with the vanities of the world. The world wars with the spirit, of which young persons especially should beware. Many there are, I hope, in this assembly, who have received instruction from godly parents; and I would remind them the law written on their own hearts; the covenant of life and love which God opens in the soul. Let them seek' after the inward manifestation of the spirit at all times, in the house, at the fireside, and by the way. How great and important is the duty.of parents! Every father and mother should rule over their own house. They should restrain their children from the paths of sin, and from partaking of the follies of the world. They are accountable for the indiscretions of their children, if they forbear to exercise that wholesome discipline which is necessary for their safety. I have had children, and I know it is a trial to constrain them. But it must be done, for the love of God constrains us to withdraw them from the vanities of the world. What can be nigher to our own souls than the souls of our children; and how much more anxious ought we to feel for their souls, than to adorn their mortal bodies! There is too great unconcernedness on this great subject among Christians, and among our own profession. I feel that I am near the closing peri

od of my life; and I therefore exhort you that are to follow me, to turn to the Lord and seek redemption for yourselves. The day of my departure is at hand, and my earnest desire and prayer to God is, that the rising generation may be instructed in the love and fear of God. This only can shelter them from the storm, and enable them to build upon the rock of ages, against which, the gates of hell shall never prevail.

PRAYER.

Great and adorable God! who in thy unmeasurable loving-kindness hast manifested thyself to us in times past to the glory of thy holy name, be pleased to draw near to us at the present time, for we are sensible that we have no strength of our own. The work is thine, and the power is thine. Condescend to regard our weak and undone condition. Impress us with a sense of thy goodness and mercy. Revive in the minds of the aged and of the heads of families the things which refer to their own well-being, their duties to the world, and their duties to their tender offspring. Inspire the hearts of parents and children, and make them obedient to the wis

dom of the just. May we all feel a deep humiliation and sorrow for our sins, and implore thy forgiveness on the bended knees of our minds, and wilt thou be pleased to have mercy upon the work of thy hands. May we feel desirous of living in thy fear, and of subjecting our wills to thine. Be near to the middle-aged -may they be strong men and women, united in counsel, and put shoulder to shoulder in the great work of reformation. Look down with an eye of pity and compassion on the children. Watch over all their ways, and guide them to the truth. Woo them unto the love of thee, so that they may become thy dear children, and as they grow up in life as men and women, that they may enlist under thy banner. May they take the armour proper for them-the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God, and be the means of spreading the great cause throughout the earth. May their hands be strengthened and their hearts purified, and made fit receptacles for thee to dwell in, and prepared for the enjoyment of thee forever and ever.

How pleasant and beautiful it is to look over this great assembly and see the good order and

propriety of conduct which has been manifested by all who have attended this meeting. I am no sectarian, but hope that the spirit of God abide with each one of you present. Let

may us keep our minds solemn when we depart, and in the feeling of that love which is stronger than death, I bid you all Farewell!

SERMON III.

DELIVERED BY EDWARD HICKS IN THE FRIENDS' MEETING-HOUSE IN ROSE-STREET, NEW-YORK,

FIRST DAY MORNING, THE 15TH OF 5тH MONTH, 1825.

"Wo unto you Scribes and Pharisees! because ye build the tomb of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

"And say if we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets,

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be witnesses unto yourselves that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. "Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. "Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell 2"

THIS testimony of our blessed Saviour has been brought to my mind at this meeting in a very impressive manner, and has led me, my friends, to the conclusion that we sustain a great loss in not sufficiently knowing ourselves.

"Know then thyself, enough for man to know."

If men and women had a sufficient knowledge of themselves, they would be more guarded and