Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-05-24

met together, R gbieousness and Peace
have kissed each other"--so that, God
is in reality 81 Jus, and The lusli6er OF him
that believes" although he is rebel
against His gCNefDn. EN- and under sens
tence oil death 10. his offences.
What wisdon--save that which is in.
6nite--could ever have devised plan,
by which these contradictions could be
reconoiled ?-None The mind OF man.
vas as are lis resources, has sought ia
vain Tor Reasonable scheme Tor the SAL
walton vi sinners without impairine the
character of The Righteous Judge. But
in the person oil Jehovah Jesus, the etep.
nal Son of God "who was made flesh
and dwelt among men," who lived feP
our example, died tor our justification
and rose again from the dead, leading
captivity captive, as revealed in the Holy
Bible, we find way open by which we
may be saved with an ever lasting DELI
verance and admitted to the felicites OF
Heaven; while The Lord oil Heaven and
earth shines forth in his unsulied excel.
lence and glory.
II is the Book which makes this won.
derful, this unequalled disc very--and
which points The way, ard supplies 70
means OF accomplishments H. srea ST
OF all objects, that we ask you 10 aid in
distributing. Can you hesltal. ! VIII
you grudee trlile when it may be The
means OF resouing fellow mortal from
eternal death Win you sit down in list
less Indifference, and see your neighbors
gropiog about, in intellectual darkness
on the brink OF fearful precipice, when
is IN your power 10 pour the light OF
Divine truth on their asonished vision?
Or, will you excuse yourself by the
false, though common, supposition, that
all around you are furnished with the
Bible You have been this day told, by
the repor, of your Directors, OF whole
districts, in which three tourths Of the in.
habitants are destitute; and that too, in
neIshbofing state, more poPulous, old.
er, aud more wealthy than your own.
| Why should you suppost that The coun-
| " oil Madison is more richly provided
with the Word of.life, than one of the
ablesi portions oil Kentucky :? No! Your
neighbors and your neighbours children
lack the bread OF lite, and are this dey,
| through US, calling aloud tor your bene-
Violence. Wherever an examination has
| been Instituted, as it has in hundreds Of
| places, there has been found most de-
ploraSie deficiency. Even those, whose
attention has been most directed TO his
! interesting subject, have, in almost every
I iesisef, been sufptzed 10 hnd SO many
! around mem without the Scripture; and
| aonb mol that, when The exertions of
the society Shall have ascertained the
| ruth, q number will be found lack lng
the Bible, lar beyond the expectations Of
| a nlajoriy oil ITS memb ers.
Il is especially to supply these, that
We call upon the benevolent now 10 aid
us. We do not expect to increase the
means OF the paren' Sociely, while there
are so many objects around Us calling
for our assistance. On the contrary we
| have ourselves experienced the liberali-
| ~ OF that wonderful institution, in de-
! gree which should excite noble emu.
alion, and heartfelt gratitude. AL
though we have become but nominaly
auxiliary-altheugh we have accompa-
MED the in,ina,iun of our desire to unite
With 1t, with no contribution, we have al
| ready received donation of an hundred
Bibles and as many Testamen,s fer the
| supply oil our most urgent calls. And
shall not this token OF love, this instance
oil munifcence IN our distant bretheren
operate as bright example to our
selves, stimulating US, in our small de-
gree, TO "go and do likewise 2"
There are some, who, while they ae-
knowledge the excellence of our aim,
obiect to the organization of societies
tor its accomplishment. But why may
not men concentrate their efforts, when
they may thereby produce tenfold more
good, than they could otherwise effect?
The apostles and disciples of our Lord
threw all their substance into The COM
mon stock and acted, in the dissemIna-
ton Of Divine Truth, in an associate ca
paci'y. They cid not trust to the con-
tingencies of time; nor did they even
wait for ali exerton Of the Divine Pow.
err, 10 bring about the conversion oil man,
without their fundamentally. They
united in band and pursued their bright
career IN concert-lrusting in God for
his blessing on their labors.