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ligKroctioM for a Christian and
Godly Life.
t r ra joas UPHM basmsa*.
CONCLUDED.
* g^d the Bible. Learn from it
^ sin really is. Examine by its
1^ }0 ur owu heart, your inward
- and external works. Re*
one y oor utmost eu»
abatain from sin, and be
^eislly on your guard, lent you
cherish auy voluntary pur
t© commit sin, because saving
^ md the love of sin can not
dfdl together in your heart,
i Let yoor diligence and zeal be
^■tt to yoor good resolve. Having
not wickedly oppora your nstghhor.
Be content, and snbsnit to bis abort
comings patiently. Render not evil
ftw evil, but rather garni Ibr erfl.
(Tae food, drink and raiment In lush
a way that they promote male ad of
obstructing your growth la grace.
Strive not to sics! others steept la
what ia good and acceptable to the
Lord. Taka heed that yea sin not
with yoor tongue, aad keep your
mouth with a bridle. Attempt not
to appear outwardly etlmrwtae than
yon rtft ^ithin, ia the heart. Neither
oppress* nor fake advantage of eajr
one in yoor business
In all your intercourse with ysar M
low men either confer or receive
spiritual benefit.
Finally. Study to be a tree disci
ple of Christ and to follow Him.
Wheu yoor owu strength fails Ciod
helps. We can do alt things through
ijeterminetl to be good nud to shun I Christ which streogtheaeth u*. Phil.
^.trive earnestly to employ your | iv ; 13. His grace and Ilia spirit
,** itrengtb to carry out your re- suffice for as. Therefore abide ia
Wrestle faithfully, that you I Him, and He will abide in yoa, and
aaj be eoabled to flee every mortal you shall bring forth much trait.—
d ud obey your God and Lord in j John xv.
£ kis reqaireraeuts, whether they «.
• * » . •
Far (he Lntheraa VwHwr,
Shut Arrow*.
ipply to your general Christian voca-
m or to your particular calling, as
|i prophet Isaiah obeyed the Lord
ifc« called, (Isaiah vi), and as Zach-
smsod Elisabeth walked in all tha
maaodments and ordinances of
to Lord blameless. (Luke i.)
1 Bet if you at auy time, through
dnrity and contrary’ to your re-
number
der." Rea him m he da ©has ration*
I) aver the piaia, vtoh
with waving mm, ntoh
eyes and dilated nestatt* Ilia wry
appesrnnna, while \rt In the dm
Inner, is wJsnlsied In tosftos tha
timid wtth terror. Did ha hnt knnw
his giant strength, and haw In direst
It intelligently, ha wield crash hie
enptem sod hit owners hy any neva
meat of ks athletic frame. Hnt ha
la captured and a Mr In pel Into km
atomth—a thread of Iran In
his hack, and an he Is raided hr the
hit apan hie tengaa, sa eg ha pm
sna tha raada, fotfow the pal ha, an
©end the hills and tsavaean tha platoa
fa strict accordance with his amsterh
will.
Bat a for
rrnsbls sad dnngwmwi
a wild and aabridled shsrger Is the
af an nntmthfol. ynwfone nr
nnn or woman The *p «
tie aaya, each » tnngna is a **ieh*
• • **a wsetd nf hshfnMiy.* **g|
aatteth on fire tha wmrse af antare,
and la art an fore of bell " Mara
uatsmshie than the twnete rt tha
•eld, nr the birds nf the ale, at tha
lahafotsste of the am. Aa nnraly
evil foil rt
and pert* rt ll
ShsH lb, L,,ui
o jjf ww^nwewn
right hand shell
eaefoimed in the
Und* i
nehnenledgnd Ms
m i end ne an
might get •**)
ne may sierwpe the
hnt can
the Almighty
iifotlne
me.* Jposk.
in
He Is with
that iRirtnl Israel In the
Aad |as« se the phyefefoaa nf Isrnet.
