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GEORGIA CHRISTIAN BEPERTORY.
.VOLUME U
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froETUY v,
Tlic following is one.of the most admired
hymns of Charles Wesley, which is remarkably
beautiful and just. y
THE atonement:
Vigtim Divine,, thy jjence we claim,
VVTtilti thus thy precttH-js-dcntlf We show J
Once offered up ft sfWi lefts .Ih mb;-
In thv great temple here hclotv;
Thou (fidst for hitman &ndafoh.e, ; 1 ;
And standcst now the Ihiencit \
Tlmu standest in the holy place^
As notv for guilty srtitlfera. nlaiu; \
The blood of sprinkling speakstmd prafs;
All prevalent for helpless man ;
Thy blood is still our ransom found,
And speaks salvation all around.
The smoke of thy atonement here,
Darkened the sun and rent the vail,
Made the new tvay to heaven appear,
And shewed the great invisible ;
Well pleased in thee our God looks down,
• And calls his rebels to a crown.
lie still respects thy sacrifice J
Its savour sweet doth always please ;
Tim offering smokes through earth niiil skies,.
Diffusing life and joy, and peace;
To these thy lower cr arts it conies,
And fills them with divine perfumes. ,
We need not now go up to heaven,
To bring the long-sought Saviour down ;
Thou ait to all already given,
Thou dost even now thy banquet crown ;
To every faithful soul appear,
And shew thy real presence here.
the infidel.
lIY M. n. PF.RKIKS*
I've heard, on Afric’s dreary shore,
The serpent’s hiss, the panther's roar,
No footsteps marked the sands;
No human voice the desert cheer and,
Save now anti then were faintly heard,
The yells of savage ba/ids.
I’ve seen the red volcanic tide,
Impetuous sweep the mountain’s side.
And wrap the plains on fire;
And heard the shepherd’s plaintive moans,
Mingling with AStm/s hollow groans,
On passing gale^'expire.
In twilight’s lain thud dusky beam,
I’ve seen the murderer’s weapon gleam,
Bathed in the victim’s gore;
Ghastly and pale, with many a wound,
The mangled corse half breathing lound
Stretched on the bloifil-stained shore.
I’ve heard amid the foaming deep.
When tempests howl, and whirlwinds sweep,
Heart-Vending cries “ to save ;”
The shrieks of many a trembling soul,
And mark’d the sea’s tremendous roll,
Which swept them to their grave.
Nor she, * erd’s moans, nor panther’s roar,
Nor wreck, nor corse upon the shore,
To me such pain lias given,
As seeing on the couch of death,.
K The infidel resign Ins breath,
Without the. hopes of heaven.
THE CHARACTER OF THOSE WIIO
BECOME INFIDELS-
Many without renouncing the profession of
Christianity, without formally rejecting its dis
tinguishing doctrines, live in such a habitual
violation of its laws, and contradiction of its
spirit, that conscious they have more to fear
Ilian to hope from its truth, they arc never able
to contemplate it without terror. It haunts
tlic.r imagination, instead of trauquilizing their
hearts; and hangs with depressive weight on
all thier enjoyments and pursuits. Their reli
gion instead of comforting them under theii
trouble,is itself their greatest trouble, from which
they seek refuge in the dissipation and vnniti
of the world, until die throbs and tumults oi
conscience force them back upon religion. Thus
Suspended betwixt opposite power-, the sport ol
contradictory influences, they are disqualified
for the happiness of both worlds; and neitlie
enjoy the pleasure of sin, nor the pence of pic
tv. It is surprising to find a mind thus bowil-
lered in uncertainty, and dissatisfied with it
self, court deception, and emorace with eager
ness every pretext to mutilate the claims and
enervate the authority of Christianity; forget
ting that it is the very essence of the reli
gious principle to preside and control, and that
it is impossible to serve God and Mammon ? It
is this class of professors who are chiefly in
danger of being entangled in the snares of infi
delity.
