down from the height of his sanctuary, to hear the groaning of the
prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; to declare the
name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem."

These are great privileges for God to confer on such worms as we are.
Yet God has indeed placed them within reach. And if we will but do our
duty here, we are only ripening for infinitely greater privileges and
higher honours. He that is _faithful over a few things_, shall be made
_ruler over many things_. Yes; when all our cities, and the earth
itself, and these heavens shall be "wrapt in consuming fire," we may,
"with the great multitude found faithful," enter that _City, which hath
foundations, whose Builder and Maker is God_. In _that_ City, "THERE
SHALL BE NO MORE CURSE, BUT THE THRONE OF GOD AND THE LAMB SHALL BE IN
IT, AND HIS SERVANTS SHALL SERVE HIM. AND THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT THERE;
AND THEY NEED NO CANDLE, NEITHER LIGHT OF THE SUN; FOR THE LORD GOD
GIVETH THEM LIGHT: AND THEY SHALL REIGN FOR EVER AND EVER."




APPENDIX.


The population of New-York city, in 1820, was 123,706. In 1825, it was
166,086: making an increase, in 5 years, of 42,380. Allowing the same
ratio of increase, there is now a population of 185,000. There are in
the city 101 churches, or houses of public worship: Of which 4 are Roman
Catholic, 1 New-Jerusalem, 2 Unitarian, 2 Universalist, 2 Jews'
Synagogues, 15 Baptist, 13 Methodist, 17 Episcopalian, and 34
Presbyterian churches, including the Scotch and Reformed Dutch. The