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80 THE PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN:


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DI E D.


In Mill ville, on th e 9110 nit ., llfipr It long ill ·


ness, S: Jrllh Soulhwic k, wil e ofNil th an So uth ·


wi ck , 2,1, nged 25 years. This is the . th inl


tilli e, with in a few yea rs, th llt th e hnsband of


the , Iecensed hns heen ca lle, 1 ( 0 follow a ho ­som


cOlllpltni on to th e g ra ve, und to reIurn to


his hOllle lon ely and we eping. ' l'ruly he is ' a


man of sorrows and acquninted with ~ rief;'


alld mu st seu sihly relllize thut humall ' life illas


u vapor, which appenre lh for a liille while anll


th en v, nish eth aWlly.' But he is not left wilh­Ollt


con solati on, Ol" hope. S he whom he


/ lIoums dicld ill peace, IIIllI with Ih e full assur­ance


of a hnppy , illllll ortalilY. For several


yenrs s he had b~ en th ou ght fill UP'!" th e sub­ject


ofreli gi tlll, lind WAS, we be lieve , ' endeav­or


ing to fi, lIow him who is ' the WilY unrl the


truth ulld tile lift,,' Hell j: e, when the time or


her , lep arlUre drew lIeur, she wa s 1I0t wholly


unprepared to lIleet it. 1' 0 say tllat she had


no anxiety to live, wOllld be suying what Cltll


be saill offew, eveII of th e ' ripest Chr istians ;


rior if we cOllld, wonl, l iI, as some seem to


su ppose, he in itself an evidc nce of g rent spir­itulllllllainlllents.


The hest olie n rlesire to


remain , th nt th ey mny he mo re us efiJl; nnd


thi s our Inmelll ed fri en, l nssu rcd us was her


desire, S till s he was resign ed, und ' sleeps:


we douht not, ' iu J esll s.'


" No more fatigue" no more distress.


Nor sin 1I0r death shall reach the place;


No groans to min/: le . with the songs '


Whi ch worble from immortal tongues...


!\ fay her mu ch afflicted companion so im­prove


thi s di sp en sation of th e Father ofspir­its,.


as 10 be hen efitted th er eh y, an, 1 prepared


for whnt ever olher trials ma y UWllit him, lind


at lust for death and the s pirit land of res\. ­1\


luy his motherless children he fold ed in the


unns of th e gotld Shephenl. Alld may all the


cOllne x ions , pspec ia lly those who naturally


feel ~ h e loss of th e dec ea sed th e most sensibly,


be lirofited an'" consoled as their necessities


re qllire .


; Ble"" ed are they tbat . mourn, for they shall find


Comfort and joy. ' Though flesh and blood rebel


' G ainst heaven. ward. t! Joughts, and tbe vext spi~ it


swell


With anxiuu to•• inj! s, still. the veil behind


Of earth- born mists, the faith · directed inilld


Sees throa ed in cloudless light the INVISIBLE.


At ' whose righi hand delights in fullness dwell,


And bliss forever Illsting. Be resigned,


Thou child of sorrow. 10 hi. sovereign will;


Driak as he bids, the bitter cup. and bear


Thy cross in patience, From the holy hill


..\ gleam shall cheer thee; till, sa f~ harbored there


Thou feel how faintly carth's se, verest ill


l\ I~ y with the weighl of hea, venly joys compare. '


w. H. F .


CONSCtENCE.- 1t is consc ience that makes


cowurds of a ll men- it is conscien ce that cono


\, erts th e ruslling of th e 1 ~ 1Ir, th c ilha king of 81


, " nlrn8h int o u spec tre fi'om th c grave, or u fla­min


g minist el' from heav cn to exe cute ven­genllce


,- lIltllter.


Suy th e stronges t things yo u can, with ca n­donr


111111 I, indness , to a mun ' d filce',; andmakll'


th e best exc nse you cun fi, r him, with trutb


. a nd just ice, hehind his huck .


