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Greater Church Love—How to Awaken
it
, SfanKIt TURK*.
HOW .TO TKACH THE IKH'TIfINKS.
We huvi-s«x*n that the first great
means is the purity of tin- dortrim**.
On arwunt of its imjNirtatH*, we
will Ik- exeuked for stepjiing mdde to
; consider the lx-xt iik IIkmI of tmeliiiijr
j tliese dis t lines mid sliowiiig tlieir
superiority.
1st. We luuxt preach them plainly.
Tiiey are tlie most iui]>oi-tant subjects.
There are many others not introduced
into onr ^confessions that are very
! important, ami not oufv may Is- ;i|>
propriately dis.-u.ssed, Imt slioidd
receive, due attention from tlie pulpit,
lint onr fathers ineori«or*.iteif into
our symbols the most imjmrtant only,
and those thiii'is essential to salva
tion bavin" the most prominent
place )n them, we should dwell
chiefly niton them. Tlie minister
may preach only scriptural theiries,
yet starve spiritiuilly his flock lie-
cause be constantly avoids the
weightier matters of the lav and
tiospel, the fundiimental tnitlis of
relifrion^ As ineinlH-rs of the Lu
theran Chnrrli we can not eonsist-
eutly Wlieve otherwise than if we
make one a true and anient Lutheran
‘we make him the ls-st Christian.
With this conviction, as men faithful
to onr charge, we must preach
more and ,oftener these foundations
of a Lutheran’s hope than anythin}-,
yea, than all else. We should let no
opportnnity pass of holding them’up
■ to their view. We must take spix-ial
pains to establish, by the wonl of
God, every truth, show the perfect
consistency of the system with itself,
ani.1 its harmony with reason, and
'present in that simplicity and power
that an- jieenliarly their own.
In accomplishing this, that style of
preaching denominated controversial
i* not necessary. We may preach
Lutheranism plainly without de
nouncing others. Hold up our opin
ions without causing offence to others
who honestly differ with im. Ibro-
•claim our own in the most forcible
manner; Others will preaeli theirs,
and the ]ws>ple will judge. Often in
the defence of truth we must contrast
it with error, answer objections as
^rcll as bring jiositive arguments to
its support, love of the truth, a
perfect charity for all, and an earnest
desire to save souls, should then
i/D08t especially breathe, themselves
into all we say, mark every gesture
, and cliaraeterize every word. Those
who maintain tlie opposite should
never be mentioned by nnjjie, and
every nncharitiible allusion njost
scrupulously avoided. Controversial
preaching thwarts its Own end. Tlie
day was when it was tolerated, but
* ** tfixxl it ae(*oin])liKh(*<Li.s qncstion-
a,,I< '- Thank God, tl|f day lias
passed when each lnwiistcr felt him-
lelf speeially ealled to tight in the
roost unsparing manner- all Chris-
nans who eonhl not pronounce his
shibboleth. All lilteral minded, in-
‘‘gent Christians now disapprove
in pm- own communion as well as
at of the most of our sister de
nominations. While this is true, a
I) ain, earnest exposition of our own
*? e * | d >s not only not condemned, but
almost invaribly commended. If in
u ,rw spirit we discharge our duty,
though we fail to convince, we will
* hot offend.
. We heartily disapprove of l'mpu-nt
pujdic contrasts. We exhort our
Im-tlm-n to avoid them as linu-h As
IMissilile, We believe, however, that
Comparisons art- very nnjsntHiit.
We are “act to watch for sottish
"watclftheii ujsm the walls of Ziou.”
If is our Imsincss to lieoome (xigni-
zmit, not only with our own thisilogv,
hut that of others, and to show to
those who have Ikh-ii eoiiimitt.sl to
our keeping, “all truth,” and “the
danger that lurketh in tlie way.”
