love. May the Lord make bare his arm, snatch stupid sinners from impending destruc• tion, liberate them from their bondage to the grand enemy of souls, and put a new song into their mouths, even praise to his name. How animating to see poor dead sinners raised to immortal life and salvation, and extolling and admiring the free grace of their glorious Deliverer. How delightful to behold the dear youth renouncing sin and vanity, travelling with vigor and alacrity the road to Zion, and with ravished hearts singing hosannas to the Prince of peace. for a shower of divine grace on all parts of our land. for another day of Pentecost, when thousands shall become the voluntary servants of Christ, and rehearse his wonders far and wide, and make these regions ring with hallelujahs to his name.

for the millennial day of love, peace, joy and grace, when the contending nations of the earth shall drop their divisions, animosities and envies, and harmoniously unite in one general chorus of praise to the Lamb. Then shall Ethiopia stretch out her hands unto God, "the wilderness rejoice and blossom as the rose," and all flesh see the salvation of God. The hut of the Hottentot shall then contain a Bible, be irradiated with the smiles of the Sun of righteousness, and offer to Heaven continual incense of prayer and adoration. Then shall this world, now shaken to its centre with strange revolutions and portentous convulsions, the fruits of sin, and the resemblance of hell-then shall it be an Eden, flowing with luxuriant flowers, spontaneous delights, and

the beauties of holiness. Delightful, heavenly day, when wilt thou dawn?

My original intention was to have written a billet; but it has grown into a long letter. Please to excuse it, and my manifold imperfections. Present my respects to Mr. D. hope his health will be re-established, and that he will have the joy to see his labors of love made effectual to the salvation of many immortal souls. Be so kind as to remember me to Mrs. G. wish she would make us a visit, and you likewise. Love to your daughters; may you have the joy to see them walking in the truth.

Requesting a remembrance in your prayers, and a few lines from you soon, and wishing you the enjoyment of your covenant God, I conclude. Your most obedient and affectionate friend, FANNY WOODBURY.

Letter to Miss C. G. of Bradford.

Beverly, April 15, 1813.

WELL, my dear Charlotte, how do you do? Does that peace of mind, which passeth understanding, cement Heaven and your soul together in indissoluble bonds; and are you abounding in the work of the Lord? I trust this is your happy case; but let me tell you, it is not the case with your unworthy Fanny, Oh no. I am immersed in stupidity and coldness, and conversant with doubts and fears. Pray, my dear Charlotte, that I may not be deceived in some fatal snare, some refuge of lies, by which Satan beguiles and destroys unwary souls. O that I may be enabled to avoid his nets, to repel his shafts, and to escape his subtle machinations. Blessed Jesus, thou whe

knowest what temptations mean, O gird me with the gospel armor, and from thy unfailing treasures communicate all needful strength and grace to the most worthless of thy creatures; enable me to fight manfully under thy protecting banner against every assailing foe; every darling lust, and prove myself a good soldier in the spiritual warfare, and come off more than conqueror through thy assisting loye. Is it not, my dear friend, of vast importance, that we should be, not only in theory, but in experience and practice, acquainted with the sublime truths of religion; that we should not only come near to the kingdom of heaven, but that we should be real members of it? Alas, how many are there in the visible church, whose superficial medley-religion, attempts to unite God and mammon. How

many pay tithe of mint and annis, and strenuously contend for the circumstantials of religion, while they omit the weightier matters of the law, and thus evince, that there is "no light in them." How many, who will renounce some sins, and do "many things”* in religion, who yet must retain their Herodias, their favorite lusts. But they must all come short of heaven; and their delusive hopes will perish as the spider's web, when the Almighty takes away their souls. Fallacious are all our expectations of future bliss, unless in concomitance with that evangelical faith, which works by love, purifies the heart, and is prolific of good works. The religion of the blessed Jesus leaves not its sincere votary under the dominion of unrepented sin. When once it is * Mark 6:20.

seated in the heart, every Dagon* is dethroned, every thing that comes in competition with it is renounced, the love of all sin eradicated, and the favorite easily besetting sin resolutely resisted, and discarded, tho it be painful as the amputation of the right hand or plucking out the right eye. Then the soul is riveted, and in some humble degree assimilated to the blessed Jesus; supreme love to God has the ascendancy in the heart, producing a love of affectionate complacency to all who bear his image, and a benevolent love to the whole hu man race. And when holy feelings and dispositions are implanted in the heart, they will invariably be attended with a humble, meek, contented, heavenly, useful and pious deportment, and a well regulated conversation. O who would not be a christian? Much more to be desired is the cheerful pious cot of poverty, reverberating with prayers and praise to Heaven, than the glittering palaces of monarchs, from which Jesus and his salvation are excluded.

"Happy, ye poor, who know your Bible true,
A truth Voltaire, tho learned, never knew;
And in that charter read with sparkling eyes
Your title to a treasure in the skies."

O let me have my lot with the despised fol lowers of the Lamb of God.

"May but his grace my soul renew,
Let sinners gaze, and hate me too;
The word that saves me does engage
A sure defence from all their rage.'

I am much gratified to hear of the organiza tion of the recent Society in Bradford, and ar

1 Sam. 5:3,

dently hope it will prosper under the smiles of Heaven, and be the means of imparting knowl edge and instruction to many illiterate children, and making them wise to salvation. I think those who are well qualified and designated instructresses, will have very peculiar oppor.. tunities of doing good, and advancing the interests of that kingdom, which is "righteous. ness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost." Their employment, tho arduous, and involving great responsibility, is nevertheless honorable, de lightful and useful. I hope they will be females of singular religious attainments, eminent especially for patience, self-denial and hu mility; and may all their exertions, and those of the Society, be blessed to the everlasting benefit of many immortal souls, and thus redound to the glory of God.

I regret, myself only considered, that Miss S. is one selected for the intended undertak ing, as I can scarcely endure the idea of a sep. aration; so much do I love her. However, as there is no alternative, I rejoice there is a prospect of her usefulness; and time and distance cannot eradicate our reciprocal friendship, which will retain its vigor, and vent it self in prayers aud letters, when personal interviews are impracticable.

Surely it is time for all who sustain the name of Christians to be vigorously engaged for the demolition of Satan's kingdom, and the enlargement and universal establishment of that "kingdom which is not of this world." O, if we have tasted that the Lord is gracious, and felt the ineffable worth of salvation, and the melting love of Jesus in our sous, shall