The Litchfield County post., 1828-08-21
From the Rational Preacher.


CRUELTY AND FOLLY OF INFIDELS.
| In their endeavors 10 discredit the BIZ
BILE, they attempt nothing less than to blot
out the sun Of our moral system. But
blessed he God, their effort is just as vain
as would be an attempt to blot cut the sun
which shines in the armament of he wen.
! both are the work of the same God, and
both equally beyond the reach and injury
of puny mortals. The beams of both may
be partially INSTRUCTED in their course but
( their fountain remains unimpaired, land will
shine on,and illumine the rest of the world,
in despite of all the rage, and all the eff
forts of those, who " hate the light because
| their deeds are evil"
Could the wishes and attempts of inf
dels succeed, they would throw the whole
human race back into all the darkness and
horrors of heather idolotry; into an utter
ignorance of he true God, and of the
worship which he requires; and an utter
uncertainty of future state of existence.
There is in these attempts wanton cruel
ty, which it is not easy to characterize as
it deserves. Wrelched and hard hearted
man! Why will you attempt to deprive
some Of the excellent of the earth of tina
which constitutes their highest happiness &
lnfdels usually avoid our assemblies, and
in speaking as do, am perfectly aware
that what say, is not like to strike the ear
Of one of that order. Nor do I seek,
Christian brethren, to stir you up to h., Q
or persecute these men. No verify; but
| would stir you up to pity them, to pray
for them, and with Christian zeal, mingled
with meekness, to labour in every proper
way, for their conversion and would stir
you up to guard the young and the u.wny
against their decisions aS against moral !
pestllence, poisonous to the very vitals of
social happlnes, and leading to all the hor-
rorS of the second death.-ISermOn bv|
Reu. DR.. Green.
No Sect0rians an He0ven.-Mr. Beck !
ersteth most excellent man, and mem
Der OF the Established Church, in an adj
dress before the London Tract Society, al
its late Ann versary, snd He remember
ed beng much delighted with case which
one of his friends supposed. 1t was that
of the immortal spirits Of different denom-
nations arriving at their heavenly man.
sions, and as might naturally be supposed,
each individual inquring after members of
It's own communion. The glorl6ed spirit
of the churchman said, where are all the
Churchmen There are no Churchm.
here! The glorfed spirit of the Baptist
said where are all the Baptist! There are
no Baptist here The glorifed spirit of
the Wesleyan said, where are all the Wes-
leyans2 Thee are no Wesleyans here
The glorlied spirit of the Independent
said, where are the Independents There
are no Independents here! AT last they all
exclam, where are the Christians ! They
are all here! When we come to the Rel-
gous Tract Society, we say, where are the
Churchmen, &c. &C.! and we find there
are none of them here but when we come
up and ask, where are all the Christians ?
We find them all here !"
A Parish Coauerted by Tracts.-ln no
country in the North oi Europe could he di-
rect their attention to the saving effects of
the Gospel more vlsbIy than in the king
dom of Sweden. He would.coDline HIM
self to one instance. When Dr.. Paterson
and himself went to Lapland, in 1908, they
,ook stock Of Trae.sx from Stockholm.
There was one placealye they dlstribu-
ted several hundreds Of Ttac,s, consisting
chiefly of Copies of /" The Great lues-
ton Answered" Some years afterwards
they learned that a great sensation had
been produced in the Parish by giving a.
way these Tracts. Inquiry was excned,
and almost Immediately the saving influ-
ence of the Holy Spirit were poured uui
on those who were engaged in reading
them. A concern about he immortal III
teres,s of their souls became very general
among the inhabitants Of that parish. The
fame which was thus kindled communion
ted from cottage 10 cottage, ill all bee me
thirsty for the waters Of everlasting hie.-I
But where were they to find them In the
parish churchl Alas! the name of Jesus
Christ was never mentioned except in the
Liturgy, or those parts of service previous
~ composed. Those whose minds were
brought under serious concern about their
everlasting interests, found nothing but
coldness analogous to the icy and adjacent
regions Of Lapland /; they, therefore, met
together in large barn, which was OPEN
ed for the purpose. In the course of a
SISOrt TINA thora tuav not m :ul;,,;l.,.,l -,