuuui i weei.s , coiieijuyiHiy no printng lhas
been done jsincD then.' Two small" forms of j the
ShipofGrac, are finishedVand, with my pres
ent quantity of type, it will require two or three
lrmre forms ti Snish the tracts. I very much-re-gret.V
I could qct have completed at least orie tract
ere this ; but the circumstances which prevented'
- ttrktti nmfa TAi!t'rvk A v v vl i i - J
Severe Trial rf Faith.
On the morn inp: of the 22d. iilt.Ve wore sum
moned to nppjeir'immediatclyat the Ill-icool-dau'
.(high court .of ithc' empire,) which we promptlJ
obeyed. OniafrrivinVwc found the minister
convened, buiiyeonversing together, appareiitly
not havingarty particular business before I them i
. and in a few mmutesthey simultaneously rose,
and" began to disperse. Six. . Kincaid inquired
for the Tcartrardee Wcong??; the officer who had
sentfthe sumrnons J XWe found he liad not yet
var rived and were tola to stop till he came, which
-diva's in a ifewjJifninutes.r ! ' - i
'F or the particulars of the interview,, see! the
bf oceding letter of Mr. Kincaid. On bp!
at Ava, Mr. Cutter
remarks. ; j . '
Wevreturned home with
sorrowful and heavy
hearts, endeavoring to conieetnW . ivb.nt ,n;U
be the cause of! this unespected event. No One
could assign arty probable reason, why it was
doneand' we;feould not ! bur feel, that-God has
caused it, for tie trial of our faith ; and to teach uj
that all our corfKlencemust be in Him, and all ouJ
ncip come jron Him. tJi t, notwithstandino-al
jaround was darkness and gloom, we still cher
Tshed rt faint hope, that God would interpose a
this critical ieriod. and vesfiir ilTo Irifi
sion. To Jlini we looked; and prayed and the
event lias proved, that1 we did not look and pray
in vain. Wej soon' told Mr. Lane, (an English
. merchant vhp. had resided in Ava for about 7
j-ears, and very intimate with the Burinan Go
vernment,) what had occurred, and he told us the
orderwas positive and cotild not be evaded. i
We learned," that the subject-had been discussed
in tbje lll-icoot-dau the day hefore, and the above
mentioned., AVoon-gee, was appointed to deliver
the message. .;Wc also informed Major Burney,
the English resident, yjrhb very kindly mention
ed the subject toHhe ministers, on the : 25th, tel-
ling-them, thsy had authorized him to say, We
might remain and "now they had" violated their
promise. ; He at the same time told them we
wer; Americans, and he' had no interest in oiix
affairs, any farther than friendship was concern
ed. - They were apparently somewhat ashamed,
at having so soon' violated their word to Major
Burney, and He improved the moment, hy inqui
ring if there was any objection to our remainirg
here, provided we removed to the river side,-U
Several replied, there Avas no objection ; 'but one
or two said jlet them go down to Rangoon,;
However1 thevarrreed that. we min-lit rpm!i r.r.t
sidejaf the?gates of the ciiy. You may be assur
L cd it wasi with feelings of gratitude to God that
we received i lis information.; wej could plainly
' kc& his hand rn bringing! it about. , .-. 1"
' j .. j ' Present location. ' '.j
j TYc immediately rentcjd the only house, tnat
" could be procured on the river side, suitable for
slaying in, for 50 ticals per month, besides the
. necessary repairs. It is much more than we
J should have een willing to have given for such
. a Jiouseiiunaer, any other; circumstances
At is
suuaiea on ine very spo
vonce occupied by ?vlr
xana Mrs; Judson.
I There1 is n(Proom:whre I can put the pre1:
but there is vacant rrnnnfl
lit there is Vacant Crround ennno-h tn r.nt nn .i
small room for it, if it is thought best, aiter ,wait
ing a-Iiltle longer. We moved into the said
house, on the 9th insti Two officers, 2d in rank
in the empire, with a royal Secretary, called and
:spent halian hour, a day of two since, and made
many inquiries about Ifreorrranh
- pcared disposed to be sociable and frienily j
ii ' ' Hi.n tit in nf V. ' 1.' TTi
ii ; -f-'M'i-ty. jih uiii fiiui us tr lie. i j . -
Amidst man V discouta?infT circumsLmees
we
encouragement; and rejoicing.
