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The Press and Banner Twelve Pages. By HUGH WILSON. Wednesday, April 8, 1891. The Law and the Gospel. BY A. M. CHREITZBERG. < For the Christian Neighbor. \ How strong the contrast, how com- i nieudable the New Testament above ^ the Old. Not that the law is sin. , God forbids" "Nay, I had not i known sin but by the law. - mere is the same love in the law as in the Gospel, the same haml that wrote the law } was nailed lo the cross for our redemp- i tion. The Law Is a barrier against evil, to keep us from harming our- ( selves aud others.' Yet, look at its de- , livery on Sinai. What alarm and ter- J ror, thuuders and lightuiugs, clouds J stork-11 mm. the voice of the trumpet * VI UWtnMvv^j exceeding loud, the mountain trem- J bling, and the trumpet sounded long, ] and waxed louder and louder. Well ? might the people cry out to Moses: 1 "Speak thou with us and we will hear: j but let not God speak with us lest we t die." Then came the ten command- * ments written on tables of stone. i This is the law and it says, "Do this ond live." But all have sinned and|i come short of the glory of God. Jews and Geutiles are all under sin ; there is none tha^ doeth good, no not one. In this fearful condition all must perish, but the Gospel speakelh peace. "For what the law could not do in that it was weak, God sending his Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin [by a sacrifice for sin, margin] (even J^sus) condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteousuess of the law might be fulfilled in us who walk fv,a fioch after gpir- ' liUl/ tlllCl (,!-?*> UV?U| it." And this deliverance is obtained not by works, but by simple faith in the Crucified. And yet thousands to this hour walk in darkness and have no light because they will not believe it. It is this led the Apostle in that grand Apocalypse in Hebfew xii to contrast the law and the Gospel: "Ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness and darkness and tempest" that a beast could not touch and live, and that made even Moses say : "I exceedingly fear and quake"?But, ye are come?glory be to God!?"unto mount Sion and luito the city of the living uoa. tue j heavenly Jerusalem and to au innu- i merable company of angels?and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better-things than the blood of Abel." And yet thousands mouru failing to grasp this consolation. Hear it ye < doubting Thomases, ye troubled Mar- jl thus, ye backslidden Peters, ye penitent sinuers of every class anu age and ] race. 44 Ye arc comeunto mount Sion." 1 There is nothing like it iu earth or ' heaven. I Just as I am without one plea, s But I hat thy blood was shed lor me, ( And that thou blddest me come to thee, 0 Lamb of God, I come, 1 come." Wm. Capers in his autobiography j tells of the comfort these words gave i him in his early struggle with the < tempter. J The young preacher in 1S12 return- ( ing from a Camp Meeting held on < Four Holes to (Orangeburg) Circuit, * bowed down with discouragements j meeting all of us, determined on a ( wealth with the Angel of the Cove- c nunt, if it was even until the breaking ' of the day. He pitied his horse as he j tied him in the woods, sorrowing for ? the long fast the creature would en- J dure. Put short was the struggle. 1 He said : "There is none here but God only, and I cannot thus uncoruforta- j bly go back to my Circuit; I will even ( go to him alone who has all power in j heaven and earth, and who has called ( the heavy-laden unto him that they j miirht find rest. Jesus, Master, heal I my blindness! Give me faith and!1 love!" He had scarcely fallen uponj' his knees with his face to the ground, 1i when Heb. xii : 18, 24 was applied |1 with power to his mind. "The words J sounded to my heart above the voice j of earth und instinct: " Yc arc come !" Aiiu my spirit caught the transport, ai d tchoed back to heaven, " Yc arc\ comc!" In that moment I felt, as can I ( only be felt, "the exceeding riches of^ his grace in his kindness towards us I1 through Christ Jesus." I returned tor my Circuit with my strength renewed L as the eagle's, full of faith and comfort." Troubled reader, perplexed N aud way worn go thou and do like-J' wise. Only believe, and you too shall h find : " }'< urr vojiu to Mount Sion< ? -0--0--0- t Clerical ('uii<trri|its in I'raiicc. |< The JlcraUl of Peace says: "The!J new law to compel seminarists to serve', for a year in the Freneh army, as coin-!, nioii soldier.-*, has eome into force. 