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Ha * w0 love to read those vemw |
L.1 9^ 1.£ aL It A J sifciA
, tie Bible iu which W0 Bod the ohristiun cun kiss the rad which f life
know" l There are so nrnny
thiob we do sot kuow, “
JHL. .
,, 0U certaiuty iu this lifo of ours, tbs miffonug* of Christ.
aeed ofteu to be reminded 11 “ ‘ *
^5L trfttbs of which we have a
^iive-keowiodge. It is true that
JJ7' the Obrwtiau is ignorant of
tmths esecerntog
j^ad is osrious, such as
tiBW asd Biauuer of d
«f heaven and
meabh besides very in a
?rW d doctrines of our
#hick*« 400 V8St for U8 i to » ra8 P
t Hliwpriaoned in the fle&. “litre
fe gae through a glass; darkly. 9
ufrto we know iu part.” 4 We walk
by faith, not by sight ”
thisia true, on the other
not tree, » » •» o&w «
the aabeliever, that a
s oee only of. feeling, e
ifld pleasant anticipations,! but it is
a life of profband and positn e know!-
edge of »anj truths, who^fe
even is hidden from the v inception
•fthe «nwgeneratc soul. We t«>o
often am that little word ‘ hope,” as
related to the Christian, as it' it were
merely expectancy, but not aa as
sunwee, as if doubts hung over the
aarcyseat, and salvation plight be
or might not be tree. But Paul
describes the Christian's hope as an
iociior to the soul, rare and eteadfuet,
t hope which had become an ns
sunace, because rooted in the soil
SO
oh every
plsee,
the
employ -
of tho
religion,
But when the physical drops away
in death, will the soul sleep 10 the
grave with the dost until the ream
motion morning f This is a matter
of positive knowledge with the be
liever.
2 Cor. v : 1, &. The taking away
the scaffolding dose not disturb the
spiritual budding within, and angels
will bear it up to Him presence to bo
forever with the l*>rd. It matter*
smites ; can yUtry in tribulation*. | is the |an
sod rejoice to become a partaker in t!
at while
nd it is
iuied by
ous life
oiteuieut
kmiiever, which
act la words bat ia a lit tag
pie. This la a
1 „ . m^BuSMSS .dkJm Jha
was
mare a wm
ka whaa it
paeiUtM* in bare
looking u|too t
is set npwa si
|y|lw AITil llil Fflf Am fltwahgl ha 1 ] lilsma
otorarto**) bat I-*4mg an Uria'i
r 11* 111 L>« I (1 (Mlkxi a/ iL um mwm a a.1
WS *W^ V 1 V! 0-0 O^W SI
spun an olpt t warm wish life, Irwad
not what agonies are sseuristed with , 1% Mat aftortraualo sad dear la
the fact of dying, though the silent * every ftaimg «f Uaaheart. We bate
form briug home, the question, is | fee deal aa lno|
uot the spirit dead also, or sleeping, euastraed tola maatal
and perba|ks the darfcaeo* and still abstract sad fulAaUss, hat with a
ness of the grave make as shodder 1 follow mortal, laaehed with the had
for a moment, yet “wv know/ Glory a< of uer tafirmittas, emarttag at
troth, sad tha
of
it
its name, hat philosophy
i the halts of ms them at
tea, which, like
laws, in
salvos have often
tkMi? ImMMi
! I > tiiHL,
mul gn |j^gp
testily
I* PIHHMIIII
t jMsrapud its
(Ml Urn hml
* 4
WiP
to Go«I for this
know that whilst wears at homa ia
the body, we ^cp^aUeut from the
Lord,” and we am confident sod
willing rather to bdabsent from the
boily,. and ta he present with the
Lord.” Dear friend, meditate mor*
and more upon the truths which the
Christian Anoirs an immovable and
eternal facts, and which are no
glorious, that he who believes in
•ray pom for his Iowa «f an, ywS
•iHS holding ar<ulfast
«a;a the end. Nor deaa tha
of Which Christ Is tha modal, drop \ N the proof In la angy <
oaa little of tha law, hml Mda It ah j 4* *wj
up ta graceful si tract mas, ami haapa | every family t tha
it sfiradiaat, ami traaalataa it oat of j red*use* naie
taagnagr, and inakea * tulaiUgihlw ta , table aa lhr|
tha haart of the failaa areatam Far 1 tare
if maa had eat fell thm his original chrtstmalty. The :mth« of
thin taw which seeai* to an ea |«Mtf read la tha Ribl% at lietsmed
Ihn mighty reach of his adad, over
kminl i-fi‘fc»is in'na» a k b ,L
a mtaala ieitsiuaisa of tbs timnil
of Ihh earth might haws
Imimr* W *b*l\ tJbNmii fc>#
EftSlh. gvasi Mr. Bayle, wha
j hmhad lain tha orgaam strackara of
aU mailer, eroa to tho
not optional with yoo, uiy
fmini. wbellicr you shall live on a
red coined earth, and in tunes on
I I which the eads of tbs age an some:
SWtt 1 tftttgS? 1 LiS'Wgm
■daughter ‘mosC hsre'|
h bull .int « arcci
inf admiral ion ,.( t, ,mmJ n
«od rnunuff » \U pb-.,n;u,t|
•urrmiudingn,*!
