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 DELIVERED AT THE 
 
 NEW BRICK MEETING HOUSE, 
 
 HARTFORD, 
 
 ON THE EVENING OF MAY 15, 1310; 
 
 At the Request of the Trustees of the Missionary 
 Society of Connecticut. 
 
 BY EBENEZER PORTER, A. M. 
 Pastor of a Church in Washington. 
 
 HARTFORD : 
 
 PETER B. GLEASON, PRINTER 
 
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MISSIONARY SERMON. 
 
 Matthew vi. 10. 
 
 Thy kingdom come. 
 
 It will be perceived that this is a part of that ex- 
 cellent form of prayer, which Christ taught his disci- 
 ples. As to matter and method, it is a perfect sum- 
 mary of the chief things which. we have to ask of God. 
 Perhaps the powers of language do not admit that an- 
 other set of words should be chosen, so comprehen- 
 sive, so evangelical, and so exactly suited to express 
 the feelings of a pious soul, at the throne of grace. 
 
 From early childhood, our lips have been accustom- 
 ed to repeat the petition, “ Thy kingdom come.” 
 The business of this evening, my brethren, requires 
 that we understand the meaning of this petition, and 
 that we feel correspondent affections of heart. 
 
 The kingdom, for the advancement of which we arc 
 especially to pray, is a kingdom of holiness. It is to 
 be set up in the hearts of God’s chosen people. Of 
 this kingdom God’s anointed Son, is sole Lord and 
 Lawgiver. This exalted office belongs to him by the 
 eternal gift and appointment of the Father, in virtue of 
 which he is set as “ King upon the holy hill of Zion.” 
 It belongs to him by purchase, as the price of his own 
 blood. It belongs to him by conquest. By the sword 
 of his spirit, he sets up his throne in the hearts of the 
 redeemed, and makes them willing in the day of his 
 
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 power. The great end of revelation is to set before 
 us God manifest in the flesh, King of righteousness 
 and King of peace : to teach us the design of his in- 
 carnation, the glories of his person, the victories of his 
 grace, and the tremendous ruin that awaits his ene- 
 mies. Clothed in all the attributes of divinity, we see 
 him assume the form of a servant, to ransom dying 
 sinners. We see him exalted from the cross to the 
 throne. Out of Zion he sent forth the rod of his 
 strength. On the same spot where his sufferings were 
 finished his triumphs began. There his spiritual 
 kingdom commenced, in its visible glory. There the 
 first converts to his gospel were made ; and thence his 
 apostles went forth, to publish its glad tidings through 
 the world. Such is the King of Zion, who is to reign 
 till all his enemies become his footstool : such is his 
 kingdom, which is to rise and prosper, till the standard 
 of the cross shall be planted in every nation, and every 
 knee shall bow f to the name of Jesus. 
 
 Let us now consider, 
 
 I. What is implied in the prayer, “ Thy kingdom 
 come.” And, 
 
 II. What are our encouragements thus to pray. 
 
 In this short petition, we include every thing which 
 concerns the preservation and spread of true religion 
 among mankind ; every thing which relates to the 
 peace, purity, and prosperity of the church ; the piety 
 of its members, the fidelity of its ministers, the suc- 
 cess of its ordinances. 
 
 1. We pray for the continuance of the blessed gos- 
 pel, where it has been enjoyed. True religion finds a 
 natural enemy in every human heart. Nothing but 
 the interposition of almighty power prevents its exile 
 from the earth. Whole countries, where the sun of right- 
 eousness once shone, have sunk again into the “ shad- 
 ow of death.” Infidels and heathen occupy the ground 
 where the apostles of the Lamb preached the everlast- 
 ing gospel ; c hurches which were planted by their hands. 
 
and watered with their tears and blood, and which once 
 were the glory of the east, are now blotted out from 
 under heaven. 
 
 In our own land, similar declensions have been wit- 
 nessed. Some of the churches, which were gathered 
 by the fathers of New- England, on principles of gen- 
 uine Christianity, have lost their primitive lustre. 
 
 Others, which still seem to stand on the foundation 
 of the apostles and prophets, and still recognize Jesus 
 Christ, in his divine character, as their chief corner 
 stone, by the absence of divine influence, and the 
 agency of “ evil men and seducers,” have fallen into 
 fatal divisions ; and have been rent with “ divers and 
 strange doctrines.” 
 
