The Litchfield County post., 1828-09-18

Purse, all at once, ''you raise ten hundred
Dollarsl You have no vineyards nor
olive yards. Where will il come from
Think of that! This was confess rath-
er hard question. / looked out Of the
window, and then at your paper, and then
at my finger nails to see if they wanted
trimming. and then-I espied my Bible
Ha old friend, said 1, you have helped
me out of many difficulty in time past, let
me see if you can do any thing for me
now" Well, / turned it over till came
to the book of Nehemiah, chap. ii, II, &
onward to the Goth. {" Ye see the distress
we are now in, how Jerusalem leth waste. ~
alas it is too true, thought |. "Come
and let US build up the wall of Jerusalem
let us rise up and build. y" Amen, ''said
Faith and Hope and the love of God, "let
the thing be done Nth Speed" "But when
Sanballat, the Toronto and Tobiah, the
servant he Ammonite; and Geshem, the
Arabian, heard it,they laughed US to scorn,
and despised US, and said, What is this
thing that they do-these feeble Jews
VIII they revive the stones and build. -
Here was my worldly mind, and unbelief,
and empty purse, personi6ed "Then an
swered | them, and said unto them, the
God of Heaven, He WILL PROSPER US,
THEREFORE, we his servants will arise and
build," "And all the congregation of
Christian feelings assembled in my heart,
said Amen, and praised the Lord" whilst
their enemies were much cast down in their
own eyes.
Prudence, however, now interposed, g.,
very seriously desired to know s0here the
thousand dollars woud come from. slave
faith in God," observed that this was q
reasonable inquiry, and directed me to
read to her out of the law. Accordingly
| read to her Neh. ii. 20; iv. 6-21. Prov.
iii. 9, 10; XII. "a, IS. Nal iii. 10, H..
Luke vi. s8. Tim. vi. II, Is, 10, and
concluded with the whole of he Prophe,
Haggai. Prudence was satisfied, and |
was just abou, to record my decision when
" Mr.. Thought for the Morrow" started
up. "Do you think" said he, "that Ne
hemiah acted wisely (chap. v, Is, to waste
the prime of his life, and employ his serv-
ants so entirely in the work Of that wall,
instead of buying land for himself? If
you could raise 1000 dollars in the next 10
years over and above your necessary ex-
penses, would it not be better to lay it ou'
in land or bank stock? You may need ii
after awhile" closed my eyes mo-
ment, and seemed 10 see the spirit of
my glorifed Redeemer, and his servant
Paul. "Did /, at my death possess lands
and bank stock !" said the Mas er. ''Did
IL" said his humble follower. BE not
anxious about old age,' said the Wonderful
Counceltor,' " seek first the Kingdom IF
God, and accessories shall be added."
d" Yes verily," said his Apostle, " my God
wiU supply your mred." The debate was
over, 6 Worldly mind ,unbelief,and thought
for the morrow" were throw out of the
window. Prudence took charge OF the
empty purse and feeling which hope
may be found in the day of trial, t" have
been, " the love Of Christ constraining,"
requested that my name might BE- pu' d own
with H-C's.
In conclusion, let me say to all who
have this worlds goods, and who profess
to love that "Church Of God vhich he
purchased WITH HIS BLOOD" and yet will
give but little to repair its wastes, that the
last clause of the second chapter of Ne
hemiah deserves their attention. Why
did not Sanballat and his companions
build? 1t was because they were "NoT
THE SERVANTS OF THE COP of HEAVEN,
AND HAD NO PORTION, NOR RIGHT, NOR
MEMORIAL IN JERUSALEM" AoUINo.
THE LATE MR.. ASHMUN.
The following notice of the late Agent
of the American Contamination Society,
is copied from the Baltimore Gazette. l..
is brief but faithful sketch of the life and
character of that interesting and lamented
individual.
"On the goth of May, 1922, Mr.. Ash
mnn, accompanied by his wife and Sc en-
igrants, sailed from America,to take charge
of the free colored people then just plan
ted at Cape Measurable. The hottest OF
motives,--the amelioration of people,