Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-06-24

though we may not sec the walls OF III
on extending from the river to the ends
Of the earth, 10 It nothing TO behold her
already enlarging the place Of her tent,
and stretching forth the curtains OF her
hab,tationp 1t was not the pleasure of
Jshova, that the sword should depart
from the house of lsrael's king while he
lived, yet his wars were indispensably
necessary. and preparatory to the peace
ful reign Of Solomon.
If it be no. our lot TO hear the shout
Of Victory bursting fromthe marshalled
host ofJesus, at the deeis,ve battle ct
Armageddon, il that great day OF God
Almighty, when the Lord shall como
out of his place to punish the iahabi.
tants Of the earth Cor their iniqu'ty;
yet eDlisled under the banners oil the
great Captain Of Salvation, and know.
ing that the wes pons Of our warfare are
not caroal, but mighty, through God,
to the pulling down Of strong holds.
every nerve should be exerted, and eve.
~ heart beat With all soldiers ar
dour. while engaged in those church
militant operations which are introduc.
tory to that interesting epoch, when
the dragon and bis followers shall sibk
beneath the all-conquering arm OF
Michael ami bis angels.
Nor are we cheered alone by pro.
phetic visions, orr y re eeding g fest
and precious promises with which Tho
Holy Book aoounds; our souls are qlick
ened. and our hands strengthened oy
actual and extensive success. Copies
of the Bible have been greatly multi
piled and widely circulated; and many
of DOR immortal fellow beIDgr, looking
into the precious volume, ana with open
face oehoiding as in glass the glory OF
the Lord, are changed 'nto the same
image, from glory to glory even as by
the spirit of the Lord. The American
wilderness and solitary places are glad
for them, & the desert bgius to rejoice
and blossom as the rose.
Among the circumstances connected
with the organization and progress of
this institution, the union and ffaternaI
of Christians of different
denomiDations, is one Of no triGing i'm.
port. Reference has been frequently
and aloquently had to this fact, upon
occasions like the present; and l deem
it most exalted privilege to be per.
mitted again to mention in terms OF the
purest, the Hottest appreciation. No
sacrifice of religious feeling. no aban-
denment of honest sentiment, no merg-
ing of conscientious scruple in the fa-
vortex Of expediency, Re the
price Of our fellowship in this good
work. We have combined our ener.
gies and resources, and have come up
to the help of the Lord against the
mighty, upon Bible principles; and just
in proportion to the reception Of the BIZ
bic truth into our hearts, 10 all its I'M
so pbisticated aud uncomnented purity,
shall be tho holy permanency of our
MON, and the unyieIding activity Of our
The one business Of the
Board has been to disseminate the Ho.
Iy scriptures, which are able to make
men wise unto salvation, through the
faith which 10 in Christ jesus; and our
united fer9ent prayer is embodied in
the language Of tho Psalmist-'Ob,
God! send out thy light and thy truth.
Let thy work appear unto thy servants.
and thy glory unto their children. Let
the beauty Of the Lord our God be upon
"a. and establish thou the work of our
hands upon Us; yea, The work OF our
hands, establish thou it,
But, Sir, l nave done. The ago and
experience and talents all around me.
Dry, Say no more'--ths claims OF the
occasion, and the feelings Of ny full
heart, would not alIew me to say less. |
The King Of the Ashantses, the AT
rican nation that lately destroyed the
British force near Cape Coast Castle,
can bring into the field, sixty thousand
Fl Citing men. Cooma,s'e. the capital
Of Ashantee, according to MIR. Bow.
dicb. lies deg. "a men. so sec. N. and
tho longitude deg. II min. w tits
l46 miles from the English fort of AM
ma mahoe, which lie 5. 4. NJ, and l. As.
w. OF course, offensive operations a.
gainst SO warlike aud powerful q ma
ton, at such distance from the coast,
mus. be attended with the greatest diff.
culties.
The Gold Coast extends from about
three degrees w. long. to as many de-
grees East, and lies in S or g degrees N.
latitude. In tho year 1921 the British
AFRICAN Company, (which. under vari-
GUS notifications, had existed aimee the
TINA of inc Cha rlas n va aboliahad