New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-23

ordinary wees Of iceutous life suuzglers; &
few gsne-.sw criminals and paupers transferred
from a work house whore they had been Unlisted
into crime. 70 jail. where their knowledge Was
perfected. such were some of the usual classes OF
persons who assembled around this singular teach
er ot righteousness
Judging from the notes which We have seen. her
addresses % this strange auditory were formed
upon a regular system which was calculated % set
before them that particular view Of Christian truth
which she thought best suited to their cirrumstsn-
res and comprehension. she principally urged
three points The i1separsb.e connection be
tween sin and s1rrow the great fact that IN spite
az ali tie ailremeuts aud artiIl pUmpun-s Oi
temptation. misery doth vice. e en- IS rs shade.
pursue. and Sith the same certainty that elect
.'.loWs cause n any o She pl! sical operations OF
Nature. This was a ioundati upon which before
such an auditory size might most safely build and.
while she reiterated the position in many varieties
Of expression. her hearers must have felt bitterly
conscious that she was not dealing with an msgln-
sry case, bat with stern truth OF which they were
themselves the evidences aud the victims. ll-Her
second point was, that there was & similar and
equally indlssollh.e connection between goodness
and happiness. Station. wealth. and the pleasures
of lie. when viewed at a distance, seem % lead 70
a different conclusion. They promised fairly. but
% approached. or partaken or 10 became evident
that they excited hopes which it : not m Their
power % crafty. and that unless united % good
ness sorrow was their mseparsble adjunct God
is eternaly happy only because He Is immuiabiy
r0oi md man can procure exemption from misery
only by attaining % freedom from the shackles oi
vice. III.-Her third point was, % lead her audit
Org 20 the cyeropeu door o.. mercy and. IN glowing
strains of Bible el0quence. 90 invite entreat, and
urge them 10 enter In. The Almighty was held
forth % them as DESTROYS o. communicate OF ms
own slnless happy nature 60 al who came 90 Hum
as the willing servants OF the cruclied Redeemcr
ready by his own Spirit % purity and guide them
% De 90 them as a hiding place from trouble. pa
wilton in which they shall be kept secretly from the
strife of tongues. place of refuge In which they
should be compassed about with SONGS OF deliver
ance Thus were the realities o! their position
traced 10 their l0unta.nhead way % escape was
pointed ost snd. In the midst OF their SIN and
shame they were afectionateiy alured toward the
service OF God as that which should give them
freedom, peace and happiness. There IS reason
% believe that these doctrines. urged with kindly.
warmhearted sincerity. were eminently success
iul. The respect and attention which would not
have been Welded 20 n preacher who had endesv-
ored 10 excite alarm bv the enforcement OF ret-
eous terlrs We're Willingly conceded 90 an In
struct0r who sought o. win them % love OF purity
by considerations which without being directly
personal flowed naturally out OF knowledge OF
their feelings The papers We have seen are, for
the most part mere skeletons or rough notes OF ser
mons and their entire publication would not be he.
sirable bat in any more extended biography,
few extracts from them might be very usctully in
troduced IRew1iHdsr t0.m0rr0v.