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OLD SERIES, VOL 6-NO. 282
For the Lutheran Visitor.
Blunt Arrows.
M’MM Eli L
behave often thought it passiug
rt oTo that oao ot the most popular
altuiversal viees kuowu to man-
^iioaW # be permitted to linger
- moiety from age to age with so
gjjje «bake from either the pulpit
* the press. Perhaps both minis,
jggaad editors ar$ waiting for some
0 who i» without sin to cast the
^ stone. Beiug personally dis
pitied by this rule, I have waited
for some one else to hold forth,
0 as tmiversal sileuce prevails I
All venture a few’ “blunt arrows” in
£it direction.
A Bear-sight^ “Friend’’ walking
the streets of the city of
»M«tbeHy Lore” heard the noise of
ifeioa* dog-tight some steps in a<l-
006 of him, but could not see the
jifR,aobe threw several large brick
Us in the direction of the noise
fid no specific aim. Presently, just
g he discharged a bat with more
tei ordinary force, he heard one ol
famines yell and howl with paiu.
•Ah, 9 said tbe Quaker, “I know 1
[ h«thee, or thee wouldu’t yowl so.”
way arrows, like thebrieks of the
IsAer, are aimed at uo head indi
I ritally, bat are discharged at soci-
|q indiscriminately, and the only
I can have that any ouc is
| to*» when I hear them “yowL”
fe believe it is apparent to the
ak superficial observer of ineu and
|w«U that one of the greatest social
Irk of tbe times is an uusanctified,
lasMgioas and mischievous use of
a tongue—a base and reckless pros
hation of oar God giveu powers of
lueeli to the disturbance of society
|-4he woandiug of human hearts and
i«s—the disruption and de
|eietion of the social amenities of
, and the gratification of sordid,
sinister, envious aud revenge
Ippoaes and feeliugs.
W^eo the Israelites were captives
and in Babylon, aud were
habitual witnesses of the impo-
[rites and ceremonies of au idol-
law worship, which addressed it-
|d wholly to their sensuous nature,
almost inadvertently fell into
sin, and thousands of them
ided tbe heathen in their
devotion to “wood and
i” The ehristiau is ever in au
ijs laud, surrounded by iuflu-
ihostile to his growth in grace.
» necessarily the daily associate
way-bodies in other men’s mat-
i$nd the hourly witness of slau-
v, detraction, aud idle, heartless
*p, the subject of which may
lin the very cess [tools of soci-
vi yet it is taken up, sanctioned,
retailed, repeated, again and
iby persons who, in their boast-
: refinement, would not exchange
italatations of the day with those
*te the authors of the daily
1 gossip of life,
littigach 8urroundiugs and such
many weak persons, whose
mm are otherwise good, for
of watchfulness, fall into the
'of society, as Israel fell iuto the
of Babylon, and their longues
aw »y with their sonls, like a
without a bridle, or a ship
a helm, and ere they are
1 °l it the hot breath of slander
from their tongues, withering
ocorching aud burniug and
ting every flower of tenderness
■ttery plant of love. And when
°°®e to examine themselves as
' ^P°5tle demands, aud see “what
^ are of,” it is to discover
ttfngues have been “set on
>of hell”
is not another one of the
ol and relative duties of life
18 *o often and so explicitly
°f throughout the entire
JJwesof the Old and New Tes-
ka 1 ** tlle ( * Qt y fl 16 govermeut
1 toD gue. Aud yet, whilst the
fre« abound in precepts, the
o»8 never abounded in prac-
whilst the Bible furnishes
^oearing up0Q every pjj^ 0 f
, Qf , ’ J’ oa °my take the jour-
all the ministers iu christen-
the published sermons
^eeTer issued from the press,
doqbt it more than one dis-
"1 a thousand is devoted ex-
t tsubject. Hence, we
t ® ministers of the gospel
m ^ to reproach themselves
^ioe T^'l® fl* e deatlly cancer is
Jr. tl * 0 vitals of Christian
mJr? deHcac y or grovelling
-M 2?J. ov « °f popular esteem
k ^“ f J be,n froni applying
8AG1TTAKIU8.
