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V nib- J.- t. ■ -U> : Friends and Countrymen. We hail your safe arrival in this extenssTe Province of the British Empire, which, still retain- ing an ardent affection for our native land, we have adopted for our own Country, and, should the good Providence of God permit, that of our ofifspring forever. We congratulate you on the safe passage with which you have been favoured by him who, ** holds the winds in his fist and the waters in the hollow of his hand *' — and who has graciously protected you amfdst all the perils of the deep and the dangers of disease and death. While we feel happy on account of the safety of your voyage and your arrival in this rich and fertile country, — this land of freedom and of hap- piness, where sobriety and industry never Tm) to meet a sure reward ; we feel desirous that you may find among us, a home more settled and secure, more free from anxious care, and filled with domestic comfort, than the home which you have left. And under the influence of this feeling of desire to do you good and to promote your future com* fort and prosperity ; we have placed together a few hints which may be, if improved, of greater service to you, than at this moment you may ap- prehend. We are prompted to do this in a great meaiura •from having ourselves sunered many disadvanti^ea firoiQ tha want of experience and advice, euy^Mi ta the Coimtry, on aur first arrival, and we may add also from the painful fact of having seen some of our beloved Countrym'jR, for waht 4f ieasonable advice, on their first coming to the Ooontry totally ruifled, and in too many instances, ^efeaF| both iubo^y and in soul. TikST, — Bt^are f)f forming hasty acquaintance 4tf*d freguenting unknoign cotnpatiy. VV i thou t at- tention to the characters of the persons with «#tiOm you become fwsociated, you may find your* ^Ives exposed to all the evi*s attendant on bad iSompsny, before you are aware, and you will either prove l>y it, that your habits have heen lieret^fore bad, or expose-yourself tosuch tempta- tions as are calculated both to corrupt, and to ' cfottftrm you in evil habits ; and lyou may rest as- ^red that the more sober and respectable part iof tfitriikfed, mVi form their opinion of your chamc- '^er ty the eompsujy that you 'keep. '" Tell iow 'JK>ti^«0Wipany("''3ay8 the Spanish proverb, «andi %ill tell you' what you are." '<*He that 'walketh fwith wise men shalh.be ^misel h\it' ^cotl\p9itk>vi 00 fools siwll; be destroyed." It has been too often seen that improper compa- ny'h9i9 led to the de»tr«ction:'6f .a good naoie— of -the > prospects 'Of the present lifeaadof Ihe^are^ ^ciksNW soul to «^ll J eternity. J|fyouifortn4Mjqaai«tantoes, let them ^be of mt^ iRd«^or<|)ition ^asmayi iiop#ove you iin religion, /hiq. rals and respectability ;~in habits of strict Bobnie^^^^ jfl^frt^sty rtfld dili|;efit indostpy. { ^i^a lo U: ] moil Secondly, — Recommend^ to you by* all meant ito guard against discouragement and comsqtmnt idtintss and Joss of precious time* So numer^oiM are the difficulties, to be encountered in rooting one's self up from one'a own country, and from thespciety of'our dear friends; in arranging our affaira and in stirmounting the turmoil of a long voy^ age ; of journeying by sea and by land, that tbe Emigrant cannot but become weary and often dis- pirited ; and when poverty and sickness are added to fatigue, he becomes a real object of com. pas&ion, and even if health be spared, many per- sonsofa mehincholy cast of character will be in danger of yieldincrto despondency and irresolution. Guard against thb temptation. Perseverance sel- dom fails of being crowned with success. In do© time you shall reap if you faint not." A little more patient effort will we trust place you in a situation of comparative rest ; and diligent at- tention to your business of accomplishing your dtN ject will divert your mind, encourage hope, and tend to preserve you from the fascinations of such company as, at first view, might appear desirable to cheer you amid discouragement, but which in tfuth may lead you to your ruin. " In all labour there is profit." Your objeci in leaving your beloved Country and friends was to find a home for yourself and family. Keep this object in your view and press onward. Use the means with diligence and look to God for his blessing and doubt not of success. Diligence, sobriety and industrious perseverence will pre* «f;rve you under he Divine Blessing from desi pondency, bad company and final disappoint- A3 ^^ mentw "The diligent hand maketh rich." In Cainaday there is yet very much land to be po8sefi« sed, and if God shall give you health, nothing but prudence and perseverence will be necessary to insure to you your portion. Do not neglect cleanliness both as it respects your person and the persons of your family and also youi^ clothes and bedding; that is very impor- tant to your health and that of your children and friends— and a general wash will be required after a sea voyage, in this warm Country : — Let this be thoroughly attended to. and let the men assist the women in attending to it. Thirdly, — Beware of tntemperance