 Others, which are reputed sound in the faith, cast off 
 the restraints of regular discipline, and indulge cor- 
 ruptions in morals, which are a scandal to the Christian 
 name. In the midst of all our light and privileges, it 
 is not to be dissembled that many of our churches, em- 
 brace in their communion, members who are grossly 
 heretical in sentiment, and in practice “ abominable, 
 disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.” 
 
 How is the success of the gospel marred by its 
 treacherous, timid, slothful professors ! Point me to a 
 church, formed on the principles, and pervaded by the 
 spirit of real Christianity ; and I will point you to a 
 church which is “ beautiful as Tirzah, comely as Jeru- 
 salem, and terrible as an army with banners.” Satan’s 
 kingdom trembles before such a church. Impiety is 
 overawed by the radiance of its holy example. If we 
 wish the prosperity of religion, we shall pray that the 
 churches may be established in the faith and disci- 
 pline of the gospel ; that their members may feel a sa- 
 cred regard to the honor of the Redeemer, and their 
 own covenant vows : and that God may be glorified in 
 the purity, unity, and increase of Zion. 
 
 2. The coming of Messiah’s kingdom, for which we 
 are to pray, implies the universal spread of true reli- 
 
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 gion among mankind. Limited, as our attention is to 
 a few objects around us, we forget the great family of 
 human beings, to which we stand related. While we 
 are blessed with the best means of intellectual and 
 moral improvement, while we have Christian sab- 
 baths, and Christian ordinances, multitudes of our 
 race have no such blessings. Even in Europe, where 
 the light of science and Christianity has been enjoyed, 
 more extensively than in any other portion of the 
 globe, many still grope in Pagan idolatry, or Papal su- 
 perstition. In some of its considerable districts, it is 
 affirmed that among the mass of the inhabitants, there 
 is not one Bible to five hundred families. The com- 
 mon people are too poor to purchase, this precious book ; 
 and if purchased are too ignorant to read it. 
 
 What then shall I say of the immense multitudes of 
 Asia, immersed in the gloom of absolute heathenism, 
 or blinded by the no less fatal delusions of the Arabian 
 Impostor ? What shall I say of the millions that over- 
 spread the vast interior of Africa, and the wide exten- 
 ded wilderness of North and South America, to whom 
 the comforts and hopes of the gospel are altogether 
 unknown ? I will say they are men , sprung from the 
 same stock, polluted with the same depravity, and des- 
 tined to the same eternity with us. Their souls arc 
 immortal, like ours ; and like ours, must be ransomed 
 by an interest in the one all-sufficient atonement, or 
 perish without hope. The trump of God will awake 
 them from the dust of the earth, to share in all the real- 
 ities of an interminable hereafter ; to mingle in the 
 groans of the damned, or in the shouts of victory that 
 shall encircle the throne of the Lamb. He that has 
 the heart of a Christian, must desire that the blessings 
 of the gospel may be coextensive with the ruins of the 
 fall. His benevolent wishes are not limited to the in- 
 gathering of the Gentiles. In faith and hope, he de- 
 sires the restoration of the Jews, who were so signally 
 rejected for their unbelief ; and who, in cheerful alle- 
 giance to Messiah, shall hereafter be incorporated into 
 the body of his church. Then shall there be one uni- 
 
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 ted, happy fold, under one divine shepherd. This il- 
 lustrious triumph of true religion is the object of the 
 prayer, “ Thy kingdom come.” 
 
