Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-10-19
IDAE FosER 10, 1910

PTS lie, the removal Of many, who, &C.
cording 10 Our power of spiritual per-
cePpon, might bear that appellation.
The Information ct the present year
has aided to the list of the dead, who,
we doubt not, have dieoi in the Lord !:
and Is a repeated ell to the living, to
look well to their foundation. This
call also has additional force, when we
consider that other faithful servants
are vergirg to the same solemn period
"a period, which though, to them it
may be uDspeakably blessed, will de.
prize the church of theirIahours and of
the secret travail, sy mpathy and pray
err of their spirits. "
Its certainly not easy to compress
the wants ofthe church in one com pre.
hensive term; but it seems as If one
OF the watch words, peculiarly worthy
OF attention IN the present day, were,
Dedication. Rene mber, dear visited
Friends, thac when CHRIST invites
you to submit TO his yoke, he declares
IT to be easy; while the yoke of DISC
bedience is known to be heavy. Thus.
while, we are inviting YOU 10 faithfol-
ness, by the losses, which we are rea-
dy TO deplore, in the departure of SER
wants & of hand maids; & by the ioy
that opened on their view as they were
entering on that nearer union with
their LORD! with HIM "of whom
the whole family IN heaven and earth is
named" we may truly say, Brethren,
Sisters, "yc are called unto Liber-
}ty," even " the glorious liberty of the
children of GoD." And ir is with
thankfulness that we perceived, as al
SO we limited last year that very many
OF our beloved young Friends, of both
sexes seem sensible that he LORDS
preparing hand was upnn them: How
then DO we desire that these may per.
severe ir the path CT Declaration: yea,
mat IN their love and service, they ma,
Ego on from strength to strength"
until having fulfilled their due mea-
sure of suffering, every one Of then
may "aepear' with final acceptance
s. before GoD in Zion"
The. amount of the suEcrings reper-
tied this year, On account OF tiihes,
priests demands, & these called church
rates, and for military demands, is
upwards of 1868. In our las,
years Epistlr, we advsrted to the i'm.
lprisoDmsnt of a few young men, under
the militia laws: and expressed our
apprehension that more cases of that
kind would follow. Cur b lief of the
attachment Of many of our youth TO
their peaeeable testimony, induced
this apprehension, and il has been We.
| rihed by the confinement of severel
more on account of the local militia,
and of one for the common militia
Though these temporary sacrifices Of
liberty, demonstrate disposition
which endears them to our hearts ne
vertheiess, we cannot forget that they
arc yet but in the beginning of their
course of devotedness, and, as his is
the case in various ways with many O.
theirs cf our precious youth, are now
only I" giraing on their harness." Ii.
dear Youth, you are allowed to re-
ceive peaceful reward for your early
submission 20 duty, gratitude prompts
you still TO keep your eye to your no.
/ ly guide, for forther manifestations OF
his will and for further proofs Of his
protecting care. And know assuredly,
'ha, if your days are prolonged to a
period at present remote, ard you are
presery ed in the fear Of The LORD,
these and all your morning acts of hum
tble atts ehmeut TO His caus@, will be
sweet in your remembrance.
We have received at this time epis.
J ties from all the North American Year
ly Meetings, in which, besides the &c
fneral vigilance over the welfare Of the
Society, we find continuance of at
teption TO the same objects Of more
/ general concern, which we mentioned
last year ;--namely the state of the
black people still held as silves, and
the measures employed for eivilizipg
the Indian natives. The Epistle from
Ireland has been particularly grateful
to us, and we have not failed to testify
our unity with friends in that nation
by few a6eehonate words Of reply,
Liyicg as we do uoder the same go
veramept, and above all protesting the
same holy and unuing principle, We
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