snd all the shill rt mum esmMned,
of a fier y
I
Gcutle render, permit me, I entrest
yon, to transcribe for yoer instrnr
tion » few nf tbs wholesome pre
cepts which inspiration fires for the
atn, are overcome, ami fall, and I government of the tongue :
do not continue in sin, no corrapt anmainnicwiior,
* htoten without delay ami with proceeil out of your mouth, but that
m repentance to humble yourself which is good to the use of edifying,
Mm God, and let this be the chief that it may minister grass aafo Hduhn^i^il
i of yoor heart till your con* hearer*.*-—Eph. iv : 3fi. “Let yowr than himself by pwttmg
» comforted anew, and the speech he always with grace, season-
dire and effort of your heart to ©d with salt, that ye may know bow to
drain aud transgress no more are answer every mail*—Ool. iv : i, »To
tongtbened. speak evil of ns assn, to he no brawl*
It. Reflect frequently u^n the ub- era, but gentle, showing »l! meek
st aad end of your life in this ness uoto all.*—T$tns i* : % “Ho
urid, not in order to seek earthly | speak ye and so do, »* they that
amor*, worldly honor and carnal I shall be judged by the law of liber
idtogence, but that you may above I ty * “He that will love life snd see
dfiroga be able to serve God, also j good days, let him rejYntm kU «*sgw#
«dre calling in which you serve f/hnu frit, ami Ms Bps that the>
mr follow men on earth. speak no gnile*
1. Let it especially be your chief Solomon, the wise law giver of Is
awn to make your calling and ra el, with that philosophic d.sertn.m
fittou sure. Collect together and ation and graphic mode *f «|es«*rip
Nutate on the many aud various J t j OI1 f or which he is sn ju*tly dtstin
nfoiceS ot your election. Con* g n i 9 he«l, draws a happy contrast hr
iaplate devoutly the works, the tween prudesf aud imprudent speech •
** iau <*re, the love aud mercy | ». Th< , mooth M m righteous man ia |
a well of lifo, Imt violence covereth
4» daily. Such meditation and the mooth of the wicked." “In the
wmant contemplation of the bene multitude of word* there wanteth
«» and the mercies received serve I no t sin ; but he that refrmmeth his
aassore and strengthen your faith, | ii |M , i* -The «*r*gue of tbr
wi aid you to continue in the grew just is as choice silver ; the heart of
fGod and to confide in Hi* prom | the wicked i« little worth " “The
/»/># of the righteous feeil manv. but
fools die for want of wisdom." “Rv
cry prudent man drainh with know I
edge, but a fool layetb open bis
folly.* “A soft answer turneth away
wrath, hat grievous words stir up
anger." “The tonyur of the wise
usotli knowleilge aright, but the
month of fool* poureth out f«w*l»^h-
nc**." “The words of wise men are
heard in quiet, more than the cry «f
him that ruleth among fools." “The
word* ot a wise man’s mouth sre j
gracious, but the lips of a fool will
swallow up himself."
St. James, in the third chapter of
hi* glorious epistle, together with
hundred* of concurrent passage* in
the Word of God, describe* the ter
was there," An
Ma In tie girl «mm»,
H4e food, “fikwl is
% lie is nwt for
ton hi his pntfl
lagww awOwws rt
soppOMs that
rt thw Almighty f
tha Almighty
Ho Gad hi
ha m *w«t for fr%m
•ays.
mm Uwti
•ympatMas aad A* fond Wrsard
aad thy
thought, ths Umd to near To ths
* llagai
•toMasr R to foatfbl fls has bred
k -TMra.
asa* to nut roar nits time !l«
waa near to tha ball mm and around
l aa ths
ths mad folds. IU baud tbs bra
iR. W©
atosrud, ths profanation, ths utoa rt
•H Mad* Lat as all Hr© kraping
rtmom;
thto thought to mind, 11* to “nut for
******* rt
Ma •vary oas rt aa"— Mrttpoms
dL If yw wan ta
farrow twratag. tha
ymi wwald soy.
Oad doat It
fo o field tha
ka dhea«es fotkag,
TWSmrh^et, are
MCfoTa field, sod
wwosshs rt •• aad
a harae
Ms works show fc»m a«< afar oft
But we sway see him fiewrer Whsi
head la H that gttopa Imd and
water aad air t If yttil weald «n> a
~m**g CM* yea waald
He here tr
Hat e«
5»thw ( hat IW PM W ui, m , k , . t1M . ^
This habit David cultivated,
*velearu from I Samuel xvii, and
■»» Psalm xxiii.
