Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-10-01

1 TO learn, that a more ~ ieiiuil 49, -
land more intimate nnion, thanhaye dls
ginpnished former times, have OF late sub
s;sfed between the members OF our OVID
lbody. and the Associate Reformed, the
Reformed Presbyterian, and the Reformed
Dutch Churches, which we hail as ah
omen of the approach Of that blessed Day,
lin which all who maintain In their purity
THE same doctrines OF grace and SYSTEM
of government, shall be one, Il their name
lone.
In some places the victs of drunken
ness. profaneness, and notwithstanding,
have increased 20 an alarming degree. es-
pecially through the influence OF fairs !;
but in other places they are much less
prevalent than they were. We need not
exhort our ministers to preach against all
lunriqhteeusness but were they mole
lpelnied, e. afiectionate in their reproois,
they might hope for More success.
We know Of but one Anti unitarian
Synagogue in all our borders; and that
there may never be another, we pray
YOU. brethren, repeatedly to declare the
| truth, that the only true God ID eylst-
| ance is the Father the Son, and the Holy
Ghost the God who is in Christ Jesus
reconciling The works to himself.
Another favorable circumstance which
we state is, that in some of our consre-
cations. in which party politics haye
produced formerly great warmth, the
! question how asked. concerning candi.
ldafe for civil oeice. / he CtfitstiaD. J
lard persons nominated have been neslec-
| ted because they were khown to be nn-
friendly 10 Chris tiapity. We beseech
vou brethein. whatever your political
sentiments may be. to elect men fearing
Sod, AID hating iniqaity, TO oe your ~ y
Iers. y
The Synod feel it to be incumbent on
them to exhibit the destitute state OF the
counties Of Bedford AID Cambria, in the
state ofPennsylgania, and of Allegany,
lil, Maryland !; with a fifm persuasion
that simple statement Of facts must
excite the attention and prayers OF he
Christian community. The county OF
Bedford is about 40 miles square. ana
probably contains with The other twn
counties which have been palaed not les
than forty thousand inhabitants. Among
all these there are at present but fwp
J churches. and only one settled l,.resbYl
| terian minister. In the town Of Bedsord3
which is the resort ofthe gag world III
| summer, and which is large and respeTi
table, the Lords Spsper' was adhlnistef
] ed once, for The first time, about thifg;
years ago, and never again until tsp
( or near that time but we believe tlEtI
only few of these forty thousand ira
hitanfs. of cur GAsisti9n country. eIerI
/ witnessed the administration of that no-i
Nv ordinance. Many Of the families Of;
/ these counties are wealthy, ard tIesinusI
Of enjoying the niristry Of reconciIiaion:i
/ but in general, pastors cannot be supiort-i
led without some assistance from mere
Epopular sections Of the church, ortfom
the board of missions We recombendf
! that all the communications in our cFprch-
es bear those destitute telnw-citlzhs or
their hearts before the Shrst u grace,
that God in his providence may ca@e the
light Of his truth 10 shinc on theii, alsll
the ordinances of sal, alton to abi}e With Il
them unto eternal life.
Should we, Christian brethen, Who'll
have guodly heritage, sympatbse with|l
ihese destitute people as we ought, vel
might expect that sta ed breaches would
soon be supported among them. 1t leassl;
in part, until they might be able 10 main
tain pastors for themselves.
We know that callsupon you liberal
Iity are numerous and that mnq terlitu-
Try yet remains to be occupid in The
name of the Lord but be notweary in
well doing. We canneser do.oo much
tor the promotion of the welfas OF ZION i
May our neads, our hands, ouiheaits. be
devoted to Him, who loved us AID SaYel
himself ransom for US; thatsreat may |:
be our JOY, : I'd his glory for esr. Amen. I
sigued bylortier of III Synod.
JAMES sNODGRAss, Moderator.
Lancaster, Sept. 90, 1916
Ordered, That the forsoig letter be
printed, and seat to each mil eter of the
Synod, to be read in the chuches:
Signed. /;
| STEPHEN BOYER, @atea Cserh. |!
From our late Lonaonpapers.
B0NAnARTE
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