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50 T H E PRACTICA L CHR IST IAN.


COM MlTl'lXCAT XON S.


The fc, lIowing Jj , ie ~ wPl'e o(' c nsione d hy a


visit ' to ' h is nat ive plnce of J. S., un elde rly


gellti em llll of geuerl) lIs sy lllpnth ies all'! true'


Clll; istilln worth, wh o exp" cts to retnrn to the


\ Vest mill di e 1I111on g hi s c hil d re ll th ere. '


T IlE FAHEWELL,


cr:: T'\ Ve mu st onc e more defer our prom­ised


ane utlon to th e req uests of some of our


co rrespomlents. O u r j ourne)' in gs and oth er


lJng nge me lll>< have put it en tirely ou t ofour


pow er to wt ile on th e subj r- c rs befo re IIS, ­\


V0 ex pec t 10 be at gr ea ter liberty her enfter,


and we will endeavor to do just ice to th ese


r- luims, Have j'at ie llee , friends, a. little long­er,


and we will pay you nil.


Is another dear visit cOIlIfllele,


A" d again m" sl I give my adieu,


, --- To Ihe hirth- place lind sc" nes th. t repeat


' WI" t m)' mCln ' ry delights to review?


1 have 10,, 1, '. 1 on the hetll't- hallow'd spot ,


Wh ere the h" me ~ fm y infancy smiled,


And the landscape ; su rru u " d i n ~ 0 111' cot,


' Vhe/ e so often I play '') when a child. --..


I ha\' c noted Ihe grave- ynrd that hold ~


The remains of my parents and kin;


And in spir! t commun' d with Ihe souls


That have ceus'a from Iheir conflict with sin.


"


I hu" e g,' eeted HELATIONS ollce more,


Qld acquaint" nce un. J friends of my youth ;


And wi lh many, I Iwew ' lot hefore,


Int erchanged the cOllv ictions of truth.


] have join' d with the children of , God,


I. n adoriug thnt infinile grace ,


' Vhich, through J esus our Sllv i~ r and Lord,


Brings salvation 10 Adalll's lost ruce.


But behold my departur e is near ,


Yes, the solemn FAR': WER is at haad;


1I0w resistless the soft- stealing teur,


A" d the feelings th: t harne cOlllllland !


] am /- Ioing III)' way to the \ V EST,


' 1' 0 lhe Illime I hnve chosen for AGE,


Wh ere my children ~ ll\ Y sweelell my rest,


Aad the ills of the fulure assuage ,


As the time of my, earthly sojourn


Will at longest he presently o ~ er ,


I can scarce expect to return


To my place ofnativit), m or~.


Be it so, if my Futher ordain&,


I would meeld)' sub;" it to his will ;


An, d he ready to dlVellwhere he reigns,


' Vith the milliolls on Zion's glad HILL.


Fare thee well then 81)' forefath ers' dust ,


Fare ye' well all my Idndred lind friends,


I have made thb Almighty 81)' trust,


" ' h ose COlli passionate love never ends.


A NEW C O N " E ~ T T O N. o:: rA meeting of th e fri ends o f universal


reform is to be ' h olrle ri in - Boston , commenc ­ing


November ] 71h and pr ohnhly . eon tinuing


severa l day s, It s object is to discu ss th e ques­tions


whi ch hav e been ra ised conce rn ing the


Church, th e . Ministry and th e Sabbath. We


hop e th ese qu estions will he nbly and candid­ly


di scu ssed - nnd th ut II filii- hearing of · all


side's will result in th e promotion of truth and


righteousn ess. \ V e tak e for gra nted that some


views lind opinions will be ud va nc ed in that


co n ve nt io n fro lil whi c h we d issent, and which,


if pr esent, we sho uld feel ohliged to 0pl' 0se.-"- ,


But we do 1I0t feur di seu ssiox. Our ei rcum-,


s tances and euguge me nts IIIl1y n ot ullow us to


uu end , hut we tru st that the mtiolllll advocates


of th e Christinn Church, 1\ 1 inisn- y und Sabbath


will 1I 0t su ffer th eir side of th ese qu estions to


fail hydefunlr.


5E CTARtA NIS~ t EVIL, AND ONLY E\' IL.


