For the arhansas Advocate.

To THE CHRISTIANS OF ARKaNsAs.
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! U HE S@AkISiiANS OF n KEsNEAs.

 Through the good providence of God another year has terminated it's course, and you are not numbered with the pale nations of the dead Is 1t because yotl arc more worthy than the many, who, during the past year, have been called to test tle realities of an unknown world, that you are permitted to witness the approach of a new year. or is 1t owing to the lone sui. fering of g snerciful God, that you are 1 spared for season, in order to atone, by repentance and prayer, for the many sins by you committed during the past year, and that you may have time and opportu- nity of returning to the Lord with full pur- pose of heart, 10 spend the present year in manner more worthy the vocation where'vith you have been caiied, than as done the year that IS past and gone forey- CT.

 The present should be season of so- lemn examination, that the errors of the past may be narshaiied before the mind and serve as heacons to guard against be- Ing again stranded on the shoals of like sins. If any are sensible of having given offence to another, let them obtain the forgiveness of those against whom they have offended; but let them more urgent y seek the forgiveness of God for having offended one of his little ones.

 Let those who have received offence. freely forgive, that they may with clear conscience ask forgiveness from God, a. gainst whom all have sinned.

 Examine yourselves, to see if by any means, your conduct tow ards the world has been calculated to prove stumbling block to them, and to give them occasion to scof at the profession of religion. Ii such should unhappily haze been the case, II demands deep repentance, and earnest prayer to God, that the effect of your mis- conduct may be oyerrnled for good. and that they may be made the recipients Q! the saving grace Of the Blessed iiedeemer.

 That you may not, during tile present year, run into the same line of conduct which during the past year has filled your souls with mahy sorTows-iet each day be ushered in with prayer to God, for grace aud strength to enable yon to live to his glory-and suffer not the concerns Of the world, so to engross your mind sss not to aI- low frequent breathings to the throne oI mercy for inward strength to meet and de- feat the temptations of the world, tine flesh and the devil.

 hememoefft It IS from secret prayer that you are to expect those aids fronl on high, which is necessary to enable yo, 10 adorn your profession with lives and conversa- tions correspondent thereunto--and by Ineglecting secret prayer. you open many avenues by which sin and sorrow enter in- to the soul.

 And now as time is short and life uncer- tain, let each endeayor so to number his days, as to apply his heart unto wisdom. Another year has just run round, And B commenced it's course; True happiness may yet be found, ;! It flows from annnfiailing source.

 Then happy, happy may we be, l God is love, and grace IS free.

 Christians. have oft transgress'd While tie past year around did roll,