The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-06-04
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., may 2ti, being the anniversary of thisskKsti
4 tution,I repaired to the Freemasons' Hall. a
eieyen, and found the body of it already FLIED
%lth gentlemen-no ladies being admitted f.
4 the annual meetings Of this Society, tbrourl
TIC want OF sufficient Accommodations. The ven
entaGie President, Lord Teignmouth, enteree
q ilt1is before twelve, and proceeded slowly to-
waiuS tae chair He addressed the meeting
WIN gFeatpropriety, and at considerable length
ne resident having concluded his remarks
l4oFd narrowly rose and submitted motion in
neat speech, which contained nothing worthy
OF particular notice.
i1ord hawden, young Irish nobleman, Sec
oiiaed the motion OF Lord IL. One part of his
speech produced great effect. Instead of tax
ing up the tlme of the meeting with general
obserVations, he would relate an incident which
1t might not be unacceptable to the audience to
heaf, and for the truth of which he would
! peach.
u knew a man, Who'll viii not say how
/ man; years since-lived only to enjoy the plea
streaof the world--Was fond to excess of its ad-
mlratAn, and desired nothing beyond its APP
piauseA lie mingled in the society of men Of
pieasuft-was seen at the dance and the revel,
at the tiAaJre and the masquerade and denied
hlinSeI hahing which promised qualification or
amusement At length, this man, in whose
lhonghts entnnent of religion had scarcely
ever found aPlace, happened to be passing by a
NAH IN Dubl!A where an Auxiliary Bible Socie-
/ ~ was then hiding its annual meeting. Impeil-
ed only by an die curiosity, and perhaps expect
/ ing to be amnSd-for his time sometimes hung
heavy on his Ands-he moved in at the door,
and silently toSl seat in remote corner OF
the room, whers he could mark their proceed
lngs, as ne thouaht, unobserved-for, to confess
the truth, ne drladed the name Of being dis
covered IN such isocieiy Yet it SO happened
that, from his hiding place, he listened to the
utterance Of sentiments, which, if true, made it
evident to his mini that he was condemned
sinner-that whenle had run his short career
OF pleasure, there would be nothing left to him
bat to heA down IN everlasting burning. He
hastened out of the lhll IN inexpressible agony
OF mind, and determined to examine for himself.
lie dld SO: On every page Of the Divine Book,
he seemed to find it Inscribed, that to him, and
such as he God was alconsuning fire. Still, he
read on. For the first time in his life, he knet
down ard prayed, in bitterness of spirit-he
eagerly sought for some ray Of consolation, in
the midst of a distress which had become insup-
portable and he found it. lie found that
winch, i'll process Of time brought peace to his
distracted bosom which he had never known be-
Aui0. ms Eye rested on the reViVlng assurance,
that. GOd a0cS an Christ reconcitjag the qU0Tid
unto heaasef, not 5mputing their treSpasseS aatO
them; and it Gained the tempest Of his soul
Here, the emotion Of the speaker became So
strong as to oblige linl to pause, while half the
audience were in tears From that hour to the
present, he has striven, amidst much weakness
and lpfirnty, to live the life of Christian, and
to keep before his eyes the solemn account he
must one day give at the Lar OF God; and he
desires TO beaT soitacSs this dag, before y0u1
tordSttp and THIS assembly, to tie pozoer 81 d.
zine grace, is turning the heart Of a disodedieat
bland, ttogghtieSs, irreiigioas creature TO the
'cisdom Of tie Just, and from Tie p0aoer Of SG-
tan unto God.
The effect of this was beyond any thing ever
witnessed. The speaker was no orator, in the
common meaning of the term but he spoke
from an Overlooking heart, and carried the
! sympathies Of every nearer along with him
His delivery was frequently interrupted by the
vehemence of his own feelings, and by the ex
preston of the audience-his manner was un
graceful; but there was an overpowering earn
( estness in it, which it was impossible to resist
l thought | never understood--or rather, neve
( felt so strongly the force ofthat sublime mystic
~ of Goodness, that God was in Christ, re
\ concng the world unto himself ga faithful
Rsaying, and worthy Of all acceptance"
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