The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-11-17
The EpistIe
FROM THE YEARLY NEE ING


FROM THE YEARLY MEETING,
Hsil ia Londoa. by adjoarnmrEis. from ias
2llh a the Fiji Noah. 70 the Sad 81 he
Sixth dcnth. inclusive. 1857.
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Ia coming together a. q Christian
church, 10 wsich 0Eer and regulate The
affairs ofour religious society. and % Pro-
mote. a. ability may be afforded. The
cause Of ruth and righteousness. we have
again been made sensible. in The midst Of
many conflicts and diseOuragemenls, uf
The eondescending goodness Of our Holy
Head. Christ Jesus the Lord: our strength
has been renewed. and we have been r.
freshed together: our fellowship IN Christ
has been confirmed; and, in that love
which has brought Us near one TO The
other. we salute youth Christian symPa-
thy and affection, and would bid our
brethren every where TO take comfort in
Christ. 10 pct on strength in his name.
and To seek 10 be clothed with the whole
armour Of God.
We believe that 10 many Of those who
! love the truth. and are willing to suffer
: Tor the sake Of their Lord. the present
must be acknowledged 10 be day ofpe-
; culiar trial. The Lord may appoint II To
his people TO pass through the FIRE; but
there is support for them 10 the Persua-
sion, that under no circumstances is the
church more the object Of the care and
lore Of her Saviour. Than in her times
Of deepest IribulaiiOn: il is then that she
is best prepared To take her par, in those
precious promises which areher sure tn
herilance in every age" | will never
leave thee, nor never fnrsake thee"
when thou passesi through tue waters.
will be with thee; and through The rir-
ers. they shall not overflow thee: when
thnu walkesI though the fire, thou shalt
! not be burned; neither shall the fame
kindle upon Thee" We acknowledge,
! that as a church we have fallen very
short Of our high calling in Jesus Christ.
The world, and the things of the world,
have but too generally spread their dead
ening influence over Us. and the wsrnIng
voice needs TO be sounded amongst Us,
Be wsichlul, and strengthen the Ihiag'
which remain. that are ready TO die"
Tie Lord Is LAYING his hand upon us He
knoweth when the iruil-bearing branches
need purging. Let u he an encourage
ment 10 us in every day Of proving. un-
der whatever circumstances II NAV BE-
brought upon ~, that his wise and bles
sed purpose il, that all our humiliaiions
should work towards our more sbundar
fruiliulness; even that the fruit bearing
branches should bring firth more fruit
The servants Of Christ have ever been
distinguished from the world, by ,hs no.
illness, the self-denial. the unIeigned hu-
millty, aud the godly circumspeeiion Of
their everyday walk in life.' A broad aud
well-defined line Of demsrkaIion is drawn
BY the doctrine and precepis II the New
Testament between the true Christian and
the man Of the world. Not only mus.
the believer be no longer couformed 20
this world. but he mus, be transformed
BY the renewing Of his mind. This, dear
friends. we need not say, is no transient
or superficial work. 1t lies deep in the
heart: il is in our fallen and corrupt ma.
ture. thai the pride Of life and The lus,s
Of the flesh find their proper soil; and il,
/ is 10 the hear, that God applies the rem
edy which. in his abundant grace. he
has provided for US in the gospel Of his
! Son, that we. through repentance towards
hIm and living iaIlh in Christ, may be-
converted from the error Of our ways and
. from the love of The world, and be enabled
to walk IN his conn andmenls. We de-.
sire for our dear trends, and for ourselves
individually, that We may all come un-
fllnchlngly and unreservedly TO the great
question, Are we Of Christ, or are We If
the world! II we know Christ to have
died for US, and really TO rule in US BY
his Spirit, We shall no more live unto
ourselves; but. through the help Of the
Lord, we shall. day by day, live unto him
who died TOR Us and rose again. The
true follower Of Christ sets no limits TO
his allegiance 10 his Lord: qulckened by
his Spirit, animated by his love, and trust
ing with simple faith in hi, power, the
language Of his hear, is. Draw me and
; will run after thee. Thus il was with
the early Christians; and ,hPse, we be.
lieve, were The principles which aciualed
our predecessors in their simple and de-
voted allegiance to Christ. II was in
love to their Redeemer, and through the
fear Of God resting upon their minds, lhs,
they denounced the world: they entered
into no compromise with its Spirit. and
thus they were enabled to see and up.
hold the standard Of true Christian sim
pllclty. Our ancient testimony to " plain.
ness Of speech, behaviour, and apparel"
springs from this root; and we are enQap-
ed to express our earnes, desire. not only