It sure ly requires no depth of a.. gume nt · tl)


prove beyoud th e power' of llouht, tlllIt secta- .


.. iu · nisrn is valueless und fnll o f evil. Wherev­er


we cust OUI' lot in this ' Land of the Pil­g\"


irns,' we witness th e baneful fruits of the


s pirit wltich loves sect more ' than hum. anity.-


, ' Ve.. e it not a cau se ofgr icf, we mi ght indulge


- ourselv es in III1lUSellleut a flo l'lled by the nar­row


anti hateful spirit of tlt e I'arlyistl!'. That


th ings may go on in accordance with the Ill~ r.


row s pirit of Ihe day, th ere mllst tl- ethe secta r i · '


an Pri esl, Doctor, T eacher, Merchant, Bluck­s


mith, S hoemakc r , and so on to tli e end ofthe


c ha pte r ! '


In th is stnte of th ing s, ala~ for th" e nJnJi , wilo


repudi ates all sec ts unrl pa rties ,' and labors tl)


CONFERENCE AT BERLIN.


An oth er most deli ghtfillnieeting:;- oUl' Quar­terly


Confer en ce, for th e prom oti on of pn re


and nndefi led religion- hns jn st heen held a t


ll erlin, Ms. It was a trnly s piritua l, ref': esh­ing


nnd bnppy seasoll. ,\ 1e hnve s poke n in


high term s of th ese gathe ri ngs her eto fore, lInd


we feel th at we hnve heen wllITnIltecl in thns


s pellking. The last Confe rellce- fn lly elJna lle, l,


if it di, l not exce l, th e best of the pr ec edin g.......:


OUl' helo ved fri ellli s at Herlin, wholll the Lord


hns nwuk en ecl to h is love and se rvice since our


last year's meeting wiih th em, ha ve evin c ~ d a


trnly co mlllellduhlc zenl in the cnuse ofChrist.


The)' lire mostly young people aiHl unrl el' th e


middle nge of life, who ha ve hecome deeply


illteresled in pr actit : nl C hr islia uity within a


fel v month ! . ThonlZh eo rnp al'lltivelY. few in


nllmhers, and o f mod erate pecuniary means,


th ey ure nohly devoted to th e gl'l'llt principlps


of tl'tlth 111111 righteousness. ' fbey receiv ed us


with Wllrlll und Internal hellrts , and onr COl ll­muuion


, with them ~\' as preciou s. !' rluy th e


c ho iees t bl essings ' of th e 1\ 1 ost lIigh God de­sce


lH1 and rest upon them. May th e good


work heglln nmollg th em have free course an,!


trinlllph. May th e gru ce of 0111" L ord J esu s


Christ enrich them in all thin gs, ' and overrnle


th eir tri uls and riiscou l'Rgcments for good. ­JUay


th e communion of th e Holy Spirit refresh


them aillml! antly, und enllb. le th em to rejoi ce ,


e ve rmo re .


The number of Christian fri ends from vllri­on


s plnces was elico u l'IIging , and ull our me et .'


ings wer e hoth pleasunt lind profitable. A p~ rt


of th e t! lue wa s devoted to th e discussion of


th e doctrin e of Non- Resistan ce, and th e resi­du


e to soc ia l prayor, praise, reading of the


S cripltJres and ex hortatioll. The di scussion


was condnct ed in suc h II spirit, and aft er such


u filshion, as we wish might pr evail in all meet­ing


s for th e con sid eration of th ese sublime and


sac red subj ec ts . The s tormy \ veather incom­moded


ns s light ly, but we enj oyed a season


lon g to be remember ed , und we bel ieve aJI


onr IIlIPliy company felt that it was good to be


there. F ina lly , we would say to all our hr eth­ren


abroad , be e ncou raged, " be st enclfast and


IInmovllble, ulways aho nnding in the work of


the Lord ; for in dn e seas on we sha ll - reap, if


we faint not ."


~ List o( Lcttcrs and Remittances in nex t


, No. • '


man Maynard prea ched from the text-" But


th ey sha ll proc eed no further: for th eir folly


sha ll be manifest unto all men," & c. 2 Tim.


3: 9.