 3. As Christ’s kingdom is a kingdom of means , every 
 prayer for its prosperity, is a prayer for the increase 
 and success of good ministers. The clay of miracles 
 is past. Though the head of the church is not depend- 
 ent on human instruments, he is pleased to use them 
 as the stated medium of his operation. To earthen 
 vessels the treasure of his truth is committed, that the 
 excellency of the power might appear to be of God, 
 and not of them. If the gospel be preached at all, it 
 must be preached by men ; but what men ? Men who 
 arc strangers to its doctrines and its spirit ? Men who 
 engage in the sacred office as a mere occupation ; while 
 they cloak the vilest insincerity under a fair profession ? 
 Can they faithfully teach a religion which they love not, 
 and which they understand not '? Can they patiently per- 
 form its services, or bear its cross ? .No reprobation is 
 too severe for those who thus prostitute the noblest of 
 all employments. That they will do good, no one can 
 expect ; it is too much for charity to hope that they 
 will not do immense evil. Open hostility is more hon- 
 orable than treacherous friendship. The interests of 
 truth can be promoted only by the aid of men whose 
 hearts are devoted to God, and warmed by the influ- 
 ence of undissembled piety. The exigencies of the 
 church, at this day, call for the services of men in the 
 holy ministry, who are possessed of respectable natu- 
 ral talents, improved by study, and associated with for- 
 titude and habitual prudence. In no other employ- 
 ment, is there so much occasion for stability of judg- 
 ment, and vigor of intellect. Here the most firm, 
 active, and cultivated powers may find ample room for 
 exercise. But if these arc important to the respecta- 
 bility and usefulness of public teachers, much more 
 is soundness of faith. 
 
 I know it as an opinion of some, that ministers should 
 have no established sentiments, or at least should preach 
 
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 none, as essential to salvation. But shall he who is 
 commissioned as legate of the eternal king, mutilate 
 his message from complaisance to the pride and preju- 
 dices of the world ? Shall he confound all distinction 
 betwixt the doctrines of Jesus and Plato ; and hope to 
 convert men to holiness by accommodating the gos- 
 pel to their sinful hearts ? No : — Christianity is not 
 any thing, or nothing, as it happens. It is not a reverie, 
 nor a whim of fancy. It is a system of eternal truth, 
 built on principles immutable as the throne of God : — 
 principles, that will stand amidst the confusion of dis- 
 solving worlds: — principles, that rebel sinners must 
 embrace, or they must perish. Experiment has pro- 
 ved the fact, that when preachers concede the funda- 
 mental truths of this religion to appease the carnal 
 heart, still objections multiply upon them. When 
 they reduce this religion to an accordance with the 
 spirit and maxims of the world, they and their preach- 
 ing are disowned of Christ. — The naked doctrines of 
 the cross are the “ power of God unto salvation, to ev- 
 ery one that believeth.” He who, like Paul, devotes 
 his life to the preaching of these doctrines, deserves to 
 be ranked among the best and happiest of mortals. In 
 the sublime satisfaction of serving the cause of truth 
 and the souls of men, he forgets the din of this nether 
 world. Its applause and its censures die on his car. 
 He deems the pulpit a more honorable place, than a 
 throne of state. Let him but be accounted faithful in 
 feeding Christ’s sheep and lambs, under all the penu- 
 ry and trials of the office, he envies not the splendor 
 of wealth, and titles. How do the little pageants of 
 this little world fade away before such worth of char- 
 acter ! The fame that is purchased among battles and 
 blood, how will it bear a comparison with the immor- 
 tal honors in reserve for a Cary or a Van-Der-Kemp ! 
 What a childish thing is the mausoleum of a Caesar, 
 contrasted with the tears and benedictions shed on the 
 humble grave of David Brainard ! 
 
 Such are the men whose labors may be expected to 
 aid the progress of true religion. But such laborers are 
 
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 few. Pressing cries are heard from the infant -church- 
 es of the wilderness, and from many of the older set- 
 tlements, for Christian pastors. Where shall they be 
 found ? Are the young men of our country emulous 
 to share in ihe labors and sufferings of the ministry ? 
 With few exceptions, they are devoted to pursuits of 
 earthly emolument or ambition. Look to our colleges, 
 and you shall see that the ablest teachers, and the best 
 systems of scholastic and moral instruction, cannot 
 produce piety of heart. Look to Christian families, 
 and you shall see that grace is not hereditary : it is not 
 transmitted by any law of nature or Providence. Who 
 then shall raise up ministers ? It is the work of the 
 Holy Ghost. “ Pray ye therefore the Lord of the har- 
 vest, that he would send forth laborers into his har- 
 vest.” Let the whole church awake, and present be- 
 fore the throne of God this united and solemn offering 
 of prayer. Then may we hope to see the dawn of that 
 happy day, when the gospel shall be preached over all 
 the earth. 
 
