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Rude & Idler, Editors. 0*1 LORD. 0*1 FAITH. 0*1 lAPTISK. n -SFHZSIA*S XV: 6 COLUMBIA. 8 .uwcations carries it through at a aucrifUr. If he is dishonest, he alight * bis work, «im1 tries to save all be can, know mg perfectly well that “corporation# have uo 8001.” (la parenthesis, *mdi vidmU are e/ten rqmsf/y iejkmtl) I bat prod am disquiet Here danger •eeros to lie In the very direction of duty. Mait a man, therefore, never inquire leat lie be disturbed T Nay, ha may to inquire that he shall be brought though ft be through anx ious questioning, into a (more tbot ough persuasion and a more settled peso*. He vary organisations into which Christians are thrown for doing goad demand combination and government; and government must be conducted by oAoers. There most be the refers and* the ruled Offices of the church, while supposed to be eorated wholly for the increased jiower of good they confer, are too often sought for the superior honors connected with them/ Hence, even Into the church may creep a spirit of rain glory, and good men may be carried away by the ambition for place. A temper which otherwise would he quiet, sweet and tractable, gradually becomes testy and dis orderly, or at least no for agitated as to be jostled in its customary even aad serene movement Time and again he has been warned against the perils that are before biiu. Mother, sister, wife, pastor, friends, have besought him to re nounce the social wine, the “nou rishing”—save the mark—glass of beer. They have urged upon him the tendency of convivial habits to grow upon the man, and entrench themselves within the system until they can hardly be dislodged. “No danger; 1 will risk it.” They warn him by Ilia examples of neighbors, acquaintances, kindred too, perhaps, to draw back in time. “O, there’s no sort of chance for me to be ruined so! I shall come out safe enough.” Poor, silly thing ! He is marching straight up to the fatal nrn; he is plunging his hand within; for one moment's gratification of appetite he is taking the fearful risk—a hundred to one sginst him—of drawing a gib bet I * The wins bibber, the gambler, the adulterer, the devotee of what ever vile passion, let him be sure tfcat his folly is far outdone by the Spanish soldier, hie risk ia by flsr a greater one. Take no chances in that fatal urn, young man! Your appetites are pure now, your pas sums nu vitiated and naturaL You art safe. Throw not the priceless prise away, to risk all this life and the next, by venturing upon the mad chances—nay, upon the fetal certainties of a life of dissipation. And here is yet one other who is reaching forth his arm deliberately to ran the risk of “drawing a gib bet.” It ia the soul who is potting off to a more convenient season, his repentance toward God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He is taking his “chances!” He wilt wait a little longer; enjoy the pleasures of the world for yet a season; there ia time and chance enough to turn to Christ—be will take the risk! God is a merciful Saviour—he will take bis risk with Him, confident ef draw ing a prize at last When he is married, when be is old, when he «~~xs or • sift X'itL r# , or next communion season—so the man parleys with the calls of divine grace, and carries over from day to day the awful risk of his soul’s eternal destiny. So Felix did, aad he drew a gibbet So did the guest who entered the king’s pretence without a wedding garment, and he drew a gibbet Impenitent, procrastinating soul, what say you T How shall it be with you 1 Kepent now, now, how. There is a prise in jour pahn, a title to life. Will you throw it away and pluuge your hand again into the tatal urn, and run the risk of the chains ami darkness of eternal judg ment !—The Presbyterian, * for the Lutheran Visitor Church Architecture. HUMBER II. ifitr the preliminary steps have ^ taken, it is, especially in the „ of country churches, of irnpor* [go<fe*t the architect examine the gjfogtite, » tliat rosy utilize ^etaresque advantages which lie * dpeover, or overcome natural [Ltsttagtn which he may have to X# Via bnniitt taws* Ufl C grit then and there determine Jg j|e style of the church, and oa gjgsrs kome, having endeavored I itrmonixe kny discordant views jftbe bailing committee, he will jjftf his ideas into shape. He will gfet fee plan, or plans, keeping in am free to own that this part of my profession has often troubled me. True, there ia a legal contract that binds both parties. Yet, on the other hand, Is it feir that I should occupy a residents for which 1 Imre actually paid only ia part! 1 hen estly question the propriety «f accept ing the lowest ind except ta tosh cases where the architect assures yon that the bid of the contractor U a fair one. 1 know from esperieaee that builders have purposely made a low bid, knotting tkewmbm that they were too low, that they could owl complete the building according ta their estimates, aad by this unfair policy deprived the conscientious fair ami resaoaable different facades, which he «fi project as soon as possible. He ^ mxt make his sections, and agigk»out such details as the con jjjfrm may require. When this «dl satisfactory, he will write the apecilleatioos, which explain, in un ggll&ble terms, the mauuer of ggtrittion and finish. These specl- frriMw underlie, as a basis, all Km estimates and bids on the grt of the builders, and become, jgrtfore, the