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The u!lovin:r is nil extract from a; discourse deli
v.vcdbythe Rev. Win. ll. 'Williams, before the Hud
River 15aptistl Asocial ion, on the lGth'junc, 1835.
Y e hope oar iMiii:erin oreiiiircn, one and all-, -w ill
y;vw it a solemn ami aUt-mivc 'perusal.! , J : 1
MI.VlSTKltl.M. RESPONSIBILITY.
. I.. In the substance of our ministrations, we
;niy contract the guilt of blood by delivering er
- l or in the stead of truth, and-substituting the? Ha
lations of men for the testimonies and la w of God.
Mr giving one portion of the truth, we may make
it a virtual falsehood, by withholding the .truth
uhiclrin Scriptfij-e accompanies and guards it.
AVe may preach human dependence to the sub
version of the great truth of human obligation,
;r we may so Insist on human duty and ability
:is to ma jU.be glorious truth of the necessity of the
Divine .influences. We may preach a Gospel
that.crueifirs and tramples upon the law, the etcr
i.aLand immutable law, that Christ came ex
pressly to magnify ; pr we may hold up the law
nH.it hides that Gospel of which.it is- but the
precursorand the inferior. And even when We
luin to the people of pur charge the truth sym
metrically, and in it? fair proportions, we may
Kiiiiu,unng me well-timed truth adapted to the
snares. the duties, and th trinb nf tl mry
We mai- be combating heresies thev never
"niien-, Andindlictrinatin'g a Church who are a-
i) ady but too 1 proud of their orthodoxy: and too
neglectful of their morals; or we may bereach
'ing practically to those who! are yet 'ignorant of
the first motives, the seminal principles of thp
J )ivine liferpvin'ciplcs which the doctrines M
'J he Bible, and those doctrines only, can minis!
'j U:v. ' And we may utter truths not entirely un
' .onable, yet comparatively of less momeuC
whilst froin the sidesof our desk, from our pews
and our hearths, onejaiid another is sliding into
eternity, untaught in the great lessons ,of repent
:uice and faith..' AVe mav irive' an unmic. and
!isj)roportiohate attention to the necessary, but
miiior truths of the Bible, ..more anxious to
jj -make men partisans than Christians: whilst "the
, . .-w-eight ier ; inatters" of its testimony' are, scarce
' ever felt by our people, pealing oyer their heads,
as with a voice of mighty thundering?, the short
r -nossof lif. the nearness of judgment, the worth
of the soul, the value, of the atonement, the need
f. regeneration, and the promises "of the .wonder
working spirit. ,And what will beth'e testimony
home against us by them, as they awake in the
light of; eternity to a vivid knowledge of v. the
. .: 1 v,-hole Gospej. -V Is there not, herein, truilt upon
ii, my brethren ? .: v ,
v I 2. 1 We" may attract the displeasure of our God
.' ' m our pastoral character, by overlooking the
x.terit and the minuteness of the duties owed to
the Church in the personal delivery 'and enforce
r ' raent of truth, or in the scene aid mode of ou r la
i bnr. Are may dispense the Gospel too .much in
Hie generalizations of the pul pit, and too little in
the special applications of private intercourse.
. i AVhen the Apcjstle vouched his own 'exemption
from the curso'of blood, he declared that he'had
not ceased day and night to w arn every man,
m)u with many tears, .aud from house to house:'
''Although, we weufd not give to these words the
rigid interpretation employed by some, .yet is it
I j but too probable, brethren, that we are all de
ficient in the faithful and earnest visitation of the
Hock, and that the truth is too little urged home
' . within' the bounds of the family 1. And are not
iriuch ofthe remissness and worldliness ofchris
taiis owingto the want of a more thorough en
1 deavor, to follow h-dme the impressions of the
1 -Sabbath by the less formal andmore familiar (and
searching intercourse ( of. the week ? In - the
i wprld, is not our ministry 1 defective, by resem
jihling toa faintly lhat of the Primitive Church, in
its aggressive character, against' the "mass of im-
pfijitent and uusanctified mind, that never enters
-cur -sanctuaries, dnd which must be sought' out
and assailed in itk own,lurldng places? "And if
. instable ourselves to accomplish the work, heed
wp; not in our churches to sustain a distinct class
, of men who ihalthus go forth upon the world,
and leave no hdirttp, where man is wretched and
man is sinful, unvisited by that Gospel, which
reveals the only remedy of his wretchedness.-ahd
t the only hope for his guiltiness 1 Should' not
.the. wonderful success w hich crowned the faith
fulness, in this work; of Baxter at Kiddermin
ster, be resounding in the ears of us all, tintii we
had attempted a similar onset upon: thehearths
of our neighborhoods? And is there not in our
churches the guilt of blood, 'in our failing to
niaintain the high and severe standard of primi
, tivdiscipfine, delivering the Gospel to the world
anew in the holy lives of its professed disciples?
