The Litchfield County post., 1826-10-24
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The following letter was written by the late
Missionary at Bombay, the Rev. G. HALL,
and intended for publication in this country.
In about seven weeks after he had written
this solemn appeal to the Churches of his ma
tive land, he was suddenly called away. We
think we are not inclined to superstition, but
we must regard this coincidence as providen-
tial, giving to this letter the awful interest OF
voice from the Tomb; or, rather, a voice
from God. Let not the length of the article
prevent careful perusal; let nothing prevent
its deep impression on our hearts, and its in
tended influence on our future conduct.
NY DEAR CHRISTIAN FRIENDs,-Ycur love
to your Redeemer, your compassion for a
lost world, and your bowels Of mercy for
your dying, perishing fellow men, often move
you to call out, IS Watchmen, what of the
night 7" A dark, a long, gloomy, woful
night, has settled upon our guilty race. II
envelopes all. Its issues are too expanded,
too tremendous to be comprehended by finite
intellect. But glory be to God in the highest
and forever, that the darkness of mans fall
was rapidly succeeded by the light of his re-
covery. From the hour the first beams OF
that light revealed to man the rcdeeming love
of God, in the garden of Eden, how has every
succeeding ray that has fallen upon this dark
earth, cheered the heart Of Christian benevo-
lence, while every Intervening cloud, obscu-
ring the prospects of love and mercy among
men, has tried, and grieved the people OF
God.
TOthe far distant heralds of Zion, our hearts
often seem to call, Watchmcn, what of the
night !" Sometimes the reply is, "Zion trav-
aileth and bringeth forth children. the Lord
hath done great things for US, whereof we are
glad. The word has been preached, prayer
has been made, the spirit has been given, sin
ners have been converted" We hear the glad
tidings Our hearts leap for JOY. We thank
God, and take courage.
We turn again, and in other directions ask,
Watchmcn, what Of the night Z" Their
mourning hearts heave the heavy sigh; and
the bitter lamentation breaks upon our ear :;
I" the night is prolonged; the blackness Of
darkness still gathers upon it. The people
see no light. They continue sitting in the re-
Gion and shadow Of death. They stumble
upon tie dark mountains. Their feet go
down to death, their steps take hold on hell.
The Sun of righteousness does not arise to
shed his vivifying light upon them. The Lord
deiayeth his coming to save them. The beau
tifii feet of those upon the mountains who
bring good tidngs, who publish salvation, do
not come here" Heavy tidings. Who will
not mourn? And is such the mournful condi-
ton OF three fourths Of our race? All it is /;
il is. And do the blood redeemed followers
Of Jesus, who received his farewell charge,
Go We into all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature" kn0tc that such is
the mournfui condition Of three fourths Of
their kindred race! All, this they know full
well! Think of this, and weep, o my soul,
and be in bitterness. Oh that my head were
waters and mine eyes fountain Of tears, that
l might weep day and night for my beloved
fellow creatures, thus, left to grope in dark
ness and perish without hope and for the
churches too, who look on, and behold this
tremendous ruin of immortal souls. sweepinr
over lung succession of generations, and vet
make no more efforts to stay its awful pro-
gress! ~ @ Use
Beloved in the Lord, do you from lions
most favoured mount, turn plying, waiting,
longing eye to this dark hemisphere, and ask,
I" Watchmen, what Of the night p I am per-
1nitted to stand in the place of Waterman |;
but it is on slender incipient out work, very
far distant from the walls of Jerusalem. oh
that may always be found vigilant and faith
fnl at my post, and ready to give true re-
port. y =
!, l win send you tidings. In some respects
they are joyous; but in others they are grew
Gus. see much around me that is Joyous
II turn back no farther than to the period of
my arrival on this spot, and survey but what
seems TO be our own neighborhood, much
that is cheering greets the eve. Then from
Cape Conorin through the whole range of the
sea coast by Cochin, Goa, Bombay, surat.
Cambay, Bussora, Mocha, and by Mosar,l.
tique, including Madagascar, Mauriticus, and
other islands, TO the Cape of Good Hope.
there was not one Protestant missionary if
we except native missionary, who was, for
short time, partially established at Surat.
But about three months ago, delegates from
fire missions met in the Bombay Mission Chap
81. and formed Missionary" Union TO pro-