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IltcoRDER is-"published every av 4l SO pur annum, if paid, within six. inoJith us, or tjj ii paid subsequently to thai period. copies,- persons why will become responsible for six Sx whq.wil I forward the names of six su , shall 'be entitled te fibers No subscription-- will be 'received for less than c;;rn;u-ulojs p.iiJ in-advance ; and no discon iimiihice will be allowed uutii arrearages arepaid. lrsons wUMnsto'd.ion'tinua will beexriectP.I t o give kiotuvs to that ctUu prior to the toiflujence , a ik'w yor ; otjicrwise thev will be coa- ti-ieut ot as responsibits lor the ensuing twelve All f hmnunications: excent .thos(? or.Trfrt whn nrgritpitouilt,.. td secure attention must ,c pusl 'ADDRESS'; j'.jraaie Csu'ou.u lho fi ieiiJs of "'Totai : Abiinf ricp" la the V.'es: :ern Lleuns:p!ii:re. -v (.'oHi.;7.'(??." ' J ' Ar rc von our i reihren? bene nil r Ki flesh u v.i uui . ciiiii r our llt 'ih ; possessed ol a the svnnolhi ol oiirnaturV. Urar;yot sent Jr'otii beiiouth, to eurAe t:ie we'rh! Alas ! on are the former, but . . !.- : i fctiinie anonialv ! rhe, :tnost. iyonL'erfu'l exhibition of wron nraeii- ces to per vey.' the nioral j judgment. We know. mat pofi tiie. -nciies- otja'dia Avon-Id tempt vou to! ca yiur-iono,v-;nen oae-nalt lije injury that yoti are uuo in tuis way ;i xn here you justify your s.i.-.ve.,iu iiit- liuitMij.iisiT.! . Hiij'u toe poverty and rftmo,. a.nd iri:siry -o!f .i iiealrunka'rd". anu ihe wretciae.caess'o. -nis la um! r.-a re. nreseftted to von ...... ... . . I !i II I i uu rati at'? ana puy; u: au, iiue otp.er uitn :W eih the next step isTo..innuire-whai'rai!fed it a XM nat? ". intoxicated three tiin.es; a week. J Vo can; see that as well as any onK and you (fan sj?c tlit liquor is a clear, unqualified injury tA.that rnaa." So far, you go with usj Now we r;o twjo. steps kiriher. Weiee lhat the only safe-j ty tor tnart man is to abdnden it .entirely." 1 Of i think he ou'ghtlo drink moderate! v; and we see luui pju arc per -peiuautiii urunueiulvss in the i:md,ar:a seaung us cufses on the clomnaunity .You think yoii'are uuintr a very fair business and ijlave a license lor it ;, what is legiilly. right, e.annd'. be'mora!!y " wronic ; and ii" people choos-e t j .h nit theniselres'by. liquor, it is not your fault, Perhaps you will ibt! hear the truth, asjt lies be- f jre qur mmds. And we have no desire to in- j ire, or, treat you harshly. But truth is truth, and iti is immutable. . We cannot make it bend to our wishcsor views. iYou aie guilty in thi sight of God of making drunkards, i You are cnarg cable before Heaven's, tribunal with ..the xiirne Ol 'tlit. At Vnnktnnes3 . and the miseries which (low from it. Startle .net at us1, but at you r horrmie biis.iness. be not angrjv; ort iryou must indulge that feei, be angry with your ?elvc3j jThe tlay is past,' in which you could carry on this business without guilt. The blood '! ra'irdl;red souls must be laid at the door of the men vvhli supply the tide; of death. Be not de- ' reived now. It is not our business that is hoiri l!,e, it is the truth " And with thetruth we would pursue you.! In the spirit of kindness, we'would jioar hght tVnon your minds and consciences, that we may save 'you and the thousands.around you:. As your friends,' we ask if it wili console -you jn ' your last ssclyhess, in the hour of death, to review "life, and see what trood or evihyour'1 business has . tlone in tie world. And by 4U the horrors that rack t'e soul and the brain of.he poor drunkard -by ajt tjie groans and teajsthul alcohol-causes his miserable family by your own welfare, and. the welfare of your children in time and eterni t v, we say quit, O quit your dreadful business. ' ' ' ' T t . To Farmers. ' And can it be that you, engaged in that inno 1 cent, y'irtu'bus,.ajtid pe'adeful emplowm:eiit,.cuhiva A ting tiie.ground, should be in any way concerned .in this awful 'business of filling np jails and pen I; ite'ntiartes, and grave-yhrds.'with