H U~ IAN GOVERNMF. NTS.


PREVAtL ING EVILS OF SIN.- NO, 3.


ORIGINAL MISCELLANY.'


out fear; favor or flatt e ry . \ V e now invoke


th e ben edi ct ion of th e Infinite Father on our


Co mmu nion, with a rever ent hop e thnt it may ­pro


ve lin ins tru me nt in his hand of great and


ev erlasting go od to the world .


1n behalf of the P rovis ional Committu,


• A Dljf B ALLOU.


cull Hnrrison men to their assistance- am) rh


, umalgamation would be more natural. _ Bu


eac h of these cla sses of politicians think the


can do ' the most good by continu ing disunited


and lah oring, on e for the spreiidof Democra


cy, nnd the othe r for \ Vhigism: lind we thin ~


\ we can acc omplish the most for Humanity, b,


devoting ourselv es exclus ively 10 th e adv'an ce'


=================== tl ment of rh nt go vernment, of which, underl


God, Christ is the Head. And whilst on


cries- ' God save Queen Vi ct or ia,' lind aneth!


e r hurrahs for Vun Buren , a nd another ' sti!


for Harrison , we willcnll all to rally around


th e s l lli n l ~ 8s bonner of th e P rince of Peace


a. ' ld to live, and if need he d ie for the estab


lishment of his law s and principles, ' And it i


ce rt ainly absurd to contend thut those whc


make it th eir first aim to grow up into the full


sta ture of' pe rfec t men in Chrjsr,' und who, j


co nsis te nt, rlevote 1111 th ey have and ' are to th e


ca use of reform , th at th ey mllY make others;


us th ~ y them selv es desire to he, are encourag' l


\


iilg Iicention sn ess und ~ v ery crime! It is


hlindness li, l, e thnt of Scri bes aud Pharisees.-


If filithful, s uc ll men mu st, ns a body, accom.


pl isb mor e gOOI'i thuu all th e sCllffollls"


und pri son s, and whips in the world. ­We'


can see pluinly th at th ey witO separat e


tl i'emselv es from all humau" governments, and


labor, in th e spirit of Christ, for the establish.


ment of th e divine, ar e doing ' more ' for ' the


suppression of vice, and th e diffusion of right­eous


ness, th an th ey could in nny other way. ­But


let e veryone he persu lldell in his own


' llind- rem emhering whom we se l've. we mu~ t


look to for o ur rew nrd. w ; II. F.


th at cuse wo u ld ev en desi re to be id le. It S chool Rooms, a Bothing Esrnblishmenl, & c.


may be ask ed wh at em ploy ment cnn he ( 11' 0- will he provided hy each Co mmunity nt th e


vided for so man y ? We mny mention th e ea r lies t dat e prac tica ble afrel' th e actual pur­various


br an ch es of agricultu re, orc hard inz, chns e of a loclllion.,


" ga rde ning commo n and botanic, perhap s silk Without allow ing ou rse lves to' expntiat e on


g rowitig , nn d thesugnr bee t c ultu re ; th e rear - th e vas t econo mies , th e orrle r lv arrnngem ent,


in g, aue ud ing nnd mllnngin g ofall useful kin ds th e reli J;! iou s, moral an d literary privil eges, th e


o f a n imals and poulrry ; the co nstruc tion of at tractive industry , th e health , peace and co m­bu


ildi ngs and numerou s work s of utilit y ; the ' peten ce, th e bea u tiful , outwnrd sce ne ry, nnd


carry ing on ofull th ose haud icrafi , mech nni- above nil th e hnpp v effect on ge ne ra l society,


cal n nd ma nu factu ring op era tio ns which 110 which we are co nfiden t will be wrou ght out


n ot require too lar ge a capita l, an d whi ch by OUI' Co mmun ion; we c lose with a few re -


would meet our ' own wants j ' th e ins truction marks on the relation we shnll sustai n to Go v-of


ch ildren a nrl yo ut h in all th e bra nc hes e rn ment, lind n briefnotice of certain obj ections. Thnt h uma n govern me nt, as pr esently or.