Council met again in th e afternoon- closed


its di scu ssions und busin ess, and adjourned


till th e next annual sessio n . Attcnded public '


worship. 131'. Allin Ballou preached from the


text-" Pnre religion , uud . undefil ed . before


God and the Futh er, is thi s, To visit th e fa­th


erl ess lind will ows in th eir affl iction, and to


keep hilll se'lfunsp ott ed from the world." Jnmes


1: 27.


In clo sing this noti ce, th e Sc ribe, sp eaking


in his ed itor ial cupaci ty, ca nno t refra in from


e x pre ssing th e peculiar sntisfac rion which this


meeting of th e Assoc iat ion has aff or ded him,


and its he bel ieves, 1111 th e bre thren and friends


iu utteudunce, The freedom of ' discussion,


th e mutual good feelin g, th e C hrist ian spirit,


on le r, hunuouy , and generu l tone of the whole


pr oceedings in Co uncil und in the public as­semblies,


were mos t 1' 1' 0f rhble, ed ify ing uud


satisfhetory , We wi ll not disguise that the re ­ligiou


b uud IIIora I ehurnc re r of th e meet ing w as


fur beyond our best nntlcipatious. The IIt­tendouce


of Olll' friend s iu \ Vestmin ister 011


th e pulilie exercis es , th e exce llen t uud truly


decorou s ser vic es of th e cho ir, th e hospi tulity


of the brethren th er e, and th e cord ia l ' minis­truri


ou o r Hr . Iludson und his family to th e


want s of their visitor s, deserve th e hi ghes t


couunendatlou , and will lou g remain in th e


g l'llteful melll or y of th ose whu elljoyed a u oc · ,


cusioll o ( so mll ch illteres t a llli Cll r istian pleas­ur


e. , May the 1\ 1ost Hi gh God crown with


, Iustiug blessin gs tb e free a nd fi- iendly di~ clls­SiOIlS,


Ihe preaching a ud ex ho r ta tiolls , a lld ull


the · meaus o f spiritual impr~ vement employ ed


ut thi s meeti ng to pr omote th e R ed eell ier's


Idugd om. An d may our Asso cia tion ill a ll


aller tim e prove ilself I'reem illently dev oted to


primitive pract ical C b ristiauity .


A. HAI. I. OU.


THE PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN. '- . lUen d on , November 1, 1840.


. ~ U'SSAC HUS E TT. s ASSOCIATIO · :' i.


' I'lll~ 1\ lassa chusett s Associution of R est orn­tioni


sts . held th eir IInnua l meetil! g at Westrniu­ist


er on the 14th ailrl 15th · n lt. The Co unc il


m'et at 131'. Char les Hudson's. , Br, Lyman


l\ IaynarIl \ vas c hose n :.\ Ioderalor, und fir . Adin


Bullou , S cribe. '


' Vednes, lay, A. 1\ I.- Coull cil op en ed with


pl'llyer by Br. Matthew Hard iu g. Discu ssed '


th e general qu esti on - wheth er eombinalions


of i'ndi viduals hav e an y mo ral alllhority to do


wliat th eir member s, as in dividuals, ea uno t


ri ghtfilily do? ' Adjourned fOI' puhlic \~ or ­ship.


,131'. ' Vm. H. Fish preach ed on th e text


- " There is, ' therefore , now no conde mnution


to them which are in CIJr ist J esu s, who walk


not after th e flesh, but a fte r th e siJir it." Rom.


8: 1.


!\ l et in Counc il at 4, P. l\ J., and heard a dis­serta


tion fi'om Br. Charles Hudson, on th e sub­j


ect o f Expediency. Held a free di scu ssion of


th e di ssert ati on . Adjourne,! for puhlic wor­s


hip, to llIeet , again at 8 o'etock to · morrow


moming. 111'. Norwood Dumon pr ea ch ed


fi'olll th c text-" Let th e word s ? f my mOllth,


a nd th e meditation of my heart, be acceptabl e


in thy sight, 0 L ord, . my strength and Illy Re­deemer."


Psal. 19: 14.


Thursday, A. j\ L j met ' ac cord ing to udj oul'll­mellt


.• Conucil op ened with prayer hy Br.


Cl audius Bradford.