[Transited f*w the I.«*hrr»s VUkv.J
BtW Dlraodani for a Christian sal
Godly Lift
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ST MU /MM WMW III
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That you may now, O mao, Uvt to
accordance with the holy Bvaagei-
ioal Lutheran (With and saving rwli
gtou, and beware of commiUiug wd
ful si us, weigh well these wholes***
sud Christian leosoos and directions.
1. Remember always, whether
alone or in oompany, at home or
abroad, by day or by night, and no
matter how yon are engaged, the all
holy aud all present majesty sad
nearness of God. Be always mind
ful in your inmoat aoul, that yon are,
whether standing still or walking,
working or resting, in the
of the living God, that this
brance and conviction may awaken
and keep alive in your heart tine
filial fear and reverence, which are
able to restrain and keep you from
sinning wilfully. This Is the dirtc
tion and counsel which God himself
gave to Abraham when he sab!, Geo.
xrii : 1: “Walk before me, and be
thou perfect.” This is the way ia
which tbe patriarch KooHi walked
with God, Gen. v s 23-34 Therefore
remember always that the Lord thy
God is everywhere present.
2. Regard each sod every day as
yonr last day, as yoor dying day,
thst yon may continually live as If
the time of your departure were at
baud, and you must commend your
spirit into the hands of God. There
fore watch and pray, and do every
day all the good which you would
desire to have accomplished before
you die. This is true Christian watch
fulness, which the word of Clod on
ceasingly admonishes yon to observe.
Forget it not, for you know neither
the day nor the hour when the Lord
will come and reckon with you. —
Matt xxv.
3. Notice carefully ami be on your
guard against your easily besetting
sin; and, above all things, take heed
that you neither wonud the divioe
majesty .and honor, aor your wws
conscience. Place yoor short com
ings before you when you have any
special occasion for renewing repent
ance, that yonr heart may, at the
paiufnl contemplation of yonr tree
passes, be the more broken and con
trite. This I>avid did whon he
thought on his ways, ami tame*! his
feet unto God’s testimonies.—Psalm
cxix : 59. When his sorrow was eon
tinnally before him, Pa xsxviii: IA
And when bo confessed the sins of
his youth, Pa xxv : 17. Job also
bore this in mind, when be ackoowl
edged that be could not answer God
one of a thousand.—Job ix : 3L
4. When you swake iu the morn
iug render thanks unto God out of s
grateful heart, and pray for new mcr
cies, for thus is God honored, and
you shall throughout the day have
rest and peace in him. You know
that new veseeis retain for a long
time the taste of what is first pnt in
them. When you lie down at night
offer up your prayer, for you do not
aud can not know whether, when
yon hsre fallen asleep, you may
again arise or not It is therefore
very good and beocAeial that yon
commend yourself into the gracious
bauds of God while you are awake
and able to place yourself under his
almighty protection.
5. Learn to know yourself aright,
that yon may have a correct under
standing of yoor spiritual poverty,
and learn that you need the grace of
God more than all things, because
you discover within yourself indwst
ling corruption, unbelief, pride and
self-love. You must therefore feel
within yourself that one thing is
needful, and that is the believiog
appropriation of Jesus Christ, of his
passion, death and blood by you,
that yon may be made clean, healed
and cored of all yonr infirmities and
diseases. And yon must assuredly
experience all this within and in
such a way and manner that if
asked at any time who is in your
opinion the poorest sod most mifiir
able creature on earth, both yoor
heart and conscience will freely coo
fess and declare: “I, even !, am the
most miserable creature on earth,”
But, on the other hand, If asked
what is then the very best and the
most beneficial thing that can be
done for yoo, then must yonr heart
and conscience be sble to answer:
“The quickening word of my Father
in heaven, tbe blood of Jesns Christ
my Saviour which cleanseth me from
all my iniquities and sins, and the
comfort of tbe Holy Spirit.*
6. Show and prove that you are a
member of tbe body of Jeeaa Christ,
and a true and faithfol servant of
| God, not only to mar regular efetto
Uno eolliag by a sober sod gtovo
bis, bet alee ia year iedivideo! team
ttoO| toil too sad ooao|imt too to such
a manner that you are always to ho
tool acting the port end toedteg
thef ifeuf a true ehriottoo. Il la eel
eooogh, for example, that a irsdwn
maa ie to eame a chrtotiaa , ho meal
also deal aa a chneltoa with all maa.
