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jlers. Rude & Idler, Editors OKE LORD, ORE PA1IH, Oil AFT1SM.”—EPHESIAIS 17:6, OOUKBU, 8 ft. MMTiSEPTEMBER S.,187.1. Communications. 5. I believe ell thin, bat neverthe Selections. fecw temptations will beset me. aim) I led that many yield to them mm! Ail! away; may' 1 nett therefore apply to myself the saying: I most do a* others do t ! Answer: God forbid l Do no! be Ifko them, for year Lord says, Zeph. ’|M • 12, M l will alao leave In the mklat df thee an afflicte^and poor people, aid they shall trast la the name of the Lord.” * And listen to the w#d* of your Saviour, Matt, vlt : 13, 11 : ‘•Kilter ye in at the strait gate; for irtde is the gate, sod broad m the way , that leadeth to destruction, and taauy Dare be whieh go to Ihsrest; tmeaase stmdt la Mm gate, sad aar row is the way, whieh leadeth aato life, and few there be that tod it.* " 6. Bat most I not obey my supe riors, although they are Koman Catholics Y Auswer: M»»*t asanredlf : b«t not tanoe which is laid up in heaven far all believers. ftlMbted for the La the ran Visitor. sm** 1 Foundation of [Cbnbssed.} fgg AUOSBUBO CJONKKSHION. fie seven last articles treat of the •tea* which the papacy had intro- fcerf, snd which our Evangelical {jtfbcmo Church has corrected ffcsw : Art. 22, Of both kinds |fitto LMd^ Supiier)— Matt, xvvi : If j Ait $3, Ol the Marriage of priests—Tim. iii ; Art. 24, Of the ;:Mgy»iCor> X and xi; Art 2a, Of ftHtodW- IV -Ijtii aixl 1* - Art M Of the Distinction of Meats " Odf? Art 27, Of Monastic Vows Jbtt.iv; Art. 28, Of Ecclesiasti ,*1 Fewer—John xx. A fopte-bcarted Christian ought amdiagly to abide in the pure frmgebcAl Lutheran religion and Mae, because it is established toyasd eostradiction that they are a every point based on the revealed sad of God, they lead directly to Cbto, they afford inexhaustible •oafcrt sod consolation in trials and *i*»008, and they guarantee eter wl life to every believer. Moreover, IKMPTATI058, » Batter how strong, are success My net and conquered by the use Mtbe word of God. A pious, chria- . toa Ban, who lived long ago, has proved this by his answers to the Mowing questions: . 1* How can I obtain comfort when 1 aa persecuted on account of the Evangelical Lutheran doctrine 9 Answer: Seek your comfort where fevid fouad it, when afflicted—P». nriii: 6. Trust in the won! of Jesus ttoist. Matt v : HM2— «• Blessed we they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the hofdosi of heaven. Blessed are ye wkm men shall revile you, and per •to. jw, aad shall say all manner deni against you falsely, for my •to. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, jj JO«r reward in heaven: thigh wen before you.” 1 Bat others dwell iu safety and poms. What have 1 done, and why as 1 ao severely persecuted because l to • Lutheran I ; t iagwer: Do not look at others, lit examine yourself and confess nth Jeremiah xiv : 7-9 : “O Lord, b«Mh aur iniquity testify against «%Jo tboa it for thy name's sake: 1 fu oar backslidiugs are many; we tow Based against thee. Yet thou, P lard, art in the midst of us, and •eare called by thy name ; leave ns to” Others are also subjected jo totor trials and afflictions, ami all •toia this evil time daily expect Btoeotiou to overtake them ; there- 1. It to a amam sMv to mp pout that mtototuw am #!••)• at liberty to coavares with aayWy who a»ay mil >pgs I torn, la my find pastoral BtlkBMl aa «M lady it is oot optional with you, my friead, whether you shall Live on a redeemed earth, and in times on which the ends of the age are come; it Is only optional with you how you shall Uve here. It can not be with you as if youSaviour bad not sanctified the world with bis feet, and aweeteaed LM air with his chsri ty, and judged it by his cross. These supernatural facts are a part of the estate you occupy. Neither your ingratitude nor your caprice can root them out, or clear you of the accountability they bind upon you. dam tore year heart cat upon the ttofi wbtob mam pans away. Kvea Minus |aa lava may to btodrmooc* to «»n ttsati . EJSJT »> the <>r 8 8 PwUl world within, the world •totor to to apiritaMQy Mediatorial ministry, or of the reckoning that must follow it. In any case, therefore, the scale <>t your choice does not hang evenly balanced. Your right decision is al- ready weighted with tbe coming of the Sou of man. The way of life has bis light upon it. Choose you this day whether you will sene, iu joy, tbe Master of the house, or turn arise My tug: lata (hrut.