Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03
Remarks OF Mr.. FreliughuySen
AT the late meeting ofhs american Board
Of Missions az Worctsier.

UFeln0fke0, ~ snhsthhce, lhat mere wpU
lsprc,s OF III. Foreign Missionary enter
rise, in ns social and ciri! as well as
Religious bearings, which en'iile II To
\ special regard, aud which might well
II commend It 10 patriots and phllanih' oplsls,
i ~ well az Christians lie said, that H.
.rcnt obIect-lhe sd'ra'ion Of soulS the
.re claiming Of nations from idolatry anC
II I-upersIitlon, 10 the services md friend
Il hin of God - had indeed a demand upon
Il ,ur =, mpalhirs and efforts, far beyond all
Il dhrr considerations. For who can
n adequately estimate the icorh Oj The Sout
that infinite duration Of being that
II '"nsc iousupss of splrlt within, which
-hall never cease tu gov IN capacity lor
'happin, ~ or misery and which, unless
-pr'nklcd with a,oning blood, and purified
with the hghi of truth, must dwell with
fhs wo rm hat dich not y What solemn
import, what matchless interest, SAID he,
.uaches IN the enterprise, which seeks
~ love, TO bring salvation near Ia millions
\ But even for the hest interests of time,
ne remarked. we have, perhaps, not duty
appreciated the value of this agency. -
4 We regard II among the choicest bless
,pgs nt n bPnlgnant Providence, towards
"ur county, that he sent the Puritan
/ Pilgrims To these shorcs-herc to erect
he nlinrs and kindle the fires of civil and
religious hhrrry-Eere To found, IN the
\ fear OF God, the institutions of religion
and science. Such n -llny Is above
AL price to MS, Every day, every hour
we see reasons for prlzlns IT., more aud
more. II is the salt lha, will preserve
rs, amid all the evils winch may threaten
our union, or disturb our peace, and
which, under God, will realize TO Us the
anlicipa,ions of the Patriot, and fulfil the
! hopes Of the Christian.
Il Now, the Missionary, said Mr.. F., is
a Puritan Pilgrim. From this home Of
the Pilgrims, where the Ights of science
religion and liberty, have sbone with IN
creasing brightness for two centuries, he
travels forth 10 nations blind and degrad-
ed his own soul glowing with phlIan
Nropv, aud with the love of freedom and
truth. lie goes, an enlightened Chris
tIan patriot, to greet his brethren at the
human family, oppressed and sunk in ~
noiance and sin, with the cheering hope
of d,iirerdHce and salvation. lie ex
plains To them IN what true freedom con
sists and how they may secure II -
Such an advocate Of freedom, such n
messenger of truth, place him where you
Will, even under the iron despotIsm OF
China, or in the very depths OF African
4 Il
atmosphere of light 1t must be so, as
surely as effects follow their causes, that,
thus equipped with heavenly armor- the
peaceful armor of truth and love- he
viii make rapid encroachmcnts on The
dominions OF sin ard delusion. The
means with which he is commissioned ci
| Heaven are of all the most effective -
lie is charged with the service OF the
| Gospel he Is a minister of the Bible
hat blessed volume Of liz ght and purity.
Let one single procept of this book,
I'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thysclf,"
\ perYa6e the masses OF heather minds, anJ
IT would very soon transform the savage
into a social. and happy man.
| The Bible, said he, is the great civil
zpr Of he world. Ii contains the sound
doctrines OF equal rights and universal
liberty. 1t is II perfectly safe leveIler.
1t levels all distinctions that are wrong
whilst it steadily uphoIds and strengthens
radical spirit, Which drngs al things down
10 lts own degradation, but a hallowed
Influence that hits up all from pplluiion,
sin and shame, 10 the dignity and parity
ofihe sons OF God And for our guidance
and encouragement, he has graclously
fixed IN our moral constitution law, in
dica'cd alike ia his word and in his provI
denre, "tir that waIkeih with wise men
shall he wise bat coupanlon o! fools
shall be destroyed" p" know, continued
Mr.. f., that God il Sovereign IN all hIs
dispensations a.; bu, llr Is Sovereign
after Iust and established rules and th'S
- one of them, - that communion with
excellence tends 10 moral Improvement.
And such Is the agency ul'thls Missionary
enterprise. II labors to bring naloas in
10 constant communion with all that il
pure and lovely, aud of good report
with all that is upright 10 dealing,
courteous IN intercourse, and sleadiasl III
truth and virtue.
While then, said he we prosecute This
work OF faith aud love, should our hearts
at any time faint, let il cheer and
strengthen US 10 remember rhar God had
spoken the word, Gle that wakelh with
wise men shall be wise" And for the
\ Missionary'S consolation, that other
promise comes still nearer, Gle that
goelh forth and wccpcth bearing precious
seed this seed of the word of life, }
"shall doubtless come again" (yes,
\ "dDHbHeSS," rs certainly as the throne ui
God ~ fixed and immOvcable,) "shall
come again with rejoicing, brmlng b,a
sheayes with him" And o. what a
sheaves shall be gathered into mansions
IN heavenly places! Then when all the
millions Of ransomed heather, and those
who turned them 10 righteousness, shall
ascend Ia God may We, SAID the speaker,
redeemed by the same blood, aud pIUck-
ed from the same ruin meet theO ~ glory
there iO unite with them, and with the
vast assembly Of truly Christian patriots
and phllanthropisls Of every aye and
nalon,i IN Inscriptions ofpralsr, and thanks
giving, and Lopor, aud power, to Hun
that snteth on the throne and to the
Lamb forever.
A MAV SHor. The Baltimore Clip
per or yesterday says About ball
past Q o'clock last evening, while the