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34 ' l'IIEPRACTJCAJ: CHIUS'I' JAN,
Cillc inna li, July 23, 1840.
DCRr S ir lIud Brothel': '
1 arrived in tll ill city
271h June, ten el: l)' s from hOllie, without ncci ·
d ent or sic k ncs s. The we: llh er fOl' most part,
wus IVnl'm; hill th e ted iollsness of the j ourney
WllS grea tl)' llllev illled hy ng'I'Cenble truy ellillg
cOlllpanion « , 0111' cOlllpa lly- especia lly
wh iml · promisclfotlsness is c h iefly to be
~ Tlte scc olIC l Alllli ve rsllry of die New
E UI:"" I1 I1' lo n R el'isrlllWIlS oc iety will be holden
ill Bostofl , on lh e 2: Jd inst" allli conlillllQ
1\\' 11 O!' thrce duys. Jt will be lin interelilillg
luec liug.
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o:: r \ Ve leuru from Ihe Liberator thnt n
Sture Antl- S lave ry Couveurinn is uppointed 10
he holden lit WOrf'esl llr, on th e 71h lind 81h
duys o t Octob er 1 U:)( I , .\~ llidl is expected to IJfj
II gr elll galhe rin/:.
LE1" I'F. RS ' AND REMI1' TANCES.
fo'llI' rhe !! I'clltf'r s/; lis fucrioll of 0111' suhsl'riher
'" ulIll l'III' 1' Csl' 0llcllmts ahrOlul, WI' sha ll he'reulier
I'lIhli " I, in ellC~ h ' No , of rhe Pr~ ctical
C hl' is tilln, u lislof Lert lll's unci RemittlillceS
receivI: c1 lIillce th~ lu ~ t pr"(' ell illg No. - This
will illfill'lll nil co nee rnCfI of lh" fille of thei'r
COflllll! llIi,,: ctill ll", uilli " uve rhe elli tn r some occ:
csionul I" hor in : cclo lo\\' I. JtI:.: illl: ll)~ rec eipl ot
l ell e · I'~ 1111.1 1110IIey . , \ Ve oug hl 10 hllve comIIwnl'c,
1 t h,~ pllhl i"" 1ion , o f sndl u lillt IIlIone r i
hilt li S \\' e , hcli" v! l 110 lI1i ~ CIII'l'iu:.: es of / Oul'h
l'OllSI'II" /' III'" IUl\' e l'nppt'n etl , we fi ~ el Wllrt'llnt"
c1 ill Its _," ' ill/: 011,1' I'OI'l'C" pOlHlenl ll KelJt~ rnlly . ,
Ihut th l'il' 1" lIcr" ulld I'f'm inallf''' l' Itnve all be en
rccI'ive', I, ullIl cCll'I'eClly IItlen llell 10. , N ~ vel' lh
eless , ( i' r rhe mo re pf'rfef't sltlisfact ion of
I1 II1S" \\' ho h: cve rel' ell lly Wl'il/ flll li S, we will
~ o 11/\(' 1, wilh Ih ill lisl to Ihe fil'st l of. Ju ly,
gil' c Ih e illili uls 11111 1 residcn ce of 1111 ollr corresponcl
ellt ll wh () 8~ lett er s have heen reneivetl
s illee Ihut cIltl e.
Lr ~ ' r, rr:; r- I' . M, S lnmfo rcl, Cr,; for H: L.
(~ 1. . W. It. C. Meclw: cy Villn,! I', ~ h,($ 2,) S
W, , W . YrO\'., R. I. G, W. S. 13" yllltClu,
Ms. I\ liss H. 1\ 1. Dedhlllll, Ms. 1', 1\ 1. Plym oUlh,
Ms " li'r T . C. ($ 1.) H. l\ I. Jr. C iue in.
nutlls, N. Y. H, F', N, S nllg'lIs, Ms. Mr". 1\ 1.
B. P. Boston. 1\ 1ill" S. H. O . Roston, ($] 0.) G.
W. S. HlIylsrnn , 1\ 11', Mis" B, !\ to Declham,
1\ 18: P. 1\ 1. S illiinin. Brown Co. O. J. S. W.
\\' Q1' cest er , ( 8 1.) J, J. \ Vlltertown, J effel " OIl
Co. ; X. Y. ( 82, ) J , A, G. SOllthulllpton, 1\ 1" .
($ 1.) E. R. S: d.., il, Ms . ( 1;: 2,) P . II. B. Bozzll!
r~ ille. Cl, \ V, II . L . S Olllhhoro ll; r!., 1\ 1"._
C. G, ullIl wili> , SOIllI! ho l'OlI/.( h, Ms. P. l\ I. ' V.
A'fIIe" IIIlry, 1\ 1... fOl' S , C. ($ 1.) P. 1\ 1. PlymlIuth,
I\ I ". for J . &. L. 1\ 1. ($ 2.) - l\ I iss E. G.
Weh sler, I\ I". N. 0 , C. Gmfton, 1\ 1 ". S . W.
W . Provo R. I. 1". H. Boston. E. Q. Declhlllll,
l\ l il. S. J. l\ l . S ourh Scituale, Ms. E.
M, S. C ine innllli, Q. G. T. 1\ 1. In '' litution : o~
, Ihc Blinel, RC!! lton, ($ 1.) , P . M. She, rman, St.
J oseph Co. Mich. for L. · L. G. ($: 3.) D. S. W.
W. H, oylslon , Ms. N. J, W. Ameshury, Mil.
D. l\ I . G. S he rmun, S t. Josep!! CII. Mich. , P.
I\ f. Relldin/:, Vr. for S. C. L. ($ 1.) P ~ 1\ 1.
Rn ckfimJ, WinnehllJ( o Co. III., filr 1\ 1. W . A.
($ 2,) S . S . G. unll P. I\ 1. Mnnlills Centre, N.
Y. ($ 5,) L. ' 1;. Snllon, Mil; S : S. n, B1acks
tnne, ~ Is. " A gn es" Provo R. I. L. B. E .
Meclwu}' , !\ Is. C: H. W elltminister. Ms.
o:: rWe thank fully" ll cllnowleelge'lhe receipt
ofse vernI Interestin g pUIIlJlhlelS, I; mllng which
arePnul De im's ValedielUry Di scourse to the
Bulflnch sr. COlll-: regat ion, 13oslolI,- George
. R ipley's Sermon at the orrlinurion of John S.
