Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-11
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WAN No tcaaa !, Il. che 9 AL AS
aSEMBLYSoF TIE PREsBYTERlAN
rcfsURcHIn the United seatesef Americs,
.dasink tho period Of time intervening bs.
tween May lscs, and Mss lsi 70. 81 {.
Tas Csmmahs appointed ~ celses and igss'
y iRse q contacted Sarsasjpe, he inferna.
: sisa rsceipeS In t&e FREE coro<sssitts. can
crrnisS sAe, state s.rftssSea, submit SIC
foEiouniag stpSyt; s..ese
The GeneraE ksseMbly having heard
narrativei Of the state Of religion within
their boands, are happy in having the op.
porsoniiy OF publishing an abstract oft,
Tor the information Of the churches under
their care. And we begin with thankssiv.
ing 10 the God and Fathsrof QUE lord Je-
sus Christ, for that grace with which Il has
pteased him to Walt Q soodly numbsFof Our
churchee. in many instances the arm OF
the Lord has been made bare; -the Prince
OF Peace has dispiayed the power and glory
OF HE grace; Ia the -edi6easiou Of his peo-
pic, and The conversion Of sinners. "1lNot
unto Vs, O:Lord, not anso Us, but 70 thy
name be the glory" The state Of the
church, upon Ihe whole, 10 favorable; and
in particular parts the spirit Of GOD has
been poured out ia copious ehusiops. la
many towns within the bounds ofour sister
churches In Connecticut, Vermont, Msssa.'
et,usrtts, and New. Hampshire, the Gospel
OF Christ is ssen 10 be The "powsr Of God
and the wit.lon Of God TO salvatiou." -
Zion 10 there putting on her beautiful gar.
mrns there, 10 aowipg. with q full stream,
lha. river which makes glad the city of.our
God and the great shepherd 70 leading HE
Aoek 70 the green pasture, b! the living wa;
(eES. ....' .H., ...g..,
Advancing towards the south, we see
the footsteps OF our glorious redscmer,
within the Bounds Of the Presby,rries Of
Long ialand, Hudson and New.York..-
JrsuS shows that he 10 able 70 save, even 10
ihs ultsrmost, by che conversion Of old md
hardened sinners, Of open, av0wsd unbs.
levers, apd Of abandoned prea'sas,s. The
SlaVsS Of Satan are delivered from bondage,
and admitted into she glorious Ihsf,y oflhs
sons 9f God. In The wrssv,n paris Of the
STATE Of NtW. York, particularly Ia the new.
y settled regions, the progress 81 religion
hue been gree, thas. desert buds and 6las.
SUVns 90 Che rose and premises under his
auspIess Of grace % become ~ the garden
of tbs Lord, Il 10 mentioned No q prvof
81 shlS, the. In che space sf.slspsn 3shrs,
the avmbsr &c mlniNeSs Of 1sSvs, In that
county hss betM Increased ffesa TIVE, 70
nearly 6f,y. . '.a 49,. ...'.f..
Although the revival In New. Jsfasy, Of
Whi<h the a'AsmOly made report 20 the
churches lnst yrar, has, IN spms degree de.
clined, yet we are delighted 20 hsar that
the precious fruits OF fireman that apos.
saeirS are very rAirj lha, they who Aatne
the name Of Chtis., appear generally to
walk worthy Of their vocation and that
although the harvest seems for tie presen.
to be past, yet still, n many places, the
gleanings are considerable.
In the preSbytery Of Philadelphia, the
wotk,of the Lord goes On, in the eongre.
cations Cape Nav and Fairfield. Many
souls are there brought from dafkness 20
light, and Fren the power Of Satan unto
God. ..'~
There are sidinss also from seine parts
Of the Rrosbyssry Of Baltimore, which
make glad the hearts Of the frieads Of
Zion. -. .,,.;.. IT,.
The assembly are happy 20 learn that the
fruits Of the great revival in some of the
southern states which took place several
years ago, still remains. that "tssere also,
apostacics are very rare, and professors of
religion appear 70 have their conversation
IN Heaven. In some instances professional
characters formerly Ssaoterious for 'theirad-
Herence 20 the pfaasiples of iRGdslisy, aa6
tor ;nas,en,ion 20 the duties of relisieas cod
morality, are nov found publicly u,anifrar-,
sins their attachment 10 the friends end the
doctrines Of. Christianity. 8, "a
With pleasure We have resolved Che IN.
fosmssipn, ;shas several scrninarieso f lsaEn.
sing have been favored with the,speeiaI grace
or God; end some of those yo0sh who are
wxpecte6 hereafter 90 isduenees Pahiic cbi-
s.ss,Ss vs,rs snvf;snemf hasss heefene dixe:rXs "a