The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-11-07

Christ had taught such lesson Of faith
and perseverance in doing good. The
nexI evening. on entering de noon where
prayer Was wont 10 be made, I recognized
the sweet shnn tones &C he hide Ger.
man GID in the individual Who Wa ad-
dressing Ihe throne Of grace, and prrsendy
1 found lhai her father WAS there, hum
bled 10 the very dust in view Of his aims,
and inquiring with trembling eagemess
il4z.May 70 the Saviour's feet. A new
song Wa put into his mouth that night,
and the laiher and daughter lelt the nom
together, rejoicing IN the grace g'hich
washed away their stains, and gave them
. forelasie Of the glory 10 be revealed.
II was God who gave this dear child
grare 10 persevere in her work Of faith and
labor Of love, in the midst Of discourage
meni; and, Christian reader. God i just A.
willing 10 besiow il on you. IL from the
heart you desire TO be useful in his holy
cause. Without il you can neither be hap
py nor useful, for that fitful piely whieh
depends on excitement, and those spas
mOdic efforts 10 do good, which cease
when the external stimulus is Withdrawn.
are alike improbable 10 man, and dlspleas-
ing 10 God. One thing the church Lacks,
10 enable her TO send out The light OF truth
over all the earth, and that is, not men,
nor money. nor intellect. nor yet zeal, but
the constraining love Of Jesus in the hearts
Of her members. Reader, is this heaven
~ flame burning on the altar Of your
heart! II il impelling you forward in The
path Of Christian effort, not from stern
and cold sense Of duty, but from q warm
sympathy with The bencyolence Of the Sa-
yior. that win not let you rest, while the
souls for which he bled are dying all
around youi Remember il is The cheer
fI giyer whom the lord loves--the gii-
ling service alone which he accepts. Is
not this the reason why so many CON-
plain Of laboring in vain, and spending
their strength for naught, and why lhe
church with all the means and appliances
for extending the Redeemer's kingdom,
makes such slow progress in the CONVEX
sion of the world s
There is one other interesting thought
suggested by the foregoing narrative, and
that is the uay in which the conversion
Of the Catholic population may be best
effected. Let us seek to gain access 10
the hearts Of the children, and bring them
to Jesus, and then they will become an.
gels of mercy to their deluded parents
They are not like adults, hedged abou
with prejudices and superstition; thei
minds are not blinded by the long cherish
ed belief Of fatal errors. There is every
reason to hope for, and to expect success
when, with the Spirit of Christ, we labor
for the conversion of children; and when
converted, wha, missionaries do they be.
come! What strong faith, what simple
dependence on God, what unwearied per
severance, and what love for souls, d,
they often exhibit! Truly, older Chris
tians may sit at the feet of the little Ger
man girl, and.learn of her, even as sh,
had evidently learned of Jesus. VIVA
could the bigotted Catholic, the proat
wording, or the scofiing infdel do, wher
such an exhibition Of the power of reli
gion is brought before their eyes! How
can they fight against love! II is not il
human nature, sunken and degraded as i
is, to resist the influence of love, and o
this, the Washingtonian reformation fur
nishes irrefragible proof. What has beer
done for the drunkard, by the voice ant
the hand of brotherly affection and sym
pathy, may be done in higher sense fol
any slave of sin, by the Christian who il
wholly consecrated to God, and filed witt
his Holy Spirit Who will seek for en-
tire conservation, that they may be fitted
thus to labor in the vineyard of the Lord
s. Il. NJ.