Dwight us pastor of the se eo nd Co ng regationIII
Church ill Northampton, l\! lIss., togethe r
with DI'. Clllllllling's Chnrge, IIl1el the other
principn! se rvices of th e occnsion ; ' n lso Ed.
W111'( 1 Pa lmer's " Lell er to those who think."
, deluded into the notion thnt th ey ca n promote
Goel's cause, hy dressillg it IIfl in the gewgaws
, sturs und : l'urters of'huumu pride. Tirey
will finrl th eir mi stuke, 0111' all- wise Father
ill heav en has never yet chosen such methods
ofcunvertiug munkind to righteousness,
\ I'R AYER OF ' rwo CUa ISTU;> I CIUP L ,~ I NS .
" 1\ vo heavy nrllled, gullum IIlCn · ol: wllr ; lIel: t
for hnlll e, They, ar e se nl ( 1111 hy twu CllI'i,~ lilm
Governme,! ts ( 1) to alllloy nnd Ileslroy elldl
othe r . They lire ' curelillly ' I'rovidel) wi th a
Rev . Cltristimc C hllJllnili eac h, (!) . 10 I'my fill'
lhe olher' l! destruclion. They ha ve Ii'olll 500
10 1000 men enc h, ull reglilurly lrllill ell 10 lh e
w'OI'k o fli lll'l1gh le r. The Cupluills, lo o, lIre liiOilS
comll, un imlltlS in ' th e Chr isl iilll CIIIII'I: h. Alulnow
hehold th ese two lIIiui~ t cl's Ill' lh e
Illeek IIl1d lowl y J esu s, ( wilh' the runk und fl ~ y
of second lielltenants,) hoth fll'llying wilh np.
lifted hUIlc11i to the God of lov e, ill lh e IIUUle uf
th e J> riuce of Penc e, for grllee alld slre nglh to
ohtiili a g lorio lls viclory , " 0 God " of In\'(' ,
th roll l: h th y ' Son J eslI" Chris l, 1I! ld fill' his sl! I'I;,
gra ul th y se l'Vllnls wighl aucl ~ ki ll , so 10 ti: d ll
with th eir (' 111' 11111 wellpOlls- their e ngi nes of
Ilelllh- IIS 10 co \' e r th e euemY' 1l eleck ~ speeelily
witll hl oOfI nlul gore- as to hnri'y tllllny ' souls
., . ullprepllred illlo e ter llicy, 111111 cnll se 1II111' y
widows und urphalls 10 1I10011' n lh e loss of lh eir
narllrial glla l'llia lls,- lIho ve all, 118 lhnt lVe tfiy
dlildrclI, 111111 th ose who hire , ns III do lhi s merciful
t. tui llus, IllIving gllined II complele I'ictory,
lIIuy offer " Te l) enm " in thy ho'lIse ' of
prllyei', a nd rej oice to, gell lflr ill th e wOl: k ofour
handli. ' An , l ' uow, O. Lord , wilY . lthy kin g,1.0111
eOllle : II1f1 th y will he Iion e o n e a r th as in
he/ wen," liU " a ll s hllil kllow th ee fr'OIll the
least 10 Ihe gr l: llle> lI ," lIIlll lh er e he " nou e to
hllrt or to Iles trllY in 1111 thy hol y 1I1011111nin." \
V e as k it iu d eep sinl : eri ty , lhrough h im who
IiiI'd furgi villg Itis en emies, even 0111' L ord IlIIel
S lI v i ll~ J esu s CllI'ist " ! ! !! c!. J)
Render, what 110 yOIl lhink of tl, C'se Rev.
Li eUlf'Uunt s praying, 0 11 glwd p" y, for 1' II(' h
o the r's , c1esu ' u ct ioll ? ! Do lh ey know Whlll
IlInnlWr of s pi r it th ey llre of? Are tfley' th e
di sciples of Him who slIicl-" T he SOli oflllan
is not cOllie 10 , Iesrroy IIICU'S livils, hill 10 sllve
th elll ?" Yel th ey are reglll" rly eclllcated und
npi, roveel lIIillister s of " lite Clmrclt," nllll ''' tlte
Church" IIpholels all this governlllclItallUurder
- Ihis ill'lt! rnlllional bUlcil ery of the 11ll1I; an
mee! 0 whllt a I'chllrch or Chri~ I!" \ VIoal
" m inisle rs of Christ!" " lIe th~ t hath an ea r
tll hcar, let h, jm hear."
THE WORLlI'S CONVENTIfIN.
The \ Vorld's Anti- Slavery Convention, so LF. TTERS & c. CO=" TrNUED.
c llllell, r~ c eil\ ly ' held in London, tllrned Ollt to The E d ilor ch ecrfillly gives' place to' the
1le miher a worldly a, ffair, in which, 8S we . continllation of Letters, und eXlra cts ofLetlers,
juelgc, the rlpirit of this loorld, ftlHl1I deSire to . li'orn hrethren ' ahrond,- whose plain, nnstud-
IIlllke a I( reat worldly sho w, sadly predominllt- ied commllliicatioD8 l: lInnot fail to interetlt and
ed ovel' lho't divine sp, irit which led 0111' LO, rel profit 1111 thaI delight , in the simplicity oftrlle
Jestls C hr isl lo IIIl1ke himselfof no reputatIOn ' Christiunity.
