Washington telegraph., 1849-04-04

the OFOdQ deep OOSOU1 " tuO cdTtu AN'Sh IVY yoA'N
all that wild ambition, or senseIess vanity ever
craved, of costly gems and pearls, crowns, sceP-
tres, thrones, dominions, kingdoms Rich be-
yond all that this entire globe inherits; yea, be-
yond the c0ngregated troop of stars and planetary
worlds, "wheeliDg unshaken in the void immense
Possessing the priceless treasure to which we refer
the grace of god in the heart, and the eonse-
quent huely hope Of an incorruptible cro'on IN
The kingdom Of heauen, you will be rich, though
you may have naught else the world calls great or
good-without it you will be poor, whatever else
you may possess misera6,y poor, and tha' too
aoorId ,oithout end. Hence the wisdom Of the
merchantmen in the gospel, who sold all he had,
that he might thereby purchase the pearl of great
price," Hence the kind and affe ectionate counsel of
the Saviour "Buy of ME gold, tried in the fire, that
thou mayest be rich and white aiment that thou
mayest be clothed" Hence the solemn inquiry,
what will it profit man if lie gain the whole
world, and lose his own soul" The soul! All
who can estimate its value? Its own inherent
wonderful powers, its sublime aspirations, the
Price paid for its redemption, and its high drstna-
ton, all conspire to stamp it with incalcuable
worth. A few years only have elapsed, since
they lit up into being. but they are destined
to burn on forever, and through eternity blaze,
amid cherubim and seraphim, or darkiy twinkle
amid the gloom Of Internal might
"The soul is but spark Of FIRE,
A transient meteor in the sky, s
The soul immortal, Us its sire,
Shall never die"
There is in the slightest motion of the soul, some
thing worthy Of attention, beyond all, that we Can
conceive in the "vast magnhcence oil uuIntell-
gent creation - and more sublime thousand
Ioid--because disregarded at present, it is part
casual indicative, of incal':uable future magnl-
tude--a thing over which the great final Judge
ment is to be held, worthy OF the appreciation or
formal judgement of God, aud the cousentaneous
verdict o. angels and arChangels, swelling IN con-
sequences ofjoy, woe, through al! eternity, when
the planets to which philosophers look more earn
estIy now, are extingushed or forgotten in their
spheres. An infidel philosopher has observed,
that "the f..al and eternal condemnation Of one
man. as Set forth in the Bible, infinitely great
er evl than the subversion of thousand million
Of Kingdoms" This is testimony, which he has
borne against HIMSELF and against all oil every age,
who make light of the weli-belng of that imper-
shabe spirit which the almighty has breathed
into every h imam frame. '' The sub-cersion Of
thonsand million of Kingdoms" Aye! he might
have converted his kingdoms into worlds and his
lhousaid millions, into counLess anyriads. aud still
might he have said, the final overthrow OF one
man, is infinitely greater evil. They are to
one immortal SOUL less than the small dust OF the
balance. With all the marks of divine perfection
enstamped on planets, suns and stars, they have
no conscious existence, and are susceptible neither
of pain, nor pleasure, and are but the material
instruments which &c as created, for the graft
hation aud improvement Of the intelligent beings
that inhabit them. 1t is their fate (perhaps) to
pass away as if they had never been, but the soul
shal! endure after they shall have been blotted out
from the wide expanse OF nature After they Stall
have served the purpose OF their foTnatlon--the
soul shall still survive, and stretch out its existence
into everlasting ages, and spend that eternity TO
which it is destined, eitler under the bnrden and
anguish Of a just condemnation, or in the enjoy
meat of unmingLed aud nerer ending bliss.
trust friends, that none Of you will charge me
with endeavoring to impress you with greater
degree of seriousness and soetnnIty than the Occa
son demands. In the honesty OF my heart,
know not with what, as friend and christian
minister, could with more suItabeness aud pro-
pri-ty address you at this porting hour. l may
never again have an opportunity OF reaching the
ear, of many who are now present. To those
desire 10 give my parting counsel and blessing, and
that too ia accordance with my own feelings
and as l conceive the occasion jusiihes. What
have, aud may yet say TO those who are leaving,
will apply in greater o. less degree to the rest
OF the audience, and will, l hope, usefully occupy
their serious consideration ~. tu .ura
Bear with me while express the belief, that
and important subject, for the present hour, than
til. one contained in the words Of our motto. We
do not say that is wrong for yout 60 to California,
in search OF gold but it will be (most unguestion
ably) wrong, and of inccaiculabe injury to You, ii
you fail in this life to experience the holy and sa
blime sentiment expressed by the devOut PsasmIst
You have beer doubtless well advised in refer
ence to such things, are best calculated to
secure your personal safety and comfort, as well
ultimate success in the object OF the enterprise
in which you are about to embark. This is all
right, proper and prudent. If however, under
stand correctly, the object of the occasion--t is
that you who are about to leave us, inay receive
from your feilowcitZens Of this place, some suiia
BILE and Secoming expression OF their regard and
good wishes and especially that you may learn
of me, ' the good paths and right ways which
if followed out--n.ay not only secure to you
more pleasant and comfortable journey, even to
the land whittier you are now going, but assuredy
(and what is ia better,) to the celestial Canaan,
which to the ey Of of faith, spreads out in most
attractive lOveliness--' dressed in living green
beyond Jrrdan's stormy food"
You may be going to fine country--we believe
it is, and in more respects than oue But after all
that has been seen, and heard, and read, of new
old countries; we heeve that heaven, Uhe blessed
land to which we would direct you in all your
wanderiBgs) IS the best in the universe--so excel
lent indeed we wonder why all the people every
where, are not more anxiously and earnestly in
quiring after it. Awaiting ourselves of just and
accurate description given of it. in a few pain
words by another (Bishop Morris) we would say
that its " climate ercels in salubrity all other
lands. In this lovely region, there are no ex-
trenes of heat or cold--wet or dry seasons nor
blasted harvess, and of course, distressing fear
offamine or hunger 1t is also ,oeu watered. In
the midst oft rolls pure river of water OF life ,
clear chrystal proceeding out Of the throne
of God" From this perpetual stream, the entire
land, in all proper portions is abundantly irrigated.
1t is fruitful country There, the 'tree OF life
bears twelve manner of fruits, yielding fruit every
month. The fruit is not only abundant every
where, but it is accessible to all and the supply
certain and constant and those who live in il.