The Litchfield County post., 1828-08-28
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Ogic0t Seminary at Auburn.
DEAR BRETHREN:
For several weeks past we have been
in a very scattered, unsettled state, some.
times seeking refuge from the noxiouS ele-
ments, and sometimes from more noxious
war; SO that, until quite lately, we have
not been in circumstances to sit down to
the duty of acknowledging the receipt of
your very kind favour of the 5th of May,
1927.
1t was, we trust, with devout gratitude
to the Giver of every good gift, that we
passed along the details you gave us,of the
outponring of The Divine Spirit 10 our ma
tive land. These visits Of mercy from on
high, together with the late rapid increase
ofpublick attention generally to the sub
jects of religious enquiry and exertion, are
tokens of the favor of God, the like of which
has scarcely been witnessed since the chill
dren of Israel were taken by the hand, and
led through the wilderness. Who would
have thought, twenty years ago, that an e.
ra so glorious in the history Of the Church,
would so soon be ushered in Blessed are
your eyes that behold it, for prophets and
kings have desired to live to see these
things, and have died without the sight
We in this part of the world are cut off
from the privilege of witnessing these hap
py scenes, though happening in our day
but be assured, dear brethren, our spirits
are with yours, and your joy is the joy of
us all. We sometimes long for the wings
of a dove that we may fly and be with you
though it were but for few short moments
that we may get out of the chilling atmos-
phere ofthese frozen mountains, and inhale
that which surrounds you. But we must
stay and labour on,and prophecy over these
slain, though ever so fast locked in the EN-
brace of death; peradventure the quicken
ing breath will yet come from the 4 winds
and breathe upon them, and they shall
live.
Our more publick letters and journals,
which will perhaps meet your eye, will in
form you in detail how much we have seen
the past year of the wrath of God, as we'll
as that of men. We have witnessed the
devastation of war, of pestilence, of fam
inc: and have experienced in our own
persons the influence of Jealousy, falsehood
and oppression, from principalities g. pow
ers, and spiritual wickedness in high places.
On every breeze from the West, have been
waited tidings ofmurder and robbery upon
the seas. From the East we have heard
of an armed population in the desert, rebel
ling against the constituted authorities, and
falling by thousands in day under the
sword of the avenger. In the midst of us,
and on every side of US, we have seen spi-
rits filled with dismay; every man flying
from his neighbor, and closing his doors a.
gainst all access from without; whole fa-
miles cast out and whitening down, and
whole villages depopulated by sweeping
epidemic.
We have discovered treason lurking in
the bosoms of our families; yea, our own
familiar friends in whom we trusted, who
did eat of our bread, have lifted up their
heel against US. We have been reported
through the country as guilty ofsorcery 81
simony, and damnable heresy. We have
been accused to the government by men in
high stations, as disturbers of the publick
peace, and by the same accusers persecut-
ed from village to village, and threatened
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natacism we have fed from our dwellings,
leaving the greater part Of our goods be-
hind, to fail an immediate prey to infuria-
ted plunderers. Yet through all these e.
vents, have we been mercifully preserved.
We have lost many things, indeed, by the
piJfering cupidity of men: but By violence
not a hair of our heads has fallen to the
ground. Having obtained help of God we
still continue, in our poor way, and as we
have an opportunity to testify both to small
and great repentance towards God e. faith
to our Lord Jesus Christ. A few witness
es for Jesus have been raised up, and gem
eral steadfass and growing in the knowl-
edge and love of evangelical doctrine ;-a
reward abundant and superintendent for e.
very exertion and sacrifice we NAV have
made. What is to happen on the morrow
aud to what fate we are to leave this infant
mission, we cannot tell. Too much de-
ponds on political measures and as heav-
en- and earth are unsearchable, so we are
taught. are ieh hearts of monarchs. AT the
present moment all around us is calm. The
overwhelming power of the Three great
Kingdoms of Europe, and the terrible dis
aster-of Navarino, appear to have struck
most humblinp dread int, thx, l,oo... e.