most important docu HU entrusted to the care of au «r t»ut more Ofomirtentlv far ward (he asllewt points of the Christian m liftou; aerer was one more snively builder of profit. This osay be avoided by listeuing to yoar architect whoa be informs you that A’s or B's estimate is too low. The architect writes finally the contract, but his labors sholtd not eud there. He ought to bn employ td to see bis work carried out properly. In fact, he ia of greater service to you in the superintendence than ia the plauniug of a building. He ought to iuapect the materials used, anti see that the construction aad finish are not slighted. A sensible builder prefers to work under aa architect, and should the former not understand parts of the drawings, receives readily any explanation* which he may require. The reckless builder strenuously object* to am architect, because he know* that he cau not deceive him, as he is apt to deceive unprofessional men, who, besides, may be person* who lova |H*aee so ranch, that rather than quarrel with the builder let him have his own way ; and that is exactly what be wants. He will furthers*.^* The Saviour probably foresaw this aa a germ of discord and disquiet among hi* peo ple, and hence hit command, “Be not many masters” Indeed, there is not s direction ia can reach forth in the children * “And that ye atady to be which work of life—the conduct of business, the control of the church, the gui dance of the family, the cultivation of aocietj nod the nodal feelings— but that the peril of excess and the coaarqoesit peril of unbappineas is eon fronted. It was never meant that the carts of this life should •at up the Christian's heart, liest- fultMNKs, otherwise, could not be presented as at once the imperative duty aad the highest consummatioa of the religious character. It is, therefore, the highest wisdom in a man to keep a quiet spirit. To do it, he mast study; and surely it is worth while to study for so desirable a result. This study will undoubt ediy suggest moderation in the de tt& er- '*towBldb#r*t<nt wim n iiyfl CriiV only sad real and enduring good. Bat, shore all, it will suggest that divine fellowship in which the soul As when the In all the w riting* 1*41 Martyr, the ftfnt eh gentle as a nurse, and giving whole Man* Mata as to the pennies! daties nfntiif Alas! that anybody should eve* charge span (M Bant, or the Vefilgton he taught, want of hnennuity! May wd not Indore the busy pen impelled to abandon a favorite ta, sod he will have to start anew, itttoee, trials like these are sorely perplexing! Again days and days consumed without any result 1 recollect that, on one occasion, three 4 as worked nearly two weeks in mansion on the simple design of a heresy which offered peculiar dif- Mtfe. The complete work of the sdttect does not, and can not, give to beholder the remotest idea of toUodv which this or that feature have caused him. When the architect has progressed htt far, he is perfectly “at borne* alia building and in all its parts. With closed eyes be can transfix toucif in any part of the building, ad with his mind’s eye behold every More iu its finished state. He can arso way stumble upon difficulties rhkh have not been discovered aud fttriwisly met. It is far otherwise ritfe the builder, proceeding without pkm, or depending upon the rough fetches which be may have made. Biasings 0 ut of his province, to » he expected to make them, hr be had not the necessary instruc to*. His schooling has been an feirely different one from that of * architect, and therefore the for mer cm never successfully cope with fe latter; and as his work pro- Ptaes, he wifi meet with difficulties rtiehbe can not always safely over- without violating either taste Indeed, I remember now a of * young architect, so-called, •tiiuhis first work bad designed a k*er for a small inland town, which ’fe twtainly novel and original, W nevertheless. mkNjy uffirfwd up far W dluuuA rihwrrfMM suut «WpgfMw with am s«gp« uf to** ataTfafiffibsgr-meot. tatwul lips kissed t|mff very chalk*, •ml Ihrtf vwlutivrs wed* lit psurtirw iar ostt sad fegary Jr |h« efcimb Xit twins* lag. a rrattoea, fe*m«b. iefermed day of oars I It is a day of and lightatag; wader lha pro mrK«trwt »-• ' W Illirrw* ■ ’MPMjVx’Pvtw ‘gprv 1 cou»i>etent to judge, and the building suffers either iu appeaniuo* or on account of a faulty contractor. There Is a very unjust practice which has gradually found Its way into use, against which I am «m* pel led to raise u»y voice. 1 refer to the call for designs from different architects. No profession is sub jected to such an ill treatment** Were drawings thus rejected of any future use to architect*, there would be no wroog Iu it < briatiwutty d thm day waa thing vary much purer aad thaa that d our owu. After i I lurimg u terrible finds its true rest particles of matter impressed by feme assume at ouoe an orbital motion, as the attributes of the mind, when acted upon directly by the looe of God, gather about this holy paarioa iu unity aud peace.