' L MH . ;
f i IsVT45dftyf ro- Ainead baptized an elder
ly ,ly man ani vzife, in ill? Irrawaddy. The spot
: - anu undera niffn banK: and the U our just . as
" . .the sun was Setting. 4 Every thmg around, was
quiet, while our attienristian nana knelt on the
shore, and bro. Kincaidl led in the prayer, and
,Hadrriini8tere4 the sacred ordinance. All appeared
solemn, and te scene ! was deeply interesting,
: particularly a this period. - The man :. is about
CO aTs old,jln6V'undei4h
iu n omceiorsorne jmportance. Both he and
1" V1 j eaPPepto possess sound sense, and a
cood de?ree! of n no.iJ L,
1 months since they prpfe to have belipyerX file
i ,w " "? T"yic ior tnacausax)i vjnns na
- Peaches ixtf exhorts his friends and neighbors
daily. As hlis a person df high standihg, pikny
i.come to his.lbuse and listen to him with attention
' and respect Although called at the eleventh
I hour, may the Lord make him abundantly useful
in advancing liis - cause in
His
name is KofjGwa, and that of his wife
Dyke. " Jf-:'-- h- '- -.-;r'.V.-p'
j Baptism af Moung Shway Nee.
, To-dav has also been one of rWn in
kNah
rrii- Zrlh.-- Ai r"T
This mornipg a - Government yisjter, who his !
ierest:
received a title from the. kin?, and who has al
ways accompanied K0 Gwa in his visits t0 lhc,
mission hoiise, came forward and after examina
tion, was unanimously received, i. The ordinance,
was administered this evoning by bro. i Kincaid
at the same hour and place as before. His name
is Moung Shway Nee, about 45 v years of age.
! He appears to possess a superior mind, and an
ntm,la1d,sPoslt,on, and we have sanguine hopes
that he will make an invaluable assistant in the
missfonary,Avbrk. j ' J
O pray for us, tliat we may have all -necessary
prudence, and more grace, and much of that wis-
uuiu js promauie to direct, j J
, WltIl kin(1 re?ar(ls to the several members of
the Board, I remain. I . !
. Yours respectfully. .
I i O. '1 CuTiErr.
P..S.
feared he
The king is said to'be insane and it
will not recover.- ! .
is
From the American Baptist
KEVIVAL IS PITT?BUKC.H, I'A. !
PiTTSBTTRo'ir, March 10th, 1S35.
R i and Dear Brother Knowing that you
take a deep interest in the prosperity of Zion in
every part ofthe globe, biii especially in the
VV est; L, think it my duty to let you have a few
words of good tidings, concerning our religious
movements in this city, 1 God began to move up
on, the hearts of some of his people litre soine
time; in September last, since whiVb timn hn i,U
uppeureu
of every
m lus elorv to bin d nn VAnn Rinn
;?descriptipn.have folt his controiling
s, and- have ..surrendered- tlm!
muuences.
unreservedly to God, and as far as I can obtain
laiuiuwuuii lruiu uuiercnt denominations who
have received th;e spirit, about S00 persons have
professed to have been brought into Union with
Jesus, and are now rejoicing with his people.
Thej work has abated in some societies, and is
nowl incrpasisg in others. You doubtless know
that the 1st and 3d churches of our denomina
tion have not been in fellowship with each other
for more than three years past. Every difficulty
is settled, and harmony now exists between
thciri. V 1 ' - . ' !
On the 17th insi.. a churchlwas enntitnfd in
Alleghany Town.-; The members were from the
Istchurcji iii this city ; and on the Sth, a large
number from the 1st and'Sti churches passed over
and communed with them. This was a day long
io oe
e remembered. Here wo. met, sang, prayed.
ichedj andcommuncd together at (he table of
l,9rdJ jUe were from difierent states, coun -
prcac
the
tries, ana nations. Here. sir. was a fiiint pm -
blem of heaven. O what will be the joy that all of the "opel
vvilh feelri Who through distinguishjrig grace, Resolrcd 3 That it is a fact much to be dc
shall meet in the boundless regions of felicity, plbred, that while so many of our churches are
every way qualified to associate, and study, with-' without pastors, there are over 70 ministers of
out the least impediment Or weariness, the..ys-; the gospel who are without any settled places
tern ofredemphon! Then will the ransomed of ' to labor " ! . I 1
Ilia I n.H .1. - J -.1 !., 1
panions m glory, "What is the breadth, and
length; and; depth and heightand to know the
love of Christ, which passcth knowledge."
me jjum ut u.uic itf cuiuprejiena wun tneir com
i . . . . i .
