American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-06
The effrontery (may we not say btasphemy?) o

Ily astonishing. A production signed A LAYMAN.
"a been published in the Boston Recorder, which
writer has had the boidness to denomnate
MONS CALI but which is any thing rather
H. voice from the city Of the living God. After
,uiring 'Whv should not the herads Of the cross
Il at one e multiplied to the number wanted Why
&ould they not at once be educated and prepared
IN the holy vocation Where lies the hinderance :?
III retIes 1T is not that the number needed cannot
~ found proper to he educated for, and willing to
#4gage in this henefcent work for multltudes al
sdy satisfied Of the divine intimation on the SUBJ
fct, are OIL, waiting the call of the Christian
ksorld 10 come forward as candidates. The answer,
H. only answer is we lack the means, which is mo
law. having barely sufficient to meet rhe existing
arising from the present puny, inefficient
and ,warish operations. The Lords treasury must
be flied. entirety filed, and the Lords people must
&So it. IIenceforth they must be more delighted
&h 1cei@ht than jingle, and extend their solicitude
flo the quantity of good to be accomplished, as wei
In to the natue of it Theirs is money enough to
I'm The treasury Of the Lord and evangelize the
world; and nothing hut this is wanted, with the
Blessing Of Cod, to accomplish this great and glori-
Co. wo,k'
u TO Judge from his language, the 'Layman' has
Me-, little confidence in the ability Of God to evan
Erehze he world MONEY, Of which there IS
k.ennugh to fiji the treasury OF the Lord he saws
Heah .prahgeiixe me oc0rl1' He seems to think
Mthat the 'hinderance to spreading the gospel might
Hbe removed, If money sufficient were thrown into
n the funds OF Education Societies aud Theological
n Semlnarirs. TO educate and prepare Tor the minis
try, those matituaeS already satisfied OF the divine
iMiaaii0n on The subject, and only 0aittng me cali
Of the Christian w0rid to come forward as candi.
dates But would the miGtaGing writer have Us to
believe hat men who riH not obey the CALL OF GOD
10 preach his gospel, but wait for the 'cGH Of the
CariSiiaa lcoril are iii for the 'hoy vocation OF
heralds Of the cross 2 We cannot believe it. Nor
can we believe that all the human learning they
could attain In all The Theological Seminaries in the
country, would prepare such men to go forth to e.
yangelize the world Ii is the prerogave OF the
lord OF The harvest, to send forth aborers into bis
haryes, !; and those who are satisfied that they
caiied by Him to lanor in his vinegar will not 'con-
fer with flesh and blood nor stand all the day idle,
because no man hath hired them > for they will ev
el find employment Theological Seminares may
educate men in all their peculiar dogmas, and pre-
pare snd send them out to preach their sectarlan
principles and to threaten with perdilinn, and thun-
der their snathemas against all who viii not sub
scribe to their creed and confession OF faith But
this is moi 'eraneeliSiHg the world; for they preach
and insist upon our credng, under pain OF eterna
ruin, doctrines the most Homogeneous and incom~
prehensibie, which have no foundation in the scrip
lures, and the belief of which, consequently is no
essential to salvation while the simple, nnadulter
ated truths taught in the gospel, are within the cora
prehenson Of tbs meanest intellect, and the way
iarnjg man, though fool, need not err therein
The writer thus proceeds--'Muttudes ever.
where are not only prepared, but are furnishing 10
the gospel. If these solemn questions and the i'm
portant truths implied in them are insufficient +
influence to the bestowment in question, wouI
have my teader imagine himself at the bar OF Coo
and listen TO what it may be supposed he will Their
hear from the lips OF Christ on the subect-'Ma
OF wealth, who withheld Gods property from tn
good was designed TO promote, answer and excu
pate yourself. Was your property more precIou
than nv blood that you could not part with p0rtio
TO save immortal sOutS? Turn your eyes downwar
10 the abodes Of despair-are they not many
them the victims Of your avarice? Think you n'
that many OF those Indians, and Africans, and Is
anders, and many Of the others Of every nation al
tongue, whose wailings almost reach this happy
bode, might not have been here swelling the song
universal praise, and casting their crowns al n
feet, had you spared portion only OF your canke
ing riches and sent them my gospel AS to yo
your destiny is not only fixed, but it is the work
your own hands, the choice of your own heart rel
now the reward Of your inlatuaiion' This hig
asnlorud lnn.r 10 honhtless intended lrnht