Shall not the blood .of the covetous, and formal,
and sensual, .the drunkards, extortioners, and re-i
I. "vtlars, that lurk in the church, suspected or well
known, but not warned or censured, cry out a
Sftus? Hardened, as they are, by impun,
; fhall not that impunity beloudly pleading against
; us in the great day of retribution?" AVe preach
the truth; h it enforced, and doled out anew up-
' - on tWworld, in4hp discipline of our, churches?
'ctagain, would not Pa'ul have been guilty, had
'he, in teaching the Ephesians, forgotten the more
- destitute of other lands , or had he neglected to
- inculcate upon the converts at Ephesustheir du
ty in sending the Gospel to the lands that were
vet unevangelized? Paul and the christians
Nvhoni he now addressed, would not: have been
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gotten them in their prayers, and confined their
labors exclusively to the narrow province of their
own home, lllyricum, and. Spain, and Britain
jy.er; Probably in the heart of the Apostle, while
his hands were ministering to his own wants at
bphesus. i The Gospel he preached was for the
world ; and he peached it in blood-guiltiness if
he did not regard and teach others to regard' it
as going cut over the length and breadth of the
earth. And although God has blessed the
church and ihe pastors iof the present 'age, with
the spirit of missionary enterprise, is there not
yet a deficiency? Are not the garments of the
church and her pastorshin vet drinnin-;!, k'
plood of Pagan nations, 1 accessible but not an-
nrnar hnrl Kir tho ? Awl r- o aji
. i vr " ii"ni; iiirain,
is there not cruilf. the kruilt of blood
f -v.- ,jr (v Hum ui r vuunere aain
b . w . - O ""('UU Ill V
rethren 1 . . , ' J
us, mj
.-!3.VI.ut the greatest bf the dangers, as we be
lieve, to which those now nrcsent are evnnspd
regards the spirit in which we utter our mes
sage. VVe may deliver the true proclamation in
hypocrisy a,nd an angered God withhold from
our labors all blessing. . Orr by formality and
listlessness, we may contrive to'throw an aspect
of tameness over the most momentous and thrill
ing of all topics1, and the vast realities of eternity
may dwindle under- our hands into a three-fold
Sand vapid - old wives' i fable." In selfish 'avarice
or ambition, we may be coveting.with an evil co
vetousness to set our house on high, and build
up our personal and social interests on the base
of God's own church. " There may be' bitter en
vying and strife amid the common members of
one'mystical bod and the fellow-combatants in
one strenuous and hard-fought warfare, AVe
may; grieve in secret at the fulness of the net
which our own hands- cast not abroad upon the
face of the waters, or drew not to the shore. AVe
may enact; again the contest rebuked by Christ,
and whisper to ourselves, " Who is the greatest?'
when in Iqvylmess each should esteem others bet
ter than himself. A'ain-odorv and osteilfafion
, j - r, .
