24 Support of Missions-Dr. Chalmer's Farewell Sermon. we, or can we, consent to shut up our bowels of compassion? We are sometimes told, that charity must begin at home; but if the Apostles had tarried in Judea till every unconverted Jew had been brought to a knowledge of the truth, what had become of us Gentiles? The Apostles of the Lord did not so judge. They knew that exertion abroad would produce reaction at home. At all events, they preferred simple obedience to Heaven to all human reasoning. They had received a banner to be displayed in the cause of truth: they did display it, and it proved to be the wisdom of God, and the power of God to the salvation of many, very many precious and immortal souls. which they are so extensively engaged. It is simply to form in each country a Society, or if practicable two or three Societies, which shall be Auxiliary to the American Board. To each of these societies are to be attached Branches or Associations in every town or ecclesiastical society, or other local division as shall be found most convenient.-These Associations must be regularly organized and its members placed on an equal footing with members of the Auxiliary Society. They are to make their retarns through the Auxiliary Society to the Treasurer of the American Board. Agreeably to this recommendation a number of gentlemen of this city Humbly following in their steps, convened at the Lecture Room in Oand unworthy as we are of such dis-range-street, and formed an Associatinguished honor, we nevertheless tion, for this city, to be connected with hope for similar results. the Auxiliary Society already organizHaving spread this application be-ed for the western association of Newfore you, brethren, we wait to see Haven county. how the Lord will dispose of it. And A similar Association was formed in the mean time remain, and with ve- by the Ladies of this city in the afterry great respect, your affectionate fel-noon of the same day. low-laborers in the bonds of the Gospel. In behalf of the Board of Managers. W. W. Philips, Stephen Van Rensselaer, COMMITTEE. We sincerely hope that similar measures will be adopted in the eastern division of this county, and in every county & town in New-England. N. H. Rel Intelligencer. DR. CHALMERS FAREWELL SERMON. On the afternoon of Sunday week, says an English paper, Dr. Chalmers preached his farewell sermon to the congregation of St. John's Glasgow, previous to his assuming the professorship of moral philosophy in the University of St. Andrew's. As early as 10 o'clock, a great crowd had assembled in front of the church, A systematic plan of operations has anxious to gain admittance; and tho been recommended by the Board of police-officers were early on the spot, Foreign Missions, which if generally such was the determination of the adopted, will tend greatly to increase assembled multitude to get in, that the funds of that important Institu- all efforts to restrain them proved tion, and give a more permanent sup-fruitless. It was deemed necessary port to the cause of benevolence in to send to the barracks for a military SUPPORT OF MISSIONS. On Preparation for Death. 25 guard, and a party of the 73d regi-on earth. Life is precious. One is ment accordingly arrived, about half removed after a protracted illness. past 10 o'clock, who took their sta- Another of a short indisposition. And tion on the stair leading into the how many are summoned into the church, and were of great service in presence of God, prepared or unprekeeping back the crowd; but in spite pared, upon a moment's warning! of their best endeavors, it was with Surely, "it is appointed unto men difficulty they could preserve order. once to die." Die, whether he will After 11 o'clock, a great part of the or not, he must. The young, the old congregation being outside several-all must die. "And after death gentlemen ascended the stair-case, cometh to judgment." Who is ready, ordered the main door to be shut, and who not, to take his exit? Soon, I must the military to clear away the crowd. leave all below. Not long, and you This having been accomplished, and will be numbered with the dead." the soldiers judiciously arranged, these Solemn consideration! When the gentlemen, after much personal exer-chilling grasp. of death shall benumb tion, succeeded in gaining admission life's vital flood, when terrene objects for a number of the congregation. and earthly scenes shall recede from The services of the day then com- my view, and the realities of another menced, when Dr. Chalmers preach-world shall burst into my vision, shall ed an eloquent sermon from Psalm I not need a friend to stand by and 137, verses 5 and 6, "If I forget uphold my nature? And who shall thee, O Jerusalem," &c. Mr. Irving, that friend be? My father, my mothminister of the Caledonian Chapel, er? They cannot help. No earthly London, then put up a most impres-relative can assuage the dying strife. sive prayer on behalf of Dr. Chalmers 'Tis Jesus. Let Christ be my "rod and the congregation, and finished and staff" then. Then! But is Christ. the whole by singing the 33d Psalm.my friend and portion now? I profess From the Christian Herald. ON PREPARATION FOR DEATH to love him. I am numbered among his sheep. I have a name and place at his table. But what are these? The shadow without the substance, if Among the common place subjects I have nothing more. And Jesus is upon which christians converse, the uot my friend; and I am yet his eneshortness of time, the uncertainty of my. But do I differ from the hypolife, the certainty of death, and the crite and unbeliever? Have I been necessity of a continual preparation, "born again?" Am I in the King's share no inconsiderable part. "Tis high way of holiness, and do I know true, the subject is a profitable one, that I am the Lord's, washed, justifiand one, too, upon which each