miserable drun d:ards t , Alas ! irom,"fhbm does the distiller get the materials rd destruction, but from yoa t AVe . beseech you to pause, jind look at this subject. ; Tok at the nower now in your hands. You can , annihilate 'the whiskey trade with great gain to yourselves , and the country. We .rejoice that you are" beginning U uS)tt thaf you airo" looking away from the distillery, and giving your coarse grain and apples to your own stock and swine that you are so extensively resolved, no longer, for a momentary gain, (to .fill up jails and alms houses with wretched ilrunkards, yhose support must ultimately strip you of the fruits of your la-, lour. Depend upon it the-stilbhouse is the en emy of the. farmer. - And the dram-shop better h-ve the barbary. bush by your) wheat field, tlkn this pjace of cursing and drunkenness in ybur neighbourhoods. ; " ; -.. ' ' . . (To Parents. " Parents! We address you on a subject, of r . deepest interest to you,; as, you regard the tempo - ral andf eternal interests of yohrbelped offspring. The question is now pending,- shall irom 4 to C00.000 lovely youths, now at your firesides, be Wme drunkards 1 This number, at' least, will follow this awful course, unless something is done to push onward the Temperance Reforma tion.. - This number, at least, will result from the moderate drinking no"v fashionable, and thought to be riht throughout our country. And whose I 'sons shall tjiey be? What parent is willing to lay his hafld upon the" heart, ol nis son, anugive him up to drunkenness and damnation? par ents' wit invoke your. aid in our benevolent en terprise. : Banish every thing 'that intoxicates from your tahles, your houses, your farms; your work-shops, and teach your children and Chil dren's children the beautv and benefits of temper ance: sPut our journal, or some teniperanc pa per, monthly into the hands of your children. -Fix indelibly on their minds arid hearts the great nrmrinles of truth and duty. Watch the :ptdcess by which' the cha racter of an immortal spirit is -tbrmed. And while fnfing, put your plas- NEWUUKN, tie hand to it, with solemn prayer for divine' assis tance. Remember, that through your fidelity, irrteipperance may go out of the land with this generation. ' . , . To Young :.3Icn. f You are the hope of our country. The noble rijrer may have poison cast into its 'waters, ahd every living thing may die, but if the -rivulks atJ fountains are pure, all will soon be washvd into the ocean. Young men ol Atactica ! Vpu have your birth in a country of vast resource?, and; you are capable of great enterprises. Hun dreds and thousands of past generations have falhjn belore a deceitful but dreadful foe. Thj ir morning' was bright, but their hopes, were taily blasted ; their sun went down at noin, amid thick darkness ; friends and neighbors saw and pitie J : but they rushed onward, maddened by tljc iiitojii talihg bowl, and sunlc'to rise, no more. WjII you not breast and stamp upon the deadly unlri- iter,? viu you not say to tlje river ol dea'b, hitherto hast thou come, but here shall ihv. wavW i ou are vaiieu to achieve o - . 1 1 , . ' i - country's independence; to hand do-wn nio'rf ireeciom to trie generations that conu after v . -!.. ... ' . r 1 i i-rd ii..,..- i..t..., i i. . . . .. .i k... .! ..-.. la r. ... .- ' . . , V. at ?h im-yi uuiuu ut-hit. we enireai vou. con. i frxini'your dips .the. intoxicating bowl, whatev er its natnV or character. .Dare to be temnerate.4 ivesolve' to be tree. To Womc n. - e take no undue-advantage of ycur constit tioual sensibility in rousing every feeling if in dignation, pity self-regard, religion, and patriot ism, on this subject.- Here are justified the most intense interest and active 2eal. You' have been the acutely anguished, but silent sulferer. Un seen tears have worn untimely' furrojvs on your tntt-K. ii.conoi nas Deen the bane qt woman s i . 