nlltOllg men, in order to th eir slllvation. \ Ve,
grow more lind more sick ofthp;" e hollow ' elis ·
pluys in religion and philulIlhropy, where the
vanity of mortnl menconrts Ihe gaping 1Ie1l11i,
ration ofth e world 1I1lhe ex pense oftl'lllh lind
righleonsn ess. Greal names IIIHI gre at IInm ·
her s lire 100 lIIuch d ep end ed on, eve n hy many
worlhy men . lI ellce lh ey lire . sometimes
11101' 1' IInxious 10 he in lhe fasltion of the .\ Vo rll!,
th all in th e grn ce 01 Goei. Or rUlher, th ey ure
themselv es mn ch nearer agreed than th ey
seemed 10 imagine. \ Ve muy hereafter tak e
np thi s subje ct nnd present ' our' views ofchnrch
, eonsrluu ion nud power, but we ha/ ve not time
to en la rge ot present. The dehut e on these
points finally subsided, anrl the Couvention
went on with th e consideration ofvarious Resolur
ion s re por ted hy the business Committe;
of which we ex pect a fiJllr~ porl in the ' Church
Reform er,' n new paper, devoted to the cnu se
of Ch ristiun Union. To whut conclusion the
Convention finally eurue in respect 10 th e recommeudatiou
of lIICIISUre" for th e prom ot ion
of theirmaln nbj ect, we arc unabl e t o. st ute, us
we leli before irs proceedings were fully IIIUtu
red , \ Vhe! l we obtain Uco py of th e forth coming
report, we s ha ll he uIJIIJ to s peak with
1II0re safety unrl freed om. \ Vhether [ we shull
feel it ou rdllt)' to RI ' l"' ov e or rlisupprove 1111
th e measu res proposed fill' th e promotion of
Chrlstiau Union, we" cun 10', 111' 1' d eteruriue
, wh en we huv e ha, l l UI " I'porllllli ly ro n- ad lit e
Resouh ion 8 o( IIIlJCUlIvellt ion ill lh eir propel'
connection . Blit wh eth er we UPIJl'O\' C or d is a
pp ro ve ' o f t h o~ e lIIp. nl" lIres, Ive distincl) Y suy,
tllllt we ure glnd ( he COllve nrio'n W: I S culled,
111111 that ,,: e were 1' 1' 1''''' 111 111 i l~ di~' Jl ssi oll s .-
, It WIIS II gn, therillg of IIIl1ny nohl e und Iree
mi; lIls, , ind' cnnllo t filii In h., I'rod nel il'e of
gr enl gooel.
affected, declauiatory , captious assembly of
self- seek ers, self- exhibitors-, lind self- worshippel's
. • We cannot help thinking thut most of
9\ 1 1' religious, ec clesiastical, ' mora l and philunthropic
meetings pnrtnke t oo lar gely o f II
~ orld ly spirit. Too much, we fear, is don e
for popular effect- to, overawe, dnzzf e, u8101I isl~
and captivate the multitudev--- us if simple
! l'ulh'and rig hteousness worthily presented on
their own merits, had but little power ol' ~ r th e
human heart. \ Ve place a differ ent estimate
011 things, and exp eet differenr results. Ne vertheless,
we will not assume all IIiI'. nf'ceusor ship
ov er the asssociuted public proceedin gs
of ou r fellow men', hut content ourselv es with
a mod est commendation of what we deem " a
more exce llent wily." In hehnlf'of th e Conference
helel nt Southboro', we tend er th eir frnternal
sa lututions to all in eve ry pla ce whose
fellowship is with the Father and the 8 0n affectiountely
iu viting tltCIII to meet with us
on these occusions whene ver th ey con veni entIy
cun , unci wh en th ey elllillot lIIee: w'liia us, to
address us, friendly e pist les, \ vhielj mllYhe read
in CO ll le re l~ e for onl'l · c1ificntion . \ A few suc h
" ,
were reud at Olll' last gllthe r ill!!, und we llOlle
man)' 1lI0re will be fOl'lvllrd ed ill sell"' Pn 101' lh e
next , wlti ch will be d uly nOlifie, 1 t l\ ro llg h lite
PrncticllI Chr ist illn. And now lII11y th e GOII
ofull grllce, ev en the Falher 01 Olll' Lord J cs us
Christ, builcillsup iu lh e most holy lililh , IUIII
pllrify qs UlJlO hirll self u peeuliur people, zeul l?
ns of good works. Aud throu~ 11 lh e " dJentual
workiug wh erehy he is lIhle e \' e n III su hdll
e all lllin gs IIntO Iaimself," may he 1! lUke us
fa ithti l l ;; uI'JeI'IS mid herald~ ofllint kinKel~ m
Ivlaieh s hllll swallow'up jill othe r killgdolll s,
111111 never pass llWa)' .
U: SION CO: olVENTION.
This Convention lIsselllhlell in Gro lon, Muss.,
on \ Vednesdny, tlte 1211t 1I1~, alld co n tin ned,
through a series or lneeet ings nll til th e ensuing
Frid1ty no on . II wa s orgnni zed hy lh l) ch ;:; ice '
01' 01'. AlJ10s Farnsworth, as Presid elll, and ' E .
Qnincy, 0, J olln~ on. und L. Burleigh,' as Secretaries.
Ahout 275 per8on s , mnl e and femnle,
from \' a rioll~ parl8 o f New E ng htllel Billi N I~
York, ellro lled th eir lIames as IlI erllher~. By
the terllls of th e call , lUI)' one prolh l; ing 10 he
n friend of the Red eem er : I/ Id refill'ln, might
llllhscrihe lhe roll. It IVIIS not stl'llnge, th er efore,
lhal Ihe Convenlion preselll ed on e o f lhe
most mOlley nnd uniqll e as~ emhli es eve r IIro't
' toge llltH' for th e promolion or a Christian ob ·
j ecr. Those wh o orig ina ted tlte ul e ~ lill g ~ oo n
' lo lJncl i~ illlposs ihie to pr oceed with th eir plan
of husiness iu th e mllnne r 11I'op osed. Ques-,
lions arose on poinls which th ey had iut ellli ell
s hould remllin untonched, lit leost till soule fil'
' I llre oc cnsio n. The 1II0S,' important of th ~'.. e
rel al ell to the nalllre, constiUltion'lIIHl uUlllOI':
ity of local Churches. A ~ va rl\ l COllfliCl of
op in ion Sllec lleded , in which so 1 ~ llIn y were
allxiou s to eXpt'ess th eir views ; that tllt~ y
crowded each or~ er for lllwran e l~: nnel proba.
hly ohliged some to he silenl who would glndIy
have SPlJlwn.. ,\ Ve Ilid not admil'li thi s slale
of things, althongh we \~ ere vp. ry hllPi'Y ' to Slle
among the . Iehaler s, if so th ey muy he termecl,
a prollliuent kil! dness of spirit. \ Ve never
witnessell so earnest ' n discus,. ion, in which ,
on the whole, there was so lilli e unhecoming
temper and langullge. Slill, IVP. shou ld hnv e
heen hell er plells e, d with less tallling lItlll more .