* M gti a hgt there th»wg* with earnest dour, sad who straws U» fit himwelf more aad mars by daffy exercise to nseivt heavenly mysteries. For tht* to aot tto wort of one day. Bat It to by striviag la this way— ►ns are re- rers at once, IPV* cent, is gar >n a very ebreefol tear. *Wtoa cat* I have aa haas with y«o T **3tovmrF said I, toaa rkothM) Think of a arna asking tor a wtogfia hour’ Ur had hotter tor* ashed that pa will shortly find your whole tdh fall of ja> aad poos*, -the Spirit brnrtag aiWmas with yoar spirit that yoa srs* aar of “them that are bin* ‘"Till* laslaat !* I rrpllnl <M eoarar the area had oolhiaf la m$. It »aa easy to «aa ito* «*■—•«» was nothing la baa, aad thrrwtorw lt*£j , i_ravl^«a tslai l udhlfflP m a Ww j ^ _ ^ a vffifipFT * Wfifififfitpi firs a saratoaa mmtrnm to sarerat iwqairy, bat shat the dsar vary sharply apaa all gwaalpa aad MPAp, datoll with you, nasbling mil yaaaaaM la him mot* aad to humbly aokaowl- mwv* Ittrivr to be that jraa ire of Godto ...s 30 a hi ...1 10p» ...* 00a si . .-1 45p hi ccommoda pted). ...7 15 pm .,.6 15 s HI ...7 10 pm ...t 45 a ni wlay, Wed- 10 40 a m .. 3 S5pm .. 3 45 a m . 8 40dm resident. tto great thing*, tto Aa agad Christian mao was ua bin death tod, and was happy iu the prosper* of moon entering into the joy of his Lord. He had a brother who tod made the world tto great object of hto hto, aad who, of course, was vary poor towfird* God, and with aff Ida wacwllx aburwdaeae was OMPANY KTJIlfiCr. 13, 1873. M- 15, 187*, ill lie ran to to not feel aggrieved, but re- jto rather, and remember what gays, i: 2, “My brethren, «w»t it all joy when you fall in|o hrm temptations ; knowing this, tot the trying of your faith work- to patience.” & i admit willingly that it is bet- torto be chastened of the Lord in to life than to be eternally pun- tod in tbe next on account of our #to* but must I leave parents, wife, todien, friends, money, and prop to »nd become a wanderer ? Answer: Bear what God com toded Abraham, Gen. xii: 1, 2~- “tot thee out of thy country, and too thy kindred, and from tby tober'a house, uuto a land tliat I tow thee : and I will make * toe a great natiou, and 1 will thee,” &c. Bear also what to blessed Lord says, Matt, t: 37, “He that levefch father or moth- w Bore than me ia not worthy of to; and he thatloveth son or dangh- ^•are than me ih not worthy ot wm Mieve whatsoever la writ ten ia the law and the prophet*. The d«c tribe of Christ was railed .a new doctrine, Mark i: 27, “What thing it thisf what new doctrine ia thin f* but that did not hurt it any, for it in the troth.: .10. But they nay bather wan n rrnrgade monk Answer: Haul 4aa treated ia the name utnuner, when the Epicurean* in Athens asked: “What will thin babbler say f” And yet, Haul wan provialoa fm ths world to ooom\ and had mm* wlen ol enjoying an iaberi- t*«oe beyt^Nl the^grare. Ills dviug bmlber had jyiveg greater attenUua to tbe acquirement of iroe riehre than Uijhe realisation of worhUy wdalih ;*lM»d in hia in- ftrmitifw nod nieknesa h<- required thatehrinttaii friend* nhould miaiater to bin mweaHitma, as the holy w<^ men ministered of their suhstanee to the Uni When hm rich Iwotber cmmov to net him be apbranfed him for giving so mnch attention to the things of God, and givmg away an much of hts aubatBBBe for religious parposea, aad subjecting himself to poverty, when, if ha hod followed his ad vice aad oxampla, be might now have been la the eqjoyment of plenty, instead of bring, aa he termed it, a harden u. his friends. W ith great nalmaaaa and earnest- neaa tbe dying saint replied—waving hia*washed hand toward hia poor, naif deceived brother—“Quint ! Quiet! Whist, whist, Tom 1 I have a kingdom no began upon, and an inheritance that I have on yet naan.* Who was the richer of the two brothers f The one who had hit good things here In this perishing world, or the ooe who was begotten again to a lively hope by the resur recSten of Jeans Christ from the at attf Are ytoLsp weak “In the free* which Is ii£ tiri*t Jean*,* end , .... —a s ua i#Hr ii wife.<1 (*11.4^ to* rri*MH|fW | ll *" ••tel lll»n|p» Csf TJSIM present world, 1 * Mutt it is wfrh dif fi. .