11} 1 to ik tiii? is on 1 v riirht and nro per. TJu' church upholding eonscrip-!: tion should be conscripted. It is very i, difl'tTciit with non-comliatant Chris-1 tisuis. To revenge a wrong, is to do a wrong. Bringing Up. "No device has ever been invented tha; will take the place of being brought up." So pithily said one of our prominent city divines in a recent sermon. And the saying is worthy to be framed and hung up where every day it may come under the eye of the mother. Bringing up is a matter of day by day, week by week, year by year. It is a matter of social and moral atmosphere ; it is a matter of example far more than of precept. Right habits must be formed, vicious tendencies checked, high principles implanted, noble impulses fostered, healthy appetites gratified aud encouraged, who is sufficient for these things ? We do not expect a fountain to rise higher than its source, and ought we to expect children to surpass their parents iu essential nobility and worth? rhey may in consequence of better advantages than their pareuts enjoyed mriiucii flioir nurunla in anmp tliiliPH. nove farther on along the lines that reach upward and forward. The parent who would bring up his Jhild aright must begin with himself, must be, so far as it is in his power, A-bat he wants his child to be, must so ay lhe tracts along which he wishes ais child to move, aud adjust the jrades he is to climb, so that the tenler feet may easily advance along the jhosen way, holding the parental aarid, cheered by the parental voice, itrengthened by the parental example md companionship. Those parents who make companons of their children, who enter into ;heir sports, their enthusiasms, their imbitions, their hopes, their enterprises, are most successful in giving their jhildren a good bringing up. Mav we not congratulate mothers of he middle classes that they ore compelled to briug up their own children nstead of trusting them to the tender mercies of a hired nurse? A lady *ho spends a part of every fine day in Central Park says she can tell by the 'ace of a child before she glances at its ittendant whether the latter is its nother or not. The mothered child aas a serene and happy look, wanting n the face of the nurse-aitended child, [n its tenderest and most plastic years t is molded and formed by the uuhir}d hand of maternal love and devotion. "My mother has made life easy for ne by the habits she formed in me in ny childhood," said an old lady yeserday. "She taught me never to put my thing out of my hand without >utting it in place. She taught me hat 'the right way is the best way md the easiest way.' She abhorred leceit, lying in every shape, compauy nanners, dishonesty, debt, dirt, bad jrammar. backbiting?idlenes?, extrav igance, meddJing. soe lovea Knowledge, virtue, honor, integrity, hone9t oil, humanity, the church, the cause )f .Christ. Her ways were ways of >eace." A good bringing up is a better investment for a child than any amount )f money in bank, and the best thing ibout it is that parents who can put jo money in bank can give their chilIren this priceless endowment, and send them out into the world to make ;heir own way, with no capital befoud a good bringing up. Oar Prayers. A man's life may be told in his prayers at least as truly as in his actions. Indeed, we never know people aright jnless we know whether they pray ind what things they pray for. it is ightly said that "actions speak louder ihpu words," but even actions are deieptive. We often do the things we tvould not, and find not how to do the things we would ; but who can understand our faults or virtues, our failures 5r our victories, unless thev know how -1 '' ? /-? %! nn/1 Hic<rt1uh?i thai ft'e uepiurc LUC evil auu uio^iuuu I nerit of the good before the great tieart-searcher? Men's actions are ofen ambiguous, often inconsistent with ?ach other, and often at variance with :heir most cherished purposes ; but ;heir prayers honestly told reveal the jssential qualities of their spirits. 