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their own sinfulness, and affirmed that none could save them but the Lord Jesus Christ. His grey hairs and simplicity rendered his address (to me) truly affecting. Moorad told them of his hearing the truth; of his going to us; of his returning now again to bring the gospel to his own village; and that it was impossible to be saved in any other way. Several seemed affected, confessed their danger, and enquired much about the way of safety : we told them what we could, gave them papers, and prayed with them." (p. 337.)

well as Petumber and Moorad, assisted in explaining to each other, and those around as we went along. In the evening I addressed them from these words: We pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. I observed thence that we were at a great distance from God through sin, and could never be reconciled till that were removed; that God himself, when man was utterly unable, had found out a way of reconciliation through the death of his Son, which way I then besought them to acquiesce in and accept. One of them,

Aug. 15. "At Ponchetalock-a Mussulman, here interruptingphool, about fifty Hindoos and ly replied, That though all this Mussulmans assembled. Sitting might be very true, yet it was by down in the midst of them, I be- no means necessary for them; gan with shewing the impossi- for Mahomet, the friend of God, bility of a man's purging away had engaged to get all their sins his sins, or becoming righteous pardoned at the day of judgment. by his own works; thence de- To this I replied, That even alducing the necessity of God's lowing Mahomet to be the friend sending his own Son, in the like- of God; yet he was but a man, ness of sinful flesh, to condemn and had never died for sinners : sin and save the sinner. The idea he therefore could only save that God's hatred of sin was man- himself at most. But Noah, Aifested more by the death of his braham, Moses and David, whom Son than it would have been in they allowed to be prophets as the punishment of the sinner, well as Mahomet, had decidedly seemed to strike them very sen- rejected their own righteousness, sibly. I then entered on the Hin- and trusted in Christ for salvadoo system, exposed the wicked- tion. As for Mahomet, there was ness of their gods, and the ab- some reason to doubt whether he surdity of their worship; thence was indeed the friend of God; inferring that it could be nothing for, to say nothing of many other but a snare laid by Satan to de- actions, it was well known that. stroy the souls of men. I then he had nine wives, which they began to examine the Mahome-themselves knew to be unlawful; tan delusion in the same manner. and that he had commanded all They listened with earnest atten- who would not turn Mussulmans tion; put all the questions they to be put to death, which was chose as I went along, and desir- contrary to God's command, ed proof for every thing. But thou shalt not kill. To think, though they thus put questions, therefore, that Mahomet could and started objections, yet it was save at the day of judgment was quite in a fair and candid man-à gross deception, as he would ner; and they themselves, as then have quite enough to do to

clear himself. In this he acquiesced; and I afterwards learnt that he had started this objection only for the sake of having it answered in the hearing of the Mussulmans present. We then adjourned to the veranda, where we spent a most pleasing evening together; they sitting around, and asking questions about Christ, the resurrection, the death of sin, a future state, and heavenly happiness. We talked of these things till our hearts seemed to grow warm. About nine, I left them, astonished and thankful on account of what I had seen and heard among them." (p. 339, 340.)

Aug. 16. After a long debate between the Missionary and a Brahman on the comparative merits of Christianity and Hindooism, "an old man, who seems the chief among them, took me aside for private conversation. He asked me whether God was absent or present? I told him he was present every where, but dwelt in a peculiar manner in them who loved him. He then asked me a variety of questions about the gospel, a future judgment, and the destruction of idolatry; and finally, whether we were sent to destroy maya or delusion, by which he meant hindooism and mahometanism. I told him we were. He then entreated us to do it quickly, and by no means to be idle in the work.

“He is a pleasant, grave Hindoo, nearly sixty. In his mind first arose doubts about idolatry; he now rejects all their poojahs and casts; and says there is one God, whom he calls Father. He hears the gospel with apparent pleasure, and recommends it to others. I find that about fourteen years ago, some of his neighbors began to dislike idolatry too, and to associate with him. These, making

no secret of their sentiments, soon spread them among others, both Hindoos and Mussulmans; thus they are increased to a considerable number. Moorad told me they reckoned near two hundred there and in adjacent villages, who associate with them, and whom they called brethren. They are not idle in disseminating their opinions, and sometimes meet with much opposition from the Brahmans." (p. 343, 344.)

POETRY.

COMMUNICATED AS ORIGINAL.

An Ordination Hymn.

THOU! who reign'st exalted high, Almighty Lord of earth and sky, Thy wond'rous love, 'ere time began, A Saviour chose for rebel man. He in due time on earth appear'd, His voice this world of sorrow cheer'd His messengers, a glorious band, Spread truth divine thro' ev'ry land. Thy gracious promise, Lord, fulfil, Thy servants form with heav'nly skill, Let them with all their power unite, And make their duty their delight. May Sinai's awful thunders roll, In terror to the guilty soul; While HE, the LAMB, that once was slain,

Charms a lost world from endless pain.

Let unborn ages catch the sound,

And waft it to creation's bound:
Let grace divine from realms above,
Melt the proud heart with sov'reign
love.

O glorious day! O bliss supreme! ONE GOD-the universal theme! And every realm with rapture own, Their faith and hope in CHRIST THE SON.

Then let the last dread trumpet roar,
Let time itself exist no more,
Wrapt like a scroll in purging fire,
Let stars, and suns, and worlds expire.

