The Arkansas advocate., 1830-10-06
The foliouiag religious cenuunicatior.


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 QUENCH NOT THE HOLY SPIRIT.
 My dear reader, let me ask you, is your peace made with God If you can answer In the affirmative, happy is your lot; but Il not, stop ior q moment and reflect on your condition, for 1t Is awful indeed Then be persuaded to turn your attention to the subject of religion, before tbe Holy Spirit of God shall take it's everlasting and eter- nai flight from you; or death comes and sweeps you from time into eternity; for what IS your life! # Is even yapor which appeareth but for a moment, and then van isifeth away. How often do we see our fei- tow mortals go on in sin and wickedness until at length they sink down iii t cath, and to all appearance, unconcerned and regardless of what shall be their future state. Pause and reflect for moment have we not great reason to fear that the Holy Spirit has taken its everlasting flight from such! for God has said in his word. that his Spirit shall not always strive with man; and now soon, my friend may 1t leave you to yourself, to fill up your cup with in- llqulty without any restraint, and you at length, to iali asleep ri death, and awake In hell being III torment. 0 how dreadful the thought. and nov reader, who ever you are, If yon have been striving against the Spirit of the Lord, let me cntreat you to do so no more, but go immediately and fall upon your knees and implore the mer- cy of God, that he may cleanse you from all sin; this do, and God will hear your prayers and answer them, for our Lord has said, ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall ind, &c.; with these promises in your mind, go to God and humble yourself be- fore ham, ask III faith, (nothing wavering, l and you shall find peace and pardon thro' Christ, though your sins are as mountains high. Come then to Jesus, and seek that religion whach will make you happy in this world, by giving you peace, joy and conso- iation ii the ioId, and in tine world 10 come, eternal life, where you shall enjoy eternal felicity and wear crowns Of glory that shal! never fade away, and where you shall shine as the stars for ever and ever.
 Q, then, IS not such a life worth possess ing! surely, l must think 1t is. Then come to Jesus, he will raise you to his Heavenly nome, do not fear tiic world nor those men who blasphcme Gods holy name, do not delay one moments time, for life is uncer- tain and your soul Is at stake; then come quickly, and remember those that would laugh you to seorn must die, and if they die without repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, where ao cd and Christ Is, they can never come, but must be driven away into thati lake of fire, where the worm dieth not and the fire is not Guenchcd.
 Q wrctched state of deep despair,
 To sec my God remove,
 And fix my doIefuI station where
 l m@st not taste lis love-"
 What then are all earthly joys, compared with those above, and what are all the scoils of the wicked, compared with the gnawings of a guilty conscience, wIicl, must endure for ever and ever more.
 Come then and seek the Lord while he may be found cali ye upon him while he is near; these things are realities, and though you may treat them with neglect CT turn a deaf ear to them, God will ere long call you into judgment and there rev ard you ac- cordlng as you have obeyed or refused to obey tic gospel calls of God. I know not how to leave you--O that I could by some means persuade one soul to turn from sin and learn to serve the Lord, and thereby to shun that death that never dies. Come then, my fellow traveller to eternity, come give me your hand and your heart to God, and accompany me to that bright world above, where Christ sits at the right hand of the throne of God; there God will wipe away ali tears from our eyes, there we may bid adieu to all sorrow and trouble, and there we may sing ourselves away in ever laeting bliss.
 Reflect on the above remarks, and de- termine soon what you intend to do, for the cold frost of death may come in the spring of life and cut short all the fair blossoms of youth, therefore quench not the Spirit. leave you i'll the hands of God, hoping that you may obey his call before it be too late.
 A FRIEND TO RELIGION.
 At meeting of number of the citizens of Crittenden county, Arkansas Territory, at Greenocls, on Sunday, the Both May, 1880, for the purpose of forming BIBLE Snct,:-Y, auxiliary to the Bible Society at New-York, and after an appropriate dis course on the occasion, delivered by the Rev. $. Vaudeville, who submitted and read Constitution, which was signed by twenty-six persons, after which, James Livingston being called to the chair. they proceeded to organize themselves into a Society, by adopting the following
 CONSTITUTION.
 AnT. l. This Society shall be called the Bible Society ofCrittenden county, Arkan- sas Territory, auxiliary to the American Bible Society.