 4. The outpouring of divine influence is an object 
 of special desire to the pious heart, as being essential 
 to the prosperity of the Redeemer’s kingdom. The 
 most powerful and well directed means have no inde- 
 pendent efficiency to sanctify the hearts of men. Can 
 the most faithful preacher convert his hearers ? For 
 such a task he knows himself to be weakness, worth- 
 lessness, less than nothing. Without divine influence, 
 he cannot even gain their serious hearing, though he 
 speaks to them of their own eternal interests. See 
 with what affection he weeps for their security, in secret 
 places ! With what solicitude he warns them in the 
 name of God ! Still they slumber on, deaf to the calls, 
 and blind to the glory of the gospel ; and he that tells 
 them of their danger, is “ as one that beateth the air.” 
 Well may he sit down despondent, and close his lips 
 in silence, if he must count upon human wisdom or 
 strength to give efficacy to the truth of God. The 
 profound talents, learning, piety, and eloquence of St. 
 Paul, could not convert one soul. “ So then, neither is 
 
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 he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth, 
 but God that giveth the increase.” To his sovereign 
 grace ministers must look for success, and the church 
 for enlargement. Before the matchless power of that 
 grace, every obstacle gives way. Votaries of wealth 
 and wickedness leave all to follow Christ. Anxious 
 enquirers for the way of salvation crowd his temple 
 gates. Hoary infidels become trembling suppliants at 
 their Saviour’s feet ; and the tongues of veteran blas- 
 phemers learn the songs of Zion. 
 
 Where the best human efforts have proved ineffect- 
 ual, if God is but pleased to pour out his spirit, what 
 wonders are accomplished ! Lo, the wilderness is trans- 
 formed into a fruitful field : the barren desert becomes 
 verdant in the beauty of holiness ! 
 
 All who wish to see religion prosper, will unite in 
 the prayer that divine influences may “ come down 
 like rain upon the mown grass : as showers that water 
 the earth.” 
 
 Such are the objects implied in the prayer of Chris- 
 tians for the coming of Messiah’s kingdom. 
 
 It remains to be considered, 
 
 II. What are the encouragements to such prayer. 
 
 These are to be drawn from the past, the present, 
 and the future. It might suffice to say that what God 
 has done, is ample security for the ultimate and com- 
 plete success of his cause. The church has lived 
 through many a tempest. Like the bush in Iloreb, she 
 has been often seen burning, but not consumed. The 
 blood of her sons has flowed ; but she has stood firm, 
 amidst the menaces and strokes of persecution ; and 
 with renovated strength, has come up from the wilder- 
 ness, leaning upon her beloved. Having omnipotence 
 for her rereward, she has stood firm, while the world 
 has been overturned, and the earth rent in pieces, and 
 while powerful monarchies have threatened to crush her 
 in their fall. Infidels have assailed her vital interests, 
 with a confidence no less presumptuous than impious. 
 
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 She has planted her ensigns of victory on each spot 
 where her martyrs have bled. She has seen the arm of 
 many a Jeroboam withered, and many a Herod smitten 
 with the curse of heaven for disregarding the admoni- 
 tion : “ Touch not mine anointed, and do my proph- 
 ets no harm.” Nay, from the lips of many a dying 
 infidel she has seen extorted a trembling homage to the 
 truth of the gospel. 
 
 If the past furnishes no ground of despondence to 
 Christians, fresh encouragements to prayer, are to be 
 drawn from the present aspects of Providence. We 
 live in a period of wonderful events. We have seen 
 the missionary flame, which commenced in Europe, 
 kindle across continents and oceans, till the same holy 
 fervor, in a good degree, warms the hearts of God’s 
 people on every side of the globe. We have seen the 
 Christian world awake from a slumber of two thousand 
 years, to a system of efforts, for the revival and spread of 
 religion. The rapid multiplication of missionary soci- 
 eties, praying societies, bible societies, associations for 
 the distribution of religious magazines and tracts, and 
 the institution of charitable female societies, to aid pious 
 and indigent youths, whose hearts are devoted to the 
 ministry, constitute an epoch in Christendom which 
 will be memorable forever. The angel, seen in vision 
 by St. John, has commenced his flight “ in the midst of 
 heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to them 
 that dwell on the earth.” The nineteenth century has 
 commenced with splendid prospects of success in 
 spreading Christian knowledge. No obstacles are in- 
 superable to that ardent zeal which has animated the 
 prayers and labors of God’s people within the last 
 fifteen years. Men have volunteered with the spirit of 
 apostles to spend and be spent among the heathen. Al- 
 ready the benighted Asiatics are learning to read the 
 bible : The poor Africans are beginning to speak the 
 name of Jesus, and to trust in him as “ the way, the 
 truth, and the life — And the Christian of Connecti- 
 cut may anticipate the transport of that day when he 
 