How can we prove the sii|H-riority of
onr faitll to that held by others witli-
mitai contrast t How can we warn
fheiiKigainst erixn- without panting
it out to them f In making them
we sUmld seek such isx-asioiis as will
wound the feelings of tlie fewest,and
yet at the same, time, most efftviu
ally accomplish the desired md. We
have a most fitting op|M>rt unity in
our visits. Then
'Jd. HV MHxt teach them hy the fire■
uale. This should Is- on*- of onr
chief aims in all our visits, ls»Mi
pastoral and social. There is no
subject" more lieeoming to a minister, :
raCTT
Devotsd Filial Lot*.
Mr. Editor: At yourrwiwest. we
send you a simple statement of IlH*
facts in connection witli the narrow
and provideiitial ««s«-ap> Am dmwn-
ing of a whole family, and the
n-iiinrkuble self pww.-ssion and noble
devotion of a little boy Just eight
years of uge, Jefferson Kichnrdsmi
by name, and a memls-r of (At. John's
Lutheran Snbliuth w-hool, Charles
ton.
In our city by Jlie sea, ox ery fair
aftenusiu Charleston harbor pre-
seats a gay uud attruetivv spp sr
nnco, with Ms venu-ls nt anchor,
fhxpK-ntly an -arrival or deiwrtun-
of a steamer, aiwl ulways iiuniemn*
Ashing smacks and other light crafts
upm itx.waters. And many arc tlu-
guy jfleasun- panics in tla-ir trim
little Issits that mine in sight, as
they sail up and down from the
Ashley to tin- Cisip-r Itiver. Ill file
distauet* we take a lunl’s eye view
of the surrounding islands uud
Mount 1‘U-asaul village; and then-
still farther to adorn the religion of
his Hnviour, mid to become a rieii
Messing, wot only to Ids own family,
Mlt to the whole roiniiiunity.
c. l. n.
stands the entmhling n-utains of
nay, a Christian, tliiiim n-ligioiisone.t‘^k‘‘*' < * rt Sumter, so desr to every
Polities is not only mumited to • the I l""* l,,,M -
lips of the mnn of Cod, hilt often
very prejudicial to bis influence,
(■enerally lie is not suflieieiitly ae-
ipiainlcd with agrieullural or mui-
■ mcivial pursuits to make himself
j instrnetive or even entertaining iipm
I hem. Sun-ly In- can not so far Ins-
■ sight of his dignity as to elig.igi- in
[ light, frivolous conversation, in the
I small talk and rliit-elmt of his mm-
in mi i ty. lb-ought never to manifest
tis» dmp an ilderest in nnytldiig
j p-rtnining to the Issly, Imt to im
carriages drive unmnd the llattery,
and the little children, with tlu-ir
gay costumes, dance and skip in
“While Point (iiirden,’ many psh-s
trians ms-k tin- ixsil, inviting ptomc
naiU-, with its Is-autiful vh-.w, or rest
npm tin- scats prov id«sl, and watch
the ino\ ing |Hinorama on luml ami
m,
Not long siiM-c a family, etuisMting
of ulsmt ten p-rs<ms, lainn-Insl tln-ir
IhkiI from the slniiv; puvnla ami
rhihlreli arc all bright with the
Ministerial.
Apologetic Prewching.
The ipu-stioa. How far should
preaching In- sptlogctlc I was sug
gested by a sermon we lately ln-ard
at tlie opuingof a new ehnprl. Tlie
pr.-a.dter, who waa an eminent and
highly gift.si man. sehs-trsl a text
which act forth a leading dtadrine of
the < hnstmn faith. From tlie natun-
of tlu- .Mx-ashm, we Imi)mxI that tin-
■ernnai would consist of a luuilllhn*
CVpMilioli of the great truth, und
un applh-nthai of it to tlu- ishim-m-ikt*
amt hearts of the lirmm Inst.-ud
of that, tin- time was almost entirety
.as-upi.sl with an el«laa-..tr d.-f.-ias- of
the ibs-trim- against its skepical ml
verwuries, though protsibly imt one
of them was present to lie nm
founded or ix.uvine.sl by the pr.-u.-h
er’s argniiH-nts. Tin- ilisasinrse,
thoiigii nil aide and el<s|iu-ut one,
duuippanted ns. llut it led its to
ask w Imt tier, iu some .puirters, the
siiim- style of pn-m-liiug was not
Itnu-liixxl to un unwise extent. St.