apaa f Hash a bum may hara been
qaahiml ta look ap throagh aatare
la aatate s Gad. Vsi the reauta of
" nil of hin cnttlmiilAikai vu * >-—
I gananpOTV wa arap MPw
** amnt r,mAimed ami deroat belief is
all Whmb the atheist bulhi la nm
a»«l drived tag
at petitire knowledge,
nia tratlis, whose
ike stability and
SB. *
ling M>r-
ity form
le chris-
a
kuow
to
let
those troths coueeruing
Ute heaveuly, which you
ted to know and rest
the solid rock.
Kota, rii: 18. Our owu
spiritual
poverty and guilt The prodigal son
had taken one step homeward when
be came to hioiself and knew that
he was dying amid the husks. Glory
to God for the knowledge of our
nothingness ! jp
l John iii: 5. “Manifested to take
away our sins. I know that my
sins formed a part of the heavy load
which was laid ou the substitute,
the Lamb of God.
1 Peter i: 18, 19. The blood of
thmt is our sufficient ransom, and
hence that precious blood cgucels all
the debt, which is all paid and for-
wer paid.
•lob xix : 25. We have a living
Bedeemeiv-the grave could not hold
Him, aud He ever liveth onir iligh
Pris*t,.His pierced hands and feet
^er pleading ot our justifiestioa.
John ix : 25. X John v: 10; iji : 14.
Passed from death unto life. What
ever skepticism and infidelity may
»y, the Christian knows thgt ho is a
Q ew creature, that he has received
a new heart, and that the heavy
tad of siu has rolled away. There
wvbe uo doubt of this, for lio loves
w hat he listed, aud hates what he
lov ed, and Jesus is the chief among
* ten thousand.
- fim. i: 12. He has a jiositive.
acquaintance with this Saviour, a
® w eet knowledge of-flis jxjwer ami
^ 0Te ’ *4 can leave all fears of siu
a “d death with Him, for He is able
to keep that which we commit to
‘scare. The fear of dying, there-
tae, ouly proves that we do not
taow Christ, but we may know him
be “always rejoicing ” «
2 Corinthiaiis xiii :5. 1 John ii: 5;
Christ iu the believer, au
4 aiding guest j our souls Ills temple
***d His hoiner We know this, as
y as Mary and Martha kuew
w «Q the humble home in Bethany
bouored by His presence, for
i ttil ^ eart ^ voice afid were
[ | r <tigthened by His words. So
believer known that Christ is iu
l *» because he feels His presence,
J 81 * whispers of love, and
l ' 18 u P° n His omnipotence.
Him 111 V ** 1: * n 118 we *u
(OuL. We ^ rt0ir tllat tl * er ° C * lU 1)6 1,0
of t . eiullation » a,, d away go all fears
1 i U(1 gnaent, all terrors of the
r . ’ or * e 8 hall be covered in the
kav l ^ II8 rj S ht<50n s nes s* But it
, 8a ’^’ a ithough the Christian
jndJ!. 0 eai 8 * n ’ < i eat ^» °f the
do ,vet theae subl >^ truths
and ? * lipl R bove tbA sorrows
tears ° f the ertrth]y ^ fe Ko f
1 * d< ““ tl« „orm«
Slid lives upon them out never be «**-r>*, would b*«* SBt mwmfel. king
gloomy or fearful. Let me repeat and gnrnl as well as jnst. Far {ware
them once more. Is sweat, ami chastity is garni. .t>4
I know that he was msnib ^ud to fiwgivearas »* kual, and ualhrnUMM
take away my sins. is tb. u»»#t «g <^wafidram^ and b>««.
