Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-10-08

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To tho ou.RrrRLr md Monthly MEETINGS FRIENDS,
in GREAT BarTAIN, IREL,SD, and ELSEWHERE.
DEAR FRIENDS,
WE have through the favour CT the Lord,
been again permitted to meet, and to examine
into the state of our religious Society. We ac-
knowledge tn At unflithfilne5s to tho Divine law
still exists amongst US, end that hence many def
clencies nre found WITHIN our borders: we never
theIess rejoice IN The belief that The Lord ls still
caring for US and owning US by tokens OF his
care. Let us then be of good comfort, and trust
that, abide humble and steadfast before
Him, he will enablo us Increasingly TO sho" forth
his praise. la renewed sense Of his loving
kindness, Of which we have been permit ed sen
sby to partake, salute you, our beloved
friends, desiring that grace and peace may be
multiplied unto you, through the knowledge Of
God aud Of Jesus our Lord.*
We turn in love and sympa thy TO our dear
friends who arc lnbourlng under the infirnties Of
declining years. Some Of you, we believe, tee
your allotment To be very solitary: you have lost
the compa mons of earlier days; those with whom
you may have taken sweet Counsel May your
faith be strengthened as you look towards the end
OF your pilgrimage. May the love Of Christ our
Saviour, cheer you IN your lonely moments. in
the remembrance of the mercy and farhiuness
manifested towards you through the whole course
of your lives. Bo uraged TO lean upon tho
Lord your Redeemer: cast all your care upon
HIM; and, believe that a faith aad patience
maintained, you will be finally admitted, clothed
The robe Of righteousness, to the blessed
pany IN heaven who inherit tho promises.
Tho circumstances OF some OF our SINAI! NEE
tings for worship, have afresh awake ed warm
and Christian interest for those who are members
of them We atiactonaie'y encourage you, dear
friends, to be dlrgeot and pnncrual IN comIog to-
Ce,hcr; and To present Yourselves IN reverence1ef
soul before The Lord. Nj my Of YOU, doubt not,
times comtprted by his presence, and cna-
b!cd 10 worship Him IN sp.rIt and in truth You
may have very few companions in religions fc!
iowshIp to hold up your hands Christian
Of Conduct; but let this be additionaI
call upon you TO DO very careful that YOU bring
re?roach Your high profession, TO strive
from day to day to act IN npr'ghiness and con-ts
tcncy IN all things. Then will you happily parttke
Of heavenly peace, and know the Lord through
tho riches Of his grace to supply all yonr need.
1t is our earnest concern that we may, every
of US. be brought deeply to feel the siriulness
OF sin; and to see that we are all, by nature,
fallen creatures and prone to evil all need
n thorough change of heart and affections, thro'
tho ciec!utl working of the power Of Gnd in us
The Lord Jesus CHRIST died save frotn SIN
and to restore To the divine image in which
man WAS originally created. . then that all
may come in faith unto iilmt he has declared uf
himself Il ~ tho way, the truth, aud the life |
no man cometh unto the Father, bat by me.'*
Bat &c would know hitn raise us up Ia
spiritual life, mast be willing that He should
lay the - the root oi tree, hapiZe
US with the Holy Gh and with fire, and cleanse
from all impnrity, cruc,iy'ng unto the world,
and the world unto US The progress of this work
IS often gradual; many the conflicts OF flesh
and spirit, and repeated the assaults Of the enc
my of souls happiness before GeIiverance
from sin Is wrought before we fully know all
things to become new, and all things of God
Great, however. is the biessedness of that lte
which, is hid with Christ in GodN We therefore
earnestly covct that every one may be wiling
patiently to submit to the turning of the LORDS
hand upon him. Then shall be brought to
feel in our own experience, as we follow on TO
know tho Lord, that CHRIS is indeed, our light
and our hir, hat, according to his own decarailn
lie is the bread which came down from heaven,
AMI that # man eat OF this bread, he shall live
for ever words Of consolation TO the hungry
soul. Thus feeding on him the living substance,
shall clearly sec that all the types and cerc-
monies of a former dspensatiou were the shadow
Of those good things which ire already come ) and
shall truly feel that ''ihe kingdom Of God :
no, in word, but IN power; '*'not meat and drink;
bnt righteousness, aud peace, and joy in The Holy
Ghost
These are heavenly truths given forth by Our
blessed Lord and his apostles; but at very early
period Of The Christian church a gradunl declen-
ton crePt IN. md the truth rs 1t is IN Jesus
obscured bv ne corrupt dew ices Of men. Hannah
wisdom and worldly power grIevous!y intcrferej
IN spiritual things: long and dark night al
npostHcV enSuc"- but IN lhc mercy OF AIou, tignt
and truth again broke forth, and we believe that
tie gave to our predecessors further insight in
TO the corrupt lous that had Iurg rcigned among
The professors OF the Christian name. than had
been given 10 any who had gone before them in
the great work of reformation. By the inshinfn
of this light. they that The ministry of he
Gospel OF peace aud salvation through our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ is Il GIFT from Ciad
HIMSELF that the putting forth OF the good Shep
herd Is TO be waited for from one time to another
in the exercise of this sacred office, aud that i,
onght only to take place under the renewing
Of the Holy Ghost, and IN the ability which God
gveth We thankfully believe that from The
early rise OF or Society, the Lord h,s been
pleased 10 bestow this gilt upon servants aud upon
without respec, of persons, and tha,
It has been exercised his fear. and to the hon.