Look always ou your present
awiitioii a* the liest for yon. For
'totever befall* you, let it be good
1 *vil, sicknes* or other attlictious,
Anything is dispensed by the fa-
all ruling hand and provi-
* mce uf God, who i* everywhere
and in whose care and keep
’s jou and all your house are.
before take heed, own and ac*
^vfodge the gracious, all wise and
Eighty providence and protection
* God in sorrow and in joy, in
and in poverty, in sickness
^ health, in life and in death.
12. Pray fervently, without cea*-
bn mmw
his sroath, bat it Is for hajrmd the
•kill at mum ta iarest a 1st ar a
bridle that tw rvwtraia aa aril
toagar
Gad am da this !
Amt It la a swarre «f taflaite mm
salatkirt ta all pfoua people, wha
have a aasm and a Whararfor aad
/erfiags that are dear la tham, ta
fo's^Mksmi | Kmi m famAej ii itm gwptoi. t fi twuto'
ftmf ™ RF PB ^wwv
this dramlfol seaarge w As Maasa
lifted ap the serpent la the wilder
neaa, area an mast the Ckm af Hit
be lifted ap, that wkaaaavar Wet
etb ia Him show hi eat pariah bat
bare atevaaJ life "
Jaat aa the mp4 a red boras whea
once aabilaed takes his burden,
obeys the gwhliag rata aad serves
his master with all his strength, so
tha tiwr, the slanderer, Use tala hear
er. tha basy body hi other men’s
matter*, the assaaaia rt oar rbarar
tar aad of aar peraoaal peace, whea
pm* msn reewsring C wie J
say, Tha demur la asaft A
iwarire aad Gad grift*,
may sea Mm aearar fori!
paloatmw t Lay It aa thy heart
« ho gitaa R Ra tMtdd|fi T Stoftrtj
he to "foot for Bern ar«Vy oaa of aa.*
A Ha Is M
rt as* la tha di*{wmaMfoa rt grace la
aMnh aa Rea tVPvw a tfom
whea tha Jews w*ra nigh ta Gad)
bat the (Stmtiles wees afar ei. Tha
Jews had the ark, the risible para
oaee of the Almighty- They had
the prueot, who *t«od between them
and God} hat we *j* aewrat still.
They hod the <!•«», we have tha
day. They hod ta appnwrl tha
divlaa )sres«are through tha ysrkat)
bat to os the petaat ia tha diviaa
presence, for h* has beeamr aar
high jurirai. The# peafAats and
rlfblMNO mw dswiwd to «ee tha
lMa«* that wa see, aad saw them
he Is renewed la heart hy the grace ** Hat hfoomd are aar eyaa. for
fttli agirit rt i hhI, takes ap «he ernes, ij^ ^ aw | ears, for they bear.
in tha path rt tia JfiMh | n the dispewaatiaao of grace God
i« gat
arts hi* foot
yields his Ilia to the goofel reta, j
keep* his league under tha gaapel Ml
soil serves bto meek aad gentle ma*
tar with all his raiuMosaed power.
The next arrow will be eat rt the
same qnirer. MAorrTABtt s
himself
Selections.
"Not for Tram Ivtry On# d Ua
Ri»ot only general prayer*, but j rible evils of an un go rcmed tongaa.
* I)T ® all thing* lift up your heart
^ four mind unto the Lord, in
^ and inwardly, with groaning* ..... „
iJ*? ** d of the Holy Spirit as! tamed snd bath been tamed of man
and opportnuity require j kind.
^ teach you to pray.
JA Regard it a* sin to
“For every kind of beast,* says the
Apostle, “and of bird, and rt mb**
I’KXT, snd of thing* in the sea is
Hut the tongue no man can
tame; it i*.^ unrnly evil, foil of
deadly poison. Therewith bless wo
God, even the Father, and therewith
corse we men which are msd* after
Out of the
same mouth proeeedetb Meaning ami
| corsiug. My brethren, thane thiaga
B ut when good thoughts and ought not so to ba.*
entertain
raiB, impure and ungodly
fe^° r ^ * r ® ^ lin< *
^ginning* of actual *ius, which j tha similitude of God.