A he tonrrer 1 live,.andJ more I study intn tU '.
rrnture and purity of the Gospel, the stronger my i
lplipf IS Hint ni'Wir rlifRiiHr nri.-!., .1
fessors and churches can be settled Without con-
vening councils from abroad, and giving infidels
r .. j i i , J , . . . "
&1vuuvu iijiuuiu iuiu up ineir nosi io iigJiu r1 ""'iiuiiuus ui mc woru oi Uou. It is
against the: armies of the living God. All we f?untl ,hal at Canton, there is no lack ol dispoi
need to become one powerful people, whose infliu tl,nItorrcceie our bok?, though there is great
ence shall soon spread around creation is hurrfi , ?i ",ul,onJ owing to peculiar circumstances,
lity, wisdom, and self-denial '. We should thet i Jn1?clQ,1,cfi 'Vear n?o,-Leang Afa and his fel-
... ..n..! ic-iuns ui imDOunueTl
....uvi u.iv. ..4i.ii mui to IHtlll
blood, we should be united in
ving ehorf of our age, to b
nhonionoo j nf tlin ilrc-rrA JK- I L j-1 .1 f
yyhether our days he few or manv. we T tbini
will knot 4br tne advancement of,Z
glory of Him who brought us in the mnminn-
our lives from darkness into his marvellous liirh
and inclined us to become the servants -of lijl
churchesyfor his namesake, May He c&o
your constant labors with abundance of succesll
is the most affectionate prayer of your unworthi
trothe'r in the Gospel, j Joshua Bradley.
.Uc.v J, Going.
REVIVAL IN AjARELEIIEAD.
To the Editor of the Christian Watchman
IJEARSw--Believinfr it will bp cbpp.'In t
frW.nrlc r,f VMr, Uf.L, , i Vl
v. . wojvui- oi uje-mieresuns -state oil
religion in the Baptist Society in this place I will i
communicate, through your nape a briei account !
ol.the revival among us durin the past winter
For several months there h .beenah increxiJ-1
iug anxiety in tlie church, for; the spiritual welfare :
of sinners. This anxiety was followed bv fervent :
prayer to God, With corresponding effort in his '
cause. W ith, this high state of piety existing in 1
. 1 1 : ' . 3 ' & :
me cnurcn, it would be unnatural not to expect'
GotPs blessinsf, as much as it would bo to nJt 1
God's blessing, as much as it would ,be to enedt
n : l .i , : ii -. r i
worldly-minded and unbelievinir aZtstA VA
a icvjvai, yvueu jinsuaus are au-coidjprayerlcss
Il-r.O f . nravir net
the measure of our faith, we experienced God's
promise - ivnu ii snail come to pass that before
they call, I will answer; 'and While they arek et'
speakinsr I wifl Jiear '
Durinsr the tarlv nart of the winter T br.Tt;-rolt
eight converts. One of this number (a pious
youth) has since been called to join the pure
church above, in the life everlasting. 1 About this
time the fields-appealed " white unto harvest-L
picwucu iu iiic uiu ui ininiiiif iiu ureuireii, anti
held a series of meetings. By this means, the se
rious impressions which already existed among us
were depnennd. and mnnv uniils, wp hirn rnicnn
to bejieve.' were eflectually brought to the: know-
icujBui iur iiulu. i nave since , uapiizeu iweniy
one. jjVTany others, Will soon profess their love to
the Sayism, by baptism. The state of religion
among us., is still inlerestinrr. The Sabbath school
has shared in the revival, '
i This revival js maed by the still small voice
of ihe Spirit, .which troubled the conscience, and
made,, the gospel the power ef God,. in subduing
the heajrtj'and converting the.spul. "May the Lord
bless his people with energy andzeal in his cause,
tlnlil ntfiirltff oiatl 1. . will Itinl. lL..Ht.A., V.A
nil lij. i,cii uio oiiu.il ua . invnujiiiu lUlUUyilUUV me
world, and the peace of the Olive Branch nervade
every heart. " N- IIehvev,
Mdrblehead, April 14 1S35. '-:..
