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In the interesting circumstances in which you are placed — preparing to leave for a lengthened period, and many of you per- haps for ever, your native shores,— we, the Committee op the (general Assembly op the Church of Scotland, appointed to watcli over the religious interests of Scottish Settlers in the iJntish Colonies, present ourselves before your notice, to address to you some words of parting counsel, to give you our blessing, and to bid you a long farewell. Your well-being has occupied much of our attention. We have exerted ourselves to the utter- most to make provision that, upon your reaching your destination, you should have an opportunity of attending upon Gospel ordi- nances, m the same form as in your native country, and that during your voyage you should have the benefit of a religious instructor; — m cases where we have failed in the attj^inment of these ob, jects, subsidiary arrangements have been made, of which due notice will be given ;— as individuals we have you continually upon our hearts before a Throne of Grace ;-at our stated meet- ings we unite in our supplications in vour behalf ;_wf> wnnid H.. sire, were it in our power, to see you face to face ere you leave us • but as this may not be, we embrace the present form of giving you a iinal greeting, and pour forth the fulness of Addr ese. our hearts in this N-- ik ' <.* s Coming before you with a friendly purpose, there arc particulars in your situation that lead us to hope for a favourable hearing. I„ the circumstances in which you are placed, there is much to solemnise the mind. The change that is before you all is too gi cat not to make a deep impression. Where so many ties are to bo broken-when friends and acquaintances are to ''« f^"'^;™"; never to be met again till you stand together before the Judgment Seat,-with the hazard, of a long voyage in ■n"™diat« prospect, the hearts of all must for a time be Botte„ed;_reflect»n must force itself even upon the most thoughtless, d.sposmg tnem to pay at least some regard to religion, and to those who ^PfJ^ of reli- gion. The whole of your earthly existence must at th « t nue b« brought under your view. Every tender recoUect.on of the past is btd before'yo" in strange contrast with the dim uncertam ,es of the future. Your relation to earth itself as P^P'"^ strangers can scarcely be overlooked; and ^o leave you take ol your native land must shadow forth your '^"^■"S >°'" t\?7^ of eternity. Let us beseech you not to allow so awokemng a period to pass unimproved. When your souls »e stored to thej depths -when they are allowed no longer to settle upon their lees -when they are forced out of the ordinary habitudes in which the'e is Lch proneness to sink into forgetfulness you con no onger plead the excuse of want of warning. God ™Af ^^f * ^f„^^^^ of men in trying times, and in momentous '^''''^ »^*<='7f~ He seals by extraordinary providences upon *o.r soab the m structions of his word. There is a «P'^«=' J^^P^^'^fj^" ^TJ placed in circumstances untried and excit. -. And wW« J«"> Lings aio all called forth, and your hearts are ^o™^;"^ me^t:^^ you are to seek that they may take an impress of the chaiactcrs "'■rhlt^ions which may be thus excited yo" f Hiave an oi. portunity of cherishing during the long voyage ^at is before yovu "the many weeks or months that are to be spent by yonjo" the watery deep, you will be freed froin your <>« •='^;_:^ ; you will find the mind itself delivered for a time ^o™ ' "": cares ; and a period will be given, such as many of you never en ^yed before, and may never enjoy -?-»' f"""— "f "^eC own hearts, and attending to the things that pertain to your eto nal peace. Here again we_wouldea™es%o^^^^^ avail :oSu;r;r:or;rit:t;:^tt:tmV^ ::;Ss i'n spirituaf exercises ;-to occupy the solemn pause %. eulars aring. ich to great to bo from, ginent Dspect, n must to pay of reli- iime bo lie past haintics ns and take of e ocean ening a to their 3n their in which 10 longer :hc souls xistence. 5 the in- in being lile your d melted, liaracters ,ve an op- afore you. you upon J labours ; its former never en- with your your eter- u to avail ded. Wo r ordinary emn pause 3 that Providence ordains ere you can plunge into your projected occupations, in the work of self-examination, of faith, of repent- ance, of purposes of new obedience, — to devote the many hours that will be wholly at your own disposal to acquainting yourselves with God. You have his word in your hands, and time to peruse it ; you have the azure heavens for a temple ; and the voice that the mighty deep sends forth from all its multitude of waves calls upon you to worship God. But while there are many advantages in your situation which, by the Divine blessing, may bo improved to your everlasting bene- fit, we are well aware that