Piinl said that In- was set for the
.Ifft-inx- of tin- g»sp-l, atsl in some
(tltk-rlions and arguments which he
knows be ran refute. He makes him
s|>eak or lie silent, just an it suits liis
purpisc, and, as a matter of rourar,
gains an ixisy and .ximplete victory
over him. By thia means he may
olitain some applause from tlie lixui
thoughtful pirtkNi of his audience,
but if there should bapp-n to he a
real living uubeiievrr present, be
thinks himself treated unfairly. He
only wishes that tin- proprieties of
the time and plare jiennitted him to
sp-uk .ml iu aunwer to the prraelier,
luouuttxl njioii “txTWtnxrs nisth-,” w bo
lias it all his own way, ami attacks a
man when his hands are tied.
Kveu when every punctilio of con
trov.-rsiat rMvalry is observed, slid
such ipu stions are treated with the
utmost fairness, they can very seldom
la- treated exbanstivel.v in th.- short
xjsir.-of tunc allotted to a sermon.
To la- a siexx-ssful apdogist rrx|nin>
a logical uiiiwl amt great dial.x-tic
akilt, <|ualifleatious which many use
fid niinistcn. do not pisseaa. A man
may la- a g>ssl ploiighimin, nr a g.ssl
mason, ami yet not la- a g.ssl soldier.
Then- nn* many who an* eminently
tpialitkxl to cultivate the lntm-n
w astes of a sinful world, or to Imihl
up God's spiritual teui|4e, who make
Imt a very pair figure when they
.xmieto llglit with tlie enemies of tin-
faith. Tlieir f.X'lfle n.IxTsacv ihaxi
far nam- harm than giaal to Un- cause
ttiey wisli to .b-felHl.
u not d» well, lie ha.l l«-lter let
! press npm his px.plc, by bis inter- [ ! '“liei|s*taai of a cliurming sail; nn
j .xsiria- with them,that they*are living | exbilcrutlng sen bnx-*.- is wuft.xl
i for eternity. And wean- left with our
own most appropriate one. Hen- a
field is op-iuxl wi.le for ns to impress
Lutheranism npm the minds and
hearts of our pirishiimers. W ithout
I offen.x- to any, we may show tla-
from -t fl.l Alhiutie all nature
smiles; and (Is- clouds that ll.Kit in
the Uliic horizon, and an- n-lhx tjxl in
the pin. id wafers, but height.-n tin-
beauty of the wx-nc. Su.hl.-tdy tin-
eh mils o\ erliead darken—the wiml
MHXisare all l liristiun ministers have! Its
tin- same vocation. It Is very dcsir^&u
hie, when .Mx-ashai nxpiin-s, that t he v| alone,
niiimld la* aide t» n-ja-l tlu- ultllrks of| Then* an* some amongst ns wh«i
nuladifC Put then- an- soiim- nu n , ixwistdcv it an end of nil strife to
who sa-em toth.uk that ll«*y might to j appeal to tlie Mrthority and l-xainph-
d** Mtkhg else. TIm-v imagine them -j of onr 1‘nritan farefathers. ItYnay
selves to Is- always prvjiching to a I Is* said that tlieir |MxxM-hiug and
congn-g.ition of skepiea, to have I writing wen-, to a gn-at extent, eon
•xmtinnnlty Is-f.o.- them te|uvsnita tmverwml— that they msxl their
fives of all Ike the tteCa. I ran- endow ments and their vast
Kvery scnituii is a llainp.si isx lure | learning to <>|>ps«- tlie religious
dilTt-n-ii.x- la-tween onr n-lighms views • lulls — distant thunder rumbles —
anil those of others, /Kspluy the
Is-anty of ours aij.1 the im-tgisisteii
eies of others, and with a heart full
of charity, prevent ing ns from falling
into abusive or .xuiteiiiptnous expres
sions, unravel the great harmony
with itself and with the Scriptures
vivid tlasln-s of lightning dart uer.su.
the sky—heavy p-nls of tlniiul.-r
follow—darker und darker gmws the
heavens—tlie lumrxe v oicc id tlu*
win.! howls — the ripiding waters
form themselves into great billows
that lush the sides id the little rraft.