I koow l am rwdvested with tbe Thane reqntrwaseniAraw hi Ibamsalvta
precious blood of Christ. m mark m4 the ew«Mk»a mi mn* \ as radical
1 know that my lkdwair lireth 1 in rim gmwpi l 1 ha taw m tha gaagal praUawaUv
l know that 1 have paneed from i i«» the aalSaUwa. TVe g««ap«4 la tha
taw to the lalleu. The law it God
fil ihtX 1 t f 4^1 { n t.M **~143II |~ id» r *! - jg
Gild mamteatrd in tbe dash An»en4
the jHintj a4 the »aw, CMHat strayed
everything (hat m pieaaaM. pare «m4
bvdjr, a ad M g«<M«I reywan.
tow-hat, ara% tha
• i un.si.irt t*a 1 lhav
l*4k i i0|
‘i
death unto life.
1 know whom i bars Ueliavevl,
sod that be is able to keep that
which I have committed auto Him.
I know that lie dwelieth in me.
aud 1 in him.
I kuow ibat there ia no condemn*
lion, beonusa i am tu Him.
I know that nil things work to
getber for good* to them that love
God.
I know that at death I »h*tl fly
error might, |irehsp«,
s east of doe altenUoe
v«f bum art jndg
the stractsre of that
fmt mm «m mSW m~i mmimn^miM, «U* (M hMgivr.
ieeliug. amt eit«n a I Magis day M u* the KivesUgaGua of trach.
the ealita Np af a «»*a. ‘ lag th*r qaewtioa he sa*werrd hj
•mfiiNi and as Mr. leU. who, ta the highest
* 4 i»*e« id adoralioa and devoiioo, was
—or0ag A god christ tea—Sir. Uct*. whoa. <Mkw
Iras. i>i><4tga«r. hardwap maa, whese •*« to third the errarw of thinking.
iO» has haea given ap «a evil, and ^ «p u, U» my hmsUias of
whase mtad has scare*? *|*r heea «a4 to direct iato the
troaWed shat rr gma, to sadAsal? U ark af
arrested h? seam Ufk* chnatsaai vhau miad af
day heard
Skrriag in tha Cram of Oh4* *
“God fartdd that I gMf f tenth.
Hi* 1
the dr
by shamng him
from the first
a ta the last
; pattiag
the
save ka the mew ef ear Lord Jeans
Christ.* lie hath evsr heea the hufm, | twoeveieat | tha
as He is, I espeetation, dewlr*-, delight sad re
I jotnng of true believsvs. The prom
tse af him »*» nil anti eivoagh. that
Gad gats Adam m his extreme dta
nw rriH*i Ami fHMirHfl. I
will pot enmity hatweea thee .nd
the woman, sn.» between th> wad
and her wed 5 it shall braiw thy
bead, and Ihoa shalt l>nyr hi« heel.*
- -sea— 1 - * Kve perhape tbought that tha p»«aa-
Th® Lard * Day—A ParaUa laed scml had bean bora in her first
born, when site irkeintl nut saisl ** 1
“O dear, I am s*> very tinwl »d the 1 have gotten a maa from the Lord.*
Sunday !”
So said Willie, a playful
heavenward, aud see Him
and be with Him for ever.
Let us be satisfied with what we
know, anil be willing to leave the
mysteries to be solved, when, ss
scholars, we sit si His feet, and
learn from His Ups tbe cmupbtc
story of redeeming lore.— The /»■
terior.
Bat these asm, it may ha said,
were ofily deep thinkers sad lived
In ifcetr clom-tc. unacaashMaed ta the
trafihr of the world, sad to the laws
which prarUraHi rrfilstr maakiad.
Gmtbiis! ia the plsce where we
bow nit to admiaiatcr the jeuKtrcw of
w kieh
does not meet
sweep across the daily
ex-
fellow who waa longing for tbe
Sabbath to be over, that be might
ruturn to his (day.
*‘Wlio wants to hear a story V
said a kind friend who was preaeut.