in all itt forms ; not merely of intoxication, hut of every Mtep by which men approach to it. It is not ne- cessary to suppose that you have already acquir- ed Jhe habit of drinking to make this advice neeuful. Hundreds and perhaps thousands have come to Canada not only with habits of sobriety but abstemiousness, who in a few short years have discovered themselves with surprise to be confirm- ed, and perhaps incurable drunkards, or at least free drinkers ; and free drinking is but one step short of habitual intoxication. These persons, who would once have said, ** is thy servant a dog that he should do this thing," have been gradually seduced from their former habits and too many have sunk to rise no more. In this Country ardent spirits are cheap, and the use of them is by far too common. Many per- sons use them as their common drink and to this many add the cheerful, the friendly and the social (( IS gla«s $— iaad here the/ew may possess safficient re* • solution to stop ; but the many who possess lers of discretion and of resolution, arrived at this point, resemble a ball set in motion at the top 6f a hill, wbiqh cannot be stopped until it reach the bottom : — thus has it been with many an unfortunate and well meaning man, who never dreamt of becom- ing a drunkard ; and who, could he have foreseen the dreadful end from the begining would have shuddered at the sight of strong drink as of the most deadly serpent, and would have shunned it forever f but now it holds him fast in its detested ?olds, and he cannot escape ; his character, peace, soul, body, and family are doomed to destruction. You are perhaps at present free from the spell of this evil, spirit ; — preserve your freedom, abstain altogether from spirituous liquors. — Flee this adversary of human peace and happiness and secure to yourself comfort usefulness, reputation juid honor. Attention to this one. hint jvill do tnuch for you. And the important ^,cf that the awful scourge which has visited »>y the earth, the Cholera M temperance and personal nc^ powerful auxiliaries, should <^ advice upon the mind. Who would tin his pockets with gunpowder who felt himself every moment in danger of fire ? Forget not that it is from fhe ranks of drunkards, and of the debauched, the dissipated and the dissolute that this destroying Angel has selected the greater number of his victims. Should the waters of the Riyer St. Lawrence in •ome measure disorder you — some officious win- A4 nations of * found in- be its most n press this ■VM «me who are extremely ambitioui of making a figure in the world, and that, even amidst the censure of all those who are around them. I have ofien wondered, that, while per Sony may have made an appearance of decent res- pectability with almost universal approbation, they have preferred a display which could not but ex* cite Ihe grief of their 'friends, the disapprobation of the prudent and the envy of the malignant; and who have moreover brought upon themselvei poverty, embarrassment and distress. Persons who have resolved to leave the Old Country and to come to Canada, generally dispose of all theypo!8S3ss, and bring with them frequently a sum of money, which, if prudently used, would, with industry and the blessing of God, secure to them a comfortable support and a gradual increase of prosperity, who from idleness and incautiousnesa or che love of display and empty shew, allow the talent to esc -pe them, when to their morti- fication they discover, that instead of conciliating, thejf have lost friends, and learn, when it is too lat«, ■VM ♦lie great ?alae of a small «i5m of money. A ibnn* dred or two of pounds, or less, once prudently applied would have procijred by this time a com- foitable livelihood ; but now they are gone for* ever, and perhaps credit and reputntion have followed.-— Shew, parade and extravagance, in a Country like thia, where we have neither priucei nor nobles to emulate, is absurd, and can pro- cure notijing to those who are seduced by them, but poverty, ignominy and contempto Some persons, who have brought with thefia a fcufficient sum of money, have determined to place their money ill the Bank, and to labour for other farmers for a year or two, in ord*er to m vk^ them- selves acquainted with the husbindry of tne coun- try, and to take an opportunity to purchase to more advantage. Neatness, cleanliness, industry and economv^rc precious-and invaluable ; but finery and shew, in furnitare or in dress, arc folly. Fifthly, — Bewart of indulging in any thing tuhich "you would !ihun^ in your own country and among your near friends and relatives. The want of caution in this point has been the cause of ruin to thousands of youth, who, feeling that they were plr»ced beyond the reach and restraint of their friends* salutary observation, have let loose the reins of youthful lusts and passions, and forsaking the habit, which they had pursued under the paternal roof, have turned their backs upon God, his Sabbath pnd his Sanctuary, and have plunged themselves into a round of dissipatioc and thoughtless revelery, which has almost for* A5 ■\ 10 I biddeD the hope that they would erer be brought to