•si a small srah-. They nppxir to
gi*t tlieir iiispintioii not an much
fmm tb*ir snlitret, as fnmi I he doubts
which have Isxxi ex|inxusxl with
rvfcnvux* to it. As if their only
inl.-n-«t in tnitlt.wa« to fight for it!
error* of tlu-ir times. Very true,
ntul no ism* would wish to under
value tlieir ini|mrtant services in this
dirertion. lint, on the other huml.
it may la* doubted whet her this was
the tin art p-tmsnviifly valnalde part
of that faith we hold. Nowhere u»d threaten each moment to .-ngntf I
should <mr zeal betray us into liarsli " ' ,l * **»» pre.-i.sis rargn, beneath
ness of language, or forg.-t that “we dark waves. 1 ear suddenly
I-fc
are menilwrs one of another.”
Around the liri-si.h- we may nemnt
nuslate ourselvt-s to the rapacity of
each memls-r of tin- family in a man-
tier imptssiblr in the pulpit. We
may answer objections, remove
doubts, ami fortify their weakness. .
We can ascertain tlieir wants and '
meet them. Theie is no manner
ljetter adapted to the attainment of
tlie end after which we are inquiring
than the conversational, and no phux-
so well suited as thejiome.
There was a greater church love
among our fathers iu many sections
of the church than nmoug us. It
was because they were more firmly
convicted of tlie truth of the d.s--
trines of the church. It was due in
gnxit measure to this fin-side tweeh-
ing pursued by tlieir pistors.
.'hi. 11V inirxt teach thriu to the youiifl
by eatechination. We tuxxl not re
mind you of the susceptible eliarae-
ter of tboM who attend t licsc
kxt«n-»—that earliest iinpn-ssions
an. stnmgeat—that the opinions
formed nt this age are so lasting us
to seem to lie woven into the very
texture of the mind. We have not
time to tell you how you can gather
around you thoije accustomed from
childhood's earliest years to love,
reverence and implicitly confide in
you ; iiovv yon can. state so clearly
what yon believe, why yon believe it,
and point them to the very passages
in tlu-ir own Bibles that establish it;
hoyv yon can reason with them until
you produce conviction; bow yon
can remove every vestige of doubt ;
how yon can enforce it upon their
minds, bring it home to tlieir hearts,
and by tlu- very eff.x-ts npon tlieir
souls, bind it firmly to their affec
tions.
Here we have another opportnnity
for contrast. The occasion both ad
mits and calls for it. We can array
them side by side, and stamp indeli
bly upon their memories the supe
riority in every tlijng that will
com mend them to tlieir love.
Experience proves the e.x[>edH-noy
anil prwer of this means. Those
who have Ik-cii most faithfully cate-
cliisedwrc always most devoted to
their 'church. Wherever they lie
throvvp they remain true to her.
Nothing seems to Im* able to win
then from lier. May God lead us
back to the old paths. F•
smites the breast of each snnl of
Hint little rrrw, a f.-n moments ago
so joyous and light-hearted. Tli«\
waves dash furiously over IIm* sides
of the Is Kit—it is overturned, and
the almost frantic father is strng
gling to save his Is-lov.xl ones from
His son Jeffi-ison
is near him. As lie attempts to
rescue him, the little child lifts his
elixir voi.x-, in tills h.Hir of sore
n.xxl, als.ve the nnr of warring
elements, and in tin* face of griui
dentil, cries: “AVrrr miml me, pi ;
itarr ma." Surely tin* guardian angels
smile ns they listen, and demx-nd at
God's bidding to save, (hie by one,
almost uiinimtously, was the family
n-snuxl ftom “the deep”; one, a little
girl, was seized by her long hair ns
she was sinking to rise no more
until the Itesumx-ti.m morn. And
they were all brought to the sliort-—
not one was missing.
