there it shall be said unto them, ye are the sons of the living God.' Hosea i. 10. And I will sow her unto me in the earth, and I will have mercy on her that had not obtained mercy, and I will say to them which were not my people, thou art my people, and they shall say, thou art my God.' Hosea ii. 23. Was not Hosea a Universalist?

And it shall come to pass afterwards, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh,' &c. Joel ii. 28. For I will cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed.' Joel iii. 21.

'In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof, that they may possess the remnant of all Edom, and of the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the Lord, that doeth this.' Amos ix. 11, 12.

'And Saviors shall come upon Mount Zion, to judge the mount of Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.' Obadiah 21.

'And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off, and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks. Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine, and under his fig-tree, and none shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it." Micah, iv. 3, 4. • He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us, he will subdue all our iniquities, and thou wilt cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers, from the days of old.' Micah vii. 19, 20. Thus it is plain, the prophets were all Universalists.

But the angels of God are also Universalists. Let us listen to these messengers of heaven, while addressing the wondering shepherds of Judea. And the angel said unto them, Fear not, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people; and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, Glory be to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will towards men.' Luke ii. 10, 14.

The devout Simeon was a Universalist. 'For mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared before the face of all people, a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. Luke ii. 30, 31, 32.

But, that we may ascertain what all the evangelists and all the apostles were, in one view, let us hear the sentiments of our Savior himself, upon this subject. For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me, and they have received them.' John xvii. 8. For I have not spoken of myself, but the Father which sent me; he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak, and I know that this commandment is life everlasting. Whatsoever Į speak, therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.' John xii. 49, 50. See also ver. 32.

Let us now attend to the ministry committed to the apostle. God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing unto them their trespasses.' 2 Corinthians v. 19. "And he shall send Jesus Christ, who before was preached unto you, whom the heavens must receive, until the times of the restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets, ever since the world began.' Acts iii. 21.

It is plain, from these testimonies, and many more which might be adduced, that the doctrine of Universalism is the doctrine of God our Saviour; and while the Universalists can produce so many illustrious vouchers, they never can be discomfited, or even embarrassed.— Letters, &c. ii. 422-425

ADDENDA.

MR. MURRAY'S ACCOUNT OF HIS VISIT TO THE PLACE WHERE HE FIRST LANDED, AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS BELOVED FRIEND AND PATRON, THOMAS POTTER.

'My ride to this place has been very disagreeable, the heat so intense and the sand so deep, and no hospitable friend P in view-dear, honored friend, the first patron with which I was blessed in this new world, how indulgent wert thou to me, with how much benevolence didst thou cherish me, when a stranger in thy mansion, and how didst thou labor for my advance

ment.

'Many aged persons, who were in the habit of attending my labors, have visited me. They express their honest sensibility in a variety of ways; but all are overjoyed to see me; they are solicitous to pour into my ear the story of their accumulated sufferings; they imagine they shall reap pleasure from commiseration; yet what, alas! can helpless pity do? There is, however, much pleasure in communicating our sorrows to a sympathizing friend.

I am now in the house that once belonged to the venerable P, to my friend P. I am not however an occupant of the same apartment which he fitted up for my use, and directed me to consider as my own; that apartment, and the greater part of the house, is devoted to those who loved not him, and knew not me. Alas! what is this world! how often we thus exclaim, thus ask, because we imagine it is not what it should be; were it under our direction it would be better managed; but it is not nor ever will be-One thing is certain, on life there is little or no dependence This dear man, this American MAN OF ROSS,' was suddenly snatched from the scenes of time, deprived instantly of reason, and in a few hours of life. 'His soul proud science never taught to stray.' But he was a gem of the first

quality, and notwithstanding the crust, which from his birth enfolded him, yet by the rubs he suffered from the pebbles among which he was placed, this crust was so far broken, as to emit, upon almost every occasion, the native splendor of his intellect. Had this man in early life received the culture of nature's hand-maid, what a luminous figure he would have made! But the God of nature had stamped upon his soul the image of himself, unbounded benevolence.