K. j"t?7 in 7i?77iriV7 ATrros Trio VllnTtrinrF
is an PVtrflet from n Jpftpr -whirh wplinvp rpr'pir-pft
from a Ministering brother in the western part of
irom a Mipistenng hrother m? the western part ot
the State. The letter is dated, Middlejield, April
1835 : " There is a most inteiesting revival of
religion now in progress' at Granville. It is not
I'ai iiLuiurjy tistt i uim u huw iiiaiiy iiuvu euiuraceu
the gospel, but a goodly number professed to have
passed from death unto life, and many are inqui
ring what they shall do to be saved. It is probable
that at the Ministerial Conference, a series of re
ligious meetings will be attended. The members
of the Conference are therefore requested, if pos
sible, to make arrangements to stay and assist.
The cry there truly is, Come over and help us,"
Newllaptist Churches. Second Baptist Church
in Barnstable. This Church was organized in the
village of Osterville, on the 4th ult. It consists ot
25 members, who were dismissed from the First
Baptist Church in Barnstable, for that purpose.
One was constituted at Beardsly, Praiere, in
Mich. Ter. recently. One. on the New Purchase,
west of the Mississippi. The colored branch of
the Enpn Baptist church in, Cincinnati, was con
stituted into. an independent church, Feb.; 8th.
Two churches have recently been constituted in
M. Territory one at Bear creek, Lenawee Co.
and the other at Cold Water; Bramble Co. One
at La Fayette, IV. Y; Jan. 21. (
Dedication. The new Jiaptist.Meeting-house
in Westborough village was set apart to the wor
ship of God on' 'the; '1st inst. Introductory prayer
by Key, Mr. Converse, of Grafton ; Reading of the
Scriptures and Sermon, by Rev. Mr. King, of
Westborough, who supplies the dek for the pre
sent; Dedicatory prayer, by Rev. Mr. Train, of
Frarningham ; Concluding prayer by Rev; Mr.
Samson, of SoutUborough ; Benediction by Rev.
Mr. Willard, of Worcester. The house is 58 bv
i leei, nnisucd in jhe modern, style, is neat and
handsoirie,,Qnd highly creditable to the Arcliitect,
as well as tothe Church and Society. Watchman.
Ordination On the" last Sabbath morning, in
the Baptist Church in this City, after a Sermon
by the Rev. Dr. Brantly of Philadelphia, breiliren
Win. Hard, and James Dupre, were ordained to
the work, of Evangelists.; Rev. B. Manly, the
Pastor, and Rev. W.' H. Brisbane made the ordain
ing prayer. So. Uaptiat. .
Baptist Churches in Maine X meeting of
ministers and other brethren of the Baptist deno
mination was held at Windsor, in Maine, on the
2?th of -January, for the purpose of taking into
consideration the state of religion, and the pre
sent condition of the Baptist churches, in. Maine.
They adopted the following resolutions. We
rw
queue irom .qt s Advocate.
' Rcsclcnllst. That the churches in onion I
, are in a very languid and stupid condition; that
I there is a great want of spirituality of mind, and
, z?al in promoting the cause of God.
j Rtsolccd'Zd, That it is a truth deeply t
! lamented, that there are more than 140 of
o be
'rh
our
MISCELLANEOUS.
! SUMMARY
vam hc Rrpnrt pf thft American Board of For
eign Missions.
enT " 7.-v7. ' '
distribution among the people. The greater nart
of the tracts which have yet been distributed are
aumonisn me ivge," among the 21,000 literary "-ra
mf testaments and other books, in one of the
Canton, wherd
-T7 -j --- ... iriullS. iur
GutzlaiT thousrhl that he himself fMctr;KMt,i
Jess than .W,UUU books during his fifth voyage.
The books Which have been distributed hither
to, were all printed frmn wooden blocks. Mr. Ov
er, of the London Missionary SnrirH- ?.c 'e,,',..