On the following Kaldiath the aged
pastor gave thanks to a mereifid
(hid who Imd interpisi-d to ilelber
from death this btdored family of
his flis-k, and p-nnittixl them there
in the temple of God to ininglr tlieir
voice* with tins*- of tlieir f.-llow-
worship-rs in prayer and thanks
giving. In the nfleraiMm, when the
tenehers and Snhltalh scholars were
gatheixxl together, the |Kistor again
alluded to the great deliverance Gist
had vouehsuf.xt to some iM-fore him
—teachers and scholars. He nd-
ilresMxi tlie lsiys of the school, re
minding them that one of tlieir
numlier, in nn hour of imminent
peril,, unnppillcd by tbe horrors
of the scene, bad asked that his
young life should Is* sacrificed to
save that of a Is-lov.xl mother, lie
exliortixl them to imitate the example
of their little compuiion in his devo
tion to his mother; and that the
lesson might lie still more impressive,
the Superintendent Isx-koncl to the
little child to coine. forward and
stand in tlie clmm-cl. Many eyes
overflowed ns they rested grateftdly
npm the face and form of that
tiny lsiy, who had lsx-n faithful to
his mother—even unto death. And
many were the fervent prayers that
ascended to the f.sitstoql of God,
that tlie holy teachings which had
developxl so pure a love, might
continue to mould the heart, and to
direct the walk and conversation of
this little child, thus enabling him
Tlie city .»f G.sl is, to tln-ii mind, in ] of their lalmrs. Will not Baxter’s
“Cidl to the t'ii<xaiverte.l,” slid ht*
“Saint's Everlasting Best.” Is- read
with uiuilmtcd phxismv and profit,
when his pm.ler.His tom.'* of pth-mic
tb«x»hig> stand m-gl.x1e»l ;uid ttn
..p-mxl on dusty lss.k sIm-Ivcs f
It is no*, of ixmrse, meant that
ministers should have no sympathy
with tlu- dimhts which will often
distress the minds of tlieir most
intelligent hearers, or do mdhing to
remove tlu-iii. But a ministry vlik-h
is only or chiefly anti skeptical, is
not likely to Is* a very fruitful one.
It is generally Jiositive didactic
preaching which brings sinners to
rep*ntnnee, and does the most to
(iniinote exjs-rimental nml practical
n-lighm.— Ixaidnn Freeman.
a state of p-rp-l.ml siege, mid tbe
noise of war always raging around
Imt w alls. They sehlian hxul tlieir
hinn-rs forth for a p-mefnl walk,
bidding them to murk well tier bul
walk*, ami rousid.-r 1st pala«x-s.
(but, euanMinxI with the sight, they
may exult in citizenship, or desire to
share in its pm lieges.
In most (xtugTvgui ions, |Ih* majority
eiHisists of |s*rsiais who are neter
rea.-lnxl by the skc|Hirism of tlie age,
uml f.x-l no iuterest in it. Tiiey n.xxl
rc|no»f for tlieir faults, roinf.irt for
tln-ir sorrow s, strength for their con
flirt with tcinjitation, and for the
jH-rfonuaiKx* of the every .lay duties
of life, or to Is- ar.uis.xl from tln-ir
indifference to the whole sut^jfx-t ..f
n-ligitHi. For tln-ir minister to Is-
ever bringing liefore them, fnr rrfu
tation, the infiik-lity which he, p-r
haps, has met with in tin* ixatrse of
Ins own n*ading ami study, is very
much like hxxling them with stone*
when they mxxl bread.
TTn-ti, again, to he always sjieaking
of tnitli in an apdugetic tone, is
calculated to wraken it* inflnrnrr.
If every .l.wtrinc of tbe faith ( is
tn-atixl ns an op-n qin-stion, it gives
to n-ligimis teaching nn air of tinrer
tniuty, which miglit to In* carefully
nvoidixl. It was fonneriy the jirae
tire of fVxflch ministers to jirracli
frnm the same text for many Holidays
together. One day a young man
stole into a church during tlie ser
mon, and the first words he beard
were, “We now <xiuic to tlie thirt.v-
stx-nud objection to this doctrine.”
