...intemperate drinking, that their reputation and usefulness were greatly injured, if not utterly ruined. And I could mention an ordination that took place about...and a third indecently excited with strong drink." — The writer cannot say that he has ever witnessed such flagrant disregard to christian consistency,...

...utterly ruined. He mentions also an ordination that took place about twenty years ago, at which he was ashamed and grieved to see two aged ministers...and a third, indecently excited with strong drink. Unfortunately for the interests of religion, examples of a like nature have been witnessed in this...

...intemperate drinking, that their reputation and usefulness were greatly injured, if not utterly ruined. And I could mention an ordination that took place about...grieved to see two aged ministers literally drunk." — The writer cannot say that he has ever witnessed such flagrant disregard to Christian consistency,...

...utterly ruined." He mentions also an ordination that took place about twenty years ago, at which he was ashamed and grieved to see two aged ministers...drunk ; and a third, indecently excited with strong Irink. " These disgusting and appalling acts," adds this justly esteemed minister of ;he Gospel, "...

...Vide Truth-Tester, vol. i. pp. 174-5. t Purliamentary Report, p. 219. twenty years ago, at which I was ashamed and grieved to see two aged ministers...and a third indecently excited with strong drink. With the light now cast upon the subject, it seems to me incredible, that a minister of the gospel...

...ordination," says the Eev. Leonard Woods, of Andover, in a letter, written and published, a few years since, "that took place about twenty years ago, at which I, myself, was ashamed and grieved, to see two age JL ministers literally drunk; and a third indecently excited with strong drink. These disgusting...

...usefulness ; and, that, at an ordination, to which he refers, he was "ashamed and OF SAMUEL DEXTER. 25 grieved, to see two aged ministers literally drunk,...and a third indecently excited with strong drink." It is impossible to withhold our tribute of respect, from any man, whose moral courage enabled him...

...addicted to drinking that their reputation and usefulness were greatly impaired, if not utterly ruined. I could mention an ordination that took place about...drunk ; and a third indecently excited." * " With the light now cast on the subject it seems to me incredible, that a minister of the gospel can be in...

...addicted to drinking, that their reputation and usefulness were greatly impaired, if not utterly ruined. I could mention an ordination that took place about...literally drunk, and a third indecently excited. With the light now cast on the subject it seems to me incredible, that a minister of the gospel can be in...

...intemperate drinking that their reputation and usefulness were greatly injured, if not utterly ruined. And I could mention an ordination that took place about...and a third indecently excited with strong drink." Report, p. 50. This testimony coincides with that of "an aged divine in Albany" to Mr Edward 0. Delavan,...