— had hero drive* sway by siwgpu Drawing the Oibbet but they are use less to us, lumber up our office, sad time is wasted which might have been more advantageously employed. It is also a well established fact that by such a procedure the best design is by no means obtained, because very many architects print blank refuse to comply therewith, because, if they are men of talent, ib«ir time is always occupied, and they eats rally prefer the certainty of •mptov ment to any iincertatotiua. While speaking of this practice, I will also uncover the unfairness I have often met with ia competition of cferign*. Architects seldom receive the auase information, ami therefore owe, who is the favorite, receives the roost complete instructions as ta the wants of the congregation, while all tha rest work in the dark, and are left iu doubt as to the amount of money a congregation may be able to spend, while one purtj it informed that #10.000 more would make eo difirr cnee to them! Of course that da- sign, bused upon a larger amount, excels all others, and ia accepted. The lucky competitor rubs his hands in high glee, snd the rest, probably better architect*, have to put away an additional r >H of accumulated drawings, only to be charged to profit, and loss. Another trouble is, that be who has the roost friends In the building committee hi warmest supported, his inferior design ia accepted by numerical strength, snd better ones are rejected Why should individuals and corporation* adopt such a malpractice 1 Are they, In the first ettae, competent judges! From experience, I know that such is frequently not the case. But why adopt such a course at all, when architects oflbr you the fairest propositions T Kvcry architect will make you sketches until you ars suited. Can there be anything fairer than this! If he cun not Motley, ta his “United Nether of the famous siege of Ostend. A Dutch sloop, in moving out from the beleaguered city, ran upon some shoals and thus fell a prise to the beanegera. Her cargo was simply twelve wounded soldiers on their way to the hospital at Flushing. These prisoners were iramodistcly hanged, at the express command of the Archdake Albert because they bed heeu taken upon the sea, where, according to the infamous decision of his highness, there were no laws of war. *1,4 '*#fip ’ \ , rnuos Maurice, the son aud sac eeasor of William the Sileot, felt huaurif obliged, much against bis will, to touch the Bpeoiard better jurisprudence and better humanity for the future. In order to show hint that there was but oue belUger- eut law on sea and on land, he or dered two hundred Spanish prisoners within bia lines to draw Into from au urn in which twelve of the tickets were inscribed with the tatal word “fttori.* Eleven of the twelve that marked were at oooe executed. The twelfth, u comely youth, waa par doned at tha iatereesakra of a young girl, who. according to a custom sometimes recognized in that age, biri fur a but baud. During the progress ef this dread lottery, the first bum of the two Does it Pay I—The late Bev. Le land Howard, of Rutland, Yt^, in the faithful discharge of his pastoral duties, took occasion quite often to urge, personally, on one of his hear are au attention to religion. At length the repeated conversation be came so distasteful that, in au irri tated manner, he repelled all ferther advances by declaring most emphat ically that If he ever took that liber ty again he would never pay another cent toward his salary. With no fear of loss in this respect, but with a shrewd knowledge of human na ture, and with a wisdom often born of love, he forebore all farther per sonal conversation when they tout, but be would tap Mm ou the shoul der and simply ask, “Does it pay f” Time went on, and the good, faith ful pastor, crowned with years and the honors of a long and uaeftil life, went through the gate of death to he with Christ But his words remained like a nail fastened by the Master of assemblies; and the man whom sal vation he so often sought to secure became a Christian. Then he told what feelings that brief question produced. He said, “I hud rather he hud said the whole than to ask the question, ‘Does it j»jt And O.” said he, “if he were only living now, that I could tell him so, what a privilege it would be I” •ufiafJt*, ef eery. in bad taste. It stained square-beaded windows in fe lower etcuy, eircnlar headed win- *** **» the second, and Gothic Uieet eipdows in the third story, **b the whole stood upon massive ^1 arches.. Here was novelty vengeance, and so sure was fofits grandeur, that he had ordered a marble tablet with fertme engraved thereon in large ?.v- j. > *®huiWings of pretensions and jWfefc it becomes necessary that feehitect first confine himself to fetches, which he submits to ^ building committee for selection ^approval, and works them oat they have been adopted. When • is once approved, and all _ Swings are completed, the calls for bids. “Oompeti- tife of trade” is an old Pj’ one which works great Ban tty is wotieed by usury wrttev. Origwu aaye, “the seme ef Jmmm to niu the risk of drawing u gibbet tor wear on toward the deep sunset, we the ueke of the pulley sum paid him ^ weary at making no nsur up- hy u comrade. The result of las prowebes to* a reconcdliutios and •tooufi total is ta recorded. Ger- iotimacy with God. But do we toinly one to inclined to think that to nR for tkat ^ religiously enough mask foolish tomptiag ef Providence ^ for Btitlueas la our need aud hurtenog of thh snored chances ^ sacrifice. Bellied and broken, the of life, at toast deserved the gibbet, most often be before it* immor But are ttoeu not multitudes of men tA j strength comes. Humiliation of oud woutou who are every day com pr ide—on utter consciousness of iu asittiag felims of a like naturef tlrmity—to be kept painfriHy out of tion from them, but victory by them