The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-02-13

/ n. rlul, % peculiar and CHA, god interest,
unoug uuv hclfua. ju The welfare OF their
own Souls. sud ia the salvaiIun Of others.
i But cannot say that lnyo ever seen in
/ th'H whole refioi 90 season that | shoud
/ call ono Of yccular 4 aln'5s or depression
/ ~ The religious state or the congregation.
: iuc dew ol the Lord sccnls to have been
abiding uppn tho vine Yard. and every pOr.
'cu has maintained y h0urishing and pruui-
l,ir2 aprpsucc. The hearing OF the Word
has olwaNp been serious aud earnest and
! thh fruits of the Word have been most on
ro1agirg and ahounding"
; Here h asccret of pastoral SUCCESS which
th" churches Of every ra'nc should scrioue.
1 ly consider
! The financial results nf D. Tyngs minis
try ~ tic cl'lsc of Christian beucvolcncc,
/ lo.m another interesting feature OF this re-
/ view. d. Tying has tn reputation of being
/ au exceed uylygooI hcygar jim the hest
, c'u srianstu5cpit the word. lie has been hap
/ py in having about him men capable of de-
! Wis ng liberal things, aud he has been re-
narl,ahly HkHllul il training his congrcga-
! tiOGg IN the habit oi cheerful and bOunt ful
/ giving Th' results Of forty years he states
~. follows:
The. contributions IN the first two
churches oi my early years may be moler-
ulcly smicd 40 $1,000. The amount collect
ul ly me IN four and n half years at ST.
Pwll'g church. Philadelphia, was about SlS,-
Gee. The contributions oc eleven years in
the Church 81 the Epiphany amounted to
moro than 4i00OO. The siXtccn years
have l,horpi bore. have roButcd in the coll
lection OF &2M ~ Co. Making u total
amount o.. pocmary hcucrictions to tho
various calls oj need and 1uflcriug which
have Vusscd through my hands Of S3l4l
GO. This makcs nn annual average in the
whole forty years Of 1883 %, aud of the
EiEtccn years in 49, Georges church of $ld,-
1ij 10. II is always moderate and safe to
cHilmlt" such Vc'unUry contributions as
ara thus ma 10 in united effort Tor public OBJ
jeofa aa less than onc-half tho pecuniary
r.Is Of the persons from whom those have
been derived. awakened and called forth by
the sam' influence and ministry. | may
therefore apeul, OF my ministry as having
resulted in t' gifts Of in liy,dual bcucvo-
f. I.n"c ~ the 0b'C'ts which have been pre-
s"Utyi hr it. IN the SUN Of at least S62S-
. ~ The effect of such di8pCusatiOn Of
tuuda, IN It's Immense variety OF object and
connection, no humiu MUD can calculate.
/ Ihc collections Of the past year, in this
church, have amounted to $36 O73 "a.
These whole sums have been exclusive
of the money paid for building the three
! noble churches which | have seen consc-
cmrol to the Lord at a cost Of not less
than Sj5Q,UOO. and OF the amounts paid by
tnn congregations i'm these forty years for
. tio .noroJJ OF the Gospel amonI thcmscl-
yes, Whcu latter would amount to at least
! 600 more, and both of which have
/ brrn thc evidences OF the value which these
several congregations have affixed to the
Gospel which they have heard, as q privi-
4 III ~
may speak of my ministry as having been
employed hy the Lord OF all for the gather
ing and devotion to the promoting of his
Gospel Of S22l8,2l2."
/ 1T may he that God will appoint mc Il
I few more Years of active labor. They cln-
not, however, add much to The past, and
dcSlrc sincerely to devote them to you,
| with all the clrucstness which these clos
NIX ypa~s of life can permit Agc may chill
/ lac outward circumstances Of man. but the
7 SoI. remains Ike chat polar sea which Are
. Dc uuF, rators describe within the circle OF
ats tcc as always oucu and always free.
. What have thus to DO hut TO 20 forward
N lay appointed path, in an unccaSing proc
l,uHjo on OF the same glorious Gospel. which
havo been permitted these forty years to
rrrnch ~ SO many soula? let me bc faith
iuI. earnest, aud unshriukng, speaking Il e
truth in love. not shuunig TO declare the
whole counsel of God. And bc yc swift to
hCar, thankful to embrace the hope of the
Gospel, rejoicing in the truth, glorifying
God tor the unScorch lhlo riches of his love
W tlrsL While his Spirit waits to bless
v0u. welcome h.s coming, aud sock his
power. Receive my expressions OF sincere
gratitude for all your generous kindness To-
mo and mine in the years gone by. Bear
. with my iviriuitinS i'm thiS fliliur tlDr IA