remember the God of their fathers. Nor is this folly and want of caution peculiar to youth ; we have too often seen it exemplified by persons of riper years ; but whatever may be the suggestions of your own heart, or of the adversary of your happiness ; although you feel yourself at present in a land of strangers, yet, you should reflect that, they are as observant, as the friends whom you have left in your native land. I'hey have the same standard by which (o judge of your moral or immoral practices. As a member of society you must be dependent upon their esteem and good opinion. No circumstances can change the character of vice and folly, and remember that the eyes of the Lord are in every place beholding the evil and the good. Then — "rejoice O young man tn thy youth, and let thine heart cheer jLhec in the days of thy youth, walk hi the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes ; but know (hou, that for all these things, God will bring thee into judgment." Therefore, although in a strange liuJ, "Know thou, the God of thy father.^, and ►ierve him with a perfect heart and willing mind, for the Lord searcheth nil hearts, if thou seek him, he will be found of thee, if thou forsake Ivifn, he will cast thee oft' forever," It will not be long before all those around you, who now appear utter strangers, will be well acquainted with your person, name, business, and character; and yo'i will find that it will be as imporiniit to y^u to possess ao interest in their good opinion^ I i «-^- 11 as it was to have the good opinion and esteem of your friends in your own Country. However, this may be, the time is short, God *' hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness ;" and ** we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ," to give an account of ourselves unto him, that every one of us may receive according to the things done in the body whether good or evil. And shall sin separate you forever from those revered and honoured friends, from whom to your mutual grief, you are now divided by the mighty ocean whose billows roll between you.'' Shall you be separated forever by that great gulph which eternity cannot remove ? Sixthly, — In your choice of a jdace of resi- .dencey do not forget the Public Worship of God ^ and the education of your Children. In jp*iiew Country, there are of course many settlements, where these convcniencies and privileges cannot be enjoyed. On this point you ought to reflect very seriously, and ask yourself whether any advantage of a new settlement, can compensate for the want of the privilege of a place of Worship for the whole familv, and a school for your children, as well as a Sunday School for their religious instruction; the sacrifice of these ii "among the greatest sacrilices that we make in leaving our native land ; but these sacrifices may be much mitigated and indeed scarcely felt at all, if all the jicoplt; in a selllement would uiiitc, to maintain the public worship of God, and the cduca-^ I A6 It >? i 4on of youth, aQ^ i^ jn«ch a? possible avoid aecr tariRn division. ;\yhjererer there is a fscttlement of forty fami- lies, within a distance of four miles, they could without much difficulty support the ordinances of religion and the education of thcil* youth. Let them construct a plain family house and connect with it a small farm, and assist the man of God whom they may choose, to hibour among them id the sncred ministry in its cultivation, and also a convenient school-house which will at first serve the purpose of a church as well, and then let them heartily unite in raising a small sum in cash pay forty or fifty pounds in the year in as many families; this together with a small portion of aid from some missionary societj , would gradu- ally supply the country abundantly and satisfac- torily with the privileges and ordinances of the Gosf^l. But there are a sufficient number of •ettlements, at this time, where there are both churches and schools, and in which, on these, ps well as on other accounts, settlers from Europe will find themselves much more comfortably situa- ted, than on new lands ifi the bush or woods where a description of labour is required, to which they have not been accustomed, and many difficul- ties and privations to be sustained, of which you can form no conception, until you arrive at a situa- tion, fiom which it would probably be impossible for you to retreat. Seventhly, — Be prompt in providing a settlf fHfn<;and beware of letting the summer slide awajr without any thing valuable being done* You will II find many advantages in being comfortably settled before winter. If proper arrangements exist, ear- ly settlers, who arrive bytthe first ships, may by proceeding immediately to their lands, be early enough to raise a crop of potatoes which would prove much to their advantage. vLabourers in thnt case, would have suffcient time, by labouring for others, to make some provi- sion of money against the ensumg winter when they can, if they think proper, retire to the woods, where they can in a few days, construct H hut or Cibin dry and warm, and find plenty of fuel for their comfort, while they serve themselves, by