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ONE LORD, OVE FAITH, OVE BAPTISM.”~EPH23IAIS IV: 6.
t Miller, .'Editors
(X)LIJMBIA,*8. O. FRIDAY, JULY 4. 1873
t**o«, there *rr m macij mutual
twjpft lk»t th# nrmlien full of some
•f iU ttafqwwt mill richest expe
Hrwm A*m| I H|iprrhrti<l that our
Ksvionr »»irhr* w i'h U mtnr tender
• •ti« itndc iIm Motfh tried one* « bom
be (Ha* set wditsfy iu irreligious
Conquering a Papiib
The late |>r. Guthrie wan equal to
any «>mer*etic\, physically or other
wise. While engaged iu pastoral
vinutation he came one day to the
door of an Irish Papist, who was
determined that the doctor should
not enter bis house. “You can not
come in here,* said he j “you're not
needed or wanted." “My friend,*
said the doctor, “I’m only visiting
round 1*3 parish to become acquaint
ed with my people, and have called
oo you—only as a pariah toner.” Hi
dauH matter,* said Paddy, “you
•han’t come in here and with that,
lifting the poker, he said, “If you
come in here Pll knock yer down.*
Most men would bare retired, or
tried to reason
fprthr Luthrnin Visit
r t pBBion, as Taught In
Tim dtflhmby «Mrk mot m«ph
hav« la itimim t» ia bring Iks
II«mI IU 1*1 iWftf JLmMHf IkMgL
01a wary groats su makos »t hard la
connect him with hoadi, avary day
although, when the disastrous con
sequences mailed, wfltb chsrwcteristic
littleness, he endeavored to throw
all the blame upon poor live.*
“What an eloquent advocate of
your sex yon are?* said Mr. KUtoon,
laughing.
“It is true," said Jessie, “isn't it,'
anut Julia r
/‘I agree with yon, Jessie, and
think also, from everything that wo
can gather, that Adam recognised
i Im* ■—(*>, 6*Ry> mm mm ~m «wf to «M
thiugs. We oan are no indication*
of inferiority until after the (111 ;
and then only to the extent that we
have already mentioned. Tn the
promised restitution woman ia spa
dally honored, The Arst woman of
t>romioeuce mentioned after the flood
is Sarah, Abraham's wife; and Y
think her history tally corroborates
our arst* merit. Her husband seemed
to be guided br her mirier, and
agreed with her opinions; he also
tall much affection and resfwcl fur
hAr. She ia always mentioned as If
abe had perfect liberty sod equality;
and as if she knew how to appre
date ami exercise them, too. God
even charged AbrAbam to follow her
advice iti a measure that seemed
cruel and uqju»t, and particularly in*
constate" t and tyraiinhat hs omaoa
ting fmw her. (lot the adriee was
OPDSouant with GocPs plana, and
therefore Abraham most hearken to
Sarah."
“Miriam does not seem to have
occupied a very inferior position, for
she did not hesitate to give vent to
her discontent six) ambition* fed
ings. Aaron regarded her as of suf
; fetal t importance to coo salt, sod
doubtless they had formed a coali
tion against Moor* God ilfaap
proved of her conduct aad punished
And he went on to say : have
Called in owe of the most vital points
to my ministry, If I hat# faded to
male ft plain to my |*w>ple that the
spiritual life can not be a separate
thing from the natural life ; the two
mant go alwwg together | they moat
one morn
. lESM studio* have been
soh>og» that l feel qaito
ffeyatewe them; that is,
jgfoucert, tor you niuat
that l neglect the daily
V^wy Bible. I’erUapa Mr.
A will jtipi « a >“ riii*, for we
its bcariugs upon a
^ kMoriast subject—oue that at-
I*"* »l'*>«r>n •" J
^ rii* it la very desirable to
JjjJgrigt God’s word dots teach."
vbat ia this subject of
^ty inport he asked with a
ha incnrpormled tilt the dinner ele
OMMit. working aH throngk the other,
Itke the leaven, shall be ooostsuOy
•ashing an mare and mors like Him
lain wheat image we shall oae day
"MfejU I* m ■-‘•jiami kAmnaw gtaa'AlMIk jfefl jfem
inw is a grtas urns to on m.«^i
wagtori oar port of mm highest
ontmtlanit> IjimI walka with sl
There ia in him If ■■ —«Ll Lm,d In
of syntpsth), <d •oflW*e«* , y, for ns sty
the doctor did
neither, but drawing himself ip to
hta tali height, aad looking the
1 ashman fmir ia the lace, he said,
“Come now, that’s too bad! would
yon strike a man uuarmed ! Hand
me the tongs, and than we shall he
oo equal terms." The mao looked
at him tor a little ia great amaze-
maul, aad then said, “Odb shure,
pa* a quare mau for a minister !
come inside;" and feeling rather
ashamed of his conduct, he laid
down the |>okcr. The doctor en
tered aud talked, aa he could well
do, ia a way so entertaining and
instructive as to wiu the admits-
lion of the man. Patrick, when be
rote to go, shook his hand warmly
aad said, “Be sure, air, don’t pass
my door without giving me a call."