3ne whose soul is full of music, of generous feelings and poetic thought, nay be compelled to spend nis days in uenial drudgery; but if we could )verhear his secret prayers we might ?atch the orgau tones of a now "mute, nglorious Miitou." Another may be Iriven to spend his strength in battleields, although his heart is set on Deuce. J f we only knew the story of David's actions we might be inclined :o describe him as a passionate soldier A'ith a soldier's vices; but, reading his jrayers, we are convinced that his icart was not in camps, and that his jreat crimes were the bitter fruits of leclension from himself as a mail oi Jod. He would rather build a temple han scatter armies; and after his jreat transgression not merely cried or mercy when punishment was denounced, but moaned and sigheu for jurity as sick men yearn for health. The prayers of David lay bare that invisible arena whereon his true fight j A-as fought, and reveal those aspiraions after holiness and diviue comnunion which neither an outlaw's roubles nor royal cares could quench. -Good Words. Earnestness.?'The following ex- j ract from one of the best stories ever -vritten contuius a valuable suggestion | tor everybody, and especially is it foldeu advice to every advertiser. Jiej ;arnest. Have faith in your work.! \ if I?a l.nnaul rvuviiu ivy iv, uv/i.v..;i, . I have boon very fortunate in worlil-j y matters; many men have worked: nucli harder and not succeeded half1 ?o well, but J never could have done' >\ hat 1 have done without the habits >f punctuality, order and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one object at a time, no matter how quickiy its successor should coine upon its heels, which 1 then formed. Whatever I have tried to do in life I have tried with all my heart to do well; whatever 1 have devoted myself to 1 have devoted myself to completely. In great aims and in -mall 1 have always been thoroughly in earnest. There is no substitute for thorough-going, ardent and sincere earnestness. Never to put one hand to anything on which I could throw my whole self, and never to all'ect depreciation of my work, whatever it was, 1 lind now to have been mv gold 1-.. en ruies.?-L/iiwu Little Servants. Come, children gather close around me, tor I waot to tell you something about a little brown-eyed boy I saw the other day holding on to the hand of a great, tall, white-haired gentleman. That was ail? "Nothing very strange in that," says little Sam, "I hold on to my papa's hand lots o' times," and "I I" and "I too!" cry loving Bob and sturdy Sam aud pretty Sue. Yes, but children, I was going on to say that was all I noticed at first, but as the wee boy and the tall gentleman came along I. saw that the big hand seemed to be holding on to the little one, and the little boy, instead of skinnintr and bouncing about as boys usually "do when they try to walk, come walking beside the tall man carefully watching every step, and when they came to the steps of the grocery and fruit market the little boy said : "Step up, father," iu a voice so full of sweet tender care that it sounded just like the dear mother's voice. They walked around among the fresh vegetables and fruits, the little boy pointing out and telling the tall man about them, and when they bad come to where the red and gold apples nestled together in the barrels, the little boy laid the tall man's hand upon them and his Augers fluttered over them and then on to where the frosty purple grapes lay so sweet and juicy in the white birch basket. "These are very nice indeed, father, I think you will like them." said the little child as he lifted his beautiful eyes to his father's face, who did not return the look, but smiled down up* ? i*. { f rt Ua T*f haf Uli illlli, YVIJ1UU 3CUU1CU IA9 UCJUOV " uwv the little boy expected. He took up the hand again and gently turned his father around where stood a waiting clerk, and while he was making his purchases I spoke to the precious little guide, and the gentleman hearing my voice, turned quickly toward where I stood, and reaching out and feeling for the brown head, said: "Ah ! yes, this child is all the eyes I have; he is my only light: his little feet guide my footsteps wherever I go. I do not know what I should do without him, and he is so patient, too; never have I heard him murmur to be taken from hie play to serve me." The little fellow's eyes shone with love as his blind father praised his faithfulness. Just to think, little children, a wee boy of seven so necessary to a great strong man, and so ready and patient to serve the dear father, who was made happy aud contented by such sweet service.?The Kindergarten. How to Make a Good Wife Unhappy. See your wife as seldom as possible. If she'is warm-hearted and cheerful iu temper, or if, after a day's or a week's abseuce, she meetsvou with a smiling face and in an affectionate manner, be sure to look coldly upon her, and answer her with monosyllables. If she forces back her tears, and is resolved to look cheerful, sit down and gape in her presence, till she is fully convinced of your indifference. Never think you have anything to do to make her happy, but that her happiness is to flow