^ follow both in word* and in
arise in
. —. w your heart, suffer
not to pass away, but strength*
®0d multiply them by reading
Meditating on the word of God
lt^ ^® vou ^ prayer.
, ' Vhen J 00 purpose to i»«rform
^ ai *^ when yon are en-
. in doing good beware of act-
Jourown strength, or, in yonr
»itl WlWloin SM *d nnder*tanding, but
l 1 true humility ascribe all .the
)r and glory to God. If you do
Wrif° Q ^ earn t ^ ro,, RR dear-
^ Lu^r" 1 b ' tt<>r ex ix k rience that
*»tiL Wl f l P unia b you for your
n visit upon you yonr do.
[perbri**
I quote thus extensively from ti»«
Scriptures for thro reasous. First, to
show the scriptural magnitude ami
importance of the subject, sod, sec
ondly, because we live in a time
when few, rrrjr /rar, remi Hie Scrip
tares for themselves, and many who
do read pass rapidly and carelessly
over such texts as those I have here
presented. We remark that
The wisdom and the tjroet which ea
ables a Christian to rule and tfovrm his
tongue will enable him to govern all
his actions in this li/s.
Tbs truth of this iwopoaitiou ia
illustrated by Bt. James in two fa
miliar but significant figures. First,
the directing of the movement* of a
■ojce ,„,i , . , hor "« bit which ia put Into
Sttrer lt , belmvior be,on * hl ® Heboid that wild Ara
: k is ^ ly,Ug a, ' d bil » n charger, of which the Psalmist
as Sinful. l>o 1 «ays, “his ueck is clothed with thun
^ (Hob. iv : 9.)
L. Ikut! _
*^0
^•pisc not simple, quiet and
hfo ee ,lm,g ,Ua,, oer8. A gooi! con
The idea rt same «apari*ie pwwev
is m*>listent with tha haaraa race.
There has not been a nation that
has not had a notion rt name power
superior to man. la many cases
the** not Ins* have tom vagaa aad
contradictory The form that this
nothin ha* nswally takea, to that rt
polythetom ; that to, many powers.
This wa* the form it took at Atheaa,
la tha days of Paal. They had a
great many god* whom they war-
•htpad. Their gtxls ware gods rt
stiver and gold, etc., aad, af coarse,
foiled to satisfy. They foil theca
waa yet mama unknown power, aad
hence they erected aa altar to the
•akaown God. Paal, eatariag their
city, aad casing this altar, declared
to this aakaown God. Ha waat for
ia advance of thair god idea, fie
declared Him as tha God that auida
the heaven aad tha earth, aad all
things that are therein Ha declared
Him as the Gad that made of aaa
bkmd all tha natioas of mum to dwell
on all tha face of tha earth. Ha
then declared that He to “not for
from every 00a of aa.* Let aa look
at God** nearness to aa.
I. Ha la “not far frees evarv one
of aa" ia hie diviaa eatenca. God ia
a Spirit, and this grant, spiritual
Being hi “not for from every mm of
aa.* W. can not *v%da hto praasooa
David said, “Whither shall I go
from thy Spirit f or whither shall I
fiea foam thy presence f If I aamtmt
ap into heaves, thoa art there ; if I
make my bed ia hell, behold, thoa
art there. II 1 taka ap tha wtag* of
the morning, aad dwell in the alter
till he M
n*le rr aad stand* at
dear, aad dwells ia the good man’s
; heart.
4. fie to “tad for Ham every owe
rt ws* la hi* grariow* lafiaencr It
•aa ta nave (hat Jim* ram** into
the worht He says. “I am come to
seek and to sate that which was
loot.* A mother manifests her near
are* in times nf danger, tthe Is near
to rare for sod pn*« *de, bat eaperially
wear to *e«r lie to near aa a God,
but ewperieity near aa • Baviour.
