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Rev. Mess. JOSEPH WOODMAN,

SAMUEL WOOD,

JESSE REMINGTON,

WALTER HARRIS,
ZACCHEUS COLBEY,
Major JOHN MILLS,
Trustees.

Religious Intelligence.

ORDINATION.

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Roll'd in soft light, fills her full face,
Majestic thunders roar his praise.
Lightnings before him play, and loud

Whole forests wave, broad oceans

flow,

Volcanoes difembogue their flame;
Mountains aloft bear up their cliffs,
In hallelujahs to his name.

Let universal nature stand,
Obfequious to the Eternal's nod;
But thou, my foul, shalt praise him
best-

Shalt triumph in thy Saviour God.

ON Wednesday, June 13th, 1804, Rev. JAMES DAVIS, was Ordained to the work of an Evangelist, by the Association of the Western District of Vermont, met in Cornwall, (Vt.)— The Rev. Joseph Marshel made the introductory prayer. The Rev. William Jackson preached a sermon, from 2 Cor. i. 12. The Rev. Ebenezer Harwood Hymning around Jehovah's throne ; made the consecrating prayer-Can glory in redeeming love, The Rev. Job Swift, D. D. gave This song is ours-is all our own. the charge-The Rev. James Murdock gave the right hand of fellowship and the Rev. Lemuel Haynes made the concluding prayer. The whole scene was very serious and solemn.

Not Gabriel, with the choirs above,

Ye sons of men, redeem'd from

death,

By bleeding love and boundless grace;
Hofanna to the Prince of Peace.
In endless chorus swell the sound,

MIKROS.

Donations to the Missionary Society of Connecticut.

1804. 'June 1st.

July 3.

A Female Friend of Missions,

26. Samuel P. Robbins, in New Settlements,
A Friend of Missions from Cornwall,
A Friend of Missions from Symsbury,

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A Missionary Sermon, delivered at Hartford on the Evening of the Election Day, May 10, 1804, by the Rev. AMOS BASSET, of Hebron.

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JOHN VIII. 56.

Your Father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it and was glad.

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cordingly gives his professed friends in every age opportunities for the proof of their faithpromises to be believed, and excellent objects to be pursued.When a true believer hears the promise, that "all nations shall animated like one who hears the bow down before Jesus," he is distant shouts of victory. strong faith, like that of Abraham, need not lean upon sight; but, in a manner the most honorable to God, relies upon his faithfulness, when "he calleth things that be not as tho' they were. Rom. iv. 17.

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HROUGII the mercy of God, the same gospel that was preached to Abraham is brought nigh to us with increased brightness. "The light of the sun has become seven fold." Now, in the time of our probation, is to be tried our love to Jehovah our Saviour. It is to be ascertained by the faith to which it gives operation-by a tender regard for the divine honor-by a delight in the promotion of religion-and by a prompt and persevering obedi-"prove his own self. Let the ence to every plain intimation of the will of God.

1. If men have not faith in God, they neither love him nor please him. It is his fixed constitution also, that this faith must be proved by its fruits. He acVOL. V. No. 2.

2. The sincerity of professed love to God, must be manifested by a tender regard to the divine honor and a delight in the promotion of religion. By a total indifference to these, men betray a want of "the spirit of adoption." Let every one therefore

eye be turned to whole nations, not far distant, sunk in the darkness of heathenism and idolatry, ignorant and regardless of the God who made them, and tram, pling the divine honor in the dust.

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ferred to ought never to have a place.

In addition to the heathen, there are many others within our knowledge, particularly our brethren in the new settlements, whose situation claims from the friends of Chirst a compassion like that which he felt, when he

Ignorance of the feelings of God in relation to idolatry cannot be plead. It is the abominable thing which his soul abhoreth. Where then is our regard for the honor of Jehovah ? Destitute of such a regard shall we presume to address him by the endearing title of "Our Father who art in Heaven?" Well" beheld the multitudes as sheep may he reply to us, as he did without a shepherd." How many to hypocrites in former times, are there, of whom it may truly "If I be a father where is mine be said, that they are "without honor?" Mal. i. 6. God in the world;" living in a total neglect of their maker and his reasonable service. God is continually dishonored, and they are walking in the road to death.

Have any professors of religion been inattentive to the state of the heathen? Let such read a description of it in the first chapter to the Romans. Read Professors of the gospel canalso in the 3d chapter, from ver. not surely be ignorant of the 9th to ver. 19th. Read Gal. v. appropriate and only means of 19-21, and Eph. ii. 1, 11, 12.- remedying these evils. PhiloThe descriptions in these passa- sophers, both atheists and idolages do at least include their ters, have attempted in vain for state. Accordingly, the com- hundreds of years to reform mand is expressly given, "Go mankind. The cross of Christ, teach all nations." In opposi- made known in the gospel, is the tion to all this light, will any at- only mean of "pulling down tempt to maintain that the strong holds, casting down imaheathen stand in no need of the ginations, and every high thing gospel-that they stand as good that exalteth itself against the a chance for salvation without knowledge of God." The honthe gospel as with it-impeach- or of God is inseparably coning the wisdom of God, and en- nected with the prevalence of deavoring to persuade us that no the gospel. God has "magniexertions ought to be made to fied his word above all his send them the gospel? "This name" Psalm cxxxviii. 2. In persuasion" brethren "cometh proportion as the gospel spreads not of him who calleth us."- and prevails God is honored, his The carnal Jews were grieved, character is displayed, his perbut Abraham rejoiced, that the fections are brought forth to benefits of the Messiah's king-view, and "in the day of his dom might and should be ex-power," men are brought to tended to all nations. "know, love and serve him." That in particular situations, Then "one shall say I am the and under certain circumstances LORD'S; another shall call himthere may be reasons for send-self by the name of Jacob; and ing religious instruction to oth- another shall subscribe with ers rather than to the heathen, his hand unto the LORD. All will not be denied. But, among that see them shall acknowledge these reasons, the one just re-them, that they are the seed

which the LORD hath blessed. Then his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts" appears in his glorySee 44th and 61st chapters of Isaiah.

