...transitory nature of all earthly enjoyments ; and admonishes us with forcible emphasis, to be also ready. The Fathers, where are they ? And the Prophets, do they live forever ? Let us listen to the warning voice and obey. Let us comfort one another with the declaration of the...

...Moses to this time, in the dreadful havoc which death has made among the inhabitants of the world. " The fathers, where are they ? and the prophets, do they live forever ?" No, they have seen corruption, and so must we who now appear in this house. That youth is not the...

...have gone down to the dust, and have seen corruption ! How many ministers have been taken away ! ' The fathers, where are they ? and the prophets, do they live forever ?' Of all the ministers that belonged to the Wiltshire Association when I entered it, I am the only...

...Frequently we miss, amidst our assemblies, those who are not permitted to continue by reason of death. " The fathers, where are they ; " and the prophets, do they live forever ?" and not withstanding the consolatory thought that they see his face in the high and holy temple...

...flood. It has seen many carried down to their graves, and has brought us so much nearer our own. " The fathers— where are they? And the prophets — do they live forever? Man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets. And when a few years are come, we...

...profit by the solemn scenes of this day ! We are all reminded hereby of our frailty and mortality. " The fathers, where are they ? And the Prophets, do they live forever ? " (Zech. 15.) The silent remains of the late shepherd of this flock of Christ remind us, my brethren...

...among you, the changes as to God's ministering servants in this vicinity, have been numerous and great. The Fathers, where are they; and the Prophets, do they live forever. Among the pastors of the neighbouring parishes, only one survives, who is my senior ; while several...

...was not so white then as it is now. Oh, how few remain now who were engaged in that anniversary ! " The fathers, where are they; and the prophets, do they live forever?" Oreathead and Bogue, where are ye? Waugh, Wilkes,-Townsend, Burder, and Hill, these may be called the...

...thus from the commencement of time to the present hour. Adam died. His offspring are also mortal. ' The fathers, where are they ? And the prophets, do they live forever ?' Individuals, communities and nations have followed each other in the way of death. When Xerxes at...

...In conclusion, the Synod would be reminded, and remind their brethren, that " the time is short." " The fathers, where are they ? and the prophets, do they live forever 1" Bewailing the evils still abounding among us, and in the world at large, and especially our ' own...