be busily employed in endeavoring to carve our
ve; mav;
paltry names upon the rugged front of Christ's
own cross. , AVe may preach ourselves, and not
the Master. AVliile bound to seek out accepta
ble words, we may proceed too7 far, and t'larm
the sword ofthe Spirit by 'giidiriff and bluntino-
t Myt-.i oe.i;iei ance anu sen-seeking may
...1 -c-jr-.i: i ' ,n
paisy our spiritual strength: "and Ave mav but
beat the air, -and labor in vain. ' While men'ad
mire, God I may be writing upon us his fearful
curse as pronounced by his servant Zechariahj
" Wo (a the idoljhtpherd the sword' shall ' h&
upon las arm, and ppqu his right tyc : his arm,
shall be clean dried, up, and his right eye shalh
lie utterly darkened.11 Spiritual vigor and spirt-
tual .discernment may depart from us, while
bowing in secret at the shrine of vanity'. Or
carelessness, and frivolity,, and worldliness, may
eat out the, heart of our strength, and we may lie
along in the church, the prostrate and rotting
cumberers ofthe field we should have shaded
with our foliage, and gladdened with our fruit.
How difficult is it, brethren, to guard well our
own hearts to act ever as in die Ipve of Christ
and to preach in sight ofthe bar of judgment.
And even where e may be preserved watching
and praying .against the evils already indicated,
how far may ourpiety be beneath the high, stan
dard commanded byour God, and attainable to
us. How little, brethren, is our profiting,, com
pared with that which it might be, did we, like
he bride of the Apocalypse,' stand before the
churches "clothed with the sun" were there
seen upon our example., our prayere and our
preaching, the lustre of a dazzling holiness, de
rived from intimate communion with God, and
sending .even into the eyes'of the scoffer its vivid
and. blinding brightness. I And shall we not be
judged by the possible and attainable standard
which-wps before us ? Look to the wide arid,
deep influence which has been gained by some
devoted men m ail ages, who, though often; of
inferior talents, w ere men mighty in prayer, in
faith, and in the Holy Ghost. See how the
hearts ef the w orld and the church melted at
the opening of their lips how the Spirit of Glo
ry and of God tracked all their steps; and. turn
ing from. the-sight let us ask : AVhy are we not
all such ? AVe nfeed a deeper piety, and the guilt
of blood is upon us is it,not,brethren? -because
we are not men of deeper piety, men baptized
with the Holy Ghost, and testifying to the
churches vhatOur own eyes nave seen ind our
own hands have handled of the word of life. .
. Are we accused of disparaging our , vocation?
Our reply may be in the quaintj but expressive
lahguage of Baxter. " Had our sins been only
in Latin, in Latin they might have been rebuked;
butjf our transgressions have been wrought be
fore the people, in the tongue, and before the
eyes ofthe people mustthey be assailed and con
fessed." ! We are crying out against the dangers
of the church from the rampant infidelity of the
age. Biut, alas, it is not the feathered and barb-r
ed shaft of Aroltaire, the refined scepticism qf
Hume and Gibbon, or the coarser blasphemies of
o - 'p....i r i..i .u i.'
a Paine, a Taylor, or a Carlisle, tha most en
danger us. Bather need we fear and deprecate
the infideljty ofthe church, the practical scepti
cism of the lukewarm pastor, the effective athe
ism ofa worldly, and a time-serving; a; vain-glorious
and a selfish ministry. It is-notthe most
specious or the most active of the speculative he
resies ofthe day, that we have "cause, brethren,
so much to dread, as the heresy of heart found in
Christ's own church the want of a purer love,
and a simpler faith, and a more vigorous hope.
AVe cannot afford the time requisite to decide the
nicer controversies of the day among true breth
ren, while this, the great controversy of the
church with her God, remains undecided. Our
sin against the commandment that bids us Jove
our God is as fearful a heresy as any in the list
invented and propagated by human perverseness.
