The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-10-01

i@rvrnt pety, Of holy zeal, Of p-rsrvering ac-
tlon on The part of the church. Worldly con-
toImlty, carnal ease stupid indifference, charac-
teriz- many in Israel, aud the hearts Of naturer
! christians are made sad because OF the deSola-
tions OF Zloa..
Her. Is work to be done work which
God will accomplish through the inst+umentall-
~ of men. The walls of our Je:usalrm must
be rebuilt and It's gates must be replaced. Vital
/ godlness mast be revived aud cultivated; evan
g-lica! truth known and promulgated immor-
/ aliiy OF every hue, and crime Of every grade
diScountenanced and opposed by the holy lives
aad earnest ttfjrS OF Gods people Tn" out
casts of Israel are 10 be gathered iuto the
/ church. Bearing in our hands the w ord Of
! Life, The lamp OF divine truth. are 10 go into
fr4 dark places of:he earth, proclaining every
where The grace OF God, urging all men TO pat
their ennIily TO death, 10 Srek in jerusalem
refuge from Co.'s wrath, and find in our King,
the Lord OF righteousness, pardon, peace, and
eternal life.
"Aris4 and shine" IS The voice fror heaven.
$50 yp into all the world and preach the Cos
pie to every ure, is the commission Christ
to his church And %e are not 10 lay down
The weapons ofour spiritual warfare, ~ are
not TO give up our exertions in behalf Of the
t
give rest 10 our covenaut-keeping God TIL be
establish, and till he make Jerusalem praise
in al The earth Then shall the PROPHECY find
It's comp!el- iufIlmrnt; "Violence shall no
more be heard in thy land, wasting Eor dtsiruc-
ton within thy borders, bot thou shalt call thy
walls Salvation and Thy gates Praise
The conversion Of the world we have said Is
Gods work He is the rficrnt author, we are
h, tb.. H.
ment OF this end. The greatest Of Instrument
/ laI;es IS the preaching ollhe word, which IS
| the wisdom and the power OF God Unto the sal
vation of all who believe. But al christian
men are to labor for the extension Of Carisi's
/ kingdom. The o5surrst member of ChrIsl's
/ church. as veil as he who serves at The altar,
/ has a WORK 10 perform.
! Influence is nsrparably connected with mans
existence, and we are individually responsible
for the right rxrrtron of this inllurncr. The
fathers in the church, men of mature minds, OF
eminent wisdom, and high toned pirty, a!r eX-
pected and required 20 make their talents sub
servipnt to the interests of religion. They too,
! who are in The dew Of their youth, are TO con-
Secrats their warm affections, their glowing
zeal, and their expanding lntelIrcts 10 tie SER
vice ol God. Nehemiah was but twenty years
( OF ar" when b. rebuilt the walls Of y,ru$alrm,
and even then, ''greater and more honorable
man" than Aenophon, or Demosihenes, or
/ Plato who We're in that age the bright ornaments
I Of Greece. Youth under divine direction,
with the divine blessing, may accomplish great
things for Christ. Associations of christian
young men IN this land Of ours, and in lhr Old
! world, have contt ibuted much 10 the advance
nent of Christs kingdom. Thry have eXrrtri
an influence for good upon TIE communities 10
which they were located, which shall be felt
10 the ends OF the earth and through all time. -
Like the famlIrs engaged in the rebuilding oi
the walls Of Jerusalem who worked opposite
their own doors, they have given their special
! attention to their immediate neighborhootS, and
! have sought the good OF young men with whom
/ they were brought in immediate contact They
entered upon the work ia the fear OF The Lord,
/ and their labor has not been in vain.
Young men have been brought under The in-
! duence of The gospel, have been converted 70
/ God, and have gone forth into the dusty arena
OF life, clad IN garments OF holiness, and bearing
aot the tanners of King Ilnmanupl.-
! The names of not few could be given who
! through his inslrumenlaIity have been led into
! the way OF life, aud dre now proclalming the
/ glorious gospel IN our own country, or III lands
/ beyond the seas.
| A few CHI isian men in this community,
! comprising ministers and laymrn, the young
and those Of maturrr years, actuatrd by de-
/ sire 10 promote evangelical Iriigion among
/ young men, residing in. or visiting Bedford and
| IFS vicinity, have formed themselves into an As
| ISOLATION having Tor its object, as expressed in
! their Constitution, the Improvement OF The
! $piriIuai, mentai, md Sociai condition of the
| class Just tanned. lfhe dufjes OF the members
! Of th- AssoCIatipn are thus set forth "rhrl
! shall seek out young men taking up their resi-
dence in thls Town aud It's vicinity, aud rndpsv-
ar 10 bring then under moral aud religious in
! lupnceS hy aiding them III ihr selection of sui
Table boarding-plac"s and employment; by IN
| traducing them to the members and privileges
ofthis ASSOCIATION ; by securing their attendance
/ at some place Of worship on the Sabbath, and
( by every rnrans in their power, surrounding
! them with CHRISTIAN influences" HIRE is an
! important sphere Of usefulness, and that
/ should by all mrans be occupied. True ii IS
! limited, yet even here great good may be ac-
CompliShrd. Young men may BE- gathered into
1.-The spiritual Jerusalem. God may BE- gloii flied,
and we nav SECURE 10 ourselves the b-SSrdarSS
and reward Of those who, having turned many
/ to righteousness shall shine as the stars forever
/ and ever.
/ In this Book of Nehemiah We are told that
when SanbaIiat, the Toronto, and certain others
| heard OF The work which Nehemiah and the
J.ws were about TO undertake, they, being the
/ enemies ofthe Jews and the God of Israel,
brought against Them the false accusation Of r.
beliion against the King of Persia. "Fhat isl his
thing that ye DO Will ye rebel against the
King ."
Ii is moi to be wondered al If an institution