Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1840-10-10

With a wiling heart and an ODD lent mind turn
at his gracious reproofs t Gais love-love un-
uiterab!e; and : YOU thus Wa before Him. He
will give you to feel this, 70 Row this in you.
blessed experience, and 70 tasa Of this bonndess
love In his having give his oly beguttcn Son.
that through. Him we may nav everlasting life IS
Dear Friends, Of all ages sd conditions. we
have been again brought to fet the value OF uni
ting in the worship of God.in spirit and in
trulh''II II was under scse Of their need of
that nourIshu,ent - the soul, sh:ch they found
not in the forms aad observaaes 10 which they
had been Infatuated, that ourarfy Friends were
first led TO ser arate from oIhs, and present
themselves in small conpanis before the Lord.
As the eye and the cry Of he soul were unto
\ Hun, lie did refresh and stGegthen them togeth-
= nd give stsertT fr@r y s~>-<ncv ms
power 10 quality them to peffam united aud ac-
ceptable worship IN spirit, naa Him, the living
and true God. Truth and uHEhlness as incui-
Gated both IN the law and the pspcl, were deep
ly rooted IN their hearts, CAhence as honest
towards God, they could not, With a good con-
sciencc themselves uphold cantcnance ia 9th
ers The forms of prayer and tisaaks giving which
they had been accustomed. Wis; deeply sensl-
bic Of the duty and the privilege Of true PRAYER,
they found that stated forms wee not adapted to
their condition; they fcit thatthe use of them
was not in the life and powerf The gospel, and
therefore ;hat ii did not accordvith that worship
which is be performed in tra
Our sense Of The spiritual chncter Of The reign
OF Christ, and al the iuadelley Of these forms
TO satisfy the sou, remains lie same; and
continue to feel ourselves cas.ien ,iousIy re-
strained from uniting IN ans oil hose modes Of wor
ship which others think 1T re9so aGopi. Whist
desire TO cherish, and 70 lna.cate true Chris
tan charity towards those fronwhoni differ,
we would afcctioaate.y enc0tagc all our mem
bers TO confine themselves, Ia he pubi.c perfor-
mance of thus solemn daty, toa GiIlcent attcn
o tOY nd
the renewed conviction Of ID souudness and
Importance OF this testimony tfspirituai worship,
we are qackcned in desire tina Friends may be
kept alive to right exercise o ns5nd IN our pub
lie assemblies. In the experience of past and
present times il has been felt, aud we believe by
the waiting soul il vii! coniinac to be felt in our
meetings for Divine worship whether in the
times of silence, under the exercise Of minis,
try, or the vocal Offering OF prayer, thanlsg
and praise, that the words Of the apostle are APP
plicable: Of those who worship God in
the Spill, and sei2ice lns hrs; Jesus. and have
faithful followers at times W. rru- y5rce Of ms
own blessed words: "IIe that cometh 10 me shall
never hunger; and he that bell q eth on me shall
never thirst"
The amount of the sudergs ,f our friends 10
regard to the ,iies and othr .cclesas teal de- |
mands, as reported to this Melting, including the |
costs and charges ofCistralnt,s upwards Of eeveln
thousand two hundred pounds We continue to
may, in all its parts, be careiliT and conscicn-
tiously upheld in tho spirit ofhe gospel
We have received Epistles balour dear friends
in Ireland, and. with one excp,isn from those of
all the Yearly Meetings in Nrtf America.
We would encourage all Or members to seek
after lowly, contcnted minand 20 be satisfied
with moderate portion ohhii worlds goods,
both for themselves and % their beloved off
spring. We again cornmeuto car dear friends
habits Of plainness and slmp l.,yfl the ordering
Of their families and in all Il branches of a do
mestc establishment. Thswill promote the
exercise Of a cheerful hospnlity, and increase
their privilege Of contrbutiH 10 The wants and
comforts of others We Ec;aona,elv warn
Friends yaust all spccu!aRe and hazardous
enterprises in trade: they ted 70 impair if not
wholly to destroy. IN the mid the ability TO per
ceive aud to follow that cou re of DUTY which the
Lord would lead into, both his church and in
his service more al large. Athe same time we
feel sympathy for those whUaay be under trials
and difficulties IN conducting hde and commerce.:
may they act IN lntegri uand honesty. as to
be enabled to cast their care sspon the Lord; aud
may the words Of our holy Redeemer '.your
heavenly Father knoweh Id ye have need of
all these things be their say aud their sup
port in times of depression nd trsuhie
We do IN love desire ihaA,ezssA- of or Nam
hers may be in the procilcef ssa spofts-that
no one may take pleasure destroying the crea-
lures of God for self graf ihcion: such pursuits
are an occupation of time wch we believ. the
faithful! steward of that resEseibls trust will find
ought to be turned to bett purpose, and they
are we think calculated notify 70 weaken our
sense Of religious impress:on bu. to harden the I
heart, and leaveu us Ib the spirit OF the
world We also desire that one NAV frequent I
or tarry in inns or pubiic-hous beyond the time {
necessary for refreshmenuG rest. When led I
there By the lawful avocatiHof life, may all be
kept IN such sense Of the fe of God. that they '
may be themselves preservs from the peculiar S
dangers 10 which they are tlsexposed, and by 5
their consistent example sitter younger I
friends from similar danger On all occasions on :
" hich there is assocIatonlth others, let yonr
light, beloved friends, shin ebefare men t-lef 5
them that you are striv q sa-ae the follow c
ers of Him who was holy .srmiess, undehled,
and separate from sinners.
we have often rejoiced I'M long continuance c
Of the blessing Of peace TO q nation. In pro- !
portion to these feelings is q sorrow in the ap-
prehension of impending wa Earnestly do we 9
1esire that those precepts lnae doctrine OF our .
~ Peter, Y. s. I'll John, i-k sfJohn, ia o e
MI Ohm, iv. %. sPhil. iii. 3. >John. vi ID