1. . I A 1 lit. I .1 I happiness: the mildew of her budding bliss, it has robbed her of her husband', and prematurely buried the son of her earliest affection in a dis gracely tomb. Daughters of Americfi ! Be not desponding ; there is a riemedy. Be not indifler ent, because you iiiay thi.s far .have escaped the experience of this jpiigiiish. ' The cup of sorrow may) yet be yours. And if you 'escape, remem ber those who are in adversity; suffering all the shame and anguish of owning a drunkard for a husband br a'.son; , We come to ask for your in fluence. Bay net, we have lnonc-i. 'Ah ! could the victims of your influence in the past fashions qf society, come back hvtw the drunkard's eterni ty and tell youthvir woes, it would fill your soul with unutterable horror. You have an. influence lovely, but mighty ; an '', influence which can -break np almost every destructive fashion in so ciety and save husbands,. fathers, sons, and brtt- ers, irom the river of death. We are grateful to he iven, that in; our cause it iiaS been felt in the length -and breadth ofthe-land we only say let it increase. Press onvtard. Press onward. By example, by conversation' by hvarning, by entreaty, by banishing from your presence every devotee-of Bacchus. I Oh! hasten the time when the curseshall no more be found; (when sorrow and sighing from this dreadful evilishall be dene away.l .!..-;.;. To. Teachers. i --.I- ,. - I Our hope us in the rising irendi ation. .The appetite for strong urink-is u holly unnatural, I yet it is often early acquired ; by sipping at a fa- itner s itahle; - oy lounging around taverns anu dram-shops where many. are drinking, and by juvenile daring and foppishness. 3v whom is it toj be stayed but you, beloved men and women. Think not you have no concern wpth the morals and the eternal interests of your precious trusts. What is the eHI'iiv-ation of the miijid, where the moral habits and religious principles are neglec ted, but a curse ? On the subject before us, your Opportunities to do good, and consV(piently your responsibilities are greater than can be told. Tench your children and youth tq dread putting liquid poison into , the stomach s they' would rbeted iead dr burning coals. Encourage them to sign the Temperance. pledge arid to league to gethet in the morningU life against the great-" est. foe of their country -find race.' Whether toil ingHn the elementary, the Sunday, the classical school" or the university, toil with us iu this great cause. .And we beg you to be thorough. Total abstinence from all that intoxicate? how diffi:uit soveV with thosein manhood, may here be incul cated with the- greatest t ease. Seize, then, the precious moment. Do your duty m the length a ndi breadth of the land, and all is; safo. To Ministers' and CkristianlCiurches, idur enterprise flows ifrpm the Gospel of Christ. Jrv ;, " n iwho came to as jo?t. It Pro: pill to man. It goes fo r t ii in) the spirit of Hiui who came to seek and to save that ' which .was """r iT . 0 ; i . . r. m v c rv.n n 11 in n ri :i n 1 1 cn 11 ir ! -1 1 1 1 1 i . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 . . i j , 1 .. It removes; we believe, the greatest oDstructon to trie reception auu rp.eau Vl iu uu., u u ., 1 l..r-.l...,l.. .,.1 must and will universally prevail before the ;!a i : l-l I P I l .1 t 1 . I world snail oe; lilted wun tne unowieuge anu Tfory of God. i But can it prevail jwithout your most ardent co-operation ? . We need not put the inquiry. Did ever any moral enterprise succeed from which the church and ministers neiu oacu The-church and thej world, is, in ordinary es teem, the standard of right. It would be a slan- dersupon their protessions, u it were tnougnt to be Otherwise. Lot win we asi?, .ua you noi T. i ' i n . C . need the muuence oi our cau:syr yuui own pu rity and safety ? Alas.the records of churches, the memorials of ministers, tell solemn tales, ne ver again we trust to be repeateu-on earth. . Ev erlasting "thanks' may the church gijve to her guardian angel for ihe Temperance Reformation. In our enterprise wo know nothing sectarian. As Individuals