The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-12-05 00:00:00

Dee• 5, 1843

hit
THEI
E OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY
-'"DAY THE IST OF JANUARY, 1844, BEING THE

4111 ST DAy OF THE NEW YEAR

strit,eatlY Beloved in the Lord,—lt is under a deep
loft„"erapid progress of time, and of the commanding
gt :ken ae our Lord'S- warning to his Church should have
'44° present moment,—" Behold, 1 come as a thief
blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments,,,
toiteal I now, for the EIGHTH TIME, call upon you to
otr,-,11 a GENERAL CONCERT FOR PRAYER FOR THE
GURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, which it is pur-
bog) by Divine permission, to hold on THE FIRST
FIRS 1
OP THE .
NEW YEAR, MONDAY, JANUARY THE
' 844
telle day of the week on which the New Year falls,
/'(:)rCila very favourable season for this devotional union.
.you !ie FIRST OF JANUARY, 1844, will dawn upon
your with the sweet savour of the Sabbath still fresh upon
hst, pirit ;—on the day also which, for several years
tor has been set apart by many of the Lord's servants
tha!Pecial prayer for the extension of his kingdom. So
ion' when united with those devout Christians who ET-
g your own communion, you will be in fellowship
Ith cc
t°
'world the excellent of the earth" in all parts of the

ha;
Pour " Our Heavenly- Father, for his dear Son's sake,
sii,,,°nt upon his people " the Spirit of grace and of
teeation," that their prayers, presented before the
krZie by their Great High Priest, may ascend as an
ble;table offering, and bring down a very abundant
sing.
aspect of the times specially calls for this United
aYer
-of the Faithful ; for the New Year approaches
4,tak a day of darkness and of gloominess ;"—a darkness
patk, that the Lord alone can clear the sky, or dissi-
tile clouds now suspended over us.
14
p,,adverting to these dark shades, it is very far from
tl` 11 tention to speak of them in a spirit of reproach or
or'd'nd accusation. I refer to these events with feelings
by ee? sorrow. For to a mind in any degree influenced
ttia °l,lr Lord's command to his disciples, " Love one
f4Pn,:er," hew humiliating is the state of our highly
fhmted, but deeply sinful, Protestant country !
tkij England, alas ! instead of beii_
%ag the religion of our Protestant
`
continues' to be disturbed by Tractarian errors,
it, 1,11 Transubstantiation, or something very similar to
lii,e"aaB been preached; and so widely has the leaven
,(1 , that one of the bishops in our sister island, to
4e4 its influence, has published the powerful charge
Velivered against these errors ; whilst the Bishop of
14,e2tta in the East, and the Bishop of Ohio in the
ii,"") have found it necessary, even in these distant
Norto guard their clergy against them. !
4hci4 is this the only cloud. For such, alas is our
dpd !cl state, that whilst most persons of sound wisdom
lafef,lntelligence consider, humanly speaking, that the
°f our country depends, under God, he working classes with a Scriptural education, the
Pre ,'pt to introduce this national blessing has been
bpone .tited by that want of union which is so desirable
Ilerid e'o vital a subject. These are the c._
„u over Protestant England.
Po,,•_'eotland alas ! the prospect is still more gloomy
hepdtende disruption' in the Church, which was only appre
last year, has actually taken place ; and now—
. .wh
o does not deeply lament it !—we see a divide(
Ivalk3; They " who took sweet counsel together, ant
aeP,
unto the house of God in company," are nose
IlteoN4B:traatied; and, as many consider themselves to he, an€
arced by conscience to avoid communion with, i
tk;e,itually to oppose, each other.
as to Ireland, what meets us there, but undis
the ;elrorts to burst the bonds which now unite th
811 empire, kept under only by the
stiaw, or by military force ?
'when are the calls for a devotional union among those
I a 4(0 'igh and cry for the abominations that are in the
kikb, And imperious indeed is the call. For if Al-
,ltlc't;'`Y God, in his unmerited mercy, does not help us,
the ? Who but he, who dispels error by giving
tke e light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the
I,ll4th°l Jesus Christ • " who softens down contending
hearty-11) by shedding ' abroad a spirit of love in their
-; and who " ;Aces the wrath of man to praise.
stetthe remainder thereof he restrains ;"—who but this
tpive rand glorious God, the Omnipotent Ruler of the
ichriqs,r—" the God and Father of our Lord Jesus