patielll thinking. \ Ve Wlllll 10 see p'roressed
Chrisiians slow 10speak, ready to Itear, nlld lieliherute
in judgem ent. As is usilll; in s uc h
cuses, too many of the sp eakers lIIisappli£' d
th ei r opponents' views , nnd nn intentionally
drew fulse inferences from their stateme n ts. The
house see mp.; 1 to tli vicle into tlVO ~ e nc l'll l
parlies- the line mailllainingthat loc al Churches
were a sort of divine organization , w'ilh peculiur
; llJthor ily aud Ilrerogatives- nn( 1 th e
other th aI th ey Iver e a purely human organi.
zotion , or volnntary association, which could
not in th e nalllre of things assllme any author ·
Ily or pr erogatives f10t possessetl hy the huli viduals
of wh ich th ey were composel!. The
di scnssion ca lleel out lIIany importallt truths,
good ideas, If. nd interesting suggeslions, which
we ca nnot dou llt will , he rea tie l' pl'olluce wh oles'ome
fruil in the mimls of both pnrti es. \ Ve
regrelled only th at the pr eci se ground on
which each stood, alle\ the t; eul pra cli cal d iffer ·
ence betw~ en ' their resp ective ideal Ch nrc hes
wa s not a little more cl early definecl ; as we
cannot help th ink ing lh ey would ha ve found
THE PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN.
lUendon, September 1, 1840.
yon canopy, of hlue, lit yoo sun , moon, plan ets,
comets, sra rs- c- wo r lds innumerable, each with
creatures lnnumerable t dart onward beyond
the vision of telescopic power, among those
remoter glohes of peopled cre ntion, never
reached by human eye! 0 what a ttniVel'se!
Bill go back and endeavor to find the beginning:
stretch forward and find the end. Seek
in the heights above angelic perfection, in the
depths below the du lIest specimen 01 an imat- .
ed nature. Count ' Up those who have lived,
' lind those who stl a'lI live. Survey the vast
chain ofbeing from the highest to the lowest,
contemplate th eirmUlIllions, their progress
through successive stages of exi stence! ! Great
God, woo but thou of infinite power,
' could have produced all IIlese! Who hut thou
of infinite , wisdom could hove produced them
in suc h perfection, gradation and wenderful
order! Who but ihou of infinite goodness ;
1I11. hen evolent, all- holy, could hnve peopled
the boundless ex i'nnse, for the sake of blessing
it to all etel'll . ity ! We are lost in thi s uhy ss of
lhought. Our finit- e minds cannot tnk e ill so
, vast a theme. Let us filII down in s pir it , confess
our nothingness, adore ouf infinite l\ Iaker,
aud rejoice that suc h a~ God pr esid es over s llc h
a universe . 0 Ict us stalld in uwe of him, let
us love him, let us worship him, let us ' coufid e
iu him, I~ t us oheyhim- tlenceforlh ar, lIl forever
more.
CO; olf'ERENCE AT SOUTHBORO'.
Our Quurterly Conferen ce ul S outhhoroll gh
on lhe 10th and 11th of Augusl, for , lhe promotion
ofprnclicul Christillnity, mure than renlized
our highest expectntions of llp ir irnlll
pleasure nnd profil. A, lthough , n few Ilellr
, brethren were nllsent, wh om we h'nel hoped 10
greet, yet th e nttelulnnce of Chrislirin li'ientl s
from various plnc es , was more nUlllel'OnS limn
on allY former occasion. We were very kind.
Iy received l, y our helov ed HI'S. Gludding,
Lord, and oth er s ofthllt pla ce, wh ose unwell-'
ri ed~ exertion8 for our comfort emitlc th em 10
our warmest gratiu; de. One pnblic sen' ice
wall iheltf in Jk. Lord's meeling honse, 011
Monday evenin/{, lit which lhe Edilor of lh is
' Paper preached from lh~ words-" If a ny mn~
IlDve not the s pir it ofChrisI, he is ' no ne ofhis.','
Rom. ,8:' 9 . 131'. D. R. L~ mson aftenvards 01' fert'd
1111 exhortation, and Br. wrd conchHfed
wirh Jlr~ y'er. The othel' ' exerc ises were of II
lnore socialr. horllcter, und were hold cn in n
conveni ent hall of Br. Gllldding's dwellillg
flOuse . There , laying nside lIie fOl'lnaliti es of
worldly order, ancl display, with no pr ' lsid ent
1mt Christ, no bu sin ess committee IJlIl th e ., iv~
ns sllirit, no rules of order IJlII lh e d icrales of
I"' ain, common sense, nnd no secr etllry bl. ll
• memory; all who hud a wonl of prllyel', pl' 8i~ e ;
exllOrtation, inquiry, oriiloctrine, s puke with out
restrailll to patient ears. There wer e no
poillls oforder toselll e, and no appeals to pnr ·
linmentory mannals. One waiteel fOl' an oth el '
to discharge his mind wilhout clltimillg th e
fl~ or, and when occasionally a few illolilen llO
of s ilence intervened, the tim e was not deem ·
ed the less profilable. There WIlS , Christian
freedom, light, , love and order in an eminc nt
Ilegree, without the nrtifi(, ial forms, of organization
and proceedin~. It is pel'nl iarly pleusant
to associate with li'iends in thi s monner,
and we believe we spenk the common senriment
ofall who participated iii this conferencf',
when we 8lIy in the besl se nse - " it was g ood 10
be there." It is encoul'aging to know thnt
these Quarterly galhe~ ings have steadily increased
in nnmbers _ a nd spiritulliity. There I
is room for improvem ent, and we Ilave no
doubt improveme! lt will be rnad e. A stendy
growth in grace and in conformilY to the ' di vine
order is the privilege of minds who IllIve
no selfish, partizan or sectarian end" to promote.
To be sure there is nothing ahout
these meetings calculated to excite a worldly
admiration or ambition; lIeither great lIomes,
great numbers, great learnilli, nor , any thing
else great atier the fashion of this parading .
age . Onr ahow in the flesh is any thing but
' imposiug. Those who Jove to bdin a crowd,
~ ndt'htbustleof human smarlllesss, will be
ofjuite ~ ul li ke ly to trouble us with th eir comru,
ny fordle preseut; and we devoutly hope the
( 11ty 18hw distant when this humble lind 1111 ·
ltretoodtirig band will grow into ' a pompous ,
Cillc inna li, July 23, 1840.
