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been ever ready to do, for the honour of her 
Beloved. Let it suffice to say, every individual 
under this roof lias been invited by her to come 
unto the Lord. 
" The valuable presents, of a religious kind, 
which have, from time to time, been sent to the 
distant island in which my lot is cast, are just 
so many invitations from the Church of Christ, 
saying, ' Come with us, and we will do thee 
good. 1 The Bibles, Prayer-books, sermons, 
tracts, and a variety of other good books which 
have been liberally bestowed upon us, all join 
in expressing the desire of their donors, ' Save 
yourselves from this untoward generation.' 
And, blessed be God ! the invitation has been 
accepted. The benevolent call has been re- 
sponded to: 'Thy people shall be my people, 
and thy God my God.' My brethren, we live 
in a glorious time. Never before was there 
such a simultaneous movement made against 
the powers of darkness. Multitudes who, a few 
years since, had never heard of a Saviour, now 
have the glad tidings of salvation by Jesus 
Christ preached, every nation in their own lan- 
guage. And tens of thousands from distant 
lands and isles of the sea are still stretching out 
their hands, and saying to the Church of Christ, 
'Come over and help us.' 
"Nor will they call in vain. Every year 
many holy men leave their country and friends, 
to endure persecution, famine, nakedness, and 
encounter even death itself, to unstop the deaf 
ears, to open the blind eyes, to turn the heathen 
from the power of Satan unto God, that they 