Tha physician to »a the hospital; the
bread giver to in the dmigr mi. Tht»
Will be the modem nation that light
was coma, awl that men love dark
naan rather than light. Now thto
thought Uitl torment the uniter, that
at every Map la lifo Git was hy hit
stole wha had sal ration to give, bat
ha cbtedfl MI4 fifififipfi, ia
A Ha to “oof far from every one
of sa* as a judge Mas usually sup
pass that Ms aaoaad ad root is •
groat way oft. They think of tha
judgment as a thing af the far
fistare; but the Judge to at tha door,
aad the coming of the Lord draw*
nigh. I am aot aa Adventist ia tha
•east that I shoald preach and "writs
nothing bat the second coming, but
I am an Adventist to tbs scam of
being ready, for to each sa hour aa
wt think aot the 80s ot bum oometh;
suddenly will this greab day ba
ushered ia upon the world. Even
white a*eti rand these Haas tha laml-
nows heavens may manifest the Lord
of tile. Bat to each one of ua death
is tha same as the judgment, for as
death leaves as the judgment will
find as; aad at the farthest that wiU
be eoop .
ft. What effort should thto truth
have ow ear minds f TW tha am rt
work It to jtyhl Ua sees every
farrow mm tars, every seed we drop,
every pilot we water. As wa sweat
and reap sad labor he to near—to
to
Gad Ahvayv Prapaiwd.
arranNgnty af Gad aad the
rt hie parpase ara area to
nmnaaattoa rt men far
important partoda. Events happen
to “the fulness af foam,* when every
thing to ready for tham. They do
•of come toe aeon aar foil for want
of nailable agents. When there to a
frest work to he done there w a man
to da it. Whan an important period
arm as tha wort tieioaging toll is
It
so Utlh
Aitiaa aften
sa. Op|«>ii«4
1 •apre'parvd,
they are not
ready to fine tham. Bomntimea it
seams la ba so with God. The world
appear* ta bs ready for some grant
la reality, there w no leader
the world to aot ready.
Thera to a aiataaJ pceparattos—the
maa ^^0^1 t^livi n^sif t^li4? wor it for
the maa. Bitoatly, it may be for
•way tears, a rhaage has been gumg
an. Events have been pre|>anag
tha way, at*til "the fulness of lime,"
when tha movement t>*gia«, ©ad
reala aot aattl successful. There to
•n distur banco of the autfoce of the
water 5 bat the deposit* are forming
tolo rock, the coral reefs are growing,
aad the sabtarraoeaa forces are galh
•ring, aad at length from the depths
•f the sea the new land rises.
It aught be said this aalioa waa
aapropared for war when Ft Bump
tar waa fired epos ; It was token hg
aorpnsr, bet Gad was prepared. A
public saatiaMat had been fonmiag,
end Abrahsfti&dfisoto was Frmndaat.
IVatitsciana did net aadarataad that
they were ttod’s ageata for a great
work when they nominated him.
Wfcw the lime came for the forma
tioa of a aalioa 00 this continent
that would be a blessing to all aa
lion*. Washington was ready. Wbeo
the world was ready for the Itefor
msUoe, Lather waa raised up. Wheu
the time came for the nations to
bear aad receive the goajiel, Taul
was ready to say to thorn, “By grace
are ye saved.* Wbea the o|q»re*<uuu
of Israel had accomplished its ohject
to tha repentance and prayers of the
people, Moses was prepared to be
ttowr lender and lawgiver. Long
before, at the very tine when I*ha
mob's decree for the deal! of the
new born anus waa in fall farce, the
deliverer was horn and placed where
he would receive the needed training.
And yet in all this some see no
providence, no supreme intelligence
and power arranging aud controlling
all events! They look upon it all as
fortuitous; they see nothing but a
ntsnr of events, out of which good
result* come by human agency.
They do not see bow many contiu-
gettr:e* t In-re sre which no human
intelligence can foresee or provide;
and that the resells are so much
above the thoughts of men that they
most be brought about by One who
has a grand purpose of love snd
grace, who sees the end from the
beginning, and to always prepared
foe Me work. Thee the coming of
Christ was ia “the fulness of time*—
the time appointed by God in eternl
ty, and the beat time ia the world’s
history for the grandest of its events.
‘The epoch was marked by God on
bto own calendar, and years rolled
oo till their complement was num
bere<l. The opportuneness of the
period ia the world’s annals proves
and ratifies the divine wisdom and
foresight.* The same to tree of all
•vents. Current history and personal
experience, as well as past events,
show that God adapts agents and
periods to each other. He prepares
the heart of the hearer and the
words of the speaker. When be
breaks np the follow ground the
sower to ready with his seed.