we are of various denominations. As h Temperance Union, we know none. We would pour blessings upon all ; we ask the help nf all. Our columns are open to the resolutions ofal astbey shall favour thetruth and coninoutr. i i . - t i-t .i to the trjumph ot Temperance, aahq ay. tne pu nty) tion ofthe churches, the lovepl nrist.tnesaiva nf men. we beseech all to touch not, taste not. haridle 1 not, the intoxicating, cupyn Us mildest for; is. "Kncvrvc not that your bodies are tern N. C., VK))KSl)AA, MARCH pies o' the Holy Ghost." We rejoice that more than four thousand min isters of the Gospel have sipitcl the pledge, which is the basis of our Union, a phalanx stranger than the Macedonian, for it is a phalanx of Christian principle and holy aspiration. We inv ite every minuter on the continent of America, and throughout the world, to do the same. Let the miiwslers ol thesanctuary p heforetheir peo p!e iti this bless, d entei prise; I.t them commend it in their example, their preaching, their Sabbath schools and their p'rivale uaiks, r:duhu hall hinder? , ! " Venerable men! we are not f yo'ir order, and we prescribe not to y u in morals or re!iM-n;j but v.eak, will you co-operate v. uh us in a work : whica rnoie than any other will help you in re- deeming t!::s wor Id U oui t in n i. I .?; and brinir- inithomeio(Hl. If any of you plvud a Uihie nht to ue the infuxieatin wu:eeup.i.s ;i bever- u'e, veaK loo, u you alone. And if you h have nut a. n-ut t: b t . j ivc. known :,e of your numner nect i.veil llier when i i i.i in thicupand moved itself a nh?, and n ho fouT.d that at the last it hitellj like a seipent and stin elb like an adder, have vou no: a warn in" which 1 .1 113 IIJIUI . t . . i . . . shugld forevrr check eiery mini--tcr of the Gos- j.pel from dallying with the enemy or taking t!ie ! first step thaf leads to ruin. ' And if vou fiar lor the onJin.inees.-jl (.. hnsts hoi:se, let oar ilieo- j ins disturb them In their scriptural operation. . rrmcinber the lie enlin !y beyond our p.rovinee..! e ivji vi me uu.ixK.uin:; iiijai i ou.v a a iri!H ' cr-refrc5hmeal or an auxiliary ,ia Llr. WC i icave Hit' inedieiual ni.M..a Jiiieulal u-e iI wn.cl nnl P'l.r -,M..r I., -... -.,..! ft ..... .1 mav.be U prescribe it. So Lr a; ue have ?. ' rifrhi "to let it alone, so far, we say, v.- will 1 . if. j and far we urge all men t-do it-; and m.iv Go I , Lvlpius and tlicm in ihe ( we belj vrNi wi-e and '-ou.s lieternim . : ! : nu mo:). 1 IVeelv addres-cd ; vaii'-us rln-es 1 w u Lave ihus of m r lellovv citizens in t! lulnCis ol-nUT heail. ! and kv.th thr.t sincerity, we trutu l,K:n l,eeom.;.s 1 The Dutch Reformed (formerly the ex tii;s whose otMcet is pro esedi v the coA of their 1 ' 1 c 1 . mm 1 . .11 ielll men and ,he glo.v f Gili. To a!l cf eve- C,U5Te "s1) , 1 k'S' nomination Still y arje and vex, rank amf character, hi::!, and low. retains the par.sh churches, and its ministers re ach and p.Hjr,b.ord and fiee,-- !,i!anlht ;.bl, pat- liots and Uhnsii.n.s, we sxyIauilne t;ur enter-! jjriie. Our object is simple, the removal ( f In- temperance, the sci ure of ihe, world, bv the vol untary and universal abstinences total abstinence f 10m ail i .toXH-atiii beverages. Past s wa l'. jia the Jjv.raal a:ul Lum'.r.arv. why -1 takl: a rw'JLiaioyj rAPi;n. had rather dispense with thi luxuries of tea and cotfee, and take my morning and evening oevi out! 1 erage-f rom tne ru-nnmg stream, than do u Uu a religious nrirspapcr. Let ue say why. '. Because, I believe with ' i )lomon, that knowledcc- is better than choice irold. The cost of Such' a p iper is nothing compared with the in formation I oleau from it. I learn more about thejgeogruphy, the manners, and customs c f d i f-fercjut-and distent nations, that P can get from anyl ether source. .And the information I thus gefj I know to be true, as I am personally ac quainted with many of those 'who communicate it, and. know them to be' men of veracity. Be sides the knowledge I thus gain of my own conn- try, inte ofits l.r.v., ins! initio. is, domes 'ic ahd foreign cause, interna! improvement oc-: , is great. But more t'uin all I thus learn about lu prosper- , 0fZion thronchout the world, o' l, .1 eanuot rene-'l t' e 1 1 Lird"s p.r.