deemed necessary; prenc h ing , lec turing lind In th e first place , ~ ve s ha ll he be peaceabl e, . . . . • '" .


tench ing ahroa d, as religlou s, moral, phi Inn- illoffen sl vp. lInd hartriless- c- eonuniuing no great gnui ze d, IS an eVil,. wh o cun de ny r ,. In JlS


th rop ic R11rl liter a ry mission ari es; nursing th e c rimes, calling for no spec ia l ass istance, a b- most un obj ect ionable form, it is a burd en lind


s ick a nd attending to th e infan t c hild ren ; . per- sta ining from a ll po litical int rig ues, a nrl co m- a c u rse of inca leulable ma snitude. 1\ lan v in.


f9rmi. ng h ous~- h old duties. nnd n ece~ sury se r- moti on s, ~ ccasi o. ni ng no pa rti cul ar ex pens e, de ed deem it a necessary evi l a nd th at it'i s' in


VICCS III th e kit ch en , laund ry and dairy es tah- and tro nhh ng neither th e po lls, th e courts nor . , , '


lislu nents, These nnd n tho usand othe r - cares lepislntures with ou r int erfer en ce. In th e sec- th e pr esen t stnte of the world, we Will not stop


willIenve littl e room for any to complain' that onrl place, we sha ll ed uca te our own c hild ren to refine or ga insa y. It is nn evil, a nil thi s is


th ey ha ve noth ing to 110, T o llI'gan iZe nnrl lind yo uth, main ta in our ow n poor. i. do wh at s ufficient for our pr~ sen t purpose, Milli ons


di stribute nil th is labor in a j n. rl i ~ io us,. pr of til: we cun to rel. ieve th e II ~ stresse, larOl ln! 1 us, lind and millions of dol la rs ure a n nually dev oted


hle nnd ag ree ah le man ner, WIll req uire J;! rent exert nil ou r influ en ce III fhvo r of I'Ighteous- \ ' . '


s tudy , j uclgmcnt an d tact; hut it ca n he do ne . ness, orrle r lind pence every whe re. to th e support of'officers, nml nntion al d efen ce,


And when once things hav e heen go t in to a In th e th ird place, we shn llquietly pny th e and its th ou snnd othe r nppenrluges, which , ' if


l'Ight tmin , it will bc eusy to pllnme the filmil · - taxes nssess ell up on li S ; nn, l th er ehy help d evoted to th e diffil sinn of li" ht and truth


ia r rOlltine. 1\ 1ost per sons will pr efel' at IlJnst main tain those whom we never mnlle poor, ti tl t' f tl c'i. t' . ' t'


tw o so rts of occ n pa tio n in wh ich to 8flen d dif- cd nf'atc child l'en an d yollth who hav e lio spe- rom Ie promp IIIgs 0 Ie . iriS Illn spl, n ,


fer ent parts of the dny. In thi s prohabl y ull cia ! c lnims n pon u~, lind mak e goo d highwllYs , wonld soon co nve rt th e cur lh IIlto 0 pnrndlse.


can he accomrnotlated . ' for the people nt large. And th e tulent and learning which" is in , Ih is


, It will he per cei vefl th at wnges ar e to he of In the fou.: th place, ~ ve sha ll stc'iidlilsl ly re- way drawn from the field o f mo':;; l a nd rel ig-one


un iform rat;'! fOl' nil person s over e igh tec n fuse to d~ nuy thin g requ i. rell t~ f ~ I S hy gOVfJl'n · iOlls enter lrize thi s is a loss to Humanity which


years of age, wh eth el' mille 01' fem nle, nh le- me nt wllll: h we deem IIntl · chrtstwn, anll hear I:


hodiell or feeble, ex per t or aw kward, pnhlic a n un llyin2, un cornpromisin g; testirnony ag'uin st no on e can estimate. Ifeve ryone would ren -


fun ction aries or pri vate op er at ives, ov e rse er~ all sin, wh eth er in th e St llte, or the Ch urch. - . d er oh edi en ce to th e laws of that kin gdom


or over seen, mnster s iJfn l · ts or swine her ds, And fino lly, if governrnen t s ho uld not res -. which was or itri;; a lly eSlublished in th e henrt


phvsician s or nurses, mi nister s 01' mal · ket er s. pect ou r co nscientio us sc ru ples; hu t over loo k- , '" t I .. , fl '