: w . ll(t
ceC(Ird il is saidJ in casting Chinese metalic move
, u ...vu.. iuiu w.vjifube. ;j,acn cnarac-
icr in me mncse written .language, however is
the.Signofan idea; and, though the radical cha
racters do not exceed 212 and 1200 characters will
be sufficient to print a considerable part of the
2-3,000 to 30,000 characters. During the past vear
luc commiuee nave ODiamed Irom Canton the
WOOden blOClCS lor the Sermon on tlipAfnnnt.l
r- .t u i i . ..vuu. auu
IPncm "lve a.d stereotype plates cast, with
?vhrch' : an experiment, jthey have printed that
' on in "'"IPCr ana in the style of the
C"ntTft V1 first Chinese tract ever
Fr.X-n 'u -tf u te' ShoulJ lhc CXPC
tal,3 which are cherished on this subject be
L U' 1 , Pnnlin?-Pfess may at once
BPoyi in pnniing me Chinese Scriptures,
n tl l 1 m . . ni Isml Ihn- 1 1 f
? lL' m"luu ,lui; uumihuus moor expens
ci Vming metalic types. j ; i
. - itui illfrenaVC
i unlicalions.-
During the past year there have
??cn Published by the board, of the Annual Rcnort
lilP1 Abridgement of the Annual Report
Vnrn "uuuai pvi is une. voiumel
l' U0; Organization of the Board 5,000 ; Annual
terly Paners 15S.000: Missionary HnmlH rni.
- - . , iuisoiuiiui jr i u;cis. it.yuu : ViUar
' . ,' . J IVIUlUt
xxx. lS.000, monthly numbers, 216,000: makin
the whole number' of copies of publications prin
ed; and most of them put into circulation during
the year, all designed toi diffuse information on
missionary subjects and promote a missionary spi
rit, 234,500 j containing 11,783,200 pages. j
The receipts of the year ending ' Sept. 1, 1S34
were 152,336 10 ; which added to 2,610 14, the
balance in the treasury at the beginning of' the
year, gave $1.55,002 24 the amount of funds at the
disposal of the. Committee during the year. There
were also received from the American Bible So
ciety $15,000, and from the Philadelphia Bible
Society $500 for printing and circulating Bibles
m heathen lands; from the American Tract Socie
ty for printing and circulating tracts, $18,800: and
from the American Sunday . School Union for
books for the missions of the Board, $500; in all
$34,800 ; making the whole amount of disposable
funds $189,802 24. The expenditures of the Board
at home and ahrhnd were 159.779 fit ? AAnr. i.
amount expended for the other societies just named
Summarv.-Thfi Board have tinder tnolr
36 missions, and 65 stations. Connected With
these missions and stations arp im orrln It,,!
- . --; - wwluvu U41S-
sionanes, (seven of whom are regularly educated
physicians, and.seven others have nursued mplttL
cal studies to such an extent ns ftr mn'd
. . . , . v"wt4 Lll U Ii I
, Mi
useful in tint capacity ;) seven physicians not or
dained ; eight primers ; 21 teachers and catechists:
11 farmers and mechanics ; and j 162 married and
unmarried female assistants ; making a total of
312 missionaries Jand assistant missionaries sent
from this country. ! There are jnow-j five natire
preachers, and 30 other native assi3tantst There
are 41 churches connected with the JMissions of
the Board, containing at the last returns 1,953
members. Into these churches, from the time of
their establishment, have been -received about
2,360 converts. At the schools established thro'
the agency of persons sent forth by the Boaid, and
taught by, them, or by persons to a greater or less
extent under their direction,- there are how about
40,000 scholars ; and there have been instructed
since the establishment of the j schools, not far
from' 80,000 persons. I Connected wjth the mis
sions' of the Board are soven printing establish
ments, including Impresses. 1 Tp the hmOu'nt here
tofore reported as having been printed at the
t ' . -j ""1 - " i n-j
iilg a total from the commencement of their ope-
rations of uhout 88,000000; of pages, in ;16differenl
juny.iAum.-n, ;hiiui uiv.i nmc uccu iruuctu
writing by the missionaries of the Board.