No, brethren, it is not a fitting season for the
church to be compounding unguents f for the
freckled skin of a "fancied; or at most a frivolous
clear of the blood of the-Heathen h-d fKf
J -"j"ivo iii iiu oiuu, aiiu ijiuuiuji v neeq only -gianc
with us imb the sacred desk; and while the fa-ll and bavin? comprel
r-,,l,,l -i t. i r- i , -A - . 1
luisiiv-u LJiuicn is ueepmg, anu uenus cxiilt'ovety oJ aueqjuaie cause,
the world-rushinaf into ruin at our feet. vrt inavll As Jerusalem was iho
: . t
heresy ; while the plague of lukewarmne
sweeping her streets, and the bier of spiritual
death is passing on its way from door to door of
her habitations. AVe have another and a Werner
quarrel to setUe. The stain of bloodIf the
blood of souls, is on the floor of our deserted and
untrodden closets upon our pulpits Upo"n our
Communion tables. It is, as the prophet jof old
witnessed,' not fdund by secret search, bu open
ly, and upon all these." And yet we feel it not
v .wjuttR-ung ii, we ao not aright appfehc
nd
icpt-iu oi ine evu oi our ways. i i
,t From the Christian Journal t
Thi 6
"v, wiwwsiancy of ttic Apoatlfc ami
icrien exposed lo thk m,f
pre trials, strong proof of the tXth f
L That thc-early Christians were, like their Mas
er, exposed to persecution of ihe most mahnani1
kind,;is abundantly evident, not from the Scrip
tures alone but from the writings of profane-authors !
I either is there any shadow of doubt as to the
cause of their persecution. The simple preachin1
ol the gospel, accompanied by their holy and
blameless lives. The. one setting forth an entire
ly new set of principles for the guidance ofi men'
and the other, by contrast, exhibiting theii 4icious
lives in a most unfavorable light. Avherevcf men
tion is made of their sufferings, admiration and
astonishment are aho expressed at their fortitude i
at the tenacity whh which they adhered, w iile in
the midst of torture the most excruciatiD" td those
veiy sentiments, the belief and expression of
which had brought them into their situalioiL
Knowing these facts we are naturally enough
led to inquire what there was to sustain and car
ry.them through such trying scenes, unchained in
eul, and ready on the first opportunity to
repeat the same offence, if offence it may be tailed.
AVe estimate a man's virtue by the s'renUh of
the temptation which he resists; the firmiies of
his belief by the tenacity with which he adhere
to his opinions. I I
, liioinier inc-reiore, to'esnniate correct.lv the.
jstrengthfof that principle which supported 'them1.
e at a record ol their suireriims.
lended its power, we look for
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rladtid n.s- were m iw. , ,, 7 ".!
unyr u-nvie wasine comniencemeiit ol r!ioi -
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themseh es with a zeal worihv a better en use t
..w... j 1 1 v. Liu ii u.T. "ii lilt- ill . I I. ir in .i-fia-i..! I
crush in; iits bud that which Was n rehllte nnnu
their iniriuities. The apostles and their ;contem -
t i . i , i-"'iuj uc dsaueu in evcrv iorin
porary christians, were assailed
that ingenuity could su-gest, to compel them to
renounce ineir iaitn. j l his course of conduct ex
tended wherever the christians theniel ves n ni'.fnr
ed. Atjlllome, probably, the system of torture
was carried to the highest perfection. It was
their d(j$ign to affect the mind and soul through
trie medium oi the Uesh. But vain , indeed were
all theiij attempts : when mothers would stand bv
and exlfort their osffpring to be true to their cause
and thejr God, while stretched upon the rack
winic vmtlnng under the allliction of the burnin
pincersjrwinle swallowing the melting lead, and
just abut.to expire by torture beyond ihfe human
enduraijfce. A'ain. and futile indeed were their
efforts, hen fathers would lead their, sons into
the circjjsto meet the devouring fangs of wild
beasts cpi the swordsof men scaicely less ferocious
than life beast themselves1. -
t AVore than useless were all their expedients,
when i'aidens. of youth and beauty would encou
rage wjih, kind looks and words their lovers,
whose imbs were being torn from their.bodie,
or theiij flesh from their bones ; who would them
selves, jivith firm stcpand cheerful countenance,
descends to the tomb from which they expected
the lastjrumpwould summon them. A7rjjious and
horribly bej-ond ebneeption were theindevices,
but the Result was the same. The victifns were
unmov id. ATith eyes looking above, wilh hearts'
fixed and firm, they boldly, and fearlessly braved
all the tortures of their enemies, and defied all
their a jempts to seduce them from their faith.