shoulded, sanctified? Yes. "I know that enter with deep interest: for it is our if my earthly house of his tabernacle life, our all. But alas! does not this were dissolved, I have a building of topic oftentimes come up as a matter God, an house not made with hands, of course rather than a matter of mo- eternal in the heavens." And where ment? How important that Christ-is the professor of religion who does ians should consider well their end, and meditate the day of their death, as becometh creatures of a day! "The time is short:"-the time to repent-to believe-to secure pardon and reconciliation, and to live to God not exclaim, "to die is gain"--I have "a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better." To such as cannot adopt this lauguage, whether professor of religion or not, let the Pilgrim say, retire to 26 Harrisburg Bible Society. some sequestered spot-take the Bi- have received from the parent socieble for thy companion-search it-ty, 162 Bibles and Testaments, in look into thy heart-thy life-look up the German and English languages, to God, for the cause of thy not being which together with the Bibles and on Pisgah's top, and ready, nay, de- Testaments on hand, at our last an sirous to depart to behold the glories niversary, makes 259 Bibles & Tesin reversion for the people of God. taments in both languages. Of these, Do you ask, why? It is your blessed one hundred Bibles and Testaments privilege. It will give you rich fore- have been presented to the Harristastes of heaven and endless felicity. burg Bible association, a few have God requires it at your hands: and it been destributed by individuals of the is the happy experience of A PILGRIM. society, and there are now at your depository, 113 Bibles and Testaments, in the German and English languages. HARRISBURG BIBLE SOCIETY. An anniversary meeting of the above Society was held in the Presbyterian Church in the borough of Harrisburg, on the evening of the first of Jan. 1824. The president, Rev. Dr Geo. Lochman opened the meeting with an address, stating the object of the Society. After prayer by the Rev. Mr. Todd, the 10th annual Report was read by the Rev. W. R. Dewitt, secretary of the society. Rev. Mr. Winebrenner, Messrs. Clark and Cairns de livered addresses on the occasion. fished in the Religious Visiter. It is with much pleasure the managers can report, the continued & active exertions of their auxiliary. At our last meeting we alluded to their laudable design, of visiting the poor families in our borough, in order to ascertain their wants, and if possible to excite in them, a desire to possess the sacred scriptures, and to interest them in the perusal; from their last report, it appears, that during the past year; they have pursued this object with zeal and success; and that during this period, they have found within the limits of our own borough six families, who were entirely destitute of the Bible. The meeting was said to be large, and the proceedings, throughout,the most interesting ever witnessed by the society. We shall give extracts from the report, shewing the exertions of this and the association of that place connected with it, whose exertions are particularly designed to co-operate in the They have also, during the year same laudable endeavors. The report is pub-that is past, extended the sphere of their usefulness, by appointing agents Your managers would report, that in different parts of the adjoining during the past year, there have been country, who have interested themreceived into the treasury of the so-selves in the distribution of the saciety, $125 09, sixty dollars of which cred scriptures. By these means, was a donation from the Harrisburg many families and individuals, their Bible Association. Of this amount report states, whose circumstances $120 have been remitted as a dona- and situation in life, have prevented tion, from this society to the Phila- them from purchasing at the usual delphia Bible Society. Three hund-price, and who have been for a long red and eighty-eight dollars have time destitute, have been supplied been paid for contingent expenses, with Bibles and Testaments. Nine leaving a balance in the hands of the cases of this discription, are particutreasurer of $1 22 cents, and that ||larly noticed, and among them, there there is due the society in arrearages is that of a family, including a numof subscription money $13 22. Dur-ber of children, which had been withing the same period, the managers out a Bible in their house, for more Reading. than twenty years; and of an individual, who had been destitute of this invaluable treasure, for more than five years. 72 in their characters. We sincerely hope, that the association will continue to persevere in their endeavors to meliorate the condition of this unhap the countenance, support, and co-operation of the benevolent. The managers would earnestly re-py people; and that they will receive commend to the association, to pursue this method which they have adopted, in appointing agents in difYour managers have thought proferent parts of the country, who would per, thus particularly, to notice the interest themselves in inquiring into operations of their Auxiliary Associthe wants of their respective neigh-ation, as the society from their intiborhoods-and endeavor to excite inmate connection with them must feel those who are destitute of them, a a deep interest in their efforts; and desire to possess the sacred scrip- they also desire, thus publicly, to We doubt not, but that very their zeal, in the prosecution of their their warmest approbation of many will be found, living in our immediate vicinity, who are in a great laudable designs. May they not grow measure, ignorant of this book, which weary in well doing; but be stimulatalone is able to make them wise unto ed to greater exertion in their efforts salvation. to