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On the Promise of the Holy Ghost. | from this prophet; in which he

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sings of the latter days. We are

also told, by the apostle Peter, that the prophecy of Joel res pected this event, when he said, “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: and also upon the servants and upon the handmaidens in those days, will I pour out my Spirit." But Christ himself promised most expressly,

our blessed Lord, there were a number of predictions and promises given, that the Holy Ghost should be poured out upon believers in an eminent measurė: Isaiah was sent to comfort | the saints with this promise, and said in the name of the Lord, "Hear now, O Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have chosen. Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee, Fear not, O Jacob my servant, and thou Jesurun whom I" He that believeth on me, as have chosen. For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring and they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water-courses. One shall say, I am the Lord's; and another shall call himself by the God of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord, and surname himself by the name of Israel." Many other passages might be copied VOL. V. No. 10.

the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. But this spake he of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive; for the Holy Ghost was not yet given, because that Jesus was not yet glorified." On another occasion he foretold the gift of the Spirit to his disciples, saying, "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth." The most particular promise which

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and to have an happy effect upon the world. By these descriptions

Christ gave, concerning the office of the Holy Spirit is recorded, John xvi. 7-11," Neverthe-we are led to expect, that the less I tell you the truth; It is promises would be fulfilled in expedient for you that I go a- something which would essenway; for if I go not away, the tially affect the state of the world, Comforter will not come unto and that it would be a most desiyou; but if I depart, I will send rable change of things; that it him unto you. And when he is would not, like the ancient discome, he will reprove the world pensation, be confined to the of sin, and of righteousness, and Jews; but that other nations of judgment. Of sin, because should share in its blessings.they believe not on me; of right- The promises also lead us to coneousness, because I go to my Fa- clude, that it would be of a relither, and ye see me no more; gious nature; for it was declarof judgment, because the prince ed that it should lead them into of this world is judged." After all truth, and that the Spirit the resurrection of Jesus from should glorify Christ, and take the dead, and before his ascen-of his things, and shew them unsion, he renewed this promise to his disciples, and said that they should receive the Holy Ghost in a very short time. "He commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence."

to his people. Besides, the things foretold concerning this great event, must have led the disciples to expect a blessing, which would be permanent; for it was predicted, that the Spirit should remain with them for ever, and not leave the world, as Christ was about to do. What these promises meant is best known by their accomplishment, and by other prophecies which inform us what things of this kind remain to be accomplished. To this then we must now attend.

Our Lord gave his disciples the promise of the Holy Ghost a few days before his crucifixion, that he might prepare them for that most trying event, and show The promise of the Comfortthem that it was expedient heer, which is the Holy Ghost, beshould go away. It is evident gan to be fulfilled on the Pentefrom the promises, that the dis- cost which immediately succeed ciples were to receive a great edour Lord's resurrection. That blessing, even greater than to was indeed a most memorable have enjoyed the presence of day, such as the world had never Christ with them here in the before seen; not only on account flesh and that some wonderful of the things which then took event was to take place, superior piace; but because this was the to any thing of the kind, which commencement of a train of simhad ever come to pass in our ilar events, which continued till world. "For the Holy Ghost was after the apostolic age, and of not yet given, because that Jesus some important things which was not yet glorified." It was to abide until the present day, and be a rich blessing to the apostles, I will remain to the end of the

world, and be attended with blessed consequences to eternity.

Another effect of the Holy Ghost was an ability which was When on the day of Pentecost given them, to address any man, the disciples were together with of any nation with whom they one accord in prayer, the Com- met, in his own language; and forter came down upon them this they could do, though they with various influences, and such had been educated in private as tended to give them unspeak- life, and had been taught no lanable support and comfort. One guage but what was common in effect was the wonderful remov- their own country. A remarkaal of the fear of men, which till ble instance of this took place at then oppressed them. Though the Pentecost; where were Parthey abode at Jerusalem, as they thians, Medes, Elamites, men of were commanded, yet they used Mesopotamia, Judea, Capadocia, from fear of the Jews, to meet Asia, Phrygia, Pamphilia, Ein secret with closed doors; lest gypt, Lybia, Cyrene, strangers their malice against Christ, of Rome, Jews and proselytes. should lead them to abuse or de- | All heard the apostles, each in stroy his followers. But now of his own language, declare the a sudden they were relieved marvellous things of God. Thus from all their apprehensions, and the Holy Spirit furnished them were endued with such Christian with the gift of tongues, to go courage, that they went forth un-into all the world, and preach daunted, and preached Christ the gospel to every creature, tespublicly, and testified to all, whe-tifying the gospel of the grace of ther natives, or strangers who God to Gentiles as well as Jews. had assembled at the feast, to This was a great and singular common people, or their rulers, event, such as had never before and in the face of the Jewish san- taken place in the world, and it hedrim, or great ecclesiastical was very necessary at that time council, which had collected a- for the extension of the gospel, gainst them, that Jesus was the and the building up of the kingChrist; that they with wicked dom of Christ among the nahands had put him to death, and tions. that God had raised him from Working miracles indeed was the dead. They came forth from not a new thing. Moses, Elijah their secret retirements into the and others had before been emtemple, the streets and public powered to perform them, and places, and warned people to Christ, who was full of the Holy believe on the Lord Jesus Christ Ghost, had wrought them; but that they might be saved. Nei- this power was now renewed or ther threatenings, stripes, im- continued to the disciples; so prisonments, nor persecutions, that they raised the dead, and could ever awe their spirits. wrought all kinds of cures, and They suffered death with more gave great signs and wonders in than heroism-with Christian the name of Christ, and in testitriumph, sealing their testimony mony to him and his gospel.with their blood. Such fortitude, This was evidently the power of from this time forth, was impart-God attending them, for they ed to others, and became very had no wisdom or power 6 general among Christians. themselves to do those things

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