When ve learn that all these tortures, as well as
the scorn, insults, and reproach, which 'continu
ally assailed them, could have been avojded by a
simple denial, and that very few ever made the
.recantation, we involuntarily cxclaim-i-strong,
powerful, and unshaken beyond expression, must
have bjjen their faith in the truth of their Idoctrine.
AVe. feel sure that such conviction could have
been produced only by being actual witnesses of
what tey-asserted,, as compared with the strongj
est possible conVictio'n that they had notj been de
ceived, jor else by an intercourse with witnesses
of undi )ubted veracity, and whose testimony re
ceived Jie strongestcorroboration from t;he whole
tenor ojf their lives. Iam not indeed jsure but
that among those who were not actually eye wit
nessespf the works of Christ hirhsclf, belief was
strengtjhened most by the pure and holy lives of
the trufe disciples. . !
Standing, as they then did, the light of the j
world, With the universal gazeupon them, watch
ing forian instance wherein their lives did not
correspond with the doctrines they taught, it be
came tlern, arid faithfully did they redeem, their
plederclbv livinsr such lives, that their enemies
were often heard to exclaim in d&spair; " why
cannofcwe find some fault ini. these christians?-
t; wo find snmi ' fhnlt ini. these christians9?'1
Happ)?, thrice happy would' it have been for the
world jif the same could be said of all professed
christims,tsince .ehrisfianity would not have been
.-.i.- ii r u
c.onfinld to a comparatively small portion of the
globe. 1 ii ere 1 would ask, wnemer me very
condutt of professed christians does not; do more
towards advancing or retardinc: the spread of
the go pelrthan.all the preaching of its friends or
the o posing efforts of its enemies ? j,The Sa
viour limself said to his disciples, wheji sending
them forth, " Be ye wise as serpents, apd harm
less as doves,;" well knowing how important
were rjiese injunctions. Or lie might iave said,
Imitatp me ; recommend the gospel yJu preach
by. pure and blameless lives. If this is of so
much importance, does if not become ejrery indi
vidual who desires the spread of the gospel, to
give h)is chief attention to the regulation of his
own life, to watch over himself, to correct every
error, o walk in Tthe steps ofthe early christians,
so far lis they walked in the steps of Christ, and
'compel their enemies to say, " we find no fault
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SUMMER PRESENTS US WITH IMAGES OF DEATH
: A lew weeks ago, when we waited in our gar
dens, we were surrounded with the most beauti
ful and pleasing object, and evgrv thing raised
emotions of joy in our fiearts. But now, every
day diminishes the number of pleasing objects,
or renders tlieir appearance more uniform The
greatest part of the flowers whichthen lieautified
our gardens have disappeared, arid wclbcgin to
have only faint traces of th once charmin
scenes which so ravished n'ur senses.! -These
revolutions in nature maybe very instructive to
us. There is a period irr7 our lives in which all
the charms of spring-make gay and hippy our
moments,that swiftly glide away,, whilst wc are
beloved and caressed by parents, fondly solicitous
for our welfare and anxiously expecting from our
future conduct'the rich fruit of all their tender.
cares. But how oftenis this hope decj-ived '
Many a sweet floweret falls before the blossoms
expand. Sickness withers our charmsjand nips
our opening beauties; and an early death chan
geslmpe into the gloom of despondency.
-AVe see spring flowers which bloomftill sum
mer, then perisJi in a few hours. A very stri
king emblem of death ! Arid scarcely a dav
rv.o ii, iwuLii some numan being is hot unex
seng,r. The days of man are as the grass he
nouns, es as the Oowor of the Held : Iho ,i
h oweth nr. o..,i i... : v., ,
. V u i; lajruiu-, aim me place:
wifc n.,,v una hnows nim no more.