DCRr S ir lIud Brothel': '
1 arrived in tll ill city
271h June, ten el: l)' s from hOllie, without ncci ·
d ent or sic k ncs s. The we: llh er fOl' most part,
wus IVnl'm; hill th e ted iollsness of the j ourney
WllS grea tl)' llllev illled hy ng'I'Cenble truy ellillg
cOlllpanion « , 0111' cOlllpa lly- especia lly
wh iml · promisclfotlsness is c h iefly to be
~ Tlte scc olIC l Alllli ve rsllry of die New
E UI:"" I1 I1' lo n R el'isrlllWIlS oc iety will be holden
ill Bostofl , on lh e 2: Jd inst" allli conlillllQ
1\\' 11 O!' thrce duys. Jt will be lin interelilillg
luec liug.
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o:: r \ Ve leuru from Ihe Liberator thnt n
Sture Antl- S lave ry Couveurinn is uppointed 10
he holden lit WOrf'esl llr, on th e 71h lind 81h
duys o t Octob er 1 U:)( I , .\~ llidl is expected to IJfj
II gr elll galhe rin/:.
LE1" I'F. RS ' AND REMI1' TANCES.
fo'llI' rhe !! I'clltf'r s/; lis fucrioll of 0111' suhsl'riher
'" ulIll l'III' 1' Csl' 0llcllmts ahrOlul, WI' sha ll he'reulier
I'lIhli " I, in ellC~ h ' No , of rhe Pr~ ctical
C hl' is tilln, u lislof Lert lll's unci RemittlillceS
receivI: c1 lIillce th~ lu ~ t pr"(' ell illg No. - This
will illfill'lll nil co nee rnCfI of lh" fille of thei'r
COflllll! llIi,,: ctill ll", uilli " uve rhe elli tn r some occ:
csionul I" hor in : cclo lo\\' I. JtI:.: illl: ll)~ rec eipl ot
l ell e · I'~ 1111.1 1110IIey . , \ Ve oug hl 10 hllve comIIwnl'c,
1 t h,~ pllhl i"" 1ion , o f sndl u lillt IIlIone r i
hilt li S \\' e , hcli" v! l 110 lI1i ~ CIII'l'iu:.: es of / Oul'h
l'OllSI'II" /' III'" IUl\' e l'nppt'n etl , we fi ~ el Wllrt'llnt"
c1 ill Its _," ' ill/: 011,1' I'OI'l'C" pOlHlenl ll KelJt~ rnlly . ,
Ihut th l'il' 1" lIcr" ulld I'f'm inallf''' l' Itnve all be en
rccI'ive', I, ullIl cCll'I'eClly IItlen llell 10. , N ~ vel' lh
eless , ( i' r rhe mo re pf'rfef't sltlisfact ion of
I1 II1S" \\' ho h: cve rel' ell lly Wl'il/ flll li S, we will
~ o 11/\(' 1, wilh Ih ill lisl to Ihe fil'st l of. Ju ly,
gil' c Ih e illili uls 11111 1 residcn ce of 1111 ollr corresponcl
ellt ll wh () 8~ lett er s have heen reneivetl
s illee Ihut cIltl e.
Lr ~ ' r, rr:; r- I' . M, S lnmfo rcl, Cr,; for H: L.
(~ 1. . W. It. C. Meclw: cy Villn,! I', ~ h,($ 2,) S
W, , W . YrO\'., R. I. G, W. S. 13" yllltClu,
Ms. I\ liss H. 1\ 1. Dedhlllll, Ms. 1', 1\ 1. Plym oUlh,
Ms " li'r T . C. ($ 1.) H. l\ I. Jr. C iue in.
nutlls, N. Y. H, F', N, S nllg'lIs, Ms. Mr". 1\ 1.
B. P. Boston. 1\ 1ill" S. H. O . Roston, ($] 0.) G.
W. S. HlIylsrnn , 1\ 11', Mis" B, !\ to Declham,
1\ 18: P. 1\ 1. S illiinin. Brown Co. O. J. S. W.
\\' Q1' cest er , ( 8 1.) J, J. \ Vlltertown, J effel " OIl
Co. ; X. Y. ( 82, ) J , A, G. SOllthulllpton, 1\ 1" .
($ 1.) E. R. S: d.., il, Ms . ( 1;: 2,) P . II. B. Bozzll!
r~ ille. Cl, \ V, II . L . S Olllhhoro ll; r!., 1\ 1"._
C. G, ullIl wili> , SOIllI! ho l'OlI/.( h, Ms. P. l\ I. ' V.
A'fIIe" IIIlry, 1\ 1... fOl' S , C. ($ 1.) P. 1\ 1. PlymlIuth,
I\ I ". for J . &. L. 1\ 1. ($ 2.) - l\ I iss E. G.
Weh sler, I\ I". N. 0 , C. Gmfton, 1\ 1 ". S . W.
W . Provo R. I. 1". H. Boston. E. Q. Declhlllll,
l\ l il. S. J. l\ l . S ourh Scituale, Ms. E.
M, S. C ine innllli, Q. G. T. 1\ 1. In '' litution : o~
, Ihc Blinel, RC!! lton, ($ 1.) , P . M. She, rman, St.
J oseph Co. Mich. for L. · L. G. ($: 3.) D. S. W.
W. H, oylslon , Ms. N. J, W. Ameshury, Mil.
D. l\ I . G. S he rmun, S t. Josep!! CII. Mich. , P.
I\ f. Relldin/:, Vr. for S. C. L. ($ 1.) P ~ 1\ 1.
Rn ckfimJ, WinnehllJ( o Co. III., filr 1\ 1. W . A.
($ 2,) S . S . G. unll P. I\ 1. Mnnlills Centre, N.
Y. ($ 5,) L. ' 1;. Snllon, Mil; S : S. n, B1acks
tnne, ~ Is. " A gn es" Provo R. I. L. B. E .
Meclwu}' , !\ Is. C: H. W elltminister. Ms.
o:: rWe thank fully" ll cllnowleelge'lhe receipt
ofse vernI Interestin g pUIIlJlhlelS, I; mllng which
arePnul De im's ValedielUry Di scourse to the
Bulflnch sr. COlll-: regat ion, 13oslolI,- George
. R ipley's Sermon at the orrlinurion of John S.