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 shall meet the converted Tartar or Hindoo in heaven, 
 and call him brother. 
 
 In our own country, it cannot be doubted that thou- 
 sands have become heirs of eternal glory, as the fruits 
 of missionary exertions. These may be instruments 
 of salvation to thousands more. Still the prospect 
 "brightens and expands before us. From the north, the 
 south and the west, tidings of joy reach our ears ; tri- 
 umphs of grace are multiplied in the conversion of 
 sinners ; Zion’s king lives, and walks in the midst of 
 his golden candlesticks. Can our hearts fail to be 
 warmed with these reflections, or our tongues to ex- 
 claim, 44 It is the Lord’s doing, and marvellous in our 
 eyes ?” The promises of future prosperity to the 
 church afford no less encouragement to the faith and 
 prayers of Christians. With the bible open before us, 
 we hesitate not to say, that the long days of darkness 
 which have passed over Zion, will be succeeded by 
 the universal prevalence of light and holiness. The 
 truth and omnipotence of God are pledged to secure 
 this result. YVe know of whom it was said, “ In 
 his days shall the righteous flourish, and abundance of 
 peace, so long as the moon endureth. He shall have 
 dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river to 
 the ends of the earth ; yea, all kings shall fall down 
 before him ; all nations shall serve him.” We know 
 what kingdom that is, which the God of heaven has 
 promised to set up, which shall never be destroyed. 
 We know who hath given the assurance : “ On this 
 rock will I build my church, and the gates of hell shall 
 not prevail against it.” This language requires no 
 comment. At once it fortifies the Christian’s heart, 
 and clothes him with impenetrable armor, for every 
 conflict. Through the medium of prophetic revela- 
 tion, he looks down the lapse of centuries to come, and 
 sees every idol and altar of the heathen world, fall be- 
 fore the majesty of divine truth ; Jews and infidels pay 
 their homage to the name of Jesus ; kings “ bow their 
 sceptres to his cross, and cast their crowns at his feet.” 
 O happy period, when the universal spread of the gos- 
 
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 pel shall usher in the illustrious reign of Christ ; and 
 knowledge, holiness, truth, and peace shall pervade the 
 earth ! 
 
 Amidst these prospects, what can appal the believ- 
 er’s heart ? Though hosts of enemies, many and 
 mighty, encompass the beloved city, he can say with 
 firm and fearless confidence, “ They that be With us 
 are more than they that be with them.” Though the 
 world around him is shaken with dire confusion ; tho* 
 storms of sharp distress sweep over the earth ; no tem- 
 pests shake his repose. While earthly thrones totter, 
 he knows that Messiah’s triumphant throne stand- 
 eth last for ever. With an eye of faith fixed on the 
 king of Zion, he rises among surrounding desolations 
 and exclaims, “ The Lord pf hosts is with us ; the God 
 of Jacob is our refuge. Therefore will we not fear, 
 though the earth be removed, though the mountains 
 be carried into the midst of the sea, though the waters 
 thereof roar and be troubled ; though the mountains 
 shake with the swelling thereof.” 
 
 My Christian brethren, with objects so momentous, 
 and encouragements so animating before us, must not 
 each of our hearts, responsive to the language of ancient 
 piety, say, “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right 
 hand forget her cunning. If 1 do not remember thee, 
 let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; if I 
 prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.” 
 