The champions of infidelity have much more
reason to be ashamed than toboast of such con
verts. For what can be a stronger presump
tion of the falsehood of a system, than that it is
the opiat-’ of a restless conscience, that :t pre
vails with minds of a certain description, not
because they find it true, but because they feel
it necessary ; mid that in adopting it. they con- j
suit less with their reason, than wi h their v cos I
and tifeir fears? It requires hut little sagacity |
to foresee, that speculations winch originate in ;
guilt, must mid in ruin'. * . J
•iesus Christ seems to have his fail in his ,
hand, and to be thoroughly purging his floor', j
ana nominal Christians will probably be scat-i
tered like chaff. But lias real Christianity any !
thing to fear? Have not the degenerate man
ners and corrupt lives of multitudes in the visi
ble church, been on the contrary, the principal
occasion of scandal mid offence 1 ‘fnfidelitA
without intending it, is gradually removing this
reproach ; possessing the property of attract ing
to itself the morbid humours which pervade the
church, until the Christian profession, oh the
one hand, is reduced to a sound and 4i althy
state, and scepticism, on the other, exhibits
nothing but a massYf putridity and disease.—
II Hall.
TIIE BETTER CHOICE.
Two yotiuu men Joeing in fa v ’iar convdrsa
tion respecting the natural bias f their mmtft*,
the one declared, if his circumstances in life
Would admit, lie would Jravel oyer foreign,
countries, bup pait-ieularly go to ancient Rome,
hud see there the ruin and desolations that war*
and lime have made on that once famed, city.
, The other, with’a countenance that proved he
’ felt what he said, exclaimed —“If the circum
stances th;rf*pK>yidi>nce has placed me in, would
admit, I would visit the dark benighted villages:
in my own country, and contemplate the ruin
that* sm, ignorance, and vice, have made on the
maiiners of the people; and not only content-:
plate the horrors of ignorance, but under a di
vine blessing, endeavour to chase away the
clouds of ignorance, <! throw the sun beams
of instruction over the mil and oi humble poverty,
by establishing Sabbath Schools. That would
be my pleasure md my delight.” T.ie other
acknowledged tin latter was far the better
. clioicvv mid -slie**vw.ds became mi active-ami.
zealous teacher in a Sabbath school.
i DfVVoU PRAY IN YOUR FAMILY?
Reader, can yon answer-this in the affirma
tive, or ho ymf feel released from tiie obligation
of family prayer, because you make no profes
sion of religion ? Futile apology I W ill a dis- ,
avowal of the principles of common honesty j
place you above the laws of yourcountry? No;
neither will God exonerate you from the duties
of religion because you do not profess it.
No tintv is more unequivocally enjoined, than
that of family religion. God hns spoken more
frequently te you on this subject than he lias tc
kings, relative to their duty; from w hich we
may learn, that flic relation sustained by you to
your children, is paramount to all others. Yes,
parents, you stand in your families as types of
either God, or the Devil, daily fixing impres
sions on the minds of your children, for either
Heaven or Hell. It matters not. whether you
believe or disbelieve, what God lias said on this
subject; to his bar you must soon go, to account
for the part you net in your families.
But, reader, you profess religion. Do you
pray in your family? Is your home a bethel, —
a house of God ?
The trust committed to your hands is of
more value than wont ns op gold. Are vou
concerned for the perishing bodies of your chil
dren ? Oh ! lie infinitely more concerned about
their deathless spirits. The former will short
ly be food for worms, but the latter will live
forever, either with angels in glory, or with de
vils in Hell. Then teach and aid them to lay
up treasures in heaven. Let them see you up
on your knees, morning and evening, and hear
for themselves, that they have an interest in
your supplications.
There are various hindrances to family
prayer, but may all be overcome, by an unyield
ing determination to brook every difficulty ra
ther than neglect the duty.
1. Some offer unworthiness, as an apology
for not praying in their families. Let such re
member that a sense of our unworthiness ceas
es to be a virtue, when it keeps us from discharg
ing our duty. If we be too unworthy to speak
to God in prayer here, how can we expect to
approach lum hereafter ? Do you answer, your
only hope is in the merits of Christ, very well;
the atonement of Christ can. render imperfect
family devotion acceptable in the sight of a Ho
ly God,
2. Others contend, that they have no gifts for
family prayer. Oh! how long will the devil
deceive people with this excuse. AVhut is a
gift for prayer? It consists in a-power to re
luce our wants to words. Where is the man
that cannot do this, so ns to be understood by
Ids fellow men? Surely God is not more slow
of understanding than man. A want of gift to
pray in your family is not an apology, but a
pretext.