-.ycr inte!ligeiitlv'"wiihout information. How 1 praVf tiiy hingdotn come," whVn.l hnuw very ,ju!; nr ncH,mg ah ut that kingdom ! . 3 Bi-c.tuse I am 11 ne. ilhng to lose the enjoy ment I thus obtain. Neither com r wine:; neiiii erthe smiles of my wife; nor the prattle cf my children, make me more glad, than trie weekly visit of a nea, richly laden newspaper. 4. Because of its benefit 1j i;iv ftmdv. Mv because oi tts oeuei.t u my iuukv. .mv .( , - ! I I ; . , t ... SI 1 1 , 1 - I I uiiiii M.miii , ui.'i vji iuil.it: l ..... r. I " t- therelete, onward ne M,all Zo. in the sirinjth , f - " " , i .:h W 1 W i 1 V J . 4Vf,.,vl xc.umoii. the L'Ad' God, making m'ehtion ol his jt-hte(.u- L0:'tUK u ,,,S,,. i r 1 . id from .1 lax:ty uhicu i unrestrained, ne.sleven G his onlyand the ihrv .hall be ..jv- Jcrans. 1 his body has not more than There is nothing s,, excellent, tut that it may, cn ta JIim'tu whum it is all due,. for. ever ai.d'cv-! or' -'j-iur'lies. ' . ' Sv our mistakes or conceptions, be perverted ;V- er. ' ' 1 0. icwrt.isrx'i Arminians. 'I'hey havei v"en chariiv i'e!f th ,t onhh t r f ('.'.rSv.in v.r. childrerirread, oc'coavcrse about what they have! church. Subsequent facts have ' demonstrated read. Thus they acquire. a facility in reading, j that their fears were well founded. There is cv become intelligent, ami at the. same time? receive J t.rv iva-oa for b-.dieving that the ministry of that a trood moral and religious i npres-ion." In a pe-1 mo:t impdrtanl de.io.aiinaiton has been steadily cuuiary view, 1 had bitter pay 'd0 a year than ! not take such a paper ; and 111 a moral view, it is) richer than rubies.. 5. Bec-mse of its influence, on the Jieart. take up my paper, and read a stirring sketch 0:1 practical jodliness on revivals in progress', or m prospect on the enn version 01 me wonu. inu my heart is soiuned. It beatsquu':a r with sym- . .. ... . . .. ' nathy for t4ie perishin1?; .ifc warmer with love to; livery of moral essays which have little ornolh 1 v . . 1 1 . ....... . ... .- God-and man. " G. Because of its infl-tene-on the enmmuni ty. Who can estim ift the influence ot a well j conducted religious newspaper 'mi 3000 subscri - berSj anc on fi ve times that number of teaders ! j it l3 ns.tlc dew olTIermon, and as the.dew tliat Who can estimate the influence of a well it is as-ine uevv 01 1 lerinou, anu .as uie ue a i.i.u ; ,1.,,... unon the mountains of Zion on whi.'h r - . . ... . lhe Lor(j cominclica the bleing, tven life for- evermore. I IIUVJII.. , 7. Because, while a religions paper contains tenfold more important matter fo me than a pa per exclusively secular, it is tenfold more difli cult to sustain it. ! Secular papers, are priucip.illv sustained 'by t lf-ir ndvertiziiiL' natronape. KeliL'tous papers ir advertizing patronage. Religious papers ...... -3 1 O - ti .publish few advertisements, and consequently derive little revenue Irom this source. U un aw the economy they can practice, not more than half a dozen religious papers in the land do any thing more than just live. While many have died with starvation, many more have the symp toms of premature death. For these, and many more reasons, I take a religious newspaper, deeming it neither just nor generous t myself, toi my Lmily, to the public, or the publisher, that he should bo left to b.'ar the pecuniary burden alone. Seniok. From lhe Boston Ilccordci . j FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE, j ' HOLLAND. i 1 Pauis, November 18, ISGG. ' . .... . in 1 1 ? iivnlntirrs 1 (ttp vnti n general r.r.ticof the historv cf the church in Holland J . ISiit: until theexpulaion of the French from thatcoun try land the. re-establishment of thu prince of Or ange, w ho has, fom that event, taken the name ofthe kinr or the Netherlindi. This took place in ISM, orrither 1 may say in the latter part of IS ID, and win fully confirmed by th treaties of Vienna and Paris in 1S15. Before I fio farther, I i : 1 1 ... ... c . i i . . . "uu-uic a h.