U>- iustaqtly thought to hiniM-lf,
“What an objectioiuibh- d.M-triue it
must lie.” Are there not many ser
mons which have a similar effect t
Do they not often shake the confi
dence of tlioao who already Is-lievc,
anil crente doubt ill minds where it
never existed before T It may Ik*
fairly questioned whether it is wist*
to drug pxiple through all the mazes
of nnxlern infidelity, merely for the
jilensun* of showing them the way
.nit, nml esjsx-ially when then* is a
.lunger that some of them may Ik*
left lK‘hin.1. The very ap-.itlo, who
was himself so great a controver
sialist, said : “I would have you w ise
unto that which is goisl, and simjile
eomxrning eviL”
Another fact, which weighs against
the constant a.Uijition of this style of
jirem-liing is, that tlie class for whom
it is intended nrc seldom oinvlnced
or satisflixl with it. When the
preacher snpjMMK's himself to 1m> in
cxintlict with a skcffiieal adversary,
he generally imagines one who is
weaker Ilian himself. He pnta iulo
the mouth of lii*ojipment only thom-
*
a seniMMi, Ikiw much may be dom- to
lielj) ilelivery and save tint voire I If
any one donbta this, let him take a
sermon of loug-euvolved sentences,
where there is no stop for ten lines,
and another of short ones, ami try
the difference. Pauses there miuit
be; and some preachers have great
art in ao making the stojijiiiig-pla.x*c
on tin* road a* to call attention to tlie
finest views. While they must paiwe
tomtnrhere, they select such oppirtu
nitiea for renting aa leave the result
of a section of the discourse to linger
on tlie minds of the bearers. Thin
should always he done where then)
is a break in the argument, and, if
pissible, driven home with some terse
iqikorism or proverb, containing the
sense of w hat lias gone before, ao aa
to leave the milmtuiux* of each sectioi
of the Mcnnou in some tangible am
p>rtablc simp* on the memory of the)
audience. After some nail hail lsx*u
driven home and elitielnxl, let the
hammer jianse awhile and listen for
tbe rrs|iouKive ix hn in the soul of the
hearer."
Practical.
“Com* T* to the Water*.”
Use of the Voice i* the Fulpit
The I’sited Pmbftrrian very justly
and |M*rtim*nlly says that “V.nce
piw.-r in the pilpir is one to Ih*
rultivated. It is nn essential jmrt
of the highest jmwer of eloqtieii.x*.
and a great means of usefulness in
tin* pulpit. Even conijiaratively
weak Vokx-s may Ik* so cultivated
nnd ustxl as to Im* of w.mderfiil effix-t.
Tlie effect of a singing-master's kxi-
wina on a v.Kxdist, in bringing out
tones nnd exHnpnss of tbe voice, show
what may be done by tin* jireaelier
in tin* cultivation of tla* same art, It
must Ik* a natural voice which is
used, for no Imwling will Im* half so
nudihlr as a man's own key-note.
He innst mldress himself to some
one ut the fartliest end of tlie sjmux*
he jm-aelies iu, au.l tlimw his vohx*
.Hit fmm him into the circuiufercmx-
of the building. The chief effort
used, and the chief watchfulness re
quired, is to *n*tai* the end of the
nrntenm; where it would lie natural,
in conversation, to drop the Voitx*
slightly. Otherwise a mnn can not
Ik- too natural, or spxik too nearly
ns In* would in eoveraation. The
voi.x* innst Ik* rested by sjieaking iu
different notes within the coiujiusm
of the preacher's natural srah*. By
elinngiiig the keys, he will rest one
while using another, and so avoid
fatigue.
As nothing in so wearisome to the
nndiemx*, so nothing is so fatiguing
to the jireaelier, ns that monotony
which “ flows inu.ldily along.” A
medical mail give* his account of the
enuse of clerical sore throats. He
siiys they jirocxxxl from men stoojiing
in reading, so that the throat does
tlie work of the client, and lungs,
which .-an not act as they would if
the pistil it- was ujirighl, 14401 the
shoulders well op-n.