AVreare now in that season in which the fer
vent rays ofthe sun. induce us to seek 'repose in
the refreshing shade of the groves. These cool
sequestered retreats are favorable
reflection ; and our thoughts
times be Hi refteil fn fli on (ul
grave. whctU m H l,
safe harbor from the lossings and dangers of I i ZinZ J, l ?i ' '. ' ,?sU-i,d cf nicour
lifcofcarc and trouble. . I 'S'a ? "? 1 illi s.mk-s of approbation and
..The reaper prepares to cut down his corn the 1 Sfe C " h,ra "'' and
sicklS levels the tall ears on the rMitand on the : Vl.-r. d ' ' . . I
Mj.ad leaveshehind it the Wds etnit i r'i.
o.uu. i ins is a just emhlem ol lile: all flesh is
oi Hie: ail Uesh is ;
I the honors and '
A the field: like :
e; and when the!
f.";ilc .i... !
1 duration of life, as the flow'ers of
UiCm man flourishes fjraiiine:
1 IjOIII C '.' hnrvpvt orHon.t , r.ille .1...
; .ivm, i.uio uumi '"n.u,.;,,......-., .,
; scvl he. . ' I the pious and the excellent
Let us imitate the activity and i.nbisiri- f the ' , V-1. e"1 V1. .t!je 'Vun. delicacy.
! bee
! P1'
u""lus luusl" ii asures oi wisuom and virtue,'
w hich willbe our delight when age presses lira-1
inilft'inr. I 1 ' 'i
Miy upon us, and our great con&olation in the
nuai atrpuraiion oi mc soul irom the oody 1
The husbandmen will soon assemble to col
lect the fruits of the earth, and dcpo.il them in tlieir
granaries. The days of harvest are the. most im
portant of any in the year: but how much more
solemn and momentous will be that great dav,
when the Creator ofthe universe shall himself
LUllul i nareM, Anen ine graves snail onen,
and deliver up their dead ; when the Supreme
judge ol. nations shall say unto his angels,
" Gather the tares into bundles to be burnt, but
gather the wheat, into my gamer!"' Upon this
day of awful solemnity the righteous may meditate
;vith W and reverence: hole they. lal, and
travail, and weeping sow their seed in the
ground ; but thejoyful day will arrive, jwhen they
1. . 1 1 - .L i T .1 . . i 'y.
fchall carry their abundant harvest to the altar of
,God with songs of joy and of gladncssl
Meditation upon death is proper to make this
happy season still more useful and 'beneficial.
When we consider death in its true point of view
far from regarding it as the enemy oil our plea
sures, we shall Acknowledge that its .contempla
tion ennobles our ideas, and increases our real
felicity. AVhen the image of death is frequently
present to dur mind, cin , we deliver ourselves
up to not and excess ? Should we make an im
proper use ofthe gifts, which God grants us, if
we continually remembered that the houc must
come, when we are to give an .accouut of our
stewardship to him whom no one can deceive?
AVouldthe blessings of this life possess our affec
tions, if we considered how soon every thin
- I n wr i ii i " .
must perish If we considered that the evening
woum arrive ana bring us ease ana repose,
should we murmur and repine at the burthens we
bear through the heat of the day, or ihe suffer
i i i- t i
ings to which we are subjected? Or. if we!
frequently meditated upon that better world, and
those purer and more exalted pleasures, in which
the souls of the righteous shall find a sdrc resting
place ; should we imagine that our (chief hap
piness consisted hTthe enjoyment of this world,
and the pleasures it can afford? Sturm's lie
flections. j j
From the lieligious Souvenir forjlS35.
, INFLUENCB OF WOMEN, j
AVe know of ho place under the broad Hea
vens wc know no circumstances in' which the
influence of woman may not enter, cither to be
an evil or a good, a blessing dra curse, u joy or
a sorrow., bhe shares the thrones of monarchs,
and of course their influence: and in many in
stances, woman herself has swayed , the sceptre
of a kingdom. In such case the happiness or
misery of millions hancrs on her fiat. I Fortune
and fame, prison and the scaffold, alike maintain
her bidding. Christianity, with all its blessings
follows in her steps; and peace, religion, and
prosperity adorn her reign, and makp rlad the
nation ; no vice, licentiousness, and cruelty, dis
figure her empire, and ensure the misery of her
subjects. AVe might cite many examples of wo
men who have held conspicuous places upon
earth, and made or marred the fortunesjof nations,
as well as individuals r but it is for the post a me
lancholy list, and we can ouly say, when influ
ence is so extended and so perverted "O my
soul, enter thou not into their secrets r Unto
their assembly mine honor be not thou united !"