Il d aac enough that toe head of a
dually to a ch net ten to Into owe house
or ehnrrb ; ha must alee to a etoto
ttoa before bto domreUee aad to ai
hie hnaiaaaa traaeeettoaa.
A man to sot a true etotoiMMi
rnarrfy toeaaaa to tomra fogalariy
the word ef Ged aad levereeose the
holy sacra meets; bto Ills meet atom
be eoufornsed to the word of God,
aad by U mast hie walk and nearer
eaueu to regelated. lot,
both yoor deetnee aad year life
respond A tree to known by tie
fruits.
[7b hr runf»sasrf.J
Selections.
wr mppasnrt
Bichailltof.
Tto young auavatt oaa not totouve
toat to shall ever grow cold eod
dorlnsu iu ptoty, mark toes tout to
may to lull to commit aasae grievous
aia, to (he sore unending of hi*
noaorieore, aa
of bto profession. Hot,
lag his strung
leads him to hi
•tandem strong, I shall aetsf to
moved,* d wilt nut to a aeu ibiug
oa the earth, or to the church, if he
shuold add oee a**o tooaou to the
many with which thm court to a!
ready strewed, to to a earning la
those who seme after hiss. Raeh
sliding hugins la the heart,
itself in the closet first, sud
diffuses IU purely stag tafiaemw
through life. Thu toefcaftder for a|
while may preserves fair eHlartof j
hta public ducotMMse sm|
punctual aad fervent, while ra
he is cold n n*l
Often
differs so little from
that it to sot easy
between them In
himself, this in corns
nod bntMHli so : -
we^^ra**g■ ■ vsjy g sagas
the hy puerile,
Iu dmevtoslulu
to the mao
lie IStOHuhn
* ,1 - 1 "
ee love grwoa
seelves wmgs end ffy away,*
to heava% m thorn I
Mgk* i^A—» gJt nNmmmfimom g-l_ff
m 4.- x s sx fefi
the stomhting hlsek
Amt liiflMMMNf Mi wtt HRkMttMMh* Ow
beovewly Pat tor kapm ham la ffh
reet the rod as as to pm
i 1 >11 i f Sl^Uik 4 ga J, p II JM,
Wm* ih*« ffw* ffHJpffP^Pw i
and run pteeve the pdfel af
ty, aad thoa ruaee aa f
spathy, or from our damme ef
ly | ieueuresi
ife ggn^gg
aad cua aider htf
«e«s haw far to has
tto right potto lie to oaavmaad
h is felly oad sis ia
i# Cdhi $$ dNT li d' id^i
t*‘g out toot
buhl au water. Thai
uf sin ia ito cuss •# tie
are «Am stuaded ri| kssptag
merrj * nr If to
tremtding hope ef
he espevtn no murv
dealings from hto ha»»ewly PsAtor
He anJewlate*, hke
pesdhffsil, he Irs ptasssfnfHt ffhft
uf **n breed servsoO ^pfhor thuo that
of a son.. Hot tors aft* to to tad If
a path shush to knaf hot; far hto
(jfNwtl tfttot tmlj
tag,” tot gracAamdl j tgtraa aff hto
aggravated atom; «i ivee him m •
Wa,
ftffMni
There am loo
torn to them .selves aad at tori, fall
lato* ptoee the right hand, ihaos
ap aff tie charities aad
the tro th aad the
oao saaa say, 1
tore rasas [ and souther, 1 have
*tolt If pan haoa caatfe let as aas
tot tf yea ham
oa the natural feeling*. If hack I
sliders »assess «Muumacw, it le the
nesamace of deisstoa; while than
dopartlag from find, they «aa ask
1 ht ri toiv 4 tok i l if t tf* 1 # Y otose todLnsma*m»- I Ra
symptoms of backsliding air evideal
eooogh. The want af lively faith,
aad leva, aad peatteaer, to tto real
of the evil. The reality, beauty nod
importune# of eternal things are ual
of vise j tto world, thetufere, rise#
ia magvilade, aad seems clot tod
with now iaterenl, aad iu etgerU
appear more denirnble Bfrinnancaa
of spirit to now succeeded hy levity,
and thst t* iMi#rn«'u uf hmumum
wwu w“uv s* vwswv ffwev avo ; SW swuxgv
which shaddereil at the seers -ap
peuraoce of eviP hy atopiditi. The
spirit af the world gains tea ssosa
daacy ; and conformity to tbeeemspt
maxima aad caafoeu of th* world
heroes#* manifest. Ruse lawful ob
jects are sought with toe mseh ardor,
and tto too aatious deuiro to to
rich has often eataaglud tto souls ef
professor* ia many hurtful eaaraa,
from some are never extricated, be*
their souls are final! t pi •reed through
with many sorrows, and drowned ia
perdition.