Like wise all yo nth nnd child ren un, l er eight- in ~ nil ou r usefiJlness a nd I; ood inflne nce on -~ o. con scl ence- 0 tie . co nVictIOns 0 II. S


ee n yenrs of age are to receiv e wa ges at uni- soc iety, sho nld fine, imprison, sluy, or in nny s pln llla i na ture - to th e Will of God- then thi s


form rntes, accol" ll in!! to th e ages ' hy wh ich mnnn el' per secut e us, we s hllll e ndeu vor by th e cumherons ' instit ut iou mi ght he di sp en sed


they nl'e c lasse d. The rellson s for th is a r · gracc'o f God 10 enllure it all ill Ihe 1I0n'resist - with . Unde r s uch circumstun ce s no on e


rangem ent nre, 1; Ih nt wh er e th ere nre so lTla · ing, for giving sp irit of CIII'isl, until rlel iver an ce ' I I d ' ' I ' I .


' ny plnces to fill, th e mo re feehl e IIn, 1 incolllpe- co me from on hi gh, and we . nrc permined to wou I ~ e ll1 It ~ ec es~ ary to.. eml~ oy OtlelS to


tent cnn nr orl y nil lIe emp loye d to n dcgree of rej oice in th e trium phs of tru th lind love. gov ern e llhe r hims elf or IllS nelghhor s ; anrl


commo n ptofit linl e helow th nt of the mor e The Ohj ee lio ns re ffe rr crl to . which we wish the ide a thut perverted , revimgefiJI, licentiou s,


nhle bod ied anel sk ilfnl ; 2, th at female laho r is br iefly to n otice, are often bwug ht ngai ns t s lAve - hold ing du ellin tr war. mnking men ar e


unjustly estimnted in th e cnrrent sca ll/, nnd our assoc iating in F ra te l'lla l Co mn'lIIni ties , and t t t ' k I "" . II f, tl I


ou gh t accordin g' t~ our principl es to he placed may he sta ten in th e foll owin ~ term s,- o:: T" l c0'!' lpe en 0 ma , e aws, es pe c lll y ~ r Ie gooI


on u filot ing of equ lIJily \ vith mnle laloor ; 3, Y on are go ing to" wi th ( lrnw from Ihe world and th e trn e- thls would be repudlllted as an


th nt nny uu empt to determ ine the precise and secl ude yourselves likc monks and nuns id ea which cou ld on ly have origi'nllted nmon g


worth of Inhor , anrl to discriminote het ween from th e rcst of ma nld nd: . Yon ar e going to ' fallen bein gs. Still, u r. til a ll return to th ~ ir


th at of d iffer ent pel'son s would he h ur den- eXlract und hurv np, th e sa lt of genernl socie ty, 11 ' I D' " . h " I ' 1


so me, vexations nnd mischicvous to nil co n- an d leav e the n; ass nnr eslruin erl a nd unhlest a eg18nce t o t Ie Ivml ty \~ t1 III t lem , 111111


ce rne d; amI finally lh at he nevo lence, l\ inrl. by your personal irifluen ce. Yo u are going all hecome th e willing suhjec ts of the Prince


ness and go od feelin g will he grea tly prom otcd to fly from temptat ion ; a nd conflic ls withom, ofPeace- the' Government of th e Most Hi gh ,


by the s tron g hen ring the ' i nfirmities of th e th at yo u may enjoy euse unrl qnietnde in ' sol: as they are who dwell near his ihrone - until


; weak, and th e i nexpert feeli ng that t hey ar e itllry ret renl. You are go ing to !' wmote yo ur h ' : ' .