from gratifying your caprices; and when sne has done all a : woman can do, be sure you do not appear gratified. Never take an interest iu any of her pursuits; and if she asks your advice, make her feel that she is troublesome and impertinent. If she attempts to rally you good humored ly on any of your peculiarities, never join in the laugh, but frown her i iito silence. If she has tbults (which, [without doubt, she will have, and perhaps may be ignorant of), never attempt with kindness to correct them, but continually obtrudeuoon her ears: "What a good wife Mr. Smith has!" "How happy Mr. Smith is with his wife!" "Auj' man would be happy with suck a wife!" In company, never seem to know you have a wife; treat all herremarks with indifference, and be very affable and complaisant to every other lady. If you follow these directions, you may be certain of an obedient and heart-broken wife. ?X. Y. Ledger. A Loving Mother. If mothers sometimes feel that they are living rather narrow lives in confining themselves to a routine of home duties while others are busy in the world's affairs, let them take heart of hope from testimony like the following, given in a little book called "Letters to Elder Daughters:" "We were very, very poor," said a now wealthy busiuess man, talking of his early fife; "but it never seemed to us children that we were poor, because our mother always seemed happy with us. She was constantly planning some little pleasure for us that was all our own, and we thought we had the nicest time at home of any children we knew. It was making for us little rabbits or birds out of bread dough, or turn-over pies iu fruit seasou, or some little thing to give us pleasure, and show how she thought of us continual ly. i nCU Silt? WHS uiwitva cuiaiuiugiug i us to hope for better days, ami always, hopeful herself for the great things her children were going to ilo for lieri when they grew up to be good and use-: ful men. We went to school bare-foot-1 ed, and carried with us our dinners, I often very humble fare, but it was al-l ways wrapped up in a clean white bit of cloth, so that it might look attractive ; and one of the most touching recollections of my childhood is of seeing my dear mother patiently wash-| ing and ironing those bits of white cloth for our school luncheons. And j when that mother in after years was suddenly stricken with a fatal sickness a special train took two of those stalwart >ous with all the dispatch that money and itilluence could buy to that mother's bedside to receive the parting | words of love and blessing, and wit | iiess la-r dying smile. Mien a piuee m jlho hearts of her children is worlli I any mother's toil and care and weari11less to win.''?ICx. j Saintliness of character or of manlier is not born in a person. Jt is a growth, or an acquirement, or a result 'of training. And the more markedly ! it stands out in the face and bearing land methods of a man in his maturer life, the more it must have cost him in I its securing.?S. rt. Times. ' Taking: Aim. HART 8. LADD, There were four ilttle boys Who started to go From the very same spot, To make tracks in the snow. Who made bis paths stralghtest, They laid in their plan, Of all the contestants Should be the best man. Now, this little four Were Philip and John, Aud merry faced Harry, And sober eyed Don; The best Iriends in the world, And fail of invention In play, but they seldom Were found in contention, Well, they started together, And traveled along; But John, Don, and Harry In some way went wrong; But Phil made bis path Nearly straight, and they wondered, When ?ll triad ulikn. Why they three bad blundered. Then Philip replied: "The rensoD yop gee; Though not harder I tried To Hucceed than you three, I pushed for that oak, Going forward quite ready, While yon Htrugijled on Without aim, aud unsteady." Now you see, my/dear boys, Wbaiaucb lesson* teach? If there is a point That you wish to reach, A position in lire At all worth the naming, If you sain It, 'twill greatly bepeuc on your aiming. Christian Union. "A. Written Excuse/' I once taught a country school in the backwoods, '..ud, as was the custom then, I required a written excuse when a pupil was absent for oue or more days. Some of those excuses I have kept, and they afford me a deal of amusement after all the years that have come and gone since then. Here is an excuse brought one day by a tall, red-headed boy of seventeen: "Dear Cir?Pleze to eggcuse Henry tor absents yisterday. We made sour-krout, and he had to tromp it down. Also he had to Help bucher two