00000526 |
Previous | 526 of 568 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
JAY TO THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. 499
rived from his meritorious and incessant attention
to all our concerns have constantly excited both our
admiration and our gratitude.
As the course of his life was uniformly under the
direction of true religion and genuine philanthropy,
it forbids us to doubt of his being in a state of bliss,
and associated with "the spirits of just men made
perfect." Notwithstanding this consoling consideration, his departure will not cease to be lamented by
this society, nor by those of his other fellow-citizens
on whom his patriotic services, his exemplary conduct, and his disinterested benevolence have made
correspondent impressions.
But the loss we have sustained by this afflicting
event should not divert our thoughts from subjects
which bear a relation to the design of our institution,
and consequently to the purpose for which we annually assemble.
It may not therefore be unseasonable to remark,
that the great objects of the Bible, and the distribution of it, without note or comment, suggest sundry
considerations which have claims to attention.
Christians know that man was destined for two
worlds—the one of transient, and the other of perpetual duration ; and that his welfare in both depends
on his acceptance and use of the means for obtaining
it, which his merciful Creator has for that purpose
appointed and ordained. Of these inestimable and
unmerited blessings the greater proportion of the
human race are yet to be informed ; and, to that end,
we are communicating the same to them exactly in
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 4 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000526 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. 499 rived from his meritorious and incessant attention to all our concerns have constantly excited both our admiration and our gratitude. As the course of his life was uniformly under the direction of true religion and genuine philanthropy, it forbids us to doubt of his being in a state of bliss, and associated with "the spirits of just men made perfect." Notwithstanding this consoling consideration, his departure will not cease to be lamented by this society, nor by those of his other fellow-citizens on whom his patriotic services, his exemplary conduct, and his disinterested benevolence have made correspondent impressions. But the loss we have sustained by this afflicting event should not divert our thoughts from subjects which bear a relation to the design of our institution, and consequently to the purpose for which we annually assemble. It may not therefore be unseasonable to remark, that the great objects of the Bible, and the distribution of it, without note or comment, suggest sundry considerations which have claims to attention. Christians know that man was destined for two worlds—the one of transient, and the other of perpetual duration ; and that his welfare in both depends on his acceptance and use of the means for obtaining it, which his merciful Creator has for that purpose appointed and ordained. Of these inestimable and unmerited blessings the greater proportion of the human race are yet to be informed ; and, to that end, we are communicating the same to them exactly in |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| B |
|
| C |
|
| G |
|
| H |
|
| M |
|
| T |
|
| U |
|
| Y |
|
|
|
