Thoughts on the Demand for Separation of Church and State, a Charge - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1834 Excerpt: ... gospel, as to be "pure from the blood of all men," so that none of those committed to our care shall " perish for lack of knowledge," or be justified hereafter in attributing their loss of final salvation to our want of wisdom, fidelity, or love? These are doubtless solemn and searching questions, to some of which few of us, perhaps, could give a perfectly satisfactory reply. There is no one, I trust, among us who deems them unnecessary, or who will refuse to give them a calm and deliberate consideration. Let us never forget, my brethren, that it is vain, and far worse than vain, to neglect or slumber over our ministerial duties; that the hour is hastening on when we must give an account of our stewardship to the great Lord and head of his church; and that at our hands he will require the souls committed to our care. God grant that it may be " with joy and not with grief!" I adverted upon a former occasion to the great importance of affording, wherever it is practicable, an expository sermon, or catechetical lecture, in addition to evening prayer. Wherever circumstances do not admit of this service, or even where they do, I would strongly recommend what those who have adopted it have found to be extremely useful: I mean an occasional cottage reading, or week-day lecture. In parishes of considerable extent, and where many of the peopie live at a distance from the church, the practice of meeting a few, particularly the aged, the sickly, or the infirm, and of simply reading and expounding a chapter in the Bible, accompanied with prayer, generally proves highly acceptable and beneficial; and if only a small congregation can be occasionally assembled at church for the same purpose, it cannot be doubted that much good will result from it. Independently of the opp...