When shall we repay this unmeasured benevolence? when be as faithful to them as they were to us! They who taught us the way to salvation were Jews. And what is more, infinitely more than all this, your Lord and your Savior, as concerning the flesh, was a Jew. Yes, brethren, he who now intercedes for you before the throne of God, as concerning the flesh, is a Jew! And his last command was, Go into ALL the world and preach the Gospel.

We do not expect the conversion of the Jews by a miracle. The means which God hath appointed must be employed. The millions of Jews must be furnished with the word of God, and with the instruction of Missionaries. But this cannot be done without charity; without the liberal, and persevering efforts of the Christian world. Say then, brethren, shall we bear a part in this work of benevolence, or must it be accomplished without us.

Our assistance is now particularly solicited. Many of the Jews are willing to receive the New Testament. Conversions to Christianity are rapidly increasing. A general movement is taking place. Every eye is fixed upon Jerusalem. There they believe the Messiah will come, and turn away ungodliness from Jacob. And if our Savior should revive his work within those consecrated walls, the good resulting would, probably, surpass all calculation. The dispersed abroad, fixing their attention upon this event, might renounce their fatal delusion, and receive him, who was crucified on calvary, as the Lamb of God who taketh away the sins of the world.

Many of you expect soon to enter into the joy of our Lord. As you enter the gates of the New Jeru

salem, will you not be greeted by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; by Moses, and the Prophets; by Peter and Paul, and their fellow Disciples. And may you not hear the inquiry, where are our degenerate children? We toiled, and suffered for you, but our children have been left to famish for the bread of life. O my brethren, as you value the privileges of the Gospel, as you desire the universal diffusion of the word of life, let me entreat you to regard with compassion that people, beloved for the fathers' sake. Carry back to them the blessings which, through their hands, have been so richly conferred upon you. Take them by the hand and lead them to Mount Calvary. For Zion's sake let us not hold our peace, for Jerusalem's sake let us not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

Finally, we beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with us, in your prayers to God for us, that we may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judea, and that the service which we have for Jerusalem, may be accepted of the saints. AMEN.

The Holy Land an Interesting Field of Missionary Enterprise.

SERMON.

PREACHED IN THE

OLD SOUTH CHURCH BOSTON, SABBATH EVENING, OCT. 31, 1819,

JUST BEPORE

THE DEPARTURE

OF THE

PALESTINE MISSION.

BY PLINY FISK, A. M.
Missionary to Palestine,

BOSTON:

PUBLISHED BY SAMUEL T. ARMSTRONG,

No. 50, CORNHILL.

U. Crocker, Printer.

SERMON.

ACTS XX, 22.

And now, behold, I go bound in the Spirit unte Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal

me there.

You are aware, my hearers, that the determination was some time since formed to attempt a mission to Jerusalem and the surrounding country. You are also aware, that he who now addresses you, expects soon to embark, with a colleague, on the proposed mission. You will not, therefore, deem it unsuitable, that on this occasion, I should endeavor to explain the design, and the nature, of the contemplated undertaking.

The mission is destined to an interesting land.
This land is inhabited by several interesting classes

men.

Important advantages to the Church might be expected from the revival of pure Christianity there. Many difficulties lie in the way.

Many indications of providence are favorable. The proposal is now distinctly made to the American churches for their approbation, their patronage, and their prayers.