Great erects may be near. The
world demands wise men and good.
God to doubtless preparing them.
When the time appointed for the
awakening of the nstjjooa is oome, a
voice will be ready to speak. He is
preparing the church even now for
the work of that day.—United IVes
There never waa a road so long
that It had so end. Let thto thought
comfort you in yoor trials.
Zpdstlm
Kvcty one’s life i« an nj*eu letter.
Every man, whether be is a ebris
tian or not, is written and read.
Home are ept*tlcs of Christ; some
are ipiUse of vanity; some aie
epistles of covetousness; worn* are
rpi«t Ira of selfishness; some are epis
ties of the wicked one. Tlie main
foateree of the father of lies ara
written largely ou the life of his fol
lower*. The spirit that reigns within
is more or less visible in the outward
conduct. In some countries, the
master** name is branded in the flesh
of the slave, so that if the slave
shoald run away, every one would
know to whom he belonged. The
raptive may indeed be bought with
a price, and Ihcn be receives the
mark of tifs new master. Thus,
whether we likf it or not, people may
read in oar lives with a considerable
degree of accuracy whose we are
and whom we serve. The unrest way
to appear a Christian, In all places,
and at alt time*, is to lie one. The
surest way to make js-ople, when you
go out, take knowledge that you have
beeu with Jesus, is really to be with
Jesus
Considering bow defective most
readers ara, either in will or skill, or
bath, the living epistles should be
written to character* both large and
fair. Home manuscripts, though they
contain a profound meaning, are so
defectively written that none but ex
pert* ran decipher them. Skilled
and (wsctioed tprn can piece them
together, and gather the sense where,
to otdiuary eyes, only unconnected
scravla appear. Such should not be
the writing ou a disciple’s life. If it
be such, most people will foi! to un
derstand it. It should be clear sod
bold throughout, that be who runs
may read K.
Benevolent ingenuity in our day
has produced a kind of writing that
even the blind can read. The letters,
instead of merely appealing to the
eye by their color, are raised from
their surface aa as to-be sensible tw
touch. Such, methinks, should tie
the writings of Christ’s mind on a
Christian’s conversation. It should
be raised in ebaraeters so large, and
sharp, and high, that even the blind,
who can not see, may lie compelled,
by too tact with Christians, to feel
that Christ is passing by.—Arnot.
Tht Levs of Christ.
The love of Christ has beeu com
pared to that of a f.uthful friend,
and has been illustrated by the
story of Damon and Pythias, bat
it ws* for more remarkable than
that. Damon and l’ythias were both
mril; and lioth in the same station
of life; they were both worthy meu
too, and devoted friends, but Christ
i* God, while man is uot only the
depraved creature of an hour, bnt
the enemy of God. Ood commends
At* lore to us that while tec were yet
sinners, Christ died for us. The
parallel would be more just, if
Damon or Pythias had not only
ollered to, but really luul died for
Dionysius, the tyrant.
The love of Christ has been corn-
imred to (hat of a mother, and this
indeed is the best illustration this
world can furnish of his divine affec
tion. A mother’s love is the strong
est, purest and most disinterested
known to the earthly relations. As
Mia Heinans says, ©
“In all till* cold and bitter world, there is
No fount of deep, strong, deathless love,
Save that within n mother’s heart."
Nothing can alienate n Maher's
affection from her offspring. For
them she labors, and prays and
suffers with gladness; they may bo
unworthy; they may disgrace them
selves snd dishonor the name of the
mother who boro them; they may
even prove oograteful and cease to
love her, bat she can not give them
ap; they ara her children still—the
little ones she nourished at her
bosom, whose childish prattle once
gladdoncd her heart—aud she must
love them. Nay, she would die for
them, if need be; and yet oven
greater than this, stronger, holier,
purer than a mother’s sacred lore, is
the love of Christ for poor sinners.
And O, when we remember on
whom this love is bestowed; that
without it, we were doomed to hell,
bat with it, we are redeemed, re
generated, disenthralled from sin;
made as the augels of heaven ; raised
to a state of sinless peace and ex
alted glory, bow wondrous does this
lore appear, and how strong shoald
be iU constraining power to induce
ns to love Jesas, and to live for bis
glory.