V Instances are not wanting, too, and they are
noble ones, where hc influence of woman has
been, extensive, powerful, and salutary, through
the medium of her own pen. j AVe have onl to
mention the names of More, Taylor, SSherwood,
Kennedy, and others, to feel that they Jiave given
dio-nitv and honor to their sex. increased the mor- i
I al loveliness of virtue, strengthened thr-power cf
s: and as thev are hu i ii..,,:.!. . T' 1 .a??.u "S")' vrbid a. ,e l10se Lean
. .... ... w.nwu,,. Ir u.inn wiin nenevolence and 'enibilifv iw.,t
eparmg their honey from every flower that never mi!e ,,n il.n : -I J ' V ou,l
scents the air inaii-n a n hn ,-or :.. mtrr t..n,-.i ......n . .
i I - . - -w .itlllV.TM 1. 1Y 11 1 III .1 r H .
- - - - uj.w v. 1 uiilL'l 111 ill v- v . Viij. a ill i - i;i ii Tl.F Lnriii . 1 i
3G
i?!, ft in its H attractive
? nJ'rn 5 maT ,iavebeen the means of win
such X SUls 10 Jesus' y 10 e rest upon
Suscfl,Kler5' W l0Vet 'Wnt "at a wish to
thciC eXtendH efforts, and:
mecd to excdlenc'e th UA Cff a JU5t
-aintlv Alr pt I , felMenyn?, benevolent,
-iintij lrs.Fryshou d never Kf
CUUlflll WUn VISIT nrr S o-"-"
and t ?r fTkssl: rXnZ
ana we profligate, Mean anScl of lil,t I ih,-
me wretched convicts J ..n .. . .
. i .
I the name of Jesus 1 1 " UT a,ra,10n 111
But it i needless lo; muhinlf examnlcs
Every day experience and ol,?ra Jon m v 1
vince us of the influence of woXTnTh rela
tion of mother, wife, .ister,. danU Pr fZndl
She was g,ven to man as his better angef tod s
suade him from vice, to stimulate, him to St. e
and to make home delightful, and life joy ou, and
, ner nipu vocation. AVe
have known her weeklies, her tender-,.-. I
CoLam li , h1'"5''3".15"
Z f, ' t," 1 i"?,"""'
Ul"- iruu. lien all other mea
m - --vv--, in l
lirmncss, to be tri
ne vice and a u-n t'
erles.
-ii- 1 -( 'vWiim iiyn.
W e have seen the dnmk-r.l -,i:
tears 01 conlrition - d u
aflecfionatQ appeals of an iinnl,,-: .
lT,.?I.nddiifi
the mlluence thev exnt over the' Idier J-v -r
mlluence they exnt over the' lersex T l
Samesur, the profane, and the UcViuiouY vnn 'r '
W1,h "upnnity lhe society r.ftho refined ad ele-
p!1 ?.") 'r"civeas warm a welcome, aye and it is
to leaTed A much warmpr r.ft.n u.i
a much w anner, often, than the pure
.m uu"iu no In I,..