Whoa backsliding oeco beg sue
there to ao knowing hoe far I ho
decitnieg ohritoian may depart fr*>cu
God. U can set to a matter of
tixskeels filirrtriJff Lkg>|*«.ItofM ftkaf ILgg aa
^; - mMMRNr-
evil boor, and under tho power of
tomptottoo, sosso insidtoos hsot
should prevail him, aad
should carry him late oaptivtiy. In
deed, such to tho frailty of tto hoot
man then to so security lor
their not falling into gross alas, bat
ia tto coaserrstive grace of God.
And when Christiana begin to hark
slide, they never recover thamselrnu,
aad return by their own effort* [ bat
by tho kind interposition ef their
faithfol Shepherd, whom tovo to hto
ihMD Uiiili him to Lears Ito ninatv
ll|M vNHMNNKtSP
to roclxim oaa stryiag lamb, lie
makes hto vote* to bo heard aad
rooogaisod. if tho eemmee earn
ings of tho world, tto geo tto sug
gestion* ef the spirit have hose
8 1
with him to apply the rod. Provi
dence to mad* to cooperate
folly with grace; or rather to
port of that system of
means which Qod makes see of to
preserve sad reclaim hto errieg peo
ple. A ad la tlto corrective dtopco
him with tevtng I'lmda, even the
beedto of a man, sJVmri t "I offf
heal their tMctodhltojjffi 'T wiff love
them freely, far atone anger to toraed
away (ham htox*
This abeeadtsig uf free gtaue aad
pardutoug merry to bark slid isg ha
ltd****, to one of tto osaol ouadarfol
things ia tto oa| ia ohtoh God
lead* hto bltosl people. Whoa they
were lashing let anihiag hat «nfk
bvbraid he sbrau* hi#
jffktjfki
with si)
feiber, It m by m
muM iat-fr *f m jntensff sntiiMi r ir n
lo *« bow •wprrfto
highest
thought* are aeft you
neither are yeur crspi
saith the Lord. Per ao
are higher thaa earth,
ways higher than yam
my though to thee year
ftr. A. 4 tore adcr.
(too il Nirru-Whai Napa
lean oao ref nreleg ftoaa hfa fHHh
paiga to Kgypc end Syria, to oaa
sealed oaa eight apee Uhs derik of
tto vessel a tetter the opsa caaespy of
hy hto
atoff meat of tho porty had
tto dertriae of MdlSF
"**»
——
dory af tto day
af vosa
with year
baartOy la tto
Ito ffsob aad blood bath not revealed
il onto thoa, but my Father which is
la heaven.” Itot men keep coogaoial
company, and lot things be called by
la uttor ] tbetr right aaaMw. Faber doctnue
—troth revealed by God sad accept
«d to man—either doctrine is deoi
rive aad faadameotaJ for the sslva-
ttoa of steam aad tto rogeaermtion
of Gm world, or Janas Christ n* *
Yoa most make yoor
Tto diriaity of Christ, as
by Peter, to a dogma. For
for
I
apparently tmk *«.g ao
la tho
head, aad poiatiag to th# cvyataltn#
with fas mildly
oat la
who Made aU
lAai F Tho — 1 eternal poaor aad god -
heed'* of the Create* are nrvontofi thy
“the thlaga that art anrifi# ;* aad
therm words of Xftt.i i-*ia u hi*
the anme improrioa to mad* the
world over. Go today into the heart
of Africa, oa laic tho ccutfo of 3f#w
Holland i select the asciitfi Imbruted
iHtrui that cun !*• -and r taka him
oat la a dear starlit heaven, aad
ask him who atado all that, and the
di ^ i ' fk $^ ^ jh )A-i * ^ i ^
mi*# aad tnrthrud it
