Litchfield enquirer., 1832-01-26

nest appeals to the ear of Christian com passion, "CoME OVER AND HELP US. The righteous decree of heaven has gone forth, " He th0t believctA shall De s0ved and he that bezieveth not shall De damned" But {" IHov shall they beIieUc in him of whom they have not hedrd, and how shall they hc0r without preacher !! and how shall they preach except they be sent ?'' On us, brethren, devolves the responsibility of sending them preachers-a responsibility of which we cannot divest ourselves. The channels of ready communication that are now. opened to them, have brought these famishing souls to our very doors, pleading for that charity at our hands which is ne- cessary to save them from eternal death. There are men enough of the requisite qualifications, burning with love to Christ and the souls of men, who are willing to encounter the dangers and trials of Il ms sionary life, if the churches will send them-
 A Missionary Board. whose operations we are contributing to support, comprising the wisdom, integrity, and piety ot the best men of our nation, stand ready to appro- priate our charities, with all the economy and skill which can be learned from more than twenty years experience. Their ma tured plans of operation, the tried charac- ter of their missionaries, and the signal suc- cess which has already crowned their la bors, as developed in their annual reports, furnish abundant, assurance that the conn dence reposed in them has not been onwar- ranted.* As many laborers as the church- es will send into the field they are compe- tent to superintend. The laborers already employed are calling earnestly for rein forcements. New and opening fields are continually inviting their occupancy. The Spirit of God poured out on our land, IS constantly multiplying the candidates for this service. The providence ot God has thus forced upon ns the option. whether'we will harden our heart and shut our hand against our poor brother. or open the hand wide unto him, and lend him sufficient for his need. "Say not there are four months and then cometh harvest. Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest" Even while we are deliberating on this subject, or dealing out our charities in stinted measures, the wretched victims of idolatry and pollution arc passing by millions beyond the reach ot charity or hope.
 The plea that we have done what we could for their relief, is one which we shall hardly dare to offer before our Judge, on the ground of any past efforts. Nor can we hope to justify our neglect of Christ's command, by urging that other objects ot want were likewise pressing their claims upon us, beyond what our ability could meet. The children of physical and moral want around us, have had their resources replenished, rather than drained,by foreign missions. Those numerous streams oi be- nefcence which for twenty years past have flowed through our land in thousand u'l- wonted channels, derive their origin from the spirit of benovolence which the foreign mission enterprise first called into vigorous action. To diffuse by this means spirit of true benevolence through the land, can not fail to bless our country, our churches, the rising generation. and the sonis oi in- dividuals. ' Remember the words ot the Lord Jesus, how he said, 1t IS more bless ed to give than to receive.
 We entreat you, therefore, brethren, "Come up to the help of the Lord, in this apostolic enterprise, with liberality that you will not be ashamed to review, in the light of judgment day. When you come to witness the awards of that day distribu- ted. and learn that the awful decision in your own case is to turn on this very point, 0 how meagre and pitiful will then appear the largest appropriations to this service which you can now be permitted 10 make e was an hungered, and ye gave me no neat" is the ground of condemnation, as we are timely appraised, on which the doom of the wicked will be pronounced.
 Brethren, suffer us afiectionately 10 re- mind you, that not few whom we now ad- dress are listening to our appeal for the last time. Before another anniversary snail bring around its stated solicitations and PrI- vileges, many of you, according to the or- dinary course of nature, will be found no more on earth-will have no further op- portunity to prepare for the ordeal ot the last day, by deeds of charity and bench cence. o to be greeted at last with the sweet accents of mercy from the lips of our Saviour and Judge, " Come ye bless ed of my Father, inherit the kingdom pre- pared for you from the foundation oi 1he world for I was an hungered and ye gave me meat: was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: was stranger, and ye took me in naked and ye clothed me: l was sick and ye visited me: was in prison and ye came unto mel For inasmuch as ye have done 1t unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
 In behalf of ihe Executive Committee,