"F i- " '1"
We copy the following from the ' Critical No
tices" in the number for April,! of Judge Hall's
Western Monthly Magazine. t j
Proceedings of the (iencral Convention of JJY-
lern Baptists at Cincinnati, commencing the
sixth day of November, 1831. Cincinnatf: N.
S.Johnson, 1S33. j . j
From the constitution of this convention we
learn that its objects are the encouragement of
missions, b'oih foreign and domestic; ministerial
education for such as may have first been licensed
bv the churches; Sunday schools, including Bible
classPSt rp-liTifill noririflipotc trnt 1 owl t,.m.
, , , ?.JU lc,
.lute uticwes, us wen as an oiners warranted y
Christ in the gospel. The proceedings of the
: :t r.L. ' L . r-r . C Ul ",e
i.un tuuuii uu us iirti uniiiveitary. liiui iNOVemuer
m m jm - - ' -
and laymen from eastern churches were also pre-
sent. Several lucid and iiitprpstiirr: rnr.rte
-.iui ui.uiuii.,u juiiuui iur uie
western vallcv ThosP
. . j ' twit ".uv uaiMii
Church in the U est, need tot be told that hitherto
an educated ministry has received littleornoatten
tion from this body of christians. It is i gratifying
to observe that a new, may jit not be added, a her
ter state of things has risen upon this all-important
point. The renorl unon this sul.;... Ic
, , . . I J ' uuil, VA- I
nandpfi in iic nc.vc nnA imo,.. :.
- ? uuuiisnii auu. ii appears
tons, in ihe arguments adduced in favor of the
i 1 b
eMauiisnmeni ol theological scliools for the educa
tion of ministers. The report Was adopted with
great unanimity, and the subject of its location
referred to a committee of nineteen members. We
learn not. however, from he proceedings of the
convention, that thcie is reason to believe' that
this institution will be located in the vicinity of
this city. Our predilection, of courseware in favor
of Cincinnati, as combining, perhaps, more facili
ties for the successful establishment of this school
than are presented by any kthcr; spot. Wherever
the point of location may be , however, we earnestly
eonimend the enterprise to the liberal and public
spirited of all classes of society and every deno
mination of christians, as or.p pminmi.f nni.j
. . . , . J VU,11IJCU
vuiiiiiuiaiiyu UIIU Support,
:
! I;
From the Southern Baptist.
HOW TO IXCKEASE OVR WORLPLvlsUESTANCE,
OR THE ENJOYMENTS OF IT.
This is an.enniiirr. Tr VA,J ...!.:.i.-...mu
. I " -..' HIllCII Hill
doubtless be interesting to the most cf your readers.
Ly way of gratifying this enquiring spirit, as to
me increase ot the mnnns
.--.-1,1 tt y J 'l,cul "nils
lZJ
keep up a continual supp V, Ys o
Would hn rnn...m ;. .M k "c ,".?1.'
it , . . .-"i "' j u; s ne uvea Y
U ould he Consume it n nrhn,.,i m
rotted? Io he would .act rhore uisely. He
yrouhl scatter, cr sown part in brdi-r to obtain au
increase; and his increase! would be in proportion
o the quantity sowed, ordinarily. Here then we
learn, at once, what method to adopt, in order to
increase our worldly substance; .Votr it ; scatter
it abroad. i" There is thatscattcreth,:' saith Solo-
1 , .. . .'"I ...v.w til. ll 1UU1-
Iioldeth more than is meet" and yet jil tendeth to
poverty" Solomon seemi to have taken his idea
.uju ci njtRMsem : mere is fhnf int .
oi benevolent operations frpm what we have just
no iiave just
red. Again,
ers, and after
u"" cuiiaiuuriH uie sowing oi ECCU
4i Cast thy bread seed upon the waters.