“I, sir,” “ami l, w “and I,* mud the
children as they gathered around
him. Then be told them a {mrablc.
Our Saviour, when be Wan oo
earth, often taught tho people by
parables. The parable now told to
tbe little boys was of a kind man
who bad some very uioe apples
hanging upon the tree. A poor man
was passing by tbe house of the
owner, and he stopped to admire
{his beautiful apple-tree. He count
ed the golden pippins. There were
just terra ot them. The rich owuer
could afford to give them away, and
it gave him so much pleasure to
make this poor uian happy that he
called him, and said, “My friend, f
will give you a part of my fruit.”
Ho the man held out bis hand and
received six of the apples. The
owner had only kept one for hia own
use.
Do you think the poor man was
grateful for this kindness f No, in
deed ! He wanted tbe seven pippins
all for himself; and st last he mode
up his mind that be would watch
his time, aud go back aud steal tbe
other apple.
“Did he do that 1* said Willie,
very sorry. “He ought to been
ashamed of himself! I bop© be got
well punished for stealing that
apple.” t
■ “How many days are there in the
week, Willie r said his friend.
“Haven," said Willie, blushing deep
ly ; for now be began to mxlerstaud
the parable, and be felt very uneasy.
Conscience began to whisper to him,
“And should oot a boy be ashamed
of himself who Is unwilling on the
seventh day to lay aside his play t
Ought he uot (o be punished if be
will not ‘remember the Bahbath day,
to keep it holy V ”
i Noah being born, his fatfer Lantech
little | rejoiced and said, ‘ This same shall
comfort as nmvning oar work «a4
toil of ua* 1 hands, beaaase of the
ground that God hath earaed, l»e re
jotoNM in him who was ta take away
tlie curse.* bv Iwlna made a raise lac
ns. Whan Abraham, la the height
of his glory, waa retarwiag Irma tha
c. mo oral <>f the k lues of *—»
that had cossa .igsiast the f»u(rJr
rate kings of the vale of Hwluai,
God appeared to him with this glori
ous heart cheering premia*, “Fear
not. I am thy shield sad thy exceed
lug great reward.* What could his
sou! desire more, bat oh! be me*,
as Be a lien afterwards, upon the lose
of Joseph, “The child t# not, sad
whither shall 1 ga.* “Thou hast
promised that in my wed all the
Batioae <4 the earth shall he blessed.*
If that promise fall, what good will
all. other things do as. Thus it la
said he rejoiced to sqr the day af
Christ; be saw it and waa glad, tha
thought of the coming Haviuar
through the distant space of 2,000
years, was the joy, delight sad cam
fort ef his heart. Jacob, when blesa
imr his suit said ‘ Judah thna art
®swm sisww- w^iwe.^1 y vanra^^a^a'S wesmawm i ^s^s a
he whom thy brethren shall peaias;
thy hand shall tie aa the neck of
thine enemies; thy father's ehUdrea
shall bow down before thee,* Ac. it
woubl he so endless task ta instance
in particulars; good otd Maaw
sums up the whole matter, “Christ
Is God's salvation and Israefs glory.*
He to the deakre at alt aatioaa, him
whom they delight la, worshiped by
all the heavenly boats. “I heard tha
voice of many angel* round the
throne, ami Uviag creatures, sad the
elders, and tbe number of them was
ten thousand lime* tea ihoaasnd,
and ihodMixU of thousands savins
-■■IrSP' APtflPtofittlppfipppmpitlp vtptp spsgRmMspaitmRpiptppm' : mssr >t y * *vsp
with a load voice, worthy Is the
lamb that was slain, to receive power
ami riches, and wisdom and strength,
sad honor, sod glory, sad blandug
And every eveeture which to la
heaven and earth, sad under the
earth, am! saeh as are hi the see.