cutting it from hmil, which they may plant tb^ next spring or summer. It is im^)ossible to convey to strangers an idea of the severity of the winter in thi-j Country, to persons whom it may sur- prise in negligence, and unprovided to meet it ; while at the same time it may be affirmed^ IHtk ^ truth, that there is no Country ^^h-re the same cpace of time c m be, all things considered, ren- dered more pleasant to those who are provided and prepared. Above all, beware of the conduct of the unthrifty Emigrant who by improvidence in the summer* AutTered from the cold in the winter, and who, it attempting to steal wood in the winter in the coldest of the weather, being surprised, fled, and leti his great coat in the hands uf the person wh> caught him : so di^^astrous was his misimprovement of the opportunity which the summer offered him that it deprived him of a comfortable fireside, • warm ^reat coat« n clear comK^ience, nod a goMi character* 14 Eighthly, — Beware of wandering from one plaee to another and cherishing a roving dispo- ntion and a habit of change. Not a few on their arrival, stay a year or two at Quebec or at Montreal, or at e;ich of them, and then rove to some other place for a season or two, and possibly ramble to the United States until they have just as much left as will pay their expenses back to Cana- da, or not even that, whither they return with the rcBolution of the good Shunamite of old.—" I dwell among mine own people :" but although this is an undoubted truth, yet many will read it who will determine to make the trial for themselves before they will be satisfied. But I would re- mind them that experience keeps a dear school —that a rolling stone gathers no moss, and that re- pentance comes too late when all is spent. In ^^^k^^ of the places of which they have made trial, thii|f might have done well by steady perseverance; but they never studied the saying of that great O^conomist Doctor Franklin, that *' three removes 41 re as bad as a fire." Many others, there are, who have spent the j^Tcater part oi' their days as mechnnics or trades- men, and who wore scarcely able to tell the flificrence between wheat and oaosse!^ed by individnnlM in Cnnada -. but ^f vou could call the whole Province your own, and alfiti kbabitantip increasing from year to year, your I? ;hed at Joomecjl I frying oiit him madiad nterial, would II coat in con- 5r, the ;ement. 30 hot, weather ell, or rrn ar- them- ; them y wt . er re- tion. — miner, * ; and r, and d your which * what world in ex- )fland alfi'ti ywir ▼asMli; or could add to- these the empire am! possesion of the earth, your wealth could not re- deem the soul of one of your children, nor your own. ^ Let these precious souls have much of your an- xious care. Be concerned that your own soul and the souls of your family be found in the hands of that Saviour who came into the world to seek and to save that which was lost. Be careful you bnng none ofyour old sins into this new world- but if you are conscious that you have been li' ving m sin and the neglect of your soul's salva- tion, and that of the souls ofyour family, we be- seech you to neglect them no longer, but let the goodness of that God who has brought you in safety across the stormy ocean lead you to repentance. It matters not to what country you tlee, you cap be safe and happy no where but in Christ. Neither Europe nor America, the old world nor the new, can afford you any real good unless you posses* real religion ; unless God hath given you repent- ance unto life, and led you to embrace his dear 8on, as all your salvation and all your desire. Think then of the necessities of your precioui souls and strive above all things id secure their everlasting salvation. Tehthly,'- Be dlligsnt m the use of the mtnm ofgr^ce.-^Be very particulnr in keeping the aab- bath, and be sure that yoii revr^nce the sanctuary of the Lord. I trust that I need not attempt to im- press upon your minds how necessary and desirea- ihS u IS iO acep one uny out of ^eve^ ."specially holy UDto the Lord, since it is his own express command. 18 i\ u i M ■ ♦• Remember the sabbath dny to keep it holy.**— You are well aware that the most awful evils at- tend its violation, while the most important benefits accompany its faithful observance. How aften have criminals on the verge of eternity, when standing on the fatal and ignominious scaflfold, con- fessed, that sabbathbreaking was one of the leading sins that brought them to their shameful end ! As you value the present and everlasting hap- piness of your own soul and of the souls of your fa- mily, — as you prize the welfare of the* Country and of posterity, fail not to observe the day of holy rest, to secure the fufilment of the gracious pro- mises of God to yourselves and your families, in o» bedience to his commands. '* Blessed is the man thutdoelh this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it ; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. Neither let the son of the stranger that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak saying, the Lord hath utterly se- parated me from his people : neither let the Eu- nuch say behold 1 am a dry tree : for thus saith the Lord unto Eunuchs that keep my sabbaths and choose the thing that please me and take hold of my Covenant ; even unto them will 1 give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and daughters ; I will give them an e- verlasting name that shall not be cut off. Also the sons of the strapger, that join themselves to the Lord to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord to be his servants > erery one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it and that taketh hold fif mv rov^naot : even Ihen will I hrmo- in mv Hnlv _- __^ , — , . -..