SELECTED SCRAPS.

BEAR ONE ANoTHER,s BURTHENs.
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BEAR ONE ANOTHER'S BURTHENS.


The Holy Scriptures are full Of injunciions
of charity, friendship, and brotherly love,
which Christians have been often sadly negli-
gent in fulfilling But happier day is daw-
ming Our associations for moral and social
reform and mutual benefits are fulfilling the
Scriptures, and obeying the Divine INDUCTION
above quoted, in more perfect manner and
on larger scale, than has ever been done be-


fore since the time primaiive Christians lived


upon the social plan, and had all things in


common; system broken up by prosecutions


and political commissions, and never since re-


formed. Our societies for mutual aid and


protection, answer in great degree the end
of this primative association. For all good
purposes we are united We watch over and
guard each from ev--we encourage in good
ness and virtue-we visit the sick we feed
the hungry--we lay the bodies OF the dead
with decency in their last resting Places
We are bound together by ties of mutual inter-
est-by honor--by the most solemn pledges.
We give TO each other the best security that
society affords, Of comfort and happiness.
There is something truly delightful in the in
itiaton of sister into one of our social Unions
She who was before isolated, alone, devoid
ofthe companonship that sweetens existence, at
once finds herself in the midst OF circle Of
sisters and friends, where every want of her
heart is satisfied, and where the weary enjoy
all the pleasures Of friendship and confidence;
where under all circumstances, she is sure OF
sympa,hy, Of comfort, and if need be, Of as
sistance. The spread Of female associations,
upon the basis Of temperance and good will,
ensures the moral progress Of our country
Having experience the benefits of such asso-
Citations, there is no fear that they will ever
be abandoned; and the moral influence now
gathering will tell upon the future with con-
stantly accumalating power