«lw ttaw that of woman's
*« re»P<»Ht«l. *«h mock
P&]. *
«fect portentous enough »«
If ahe ever g«4 ivnl angry it alwaya
made her sfrk- Hoane writer says
that a At uf (hawiion tear* down tha
syutrau like an attack of t/phold
gAampMSwea if the agitators of
E ito«Mweceed iu inflnenciug all
' |>Btt ji>.-^( But why should pan
taatentled in ivMiss Vertou f*
liver. Ifowrier that may be, the
effort* of ll *rv all bad, ia body as
well a* sonl. llabitnally angry, fret
ttal (aeople destroy their health, aa
weQ as their own comfort, and modi
of the happtaoa* of others Tea, and
it Is really tree that worry kills peo
ple taster than work. Ho If yon wish
to the tohg la health and comfort,
team to keep the soot quiet “The
ornament of a meek and quiet spirit,"
the word of God tells oa, fa In Ills
sight “of front price" Oh! what
,«o«td he a higher Inducement to
"Haply because there must be
bey earnestness of conviction at
jp fcudatiou of a movement so
gaifeisbie; and the only WAX, to
oes the troth upou any controverts
dpistw to refer to the fogntaip of
dntfc.” > j | r
"Jlhiral instinct and feminine
llad mg blind
,i m I .rfc 1 ^ Sf *wdr
ongHiar errmum w
voons mu in every respect equal
to that of man, although different
from his; that, in consequence of
trusgprtosioQ against God's law they
both forfeited their exalted pfiri
fe*? and whilst both were to Ifbor
ani to toil conjointly, she was to
hfeesKleot upon him—-physical in
feriority and disabilities, with oliher
dratnstances, rendering her iiiqom*
P^rnt to accomplish the same
mumt of labor; and, as she wi# sd
prikalarly desirous of the acqhisi-
tm of knowledge, the sitnalioo in
Moses bears testimony that womaa
was not man’s mete shadow, nor
that she suffered under any greivoo*
restraint.
“When the laud of Canaan was
divided among the Israelite*, the
male line in the bousn of
had become extinct, and hki daogh
ters were allowed to present their
cause and plead their own cane be
fore Mosen, the highest dignitary in
the nation, Kleaiar, the high priest,
ami the |Mrimvw and the whole body
of the people; and they did it with
sufficient ability, too. By the judg
ment of God himself they gained
their point, not only for themselves,
but for every similar case that might
occur. They asked that their fa
ther’s estate might descend to them
selves instead of into an
other brunch of the family. For the
sake of expediency the sons general
ly inherited the land, but the rights
of the daughters were not dlsre
garded. We would be apt to snp
“Ay, aad he's been a soldier, by
the way he carries his pack," said
another.
“Ay, and by his politeness," ob
served a third. “Did you see how be
touched his cap, only because you
gentlemen looked at him ? Most of us
wogld have said, ‘What are you star
in# at T *
/The train snorted off, the man left
the station, and 1 followed. “Did
you hear the remarks of our fellow-
travelers, my friend f"
He smiled as I repeated them, and
•aid : “Just as it should be, sir—just
as it should be l A soldier in plain
clothes should be the same as a sol
dier in nmform. A true soldier ought
to walk so as to be known as such
wherever lie is."
He then gave me a military salute,
aad we separated.
He left me full of serious thoughts,
that came to me in the form of the
following questions;
“Is my walk such as to elicit from
tl! with whom 1 associate the re
mark, ‘He is a soldier, by his walk T 9
“I hare a burden iu the form of a
daily cross to carry. Do I so bear
it as to leave no doubt where I learnt
to carry it! Do I bear it soldier
like f
“As a soldier of the Lord Jesus, 1
Do I
of traspnr. Watch for the Arst
us Hpnak tow If yon ate angry;
LI do much to qnict you. Think
what tha Bible nays about the
aenwi over this rin, and resolve
will ho anoihar to win jfoctr
ra. Watoh will the Are* — TV
•hill* with *tn is dMNaffvwi t hfes wnAan
with Chriat In |mrfeninl by faith hi
rind In the gar mant of aal ration, ho
A ynnng minister was spending a
lew day* in one of onr Southern
HUm ; while there a young man of
•no mind and cultivated manners
tty*®*
with mmAi earnestncM and tender
ness as deeply impressed the young
friend who had accompanied him.
Os their return home, going to the
room of the minister, the yoong
man mid, “The men tu whom yo*
preached today moat have been
moved by the ittoanoe of such
troth Hoeh preaching can not flail
to influence."
“My dear young friend," answered
the isiulster, “were yon inflnenced 1
Were yon impelled by the words
yon heard today, to choose God aa
jnmmf ffflNffai
“Yon war* not pleaching to me,
but to those oonvleu,* was quickly
"wre the trne religion prevuils,
T fot» of a woman's jxisitioii is
^ tad recognized, and her rights
be acconled her."
