Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-10-19


Ing 10 read, the word OF God, and
rccriving catecheiical instruction. The
missionaries, some or all of them, are
every day preaching Christ aud him
crucllied 10 the heather. The Scrip
lures and tracts are travelling abroad,
and the word of God is working its
way to immortal minds in every di.
rcction. Prayer is made, and the
promises of Jehovah are laid hold on;
while the means missionaries excep
ted) of doing thousand times more in
similar ways for the cause of Zion here,
are ready at hand. These are good
things; and we rejoice in them. You
100 will rejoice in them, and let US all
praise the Lord for them.
But there is something in the weak
ness OF Our nature, or in the deep
subtlety of our adversary, which,
ven while we contemplate such good
things. and praising God for them, is
exceedingly liable to practice moral
mischief upon US, by so cngrossiag
the mind with little that is done or
doing, as to render it seemingly blind
to the almost ALI that still remains to
be done. This brings us to the griev
oas part Of The subject.
II is grieUoWs TO 6ehold such an
e1tent Of country and so teemiag
toith immortal souls, bat get SO deSts
tute of the neSsengersof fife.
From Bombay we look down the
coast for seventy miles, and we see
two missionaries; and fourteen miles
farther on we see twomore. Looking
in more easterly direction, at the
distance of about 800 miles, we see
one missionary, chiefly occupied how
ever as chaplain among Europeans.
In an eastern direction, the nearest
missionary is about 1000 miles from
US. Looking a little to the north of
east, at the distance of 800 miles,
we see ten or twelve missionaries in
little more than as many miles in length
on the banks of the Ganges. Turn-
ing thence northward, at nearly the
same distance from us, we see three.
four, or five more separated from each
other by almost as many hundred in.
miles. And looking onward
beyond these distant posts, in north
east direction, through the Chinese
empire and Tartary, to Kamschaika,
and thence down the north western
coast of America, to the river Colon
bra, and thence across the mountains
10 the Missouri, the first missionaries
we see in that direction, are brethren
Vail and Chapman among the Ossa-
yes.
Again we look north, and at distance
If 1870 miles we see two missionaries;
out from thence with two or three
doubtful excepions0 through all the
north OF Asia, to the pole, not single
is to be seen. In north
western direction, it is doubtful wheth-
er there is now one missionary be.
ween US and st. Petersburgh West
.rly, the nearest is at Jerusalem, or
Beyroot South west, the nearest is
II Sierra Leone, and more to the south,
he nearest may be among the Hotten.
OTIS, or on Madagascar.
Can you count the millisus compri-
led in this range? Can any but an
idamantine heart survey them and not
De grieved?
should like to see new chart of
he earth adjusted to double scale of
measurement, one showing The com.
oarative surface, and the other the
population of the different
sections of the earth-ali presenting
black ground, except those spots where
he gospels preached And on a
slip of white ground, would have a
note of reference to Mark xvi. Is, l6;
and this | would have bound up in
every bible SO as to face the same di-
vine charge of Christ to bis disciples
1t might be recommended to all Church
Members, deacoDs, pastors and teach
ers of theology, TO add to the note on
their map Romans X. Ia, Is, and /.
saih vi 8. to the last clause; which lat.
ter clause / would have every stu
dent in theology and young believer Of
good talents and education, print on
HE chart in GRAND CAPITALS; prece
ded by LORD WHAT WILT
THOU HAVE NE TO Do?
AS we must habitually Sc. the Lord
Jesus before Us, or not expect his love
will habitually constrain US; so must