Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-09-05

\ m london Oh month, 1888.
To the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings
/ of Friends in Great Britain, Ireland,
/ anG elsewhere.
| DEAR FRIENDS in gathering to-
! gother on the present occasion, aud in
| presenting ourselves before the LoRD.
we have been humbIed ia sense of oul
maniioW infrInities, and OF the tcmpta-
tfohs Of our restless adversary. Under
these Impressions We have been prepared
10 feel the force OF the Geclaiation." TX
cept the LORD build the house, they la
bor in vain that bulld il, except the LoRp
keep the city, the watchmcn wHkelh but
in vain" And with rcvcrcnt gratitude,
are we enabled to acknowledge, that we
tokens, that the holy Head ofihc church
is watching over US, and guarding us, n
gainst the cncroachmcnts Of The enemy
and that, unworthy rs we are of his no.
lice. He would build us up together
unto himself, rs lively stones, compacted
Fog ether. With tins renewed evidence
OF the loving Kindness Of the LoRD, and
of his condescension towards us, We are
engaged again to salute you, in the
words OF lhc, "G,acc and peace, be
multiplied unto you, throneh the knowl-
edge Of God, and OF ,lesus our Lord.
1t is our earnest desire and prayer,
that the sorrowluI and the feeble minde d
may be conforicd: that the aged may
be sustained by the hope oi the everlast-
ing Gospel; the youth encouraged to
surrcndcr rheir hearts unto the Lord; and
those m the meridian of life constrained
by ihc love Of Him who died for Us, to
devote themselves TO his service. We
sympaihize with many of our beloved
brethren and sisters on whom the Lord
has been pleased to lay his Christening
hand, whether they be afflicted in mind,
body, or estate. And while we consider
it u Christian privilege TO weep with
them that weep, we heartily commend
them TO the tender comparisons Of the
the Saviour of mcn. He was made like
unto his brethren, that lie might be a
merci'uI and faithful High Priest: He
was tempted in all points like as we are;
and continues to be touched with feel
ing of our iniirmiies. He is able to
save them to the uttermost that come nm
Is God by him, seeing he ever livcth TO
raakc inicrccs ssion for them.
We believe there are more than Few
among us, who, from the circumstances
of the times, arc struggling with dlllicul-
tics. May these be encouraged, still to
seek first the kingdom Of God aud his
Ia. ,l,- xl,rn hnf
their Heavt tniy FATHER knowe,h all their
need. 1t is TO those who walk in his
fear and love to whom he most abundant
" dispenses that grace by which they
are enabled to put their trust in Him.,
! Trust We in the Lord forever; for in the
! Lord Jehovah is everlasting strcn9th!'- -
We ahcctionately recommend our dear
friends who arc thus circumstanccd, TO
exercise that moral courage which will
enable them To contract their family eX-
pcnditurc within their income; and we
would warn them not to delay this i'm
portant duty under expectation OF what
they may consider to be au Improvement
in the state of trade, and which may not
he realized And may all our dear
friends be careful how they enlarge their
concerns, with view of increasing their
means of support; always bearing in
mind, that godIincss with contcnimcnt, is
great gam.
We have reason to believe that Friends
in every part o! the country, continue to
he faithfully attached to our ancient tes-
timony agairsi tithcs and other ccclosias-
tical demands. The amount of diStraints,
almost exclusively on these accounts, as
now reported, is nearly l3,0OOl. IL IS
our firm conviction, that one Of the pur-
poses for which the Lord saw meet 10
raise us up as "A people, was that we
min hit become faithful Witnesses against
the corruptions which had found their
way into his visible Church; yet we
would a1cctiona'ely remind you, that to
maintain a controversy with error does
not necessarily establish us in the truth
that il is possible not to be coniormcd to
the world in many things and at the same
time, not to be transformed by the re-
ncwing of our mind. We therefore,
earnestly en,rcat our beloved friends,
while stcadiastiy adhering TO all our
Christian testimonies, not To rest satisfied
with any thing short Ct that conversion
of heart, that daily dependence upon
God, and that entire obedience to bis
law, which constitute the very lie o'
Goodness. ,Il,
Besides other engagements which have have
occupied MS ut The present time VIC Nave
been employed in revising inc f"'es ano
advises of The Society, Of which new
aud enlarged edition is about to be pub
I;shcd In the course Of these proceed
- - i,.,o h,J. with gruiiiude, to ac-