The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-11-21

the lady. Her bother SAT motlonAeAs' ao.
sofbed Ia the deepest melancholy, I'LL the
actual death of his sister was announced,
when he started up, and became almost
frantic with grief, &. though his companions
tried to comfort him, yet he refused to hear
the words of consolation. "Oh my sister !!
my sister would to God / had died for.
thee !" They were all overwhelmed in
trouble and knew not what to do. /" Who
will bear the heavy tidings to our father e.
said the brother, who paced backwards g.
forwards the room, like maniac broke
loose from the cells Of misery" Oh who
will bear the heavy tidings to our father r
He paused---a death-like silence pervaded
the whole apartment-he again burst forth
in the agonies of despair, -" forced her
to go against the dictates of her conscience
Il am the murderer-I ought tohave per-
ished and not my sister. Who willsbear
the heavy tidings to our father e. " will, !"
said a gentleman who had been unremit-
ting in his attention to the sufferers. J" Do
YOU know him, sir?" Yes, know him"
!" Oh, how can ever appear in his pres
ence? enticed the best of children to an
act of disobedience, which has destroyed
her!''
How the old man received the intelli-
gence, or what moral effect resulted from
the disaster, i never heard but it may fur,
nish me with few reflections which /
wish to press upon the attention of my rea-
ders. AS the Sabbath is instituted for the
purpose of promoting your moral improves
ment and felicity, never devote its sacred
hours to the recreations of pleasure. He
who has commanded you to keep it holy,
will not suffer you to profane it''with impu-
nifty. He may not bring down upon you
the awful expressions of his displeasure
while you are in the act Of setting at open
defiance his authority, but there is a day
approaching when you must STAND, before
him. And can you anticipate the sclem-
mites of that day, while going on in
course OF sin, but with the most fearful APP
prehensions You may like many others,
suppose that that day is very far off; but
you may be undeceived by a sudden vista.
ton of providence, and in moment be re-
moved from amongst your gay companions
to appear in his presence. IF you should,
with what terror-struck amazement will
you look on the awful scene around you!
with what agonizing despair will you lis
ten to the final sentence,-Dep0rt.
Resist the first temptation to evil, or
your ruin may be the inevitable eonse-
quence. " Indeed / think we shall do |
conscience condemns mel
must returns" said the unfortunate female;
when she got near the edge Of the water;
but having yielded to the first temptation,
she was induced to overcome all her scru-
oles, and within the space of half an hour
The entered the eternal world Had she |
'efnsed when her brother solicited her to |
cave her fathers house, she had still lived
% bless and comfort him i'm his old age; but
" complying she lost her strengthto with
tand temptation-and then her life. What
! warning! And is this the only one which
he.history of crime has given US /? Alas,
10! Have not many who have ended their
lays on the gallows, traced up their ruin
0 their PROCLAMATION of the Sabbath I This
) the day in which the foul spirits are a.
road, enticing the young and thoughtless
o evil; and if you wish to avoid the mise
y and degradation in which others have
,een involved, devote its sacred hours to
he purpose for which they are. appointed.
Attend some place Of worship, where the
'ure evangelical truth Of the Scriptures is III
reached with pathos and with power; and +
ttend regularly. He who regularly at
ends a place of public worship-and re- $
elves the truth which is preached under ]
deep conviction of its excellence aud i'm
ortance, enjoys high mental feast on the
abbath, and becomes imperceptibly for
fled to resist the fascinating seductions of
he world while he who spends the con-
ecrated hours in the society of the impure
amidst scenes Of gaiety and dissipation,
becomes an easy prey to the worst oftemp-
retires to rest Representing
himself for his impiety, and is gradually
ed on from one crime to another, till INF
|uity proves his ruin. ". y. Observer.
BOSTON MONTHLY CONCERT.
BosToN, Nov. 7, 1926.
was present at the Monthly Concert
asst evening. This meeting is composed of
he five orthodox Congregational Church
.. The Baptists meet by themselves.
There is also the commencement of
meeting of the Episcopalians for the same
purpose. 1t is conducted by very respec-
table individuals and though small now.
promises to enlarge its sphere.
Mr.. Eyarts stated that joint letter had
been received from Honoruru, dated March |