-e — -y -,^y !vils at- t)eDefiU V aften , when Id, con- leading end ! ng hap- ifour fa- vountry of holj us pro- 5S, in Or le man jth hold jting it, Neither himself erly se- he Eu- aith the ths and hold of in mine e better m an e- Uso the to the of the keepeth ith hold nv T-Inlw 19 Mountatin, and make them joyful in my Hovtse of prayer." — Isaiah, Ivi. 2, 7; How amply encouraging is this precious promise presented by the Prophet in the name of the Lord Jehovah, to those who keep the day of holy rest, which he hath sanctified, nor is the following, in the fifty-eighth chapter less animating, ** If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath from doing thy pleasure on my holy day ; and call the sabbath a delight the holy of the Lord, honourable ; and shall honour hmi not doing thy own v/ays, nor finding thine owi> pleasure, nor speaking thme own words: then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord ; and 1 will cause thee to rise upon the high places of the earlh, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob *hy father : for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.** — Isaiah, Iviii. 13, 14. As the rest of the sabbath is designed not for the purpose of indolence and sloth, but to afford time for the Public Worship of God and for religioui instruction, let the sacred hours be devoted to those important uses. Hail the return of the sabbath in the language of the Christian Poet : "Welcome sweet day of rest, "^ *' That saw the Lord arise, "Welcome to this reviving breast " And these rejoicing eyes." Repair with your family and household to the Sanctuary of the Lord and " forsake not the assem- bling of yourselves together as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another and so much th« more as you see the day approaching/*— Here lOiu 111 V pray ;xu iU_ i. ^e n^jt •Ct «tllU ilrtiSo^Viili iilU SCrViJt.l Ui' \J v/3 and those who keep holy the day and giv« unttt i 20 our God glory and honour, •* yea give unto God the glory which is due untp his name." . Listen with solemnity and prayer to the precious trord of his grace and encourage the heart of the servant of God by the earnestness with which yoo endeavour to benetit by his ministry. Do what you can to give religious instruction to your family and connections, and endeavour to train upjyoar children *' in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." If there be in the place where you settle' a well-regulated Sabbath School, send your children ; and if there be not, strive if you are able, to accomplish it, to establish one, and if God has giv^ en you ability engage yourself in the good work ; but do not I beseech you, as I have too often seen ddne, pretend to teach children in a Sabbath School by precept in the morning, and by example to break the sabbath in the afternoon. Value and pro- mote the Tublic Worship of God, and the duties of the sabbath, as blessings the most essential to the prosperity of the settlement in which you may tak« up your abode. In this day of Bibles and Bible Societies, you will not only take care that the holy book be in your own hands and in tiiose of the various mem- bers of your family, but you will strive to make them flimiliar with its contents by daily reading it in their hearing and encouraging them to study it for their own bene«it, and amidst the family circle, kneel in prayer to God moining and evening and thus commend your household to God and to the word of his grace who is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance aniono* all them that ars laocttfied. ♦• The biejssing of the Lord is in th# ^ ito God )recious of the ich j'oo iction to to train nonition ere you lid your re able> has giv* work ; en seen I School nple to nd pro- iuties of to the ay tak« es, you c be in s mem- D make ingit in \y it for circle, ing and to the up and nrftf •! **/^ in th# 21 dwelling of the righteous but hi» curse is in the bouse of the wicked." For your own edification and entertainment, af well as those of your children, you will do well to furnish yourself with some religious Tracts and small sundry-schooMibrary hooks, and if your lot should be cast in a remote settlement, where you may not be often favoured with Public Worship, these will be especially useful, in which case, you ought not by any means to omit furnishing your- self with sucIF valuable companions for yoursfilf and your children, either at Quebec or at Montreal. At Quebec you may obtain them from Mr. David Campbell, in the Upper Town ; i.nd at Montreal, from Mr. John Hain, at