American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-09

Gomez aed, had II been consistent with my peace.
| am desirous that we may all experience some
benefit by thus meeting together, under the solemn
preten,e OF worshippiBg God
However we may differ. my dear friends, one
from another, in many points OF Christian doctrine
|-howe'er we may dlfferiD our spprehenslons OF
what is required at our hands-there points in
which we must all agree.
We all believe, | trust, that there is One only
true COP, the holy object OF the alteration oil angels
and arch-angels. We doubtless believe. this or we
should never thus meet under the solemn pretence
of worshipping HIM who made Heaven and earth,
the sea and the fountains OF waters. And wish
that il may be our this evening, to gather
home unto our own proper business, that we may
be enabled to bow in at the footstooi OF
majesty, mercy and grace, and through divine as
sstance, offer unto The Lord God an accepta-
BILE evening sacrifice the sacrifice of broken heart.
broken heart and contite spirit, the Almighty
never did and never will reject and let our pre-
tensions to religion be what they may however rec
tilted our notions may be-whatever may be our
learning or a,tainmens, we can never acceptably
draw near to, and worship the Father of spirits, in
spirit and III TRUTH but as our hearts are brought into
this humble situation We may SIT down in q
state of silence, Invested of all the for and cere
monies OF religion, or we may be IN the exercise or
the forms s. ceremonies that abound among manys
lyet my dear friends, the doctrine OF our blessed
Lord and Saviour unto the OF Samaria. as
Urine ing true worship: "Our fathers" said
she, "worshlpped in this mountain and ye sayp
that in Jerusalem is The place where men ought to-
worship" "Woman" said he. "believe me- the
hour comeh, when ye shall neither in this mnun.-
iIan, yet at elusalem worship the Father -
10y which understand. "neilher" pcctusiuety lat
this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem" y "Ye wor~
lship," said he, 'ye know not what = ''(iod is a
Esprit and they that worship him. worship
linn in spirit and in truth for the Father seekt Ia
Isuch TO worship him" And without We are brought
lunder the influence. the heart. melting power OF
lChrist Jesus our Lord inward!y revealed whether
we in the practice OF round of religious cere
monies, or whether we sir down in silence, afte tie
manner of the society of which am a membe,a
lal will avail us nothing, without we Thus
drought into qualified state, to draw near and
"worship in spirit and in truth I" And it would be
Ia very profitable engagement Tor you and for me-
when We are thus met for the solemn purpose of
worshpping the Almighty, to be frequently engaged
in the examination of the state and condition Of
our minds and see by the light afforded US how far
we brought into capacity TO dGcharge the
solemn duty 1t will be utterly vain for to be-
Irregular and frequent in the attendance oil places APP
pointed tor religious worship, il we find no better
lempsoyment when thus met. han having our aitens
ton fixed man whose breath is IN his nostrs."
IF are depending on these inferior sources on
. help not likely TO get into qualified state to
draw near and worship the Father of spirits, in
Esprit and IN nth.
long that our understandings may be more and
lmore opened to see into the spirituality of the
Gospel dlspensaton Ito that all the rites and
ceremonies of the legal dspensation are abrogaed
> and done away, by The coming and in the oering
Iof Christ Jesus our Lurd in whom and in whose
idispensaton (blessed forever be the name OF the
Lord) we are true believers However we may be
represented, rather misrepresented. by many in
the present day / am bold to declare in this mee-
Ting, we are true belle sers, as religious society," in
1.-THE dispensation ushered in by the coming of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We believe, nv
endeared friends, in all the various dspensations of
1.-THE Almighty to his creature man, from the day Of
Adams transgression to the opening OF the Gospel
day.-We believe, that living under the dis
pensation, which the Almighty promised by the
mouth of his holy Prophet, when he was pleased
n 10 declare: "Behold the days come, that will
lmake new covenant with the house Of Israel,
land with the house of Judah not according TO
1.-THE covenant that made with their fathers, IN the
day that took them by the hand to bring them our
liz of the land OF Egypt but this shall be the
nant that will make with the house OF Israel at
~ ter those days will put my law in their inward
sd parts and write it in their hearts and viii be their
- lGod and they shall be my people. And they shall
teach no more every man his neighbour, and every
Imam his brother, saying. know the Lord for they
w sha all know me, from the least of them unto the
1t, greatest of them" believe living uader
us this dispensa,ion. prophesied OF more than two
Sc Thousand years ago when the Almighty declared,
OIL he would "put his spirit in The inward parts, aud
of write his law upon the hearts of men," And from
r. Jour belief in the inwardly revealed power and law
n, Iof God in the mind and soul of man. a re-
a, Igious society," have Withdrawn from tha observance
of those things, that many OF our Christian brethren
90 and sisters other societies believe it their duty
perform. On this ground it is that We have with
II Al, doif