Voted, that Ihe Scrihe prepare an ubstract


of th e minutes of thi s meetiug, and pnhlish


th e same ill Ihe Practical Christian j und that


h ~ transmit a copy of th e entire minutes to th e


standing C lerk of th e -\ ssociation for re l'ord.


Voterl, that th e Scribe of this - Il~ e eting be a


Committe e to provide a place for the next im­n


nal me eting.


Vot ed , that Hr. Adin BRllou be request ed to


prepare a Dissertation for the next annual ses­sion.


Chose Br. Wm. H. Kingsley to pr each th e


next occasiona l S ermon, lind Rr. Dani c; l S.


Whitney'ns substitute .


Fnrtber di scu ssed the suhject of Exped ien ­cy


. Adjourned lor pu blic worship. Sr. Ly -


hi s potent miracles, yet nev er wrought for hi s


own pe rso na l advantage, never vain- glor ious,


never int erposed to sav e himself from the darts


of the wick ed. See him full of lov e, meek ­ness,


forb earance, forgiveness, and prayer for


his en emies. S ee him mock edvspit upon,"


sco urged; crowned with piercing thorns, cru­cified


amid th e sneers and sc off's of his ene­mi


es. See him laid lifeless in th e tomb,


mourned overand lamented with the bitt er est


tears of his hea rt- broken an d sc atte red di sci­pl


es ; S ee th e sce ne ' change, and behold him


rising IV ith vi ctorious strength, th e conqueror


o f'death and hell. r S ee him ascen d to heaven,


owned, exalted, glori fied, a na crowned of GOll


with u niversal dominion. S ee him sway ing


th e Med iaro ria! sc eptre over heav en and ea rth,


und mad e tile on fy medium of upproach i


a nd acceptan ce wi th th e F ath er for allrn un­kind,


, S ec him acknowled ged worthy to re­ce


ive blessi ng, and honor, lind mnj est y, an d


( low er ev erlas ting, S~ e him hencefo rth ex­pecting


till hi s en emies shaH he made his loot­stool,


an rl t he last rebellious tongu e ack nowl­ed


ges him Lord. ." Glory be to Go d in the


hi ghest , and on ea r th peace and good will to


men !" What an assur ance have we ill , h is


case of th e superior ity of holin ess over sirlj'of


love over hatred, of good over e vil, ' of right


over wroug, of puremoral for ce over ull ph ys­ical


violence! ' Vlmt ' a triumph of th e divine'_


over ull opposin g powers! .0 let us follow the


Lamb whitherso ever h e leadeth us. Lei us '


be willi ng to bear the cross ill slJllme fill' a sea ·


SOli, Ihal iu h is ki ngdom we ma y wear a cro wn


of/ ile und un lildin g glory . Let us , he will ing


to mille I' th at we also may reign with hi lll , ­Let


us . eudea vor to overcom e the world, thllt


we may sit dowu with him in his thl'One , even


as he a lso overCuflle alll! is set 110wu with Ihe


Futher iu his throne. And nmy it he our


blessed lot to be confessed hi s trne di sciple s


befol'e th e Father and all the hol y an gels, in


the duy of . h is final glor ious rnanife~ tati on . ­Thns


may we ascribe glory to him th ut site llJ


011 the thmue, and to the Lnmb, for e ver anil


ever. Auyn.


36. " For to thi s e nd ' C hrist both d ied , and


rose, lind revived, that he miglit be Lord both


. of th e dead and living." Rom. 14: 9. " For


he mu st reign till he hath put all enemies un ­der


hi s feet. The last ene my shall be d estroy­ed,


d eath. For he hath put all things under


his feet. nut ' when he sa ith all things are put


under him, it is mauitcst that he is excepted


wtJO did ' plll ali things nud er him. And when


all things shall be subdued nnto him, th en


shall th e Son also himself be subject unto him


that did put a ll things under him, that God


may be ull in itII." 1 COl". 15: 25 - 28. " T hat


ye may know '" " what is th e exceed ing great­ness


of his pow er to us- ward who beli eve ac­cording


to th e working of hi s migh ty power,


which he wrou ght in C hrist, wh en he rai sed


him from th e dead, and set him at his own


right hand in th e heavenl y places , fur uhove


all principality aud power, and might, and do­minion,


a nd every nRllllf th at is numed. not on­ly


in this world, but ulso in th at which is . to


corne; and huth put all th ings und er - h is feet,


and gavehim to be th e head over allto the


church , which is hi s body , the fulln ess of him


that filleth all . in in all." Ephes, 1: Hl- 23, ­"


