Pa. the second Tuesday of June. Closed with prayer. We lament the low state of religion among the professed followers of Jesus Christ that there is so little of the life and power of godliness manifested among them. We bewail the prevalence of Atheism, practical and speculative, Infidelity, Socinianism, Pelagianism, Arminianism, and the innumerable errors by which God is dishonored and the souls of men destroyed. The sovereignty of God is denied by his professed people rejecting his law, and forgetting like Israel of old, that he is a jealous God, who will not give his glory to another, nor his praise to graven images.
Profanity abounds in all parts of the land among young and old.
Many professors of religion are guilty of this heaven-daring sin. If there were no other sins to bring desolating judgments on the land, this alone would be sufficient. The Sabbath is profaned in every conceivable form. Members of the Church are chief in the trespass, in making it a mere holiday, by visiting, worldly conversation, making journeys on that holy day, neglecting to visit the sick on the six working days, and doing so on the Sabbath, many times to the discomfort of the sick themselves. The want of Christian training in the family is the origin of many of the disorders in society.