7, united in main-

7orefathers, our

)uds now sus-

strong arm o

' --who but he, of whom it is declared that..
llthell the enemy shall come in like a flood,. the..
thq eb,,14)....rd shall lift
.up a standard against him ,
1.."4 4` He can befriend us ? Blessed be his name '
'IIICI said, " Call upon me in the day of trouble, ant
'Wh'eliver you ; and thou shalt glorify me."
teritv?; then; " that loves the Lord Jesus el- -
c',)r remembers his
thee'4 may be one ; as thou, Fat.
11110ye,,Piat they also may be one in us
'love that thou hast sent me"—whli.
their notional concert, and, as with one heart, presen
lNOliy jay ake
,ilhited prayer that the Lord, for his dear Son's
Nhipour down the abundance of the enlightening,
ng, strengthening, comforting, and sanctifying
)1,4e of the Holy Spirit, so that the clouds now hangir

last prayer that a

that the worl

of join it

m a

t it
Rin dije.tiine appear P
Of" ti,"lls almost unnecessary to offer other motives
_
titqtlt.
trjdevotional union, so powerfully ought the state
ttii,uritry to press upon us ; still I cannot but men-
reasons:— •
tbi:'‘vita-',T state of the Lord's ancient people. When
td Pl.eB "°1) for a concert for prayer on
on the tirst day of
el) eq
ski, ear was given, the foundati of a Pi:ot.es-
' Was laid on Mount Zion, and the building

nd mnrning

Pr
Q 0 es •
188„ 1151x.21.
31ng u
pr!(1 At 4 Work in all parts,
Nicthe ehu Order to our missionaries .
40(i 44 at rnell• Application has since been made to thf
Co 414 Constantino le to have this order rev--
~'ati,fn'ati granted allowing the work to -
At4.et,-tatict°rY-ans,ver has as yet be
ic Nan en, prayer ascend that h,
ti:Nlllionarch to make a decree
hiile for tlded by the God of heaven, let it be d
dr, e kr2e house of thp

o stop t

that what wag

il --us
Neill 'or the building of our Protestant church in •Jeru-
th tlv
1e 411,1 that, when built, the house may " be filled
Oh
~glory of the Lord."
the Pray fproor the peace of Jei
" They shall pros
During the present yeal
1.4at112.ea1l to China has been w
1 ' of the Chines
8°
have been enlat

may ever

4.ty. Our east
so that, besie
19, the highly-venerated P'
use over a large portir
e, has now Scinde
04: and fy.
of Malac

i to th,

Straits

sending the (

1y to unite in t.

k e t are some of the special calls
el he
uq . approach of the new year
th,
Cri et s
" Pere In every Christian heart !
. • .

hole of Hin

>f thes

Elay they find

act : that

"„"41. "'peer' will he encouraged by this
for
assf, prayer, on the first day of the present
It
was
more extensively held than on any former
&,1(14, ; 48 observed on the continent of Europe,
ttati''ll the United States, on the coasts of the
Tt 40 ,1;) f,4 and in the East and West 'lndies
f01;-'0 copies of the " Invitation" were circi.
day t wing suggestions are respectfully offered,
who are desirous of a similar union on Alon-
•tq:,,t• j,„4,arY 1, 1844 :
tot '(i4" Christians follow the example of our blessed
WtetAra
25), who rose up a great while before day
kllO,llO PraYer. Let them thus secure the blessing of
‘II)r,IY ;a3:B, " Pray to thy Father which is in secret,
atner which seeth. in secret shall reward thee
kqpi4tt them call upon the Lord in their families, for
th„(1 he poured upon themselves and their house-
/terl'4l,d'lr neighbours, their country, the ministers of
tibe Churches of Christ, the remnant of scat,
?,e• an. and outcast Israel, and upon the Gentile
10)/b
`'01).,1 ere circumstances will admit of a morning
Nl4it to thet the congregation be assembled, and, in addi-
Gpo : appointed prayers and a suitable sermon let
er r;re devoutly-disposed partake together of? the
vrhohe Lord; or, as may he more convenient,
'e congregation meet in the evening for public
Ik4'l. 11,1 let an appropriate discourse be preached.
4aY, ministers of the Lord meet on the follow-
„'"a their brethren of their own communion, in
'44l3'W-I.43'er for themselves, their flocks, the whole
ehri.
kltk, tor,4 , 't, and the world at large ; and then spe-
tlll„tihm,`,4,4 together upon the most effectual means for
for coming coming of the Lord's kingdom, and parti-
spt r, th.,,ne continuance of such a general concert for
Leo,.2t the year may proceed according to this de-
10t11,11.14 e Lord accompany these means of grace, or
Lt !' as may be adopted, with his abundant bless-
1` frq alaY it indeed be a season of special refresh-
th4listhe presence of the Lord.
the ~,he the prayer of all who read this paper ;
Y,4t tN, ew Year is now approaching, it would be
,IVllfi,naness if those who approve the object, and
14#'14i 11°0 over the press, would republish and cir-
,,l)(ttit
44 Invitation, which any one into whose hands it
Ny.% L." PULL PERMISSION TO DO.
ue With all who love the Lord Jesus in since-

4141,
1
14,1443's their affectionate brother and servant in
. '

43,1, , JAMES HALDANE STEW ART
.7e s, Liverpool.

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tih' e4let fever is prevalent et Kirby Lonsdale.. Four
iv
ttel Wave On :011,,114,48xt.h,4,Ye occurred. On the 23d two children,
, aged three and five years, the sons of
grave. The
:Itt,itr dierP, an, died, and were interred in one
4141 ,tiev,„" 00 the 29th, and a daughter,
1444.-4 Years, died on the 30th. The father and
named Alice,
were buried on Saturday.

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