the Depository, in Notre Dame Street, opposite the C'ourt-House, where for a few pounds or even shillings you may ft^rnish yourself with an excellent little fjimily library, which may be of more value to your children than fjrou can now possibly imagine. There you can obtain Bibles and Testaments, to the best advan- tage, and there too, you may furnish yourself •with Catechisms and Hymn books, and also with Sheet Tracts, to ornament your new house witJIi 4he maxims of good sense, piety and wisdom. ELxyefrTHLY,»If it should please an AHwise Providence to afflict you, or if your family shouid be visited with sickness, and, you find. yourself des- titute and in need of assistance and relief, do not. (be itshainied to avail yourselves of the provision ;iiliuu nuuer ttte,go«idj#!Fcijiriut}nce .pf God, ivy ^^pa* iteciialgoverojtMiit md i^j .the Jsiad^ intecfc£ej)^e^ if nil u 1 i I t 22 J>rivate benevolence, and which provision i» made or persons precisely in your circumstances. It is much to be lamented that it does sometimes occur that the most needy, and the most deserv- ing of aid, are the last to apply for it, and would rather suffer any privation, and endure almost any affliction than ask for gratuitous assistance ; but while experience compels the managers of public and private benevolence to be circumspect and vi- gilant, in detecting attempts at fraud jind imposition, nething would grieve them morcr than to wound the he* rt of honest feelings, bowed down by the pressure of personal or family affliction : to minis- ter to the relie^of such, will on the contrary afford them the greatest pleasure. But if you, on the contrary, are not in circumstances of necessity, beware of the monstrous sin of attempting to im- pose upon the benevolent, and to take away the portion of the wretched. If you should in that case escape the detection of men, which it is scarcely probable that you would, yet, forget not Him, who not only knows all your outward actions, ■earcheth the hearts and trieth the reins of the children of men. Remember his marked displeasure against Ana* Di«ii Jisid Gaphira, recorded in the fourth chapter o'' lit; /cts of tae Apostles, who, in attempting to defraud the treasury of Christian Benevolence, were struck suddenly dead at tho feet of thie Apos- tle Peter. While Divine Providence has furnished you with Ask ^2 aM^^^tftt^^^B ^^ A «« ■ I i.U_ nwU jpf your family i avoid the black ingratitude of Ite i» made 68. metimes deserv- 1 would Qost any ce ; but )f public : and vi- position, wound by the minis- ry afford on the ecessity, ; to im- way the in that :h it is rget not i actions, 1 of the ist Ana- chapter ipting to volence, lie Apos- |rou with I aL_ titude of i^tleinpting to deprive the really poor and de«titttte who are the special objects ci his guair'ian care. • Disdain the meanness of feigning yourself to be a pauper, and of reducing your family to the infamy and disgrace of acquiring the habit of the vagrant luendieant, or the common begjjar. You have now arrived in the Country which per- haps you have long desired, a land, which by your care and industry, under the blessing of God, may become to you a i.md of peace and plenty : but for- get not your Creator, preserver and benefector, your Saviour and your Fmal Judge. But remember that his eye is on all the children of men and scrutinizes all their actions and all their motives. His eye is every where upon the good and obedient for their protection and bles* ling. His eye is upon the wicked for their punish- ment in due time : thus David and Peter assure ui that" the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous and his ears are open unto their prayers ; but that the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut ofif the remembrance of them from the earth.*' I'he present and everlasting welfare of yourself and family and of ypur children's children in thif land, will, very much, depend on your remembrance of these things. Would you become a blessing to the Country and its future inhabitants, use every effort to promote piety and benevolence. Will it not be a high gratification to see, hereafter, those institutions of a religious and moral nature, which adorn the laqd of our Fathers, established ior our posterity, ireeu iroui the corruptiou dikJ ntuse, which marred their beauty, in thatoilcki )o?ed country. 24 #' It it the Lord who gives power to get wealth . rl Should Providence smile upon your efforls, yotir 4alenti will be increased, and with it, there will be ♦oencrease of responsibility.— Often think of the Saviour's words as if addressed individually to | | yourself, "occupy till I come.'* It will not ' be long before he will send his messenger, the King of terrors, to deliver the awful mesjage; "Give an account of thy stewardship for thou may- eat be no longer steward." Let us pursue such a course as to prove that we are lovers of our Country and of mankind, true patriots, and strive to leave behind us a name, thqt shall honour the land of our birth, and commend to our children, the •eryice of our God and Saviour, that we ma7 ^five up our account with joyaadnot withgrirf 'i ■ J. , .i i -*«•