We should propose (lie glory of God in our
enjoyment of him, and the enjoyment of Go !
in our endeavors to glorify him.— Lavinglon.
MACON, (GEORGIA,) WEDNESD AY, MARCH 7, IS32*
TO SABBATH-SCHOOL TEACHERS. 1
It is pai<Fill to see among the mil iv Sabbath
school teachers in uur congregations; such a j
number of those who complacently imagine that ,
they are doing their ditty, and Indeed perform
ing a meritorious act, when, in fact, their ser- !
vice, if service it may he called, „ but a dw'l
round of performances, often insa tedi
ous and irk.-ome to tin missives, am as a cer
tain consequence, altogether void oi interest to
the children committed to their care.
ft is also painful to see so much time wasted,
which migiit he employed iu con inually enlist
ing voting, ardent, and devoted sptrW rs m the j
subvice of Christ, and training them from his,
own manual in the ways of the kingdom, teach
ing them to ‘‘endure hardness as good soldiers
of Jesus Christ.” i
And it is painful to see so many young iin-! ‘
mortals come week after week, and from mi- ii
I faithful or thoughtless gabbath-scjnml ienchers j
receive little or no benefit.
When shall the Sabbath-school cause be seen j
i and felt in its iimnenfte importance, and untold I (
I interest to the kingdom of Christ, the salvation (
l of souls, and the welfare of a sinful, wretched
world ? i
Surely at our monthly concerts yr Fahbatli
schonls, unceasing prayer should rw for teach- j
ers, tlqii they may be faithful and /><•-.• taking; ’
that they vnitv understand what they bate itn
dertakeu, may feel its full import.
Let not imne'rpsli ignorantly and heedlessly |
into the workyamk thus client immortal souls of j
the salvation ivtam they might have sought, and j
obtained, under the guidance of a more faithful :
‘“teacher.
This is a fearful work, and will firnish mat-i
ter of deep and dreadful reckoning at thejuug- J
merit day.
It is to be feared that many even pious teach- 1
ers arc very <l< ficiewt in their performances asj
Sabbath-school teachers, ami in this day, when |
so many help* are provided, and so much light j
is thrown on every part of duty co,sheeted witoj
this employment, such deficiency must he wil
ful, and consequently sinful.
For instance, in teaching on the selected
Scripture lessons, with the Union Question
■ bonk, it is more than provable that the system j
jis not fully carried out in one fourth of the
j schools. This is no assertion, but war
i ranted by observation.
j Let each teacher’s conscience who reads this
respond truly to the following questions, and if
the writer is in error,'ftvost joyfully will lie hear
of it.
1. If you “ lack wisdom” in teach, ng in gen
eral, and especially on the system usually pur
sued in Sunday-schools, have you first “asked
of God, who giveth to all liberally ’ Hove yon
then, as if you atria/ diligently stu.
died tiu''lesson ygUWcIL and if you were not
posseNW orproper assist you in solv
ing some of the questions, have you gone ti>:
your minister for aid, or to some person whoj
n as able to assist you ?
•2. Or have you not. rather suffered yon
weekly occupations to usurp all your time, and
has not the Sabbath morning Found you, in a
great measure, unprepared to teach, hot 1 1 as to
the kind and degree of interest you Might to
feel for your class, and your knowledge ot tin*
lesson to be brought under considcratioi ! And
have you not, in consequence, passed over, or
skipped, as it is called, those questions which,
through indolence, you could not answer^ your
self, thus cheating your class of tiie lnstnpction
to be derived from them ?
B. If you hrive informed yourself on the les
son, have you asked all the questions, airl not
suffered tiie indolence or inattention of the
children to Imulk you, persevi ring in the re
quirement of answers to the questions? Do
you examine the references, and require them
to be committed to memory?
4. l)o you plainly and faithfully make a
practical impioveinent of every lesson, aid
aim at the souls of the children committed’ io
your care?