Dwight us pastor of the se eo nd Co ng regationIII
Church ill Northampton, l\! lIss., togethe r
with DI'. Clllllllling's Chnrge, IIl1el the other
principn! se rvices of th e occnsion ; ' n lso Ed.
W111'( 1 Pa lmer's " Lell er to those who think."
, deluded into the notion thnt th ey ca n promote
Goel's cause, hy dressillg it IIfl in the gewgaws
, sturs und : l'urters of'huumu pride. Tirey
will finrl th eir mi stuke, 0111' all- wise Father
ill heav en has never yet chosen such methods
ofcunvertiug munkind to righteousness,
\ I'R AYER OF ' rwo CUa ISTU;> I CIUP L ,~ I NS .
" 1\ vo heavy nrllled, gullum IIlCn · ol: wllr ; lIel: t
for hnlll e, They, ar e se nl ( 1111 hy twu CllI'i,~ lilm
Governme,! ts ( 1) to alllloy nnd Ileslroy elldl
othe r . They lire ' curelillly ' I'rovidel) wi th a
Rev . Cltristimc C hllJllnili eac h, (!) . 10 I'my fill'
lhe olher' l! destruclion. They ha ve Ii'olll 500
10 1000 men enc h, ull reglilurly lrllill ell 10 lh e
w'OI'k o fli lll'l1gh le r. The Cupluills, lo o, lIre liiOilS
comll, un imlltlS in ' th e Chr isl iilll CIIIII'I: h. Alulnow
hehold th ese two lIIiui~ t cl's Ill' lh e
Illeek IIl1d lowl y J esu s, ( wilh' the runk und fl ~ y
of second lielltenants,) hoth fll'llying wilh np.
lifted hUIlc11i to the God of lov e, ill lh e IIUUle uf
th e J> riuce of Penc e, for grllee alld slre nglh to
ohtiili a g lorio lls viclory , " 0 God " of In\'(' ,
th roll l: h th y ' Son J eslI" Chris l, 1I! ld fill' his sl! I'I;,
gra ul th y se l'Vllnls wighl aucl ~ ki ll , so 10 ti: d ll
with th eir (' 111' 11111 wellpOlls- their e ngi nes of
Ilelllh- IIS 10 co \' e r th e euemY' 1l eleck ~ speeelily
witll hl oOfI nlul gore- as to hnri'y tllllny ' souls
., . ullprepllred illlo e ter llicy, 111111 cnll se 1II111' y
widows und urphalls 10 1I10011' n lh e loss of lh eir
narllrial glla l'llia lls,- lIho ve all, 118 lhnt lVe tfiy
dlildrclI, 111111 th ose who hire , ns III do lhi s merciful
t. tui llus, IllIving gllined II complele I'ictory,
lIIuy offer " Te l) enm " in thy ho'lIse ' of
prllyei', a nd rej oice to, gell lflr ill th e wOl: k ofour
handli. ' An , l ' uow, O. Lord , wilY . lthy kin g,1.0111
eOllle : II1f1 th y will he Iion e o n e a r th as in
he/ wen," liU " a ll s hllil kllow th ee fr'OIll the
least 10 Ihe gr l: llle> lI ," lIIlll lh er e he " nou e to
hllrt or to Iles trllY in 1111 thy hol y 1I1011111nin." \
V e as k it iu d eep sinl : eri ty , lhrough h im who
IiiI'd furgi villg Itis en emies, even 0111' L ord IlIIel
S lI v i ll~ J esu s CllI'ist " ! ! !! c!. J)
Render, what 110 yOIl lhink of tl, C'se Rev.
Li eUlf'Uunt s praying, 0 11 glwd p" y, for 1' II(' h
o the r's , c1esu ' u ct ioll ? ! Do lh ey know Whlll
IlInnlWr of s pi r it th ey llre of? Are tfley' th e
di sciples of Him who slIicl-" T he SOli oflllan
is not cOllie 10 , Iesrroy IIICU'S livils, hill 10 sllve
th elll ?" Yel th ey are reglll" rly eclllcated und
npi, roveel lIIillister s of " lite Clmrclt," nllll ''' tlte
Church" IIpholels all this governlllclItallUurder
- Ihis ill'lt! rnlllional bUlcil ery of the 11ll1I; an
mee! 0 whllt a I'chllrch or Chri~ I!" \ VIoal
" m inisle rs of Christ!" " lIe th~ t hath an ea r
tll hcar, let h, jm hear."
THE WORLlI'S CONVENTIfIN.
The \ Vorld's Anti- Slavery Convention, so LF. TTERS & c. CO=" TrNUED.
c llllell, r~ c eil\ ly ' held in London, tllrned Ollt to The E d ilor ch ecrfillly gives' place to' the
1le miher a worldly a, ffair, in which, 8S we . continllation of Letters, und eXlra cts ofLetlers,
juelgc, the rlpirit of this loorld, ftlHl1I deSire to . li'orn hrethren ' ahrond,- whose plain, nnstud-
IIlllke a I( reat worldly sho w, sadly predominllt- ied commllliicatioD8 l: lInnot fail to interetlt and
ed ovel' lho't divine sp, irit which led 0111' LO, rel profit 1111 thaI delight , in the simplicity oftrlle
Jestls C hr isl lo IIIl1ke himselfof no reputatIOn ' Christiunity.
