American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-11-20
Volume vi.

useful Instructor. ana poverty, Il ValuaDe TRENDS
She bad gone about doing good. but ,Ae night q
deathhad para!sZed her efforts, and ccsed her work
She was numbered with the blessed. and aisan.
from the body present with the Lord. Nc
entered the church Il few minutes before the come
mencement of the service, it was neari, tuli--a
solenn silence pervaded the Whale assembly the
sacred character Of religious worship ieynei
around. and had prescribed every appearance Of
thous htlessness and folly. Nj, clerical fiiehti
read the prayers most imrressi,cly, distinguishing
tby hi, voice and manner. the varieties Of this adj
mirable service heart warn,ed with the spirit
OF devotion, eye which beamed with benevolent
soicitude on all around. aided to clear ard me.
o'lious uteiance, carried his whole auditory with
him it was the contasion Of holy feeing-a com.
bination of reverence and delight The respon.
SEES were duly sustained by the congregation in q
subdued tone OF voice; and the singing, led by i
tine toned organ, was general and harmon.u4s.--e
When the communion service commenced, tie cf.
tect was greatly Increased by the NELL wv and dec!s
Ienunciation 81 venerable man, whose head many
winters had slycred over; and in whose bensB
and dlgnled counenaacc, you would immediate.
iy recognise the beloved Rector OF the village, who
was ctnphatically stl 1.-The father OF his peos
pie. Aye and iniirnities had not entirely tlepi.
we'd US oil his public abours; once, at least the
sabbath, he appeared in the pulpit and when he
came. it was always Z in the fulness of the blcs-
sing Of the Gospel Of peace.' Ills venerable ana
excellent character in private lle-his long cxpc.
rience Of the power and value Of religious truth
his mild and compassionate dispositions, added t1
his intimate acquaintance with the character and
necessities Of his Pensioners, emnenty qualified
him to minister to their spiritual necessities Ii
you sought HIM during the week, you would find
him occupied in his Masters woik-soothinS the
sorrows which wretcnedness had created-d issi.
patlny The clouds which ignorance had collected
visiting the abodes OF disease aud pain or stand
n
Immortality These scenes furnished ample mate-
rials OF thought; and lie always considered lhens
as most favorable to the acquisition Of spiritual
knowledge and sympathy. He was IN accurate
observer of human life and his most beautiful
and powerful illustrations Of scrptura truth were
founded on the passing circumstances Ct the day.
which thus laid under contribution to the
general good. 1t mi ght be said Of him with ateat
proprety, that he was =. Instant in season ana ,nt
Of seasonal workman ;hat needed not 10 u
ashamed, rightly dividing the word Of truth !" li
prominent excellence, however, consisted IN this
wherever lie went, whatever he did in 81:
ministerial character, he always carried the unate
terable Tenderness, and gentle synipatlies Of Chris
tianty about him. His very icproofs, while they
abated nothing of fidelity, delivered i'll tones
Of attectonate concern; and il tle heatt al.
ready broken, and the spirit bowed down. to pour
in the oil and wine ever most accordant u his
feelings, and here he richly enjoyed the luxury Ut
doing good. How many families in ths retired
and beautiful spot owe their happiness to the deli
cate suggestions which dropped from his lips, III
the season Of fiendly ntercourae and are indebted
to his counsel for that decisive step which has
formed new in existence, aud become tis
prelude Of prosperity and enjoyment. When he
came To reside here, many yeats ago, the village
was moral desert in the midst OF Christian land;
il could scarcely present feature Of the : form
OF god!iness;o ignorance and vice charaet ellAcd
the poor, and listlcss Indifference to the name
OF forms Of religion prevailed amidst the hshef
class. The Bible was unknown, the Sabbath des
pissed, and the church almost sorsahen--yonta had
no instructor; sorrow no comforter man no iiienh;
luminous indeed were the predictions OF such =
scene when a vacancy occasoned by death, led to
the appointment Of the present incumbent, who
forthwith came to reside at the rectery. and per-
1 form the duties If the church i'll his cwn person.
Many years have passed since then and one Of
the most beautiful scenes in nature, - long devoid
of mofGl cultivation. is ~" the ao"'e OF industry
happiness, and peace. The establishment 0f
Sunday school was highly conducive to this nierai
change: il recognised the ,alae of religious III
,iruciinn, and furnished an orpoi UNITY OF directing
the minds OF parents to tue important SUBJECT
i This was but preparatory measure however; ana
to the taiiiui preaching uf the GNsiel VI Christ.
we are principally ulepteio for our present ads anee
mcnt III tie knowledge and power d .o.iilne-s
May We long possess these hoois insittotl"ts. ana
lea. them as best sgaclc, to possftty when VIC
are silent ia The dust. Un til. present mputnlul &C
casion, our Rector preached ~ admirable 'crmon
from the 10th chapter Of 1t Maxi, ana l4tia veiae
-" suffer little chi!dr, IN to come unto me, an.i
forbid them net Having described the value ar
Importance Of religious education IN earl, ilc, h.
thu, proceeded in straits u touching #hi impress
sive eioaueEce -" These considerations have
been toi u,ed il my mind BY an INSTANCE wticsi,
painful as it was, vas also most powerful. Nor i,s
me be thought to ,iepa't from the ,ec.r4'n OF this
ni.ca II mention il " nat indeed ,uai,i -. bill