Let thi s mind he in yo u which was al so ill


CJ1 rist J esu s, who bein g ill th e form of God,


thought it not robbery to he as God, but made


himselfofno reputation, nnd took upon him


the form ' of a servant, und wa s made in th o


' likeness of men ; and bein g found ill fashi on


as a man, he humbled him self Ulll! became


obedieut , into death, even th e dentll ' of th e


c~ oss. ' Vher efore God a lso hath h ighly ex­alted


him, IIn, i given him u name which is


above e \' ery nmll e: lhat ut the Imllle of J esu s


every kn ee sh: JtJ ld how, in: hea ven ani! in eu rt h;


and under th e earth : lind e very to, ngu e s ho u ld


con fess that J esu s Chr ist is L or d, 10 the glory


of God the Futher." Phil. 2: 5- 1I. " I f ye


th en be risen with ' Chrt'st, seek th ose things


which are ahove, wh er e Ch l'ist sirteth on th e


right hund of Go,!." Col. 3: 1. " Who being


' the hri ghtness of his gl or y nllll the eXliress


im age of hi s per son, ~ wh eu he had hy himself


purged onr sins, sa l down o n · rhe right hRIl, l of


th e majesty qn hi gh ." " But unto th e So n, he


aaith, , T hy throne 0 God, is for e \' er lind e ver :


a sceptre of righteousn ess is th e sce ptre of lh y


kingdom: th ou hRst loved righteou sn ess and


hated iniqnity ' j th er efore God eve n thy God


huth anointed lh ee with th e oil of g lad ues s


nhove thy fellows." Heb. 1: 3, " 8, 9 . " We


have suc h all high pri est, wh o is se t on th e


right halJd of the thro\, e of th e Maj esty in the


heavens." lb. 8: 1. " Look ing unto J esus, th e


author and fini sh er of 0111' Fuith: who for th e


juy thut was set hefore him, en clured th e cross ,


despising the sha lne , and is now set down at


the ri ght hand of th e thron e of God." lb. 12:


2. ~" "' Vho is gon e into heave n, and is. on


the right hand of God, angels, and lIuthorilies,


Rnd powers bein g mad e suhject un to him." 1


Pet. 3: 23. " Anr! his name is ca lled The


' Vord ' ofGocl, und he hath on his vesture, and


011 his thigh II name written- King of kin gs,


and Lord ~ f lord s." Rev . . l9: 13 , 16.


All this agrees with lind is th e fillfilm ent of


ancient prophecy concerning t he holy One of


God. . I saiah pr e, licted it thus-" And th e


govel'lllllent shall he . u pon hi s s ho ulde r, " "


and of'the increase of hi s go vernment anrl


peace th ere sha ll he no encl." Daniel thus­"


I saw in the night vi sions, nnd behold one like


the S on of Man cnme ' with th e c louds of


heaven, and cam~ to th e ancient of dlly s, lind


they hrou ght him near b': lfore him. And


there was given him dominion Imd g lory and


II kingdom th at all peopl e, nations und 11111­guages


s hou ld se rve him. Hi s dominion is


an everlasting dominion, which shall 1I0t pass


away; and his kingdom one which shall not


be destroyed." Dan. 7: 13, 14.


How sublime and glorious a spectacle is


pnisented to men and angels in th e perso n and


charucter of Jesus Christ! With what holy


awe, adoration, love, hope, confidence and joy'


does th~ sincere and onlighten ed Christian


contemplate the author and fini sh er of fRith ! ­Trace


his footsteps from th e bosom o f th e Fa­ther


to his bum! Jle abode in th e tabernacle of


mortality : se e him an in fimt, II child, a youth ,


a mun, a teacber, an ex emplifier of perfect


1j ghteous ness. Sell him combatting the most


Powerful temptations, and, tr iumphant. See


hiC! l despised and hated without a. cunse , and


persecuted by the professedly wise and good


B! J1ong those whom he came to redeem. See


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Ballou, Adin

1840