The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-02-07

che lSilpwing highls intervening articles are
ssxtras,s from an address, Of Nev. Bsriah
Green, of Branden. VI. before The Rutland
Comfy AuriIiAy FOrsisn Mission Society
delisered at their last Anniversary, and pub
lished 10 the October Number Of the Mis-
siOnary Herald. 10 our humble opinion Mr.
Green's views are founded upon correct es-
timation Of the value Of the Christian reli-
gion, and of the duty which it enjoins upon
its prafrssed disciples. It 10 some such view
as this, vi ich has led to the adoption Ofthose
morally grand and sublime measures which
tend to evangelIze world. We can hardly
conceive how sseeIing. piOus heart, can read
these extracts, and view the labOrs Ofapostles
and prophets as "a practical comment upon
such sentiments. and not resolve to do more.
and feel more, in favor Of the cause of Mis-
siOns.
WIZ tie Christian Church does no more
for the Heather.
It Is delightful to witness the exertions
which, at different missionary stations, are
made to fasten on the young mind the truths
of the gospel--tO breathe upon the tender
heart the spirit of christian pie,y. What a
harvest the seed thus sown may produce.
Even now it is our Dressed priv !ege to
know that i'm some cases il has brought forth
thirty fold, in some, sixty, and in some. an
L.. H. AksaN - nnR gfn
to see youth and children retire from the
mission house, heaoy-keGrted, because they
cannot be taught the things they mast ksosO
or perish. Aud why is any child, who is
willing to be taught, turned away from the
mission-school! And why are not these
schools increased up to the utmost extent
to which they might be gathered? Why?
Because the church will not bear out its
missiona ries, ] am told in thus improving
every opportunity of doing good-in thus
extending to the fart rest limit, the sphere
Of their usefulness. The missionary fund
is by no means adequate to the demand for
Christian instruction which is made at al
most every missionary station. Pagan
youth and children must live and die inl
fatal ignorance, because protested Chris
tians refuse to furnish means Of instructing
and saving them
It Isl most painful thing to think of that
even, now-so many ages since the Son of
Cor went up in triumph to the mediatorial
throne, "a frightfnl majority of the human IA
mily are living and dying in utter ignor-
ance Of his redeeming power and tender
mercies. And this when scores of pious|
men may be found, who burn with desire
to 20 forth and point them to his cross.
WHY. then, are they not sent forth, to pro-
claim far and wide, the truths of the Cos
pel9 Because, am told, the missionary
fund is NOT equal to the exigencies Of the
case. The church cannot afford TO send
such 'st company Of christian preachers"
as the wants Of the heather ofthe world de-
mand. ..,........5 .-,..,.. r..--.
Had Paul heard the statements / have
set forth, his great heart would have bled.
He would have painted to multiply himself
into thousand missionaries, who might
spend and be spent in extending the linn
its Of the church. And even | felt my spi-
rit ache within me. ventured for could
not help it, to fix my eyes on the state of
the church, to ascertain,if might, wheth-
or its deep poverty forbade il to afford eff
6cient help to a needy suffering world.
The poverty, which had been taught to
expect, did not find. Nay, / saw much
of worldly enterprise aud thrift. saw
indeed the tug OF labor--but the tug Of la
Dor largely repaid by golden grains. As
the fruit Of wakeful industry and careful g.
conomy, l saw professed Christians, on the
right hand and the left, surrounded with
plenty, INDUCING in the elegancies and the
Injuries Of life, rejoicing in the smiles of a
Mbounteous Providence.-And / said to
myself: Is this the community which is SO
borne down with deep poverty, that they
cannot pity and help the poor and needy,
who without their charity must miserably
perish $50 oppressed with feebleness, that
they cannot urge forward the triumphant
chariot of their sacred King? For what
purpose do they toll, and thrive, and heap
up gain Silver and gold-much merchan-
disc and cattle upon thousand hills,I see
in the possession of the church: For what
end were these treasures amassed, and to
what nss are they to be devoted AFTER
narrowly examining this matter, | per-
ceived that professed Christians, moved by
the lust Of lucre, was raking golden straws
together through ambition to be rich. An
0fhor thought verify he ought to turn the