pigs. "Respeckful yeurs, "His Pap." "Did your father write this excuse himself?" I aaked. '.'No, 9ir," replied Henry, *'I writ it for him, 'cause lie cau't spell very good." I am glad to add that Henry's spelling improved while I bad him in charge. Another boy brought me this excuse: "Kind Teacher: Ab could not come yesterday on account of tearing his pants very bad just before starting, so it took me 'most all day to mend them up." A boy of abput ten years, who had been absent about two weeks, brought mp thp fnllnwinp : "John Heury had a soar tow, all so a throte and a soar finger. Please eggcuse." A girl of about fourteen, whose mother affected a degree of culture and great mental superiority over her neighbors, brought me the following note: "Dear Sir: I trust you will pardon Alr>inno'q wliollv unavoidable absence yesterday. Circumstances are uot always controllable by our finite minds, as you are no doubt aware. We are all subject to immutable laws, and are constantly doing what we would not? alas! Therefore Alcione's unavoidable failure to attend yesterday's session. I trust I may not soon have to indite a similar unexpected circumstance. Believe me to be "Yours truly and respectfully, Anastasia C. H ." Simpler and more directly to the point was the excuse brought me by a tow-headed little girl of about eight years, who^e mother wrote : "Phoebe could not be there or she wnnlrl of went. I think she et too much sossage for breakfast. She sha'n't do it agen. Pleese excuse her." A boy of sixteen, who camevery irregularly, always brought this excuse from his father: "Excooze Bill." That was all there was of it; but as I knew it came from his father, I always "excoozed Bill" accordingly.?J. L. "Harbour, in Wide Awake. Peacocks la Their Hearts. A Washington laily recently tried to impress upon her ,little girl the evil of personal vanity by drawing a picture of a human heart with a peacock in it. "Mamma, what does that mean?" queried the little one. "My child, it means when you have your new hat and dress on, aud go to church thinking: how fine and pretty you look, there is something ugly in your heart that is like this gorgeous bird, which is all fiue leathers and nothing else. Its voice is a dreadful screech; it can't sing or say anything nice to anybody, only admire itself and strut about." The little girl's face grew very thoughtful. She was evidently taking in the lesson for future reference, as the result proved. For 011 Sunday morning papa appeared with a new suit of clothes, and he hitched about here and there before the dressing table, carefully noting how it fitted at every point. Meanwhile mamma had on her spring suit, with a nice new u?"'"i "nmit ltmnli timi> hp fore UUIUJCt, tlllU r> | (vii u M A A v* v tA v>? ? the glass putting the finishing touches to her elegant toilet. The little girl, equally fresh and presentable paid no attention to her new t finery, but watched her parents lrom : tlie vantage-ground of her little rock-, jing chair. Finally, just as tliey were ready to start for church, the little one J looked up innocently and said : "Mamma, haven't you and papa got a peacock iu your hearts this morning? I felt mine coming, and I just: jsaid, '(Jo away, bad bird, you can't '( Mine in here to-day. I'm going to| church!' ?Mrs. K. L. Sherwood. j The boy who leaves at the end of aj j common school course with a love forj reading good books is better prepared) ' '!f" "f I.Ai.m. .mil ili11tu>lwi> I 11 :l 11 I | im a n.i- ... ..v...... one wlio has passed through a high; school without that low ; and he who has an ordinajy school education with j a taste for good' reading is better o<jiiil?- j l?eil for tlie duties of life than the ^ruil-1 uateofthe hest college or university : in the country withoul that taste. i A guilty man is the author of his J own ruin ": but even an innocent man : may l?e etlectually ruiued by false accusers. h -J9 1 Drifting Apart. In many families one member, often the most intelligent and lovable, stands alone, weparate from the others, as tho' an invisible wall of ice rose between him aud them. Usually, this division is caused, not by lack of Jove or good-will, but by some difference of manner or taste. In a word, tfiey cannot keep step with the prevailing habit of thought of their compauions. "I knew before I married," said a young wife, "that Ben made'hls living nv ruiflinor cattle. But I did uot sup pose that be took any special interest in them as oittle. When he talks every day of Alderneys and Holsteins, of marks and pedigrees, be bores me unspeakably, and 