More particularly to one, go to the inhabitants of Africa-to another, encounter the perils of the deep, that you may visit the Islands of the sea-to another, go to the long-benighted heathen of the east-to another, repair to the heathen round about thy borders who are "perishing for lack of vision"-to another, go strengthen and confirm your brethren" who are deprived of the privileges they once enjoyed. "Gird up, all of you, the loins of your minds-

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3. God will try and prove our professions of love to him, by seeing how far we will yield an implicit, persevering obedience to his commands, without "conferring with flesh and blood."At times when true religion is most unpopular and most opposed, when the multitude have gone into idolatry, when the "love of the lukewarm has wax-be strong-I am your shield and

your exceeding great reward.”

To others who do not minister in holy things, is the command given, and not in words of "doubtful disputation," "Chargethem that are rich in this world, that they must not trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy ; that they be rea

ed cold, and the enemy is coming in like a flood;" then is there a special call for the real friends of Christ to appear openly for him, and evince that they are neither" ashamed of his words nor terrified by their adversaries." Apparent difficulties and impossibilities are not to weigh against the promises and plain commands of God.-dy to distribute, willing to comThe promises we have had before us. The commands are equally positive, "Go, teach all nations-go preach the gospel to every creature."

In whatever part of the vineyard the servants of God are placed, ought they not like Abraham to listen to the calls of duty and promptly obey them, even if they present difficulties as great as the voluntary "leaving of country, kindred," and friends-yea, the parting with an only son, or the "resisting unto blood?"

municate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life." Honor the great Melchisedec with your substance, in love to him and to the souls of men, and it shall be an odour of a sweet smell, well pleasing to God."

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And finally, to all who "make mention of the Lord," of all descriptions, accompany all your exertions with fervent prayer.All can perform this duty. fluenced therefore by that "charFew are, as yet, called to great ity which seeketh not her own, extremities. In the present pray without ceasing," that true day, however, some ambassa- religion may bless every creadors of Christ recognize such a ture under heaven. Sooner let command as this, "Get ye out" your tongue cleave to the roof of your country and from your kindred, and come into those lands which I shall shew you."

of your mouth," than cease to intercede for the prevalence of "pure and undefiled religion."

souls ;"not to plunder their

The aspect of the world at the present day, is calculated great-property; but to impart to them the "true riches ;"-not to tear them from all they hold dear and doom them to slavery, but to convey to them and theirs the "freedom of the children of God."

ly to awaken the attention of the friends of Zion. See, on the one hand, the activity of the adversary of souls. Having overspread Asia, Africa and the greatest part of Europe and America, he has threatned and purposed to overwhelm the "residue," and involve the whole earth in misery. For hundreds of years he "has made war with the saints;" but now, in "great wrath," appears to be bringing on the hottest of the battle :The trumpet does not give an uncertain sound."

See, on the other hand, the King of Zion "awaked as one out of sleep." Psalm lxxviii. 65. "The spirit of the Lord hath lifted up a standard against the enemy," according to his promise. The Lord, before our eyes, and before the eyes of many people, is giving demonstration of his power to " bruise Satan, to set at liberty the captive," and to bow the most stubborn hearted. His "arrows are made sharp in the hearts of his enemies; whereby the people fall under him."

Cannot the voice be heard from one place and another, "Come over and help us. Come ye to the help of the Lord against the mighty?"

See examples of those who have heard and obeyed, in the Apostolic Vanderkemp, and other men "like minded"-men who have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus."

The oceans begin to be traversed, and the most distant regions to be visited; not to destroy the lives of the wretched inhabitants, but to "save their

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Fathers and brethren, and all present who profess to fear God:

To us who are now alive is the cause of the blessed Redeemer committed. This is the cause which has employed the counsels of eternity, and in which the great Jehovah makes all his glory to pass before his intelligent creatures. This is the cause, for which the "Father gave his only begotten Son," for which the dear Immanuel shed his most precious blood upon the cross, and for which the Holy Ghost still condescends to visit these abodes of sorrow and spiritual death. This is the cause which has engaged the eager desires, the ardent prayers and the laborious exertions of "the excellent of the earth" in all ages;-to which God has made, and will make all events in the history of man subservi. ent;-which takes from the grave its victory, bringing in a glorious resurrection from the dead; and is to make millions and millions happy "in the presence of God and of the Lamb" forever and ever.

To the professed friends of Christ, now upon earth, is this cause committed. "The fathers and prophets" are gone. "Hav. ing served their generation by the will of God, they have fallen asleep :" not however, till they had bequeathed this cause to us with their dying breath. Shall

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