cleansing blood of Jesus. O that I may, if continued in this world, have grace to be more faithful, as t minister and parent, and in all respects.

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"It is good,' saith the prophet, for a man, that he bear the yoke in his youth.' Thus may your afflictions be made beneficial, even in the highest and best sense to you both. And if you are experiencing his restoring mercies and other favors, may his great goodness lead you to repentance, and lift up your hearts in his fear. The longer I live, the word of God appears more and more real, true, divine, and precious, and our only light and hope. And as David said to his dear son Solomon, I will now, my children, say to you: forsake it not, but bind it continually upon your hearts, and tie it about your necks; then, when thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee;' yes, about the most wise and excellent things.

"From, &c."

"Oct. 3, 1819. Last Wednesday, attended the ordination of Messrs. Bingham and Thurston, as missionaries to Owhyhee. Little did I expect to be appointed to make the consecrating prayer. But the Lord Jesus supported and helped me, so that I trust religion and the dear cause did not suffer. All the other parts were performed to edification. assembly was the greatest that I ever saw at an ordination, and the most universally solemn and interesting. O Lord, how unworthy am I, even of the

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least of all these thy mercies. May they all humble and lead my soul unto thee in hope, and all spiritual obedience."

To a nephew, in the Theological Seminary, Andover, and immediately after his making a public profession of religion.

"March 18, 1820.

"DEAR WILLIAM-A brother was received into the church, last Sabbath. The communion was full, and I thought the day and the holy ordinance were more refreshing than usual for us, who are so lean at best. Last year, none were received, by profession, into the church. Two others wish to come forward, who appear well. O that these things might be as an earnest before a glorious harvest. These long spiritual winters of barrenness are painful and trying to dear Christians, who pray and plead, ‘O Lord, how long?' I know of no special revivals in this region. Our religious meetings are attended as usual, and the concerts for prayer are better attended than they were six months ago, and appear more fervent. But, the children and youth are unusually thoughtless and vain. It is inexpressibly distressing to see them wasting away all their forming age, in forgetfulness of God, which they ought to spend in his fear that if they live to come on the stage of action, they might be prepared to be useful, and if they must die, they might meet their Judge in peace.

Although the Son of God was made flesh,which was so necessary, in order to his laying down his life for our sins, and doing many other things as the Mediator,-yet divine honors are equally and unreservedly ascribed to him in the Scriptures of truth as to the Father; and there is not a chapter, nor scarce a paragraph where Christ is spoken of, in which his absolute divinity does not shine; and there is no fair explanation of them, but by giving equal divine honors to the Savior.

"No subjects are of more importance, than the candid examination of ourselves and daily self-denial, to which the selfish heart is so opposed; for there is nothing in the native heart of man but sin, sin, sin !—We therefore stand in equal need of the new birth as of the atonement. I am glad you went to Andover-rejoice to hear the things you wrote respecting yourself. If we have not received Christ, it is high time to do it, and to live unto him. Some of the last words of President Edwards to his anxious friends were, Trust in God, and you need not fear.' How much better it is to trust in Immanuel, than in an arm of flesh. May it ever be your delight to rely only, continually, and altogether on him. Be a fruitful branch in the true vine -glorify God, and have the joy of Christ fulfilled in your own happy breast. Let us pray for one another for each of our families-for our colleges, the seminary and Zion.

"Adieu-your affectionate uncle."

CHAPTER XVIII.

Birth-day reflections.-Anecdote-council of physicians.-Labors in the revival of 1821.-His venerable associates in the ministry.-Letter to friends at Plainfield.-Death of his beloved physician.-Letter to a nephew.-Missionary field.

In the former part of this work, we saw Mr. Hallock, with no common ardor, devoting the sprightliness of his youth to the service of Christ. We have marked also, how, in one steady, undeviating course, he exhausted in the same glorious cause the strength of manhood. We are now to view him under the pressure of age, still in the harness, laborious as ever for the honor of Christ and the salvation of souls,-praying more earnestly for divine aid, and making increased effort to meet the demands of his station, as the natural vigor of his frame decays.

"March 13, 1820. This day, I am sixty-two years old. I have been continued almost thirty-five years in the ministry. It is about forty-one years, since I trust my attention was turned to religion; so that I have been professedly as long on the spiritual journey, as Israel was on the way from Egypt to Canaan. Surely my race must be drawing to a close. My mind has been interested in reading God's holy word, especially the ninth and tenth chapters of the. Acts; and the late Religious Intelligencer, in particular the account of revivals. If I may live a little longer, may Christ be my only, all-sufficient hope; and may I live in the faith and religion of the holy

apostles, and of the present revivals of the Holy Spirit. If I must die, may it be in this faith and with the supports of the Gospel. My own, and the deadness of my people, is truly distressing, and especially the stupidity and vanity of our poor children and youth. But I think it is a consolation, that God will be glorified and his Gospel kingdom eternally flourish, whatever becomes of us. O Lord, have mercy on us, and pluck us as brands from the burning, for Jesus' sake. This, for some reason, has been to me the most solemn birth-day I ever knew."

In the autumn of this year, the Monthly Meeting of ministers, to which Mr. Hallock belonged, divided itself into classes of four and five, with a view to make some special efforts to rouse the slumbering churches. It was the custom of Mr. Hallock's class to visit two churches, every week, and attend three meetings at each place. After making the circuit of the whole, a few times, one of the brethren proposed that it should no longer be the duty of all the five to attend every meeting-that it would answer the purpose, if two brethren should be present beside the minister of the place. "No," said Mr. Hallock, who had himself rarely if ever been absent-" we must all be on the ground. If I had a child sick, and could not make him believe that he was in a dangerous state, I know of no better way to undeceive him, than to call a council of physicians. No, brethren, we must all endeavor to be at every meeting, that poor, sick, dying sinners, who are so hard to take alarm, may begin to think something is