 Every man and every woman that can pray, may be 
 instrumental of much good. The spirit of missions 
 that pervades Christendom, perhaps, commenced in 
 the closet of some humble saint, like Simeon and An- 
 na of old, praying to God alvvay and waiting for the 
 consolation of Israel. If the effectual, fervent prayer 
 of one righteous man availeth much ; what might not 
 be expected from the prayers of the -whole church uni- 
 ted ? He that prays not for the prosperity of religion, 
 is a stranger to its spirit and its comforts. He de- 
 serves not even the name of a Christian. But what 
 avail our prayers, if not attended by correspondent ef- 
 
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 forts ? What avails the mere offering of the lips, if the 
 hands are folded, and the heart slumbers in death-like 
 indifference ? Such prayers are but the keen rebuke of 
 our own lukewarmness. That religion which consists 
 in cold professions is a dream. Our Master accepts 
 not of empty vows. He claims our souls. He claims 
 our services. He summons us to the field, and re- 
 quires the vigorous employment of all our faculties. 
 He calls us to prove our love by sacrifices, our loyalty 
 by obedience. Much remains to be done for a world 
 lying in wickedness. Eighteen centuries have passed 
 away since Emmanuel bled on the hill of Calvary ; and 
 yet more than half our perishing race have never heard 
 of his name. According to respectable estimate, 
 more than three hundred millions of Pagans inhabit 
 our own continent*. To send the means of salvation to, 
 at least, some of these is an object worthy of great ef- 
 forts. Christians ! we ask you to commiserate the de- 
 plorable state of these your fellow creatures. We ask 
 you to remember too your fellow citizens, neighbors, 
 kindred, — removed to the wilderness, cut off from reli- 
 gious privileges, and in danger of sinking into aggra- 
 vated heathenism. 
 
 Men of wealth ! we solicit your aid to furnish bibles 
 and Christian teachers to those who are perishing 
 through lack of knowledge. Will you lend to the Lord 
 a portion of your earthly substance, for so divine a pur- 
 pose ? 
 
 Fathers and mothers in Israel! we ask your help. 
 Will you give up your sons to the glorious work of 
 the Christian ministry? We know that this work has 
 peculiar trials. It holds out no prospects of temporal 
 fame or emolument. But to those who love the Lord 
 Jesus and the souls of men, it holds out the promise 
 of an immortal crown. “ The harvest truly is plenteous, 
 
 * In the hum’ of preparing this sermon, the above statement was ta- 
 ken from Dr. Carey’s list of the heathen, published in the year 1792. On 
 examination, the writer is satisfied that it is considerably overrated. 
 The exact number, however, cannot be ascertained, nor is it at all essen- 
 tial to tlie nature of the duty in question. 
 
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 but the laborers arc few.” Two thousand ministers, 
 probably, are this moment needed to supply the vacant 
 churches in the old and new settlements of our coun- 
 try. When shall they find pastors to feed them with 
 the bread of life, and lead them to heaven ! Would to 
 God that there were more praying Elkanahs and Han- 
 nahs ; that there might be more young Samuels devo- 
 ted to this noblest and best of all employments. Oh, 
 when will the friends of the Redeemer feel this subject 
 as they ought ! When will their hearts unite as the 
 heart of one man ; and their prayers of faith meet at 
 the throne of grace for an increase of good ministers ! 
 Then will the Lord hearken and save his heritage from 
 desolation. Then will more showers of grace descend 
 upon our colleges ; and more schools of the prophets 
 arise, to furnish messengers of salvation, to perishing 
 sinners. Then shall they that hunger for the bread of 
 life be fed, and the infant churches sing, “ How beau- 
 tiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bring- 
 eth good tidings !” 
 
 I say again, the kingdom of Christ is a kingdom of 
 vxeans. Let his followers awake to a vigorous use of 
 these means, and the world will see such churches, 
 and such pastors, as will exhibit the majesty of true 
 religion. They will see the militant host of Emmanuel 
 become invincible. They will see the church “ raise 
 her fainting head at the voice of her divine Leader, — 
 rally her broken ranks around his cross, and march to 
 a warfare worthy of her Lord.” Then shall the prayers 
 and tears of Zion be succeeded by songs of joy, and 
 heaven and earth unite to hail the day when the king- 
 doms of this world are become the kingdom of our 
 Lord and his Christ. 
 
 “ Ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not si- 
 lence ; and . give him no rest, till he establish, and till 
 he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.” Amen. 
 

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