'I reached this place yesterday evening, the sun was just setting and as I passed through the well-known fields, and saw them rich and flourishing in all the pride of nature. I felt an irrational kind of anger glow at my heart, that those fields should look so exceeding gay, when their master had taken an everlasting leave of every terrestrial scene. The depression upon my spirits, as I reached the house, was indescribable; I beheld one, and another, whose faces I had never before seen. An ugly mastiff growled at me as I passed; and this is the first time, said I, that I was ever growled at, in this place, by any of thy kind; but he was soon silenced by a lad, who was brought up by my friend. 'Lord bless me-Is not this Mr. Murray?' Why, Matt.

do you remember me? Remember you, Sir-remember Mr. Murray-yes, indeed, Sir." This dog does not, Matt.! 'But he would if he had lived in master's time; but he is a stranger.' They are all strangers, Matt., are they not? Indeed they are all, but my mistress and myself.' And where is your mistress, Matt.? I will call her, Sir.' No, my good lad, not yet; what have you for my horse? Nothing but grass.' Nothing at Mr. P -'s but grass? Ah! sir, it is not now the house of Mr. P. True, true, true. Leave me, my good lad, leave me.

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I walked round the house, entered every avenue, looked at my garden; it was made for me; the trees, the flowering shrubs have run wild, and the whole surface of the spot is covered with weeds. This pleased me; just so I would have it.

This is the tree planted by my own hand; how flourishing! But where is the other, planted directly opposite at the same moment, by my friend? alas! like its planter, dead! On this very spot I first saw the philanthropist-Can you assist me, Sir? Yes, Sir. On what terms?" I receive no payment, Sir. He who gave to me did not charge me any thing; you are welcome at the price.'-Here our acquaintance com

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menced-but it is ended, at least in the present state. I shall see him no more on this side eternity. On this seat we sat, and there the tear of transport rolled down his furrowed cheek, when we conversed upon that redemption which is in Christ Jesus. Under that oak

we have frequently sat, contemplating the shadow from the heat, the hiding place from the storm. At yonder gate he bid me farewell, and wiped his venerable eye; at yonder gate I turned, he waved his hand, God Almighty bless you; you will come again; forget not your friends, your ancient friend.' If I do, said my heart, may my right hand forget its cunning. But I forgot thee, good old man, too long I forgot thee! and now that I am at last returned, thou art not here to bid me, in the politest, that is in the sincerest manner, wel

come.

Mrs. P approached; she lifted up her hands and eyes in speechless anguish, seated herself, changed color-no matter the worst is past. I have visited the meeting-house reared by his hand for the worship of his God. It is embosomed in a grove of stately oaks,, all trimmed and in beautiful order-under this shade reposeth the man, by whom the house was raised, by whom the grove was planted. I beheld his grave; it was not a marble, a hard marble that informed me whose dust lay there, it was a feeling mechanic, who, having experienced much kindness from the deceased, wept when he told me that spot contained the dead.

-I carefully examined the grave, to see if any weeds grew there.-No, no, they had no business there. I could not pluck a noxious nettle from his grave: there grew upon it a few wild flowers, emblematic of the mind that once inhabited this insensate clay. At the foot of the grave stands the most majestic and flourishing of all the oaks which surround the grave; it was once on the point of falling a sacrifice to the axe-man, but my friend solicited for its continuance, pronouncing that it would flourish when he should sleep beside it; and having thus rescued it, added my informant, he has since paid it particular attention, which is the reason of its so far surpassing the other trees.

Peace, peace to thy spirit, thou friendly, feeling, faithful man; thy dust is laid up to rest, near the house thou didst build for God, but thy spirit rests with God in the house built by him for thee, and though our dust may not meet again, our spirits will meet and rejoice together, in those regions of blessedness, where pain