mnnvi ifc ihmi clili ,,u,.. nn
- J I'-" - ll ii.Miii. II III 1 1 .1 V f
j .muwi cuuu jM jivi ii,i.uii. ,inv nave
; ' " i.ieir money in uoveniue kingdom of darkne? -ird fill it
promises are as posiuVe ad StmVuum I iZfZT- e? h h
in the former, as in th4laftter instance. Our Sa-' in4 faience of giving, and will give sys
viour has 'promised (ilark x. 29; CO) to all who ! ilraatlCa -s klfP a book of "accounts correct
iuiu&u i-uiiuiy iucnas na substance, lor his sake
and the Gospel's, an hubdred-fold increase, of the
same sort of things, in (his present time, togetaer
7llt lit. K dJ 5?m- this
nfThnVp t a J .A "r'H. ne ?yif
fewwu, mius i.tuitrrs ana rnamers, brothers and sU-1
thp1wnrCCeirC , m "Vand welcome him to i
tneir houses and nil thpsr ;frrinm,;i.' t ...
means increasing with f heir liberality ; ond where
Jn ?tlcsc h.er, f amply 're xvarded, even
here, in the increased fnjoymentarisinirfronithi
S3 ?! substanf f ?5 our; Saviour tes
tified It is more blessed io gjvc than to receive,1
I mention these thingore as1 a matter - cf en
ZTZ:?llU Mufettynt. The motive should
not be supreme-selt-roye, interest br advanta-e
but the glory of God, as advanced in ! the goo3of
t?tU?" ma' ?ow Pe Permitted to make a
few suggestions, in reference to. giving which I
..... ui uujji uuiUOie. I ' : i
1. We should make giving, a matter of con
science. It should not hp U mL, .u:
, uivic 1 1 1 w ui iiamc
or convenience, that, might be done or let alone:
but attended to as a solemn duty required of us by
the Scriptures, enforced by thf example., of our
Lord Jesus Christ who went about doing good ; and
thouch he was ricb. Knomo
and as a debt of gratitude arising from the bestow
ment of so many comforts and blessings, upon us,
though unworthy. The obligation to give, accor
ding to our ability, is strongly enforced by our Sa
viour, m the narable of thp imilKf Ctmnn.4 T 1
xvi.) He was wise, that Is, cunning enough to
use his master's r-nnA wKJlo ua r -
them, co ;y7. . r ""au session ot
, - . among his master's
creditors, wh-ln turned out ofdneT
stewards, in th employment of our Lord In v
who has betowtd nnnnm i . lJ near
e, bu, hi, Shn,'rZ" r
quires us to make such use of" the mnm!' lIe f?- I
iiyiueousness,;- wmcti is riches, as tlm '
v. hich is another inan's." v,l 10 a . t f
is the gift c r talent with which seme rf .,. ' 1
benefit the church. . (See parable cf ihe LV i
Matt, xxv. 14-30, and Rein. xii. Li !nUlc.
is an enumeration of the gifis of the cWk
some, gifted wth intellectual and moral ?i L'
adapted to this end. Iirf rfniiirrl "T
pursuit of wedhb, to benefit the n orld. Lv S, llt
crcise of thos powers ; others are just as raucV
quired whosetalents fit them for it, to be eZlri
in maLng and giving money, to aid iafe
vancementof;the Redeemer's kingdom. 'fL-
not, it is their duty to emZr thf acLrd;
lu.me cesinn 01 their bcnrf'irt,.r rri,.. 1
more risht Mul "fJ tr
selves or their no?trritv nr.on t,;-1.,.. . ufIi
11 . 1 uiu u?i5, man
intellectual roan has, to waste his mental encK
in mere trilling. . tr'
. u c should make giving also, a matter-ofr,.
science, both ns to the extent and the object"
winch resnectivclt- nr.r Unf.Unf .i..r.i i 13
plied ; firt, as to the extent: every one should 2"
If loin l.lo :'l .1. . 1 : !.::.-. ' . . wulut.-
imilU) jiai uij auuny and cLIjstic-i
quire cf him It is required cf a man, riot acccri
ing to whathe haih not, but according to what L
hath.-' In order to ascertain as nearly aspcl!,
what proportion ot a man's income he ouAtioi,"
vote to the Lord, it would be well to coa "
what bv exnrcss statetp thn t
wcre rc
were required to give, by way of expressi
tj1P:r -r..;:fI,i0 i r,u'- 'i. . J
It. grU,t", c and. l,hc,r aHfg'ance to JehoM'
i It appears that a tithe nr tn'mh ,r .v 4
) p i r. .. u.,fc V1 lu
were employed in both kind nfVnr.- t ,
AW, tii: r . . L' Ia,3
. " i"uuc unLer inctcw
dispensation because "God lnrnl. n r.i
Sver. IIe. would no! have usfgircby cor
stramt or necessity. Since He has put his 'ar
in our heartland not merely in cntward statute
He would rather leavcn't io the 'prompting c
our own graleful feelinrrs. cnlibtrnrH W v;'
wora, now much to give. As to the second Mr.
it ' . J n "l
? - ... nuuu uj.