"Such is indeed an exalted stand-
,tf l of fove for the husband," Isa id
^• Ellison, gravely. “And is the
in the same ratio !
not See me. Give tha Anal pruot af
yonr lavs few mo, by joyfhlty ssunpt
ing my will where It rremrs ywnvn."
Thai ia the thai trouble
hriagn tn Urn Christian W# may
hear it if wo will baton, ant only ha
the grant trials of hie its tmrmv*
^ r - Ellison, i
"LH love to be
do you define her duties V
“Undoabtedly it is," answered Jes
^jWith visible confusion. “Hei du
^weui plain enough—love, river
e * e *j mbmimion."
“Might not the last bo difficult t(
Practicer he asked, with an anjaset
ei Pv«aaion.
'‘MTe »i« 0D |y looking a t the sub
m Erotically, Mr. Ellison* re
******* »be, demurely.
theu," said aunt Julfo, “
*®Ppose we are to commence witl
creation itself, and, as propriety
seem to demand, with ou
tolher E’
%tn
have a character to sustain
so sustaiu it, even iu the small kind
nesses aud courtesies of life, as to
make the remark of me true, ‘He
must also be a soldier by the way be
behaves toward all—taking affront
at nothing, but supposing the best of
oar actions f *— IVacf Magazine.
More is pm|ier1y expected uf pro
fessed Christians than of others, be
cause they profi
af prnjnr, la
mure. They pro
fess to have been “renewed in the
spirit and temper of their minds," to
trust in Christ us their atone Saviour,
imitate him a* lhair model, eschew
the pomps and vanities of the world,
and manifest, by their daily walk,
the nature sod power of true reli
gion. On this account If ia renaon-
ably expected that they will surpass
others in spirituality of mind, is teg
rity and philanthropy. If a person
who supposes himself to he convert
ed from sin to bolloeaa, and from the
world to Christ, does not hi fend to
feel and act differently from those
who “have their portion In this Ufa!"
the impenitent and nnbefttavfng, be
should not claim to be a Christian.
Alexander the Great had A soldier in
hi* army who bore his own name,
but was a great coward. The Em
peror, enraged at his coodoct, jaflUy
said to him ; “Either change yonr
name, or learn to honor It" So, If
one who professes to be a Christian
! disgrace* the sacred name he beam,
he had better not bear It- Let him
rather bear the name of strangers to
Christ, with whom he sympathises la
thought, speech and behavior, and
with whom, for time and eternity, he
oasts In his lot.—Heligums Harold.
A Mother’s Counsel.—Mary
Clarke, wife of the learned Adam
Clarke, was the mother of six sons
and six daogh ters ; and the love she
bore to them would astonish many
in these days. To one of her sons,
ahe wrote the following instructive
words: “Do nothing carelessly, nod
then, I venture to say, that with the
ability you have, you will do most
things well. Be exact in all yon
do, noT let tha least matter pass
yon unexamined. In your reading,
too, investigate your subject, and be
not satisfied with skimming on the
surface of things, nor make an at
tempt to grasp the whole, without
attending to every part in order.
Paying attention to particulars, as
well as to generalities, will by de
grees give yon a habit of mental
observation, while at the same time
it will deepen your knowledge. But
endeavor to gain heavenly wisdom.
Do not forget to bear your needs
and yonr heart in private before
I was jireacbing
them. Yon need
as they. For all
afternoon. Will yen heed itf*
Tha word a* taith folly spoken God
Messed hi bringing this wanderer
means
auswered Jfsaie,
^tender her a good exeiuplifi-
ot onr proposition *
gg/^bat respect T" inquire^ Mr.
^“intellectual equality witlrman.
‘ ***> almost seems as i£ she
fX 4Qperior bim ’ for u took ! aI1 a
i_ 0 arc hangel’s subtlety to eutice
very *****
« wife's persuasions and tepre-
** »« the iufono&tion
ft , lh * reco «i gives, she had dodlf
jf, ^ "hatever In influencing him.
really was so much superior to
j to is the more to be blamed, for
»eJh D f^ wit V bi * * ye * °l*‘ rt and
knowledge; and if .be wn.
» weak, what could Z» ex-
from her against the isopbis
It la a vary serious thing to die,
bat it la a maob more serious thing
to live. Death ia but a iwaglc event,
life is a series of events. Death cun
make no change ia onr character;
life make* or nmaakas oa forever.
Death ia only serious beonoaq it ia
followed by eternity; life ia serious
because it decide* whether onr efcern
ity shall be one of happiuess or woe-
It ia n groat blousing to have a
■raff fauhroMsf conscience: it is n
bountifully nil tha AfefeMXl
nor eecoier employ meats tfecivn and
prosper Uh! if they bat knew, bow
would the men who only Strive for
heart what thy word avers, that,
“godliness is pmAtnhlu onto all
things having panariw of tha life
that la to com* !*— TftaJnri.
God, be may grant you W» grace,
and direct all yonr fnture path in
Hta ' - ;n