Many more questions but any
visitor rtf our Sabbath-schools mayJJjcTceive tlia;
these, if fairly answered, would prove the truth
of what has been advanced.
Teacher! remember “the time is short;”
another vear has passed, and if souls have been
lost through your negligence, they will meet
you at the bar of God.
REPROVING CHILDREN.
Let not little sins be overlooked, or extenu-1
ated s many a promising Christian lias hceo ru- 1
ined by such a plausible excuse for evading 1
this painful duty. But there is no such tiling
as a little sin ; and as it is the christmu’s duty
to enter into uncompromising hostility to its
influence in his own heart, so should ihe same
duty be extended to the education of childhood.
‘The smallest violation of the divine law, the
rnlrst trifling instance of disobedience to the
will of God, is nn act of ingratitude towards
out Redeemer and highest Ben-factor, and re
quires to be pardoned through the blood of
Christ, before the sinner caii be reconciled to
.he Saviour; and shall that lie termed venial or
trifling which forms a part, however small, of
that fearful aggregate, from the power and
punishment of which Christ died to save bis
people ? Shall that he thought too little for re
proof, which demanded such a ransom, and
even now hourly requires the intercession of
our ascended Lord ? Shall that be considered
venial, which forms the foundation for future
rogress in error mid in evil? Shall We think
lightly of that little sin, which oppresses and
perverts the actions of the immaterial principle,
burdens the heart, deadens the conscience,
bminishes its sensibility, renders vice less nn
ihjcct of fear mid aversion, and paves ibo way
for increasing deviations from the law of rooti-
tudel Let the mind of childhood be carefully
impressed with the evil nature of sin ; not sim
ply of those grosser immoralities which coni
iminicatc a moral taint that is visible to man, |
but of those lesser faults which exist in the i
heart, which, perhaps, may never be demon- i
strated in action, uni! winch are known to tbc iC
individual himself, and to Him who scarcheth j \
the heart. It is riot the act, but the principle |i
of sin which is to lie opposed ; and it will be n|,
most, important point gained to convince the i
mind, that it is essentially hateful and disgust- •
ing ; and let the parent be exceedingly careful, i
that while she is diligently employed in matur
ing and developing hatred to bin, oho do not on- i
compass her own path with thorns and diffictil- i
ties, by luanifi .'ting in her temper and spirit an
example of that very influence which she so
strenuously combats in her child, lienee the
importance of entire self-devotion to the work, t
both in tiie painful duty of developing this prin
ciple, and ill tP onrcinilthig-rigifancO rcrjoiTi'it
for her own conduct.
The evil of sin cannot have beer, shown, from
the inestimable ransom it has required, with- j
out, at the same time, exhibiting the great
worth of the soul; and in the inode of convey
ing instructions, as well as in conducting the
still more painful process of correction, it is ot
the first consequence that it alioulil he accoin- 1
plished with seriousness and persevering uni
formity, in order to evince a principled sinceri
ty (if intention ; find, at the same time, with af- j
focuonate earnestness, and intensity of benevo
lent desire, with unraingled kindness, and doli
eacv which admits not of being mistaken. Not
only will it be itn object to convince the under
standing of error and of truth, and to interest
the heart in the pursuit of virtue, but it is also
necessary to show that the motive for every part
of the mother’s conduct is love, and an earnest,
deeply fell, and uniform concern furtbe immor
tal interests of her children, and of that never
dying principle which will endure forever;
which will live to feel, and to have its feelings
inconceivably heightened by reflection on the
past.
‘ WHY MEN REJECT TIIE TRUTH.
There is a principle in ’the human heart
which sufficiently accounts for the delusions in
tile world, without’the need of our calling in
question cither the sufficiency of the Bible to
guide us, or our ability to know what the testi
mony of the Bible is. That principle is the
natural aversion of men to be convinced of sin.
