Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-09-13

that YOU are bound to do all the good and
prevent all tie evil you can in the world. By
entering the ministry with the aid OF the
HOLY Spirit you may be instrumental in
converting many OF your feilow-men; in
raging up preachers OF the Gospel; and in
doing much good in various o;her' ways.
T # YOU do no; enter it, you leave the field TO
be filed with the NATURAL and rapid growth
of errors in doctrine and practice, which
will soon amount to little less than heathen-
ism. Go to God in humble andIh.poriun-
ate prayer for direction follow the lndica-
tons OF his Providence and the guidance
Of his spirit; take.counseI OF his ministers
be willing to 60 where duty calls : and if
YOU seriously believe that you can g'orJy
| Cod more by preparing for the ministry
and there be no valid reasons against 1t;
then it appears to me That YOU are TO wait all
for no other call aud wo. be to you il,
through your own criminal neglec,, you
preach not the gospel.
70 those of you, beloved brethren, who
have such a belief, | will mention some of
lhe motives which should cons:rain you 70
engage in this work
=. /. Your obligation to your Sap'our
should move you. He has enrolled your
name in heaven, and prepared a place foi
you at his right hand, where you are to
drink forever of the streams which make
glad the city ofyor God. . had you a
thousand lives TO spend in the service of this
adorable Being, or had you ten thousand
tongues TO sound abroad his praise, you
should dedicate all to him who has doic so
much for you.
2. Your obligations 10 yonr ncighdor.
Him, you are commanded 10 love as your
self-Thousands of your fellow. w.mcn. WHO
are all your neightors,are perishlng. The
soul ofevery one of these has been pconoun.
ccd by hlm WHO has the keys OF death and
hell, 10. be OF more value than the whole
world This thought alone ought to be
sufficient to make YOU rejoccto leave your
farm, or your merchandise, or the law, or
medicine, and fly 10 the help G! any one
who can possibly be rescued from SO tre-
mendous doom.
3. Consistency Of contact. On your
knees, at hothroae fgrace, you plead with
your Saviour to send more'laborers INTO the
hareest. How can you spread forth your
hands, while you are unwilling to do your
par towards the advancement of his king
dom and keep back part Of the price
4. The rewards which await you, If found
faithful. "The who turn many to r'gh-
reousncss shall shine as The stars for ever
and eyer What Joy shall thrill through
your bosom, in seeing the honor which those
whom tou are instrumentals, in SAVING viii
bring to your Redeemer. You shall never
forget, that every soul which is saved will,
through some Period of.eternity, bring more.
glory to this adorable Being than yet has
been brought by all the myr.ads who !@yc.
gone to heaven.
In consideration of what has been said, |
have two questions TO ask, answers to which
Isolemnly epioin it upon you to give to the
Head of the church.
DO you intend TO so up 10 the help ofthe
Lord in this mighty work ? lfso whatso-
ever your hands fad 10 do, do it with your
might.
Are you disposed to decline entering the
ministry, or are you hating belceen tro op-
inions7 But are you prepared to resist the
calls which arc made upon you! i en-
treat YOU 10 thing well. of'this matter. before
YOU come TO determination in the negative.
As an enbassador Of the King Of Heaven,
charge YOU to make those calls a subject
of much prayer and meditation. Let the
first question on Your self exanina.nn list,
for morning, be, Am ! going 10 glor!ty my
Saviour today by not setting my face to-
wards the Christian ministry ?-And let Your
first question ON your seiCexam;uation list
for evening, be, Have i glorifcd, God TO-
day in not setting my face towards the n IN:
istry ?-While cagaged on your farm, or in
your shop, or in your law or medicine, of!en
put The question to your conscience, DO l'bc-
iicve. my God looks down upon ne with as
much appreciation as he would if | were
now engaged in laboring in tic vineyard Of
his Son?
Can you qnitely stand still and see multi
tudes perish 4? Have You no bowels OF
pity Have you no sentiments of COM
passion ?--Have you no tender concern for
your perishiug fcllow-men ? fyou have,L
beseech you TO show it, by flying to their
help. How will yoar very knees srte to-
gether with trembling, when you see them
pointing out their hands towards you IN the
presence Of the assembled universe, and
hear them saying, "Thcre stand the men
who solcmnIy conveianted,' over the body
and blood ef their Lord, that they would
love their neighbor as themselves ; but they
loved lis not-t:ough thew knew what evil