there are snares and perils too. The bustle and stir in which you are involved in preparing for em- barkation, are in danger of absorbing all your thoughts. The very greatness of the changes that pass before your eyes, calculated though these changes be to teach that all in this world is vanity, is yet, by the deceitfulness of the human heart, the means of bind- ing many the more firmly to the fleeting scene. And, amidst ii multiplicity of avocations, — your footsteps hurried from place to place, — your ears stunned by new and discordant sounds, your eyes bewildered by constantly changing sights, many of you may be in danger of requesting us to leave you till a more conveni- ent season. But now is the accepted time — now is the day of salvation. Before you commit yourselves to the dangers of the deep, you are called upon to commit yourselves to His care who has the winds and the waves in his control. If you neglect the present, what security have wo that the future will be better im- proved I In the period of repose of which we spake, Satan can find his advantage. Idleness brings its thousand snares. Intem- perance and licentiousness present a ready resource to the aban- doned ; and, according to the different characters of men, there may be jesting and foolish talking, which are not convenient, or bitterness and wrath, anger, and malice and evil speaking. Wo would put you all upon your guard against the temptations which the great adversary of souls will present to you in these respects ; for we are not ignorant of his devices. To prevent the evils aris- ing from the distraction of mind occasioned by the presence of a crowd on the one hand, and the vacancy arising from want of set- tled employment on the other, we would recommend you to form a plan for the distribution of your time, and to adhere to it with undeviating regularity. Let stated portions be set apart every day for reading the Word of God, for meditation, and for prayer. In observing these duties, you will secure for yourselves the bene- fits of solitudo in the mit'^t of a crowd ; and their right improve- ment will spread a sanctifying influence over all the other portions of the day. Forced as you may be into proximity with men of various characters, shun all familiar intercourse with the thought- less and ungodly. Steadily resist from the first every solicitation they address to you to engage in any relaxation or pastime that may lead to excess. Set a watch before your mouths ; keep the door of your lips. Be swift to hear ; slow to speak ; slow to wrath. Hold communion with those whoso fellowship is with God. Be ready for every good word ; but be not obtrusive in your services. Walk in wisdom towards them that are without. Give no offence to any, and be at peace one with another. Upon reaching your destination, the cares of life will again return. A new world, and a new course of duties and anxieties, will be in danger of engrossing all your regards. And this makes it the more necessary that the opportunities of your long voyage should be well improved, so that you should enter upon the new scene in a right spirit ; that while ready, diligently to engage in whatever sphere of active duty Providence may open up to you, the kingdom of God and his righteousness may still be your first object ; and that, in the event of your schemes being frustrated, and your hopes deferred, you may cast all your care upon Him who careth for you. Let your inquiries be immediately directed to your opportuni- ties of attending upon the public ordinances of religion. Where there is a Minister of the Gospel within your reach, be regular in your attendance upon his ministrations. If of your own com- munion, place yourselves in connection wich him, and esteem him very highly in love for his work's sake. If otherwise, still if he holds the pillar and ground of the truth, do not let a difference of outward forms be made a pretext for neglecting the instituted means of grace, — but observe them, though in an unwonted form, knowing that the same Spirit worketh in all, — in the hope that the Lord, in his own time, will send you a teacher after your own heart. If removed from all possibility of joining in the public services of the sanctuary, still remember the Sabbath-day to keep it holy. There will be many temptations to encroach upon its sanctity, and to make it undistinguished from other days of the week. But b-^ar in mind the Holy Law of God ; bear in mind the example ,ve left behind vou : and though no Sabbath the you bell reach you in your solitude, and no village spire be seen wont to^h! ?'"""';. 'r'^' '•"■""".branoc of tho ti,„„ when you wont to the house of God ,n company with them that kept holy 'y appointed ben fit, of ^'"^' rr^' '" •■' '="^'''" «^te«t, * you the n^™""^ y^^ will be looked upon as commg f™"" a 'f* '™^;"' . ^^,.