d Intel) eatofgos la hto
Thu instant the mtontoenry takes this
11msmatMtoa t iff s*ffmi e m m m mmmn ms mi i i IL ^ mIumo
vikiiifti NKMftiif iwi| iron IB# citraNi
face with the
,, ; ! ’ h#
at the
rath ettartar ta tto
which Gad has
* L # *
IH •
|jQ| H
thoa a help toward thmr ex
vferi.A
dal of
off th#
ef the gaispiiil. hat to may roach
aa gamlUj cad ac
ri la that a maa
of
wkh or oitbaui tofora
t*sa sy *t«m Thai there may to a*
■ tto tritaamuutoe of thair
they take cure to died tats
it by b at*hto esamploa Joha Boa
||a«^ she vosoivod alt the duriurtaoa
of tto gmspsL and tipiaoea. who
retried them aff, stfaia equally to
jtftio odor of saasdllf li Gris mudara
rhuroh of ah—Gy. Gat lafori ra
ttosr dimovortoa. I am not aware
that they |*i» 1 i. rs^agb nay pro-
UAa thus* wbrrh
at Rrfort Year
l«L.iMMM»y»hir rsgsarrslsr of the world
dispenses with a hsag Bisareh and a
hard battle G hr# be Iwtaaa far
ward far my ■ nrsptaara hto aavery
4 M || V tk^iiS Dllipid
MMfflffkkl (Imp for|«dl
I am daipoasd to ask, “flow
had ttoo found Ml ao qokhly, my
sue 7* Ah l It to eaay tor these « ho
.t , n l u — UmI
a mwaa omv wwamRpy ' GPV|^PPff4Plm : ^ riiiiiffffe
vyy up charity la iU nload{ bat
ubesMR* dull I obtain charity if 1
ndjaiw truth? “Referred, if God so
lewd m, ue ought also to leva oot
na« iLm ' Tto Viacuiie Jotm rrot his
m*ev"-*w*u * si essriuimMr uwmriBVWP mlrirw ssiuus
chanty from the bosom of the Mas
holey, "hem do tto
idrtsia theirs V How
oaa yoa asovo tto world if yoa have
nothing had the world la loan y ett r
tovev oa t Tto NrtieUu** iirtwol
w^e ^ wm ^ew us^Si^u ^a^v^^a* vase gies sps^uiwmai
the mas of a ama who was as free
af|
not withstanding, wufotty lacking Hi
charity. “Whal to truth T said IV
laSsi aad to did not wait its: an
iMfit i , ; rujui# aa bis
mind that aa answer could be given.
Pilau was not burdened with a toe,
arilh oven aa ouao* of dogma, yet
•v cric»»iB i v aniii
toiieving sad ooofreriag him taao
cant Those who ta this sgc lead
tl«# ct u«a<l# agaiast dogma am
frarwsrd ?«■» |*tifaM utmost rsvereoos
hr ito life aad taarhlng of Jtaat
Christ. But be did not lire piss deg-
au. “Thoa art tto Christ, tto Sou
of Gw living God *
Nothing mom comptoiaty or ab-
itnkr'Ji (LirmftLtcaJ ran ba fonad is
all the creeds of the ^A—nph than the
•hert stnl fervid etdamalioo of
Peter io answer to the Master's
srt>roi*t# d#an*iJi1 for a mnfrusinn
ww* 1 v* ■■ 11 uw wMwawmimtoasmwas
of his faith apoo tto puiiit. Aad
how did the Mirier ranters 11 ? tie
not owly ar*]Q)#act<d in the doctrine
and the expression of R hy hto oar-
vaot, but, departing in some measure
from hit ^ettl habit of calm, suits
panskmed speech, to broke into aa
ffkrffijd find fftalUtH rYiiniiipndffUGU’
“Btessod art thou, BIummi Raijous;
isd# bint self tto Boo of
God thoi tho Jewtak priesthood
hooted him down. Did ho giro hto
Ufa far a dogma that to divine and
sescissry fe* the salvation af sin
nets, «r#td ho fftag his life sway by
a arietiths ? Men most make their
Aoloa Those who am sot for
Christ are against him—JYssi Dr.
