Section of a Letter to Dear Brother, July 29, 1891

Section of a Letter to Dear Brother, July 29, 1891

Letters; Sermons; Missionaries; Preaching; Old age

The writer tells their brother about their missionaries and about members of the church. They say that revivals of religions are among the things of the past and preaching is partially responsible for this. There are preachers who preach everything but the gospel. The writer worked at a church until the new minister came. The writer remarks on how they have grown old and mentions how they have not written to their brother in over thirty years.

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Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection

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1891-07-29

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Lansingburgh July 29, 1891.
My Dear Brother
The date of thy
letter makes me blush when I
see that it is about six months
since you wrote to me. For thy long
neglect I have no excuse to give,
none at all. I have had time enough
and if I could have thought about
any thy [?inteustry?] to communicate
I would have written most [?securly?].
But though I have been so long
silent you have often been in
our hearts and minds and on our
tongues. The little while that
we [?send?] the church in [?Walesbug?]
[?deed?] my heart to thine and I
sat down under your sermons
with such delight and [?when?]
you went away I was both glad
and sorry. Glad that you were
returning to your labour [?glove?]
in a land so far from home

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but so near to heaven, and in
which you are so deeply interested, and
so very successful also. For I am
beginning to think that most of
our missionaries are gathering in
a larger haunt than the ministry
in thy county at least. The
church here at home seems to be
joining the [?world?]. [?Athleley?] or
"bodily [?exercise?]," which [?profiteth?]
little, seems to be the chief end
of the young merry christian
associating, and card playing is
quite common among the members
of the church. Revivals of religion
are among the things of the past.
And on Theological [?professions?]
and our preaching are, in my
opinion, mainly responsible for
this state of things. If the heathen
will be saved you might as
well come home, and if the
Bible is half of blunders and
not inspired at all how

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much better is it than an almanac?
Nay, is not the almanac better? In the
city of [?Tior?] there is a Minister who preaches
anything and everything but the gospel, and
many, perhaps most of the
members of the Presbytery are, or seem
to be, in sympathy with [?him?]. And
though the general assembly by a
great majority refused to confirm
Dr Briggs the [?Diuday?] of the union
[?seminary?] seem determined to stick
to him. These signs of the times
are very significant. The people
will not [?sudeen?] sound doctrine
any more. Before the tidal wave
of [?lilual?] christianity, or christianity
without christ, reaches the Mission
stations I think this was [?b?] a
reaction to "the [?glouery?] gospel
of the blesed God" which turned
the world upside down.
But I need not decry on a
theme so uninviting as you must
know how the church is driftling.

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After your [?departure?] I continued to
supply the church in [?Walesbug?] till the
new minister came. At the request of
the Session I was appointed to deliver
the charge to Mr [?Becy?] but I was
constrained to decline and the [?brethern?]
were provoked with me and seemed
to turn the cold shoulder to me
ever since. I was sorry I could not
comply with their wishes, but
the longest road has a turning
when soon or late they learn the
real reason of my refusal they will not
blame me so much.
Last winter I preached in the
Reformed church in [?Cohorg?], and
since their head minister came
I have preached somewhere almost
every sunday. But though I
love to preach my preaching
days are almost over because
I am grown old. Grey hairs
in the pulpit are not a
crown of glory. Not much.

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Last sermon my [?audience?]
gave me the life-like likeness of
your family which by [?pug's?]
very much, and as we have
had any [?take?], the first time in
more than thirty years I send
this to you by the same mail
I trust they will reach you
and that you will pardon
long silence.
Your [?funds?] in [?Walisford?]
are as well as usual and all
of them are prospering.
My beloved [?desires?] to be
remembered to your beloved and
yourself. With [?many?] prayers
for your prosperity in preaching
the [?emcosly?] gospel, and
with many pleasant [?memories?],
and [?soviony?] most of fell that
I shall see you all no more
and hear you voice no more
I am been there in the consonant
Dr Noyes, Alexandra Dickson



1891 年 7 月 29 日，兰辛堡。
我亲爱的兄弟
你的日期
信让我脸红
看到大约六个月
自从你写信给我。长久以来
忽略我没有理由放弃，
一个都没有。我有足够的时间
如果我能想到
任何你要交流的行业
我会写得最安全。
但是虽然我已经这么久了
沉默你经常在
我们的心灵和思想以及我们的
方言。那一小会儿
我们派教堂在威尔士臭虫
把我的心献给你和我
在你的讲道下坐下
如此高兴，何时
你走了我都很高兴
对不起。很高兴你是
回到你的劳动手套
在远离家乡的土地上

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但离天堂如此近，在
你对此非常感兴趣，并且
所以也很成功。因为我是
开始认为大部分
我们的传教士正在聚集
比部更大的出没
至少在你的县城。这
家里的教堂似乎是
加入世界。运动员或
有益的“身体锻炼”
little，似乎是主要的结局
年轻快乐的基督徒
联想，打牌是
在成员中很常见
的教会。宗教复兴
是过去的事情。
关于神学专业
我们的讲道是在我的
意见，主要负责
这种状态。如果异教徒
你可能会被拯救
回家吧，如果
圣经是错误的一半，
完全没有灵感

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它比年历好吗？
不，年历不是更好吗？在里面
提奥城有一位传道的牧师
除了福音之外的任何事物，以及
许多，也许是大多数
长老会的成员是，或似乎
是，同情他。和
尽管大会由
绝大多数人拒绝确认
Briggs 博士是工会的第一人
神学院似乎决心坚持
给他。这些时代的痕迹
非常重要。人民
不会出现纯正教义
不再。潮汐前
lilual 基督教或基督教
没有基督，到达使命
我认为这是 b a
对“光荣福音”的反应
保佑的上帝”转身
世界颠倒。
但我不需要谴责
你必须的主题如此不受欢迎
知道教会是如何漂泊的。

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你离开后我继续
供应威尔士虫的教堂，直到
新部长来了。按照。。。的要求
我被任命主持的会议
对贝西先生的指控，但我是
被迫衰落和兄弟
被我激怒了，似乎
对我冷眼旁观
自从。我很抱歉我不能
遵从他们的意愿，但
最长的路有一个转弯
当他们迟早学会
我拒绝的真正原因他们不会
太怪我了。
去年冬天我在
科霍格的归正教会，以及
自从他们的首席部长来了
我几乎在某个地方讲道
每个星期天。但是虽然我
爱宣讲我的讲道
日子快结束了，因为
我老了。灰色的头发
在讲坛上不是一个
荣耀之冠。不多。

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最后讲道我的听众
给了我栩栩如生的形象
你的家人是哈巴狗的
非常多，正如我们所拥有的
有任何看法，第一次
三十多年我送
这是通过同一封邮件给你的
我相信他们会联系到你
你会原谅的
长时间的沉默。
您在 Walisford 的资金
和往常一样
其中的繁荣。
我心爱的渴望成为
记住你心爱的人和
你自己。带着许多祈祷
为你的传道事业兴旺
emcosly 福音，以及
带着许多美好的回忆，
和 soviony 大多数人都认为
我再也见不到你们了
不再听到你的声音
我在辅音那里
诺伊斯博士，亚历山德拉·迪克森