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had eaten he told them to gather up the fragments that none might be lost, and there were twelve baskets left of the five barley leaves of which they had eaten. See 6 c. of John. Search ye the scriptures for in them ye think ye have eternal life. What a thing, it is for a man to be deceived in regard to his everlasting welfare. We ought to search our hearts with a scrutinizing eye, looking to Jesus for help, and with an humble reliance upon him as our rock and our salvation.
Consider this one thing, all we that come to the holy communnion, we must come without; malice, without hating our neighbor, with a heart resigned to do unto our neighbor as we would wish that he should do unto us. This is a thing that will justify us before God, for he said "for my flesh is meat indeed and my blood is drink indeed; he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood dwelleth in me and I in him;" this is without respect to persons.—Here I would, wish to make a few remarks in order to remove any thing like prejudice.
I once belonged to another church; in leaving them I did not think that there were no good people among them, but it was-because some of those that governed the church did not do me that justice that I thought God demanded of me, and for that reason, seeing there were two evils, I thought I would take the least. In order to give a clear view of this I will offer two examples. First, if the President of the United States, through his kindness and benevolence should build a house large enough to hold a bible for every man in the United States, and then sends the Vice-President to deal out these bibles to every individual as they called for them without money or price. And now as intelligible men, consider in your judgment who they ought to return thanks to, the President or the Vice-President. I think I would say that you owe your allegiance to the President; still that would not hinder you from being thankful to the Vice-President and wishing him well for the attendance. I am speaking, unto wise men, judge ye what I say, for I would wish to do justice to all men while I live, that it may be well with me in eternity.
The Quakers or the Friends, so called, have a claim on us for their sincere services in getting us a free building for schools, in order that we might read the word of God,