! n,cu la;-vlz- M1C otjects, to which ouf liberality
I 1 . i 1 -itf
should le applied, ! cannot now go into particu
lars. A c should not, howcvcT, take up Las
and prejudiced views, but should take pains to
inform ourselves beforc-we determine to reject.
e should consider tb'eir tendency, and their
conformity tf the spirit cf the Gospel. Wc
should not bA alarmed by the number of objects
now presented tothe view of Christina bcrc- '
voiencc: butfshouW rnrxslr fi
channccls opciied.througli which our boncGcct
might flow, so many opportunities of doin gcxJ
to our fellowrmen. Every one must judge for
himself which of these are the most tnporta.-;;
and to what e.xtent he might assist in them all.
3. I would recommend to those who give, D 1
ndopt some systematic method of operations.'
I have seen a plan adopted by a RaptmChurck '
winch would! much simplify as well as systema
tize this" business ; and render unnecessary the
wnole machinery of societies: Each rccmU r
lurnisheil wnha card, having parallel column?.
for the various objects which the church, to'..
v""v.-r. .!- niiiy auoscnoe what Jic nJerrs n
-7 - W column, and "
juiiiv. lit-may subsr.rihe irh-t m rTe.c
I T " "1" cards."'--. SP !.
l'u deposited ti lth the comm !! of ItaW:
operations, for rejristrv. Thn m
tains the subscriptions, will make trie collecticr.5
and ndorstion.;2s a substitiup fnr !?,- c r.i.i.i-
array of societies. Which makes an unCivorablc
imrress:ononj the minds of many, towards be- '
nevoknt objects: This too, would be mak in -the
church a bode rpTti!-rl-
I t i j-.-1 ' Vs J .ujiuu'u d mv
I Hrta.JCus i-nnst, for every purpose relal ingto
i lls mg On earth, m reorganized character.
" ,
v iijcii ti nit i:i f 1 1 r"i rrtt n v . ii ,
"imsyu una mc Loru , and whenatanv
' Jini? hc fccls P,cculiar gratitude, from success n
i' business, or tile increase of the Iruits ofhis field.
:.pr the force ad extent of hi, obligation to give
l J?rS l"mscH as in debt so much to the
Ui'-,-l'"e mm
-ncreasc their iown enjoyment, and be proCtlblc
t i-..1, U.. .t '."'.. - ... . .
concerns.
i PHILAXTHROPOa
Bibles for the Iiiind. A contribution of S20t)
was made sormf time since, for supplying the Blin3
with Bibles. jThe Massachusetts Bible Society,
as we learn frojn the American Annals of Educe- "
tion, has appropriated $1000 to the same object.
The imrressiods on the page, for the Blind, must
be made iaa pbculiar way, and the expense of
printing has hijherto been great. But recent im
provements havte reduced the expense, ad it is'
thought that a kpy of the New Testament mav 4
now oe lumisnw lor six dollars. ' The number cf .
SSJ miXL thn!LVDltcd States, docs not exceed
t 0T-cyls Ppnse pxiiht be easily borne
by the Bible Societies of the diiiercnt States. Xo
ellort would be Reeded to raise the money. A mere .
statement of the object, and ot the possibility of
furnishing the llnd with Bibles which they can
read and understand, would call out the sympi-,
thics of the whtile community. '
A Fact." There is onp single fact that one
may oppose to ill the wit and argument cf infi
delity; that no man ever repented of Christian ir
on' hi? death-beH." Hannah Tcrr's Lif'. " , i
y"tyr9 V? rus raa7 cease on eanh.
find friends inHeaven,. ready to receitP
their "everlasting habitations'- and jkJ lfi:'c
"faithful in the unnl,iPn, J r 15 Uk.
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