Free Church Presbyterianism, by Rev. James Begg, D.D.

Closing Address:
SPECIAL DUTIES AND DANGERS OF THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

Part 1: Introduction

THE MODERATOR addressed the Assembly as follows:—

"Fathers and Brethren, — By the good hand of God upon us we have now brought our Assembly to a close. Let us praise the Lord for His great goodness, and pray, both for a special blessing to follow our meetings, and for pardon in so far as we may have thought, said, or done anything in this Assembly inconsistent with His holy will.

My simple duty, rendered by your good order and kind indulgence very easy and pleasant, has been to preside over your deliberations; and in offering a few closing observations, I shall not profess to review the past, but solicit your attention to what I reckon some of the special duties and dangers of our beloved Church.

At the outset, let us always fix this anew in our minds, that the grand object of a Church is to preach the glorious gospel of the grace of God, to be a witness for God in the earth, to save immortal souls, and that any Church prospers just in proportion as it is honoured of God to promote these grand results. 

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