The Nevada journal., 1858-06-25

sluo respect Vi thinking, ,iHtehi5cht peo-
pie, and now I can safely challenge
you, who have known me the longest,
that whatever you may say against me
to my face or behind my back, you can
not say that came here to be rich, or
to be popular-that you never knew
where to find me. The chief, upper
most and controlling wish of my soul
has been your well-being and happi-
ness. / have labored for it more than
for mine. Your good name have cher
ished and loved as dearly as mother
her daughters. In your prosperity !
have been glad. and your Affections all
of them have filled me with sorrow, and
therefore, it is with no ordinary feeling
that say to you farewell. When ]
look back and see what has been ac-
complished-the progress and the po
sition of many persons and things, l
feel truly grateful-not little encour-
aged and hopeful for the future. But
when l see how much has been left
undone-how many opportunities have
slipped away without Improvement, how
much more, incomparably more, ght
have been done, feeling of pain and
repentance troubles my soul. / am con-
strained to ask your forgiveness that l
have not been more devoted to your
souls salvation-that have not been
more earnest and simple in my life
prayers and labors to compass your con-
version to Christ, and your edifeation
in the hope of blessed Immortality. l
can see now, where l could have done
better and more-but all regrets that
do not touch upon future improvement
are unavailing, and now there is nothing
left for you or me but to redeem the time.
I have preached to you not less than
GOO sermons. shall preach no more,
the results will appear by and by, when
we stand at the bar of God. l have
aimed to preach by my life as well as
by doctrine and precept-that preaching
whether it has been SAVIOR of life unto
life or of death unto death, will be fe-
vealed at the judgment.
Oh impenitent friends, at parting with
you how remember that God has said
there is no peace to the wicked. "Your
consciences bear witness that you have
had line upon line, precept upon precept.
While have lived among you have
not stunned to declare to you the whole
counsel of God. / have warned you,
reproved, rebuked and exhorted you
with all long suffering and doctrine. l
have preached as dying man to dying
men and now l must go away, perhaps
to see you no more. l must take my
farewell of you-Friday morning next
l leave this place with all its interests
and attachment, the birth place of all my
children but one-the graves of as dear
friends as God ever gave to minister
the home spot of as true hearted
christians as ever rallied in good
cause.-the place of my successes and my
short comings, perhaps never to return
to it as home. Receive then all of
you my brethren the word of exhorta-
tion from the lips of him whose voice has
SO often sounded an alarm and poured
invitations in your ears, though fear as
to many, perhaps the most of you, with
out effect. My voice may never more
be heard by you 0 remember the in
vitations forget not the threatenings l
have urged and given. Heaven forbid
that any of them should rise in judg-
ment against you another day. Now is
the day of salvation. To-day if ye will
hear His voice harden not your hearts.
| beseech you once more. and perhaps
once for all. in Christ's stead "Be We
reconciled to God;" fee from the wrath
to come; lay hold in the hope that is set
before you; my work now is done; my
message ended. Farewell, finally breth-
rem, farewell; be perfect; be of good
comfort; be of one mind; live in peace,
and the Gcd of love and peace shall be
with you; the Lord bless and keep thee;
the Lord make his face shine upon thee
and be gracious unto thee; the Lord lift
up his countenance upon thee and give
thee peace. Amen.
Henry William Herbert, well known
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