Light lias come into the world —light, mme and
brighter than they wish; and they have only to
open their eyes that they may see. But it they
do this they discover what gives them pain, and
therefore they resort to every expedient which
sophistry can devise, by the help ot the Bible
where they can bend it to their purpose, and !
by false reasonings where they cannot, to make j
out a scheme that will cover their sins. Itisl
a remarkable fact that Soe.inians, Universalis!*, j
j Ai.tititunians, and licentious ethusiasts, howev
-1 i r unlike to each other they tuny he in the out
ward form and aspect of their religions, <dl
agree in considering tli perfect law of God too
strict and severe.—None of them acknowledge
the unqualified obligation of >Uc precept, or
their desert of the penalty. None of them al
low that Christ died .to honor the law, and that
it is only on this account that sinners are saved.
Noneof them considered a change of heart in
submission to this law indispensable. All con
sider the law their enemy—unconformity to it
their calamity—and such good dispositions as
they naturally possess, if cherished as they may
he, sufficient for their salvation. It is of choice,
not of necessity, that men are deceived.
The Christian, and he only, can joyfully
triumph over death. Supported by hope of fu
ture happiness, resting upon the atonement of
Christ, he can resigning his spirit to God, ven
ture down into the dark valley of death; and
close in with the last cneifiy; with perfect calm
ness, and yet with courage. The bravery of the
warrior on the battle field may support him
while exposed to immediate death. Cold and
settled revenge, may imbolden the duellist to
give the challenge and receive ihe charge of
his antagonist with firmness. But neither of
these combatants really contend with death.
.Their contest is with worms of the dust; and if
victorious, their boasted victory is over them.
Not so with the Christian ; viewing death to be
.lie last enemy, and until disarmed, the greatest;
he directly and deliberately engages him ; and
having his antagonist distinctly before him, as
I really as the warrior or the duellist, lus object
j i lo overcome, first, the fears of death, and then
its effects. This is done through faith in Christ.
“ Thu siing of death is sin ; and the strength of
sit is the law,” hut “Christ is become the end
ofthe law for righteousness, to every one that
believethhence death is disarmed, or us
sting is rendered powerless, by faith through the
obedience of Christ, and its fears overcome ; so
that the Christian can say, even when dying,
“ O death ! where is thy sting?” Its effects are
also to he destroyed by the same faith, through
’ the resurrection of Christ ; and death is finally
to “ give up its prey,” so that the Christian will
close the song of triumph, saying, “O grave!
where is thy victory ?”
Customs op the Auyssinians.—fn the Gal-
In districts, except those converted to the Ma
horrtedan or the Christian religion, the inlialii
’ tants, on the appearance of the small pox, burn
ilinir villages, and retire to a place as far ot! as
their district wll allow. As tho diseased are
burnt with their homes —parents, and the dear
est relations, alike fall a sacrifice to this barba
, rous practice. Horrid as it may appear, the
, G ilia think it n very prudent mode of procced
i mg, and reproach the Christians for not doing
r the same, as they say numbers of their breth
ren are thus preserved by the sacrifice of a few-
THE SUBLIMITY OF THE OUCTItINE
OF REDEMPTION.
The mind of man is frahaed for the contem
plation of whc.t is splendid, great and sublime*
in the works of nature, and in the conduct of
moral beings. With mingled emotions of won
der and admiration we view the lotty mountain,
the roaring cataract, and the wide extended
ocean. He docs not oosscss the common rea
son of mankind, who can pass, without interest',
the manifestations of infinite power, wisdom,
and greatness so vain sly distributed through
the * Creator’s works.
Moral stibiiiu. is adapted to make a still
deeper impression on the mind. There arcs
examples of justice, veracity, fidelity, affection,
friendship, and patriotism, occurring in the his
tory of the world, which til! every miiid with
esteem and admiration. Some qualities which
command respect, have lie “n foiled among the
heathen ; but it is under the influence of thd
Word and Spirit of God, that we are presented
with the more substantial and glorious exhibi
tions of moral grandeur. Who can read ofthe
j faith and obedience, the constancy and pati
ence, the intrepidity and noble disinterested
ness ofpatriarclis and prophets, and apostles!
and martyrs, without feelings of respect and
| veneration ! VYe revere their magnanimity
| and firmness of purpose, their piety towards
God, and their goodness towards men.
No transaction which has occurred in bur
j world, can admit (if comparison for sublimity,
with the work of rc*.h mption hv the Son of God.