1 tell him so. This lack of sympathy, and indifference to what makrs an essential part of ber husband's life?in other words, the failure tofall in step with her hushonri?mill nrnhahlv pnnnrA tst fhia LfMUU Tr 111 ??? w?. - >? ? ?s# wife and hernusband an unhappy domestic future. Young people are often unwilling to fall in step. It is not easy for them to perceive tnatthey and the friend who differs from them can both be right. Besides, some minds are apt to feel that there is a certain distinction in belonging to the minority. Either as ?vife, sister, husband or brother, if y>u would have a happy family life, nmember two rules: In mattersof principle, stand like a rock. In mattersof taste, swim with the current. The Chwm ?r Good .If miners. Jio one whtlias any appreciation of grace and beiuty in nature , or in art can fail to recognize tbe charm of fine manners in ai individual. We rejoice in them as wt do in a lovely sunset view, or a beautiful piece of architecture, or a fascinating poem for their own sake auqfor what they express ; dud even oeycaia mis tney nave anotner attraction d the magnetic power they exert up< n all beholders in setting them at < Ke, in sweeping away shyness, awk nrdness and restraint, and in stimul King them to the expressson of v lutever is best worth cherishing, w pin them. It is undoubtedly tru Btbat the presence of fine manners, whether it be in the home or social Ircle, in the workshop or the countin Iroom, in the visit of charity or the Ills of legislation, has an immediate ftffect in reproducing itself, in dififus |g happiness, in developing the facu fees, aud in electing the the best that it Jo everybody. iiow TO TAKE \JAKC O*' A tillRIAOE.?Comparatively few persons understand haw to treat a carriage. A finely varnished carriage requires as much or even more care for its preservation than a piece of fine furniture in the house. It should never be put away to stand in a dirty condition. In cleaning a carriage avoid rubbing, but wash off the dirt by a stream thrown from a hose or syringe wherever it is practicable. Where mud has dried on saturate a sponge and squeeze it over the spots until it has softened and run off. On the wheels and running gear a soft mop may be used, but alwajs avoid the use of anything that will cause the grit in the mud to act like sand paper on the varnish. I think there is nothing in which the effects of neglect or carelessness will sbdiw sooner than in the care that is taken of a nice carriage. In washing a carriage keep it out of the sun, and don't allow the water to dry off itself and leave stains on the varnish, but carefully absorb it with fiAmo unff onliDfnn na An nlH fiilk OWIiic nviw ouvhm*uvv< handkerchief is Excellent for the nicely polished work. Nuts and bolts should be frequently examined and not be allowed to work loose, and all the bearings should be sufficiently but not profusely lubricated. Don't Judge Harshly.?It is not well to make up your judgment of persons and their doiugs too quickly. The reason for certain actions is not always apparent, and we should not condemn without good reason. The truthfulness of this little incident is duly vouched for : - At an auction sale in Atlanta when some trinkets were being disposed of, the auctioneer held aloft a pretty pair of crutches. In the crowd was a poor crippled boy, and the crutches were just the right length for him. He was the first to bid on the crutches. Au elderly well-dressed man bid against him. There were cries of "Shame!" "Shame!" in the crowd. The boy made another bid aud once more he was overbid by tthe same old gentleman. The boy Aid all he was able, and turned awatl with tears iu his eyes. The cruiVes were knocked down to the eld&9 man, and to the great surprise of i~H he took them to the poor little L^fland made him a present of thenfc^ There probably never was an old pan who was more abused and praised in such a short space of time as \vjas the purchaser of the crutches. But he heard none of it, and disappeared even before the grateful boy could thank him. Rk.ioick Always.?V doctor who was .strolling through the woods near Jacksonville. Florida, came upon a negro who was sitlinjr upon the truce singing. "You seem to be happy, *1<1 man,'' said he. "Well, sail, I ain't got nothin' to 'plain erbout." "Do you know that yellow fever is raginjr a!l around you V" "Oughler know it, sail, when f dun buried my wife yestidy." "Then how can you'sit around here and sing?" "J)is yens is God's worl' ain't it ?" "1 suppose so." "An' 1 b'longs ter fiod, doan'I?" "Vi's." "Well, if