~ lO t ' degrad ed . own se lfish ends, rath er than the refo rrTllIl ill1l t en, ll1ankmd ~ ust be o ppressed wHh thi S


The c om mon 01' nvernge measure of time and sa lvlltio n of the hum an rllce. , Is thi s right, e ~_ i l- a nl l bener of co nrse h u ~, e . t h i ~ th an ,,!,,


for lahor. excl usiv e of rest all< Ll'Cfr= h,,...," t,- i,,~ ;"-. rt-' lTi~ l:, j'dn: h: r1Stlnl. r?-:"}\, l nrle~"" o bjeCtJ: Oils~ wOrse one- liener have it than grenter anal"


e igh t h ours out ofthe tw enty- fonr, Dnrl fOI'ty - ~ llI'IS!" from a nllsnppre he ns lon of th e deSIgn, chv.


e ight per week:- _ Dliri ng sOIllP. senso ns of th e natnre and pra cti cnl o perlllion of on,; nS80cia- " ,


yellr bnsi ness will reqnire ten to t \ voh'c hours ti on. lVe nre not go ing'to reti re into mou n _ God sUld to ancient I srn el-" I will be thy


of lahor a day, at othe rs not mor c than four or ta ins g len s a nd d esolaw plnces or tloe ca'rlh, allli K iug :" hnt hecau se th ey would not Illi ~ e Him


six. "'! he 0lleratives will be ahl'llud on ~ isits th er e , es tuh lish our Com! n Ullilies. . BIIt. we reign over them, in Hi s dilipleusure He n\' e


som etIm es for days togeth er- at other tim es ul'e gOlllg 10 10. cnte th elll m th e nml st of th e ., I!


th ey wi ll desi l'e to mllka up for th eir IIbsence. ge nern l popui lltion , eac h on n few hUlldre, 1 th en1 a I\ ln g fi'om am on g themselv es; nnd


S ome tim e will be lost in s ick ness und by oth- acres of lan d, surro ulllle, 1 ut aliule distan ce hy hen ce, inst ead of righteou sn ess and peace,


er mean s• . So that, o n th e wl. olc, ony per son the estates, llwe ili ugs anti \' ill llges of 011 1' fill- th ey had si n and di scord- as all must in all


who a verages fort y- eigh t, hours per week or Inw me n, w! ler e we Clll~ ntli ll . tim es hold . in - n es, wh o rebelll!!' 8inst th eir Mak er ~ nd set


lab or through th e yoar, Will do hetter th an the tercolll'se \ vllh - our relall ves, rn end s and nOlgh : g " . ' .


ltIujority of indus trio us peop le in th e jlresent bo. rs for a nj: l~ n d ~ \' ery chris liun p urpose. I s up go ~ en~ lIIe, n t3 of th eir own. And though


soci al state. tillS mo nas tiCism t th ese mSlltutlons may douhtless be reformed,


It may be as ked wh cth er tim e keeping will We nrc go ing to ra ise np ,' nnd se nd forth to some cx te nt , th el'e will nev er be a I'i" ht Dnd '


not be a di fficult tnsk in ou ~ , com ",! uni ties ? a ~ ountl , us, . tru e-~ eartcd mission aries of reli - perfectlv Illlrmonious state of societ; until .