The legitimate result of this love
of Christ for ns is to beget love for
Christ in us—aud surely we should
judgtf with Paul, that as Christ died
for us, so tee should not henceforth
lice unto ourselves, but unto him that
died for us and rose again. O that
the love of Christ might destroy all
sin snd selfishness in us, and make
us williug to labor and sacrifice and
pray for the glory of hia kingdom !—
Biblical Recorder.
Btbbath Raiding.
Aa a portion of the Kabhath ia to
be speut in the private exercises of
God’s worship, tlie question arises,
“What may we read on the Lord’s
Day T
The Bible, of coarse, first and
most. “All Scripture is given by
inspiration of God, aud i* profitable.’
“The law of the Lord is perfect."
“Every word of God is pare." “The
Holy Scriptures are able to make
ibee wise uuto salvation, through
faith, which is iu Christ Jesas." 80
much can not lie said of any other
writings; therefore, the command of
Christ, “Search the Scriptures"—
every day, and mnch more on the
Sabbath.
*» MM *- • ”.'r
Judicious Commentaries on the
Bible. “Many things in the Bible
ara hard to be understood, which
they that are unlearned aud uustable
wrest unto their own destruction"—
it is well to avail ourselves of those
helps which sanctified talent has
prodaoed, for the better auderstand,
ing of God’s word, such as Henry’s
and Scott's Commentaries, Jacobus'
and Burkett’s Notes, Doddridge’s
Expositions. It is emiauatly proper
that these be read in connection
with the Bible on the Sabbath.
Evangelical floratons. One or two
at most, and, perhaps, only on occa
sional Sabbaths, particularly whea
one is providentially kept at home;
but never are we to prefer reading
to the hearing of sermons; God
“loves the gates of Zion more than
all the dwellings of Jacob." Thus
read, we may profit from a volume of
of Spurgeon, or Erskiue, or Boston.
Standard Gospel Works. Hera the
list grows according to Solomon’s
declaration, and out of the “legion"
special meution may be made ot the
“Subordinate Standards" of Presby
terian churches, “Boston’s Fourfold
State," Marrow of Modern Divinity,’
“Doddridge'* Rise and Progress,’
“Boo'l.’s Reign of Grace," “Ander
son’* and Dick’s Theologies," &c.
Religious Xnespapers and Period
icals. To read these to spiritual
edification on the Sabbath requires
decisive discrimination—those quar
tos, so arranged as to separate the
the secular from the religious, ara
great improvements, but even their
better halves must sometimes be
sifted.
Alter all, just what or how much
we should read on tbo Sabbath must
be decided by enligliteued judgments
in every case. Manifestly there is
much that should be read only on
the w eek day and more that should
not be read at all; among the former
are works ou Scieuce, Art, Philoso
phy, aud all secular literature in
whatever form; of the latter, the
trivial, the immoral and sceptical
works, and “Sunday, papersand
yet, (“Tell it uot in Gath," &c.,)
Christian professors have been seen
not ouly reading but purchasing this
so-called “Sunday paper" on the
holy Sabbath—God eon not be de
ceived and will not be mocked.—Chris
tian Instructor.
Without the Bible.—Tbs world
has had six thousand years to bring
in its “more excellent way." What
has it devised, apart from the Bible,
to heal the sores of the broken,
wounded, bleeding. heart f What
has Rome, in her aget of martial
glory, or Greece, in her era of philo
sophic culture and refinement, done
to solve the vexed problem of ach
ing humanity T What streams of
comfort has ths rod, wielded by their
greatest intellects, extorted from the
barren rock T What trees have they
planted in the world’s desert “whose
leaf shall not fade, neither shall ths
fruit thereof be consumed, whose
fruit shall be for meat, and the leaf
thereof be for medicine f" On the
other hand, how many thousands
and tens of thousands, racked with
pain, tortured with doubt, worn with
anxiety, agitated with remorse, dark
ened with bereavement—the sick,
the weary, the lonely, the dying,
have been cheered, and refreshed,
and comforted by the everlasting
consolation of this holy Book.—Jf«c-
Thtf.