(*», b eg fletevmiix- *rtiwe jrosMr heart Is «mm* Hlxed,* or to whsf It im most loeHoed 9 .orrfre Ideas. O «f sso, “ettive to make f oot railing and election wore * Id these word* iHre before job. nod horn hi Mm ayre of year mind. For y ffn* wnwpj hi|{ m ifiniii pidcp Happy are jn If ye shall so consider ii. sod fcH alarm. Thrry not ia this place of aaerftainty. Stay aot la all this pinto ef spiritual unrest and worldly anxiety . For the grace of God in hindered by the lore of earthly thing*, and even by aa aai 9 15 a m * 7 44 a in 8 30 a n pr>'. »ivcr tlwr* r f lian Co nake nil prints ii viile nml ’rtei-sbur? VVddon, HtcHmers; wako ;in»l irinpi awl ( lake c1oh»‘ intnSewtl* l»ajri»re t» North. ef Ajrerif •sotesfo. as madylag the fohle. eaa ho working hard la more than they oho oaderwiaii d. W* hove no time infie .with aaab psaado. la a sense thff ran ho* appreciate, it is *wilf aayth»ng hat eowy to preorb up in victory. There is a happy me dium bet ween sadness which is usual ly called melancholy and fanatical joy ; and this is what the religion of Jesus demands. It is a solemn but not a sad thing to live, and true Christianity elevates and purifies tbe spriug of joy and cheerfulness, by removing all that is low and trifling and furnishing the highest motives to rational and healthful pleasure. It transforms the sorrows which work death in the unholy into means of sanctification, so that af flictions are ooonted light in view of the “eternal weight of glory” which they work out, and the peaceable fruits of righteousness which they prodnoe in the heart and the life of the Christian. Let the followers of Jesurconsider it both their privilege and their doty to maintain a spirit of cheerfulness, and to manifest the fruit of the Spirit, whieh ia love, joy, peace, and cheerfulness. Thus they will honor their Master, beoommend religion, brighten their own lives and the lives of others, and diffuse elements of love, joy, peace, and cheerfulness wherever they go. “How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the - - - • - v aad with teoderamm an healing that their service becoatea iavalsabte to the church. Tbara are other area who are aa ataalfwdy called of God to ptescb to crowd*, and to direct the thinking and the energy of whole eoogTegatioos; they eon not vtolt; they can not apeak to iadivldMla; they are mighty are ia the preaaoeo of n throng, hot bashful sod ailent In private. Do yoa undervalue aa express train bemuse It does not sot you down at yoar own door f Do yoa speak slightly of the pabtic A Fraykr Schenk.—I * pr»n open iug the Anderson School of Natnrn! History, on Fenikeoe Island, Profes sor Agassiz, after shading to their peon liar, surroundings, proponed the observance of “a moment of ailenrer” for asking tbe divine blessing^ Act ing upon this suggestion, the stu dents reverently bowed their heads, nsd the Professor, with devout mien, stood uncovered before thorn, sll united in silent supplication. An qtchange says: “We know of few finer pictures tbnu that one mi the Island of Penikeae, when our ae kuow lodged modern king of science, with bare bead and reverent mien, amid the scattered stones, and sea galls’ nests, sod the rude gatherings of his projected work, stood with his forty pupils, waiting on the Almighty Creator* or what ye shall drink * If yoa eoald feel more anxiety for a while abewt eternal things, yoa weald altty-eight inutdw itli Csro tiUo watt* on Cli*5* KrtitroftA Angnd* n W ' to And be that taketh not his aad folio we th after me, i» not Wt i ’ ■ -* - - f n •toby of me.” j . r , L Bat if i depart with au empty Ptos, who will support me 1 Atom; U is not a difficult thing ** yoar Creator to provide for you. patriarch, Jacob, declared, Gen. tuii; 10: »‘L am not worthy of the ban of all the mercies, and of all troth, which thou hast showed •Bo tby servaut: for with my 8ta ® 1 psweil over this Jordan, and now to 1 become two bands.” And youi ^premises with an oath, Mark 1 129: “Verily I say unto you, there i* ne mau that hath left home, or ^«tbreo, or sister, or father, or mo lh «r, or wife, or children, or lands, w— - yoor pocket f Every man moat keep to bin own ordef# within hia owa sphere he may ho anoqnaled, ytl of It he may ha hot I shorn Bomann. 3. It la a common mistake to sop pose that bemnae a minister dooa fhlly Axed oo him. Ilia only be yoa hove learned the depth of VW* J & 715P» . 6«P°. »560?; . 450pP , 3S0P" fodath not sway, renerred in hen vent Dior reader, while yoa.provide for thing* bones* in the sight of agon, lot yoar chief care be, nqfi to be rich la tbe worMPs estimation, Bat to be rich la the estimation of God— to have e good hope through grace of eqjoytof the ovorloatiog ioberi Bah ®y sake, and the gospels, but he 11 receive a hundred fold now in gospel of peace and bring tidings of good tilings* Ma Lord^help us to be cheerful n AW* BS Not a single «ia of a |ieoitent sin t«*r remains unforgiven, and just as little should a single aiu remain in IPMMMmi and evil influence.