I.' 1- . 1 .. "I" ""I'OVCrisIl
I
invnu ; ine maiJen ol sofines and refiuetnent
slloula never hear the name which she must leaf
- . " 11 i,u"UOM not love, mmtrled with blaphemv
in the coarse oaths and ribald jests of the profane
and intemperate: youthful mirill' nn.l I f
ness should turn with abhorrence and diuv
from the man who would piey upon innocence
uruvu.e nimseiiin the haunts of pollution
If young ladies would enter intoa mutuj
( pact to discourage these vices,' if they would ie"
solve to hold no companionship with ihos,. ivl
mutual con;
; v f-nvm ; me aspect ot society would
j i)on ie changed, and the world see'better h
verv
oniM iifi.,. I .. i
fathers
r. er tJro,IJ"i, ad belter hu-
bands. 1 his is not a dream ofthe imagination
-Man although he klord of this lower wnrh!
not vxiii in comfort without thes'oftenin- sVrrf
She aVmS to nveniene..," .S"
sorrows, assuages h refentmcnt ; bv her tend J
: care alleviates his sickness, shares his fortun!. L
tit'.. . 1, l:i . luuuuc 111
, umuence oi gentle woman.-
ine, anu seem like a mi:ustennr anl nn tl. i .1
cf dath. j ' " ' .
Is ii iosible that he should not pri.e her ; that
he hculd noteek her .uciety ; that after the fa
iigucs and vexatious pursuits, or the wcaiines of
study, her winning way?, cheerful milc5f ' and
balmy voice, should fall upon his vexed and bur
ning spirit like the soft dows of i..av,,n upon a
i sij i laid upon him. She must effect hisfortuiJ-"
!, hfsijudgenient and his principles. It then shV
j--. i"i musi love Wompn nr-:.
i r 1 1 1 1 i i liar on -arm ac v .
and goodne.s, she will soori rejoice in the convic
tion that her influence is a blessed as it is exten
sive.. If she has broilmrs f ilir.,- i... r.. :.u
C.1t!P llf Irtirl. r..i:f..
chunnels-throudi which her pure principle
flow into countless others, encourain" the
, . , . , "v ""-j "ui .luinisa new
es inav
tues, confirming the doubtful, and 'recfaimin- th-
fillip l-tr
I . , , . ' n 'U1I UVUeiaC-
tress, although unknown, and the temporal and
vicious.
mis mic may become a public benefac-
viciuui u ippmess ci muHiiudes he the olh-pringof
her active and umibstrusire intumentalitv But
thesweet luxury of doing good shall her'guardi
an in this world, and thought cannot picture th
blessed reward whichGod has prepared for her in
the world to come.
j PJIKLXOLOGY. ,
, The same reason which leads phrenologist, it.
banish all jidca of punishment from their moral code
alsa-induces them to expunge from thir thr.n-l.i
j and homilies on moral and religious discipline3 all
j such terms as sin, remorse, wickedness, depraviu
! 'and lepentence, regeneration and sanctification, al-
vationDyuie bioou ol liiKi.srand the indnellin
potrer of his Spirit. These ideas are too evanescent
and mystical tobe entertaircd bv any but bigots and
fanatics. Old-fashioned people, peihapSjUiay be ex
cused for not having emancipated themseves from
such looseand dreamy netion : but no rational an?,
ingenious Vnind, that has witnessed the late dissec
tions of the brain, can be tolerated at all in adhering
to them. Every thing must be dwarfed and flatten
ed to the phenological standard," Oaf belly thall
thou go." Moral maladies arhe from dispropotion
ed bumps. These mutbe altered, if we would ac
complish any thin; and we must proceed roshap"
and develope them, as we would any other animal
functions. po we wish to make a weak man stout
,and vigorous ? Put him to efforts that task his
strength to the utmost. Think not of lashing vigor
into him. Do we-whio make a lad man good.Kn
viron him' with whatever things are pure, lorely,
and of good report, and the result will as infallibly
be secured, as that a sheen will fatten in luxuriant
postures. The reduction of our faculties to instincts, -puts
the mortal nature under the law of physical
cause and effect. They forget that the acts of mans
will are self-originated, and that, without its own
permission,, it is undei no foreign power . that it
depends oo its predominant state, whether good in
fluences work well or ill upon it ; lhat in all men
this 'predorninanstate is wickedness, until they
are regenerated by the Holy Ghost ; that the only
means which God has deemed adequate to awaken .
the will frpin its superior love of sin, toa search
after holiness, is, the denunciation of wrath to
come, that the sinner may be incited to flee therefrom.--
Church man.
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