When we consider the dignity of his person,
the depths of his abasement, the intensity of
Ins sufferings, the character which he sustained
as our substitute, and the grandeur and vast*
ness of the objects to he accomplished by his
meditation, we cannot fail of being impressed
with the profoundest sentiments of udhumtionj
amazement, and awe.—The person who oh- s
and suffers, and dies, is the eternal Foe of
Go one with the Father and th< Roly c ryv
if; he Creator of all worlds ; and *;:•:i‘ ■ *
universal and everlasting adoration. B. >
withstanding Ilia antecedent dignity and U>r.\
he condescended to become a man, ? mV* f
sorrows and acquainted with grief, tie to; ■:
upon him the form of a servant, appeared
the likeness of sinful flesh, and. became n •: -
ent to death, even the death bfthc cross
It is manifest, however, that apart from ‘hr
character sustained by the sufferer, tin i e car
he no merit, worth or efficacy in sufferings
themselves. Fain and death ate not desira’ li
fer their own mikes; nor can the pain and dealt:
of olio, avail for the exemption and release of
another, Unless the former he recognized ns the
substitute ofthe latter. That our Lord, Jesus
Christ obeyed rttid died as the substitute and
surety of his people, is undeniably true, and es
isentially Important in the Christian religion.
The ancient rite of sacrifice. Was designed to
[ prefigure and illustrate the substitution of Jesus,
jibe Lainb of God, for his people, the itnputu
! lion of their sins to Inin, and the character of
I his sufferings as vicarious and expiatory. The
fifty third chapter of Isaiah furnishes a most
impressive view of the nature ahd desjgn of our
Lord’s passion : “ Surely he hath borne our
griefs, and carried our sorrows. He was woun
ded for our transgressions, he Was bruised for
our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace
was upon hitn; and with his stripes we arc
healed. All vve like sheep have gone astray ;
we have turned every one to his own way ; and
the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
For the transgression of my people was he
stricken. By the knowledge of him shall my
righteous servant justify many ;ff>r he shall bear
their iniquities.” Can wc doubl that the pro
phet, in these expressions, regarded the Sa
viour as taking the place of his people ; as bear
ing tlieir sins; as suffering, not merely for their
benefit, but in tlieir stead; and as securing
their justification and eternal glory? The same
idea o r substitution and vicarious sufleriugs is
presented in the New Tcstnment; —“ Christ
hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, be
ing made a curse for us.” “ Who his ofrnself
bare our sins in his own body on the tree.”
“ For Christ also hath once suffered for sinsj
’ the just for, or instead of, the unjust.” “He
gave his life a ransom for many.”
In the work of redemption by the meditation
and death of our Lord, there is a reciprocal im
putation. On the one hand, the sins of the
elect were imputed to Christ; and in conse
quence of tins, he suffered for sin, the just in
stead of the unjust; on tlm other hand, the
righteousness of Christ is imputed to his believ
ing people, and on this ground they are justifi
ed and adjudged to everlasting life. If this be
not true* our hope of heaven / and hdppincss
hereafter is vain. If Christ did not suffer as
our surety, and in our stead, our sms arc yet
i accounted to ns for condemnation, and wc must
( expect to bear them forever with all their tre
i mendous consequences. But t lie pardon aqd
, salvation of believers is an incontestable proof
: that Christ has paid the debt, and purchased
i the heavenly inheritance for them.
Who does not find his soul dilated with the
i sabliincst emotions, whilst contemplating the
! glorious work of Redemption ? Wc behold the
eternal Father giving up his beloved Son to the
ctirse of the law, the ignominy of the cross, and
• the pains of death, for the purpose of delivering
■ ith from the condemnation of sin mid the pains
of hell. Often had lie given manifestations of
i the greatness of Ins love, and the terrors of his
: justice; hut never did either shine forth so con
■ spicuously ns when the Sou of God hung on the
■ accursed tree, and darkness covered the whole
i land. So great was his love to men, that, for
ij the sake of accomplishing their salvat'-<u, he
■ spared not his own Son, to make his soul art,
> 1 offering for sin, and to lay upon his blessed and
• j beloved head a weight ttf wrath; which would
. have sank us down t< eternal perdition*
IUMBF.M 6.