do good, by considering that enterprises of this character, when engaged in with proper motives, and shall secure for them the infinitely persevered in with proper feelings, higher approbation of their Redeemer. tures. The association have destributed during the year that is past, 48 Bibles and Testaments-twenty-three of which have been bestowed gratuitously, and twenty-five have been sold. at reduced prices. The report states, that "their distributions have been in cases, all of which have been of a character, strictly within the views of the association. Some marked with circumstances of poverty, long destitute of the holy scriptures, and a warm and thankful reception of them. And that there have been distributed altogether, by the association since its establishment, 155 Bibles and Testaments." express On the whole, the managers would humbly hope, that the good which has been done by the efforts of this society, particularly in connection with its auxiliary, during the year that is past, will be found at least, to be equal to that of any former be greatly augmented, were our citiyear. Yet, this amount of good would zens as interested in this association, as the object of it we think, demands them to be. READING. Their attention continues to be directed to the instruction, and moral For ourselves we have none of that improvement of the people of color, dread of many and of great books, so in this borough; and their persever- often felt or feigned, for we hold it to ance in this arduous task certainly be true, that the love of reading is one deserves the highest praise. It is of the chief blessings of life, and aonly by treating this part of our com-mong the least expensive of our pleasmunity as rational beings, enlighten-ures. Give thyself to reading,' was ing their minds, rendering them the injunction of the Apostle, and susceptable to the influence of mo- were it to be more generally observed tives, and exercising toward them, aby all clases, we should hear fewer friendly and forbearing deportment complaints about extravagance in in the intercourse of social life, that dress and in things more hurtful than we can expect to effect a reformation "dress. 28 Balls &c. to aid the poor-Fellenberg Schools. CARLISLE, JANUARY 30. "Let us build with you." we are prone to think, they will remain upprovided, as long as they did, when, où another occasion, a similar society had the same purpose confessedly in view; but the When Cyrus, King of Persia, had passed a proceeds of whose acting, defrayed, it is gen. decree, extending to the children of the Cap-erally supposed, a sociable sleigh ride to the We are under no tivity the privilege of rebuilding the Temple deserving performers. of the Lord; and after they had made con-apprehensions of the poor receiving assistance siderable progress in the accomplishment of from this quarter. But were they to offer any, it, the opposers of the children of Israel, they should receive the repelling answer— came to the head men of the Jewish tribes, "Ye have nothing to do with us." and said, "Let us build with you, for we seek your God, as ye do." The children of the promise, well aware of the evil designs of these intruders, plainly told them, "ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God." FELLENBERG SCHOOLS. The females of different denominations in the city of Philadelphia, have united in supporting schools on this plan, (that of connecting labor and study together, as has been fully explained in this paper,) in that city. Two schools are now actually in operation; the number of scholars admitted to each, is limited to 80. This number has been received into both, and more could be had, but the society which supports them, are not able to bear the expences. None but indigent female youth are instructed. A call has beenmade on the inhabitants of the city for support; which call, we hope, will not be in vain. A society of this kind, will not long prove burthensome to the community; for if its concerns are proper. ly managed, it will support itself; and not only so, but in the course of time, it will also afford a surplus revenue of considerable a. children imbibe early habits of industry, econ. omy, and often of morality. It appears also to be a very desirable improvement in the free school system. We observe by a small paragraph in the Christian Gazette, that balls and assemblies have been raised for the purpose of appropriating the proceeds to aid the struggling Greeks; the propriety of which the editor seems to question We are much of his opin-mount to the society. In such schools, the ion. It is not the gift of charity, to bestow the unappropriated expenditures of an extravagant Party, on objects which call forth pity. It is the purchase of a sanction from the frowning community, that extorts from them the gift. As it cannot be for the purpose of espying out any avenue whereby they might take advantage of, and prostrate the liberal christian, which was probably the object of the opposers of Israel, it must be the praise of men they seek; and the persons to whom the offerings are made, should tell them, "Ye have nothing to do with us." There will be FIVE Sundays in the ensuing month of February-a circumstance which will not occur again but twice during the present century, viz. in 1852 and 1880. College in Ceylon.—The missionaries on this Island have drawn up a We are told that a Thespian Society, is a plan of a college, which they propose bout to amuse the young people of Carlisle, to establish for the literary and religiunder the plausible pretext of assisting the ous instruction of Tamul and other poor among us. How charitably disposed they youth. It is to be as close a copy of are! but if the poor be neither fed, nor cloth-the colleges in America, as circumed, nor warmed, until they afford the means,stances will adinit. |