nlltOllg men, in order to th eir slllvation. \ Ve,
grow more lind more sick ofthp;" e hollow ' elis ·
pluys in religion and philulIlhropy, where the
vanity of mortnl menconrts Ihe gaping 1Ie1l11i,
ration ofth e world 1I1lhe ex pense oftl'lllh lind
righleonsn ess. Greal names IIIHI gre at IInm ·
her s lire 100 lIIuch d ep end ed on, eve n hy many
worlhy men . lI ellce lh ey lire . sometimes
11101' 1' IInxious 10 he in lhe fasltion of the .\ Vo rll!,
th all in th e grn ce 01 Goei. Or rUlher, th ey ure
themselv es mn ch nearer agreed than th ey
seemed 10 imagine. \ Ve muy hereafter tak e
np thi s subje ct nnd present ' our' views ofchnrch
, eonsrluu ion nud power, but we ha/ ve not time
to en la rge ot present. The dehut e on these
points finally subsided, anrl the Couvention
went on with th e consideration ofvarious Resolur
ion s re por ted hy the business Committe;
of which we ex pect a fiJllr~ porl in the ' Church
Reform er,' n new paper, devoted to the cnu se
of Ch ristiun Union. To whut conclusion the
Convention finally eurue in respect 10 th e recommeudatiou
of lIICIISUre" for th e prom ot ion
of theirmaln nbj ect, we arc unabl e t o. st ute, us
we leli before irs proceedings were fully IIIUtu
red , \ Vhe! l we obtain Uco py of th e forth coming
report, we s ha ll he uIJIIJ to s peak with
1II0re safety unrl freed om. \ Vhether [ we shull
feel it ou rdllt)' to RI ' l"' ov e or rlisupprove 1111
th e measu res proposed fill' th e promotion of
Chrlstiau Union, we" cun 10', 111' 1' d eteruriue
, wh en we huv e ha, l l UI " I'porllllli ly ro n- ad lit e
Resouh ion 8 o( IIIlJCUlIvellt ion ill lh eir propel'
connection . Blit wh eth er we UPIJl'O\' C or d is a
pp ro ve ' o f t h o~ e lIIp. nl" lIres, Ive distincl) Y suy,
tllllt we ure glnd ( he COllve nrio'n W: I S culled,
111111 that ,,: e were 1' 1' 1''''' 111 111 i l~ di~' Jl ssi oll s .-
, It WIIS II gn, therillg of IIIl1ny nohl e und Iree
mi; lIls, , ind' cnnllo t filii In h., I'rod nel il'e of
gr enl gooel.
affected, declauiatory , captious assembly of
self- seek ers, self- exhibitors-, lind self- worshippel's
. • We cannot help thinking thut most of
9\ 1 1' religious, ec clesiastical, ' mora l and philunthropic
meetings pnrtnke t oo lar gely o f II
~ orld ly spirit. Too much, we fear, is don e
for popular effect- to, overawe, dnzzf e, u8101I isl~
and captivate the multitudev--- us if simple
! l'ulh'and rig hteousness worthily presented on
their own merits, had but little power ol' ~ r th e
human heart. \ Ve place a differ ent estimate
011 things, and exp eet differenr results. Ne vertheless,
we will not assume all IIiI'. nf'ceusor ship
ov er the asssociuted public proceedin gs
of ou r fellow men', hut content ourselv es with
a mod est commendation of what we deem " a
more exce llent wily." In hehnlf'of th e Conference
helel nt Southboro', we tend er th eir frnternal
sa lututions to all in eve ry pla ce whose
fellowship is with the Father and the 8 0n affectiountely
iu viting tltCIII to meet with us
on these occusions whene ver th ey con veni entIy
cun , unci wh en th ey elllillot lIIee: w'liia us, to
address us, friendly e pist les, \ vhielj mllYhe read
in CO ll le re l~ e for onl'l · c1ificntion . \ A few suc h
" ,
were reud at Olll' last gllthe r ill!!, und we llOlle
man)' 1lI0re will be fOl'lvllrd ed ill sell"' Pn 101' lh e
next , wlti ch will be d uly nOlifie, 1 t l\ ro llg h lite
PrncticllI Chr ist illn. And now lII11y th e GOII
ofull grllce, ev en the Falher 01 Olll' Lord J cs us
Christ, builcillsup iu lh e most holy lililh , IUIII
pllrify qs UlJlO hirll self u peeuliur people, zeul l?
ns of good works. Aud throu~ 11 lh e " dJentual
workiug wh erehy he is lIhle e \' e n III su hdll
e all lllin gs IIntO Iaimself," may he 1! lUke us
fa ithti l l ;; uI'JeI'IS mid herald~ ofllint kinKel~ m
Ivlaieh s hllll swallow'up jill othe r killgdolll s,
111111 never pass llWa)' .
U: SION CO: olVENTION.
This Convention lIsselllhlell in Gro lon, Muss.,
on \ Vednesdny, tlte 1211t 1I1~, alld co n tin ned,
through a series or lneeet ings nll til th e ensuing
Frid1ty no on . II wa s orgnni zed hy lh l) ch ;:; ice '
01' 01'. AlJ10s Farnsworth, as Presid elll, and ' E .
Qnincy, 0, J olln~ on. und L. Burleigh,' as Secretaries.
Ahout 275 per8on s , mnl e and femnle,
from \' a rioll~ parl8 o f New E ng htllel Billi N I~
York, ellro lled th eir lIames as IlI erllher~. By
the terllls of th e call , lUI)' one prolh l; ing 10 he
n friend of the Red eem er : I/ Id refill'ln, might
llllhscrihe lhe roll. It IVIIS not stl'llnge, th er efore,
lhal Ihe Convenlion preselll ed on e o f lhe
most mOlley nnd uniqll e as~ emhli es eve r IIro't
' toge llltH' for th e promolion or a Christian ob ·
j ecr. Those wh o orig ina ted tlte ul e ~ lill g ~ oo n
' lo lJncl i~ illlposs ihie to pr oceed with th eir plan
of husiness iu th e mllnne r 11I'op osed. Ques-,
lions arose on poinls which th ey had iut ellli ell
s hould remllin untonched, lit leost till soule fil'
' I llre oc cnsio n. The 1II0S,' important of th ~'.. e
rel al ell to the nalllre, constiUltion'lIIHl uUlllOI':
ity of local Churches. A ~ va rl\ l COllfliCl of
op in ion Sllec lleded , in which so 1 ~ llIn y were
allxiou s to eXpt'ess th eir views ; that tllt~ y
crowded each or~ er for lllwran e l~: nnel proba.
hly ohliged some to he silenl who would glndIy
have SPlJlwn.. ,\ Ve Ilid not admil'li thi s slale
of things, althongh we \~ ere vp. ry hllPi'Y ' to Slle
among the . Iehaler s, if so th ey muy he termecl,
a prollliuent kil! dness of spirit. \ Ve never
witnessell so earnest ' n discus,. ion, in which ,
on the whole, there was so lilli e unhecoming
temper and langullge. Slill, IVP. shou ld hnv e
heen hell er plells e, d with less tallling lItlll more .
