Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-20

sons--to persons of almost all classes,
in all the various circumstances and pur-
suis Of lie, and in every part OF our ex-
tensive country. And such is the pro-
gress Of light and freedom among those
new nations of the Sou h, springing into
independent existence, in rapid success
sion, that, according to the present move
ments of this Society, they will be ready
to receive our Tracts, long before we
shall be ready to supply them. New
fields are opening in the various Islands
around our Continent, in the Atlantic and
Paeiic--and wherever the pious OF our
land are planting the standard OF the
Cross. They are opening in christian
and pagan lands, wherever our COM
merce extends, or the means OF our coun.
Try Is known.--Who will not say to the
Society, go forward? Who will not pray
for the divine blessing upon 1t {! Who
will not say, if l have any money, any
talents, any thing wanted in this service,
here it isl cannot wi,hhold-take it
and use it in the cause of God, of free
dom, of religion, OF Christ, and of a world
lying in wickedness-Take it, and go on
! with your work, and may divine mercy
go on with your endeavors.
On every Tract you circulate, Bre-
thren, Christian faith sees the impress Of
the King of kings; it is one of those ar
rows that shall be sharp in the heart of
his enemies il is one Of those messages
which shall not return unto him void; it
contains tina. Gospel, that all conquering,
that wondrous Gospel, which is TO root
out all Kingdoms but that oil Christ, from
| the face OF the earth. The word OF The
Almighty has gone forth, that it shall be
SO. He has assured US that the cause Is
dear to hint cannot fail-l mus, be
victorious. And he sends forth the uni
yersal summons, calling his children TO
come up to his help. Crowns OF victory
and triumph he holds out to encourage
them 10 duty. And he graciously con-
dsscends to assure them, that he VIII use
their fundamentally, in promoting the
honor OF his name, in fulfilling his pro-
misses, in securing the objects dear to
tIC hSoEt VI GVStIaotiiS 'oNCs Nv oblthh'S
up his kingdom 10 the world, and gather
ing in the innumerable multltudes ot,-e
redeemed, from every nation, AID kin
dred, and people, and tongue, under toe
| whole heaven.
0 Brethren, II we want motives, here
are motives powerful enough to awaken
the dead Go forward, then, ye friends
OF Jesus Christ, 80 forward little while,
in his strength, and you shall see the tTo-
plies of glorious grace. You shall see
! your Saviour honored-hls cause gain
| ing new accessions-a nation and a world
| turning to God.-The chains of the OPP
pressed shall TALL oH-treedom shall be
re-echoed through the earth from the
naughty oppressor, from the miseries
which overwheln ruined world, from
sin, from satan-All shall have liberty,
the " glorious liberty of the sons OF God. p"
Yes, Brethren, go on, from love TO Christ
little while with your work, and
through the grace of our atoning High
Priest and lntercessor, you shall at
length stand in the heavenly Jerusalem,
with palms Of glory in your hands, and
shall! swell the song, "Great and mar
vellous are thy works, Lord God AL
mighty; just and true are thy ways, thou
King of saints. Hallelujah. The Lord
God omnipotent reigDeth."