Arosfk Addmss el tke AlUmnrt
Oct Sncfffioaffae ii la Christ.
Dtoased thiags am prayer, sod
sacramesBia, sad watxthfofaaas, sad
rules of life, aad seff disripilae, and
ssifdaalel, whoa they oocopy th#
right ptaas ta tto spirits*) system,
as ia suae, chaeaols, aad iaatraaMmtw;
het If they to and sly magnified, so
as to caver tto whole field of view ;
If wo for a moment Glow oer minds
lo regard them aa soottwo of grace,
oad truss ia them to work ia as
•nartity, we shall be as utterly die-
spy slated ia them, as the poor
woaua whs had tto tana# of blood
was with rise many physktoas, from
wham Che had suffered many things,
hut asecr brought away e car#
Murk see, reader-—war ssecuficattoo
to la ChriUt, not independent of him,
end thiwoksm sot to to bad indopen
ffcally. Tbnrib Ids sacred porsoa ia
that ia bim doth all
of light and
tors, of holy tempera, holy impulse*,
end of all tto fruit* of tto Spirit-
oad the virtue which is ia him shun
Ira Craw ftkyiMgt
channel wHbkh faith has opened into
year soul Thto is his own teaching,
not ours, “Afade ia me sod I you.
As the brasKh oaa not beer fruit of
itself, except it abide io the vine; no
mam oaa yo, except re abide in me.*
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Vfcal Host I Do To Bo—Lost?
“What mast I do to be loot?"
“Neglect so great salvation* It to
not necessary to do anything. We
are lost already. Jeans offers to
sar# as, but if we reject hto offer
we remain as wc were. “How shell
we escape if we neglect so gnat
salvation ?" Escape to impossible if
we neglect the only means of safety.
If a deadly serpent bites yoo, aad
yon refuse tbe only remedy, you die.
if you are drowning and will not
nntof Ito IMb heap thsown to you,
you sink. Neglect to rain. Jsous
alone oao aar« tto soul! Neither to
there salvation in another. O sin-
ner, yoor damnation to sore if you
neglect Jesus. If to that despised
M<mm’ law died without mercy, of
how much sorer punishment shall be
to thought worthy who hath trod
den nndcr foot tto Bob of Godf
Dost thoa think God will not execute
hto threatening*, that thoa esnst os
cep# hto pierdag eye, or that tho
rocks will cover thee? Vain hopes.
There to no escape bat to come to
Jesus, and simple neglect to certain
perdition J “Because I called, but
y# refused, . . . than shall they call,
fait I will not answer; they shall
sack ms, but shall not And me T O
•toner, cocape this awfol threaten
ing l Jesus «sw stands with open
arms. Hs entreat* yon to be saved!
Oome with all your sins and norrows
—come just as you arc—come at
once ! Hs will to nowise cast yoo
out Como to Jeans.—ATrinnoe HnlL
Tto Ztosgnr of tto Lay Ws Uvt la.
At
“How I bang to be at rest,” wrote
an aged Htnriisn lady to s Scottish
retail vs. “I'm wsnry, faint, mod
worn; life's a dreary burden ; all my
early friends hove WA me; Pm stand
leg aluMut apoo tto threshold of
Homily ; and if it worn not for tto
fear I might at last prove a oast
sway, my prays* woo id be, O ! Falk
#r, fad me r *»f r
Tto )titer was duly received, and
mad to Dr. Guthrie, who was on a
visit to tbs family at that tints. Tto
next morning to gave them tto fol
lowing linen, which h# said the letter
hod sngymted to his mind during
tto night. Tb*> were sent to America
t^ii t^^ft*i tad v, and highly |*rteed by
IM^C* 4t§Gli!*§ft(0£ he* life. The prayer was
«m» afrsrwards answered, and her
aeary body to rasting, “life’s duty
Aoa#,‘ In tto Presbyteristi church-
ym*d mi Wicnmico. Md.; and Dr.