a * inal; sad bet • era his old life sad
his new there has oome I* to « »
few twierw “a great gulf fixed * lu*l
II ||| diiiFii tJbfiroirifl nfit ti4 (Imt
i %+j• as t&m srs A1. f g^iaf r^ri IfV' A ft tgt 0 fhlfi 1 Mtof*
qauat tlfi* at hamhle huliasas. eoo thu great roontry, the never toebe-
secrated service, patient eadaraarws. f furgtMteu Mir MaUherw Itair jwe
and grateful levs. f sided ; whoa* faith iu Christianity is
Writing to tha Oertodhkan chets ** rxslied commentary upon iu
tlsaa, the A|wetto Fsal sywaks of F truth sad rreaoa, sad whoa* life
“thieves, sad eevvteas, draakards, •** a glorious exsmpto ef IU fraiu ;
reveltoea, and etlrafiaarra,* sad )«»t»re. drawn from the par* toun
says, “it©*I* were saaw* af yoa s bet \ «*!»« of the Christian dispeosatioa,
ye are washed, hat ye at© sanctified, will be, ia fill age*, a satyect of the
bat ye see jastified la the asae ef higW*t reverence sad admiration,
the Lord Jeans, and by the Spirit N Hat It to said that the rhrtottou
ef (led.* And three to sasrvwly a
pmtim vImi mmM
i|p||P; IHHipKlir to
II fi flam .mmim©aa<^nnpflams
toef Me other troth*, ae ether
pf.»5u> e r*»1 oral rhaagra ef
•piritual character Bead ta a maa
|pig^aa>- jfi jf 1 ** tOtf )l(| 11 d*
liaasa, they aihet him hat Utile |
read ta him the Sew Testament, ha
S -■■ ... m..mm..mdm At. . J. a. — trnmrn.. HIPikllM f Wtl P |A j M ®PU, 0 1*. ^ fi
rnisisff iii mmm
Jmiia.* In tin lisrlkt thrisr tilir
nameea, ura tra wet jedified w
nInlying tu the asewBaels ef chnsti
salty the wine wards ef a calm
observer of its eartter plu m smews,
“IfefiuiM few these men, sad let
them aim** , far, if this roeasot or
this work bs of men, it will mat le
i#aught; bat If it be ©f God, ye ana
sol overthrow it, tout haply ?t lw
low ad ©vea le fight sgaiaat God.*-—
Her If eery Alien, />./>
lhmucytoi*fii. Jwha ( hrywos
tom advise© as ta give ta detrecSorw
lb*. ML>wine ©amine t “Ha** ran
, shttig jft.md ta say of u© itrvabci.
is ©pea te raonlve year commeaica
ttoa with gladness if it ha anything
bad, my enia era (nit Iflusk yws)
tfflllkctl W Ifiiti
pfott ttHi I lo il#ci t*# hfurtm
that flam© awe has tahyivvd badly f
t wan ignorant of it, nod yoa tolling
me of It only makes am sod. Why
t.m auir aiMioh Lb hiut 9 ts-t
we have quit* enough to givw aa
sceoaut af war awns though 1*. word*,
iSm), ,imLua 1 hi uu t>na#
that rewlb p curiosity awd scrapa-
loe« exsmiaatioa to hear ea ear awn
riM*ilint iupt#otl of arStiu* *a oar-
J <M>± if is* iii* Hi,mrs u-.-jd* s I fi m * vt t\
■ mPHMpT*©w!|S'''©e*i wraflfliMiMPflH:.,^ mpfllMIP
spending So much vntaabto ttone la
scrollnlxrng sad driving late the
f.rI.,---. .Mi,, gjr k-f to©«r*lc's
wwecjjgppg giv'TWaw era ©Ph wwi s **
hearts.*
fshto is bat the tafe at the mere
swornt (Mipcrsiitxuis of the world,
sad may he reed? detected by n
proper nodenttaadiag of the mythol
ogies uf the hr* then. Del Mil too
under*t*o<l those mythelogtoe f Was
he toes versed than Mr. Twine ia the
suep*v©ti lions of the world f No
They were the aatgect of bis lm
asortsl «e|$ sad though shut out
from nil receive use ta them, be
gMM»rrd forth from the stores of n
memory ndk with nil that man ever
knew, sod Uni tU« m ta their order
as the tKlawtratiea of real sad exalted
faith, the enqoestMMNxble sauna of
that femd genii us ehirb hss rant n
k. f,,t ,4 Qtion ■{! ti*r other
works of man.
m 1Im Um IlMMWMiil of &UMIti|
nw n. ^ - fi- Mmm. ■■ — fi.fi - ^*1
wg p If AwffllB 111 MM © BHv 1mrj WimJle”^—
He mw, rill htoeicd sritk mm of light.
