Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-28
For the Hawk Eve.
Narrative Of the State Of Religion


Narrative Of the State Of Religion
| Within The bounds Of the DENMARK
ASSOCIATION. Presente! at their third
Annual Meeting. held al Pennington. Van
Buren, county. Iowa. May IL. 1916, and
ordered 10 be published.
This Association was organized in the
wear 1913, and is designed to embrace
he Congregational Churches in Southern
Iowa. There are now connected with it
seventeen churches, and twelve ministers
and one licen,iaie.
As we look back upon the changes
which few years have made among us.
we cannot hu, exclaim in gratitude, What
has God wrought! Where but yesterday
roamed the savage are now the hablla,ions
Of civilized man. Jesus is preached where
his name was long unknown: and here
are introduced the Sabbath and the Sane
luary and the songs Of Z,nn.
Daring the pas. year the churches ge
neraliv have walked in peace. and been
in some degree blessed Of God in their
efforts to SOW the good seed of Chris,s
kingdom among the elements Of society
IN this new country. Five new churches
have been organized. two Of which con-
sist Of Welsh people. These strangers
in = strange land deserve our svmpalhies
and our counsels. In the kind Providence
"f God they have minister TO declare 10
them His wonderful works in their own
tongue.
The Churches of Denmark. Danville.
Brighton and Burlington are engaged in
the erection Of Houses Of Worship.
which. il is hoped. will be completed the
reported as having been admitted To the
churches. twenty eight by letters from
other churt hes, aud twenty.nine on pro-
tession of their faith. The whole NUN
her connected with the churches is 467.
The contributions reported as having been
made 10 henevolen, objects amour, to
$50 go. The Sabbath Schools connected
with the churches are represented as in a
hourishing condition, containing six hun
dred scholars.
Although we have much for which to
thank God and take courage. we are pain
fully conscious that in view Of the wide
field before rs we are doing almost no.h
ing to possess this land in the name of
Christ. /. is melancholy to learn that
various adverse influences are in opera.
ton to spread 'vickedness and vice among
US. The Sabbath is dpsecraed by many.
new dislileries of death are in process of
erection. and The most absurd supersti-
| l,t.
communities One little church, which.
we had hoped. would faithfully maintain
The standard Of ruth and righteousness.
has tainted in the greatness OF the way
and is reported as di>banded.
Brethren with US from Missouri tell
the sad tale Of the blighung influences of
Slavery IN their borders. aud awaken IN
our hearts feelings Of gratitude To that,
Great Being who has ordered the hounds
of our habiation in the land of the free.
We canno, but hope tina. that Gaspei.
part Of whose mission II is /" break IN
pieces the oppressnr aud to deliver him
that halh no helper, may We. he allowed
free course among those who have named
the name of Chris, in the slaveholding
states.
On The 7,h of March Rev. IL. HUTcH
INsoN. a member Of this Association. was
removed tn a brighter world and a better
church in Heaven. The righteous hath
hope IN his death. He was deeply in
teres,ed in the work in which we are en-,
eayed. and desired to live for no reason
so much az tina, he might bear with Us
the heat and burden Of the day. God
has sorely afflicted US. No more can we
share the svmpa,hies and counsels Of our
brother. No more shall we hear hi.
voice. Blu, we cannot believe that God
has forgotten to be gracious. May ihIs
: event of His Providence lead Us who sur
vive to work while our day lasts. Many
of our Brethren have also been partially
laid aside from their lahors by sickness
May we not hope that the sufferines o
our brethren for Christ's sake NAV come
~ for remembrance before God as wei
as their active Iabors.
We have been permitted to enjoy
pleasan, and profitable meeting OF Asso
9 ciat,on. How good and how p leasant
e is for brethren to dwell together IN unity
: Nav the Lord command his blessing up
e on Va. even life for evermore. Let u
j. then enter upon new year with new
i resolutions, Lei no faith be weak. let n
# heart be faint. Let our labors be on
i pleasure. aud the joy Of the Lord o"
q strength. Aud may the grace OF the Lnr
e Jesus be with our churches forever
u Amen.
WN SALTER.
# BENZ. A. SPAULDING.
n CommiHe,
' The General Association Of Iom
:. meets in the Congregational MeeiIn
y. | II....o ~. d., Dunue IN ihP 4ih of Jun