Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-11

the earnest prlycri> raised, tia, g..
live IN the love aud fear"f our y,es, c,,
Tor, AMI ~ all things walk ac,eD.,,l,
fore Him Oh that all NAV lie s.,.
the low valley of humility. wh,ra le
remains long; where they will know =
Lord TO be "as a hiding p'are f,,r. i.
WIND, ami a covert from The temps.,r
tsa. AHiH 2 / Here preseryah.,
witnessed within the holy incinsu.
We are guarded agains; he snsr.s vl.'
hc-et those VITO would make hast.
rich. How sal. how uete<ssr, !,
The humble Christian 10 set o,t ,.m
watch against the first tenptalon f., ,
great ihings! Sweet is the condit;o, -, :,
grateful mind sweet is a state of c,,..,
ment and OF daily dependence p, A.
Lord.
The amount of the sufrriugs Of 49,.
friends in Great Britain and Ireland %
ported TO this meeting, is upwards Of 6i,.o,
thousand six hundred pounds. A very email
proportion of these has been iDcnrrod 8.
military purposes, whilst tie rcmaiodo,,
arisen rom the support of our Cbr;s.;,n
testimony against the payment of ,nbo'
and other demands of an ecclesiastical y,
ture.
We have received an epi,te from M,
dear friends in Ireland. and one from .,ch
OF the yearly meetings in America l.;
satisfactory to find that in several paris a,
that continent, friends are alive 70 ,bo
rights ami interests OF the natives Of Afro,
and thelrdescendants resident anono tbsu.
and are endeavoring by the es,ablsbncD,
OF schools, TO promote the education oi
their offspring. Their attempts also, 70 N.
troduce the Dement'S of civilized life amcor
the native inhabitants OF the wilderness
continue TO be steady and perseyeriry. md
20 De market in some paris iy cheering
degree Of success. We are also g.ad n
learn the ia, orabe result Of an apu,ic.,;o,
10 the government, of the United States IN
secure to Some OF these natives tile N
their lands, previously to an m'en led .ub.
division OF this property, in order to its
beng transmitted by legal inheritance.
The continuance o! the blessings of peace
to this nation has warmed our hearts III
gratitude. Our re iusal to bear arms i. not
only testimony against the violence md
cruelty OF war, but against confidence in
what is emphsticalIy termed in scripture,
the arm OF flesh: & Chro. xxxII. 81 it
is testimony TO The meekness and e nile.
ness OF Christ, and resignation to SUI
Ter, IN reliance on the power, the good
ness, tie protection, aud the providence
OF tie Almighty. Let us, even now. seek
to have their trust So firmly fixed on this IN.
failing source OF help, that ii our fifth
Should be ever again put to the test, we
may have ground to look with humble con-
fldence to HIM IN whom we have believed,
Dear Friends. if we are quickened by
the power OF the Sou of God, we shall not
, be idle spectators in the world, nor ndc.
lent occupiers of the talents with which we
are intrusted and, however varied our al.
lotmcniS may be. each will see that he has
duties, and very important duties to fulfil,
IN Tbs state OF existence. We shall. how.
ever, find that 1t becomes the pious chris.
tlan TO wait to know his exertions for the
good OF others, regulated and ssnctifed
by the spirit of his Lord We shall seek 10
be preserved from suffering by the friend.
ship and intercourse of the world; and we
shall see the necessity of continued watch.
tulness, that neither our own minds. nor
those OF our tender offspring, may be drawn
aside from the simplicity and truth as it is
in Jesus. Our early predecessors received
tins truth by confinement they made
great sacrifices to obtain an establishment
therein. and having thus purchased their
possession, they were careful not lightly 10
esteem it, nor to exchange it for any inie
rlor object: but LET us ever bear in mind
that the salvation of the soul cannot be ID
beri,ed by birlh-right, nor impaired bye.
ducaton. 4, is IN individual work, indis.
pensably necessary tor every man TO know
wrought in him through Jesus Christ our
Lord and Saviour Let US then, each seek
to ill bis allotted station in the church,
that in the day OF righteous decision, we
may all be found worthy TO stand before
God in Zion.
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