Then, again, in the eonqiosition of
Then- is cm record a ease of a very
'wicked mid lmr.leii.xl man whose
fix-ling* were so touched by the soft
notes of a dove, that lie Was by the
Wlmt a man 1 'Divine Hj.irit led to t'liiist and ton
Christian life. Iu the incident ls-low
the prattling of a bahe was blessed
to tin- same result. During a revival
in a town in Ohio, a man who had
isxri very worldly-minded was awak-
cimxJ, tint for some time c*in<x*a!c«l his
fix-lings even from hi* wife, w ho was
a praying woman. She left him one
evening in charge of his little girl of
three years of age.
After her dejiartiire his anxiety of
miml became so great that he conld
not rest, and he liegan to walk the
room in hi* agony. Tlie little girl
siKin noticed his agitation of miml.
and inquired, “What ails you, Pa T
be rejilied, “Nothing!” ami endear-'
oixxl to re-quiet bis fix-lings, and
divert his miml from tbe subject.
But all in vain. Conscience would
not bush up at bis bidding. He
could not calm tlie troubled deejt of!
liis sin jKiilut.-d heart. After sitting
a short time, he rose again, and
.xHiwn.Hi.xxl walking to and fro as
before. S.MW tbe qAiitiou of his
little daughter was ^fain arrested,
and wondering, don I it less, at lier
father’s uneasiness, and ignorant of
its (xmse, she looked up sytajutthi-
zingly in his face, and inquired with
all the artlessness and simj.li.-ity of
childhood—“Pn ! if yoit were dry,
irnnhTnt yon yo and yet a drink of
voter f” Tlie father started, ns if a
voice from heaven had fallen on liis
ear 1 He thought of liis thirsty soul,
famishing for the waters of life! He
thought of that liriny fountain ojiened
in the gosjiel, and he heard the voice
of Jesus sqyiug, “If any man thifst.
let him mine nnto me and drink V
“Ho! every one that thirsteth, coine
ye to the waters!”
He thirsted:
* tie longed to drink Hint crrstal stream
Tlint flow* the tree* at life between—
Hint its pen* waters in bis soul
Migbt rise elemall.v to roll!"
He ts-lteved! and straightway fell
at the Saviour's feet, exclaiming in
heart if not in words:
*• Just as I nm, tliou wilt rewire;
Wilt wek-tnnr. pardon, cleanse, relieve;
B, enuse tby promise I be'iere.
0 Lntnb of God, I come P
Fnim that hour lie dates the
dawning of a new light, and the
lioginningof a new life.
The Kindest Master.
The Great Wheel.
Xi.xKlemus was a converted Indian.
His langnage was highly figurative.
Once, when looking nt the mill, he
aaitl to a missionary: “Brother, I
discover something that rejoices my
heart. I have seen the great wheel,
and many little ones; every one was
in motion, and Mccmgd all alive, but
suddenly all stojijied, and tlie mill
was as dead. Jnst so it is with my
heart—it is dead as the wheel; but
as soon as Jesus’ blood flows upon it,
it gets life, anil sets everything in
motion, and the whole man Is-ing
governed by it, it becomes evident
that there is life throughout. But
when the heart is removed from the
crucified Jesus, it dies gradually, and
at length all life ceases.”
When the doctrines of the Holy
Spirit became mewfi clear to his
mind, he compared Jiis liody
canoe, and his heart to the
adding, “that the Holy Spirit
tlie master, sitting at the rodder
and directing tlie vesseL”—Kchrljc
Trramry. \
I
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Soiling the. SooL *
Tlu* iter. C. 11. Kjiurgeon tells the
following story in one of his sermon*:
There is a story told of a most
eccentric minister, that walking out
one morning, he saw a man going to
work, and said to him; “What a
lovely morning! How gratefid we
ought to be to God for all bis bmt-
etes!” Tbe man said he did not know
muck about it. “Why,” said the
minister, “I snpjiose yon always pray
to God for your‘wife and family—for
your children—don’t yon f -‘No,”
said he, “I do not know that I do.”