-vuiimi's wnicn oueni to De incu toued before I come to some of the important de- tails which are to be given, and may as well be stateu bere as ary where t Ise. l.j Although the ojrnraent oCllolland is, in many paiticular?, very much like that bfKnjr- i.Mi j.yilthe power ol the kin" is mnch printer than that ofahv monarch of the latter country. His influence in the rhnrch i nUn iv.rv mn!,!. era tie. bv the means of the patronage which he u it Jc'. j j 2.J Altli.msmany of chan-es which were iutrcdueed into I lolland during the nreva- Irnccof the Trench influence were done' away upun the revolution ol lSl'd and the restoration ol the hoa.M- of Orange, yet others ha ve been per muted to remain. Among the latter is the ce de civ il, called rommonly the cod- Napoleon. This code, wiiii some amendments, i3 still the code o! Holland. And it will be seen in the seipuel.tba! theya:ne231 'J 1 articles in the penal put cf that code, which give si much trouble to the friends of evangelical i ffbrt in Prance, are found l0 be cipially eilectife in Holland to restrain the t iforti of those who are striving to promote the. religion t I the "Ofpt I. 3 j vc already state, .t...,li. ...,.1 . . .. 1 1. .:: d that thi; union of u nvu Ulllll MCI, "U , .!..ir.. ....,1 .1 .(.. .. t.:..l. ... ... .M I w "T I I "'is dissolved by the reyohil.ou tvhichthe 1 ,e,ich armies fffectid in holland, hasnot been re i itub.isbed. Instead ol it, the Mate, nce 1313 !"'ot cts all tlie denominations winch were trnm :. ..... .1 . i: 1 . .. . 1 ... 1 .1 1 in caimi'ii;it 111 me uinom, nnu pay me saia- , s f their ministers. These denomiiiations are j.s hjjhjvv : . 1 ' 11 ,s 5J,U J urgeripeim irom meirtasu- ry and other sources than the others. . There are about 1 .vMO congregations belonging to this de nomination, ami l,2bo ministers. It is estimated by the best authorities, that a million and a half o Jor 10 places of worship 4. Jlcnncxitcs, or Baptists. . I hese arc very few in number, end being richly endowed, do net generally accept aid f rom the government. Besides the above mentioned four denomina tions of Dutch Protestants, there are a few con gregations of the Prench Pn icstant Reformed j ( r three of Scotch presbylerians. j church, two and about US m i:iV C.f Bazli'l BpiSCOpalianS. The pa stors of ail these churches also receive their sallaries from the Dutch government There are also said to be nearly 500 Raman Catholic church'is in'Holland, and more than 50 Jewish synnairogues. The Jews are vt ry nu :( . ii .. . .r. 1.. . .... ... . 1; i.ir r.i ... i 1 ..-........j l.lll I III I III I I I I1 I ' T III. IUIM ( I ' l.... .... .... t ... n . .... f . .. I . . . a . ...... -. merous in Holland, there being no less than i!.- j tail them with fraternal regaid.Lke a lively in OOOofthcin in AmsUrdani.and seven synagogues 1 ,'crc?l ja t!K-ir prlrpcr.ty an 1 succes?. ail them They generally o2--upy scp.ir.itf tji xrtfrs of J by every means wc can'ccm-man J : and if thev cities and to.vns where they dwell, and are not alloc ed to cwcii in 1 1 the parts occupied by the other citizen, unless they pay liberally for it I h ive already stated that the Syuod .of the D.:tch Reformed churches, which was convened ! bvlorder of the king in IS 10. altered the formu- ; h of sub-cii; tion which had for a long tun niainlaiu. d in that church. ThisaUeratic ( questionably facilitated the entrance of un c oeen ion un- nsound; n.enint j the sirred deck. Its tendency to pro - dace this elfect vas seen at the time tha it was m nh', and was strenuously though vainly rcsis ted by those in th?chnrch who still adhc-red.