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June 27, 1840
The Connecticut Observer, And New York Congregationalist
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
A missionary reports on a 14-year-old boy who, despite readiness, delays church membership to publicly repent minor wrongs by seeking forgiveness from affected families, enlightened by God to the gravity of small sins.
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FRUITS OF REPENTANCE
Furnished by a Missionary.
At our last communion, several young people came forward to unite with the church, and were examined for that purpose. One, about fourteen years old, gave a very good account of his religious experience, but said, at the close, that he wished to make a public profession at the next communion after this—that, although he desired it very much, he could not join the church at this time. Next week we learned the reason why he could not make his profession on this occasion. He went to several families whom he felt he had wronged, and asked their forgiveness.—Although there was nothing which people generally regarded as criminal, God had shown him that " little sins"are very great and heinous in his sight; and he could not go into the church with the guilt of unrepented sin upon his soul, nor until he had made every effort to remove the effects of his sin upon others.—Ib.
Furnished by a Missionary.
At our last communion, several young people came forward to unite with the church, and were examined for that purpose. One, about fourteen years old, gave a very good account of his religious experience, but said, at the close, that he wished to make a public profession at the next communion after this—that, although he desired it very much, he could not join the church at this time. Next week we learned the reason why he could not make his profession on this occasion. He went to several families whom he felt he had wronged, and asked their forgiveness.—Although there was nothing which people generally regarded as criminal, God had shown him that " little sins"are very great and heinous in his sight; and he could not go into the church with the guilt of unrepented sin upon his soul, nor until he had made every effort to remove the effects of his sin upon others.—Ib.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Providence Divine
What keywords are associated?
Repentance
Forgiveness
Religious Experience
Young Convert
Missionary Report
Story Details
Story Details
A fourteen-year-old boy gives a good account of his religious experience but delays joining the church to seek forgiveness from families he wronged, as God showed him that little sins are heinous and he must repent fully before uniting with the church.