Litchfield enquirer., 1843-01-19
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

These that haUe turned hs sDOrId upside dOON ere come hither also. Acts 10, G. |
 The faithful preaching of the Gospel has generally been unpopular A minister may preach the various systems of Philosophy, tickle the ot hls audi with few pretty sentences ot rhetorlcai now ers or even labor to dupe the people with fabulous but sanctimonious babblings about an unnterruPte9 1 succession. which no man ever did or can prove,
 but which is nevertheless very gravey claimed 10 1 be our only ark of safety: ,yee all these munster may preach and yet be spPlauded by the multitude. the doctrines and precepts ol the gospel he endea- vor to arouse zen to sense of their rsahons 70 ] God as their CrsatoE Sovereign and RedeemeTana to conscicusness of the importance ot an lmmedi.
 ate attention to the solemn duties growing out cf these relations, faith, love and obedience, ana Ii
 he declare feaFlessly and earnestly the fearuI con
 sequences of dsobediencs he called an enthusiast
 fanatic, slanderer, and reyolutionist See, for instance, how Christ and his followers were regaro
 cd also how reformerS in every age nave been example of Christ and his Apostles and enforce IT. gidly and zeaousy the practical duties of rehglon- especially success attend his abors, sinners are
 alarmed on account of their danger, sleepy proies- sors are awakenedso conviction of want ot dlll. gencehs is aTfaigncd at she bar of popular opnlon
 and condemned unheard as an innovator, . 6eretc' or tTOubler of thepeople. (See Acts xvi 2o-@4.?I Wicked men and lukewarm professors unite with the selEconceitsd Pharsee, and cry out Excitement Excitement !! this is beside himself tSee Acts I is mad-why hear ye him? John X. 2O) And even many of the respectable join with the multitude to rdcule his doctrine, make insinuations against his ch9racssr or motives, ia order to destroy hs ntu-
 WondeffsA indeed ..hat men may be excited to madness aheut the aairs of time, but 1t they are and msdIie6! ]! and why so The reason is obvious linen are in league with the devil: and they fear the effect of isithiu preaching upon his kingdom. the cs carnai mind with enticng words of mans wis, dom and cry peace, peace, when there IS no psace'
 Jer. 6, l4.-lest man should be excited No, God forbid We trenble for the minister Mho darss sleeping in their sins are gliding into Eternity Ne, must be taught without reserve their lost condl- tion-- the way of salvation the shortness of their probation-the certainty of judgment and the req lities of Eternity: They must be urged to duty oy | the most powerful motives of the gospel; such as the love of Christ she blessed effects freligion and be exaggerstsdi but what if these fail shall the minister fold his arms and be silent! would tns pc innocent? could he do this and be- g1lltess in the before him But knowing the terror of the Lord, he must persuade msn.' He must declare with un- compromising fidelity the consequences ot sn' the successful he may be in porsraying these momentous events he must of necessity come infinitely short ot presenting them to the mind in all their fearful rea ties. It may be said that this course will frighten the timid and harden the bold but it may be rep- ed, the preacher is not responsible for such result
 even though to some hls preaching prove sayonr ot
 unto death and to the other savour of life unto fs
 sd Cor. 2 i6. But he is responsible for the chorae ter of fhispreaohing When say unto the wicked.
 not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that
 wicked man shall die in his iniquity but his blood
 will require at thine hand Nevertheless ]! sh9o 9
 not turn from his way he shall die in his inquity- but thou hast delivered thy soul Ezek. B, s9.
 Now all this warning must Do accompanied With
 NS matte. how earnest h. or Hgast ' in eap aP
 nest for them CT they will not be in earnest for them
 selves; love tsJ5od and man must also show itself in s,l hs efforts: Prayer unceaslng must be made
 we must depend. Nay, we would have no revival
 which the divine spirit does not cause and pervade
 Thus in the Esalcus, use of the means which God
 himself has appqned, and with the aid of his spirit M Christians may he excited to greater zeal and ac
 in their asssre work. and thus be:o,r dlligent in Duslness tsfeA ID ::iarir serving the Lord, and
 slhnsra may sxniied to shsi. duty. and thereby nops which is ssa before them In the gospel. and to
 Wno can object to such an Excitement as this r.
 1T your house was on fire over your heads by night
 yIa would not call persons fanatics or enthusasts @ whO might be never go earnest to alarm you! Why Sam mem 70 now Were our Revolutionary Fathers ian9eicsY What zeal aid they manifest and what ,hs;, SnSa snSsIa mmsers and christians manifest in shey would produce! Such as brings glory to God! Such as exists in heaven even over one sinner that repentsth @ Yea, such as broke in heavenly melody | 9pon tne ears of the Shepherds on the plains of Bethlehem. at the birth of the Saviour. Would to G0d that such an Excitement might be raised thro | What can you think of those nominal professors Wno are neither in earnest for themselves or others? God says-'WQ to them that are at ease in Zion ;'- They have the form of Godlness but deny the power thereof The Apostles advice to us in reference to away our regard Epo% Wa.1 s4sh turn OvR NAvx.--The Newburyport Herald, in speaking of the mutiny on board the Somers, remarks.-" The whole affair is an impres. s've commentary on the system of taking the reckless and unprincipled sons of wealthy and influential men for midshipmen, and shutting out all others, even the appen,ice boys, from this station. It is time that the department should be compelled to reform !nls aoomniable practice; and the appren. Taxing these boys into the Navy, shutting them out from all promotion, and doominS them for ever to the drugery of common sailors, will render many of them desperate villains. The crying evil in our Navy is, | however, that its honors and emoluments are given mainly to the profligate sons of wealthy citizens and influential politicians" MILLIRIsM.-Br. Flavel and Br. Shotwell 1 of Newark, N. ). lay members of the church, | as we learn, have now consecrated them selves and their all to the Lord, and have gone out together lo proclaim his coming to l judgment Their first effort was at Railway, l on Friday 0f last week. ''''-'--, - 7.
 We are assured that from 5 to 100 per. l sons have submitted to Christ, since the lee. | lures on Christ's near coming commenced l Ut W'll'amsourgh.-Midnigh CSy.
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