The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-11-17


Spin, and is perrtphble guidanne, a. ever
held By our socieiy. Is no dream Of m,s
licsl philosophy; ne regard Il AZ one
great fesiure Of The new covenant. and iis
object j. thai knowledge Of God and thai
living energy, 2hieh he alone can give,
by which The lusls Of the flesh are resist
Cd, and The Christian soldier is directed
aud strengthened. Our views ofIhe free
and Immediate operation Of The Holy Spi-
rit--of the presidency Of Chris, IN the
churrh--of that which constitutes the call
and qualification Of all true gospel minis
try-af The worship oi God in spirit and
in irulh-of The baptism which nos So
vesh, BY which The true believers are
baptised into nnr hndy--0f thai which
constitutes the true supper of the Lord,
in which those who belong 10 him, BY
faith in his medialion and aionemeni. do
feed upon his body and blnod. and know
il 10 be meat indeed. aud drink indeed
remain unchanged. And we are again
concerned 10 deelare aur conSicliaa
That all the ceremonies ol the Jewish
Law were fulfilled aud finished By the
death Of Christ, ---anl that n" shadows in
the worship Of God we're instituted by
our Lord. OF have any place in The chrs-
ilan disPensslion."
AZ this meeting, as az former ones. we
have received EPislles from our brethren
in the several Yearly Meetings in North
America, and one from that Of ireland.
The suiirrings Of our members in
Great Britain and Ireland, inclading the
charges Of disrraint. amount 10 upwards
N eleven thousand pounds. They have
heen incurred in support Of our well
known testimony against lithes and other
ecclesiastical demands. We would affec-
tioaaiely remind Friends, in cOnnexiOn
with III" act passed in the last session of
Parliament for the comnuIaiOn Of tilhes
IN England. uf the imporIanre OF an up
right MAINTENANCE OF the testimony of our
religious soriciy o. the subject Of ,iihes;
and encourage them 10 wachiulne~s, that
neither IN tie preliminary steps which
me- he taken Tor etfeciing the proposed
romnutaiion. nur n tie subsequent ope-
ration 1T the act. they N any degree
compromise their principles.
The circumstances Of or beloved
young friends, he her under the shelter
Of @alchlul paren 4 care. OF exposed 10
tue TEN 'tatluns OF The metropolis and 9th
CT large towns, haze at tbs time had
much of oar sery serious cunsiGt ration.
We do nos forge. tie temptations OF our
eaIly life. and especially those incident
to our entrance upon general intercourse
With the world; they were slippery paths
TO US, and with humble thank gi, rigs to
God we call to mind the tender care Of
his fatherly providence, the ,leadipgs Of
his warning voice, how he sirove With
Us, and his lorbearance towards Us. We
know, that up To this hour, We have no.
thing to depend upon but the free mercy
OF God IN Jesus Christ our l,ordglbut
through the ahOundings OF his grace re-
newed unto US, we cannot but express
our strong solicitude- our prayer. that il
may please the Lord to deal graciously
with YOU, dear young friends; that he may
never take his Holy Spirit from you. but
deepen and strengthen your convictions
OF the gull, Of sin, its ha,efulness in his
holy sight, and its certain and awful con-
sequences to the impeniient and uncon-
verted. q, ,ha. we could induce you
duly to appreciate these tokens Of our
Heavenly Fathers love. and that nothing
might ever tempt YOU to call in question
the divine origin Of those secret checks
IN the conscience, those monitions Of
faithful warnings. those plesdings Of the
Holy Spirit with the mind of man. by
which our Heavenly Father would draw
US to himself. and make us rich partakers
OF that pardon and reconciliation which
he grants to his believing and contrile
children through the blessed intercsssion
OF our Saviour. Open your hearts to him
that standeth at the door and knocks
suffer his love to prevail-strive 10 en-
ter in at the strait gate: We press il upon
you with the most earnest and tender en-
treaty, because we are aware tina, there is
much by which many OF our young peo-
Pile are surrounded at the present day,
which would draw them away firm the
humbling discipline Of the cross, and in
duce them IN seek an easier path to the
kingdom. The words of our Lord ATE
simple, plan, and full. and they COM
mend themselves to The enlightened con-
scirnce-" Strait is the gate, and narrow
Is the way which leaie,h unto life."
We believe there are those amongs,
our young friends who are seeking to
serve God III this course Of christian dis
cipleshiP; !. is our strong desire that no.
thing may impede their progress; that 10
low'iness Of mind they may quietly bear
the yoke, val; upon God for the renew
ing OF their strength from day TO day, and,
by simple obedience to his will, be train.