I'l'Obuhly not a tcnth purt as IhfiJcult III pme, glo n, momhty, plllluuthropy and useful knowl - · .'


tice as m i~ h t at first thought he s uppos ed.- edge, whose pr ecept s an d exu mples s ha ll go th ~ y nre s npe rse de d ljy some th lllg hell er- the


Each individual wi ll kee p hi s 0 1' her OW II ha nd ill hand; ' whilst a t th e same tim e onl' kingdom of Christ. ' The God of henven ,'


ti tne, an d rep ol't Rt regulllr int er vals to a gcner- Co mmllnilies will be puh lic Ilem onstration s of sllys Dan iel , ' s ha ll set " I' a kin gd om thut s hnll


a\ time: keeper in th e F'ip. ance Depnr~ m. cllt.- t~ Je exce llency, safillY, un d all v~ nlages of t~ u e never he destroyed- and it s hall br eak in


A public dock all. d bell, kept a lwuys m or de r, l" Ighl eou sn ess. I s thi SextrtlCl lllg lin, I burym g . ' . _'


will facil itute the mall er. .. u p the sa lt of ge ne rn l soc iety? Is th is lea ving pieces all othe r klll grioms, and stund forev er.'


By th e 6th Section o f th is ar tic le it is pre- th e ma ss 1lI11' estrained and unhlest by 0111' in- And wh o is 1I0t ready to confess thnt thnt will


sc ril Je, 1 th nt all ' W() rk executed by tim members fluellf'e ? !\ Ju st we needs ' b e c rtls he tl by th e be n' glorious age wh en e very one shall know


of every C? mmul1! ty s ha ll be \~ roll gh t in a muss, iu on! e'r to ~ o th em gool l.? Th ~ ~ n a~ s ' the Lord from th'e least to th e " reatest? wh en


thorou gh , f.' t llhfu l, and nently finish ed sty le, need 10 see a specnnen of prIlc llca J ch nstmnl" . ~ , ' ,


, tcclll'di ng lo ils ki nd. T his is im porl ant hoth ty cun ierl out hy Co mmun ities, . T hen will all shall he gO\- ernet\ by th e dlvme SplI'U? ­tiS


it resp ects mornl principle, sn lularyexnm- th ey exclaim as ofo lrl, o:: T"" Be hold how th ese whe n no on e will hav e a Ilispos ition to e xc r ­pie,


a gooll repllt ation, lind pec lln ia ry advan · Christ ians 100' e on e a not he r !" The mnss cise ' au thority ov er hi s fellow mnn? There


t~ ge. By th is me? n s ou r fabri cs an d p, rod, uc - c. allllot he reform erl by see ing professel! C h ri~- can ce rtninly he bm on e opi nion on this point.


tIOilS of ull sorls wlll , command th e ad rl1lrallOn, tmn s tr eat eac h other ns Ihey , now do III th eir ' ' . , .


eonfitle nc e, and Illark ei of 1111 d esirabl e c us - , c hu rc hes anti soc ieties , T he fllct is, 0111' snit And would all Imrnedl8tely retu rn to th e right


tomeI's. loses its slIvo r by heing !! round, sc atte re ll, an d way, th e wny of- holiness , thi s blessed Illa te


Thcre a re mAny points in th e rem ain ing ar · mi xed wit h th e ea rth. It s ho uld be con cen- would be speed ily ihtrolluced . But because


t icles on wh ich we s l~ o uld be glnd t~ c? nn ne nt tl'llted Rnt! a ppplierl in s ll! fic ient quantily to sin is in th e world- hec a use men will not


1In, I pl'ese nt ex plana tio ns, bllt onr IImll s co rn · co n ntemct m01' ll1 putrefuctl on. ' , . ,


pel us to fo r~ ea r. After wh at hilS been sa id, A~ n i n; we are flyin g from te ~ ptation anrl have Go d for th eir S ~ v ere lgn, th ey ore leli, ItS


it is hoped that most of ollr realler s, wh o a re co nfliet with ev il, thu t wc mny enjoy, ense un, l a punishment, with less perfect go vernments


r eally disposed to un der stllnd th e lIuture nnd ' qllielu, le, and thus pr omote our O. WII se lfish than His- with gove rnments thatsl'e hnrdcn­partieul~