Bet It was tbe light of the body
oalv that was exliawwinbed : “the
light shone toward and
him to jaodfy the ways of
God «a maa.*
The* yea find nil that to great, or
wriee, or pdswdfrfl, or Ulaettrtoas,
t all the
if
by Bfi
I'm vernal
tIbNP 1 T* fifth’ll % Jk|Yi|
dignity ot the ©rwrtd, though divided
by distant ages sad by dashing
opto toco, yes joining, as it wera, te
sublime chorus te catohrat* the
truths af Christianity, sad laytag
upon its holy altars the a*ver fedteg
offerings of thdr immortal wmdam.
—Lord Ifeshiar.
It to Wot the Mm's touching on the
flowers that gathore the honey, bat
her ©hiding for a lime open them,
and drawing oat the sweet.. It to wot
he that reads most, hut he that
meditates most on divine truth, that
will prove the chufeant, I
fhnstun -Btohop HeXL •
“If you would pray daw a blessings
on your fisasity, pro np your ‘must
hurra,’* said A Christian adviser,
whose experience ia the divine life
made him aw able gaide.
Sometimes ebrutisn parents ask
for ths 00aversion of their children
with tearful pleading At tha same
time they nay, not always so that
•ttff owu bea4 “I ‘mop have’ health,
sal (HMiitioa, oduoatkm, and beat
have* ths moans of
Elias conversed with Jesus on the
Mount of Transfiguration, were not
these inhabitants of the celestial
world well acquainted with each
other f We rejoioe ia the faith that
mntoal recognition and common ion
era enjoyed by tbe redeemed above.
What nto^ias, eternity will reveal! *
God 1 Work 3oei On*
It to
Him who south the bract,
drown by tbrtr noisy clamor .M
jwtitiott for the souI'n salvation.
Trayer to “tho lierdcu of a sigh, the
falling of a Sear* The wish of the
heart, the hsifottenert dsaire it
iwayrr. Whai we neak *N day long,
what we toil a ad strive fur te
training our chHdree. to te God's
sight our Ufe-prayer. The cry we
utter when they are te danger of
death, or when they threaten to
disgrace the fatally name, or when
ws oar for the time being their want
«4 preparation to meet Gad te
jadgamat, to drewaed tu the “mast
have* which eontrels the ordinary
Bife. . i. * , - :
There In hat uw “must have” for
the ehrisUan parent. We “mast
have” the nalradou af tho souls of
the sons aad daughters gran mg up
about aa Wa “mute have* heaven
for them. .We “mast have* the
Holy BptriL’x lufluettor, which to
uffered os with infinite freeuem aud
fulness. We can leave the aordly
pros|*mty of our chihireu with On©
who gave hi* only Sou for ns. Let
ehristisu psryots cry, “Convert my
child, oven if H takra hia health, hia
those things that pertoh with the
using. .Heed not my worldly long
toga, for they are of the earth,
earthly. Grant not my vain desires,
lost I get lessors* of soul, and the
Hemal death of a beloved child as
my |H»rtiou.*—-Amerira* Memenger.
you as if your Saviour had not
sanctified the world with His feet,
sad sweeteoed its sir with Bis
charity, and judged it by His Gross.
These supernatural facts are a part
of tbe estate yon oocopy. Neither
Ths Hsus Lead.
We can not conceive of a dead
soul; to our mind the word soul is
tosrparably atoocuitod with intelli
gent, active itxistcuos. Therefore
ire are not of the opinion that the
son) at the death of the body iMuutes
into a state of torpidity aud uucoo-
adousaeaa, but retnsins ia tbe full
Upanc—ioa and exercise of all tho
faculttos and power* it had white in
the body.