(and their number was considerable) to the siund- iicssidtJith wtucn lormenv cuaracicrizeu mai bt coming more and more unsound in doctrine, large portion ofthe pastors, it is feared is not converted men. It, is not believed that tbey have become, to auv great extent, Socmian ; but are rather like many in the established church of . . a a I Borland, without any settled doctrinal opinions. and des-titute oi a saving cnangc 01 11 ran. i ririr. 1 .. .... . . . rreachtngi- little more than the leading or ue- in:' for the heart. I his, I apprehend.! the char- acterofa great deal ofthe preaching iu the DjtchJ reformed c.hutches in Holland. Thireare.ho.v- reformed chutches in II jlland. 1 nireare.how - 1 ever, not a few who preach the gospel faithfully, ttillt tho vast njajorlty of the preachvri are, 1 fear i lu.t spiritual and devoted men. and the mu'.ti i tut snirtiuai anu uevoieu mvii, uuu mc uiu.u i tudea ofneonle who attend their ministrations ... . . . . ... . .. . are not fed with tho word of life. And Here 1 may remark, in passing, that the people of Hoi - i Ilia) llllium, j . - w . . . c , ...... - - j - - - hind are stilf.ta a gryat extent, a church going people. It was mtercsttng lo sec t.icir large churches well lilled,several times every Sabbath This is particularly the case where the pastors have any thing like the spirit of life in their preaching, j j J I may mention another fact, which is indica tive of the decline of sound doctrine and fervent nielv in ihe Dutch reformed church. It was Ihe changAvhich was made, a number of years ago. in the book of psalms and hymns which was formerly used. This was done for the purpose, as was asserted, of improving this part of divine service! But, in reality, the object as it is belie ved, wa to render the psalmody less evangelical. This his been a source of grievous complaint on tho Dart ofthe faithful in that church " And some of the recent difficulties Which have occurred, have arisen from the refusal of some evangelical Christians to sint: the psalms and hymns which have been introduced into the churches, under the nameofan improvement of those which were formerly used.- . Whilst puro religion has been unquestionably declining mth D::h Rrff-rmed ch -rch, I fear WlfOLE NO. Ill tiiat it cannot be said to have tern in n more prosperous state in the other and minor branch escfthe D.itch Zion Ofthe . iltmonttrants, it is believtd that few are now found in the faith, - I mean in the fundamental atticies ol fa:th. Of the Mfnnonitrs, Iffenr, the proponlon s net jCrtat who are decidedly evan-elica). A con siderable number of ihe Ly them nszrv beliere j to be neolo-ists ; u hi!e there ore aorac who hold the truth asms in Jesus. I fear that it car.net Jie sjid that the maj uity ofthe few lYere'Ii rain ,isters are sound. Yt thrre are sv.r.e ricel'vr.t men anion;; th-n. One ol thep 15 the Her. Mr. Secretan at the ll.irjue. who prrac!:ts to a !are nnd flourisliin cliarch, and who is a faithful and able minister ofthe gospel. Of the some six or, right English and Scotch ministers u ha are in Helljnd, 1 cannot jptak ccnlidenify. I: is U Sieved th:tthe- are perhaps all OrthVdox.thcuqh jsomt of thcmaic uctiutlicicntly rra'.cus. 1 am " Trom "Cuimaunit n of.Sau::,' ty the lit v. T.5 !:. :aa, Itccor ot bt 1, r.'s Fcr Cluca, K:;:i.. cjiiustian moci:atio.. There is no temper inore highly culog:zd 1 7 he teachers of moral pliibuopliy "tlin i!:.;Jera ion. They insist that in it cousins the. vet v orm and escnre cf ririue tht . :t is ti e i.ii-t hndjdmirable in. dium between vicious i:.tnr::-. ties. Thu. fir ii.iur.ee they oj?;n tj htor- hlity the exact temperamv;.t luv.ct n iid .