The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-10-11

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lite and conversation, of great purity
both in example and precept. II ex-
cludes dly-mindedDess il enforces
the necessity Of habits Of Christian love
and gentieness: il epjoins a watcbful,
guarded demesnor it allows no COM
promise of principle for any system of
exPedlency. Thus the life of pious
parent will show forth a steady endeav-
or to follow the light of Christ, and to
initiate his pure and holy example.
Such parents will often watch for "a
Vorabie opportunities 10 Undue to sus-
cepllble minds of their youthful charge
with the true ilial fear and love of the
Almighty; TO turn their attention 10 the
amb or NoC WIO tdnrIu away tue sin
of the world" and TO instruct them in
the precious truths Of Holy Scripture.
They will frequently feel The vast impor-
lance of doing their utmost to cultivate,
IN their tender offspring, a humble obe-
dIence to The teachings of the Lords
Spirit; and, as they advance in years,
to establish in them firm belief in the
ail-sufficiency of this holy guide. When
Precept and example are thus happily
combined, they most effectually pre-
pare the way for the adoption of those
testimonies and practices in regard to
speech, behaviour, and apparel, which
accord with our views Of Christian SIM
Plicity. These we believe to have their
origin In that pure and perfect law of
the Lord, from whence spring our more
important views of Christian doctrine
aud practice. And we desire that none
OF our dear friends may be discouraged
IN contemplating that high standard Of
parental duty, which we are concerned
TO hold up. All should be endeavoring
TO perform their part with entire con-
slstency; and, if we are sincere in these
attempts, we have abundant cause to be-
lieVe that the blessing of the Most High
will not be withheld.
In the course of the last year, the cir
cumstances of the commercial inhabi-
tants OF this country have been such as
TO involve numbers in great distress and
perplexity. Members of our Society,
some we fear through their own impru-
dence, have partaken of this calamity.
We feel for such as are in trouble, and
desire that their suferings may be made
conducive to thsir -lo.tsrsg 1curhI 10
those who, in the management of their
temporal concerns, are now struggling
under difficulties, which, it is possible,
are only fully known TO themselves and
10 the great seaTcher Of hearts, we
would offer word of encouragement
and sympathy. We entreat you to act
with prudence and uprightness, and so
to live from day TO day, that you can, in
4 humble trust, place your whole depen-
dence upon the Lord then may you
entertain the consoling belief that his
protecting care will be extended TO-
wards you. And may we all, dear
friends, be SO instructed by the things
that have 1een suffered, as 20 TX our
hearts upCu g treasure in The heavens
that faileth not. Luke xii. So.
In the usual course of the business Of
this meeting, we have received aud
read epistles from our friends 10 Ireland,
and from all the Yearly Meetings in
America, except that one from North
| Carolina has not yet reached us.
/ The amount of the suferings of our
members, as reported at this time, in-
Guiding the charges Of dislraint, is up
wards Of thirteen thousand two hundred
and sixty pounds. Theee have arisen
almost exclusively from demands of an
ecclesiastical nature; small proportion
only having been incurred on account
of military purposes.
We have had again at this meeting,
as on similar occasions of latter time, to
observe with satisfaction the solid de-
pertinent of some 10 early life, and of
others Of our younger friends who have
made some straight steps in the Chris
tan path. We do take comfort in their
/, having yielded 10 the visitations OF the
love of our Heavenly Father; and
we tenderly invite all such to perseVere
in the way of holioess, until all the gra-
cious purposes of the Most High are
effected in them.--We wish them ia
look with filiai respect at the example
of those who have had long experience
in the course of devotedness to come
forward with holy fear; and to be re-
, signed to do, or secretly to suffer, for
the name of Christ. We are anxious
{; that no warmth Of natural feeling, that
: no zeal which is not of God, may mar
his blessed work in their hearts, or dim
(, the brightness of that light, which, by
the effectual yet gradual operations OF
bis power, He may design should shine
forth, through them.
And O! that we could induce all our
r beloved young friends 10 choose the
] Lord for their portion, and to accept the
(; inyi.ations of his grace. We should re-