tled, I had nervous complaints to a very high degree. I know what they are. Although they are commonly not so mortal, yet they are deep, far out of the reach of medicine, and hard to cure. They are attended with the symptoms of almost every disorder-are apt to prevent sleep, and to make every thing look gloomy and discouraging. They debilitate the mind and unfit one for the service of God or man. I do sincerely pity you. But let our disorders and trials be what they may-ever so long and severe-they are, like every mercy, from the God of Jacob, who is the great Physician of soul and body; and our help is no where but in him. President Dwight says, that people under affliction are always attended with one of these three things; murmurings, brutal stupidity, or submission to God. Let us watch against insensibility and murmurings, learn submission under the mighty hand of the Lord, in all our afflictions, and resign our souls and bodies and all our concerns in the way of well-doing into his hand for time and eternity.

"I have just read Dwight's sermons on the duty of parents to their children, and of children to their parents. And while I find them very instructive and entertaining, I feel greatly reproved for my un-. faithfulness as a parent; but all the past is sealed up for the Judgment. Yet, blessed be the Lord, while in this world, we are prisoners of hope. Hence, if we confess and forsake our sins, and return unto the Lord, he will abundantly pardon all our offences, and purge away our guilt in the all

by nature destitute of holiness, carnal, sold under sin. Hence, in need, perishing need of the new birth or of Christ as our sanctification and Savior from wrath-yea, as our life and all in all. How it is with you, I know not. The day is approaching, when you expect to leave college, and turn your thoughts on some profession. It is, therefore, a most interesting period to you, as well as to your parents, and also to me. How soon, have your four years at college passed away! and how short is our period of probation on earth, even at the longest! I trust I pray, that you may, first of all, give your heart and your whole self unto the Lord Jesus, whose we of right are-whose yoke is easy and burden light. It is my desire to have you study divinity, and wear yourself out in the good work of the Gospel. Such I know is the wish of your parents. But we must love and serve Christ, let our profession be what it may, in order to be accepted of him, both now and when he cometh. Farewell.

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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. The 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

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.