Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-01

yern+n,Ilv IN e2perieuce freedom from sin.
Won tnow beloved friends, that faith in the
holm and Guidance of the Holy Spirit has been an
;mnortapt mart of our Christian profession. from
the ORIGIN Of our Society to the present dav.-
And !, Is At this time orr renewed desire. that from
early life. an acquaintance with this power NAV
h. ;nculcated and cherished. We aHectouately
exhort parents, and all who have the care of chitj
dren and of young persons. constantly to bear in
remembrance the great value of tender con-
science; and TO turn their attention to the secret
instructions OF Divine Grace, reproving for evil,
and bringing peace Tor doing well. Be concern
ed dear friends OF this class, early to subject the
wills OF those entrusted to YOUR charge; encour-
age them to Tx their affections on things which
are eternal; set before them the necessity OF be-
Ing converted from the evil of their own hearts,
and Kept clean from the sin which abounds in
the world; impress them with sense OF the no.
ineSs and purity of God. and of his righteous
law; and, and whilst we would exhort you to
continue to instruct them in the invaluable
truths OF the Bible, may you lead them to seek
alter the practical application OF these precep,s
and doctrines under the influence OF the Holy
Spirit. such a course of religious care and
Christian instruction. carried on in simple hum
bic dependence upon God. You will perform
the great and incumbent duty of bringing them
up in the nurture and admonltlOn OF the Lord.
1t is, in our apprehension, Of the highest mo-
meut. that faith in the operation of the Holy Spi
rit, and humble reliance on its guidance. should
regulate the lives and conduct of QH who pro.
fess the Christian name. By the power of
the Spirit of God, inwardly revealed and obeyed,
we are raised from our fallen and undone con-
dition, and prepared to inherit that place in the
Kingdom of Christ, 10 which il is his gracious de-
sign that every one of us should come.
Me are called to walk i'll the light; we are
called to purity. o. then. that we may all seek
to be brought low before the Lord-to be laid
PROSTATE at the foOtstoO of his throne-to be
conri;e and broken in his holy presence. Let
us not value ourselves on any esteem that we may
think we have amongst men: or place our trust
upon what we NAV have done of ourselves, or
may have been email led to do, but acknowledge
in sincerity, that all we have, and all that we
are, is of the free and unmeried goodness OF
iiod. Let us each be concerned through the
help of the Holy Spirit, to experience true re-
pentance and to put away the evil Of our doln9s
from before the Lord; day by day pressing after
an entire deliycrance from the world, the hcsh,
and the devil: remembering that "all unrlgh-
teousness is SIM" and that ITO him that know
eth TO do good. and dOeth it not. to him it is SID.
Nav we all. dear friends. avail ourselves Ut the
great pri,iie.e of drawing nigh unto God IN
prayer--of asking The assistance Of his grace to
hello in time of need--ot looking unto Him as our
merciful Father who is IN heaven: assuredlv De.
levin, that. as He is approached in reverence
and faith, He will gracious!y answer our petl
tons, and supply all our need. in and through
Christ Jesus. As this sacred duty. so f"rciby
enjuined in Holy Scripture, is correctly under
stood and performed Alright. parents will become
so sensible of its great value to themselves thai
they will feel the importance Of turning thereto the
attention of their beloved offspring; and. as the!
seek for wisdom and strength to act rightly here
in, they will be assisted by Him to whom they
should desire, thai rhey and their children may
be wholly dedicated.
As we are concerned to work out our own sal
vator with fear and trembling. the mind is eleva
ted above the fading objects of this life; 1t acquires
more soIidtv and visour, and its eager pursuit II
not after those things which perish with the using
we feel that the fashions. the maXims and the
pleasures of the world, are to be renounced BY
all who would follow a crucified Redeemer; ant
as we follow on to know the Lord that true sim
picity which the Christian religion requires. ant
marks the general demean0r: and the heart Is a
times enriched with the incomes OF heavenly peace
of that peace which passeth all understanding
The more we are brought under the influence o
the Spirit of Truth, the more are the Holy Scrip
lures. those sacred records which we're given forth
under ts divine authority, truly felt to proceed
from GOD, and to direct the soul unto him; we
shall then come TO know what it is to mediate
upon his precept, with great delight. And whlls
thankful for the blessings of living under the Cos
pei, the dispensstions Of Divine Providence un
der the law will be more fully acknowledged ant
understood. to our instruction and benefit. 81
entrea,ed. then, dear friends. to press after true
Christian piety; endeavor to show FORTH IN your
daily intercourse among men; that YOU really love
the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. This love
will lead US to pity those whom we see involved
in distress, or others who pursuing the paths
of folv and vice; and, with active and willln:
hearts, to promote those measures which tend tt
diminish the sum Of human woe.
In this meeting we have been deeply affected II
rejecting upon the numerous evils and the grea
misery which attend the improper and lmmode
rate use of ardent spirits, now lamentably preva
lent in this country. The continuance OF slave