patielll thinking. \ Ve Wlllll 10 see p'roressed
Chrisiians slow 10speak, ready to Itear, nlld lieliherute
in judgem ent. As is usilll; in s uc h
cuses, too many of the sp eakers lIIisappli£' d
th ei r opponents' views , nnd nn intentionally
drew fulse inferences from their stateme n ts. The
house see mp.; 1 to tli vicle into tlVO ~ e nc l'll l
parlies- the line mailllainingthat loc al Churches
were a sort of divine organization , w'ilh peculiur
; llJthor ily aud Ilrerogatives- nn( 1 th e
other th aI th ey Iver e a purely human organi.
zotion , or volnntary association, which could
not in th e nalllre of things assllme any author ·
Ily or pr erogatives f10t possessetl hy the huli viduals
of wh ich th ey were composel!. The
di scnssion ca lleel out lIIany importallt truths,
good ideas, If. nd interesting suggeslions, which
we ca nnot dou llt will , he rea tie l' pl'olluce wh oles'ome
fruil in the mimls of both pnrti es. \ Ve
regrelled only th at the pr eci se ground on
which each stood, alle\ the t; eul pra cli cal d iffer ·
ence betw~ en ' their resp ective ideal Ch nrc hes
wa s not a little more cl early definecl ; as we
cannot help th ink ing lh ey would ha ve found
THE PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN.
lUendon, September 1, 1840.
yon canopy, of hlue, lit yoo sun , moon, plan ets,
comets, sra rs- c- wo r lds innumerable, each with
creatures lnnumerable t dart onward beyond
the vision of telescopic power, among those
remoter glohes of peopled cre ntion, never
reached by human eye! 0 what a ttniVel'se!
Bill go back and endeavor to find the beginning:
stretch forward and find the end. Seek
in the heights above angelic perfection, in the
depths below the du lIest specimen 01 an imat- .
ed nature. Count ' Up those who have lived,
' lind those who stl a'lI live. Survey the vast
chain ofbeing from the highest to the lowest,
contemplate th eirmUlIllions, their progress
through successive stages of exi stence! ! Great
God, woo but thou of infinite power,
' could have produced all IIlese! Who hut thou
of infinite , wisdom could hove produced them
in suc h perfection, gradation and wenderful
order! Who but ihou of infinite goodness ;
1I11. hen evolent, all- holy, could hnve peopled
the boundless ex i'nnse, for the sake of blessing
it to all etel'll . ity ! We are lost in thi s uhy ss of
lhought. Our finit- e minds cannot tnk e ill so
, vast a theme. Let us filII down in s pir it , confess
our nothingness, adore ouf infinite l\ Iaker,
aud rejoice that suc h a~ God pr esid es over s llc h
a universe . 0 Ict us stalld in uwe of him, let
us love him, let us worship him, let us ' coufid e
iu him, I~ t us oheyhim- tlenceforlh ar, lIl forever
more.
CO; olf'ERENCE AT SOUTHBORO'.
Our Quurterly Conferen ce ul S outhhoroll gh
on lhe 10th and 11th of Augusl, for , lhe promotion
ofprnclicul Christillnity, mure than renlized
our highest expectntions of llp ir irnlll
pleasure nnd profil. A, lthough , n few Ilellr
, brethren were nllsent, wh om we h'nel hoped 10
greet, yet th e nttelulnnce of Chrislirin li'ientl s
from various plnc es , was more nUlllel'OnS limn
on allY former occasion. We were very kind.
Iy received l, y our helov ed HI'S. Gludding,
Lord, and oth er s ofthllt pla ce, wh ose unwell-'
ri ed~ exertion8 for our comfort emitlc th em 10
our warmest gratiu; de. One pnblic sen' ice
wall iheltf in Jk. Lord's meeling honse, 011
Monday evenin/{, lit which lhe Edilor of lh is
' Paper preached from lh~ words-" If a ny mn~
IlDve not the s pir it ofChrisI, he is ' no ne ofhis.','
Rom. ,8:' 9 . 131'. D. R. L~ mson aftenvards 01' fert'd
1111 exhortation, and Br. wrd conchHfed
wirh Jlr~ y'er. The othel' ' exerc ises were of II
lnore socialr. horllcter, und were hold cn in n
conveni ent hall of Br. Gllldding's dwellillg
flOuse . There , laying nside lIie fOl'lnaliti es of
worldly order, ancl display, with no pr ' lsid ent
1mt Christ, no bu sin ess committee IJlIl th e ., iv~
ns sllirit, no rules of order IJlII lh e d icrales of
I"' ain, common sense, nnd no secr etllry bl. ll
• memory; all who hud a wonl of prllyel', pl' 8i~ e ;
exllOrtation, inquiry, oriiloctrine, s puke with out
restrailll to patient ears. There wer e no
poillls oforder toselll e, and no appeals to pnr ·
linmentory mannals. One waiteel fOl' an oth el '
to discharge his mind wilhout clltimillg th e
fl~ or, and when occasionally a few illolilen llO
of s ilence intervened, the tim e was not deem ·
ed the less profilable. There WIlS , Christian
freedom, light, , love and order in an eminc nt
Ilegree, without the nrtifi(, ial forms, of organization
and proceedin~. It is pel'nl iarly pleusant
to associate with li'iends in thi s monner,
and we believe we spenk the common senriment
ofall who participated iii this conferencf',
when we 8lIy in the besl se nse - " it was g ood 10
be there." It is encoul'aging to know thnt
these Quarterly galhe~ ings have steadily increased
in nnmbers _ a nd spiritulliity. There I
is room for improvem ent, and we Ilave no
doubt improveme! lt will be rnad e. A stendy
growth in grace and in conformilY to the ' di vine
order is the privilege of minds who IllIve
no selfish, partizan or sectarian end" to promote.
To be sure there is nothing ahout
these meetings calculated to excite a worldly
admiration or ambition; lIeither great lIomes,
great numbers, great learnilli, nor , any thing
else great atier the fashion of this parading .
age . Onr ahow in the flesh is any thing but
' imposiug. Those who Jove to bdin a crowd,
~ ndt'htbustleof human smarlllesss, will be
ofjuite ~ ul li ke ly to trouble us with th eir comru,
ny fordle preseut; and we devoutly hope the
( 11ty 18hw distant when this humble lind 1111 ·
ltretoodtirig band will grow into ' a pompous ,
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Ballou, Adin, “Page034,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 20, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/446.
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