I's of ~ n r In sti lllli on , wi ll \~ i t h Ol! t 61l1 ls, I'IIlhel' than th e reform ation a nd sa lva tion so me and oppressi ve. And let e\' ery on e


mu ch rllfficult y del lnce an swer s to th eIr \' 111' 1- o f th e hn llllln race ! We cunno t fly from 1111 . "


ou s inqniries from Ithe Co ns litution itself. If tem ptntion and conflicl wi th e vil, \ V e hllve choose whom he Will se rve- God or Cresllr.


mor e partiCUlar ~ n fo l'lmt: i on is ( Iesir ed, we to lIIeet ! h, ese, go . where we ~ v ill.. But is the re All men a re certainly nt liherty to attach


8h, oll be hnppy to Impart Il upo. n re qlles t. , It ~ ny rnerll Ill, co ur! lIlg le mpla tl? n- lll an gm~ l1l- themselv es to whate ve r gov ernment Ihey nr e.


will be u nd ers tood th at n IYInllltudc of det a ils IIlg tem ptnllon- In rllnnlllg IIlto temptllllOn, I ,


mnstnecesslll- ily remain to be determined lind 01' needlessly llemaining in it? If we pruy fer. T hey , may have . the AlIlo cl'llt ofRIISSIll


regu lated by sp ecial rul es a nd bye- law s. The Go d not to lead ns illlo it, shall we falSify oll r for th eir rule r , lor, th e Qneen of England, or


orgllniZlltion of th e s ix genera l rle pa rtme nts own pr llyer by Ink ing no pain s' to a void it ?- th e Presid ent of the' United S llItes- or, if dis.


, a nd, th eIr respective hl' 8l1c1ies' :- viii be ~ w? rk W, hlltev er, o f tempt l~ li on and c? Dfliet Wilh s~ tisfi ed with nil th ese th ey may look out one


· of lllne and care. But whell thiS org al1lzlllJon e\' 11 we cu n escll fle witho ut des ertll1jr the po st . ' .


shllll hav e been com pleted, th e most pcrfect o f duty, we oug ht to flee ' from. Thlln Ihi s whom th ey eonslder more perfect,' to reign


system, ordel'unll propriety willreignthrongh . we pr op ose to do no more. In deed, we ret ire over them. For ourselr, we have found


out. ~ he re will be verY, l i ll l~ confusion , il. · · a Iiul e from th e field of pU, blic com b? t; thllt Ch; · ist. und desire to he a subject of bis kin g.


l e~' I" upt lOn or IInpl easant Josl llllg , Ever y on e wel lIIny, P rep nre o urselves. for mor e v l~ o ro us dom- a ' k ingdom not of th is world; and we


will kn ow what to do, when and where. ' 1' he lind reSistless onse ts 1ll! II 11lst th e leg Ion s of . . ,


. bui l, linl! s, a nd es p41cia lly the mansion. houses, darlwess, And liS to th e se lfishness of' our Will endeovol' to do what we ca n to. bUllII It


\ vill l! 1I he constriJcted with suc h accomml}{ la · ends, let God be our . fudge- lime th e witness, up. ' Bu t some say that in pu rsuing thIS (' oul'se ,


tion s, lind furn ish ed w ith suc h co nve n ienees, and works our vind iclltion . I we hind er tlu; reformation of th e world- they


'~ s 10,( renrler th em ut ' 0! 1ce plellsnlll, health ful, Alltl h? r e we rest, ou!' case. \ Ve hnve Il~ ill would have us join th em, lind help p ro mo te


a nd every . way far pr efe ruhle to the (' ommo n onr , sentllllents, pnnclples lind purposes un - , " , h


cllhod es of' n lt~ n , A Lihrllry cont irlulilly lIug - lJi~ g u ised ly ope n to th e puhli c, and commend. what th ey helleve ngl~ t. With J, ust ns muc


n iellting, a R eadi ng R oom, a Ch! ipel, suitable ed o ursel ves to e very mali ' s co ns cience, with. propriety , howev er , Il1Ight Van Buren mcn , ,

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