“What,” said tlie minister, “ do you
never jirayf” “No." “Then I will
give yoa half a crown, if yon will
jinimise tnc you never will, as long as
ever yon live.” “Oh,” says he, “I
shall be very glad of bnlf a crown, to
get a dmji of lieer.”
He took the half crown, nml jirom-
i*xl never to jiray as long as he livixl.
He went to his work, and wlirti lie
had been digging for a little wfiilc,
lie t lion gilt to himself, “That's a
queer thing—I’ve taken m<tiicy, aml
jiromisixl never to jiray as long as I
live.” He thought it over, arid it
made him feel wretched. He Went
home to his wife, and told her of it.
“Well, John,” said she, “you may
dcjHHid upin it, it was the (lovil;
you've sol.l yourself to the devil fin-
half a crown.” This so bowed.the
|Ksir wretch clown that he did not
know what to do with himself. Tliis
was all bis thought — that be bad
sold himself to the devil for money,
and would soon lie earned off to
hell.
, He commenced attending jilaccs of
worship, conscious that it was of no
use, for he had sold himself to the
devil; Imt he was really ill, ltodily
ill, through the fear and trembling
which lia.l come njiott him. One
night be recognized in the preacher
the very man who lsa.l given him tlie
half-crown, and proliablv the preacher
recognized him, fin- tbe text was,
“What shall it jirofit a man, if he
sliall gain tlie »*hole -world, and lose
his own soul V Tlie preacher re
mark, xl that lie knew a inaii who liad
sold liis soul for half a crown. The
jkkh man rushed forward and said,
“Take it back!, Tiike it kick!”
“Tiki Raid you would never pray,”
said the minister, “if I gave you naif
a erwwn ; do you want to jirajy P
“Oli, s ve*; I would give tbe world to
Ik* allow.xi to jiray.” That man w as
a great fool to sell liis soul for half a
crown ; hut some of you are a great
deal bigger fools, for you never had
the half crown, and yet you do not
jiray, ami 1 <larc say never will # but
will go down to bell, never having
sought God.
I was talking one day to a very
clioerful old man, who was fond of
s|M*aking of the masters whom he
had served. It was a jtleasant tiling
to hear him tell of how many kind,
good masters he had worked for.
“ Had you never once a hard
maxter f” I said.
“ I Veil, may be I had, Imt I foi-gotr
that sort; there's no pleasure in
thinking of them.”
I thought ns 1 left him how much
lietter it is to try and remember
altoiit tlie good, rather than tbe evil
that has troubled our ;>ast live*;'
and thinking of masters put me in
mind of the best of all masters.
“One is your Master, cveu Christ.”
Our earthly masters jirovide us
work, give ns leave to toil, pay us
{wages for onr industry, anil tie
thank them, and serve them dili
gently*. But our heavenly Master
not only gives us freely the health
and stlength that enables us to toil,
He jiroviiles that we shall re*t from
our labor. He gives ns one day in
seven, its a time of rent and refresh
ment. He calls to Him and says, “I
will give you t ext. 7 ’ I>o we think of
that kind Master as we should!
Arc we grateful that He lias iso
tenderly thought of us as to provide
for onr rejKiae and rest! We know
that “Hegivoth His lieloved sleep”
—that great restorer of-mau’s jfliyki-
eal energies; but not merely dries
{He give ns rest in slw-ji, no jiroviiles,,.,..
'or us a day of waking rest. Chi
his holy Sabi with we can “ rest Bn
|the Lord,” enjoy tlie sweet i
•lay when all labor shall cease; i
the tilt'd world, weary with
days of anxious care and toil, can
p-uCefully <ximpose itself to rest.*—
O, dear brother workmen, let no vain
desire for earthly pleasure or Jirofit
make you unmindful of tlie claims
of the liest of Masters! for “Hit*
yoke is easy and His burden }is
ight.” -