- reel nrofUiiuu and irTipmj. disl.inrt avarice. (hey give the s;;r.e Lev t j raur ige 1 t!w 1 en an-lacioustemer-ty an 1 cowaidly weakness, end : 1 vjtici.ee, tr.e same 1 bee I ttnreri Mat id injen- hhihty auJvehemcni agitation. M;Jcrul:un i. hen, the quahty which mamiiiu-tiie even bal- hr.ee cf the soul .nhich rrtttr.es its intrrntv from being vhduttd and its beauty A cm Leirj dc fuimed by the cut.a-is cf ; aitaii. ; This viitue, so highly lauded ly moralit, is a grace, of the Christian nligion which t-njuir.s jpon us, ' L-t vor mo iera'.ion be hmwn un 0 all men." Phil. ir. - It becomes then our duty carefully to guaad agiirt a!', excess ; .so to attemper our zeil, that it neither U excited to furv, nor degenerate unto lukcwarr.srcss ; c ur efepe, that it run na iniu.fatnticism, uor diverge lues, may be pushed to an txtienie; cr. to spcalc more correctly, her -aiu :.ay le n5utr.d est!;': cover for a vicious ufleciion. When this u the case '.vliea our regard to men's persor.s becomes bo great as to weaken our regard for the f-ith.lhc affection ;s cam?', It r.i r- ."tvj'. 'e chari- ky. pk isthen i lildclity to cur .Mattel s U" treason againtt the thtcne cftiu'.h. crvi: , I., renrt t.-i -fr r.-1i . -nnnir-'IrT U:0 po.;eS the distinguishing and character:?- tie marks ofthe true Church.our duty i obviou. They are only different parts ofthe one chuich, 6f which Christ Jesus is the Ixcad. To than we Owe ali the teudernus cf chsrity. Wc shouM becoine spotted cr tr.aricd by tlic introduction cf Erroneous dectrint s or practices, wc thou' J ad lrcss them our friendly admoniiu r.s, and offer lip for them our intercessions at the throne cf grace. In short all the offices of charity leloaj to them as the ;neniters of CaniST. 1 To such abo, as indulge in rchism. charity is due. But then charity has different rrcocttn . u displays itself difll-n ntly. arcordini lo the . character an J condition of its rdj-ct. lit: be di rected to a worthy olject.it produces complarcn cy nd delight ; it was this discriminating regard whicli the eternal father etpiesstd toward our blessed Lord: -" This is my bvfoicJ'Son in when I am well pica!! !. .Mit. iii.I7; L .ke ix. 05 Was the same affection which Jesus expressed to ward Lis c pottles : "As the Palber bath loved mc.so liavc 1 lovi-'J you, continue ye in lay love." John xv. 9. And such is the affection whkh true Christians Lar toward each tthcr. It is a cornpLeeniial regard 111 each ether as tearing the moral image cfOfod.' 'Beloved, if God 13 Jorcd u?.vve ought also i j fovc one ancthcr." "l John iv.l 1. But when charity is directed toward cn un worthy or offending object it cannot produce co.nplacency.thoagu it will awaken tenevo!c-.ce. Such was the charity cf,(.cd io.vard sinful ir.rn at laree. Cio-l to loved tvorld that be gave his orilv. begotten Son, that whe-cet ier bt'ievetw in hitn should not perish but have everlasting life." j him should nol j ottU j:j Qm j jjt v and conip: j d, iigbt. In thi cie the lave was a lore of assion, bat net of complaccacy aiid And such should be our disposition towards I : . . ' . .. . j lnoSC hodisr iarupt the unity of the Church. Wc an anxiety for their salvation,. We j 3i,0Uld feel should use means to convince them of tbeir ?r- ror, snd to reclaim them to the bosom cfUhe Church. But never should we by weak and un worthy compliances to act toward them as to weaken the discipline of the Church, or induce separatists to think lightly ofthe evil cf fchism. Toward hereticscur dctyis most clearly defined : " Aman that is an heretic afier the first and tec ond admonition reject." Tit. lib 19. Such then being rejected by. the Church, it is the duty cf her member.-to thuntheaa ;to avoid cf all totcrcoore with thetu that it i not alsolutcly necessary ia the business and affairs ot life; to regarJ tbcra a the Jews did the heathens and publicans. It; is recorded of Mose, that he was "rcry meek above all the inea which w ere upon the face of the earth.' Numb. xii. 3. Bat when be saw the worship cf GoJ prcfaaed bf fhe iatiodcctioa cf idols, be was excited to a degree cl indicaiion.for which be is eulogized KxoJ.xxxii. 19. It is al so recorded of Jcsrs, r ho, lor his purity and gen tleness, is entitled "the Iamb cf God." tbou;h he was never provoked br any of lhe personal iaju rics aad inioltscffcred to himeclf; ihoogh he ex pressed no resentment wbeo canect ct the iya naogue at Nazereih ; when refused admissic-o in tnanvia: whea sri'.crr: aaJ Lutr-.tciia the . 1, ; x
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