Dr. Bellamy's Remedy Against Mental Dejection
HOLY activity in the cause of God, and caring for the souls of men, have ever been found by ministers, as well as by more private Christians, the best remedy against mental dejection. The Rev. Dr. Bellamy of Connecticut, whose eminence for piety and talents must long live, was often subject to great anxiety of mind, when he was filled with the impression that he was certainly going to hell. At such times, his ministerial brethren visited him, and endeavored to relieve his mind; but all experiments having failed, one of them said to him, “Well, doctor, it may be that, after all, your convictions concerning yourself are true, and that you will certainly go to hell; but have you thought what you will do when you get there? How will you spend your time? The doctor instantly caught up the inquiry. “What will I do when I get there? Why I will set up prayer-meetings, and vindicate the law of God!” “But,” replied his friend, “the devil will not have you there, if you engage in such employment. This had the happy effect of showing him that he had no sympathies for the employment of hell, and that his heart was united to the cause of God.—Sel.