Gathrto, with tto tsars of n nation
following him, hath entered tto gold
ae portals, sad though strangers ou
earth, they have now met in them
eternal borne, “ where tto wicked
cos to from troubling, and the weary
are at roat»*
I4NBU VY DS orrmnt.
I’m kneeling ut ti»e threshold, wear
faint, aari sam,
WOda^hrihi dawning, for tto opening
Waiting Mfftto NuIm ahull bid m« ri#r
SIMrom#
T« tfe flw yf HI* pwctice. to tto gi#d
wsnry path I’ve traveled,
tiatm
B taring
Rat# # | a rat smi rst tT ftm
wn now um iiptil u i»
will aooa ha o'<
ra knseling at th
m the door.
. mid dark
and mtnfe,
ft burden, struggling for
breaking, my toil
at the threshold, ray hand I*
Met hifek* I hour the votes* of tbs blessed
st they stand
Littgrnng in tto sanshine of thst far-off
dialem land ’
O! would that l were with ttora, amidst
r!
lip, Jokiing in their
The friend* that started with me have
entered long ago
On* by an* they lift me, struggling with
the foe,
TVrir pilgrimage wo* shorter, ttoir tri-
Tto true safeguard against the
danger of the present solemn time is
God’s word. It shows os tto danger
w« have to expect If there were
nothing in tbe aspect of times to
indicate its approach, it would still,
from tto ponitioa it occupies iu tto
book, be close at the doors. And
with such predictions, and sock a
warning given, there is reason for
*•»» ounisat Deane that ¥8 nay to trar*
from delusion and preserved in tto
love of tbe troth. Great signs and
wooden, to deceive, if it were pox
siMe, even tbe elect, are the seduc
tions by which Satan will work, and,
persuasive as an angel of light, lead
astray the unwary. Hence the in
calculable mischief of false views of
prophecy, which hold oat tto hope
that the eliarch of God is to sail into
port irt calm weather, and wear the
crowu before bearing the cross. We
must not judge according tooutward
apiiexrance, bat according to the
oracles of God. Too many build
tbeir faith of doctrines and approval
of practices, not oa what Scripture
says, bat what is In tbeir eyes useful
aud expedient. Bat we are to ex
pect the apparent expediency to be
all against us. We must not take
expediency for oar guide, or allow
ooraelves tbe habit of aakiog whether
au opinion or a manner of acting is
what is called practical, but it is
right? Not, will it promts some
desirable cud, but is it according to
the oracles of God? We most be
ware of the traditions of msu, even
•f good men, of the evangelical body
itself, if they add to, or diminish
from, the word of GtxL Only by
that may we judge of opinions, aad
fudge of practices. So doing, we
shall uol find ourselves in agreement
with the majority even of God’s
children, bat we shall be beet pre
pared to distinguish things that
differ, and to resist tto temptations
of these last times.
The greatest of all safeguards is
tbe firm grasp of positive troth.
Scripture troth most be onr study,
and onr life. Tto temptation to
listen to the decrees of ooonoUa lies
in a want of confidence in the infali-
bility of the Bible, and of a steady
hold of its vital troths. God’s truth
is always the same, and we always
need the same blessed truths. Christ
in all his various works, his atoning
blood and justifying righteousness;
pardon in him, aud peace in him,
and strength in him, and the hope
of glory iu him, we can never part
with. They are our life, onr joy.
If we love the truth and hold fast
Christ aud his salvation, arm* will
have no charm for us, though Satau
array himself as an angel of light,
and his ministers as ministers of
righteousness.—Ffafcfe Review.
How lov mrly they'll toil me when all my
toil is loo*’
With them the Messed snffels, thst know
' JM) (jrfaftf MM* GIB—
I sor th#SB l y tto portal*. prpfMir#d to let
MM) ft!
Ol Lord. I wait tto pfcusur#—Tliy time
sod way w# best—
Bat I’m waalrad. worn, and weary, O!
Father. Md aae rest f
— Tto tYaakptrrima.
A stickler for the outside husks of
worship writes to the Christian at
Work, asking what the proper pos
tare in prayer ix To which it sen
sibly replies; The only poeture to
be avoided is imposture. Let tbe
heart be in the service as well as the
lips, and a prayer on the back, or tbe
bead, or the feet or the side is all the
Mime.