If tbe soul Uni* sejisratcd from
the body is the soul of a believer,
it immediately gore to Taradioe,
agreeably to our Saviour* promise
to the converted thief on tbe cross,
“today shall thou be with toe in
Paradise,” sad as the apustle Paul
when he was caught up to Paradise,
said that be «a “caught up into the
thiftl heaven/ the dwelling idaoe of
tbe lb vine Majesty ; and as the
promise to I bow w ho overcome is,
“they shall eat of the tree of life
which to in the midst of the Paradise
of God,” t he soul of the believer at
death paase* into glory, a state of
absolute exemption from sin ami
suffering, sad ot great exaltation
ia -1 I *■ as os rt it ws mmaos
mIMI tlHUPPURflPL
It to admitted there must be a
great asoctifyiDg work wrought at
death in the believer, Uk purify him
from all ala. but no greater than waa
wrought te the thtef, to qualify him
for the prr*<tece of tbe Saviour in
Paradin*.-; sad tbe same supernatural
l»ow«r which achieved tho one can
achieve the other. What a marvel
ous spiritual transformation waa
suddenly wrought in Saul of Tarsus
on hia way to Damascus; sod it may
b« that no greater change will re
quire to bo wrought in ths believer's
sou) emancipated by death from the
depraved appetites and passious of
the flesh, ta make him, perfect in
ho)lores, than was experienced by
Baol, and made him instead of a
blood thirsty persecutor of Chris
tiana, an eminent apostle of Jeans
Christ.
That ia this blessed aud eternal
home of the righteous there will be
mutual recognition we are warranted
to believe; foe why should saints
purified and perfected in heaven
know lore than they know while on
tbe earth f wily long* the pious aoul
foe a higher companionship than
earth affords f and when Moara and
can root them out, or dear yon of
the accountability they bind upon
you. Your indifference may blind
your eyre or paralyse your limbs ; it
’ J you out of the range
mediatorial ministry, or of
tbe rechouing that most follow it.
In any case, therefore, the scales of
the choioe do not hang evenly
balanced. Your right decision is
already balanced. Your right de
ctoion ia'already weighed with tbe
coining of the Son ot Man. The way
of life boa His light upon it Choose *
you thm day whether you will serve,
in joy, the Master ot the house, or
turn your back upon it and upon
Him ? If you Jiave wandered some
distance away, turn you, for your
place ia kept for you, and yoo are
yet Within the border* of tbe King's
country ! If you have fallen into
the slumber of uuconcern, awake
and arias, aud Christ shall give you
light!—Biakof Huntington,
Is This Oars!
I once heard a
when he removed
father tell that
his family to a
Ike sdistanee much morTr^i
varied than that to which £hey had
previously been accustomed, his
youngest son, yet a lisping intent,
ran round every room, and scanned
ovary article with ecstacy, calling
out, in childish wonder, at every
new sight, “Is this ours, tether, and
is this ours V The child did not
say “yours,” and I observed that
the father, while be told tbe story,
was offeuded with the freedom. You
could read in his glistening eye that
the infant's confidence in appropri
ating as his own all that his father
bad was an important element in his
satisfaction.
Such, I suppose, will be tbe sur
prise, and joy, and appropriating
confidence with which the child of
our Father’s family will count all
hi* owu when he is removed from
the comparatively mean condition ot
things present, and enters the infi
nite ot things to come. When the
glories of heaven buret upou his
view, he docs not stead at a dis
lance, like a strauger. saying, “O
God, these are thine.” He bouiids
forward to touch and teste every
provision which those blessed man
sious contain, exclaiming, as he
looks in tbe Father's face^J*Father,
this aud this is oars.” Tbe dear
child is glad of all the Father's
riches, arid tbe Father is gladder of
his dear child.—Arnot.
Neighbors' Thistles.
A person was once walking with
s farmer through a beautiful field,
when he happened to see a tell
thistle ou the other side of the fence.
Iu a second, over the fence lie
jumped, and cut it off close to the
grouud.
« “Is that your field f” asked his
companion. “Oh, no P said the
farmer, “bad weeds do not care for
fences; and if I should leave that
thistle to blossom in my neighbor's
field, I should have plenty of my
own/ „ ^
Evil weeds in your neighbor's
field will scatter seeds of evil In yonr
own; therefore every weed polled
up in your neighbor's field is a
dangerous enemy driven off from
yonr own. No one liveth or dieth
to himself. All are linked together.
Mages of old contended that no
ate waa ever committed whose con
sequences rested on the head of the
sinner alone-; that no man could do
ill and his fellows not suffer. They
illustrated it thns: “A vessel sailing
from Joppa carried a passenger,
who beneath his berth cut a hole
through the ship’s side. When the
men of the watch expostulated with
him, ‘What doest thou. O miserable
man F the offender calmly replied,
‘What matters it to yon t The hole
I bare made lies under my owu
berth.’”
This anciont parable is worthy of
the utmost consideration. No man
perishes alone in his iniquity ; no
man can guess the full consequences
of his transgression.