de Lawd puts it into my heart to sing, 1 doan' see why 1 ougliter keep my mouf shut." "Are you not afraid to take the fever?" "What tie use'n bein' erfraid? Kf de Lawd wants me tor take it, I will; an' ei' lie doan', I uiu't dat's all; an' 'sides dat, I ain't gwine tor take it no quicker ef I sings. I say ef yo go 'round dat town now you'll fin' mos' o' de folks whut's got de feeber didn't sing er tall." What Others Say. v^^fisS <rWe find the following enXQ jHfflnl record of the South Georgia ence: "As the Bishop announced tljfl H he would take up the 20th QupfcM flffi resolution was offered resp<-cti..0 iug so much stress upon statistic* the examination of character, and reBB questing the Bishop to have the re^H ports handed in to the Statistical Sec-^R retary without being read. After iflS spirited discussion, in which the Bish-HH op, J. 0. A. Clark, A. M. Wynn, antSS others participated, a substitute wa^H offered by George C. Thompson. Thr^H resolution was tabled." After aH, appears that the brethren deslre^H to have the figures read in open Confer-^D ence.?Nashville Advocate. jEfil We think the inference above wrong. We were not present at tbeflfl Pnnforun'no Knt u/o havo ho^n Infnrm.^H ed that the resolution was "tabled'^R not because a majority wanted the tistics read, but out of deference to twH manifest wishes of the presiding Bish-flH op. Alexander King, M. G., in his not^RH worthy brochure, "The Cry of Chri'ffli endom," observes: "The pomp glitter of State pagentry, aud even awful sanctions of religion, are fre^H^B and ingeniously employed to disgu^VH the brutality of war, and to confer tb highest houors tbat can be bestow&XH by Christian sovereigns, 'Christian par MM liaments,' end admiring 'ChristiaiflS peoples,' upon trained and profesraflH men-killers, who are ready to r^^HP tbeir own lives in efforts to kill otb^BRB who have done them no wrong. When prelates, priests, and paW^^^B have blessed the banners of bkxx*' HflBa and invoked the God of battles, are not competent to act as mihies^S^H of peace. It any of them attempt perfunctory criticism of any gro?^H atrocity, or egregious blunder, in thSl routine of a nation's butchering ness the military leaders may retoj*K| with cynical scorn, "Physician heeMBB thyself." IB Josidh W.Leeds. Legal Killing.?The infliction of the death penalty is a barbarism. B which has a pernicious moral effect, V and has no warrant in Scripture. It is \ authentically known to have been v{sr , I ited upon persons guiltless of the fl brimes charged. It has not been prov- fl en to be more deterrent than is the im- M nnoitinn nf tlio nonnltv rtf Imnriuin* '^1 rnent for life, and that the penalty, if i made unalterable, except upon proof of innocence subsequently established (as I belieive is now the law* in the rState of Maine), would be more accordant with our civilization and profession of Christianity than is the law of life for life which now obtains. Christian Index. Live Issues of The .* \.w?"Why don't our preachers and religious editors keep abreast of the times, and tell . us about present things, and the live issues of the day ?" .Well, tnw will these do? Thou shalt not bear false witn73 against thy neighbor. ' We know of no issue more thoroughly live than this. Here is another. Thoa I shalt not steal. Hov could anything M possibly be' more live than this? Again: Honor thy father and thy I mother. Surely this is live; but if not, here is one that, is : Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy... If 1 this is not a live issue we despair of J ever being able to fiud one. * fdm The Korean alphabet is so strictlyphonetic that any book can be easily read, and it is difficult and generally impossible to mispronounce that which is written. Nearly every woman can read out of a population of ^ thirty millions; and an intelligent person can learn to read the language in half a day. This statement is from j the Missionary Record of the United I Presbyterian Church, and it is claimed ~ ^ - 1 ~ z? K ! that the prospect 01 me spreau ui ? I Christianity in Korea is highly en- I jcouraging. __ fl Central Methodist. - J War is not only cruel, useless, and J wicked : but all its fruits ar^evil con- I i tinually, and it is always and eve^gfl where a flagrant violation bothJ^^M the precepts and the eowu*;* Christ. "What hast thou tiiat" thor 'iflgS^E not receive?" At the best, aV ..? flui iriffq 111. . 11si jillC 11 > 11 |q "ll ll,v r? -? I made to Vet how..nnm> ' there are who pride themselves < Hh ing self-made men, or oti not 1. had help from anybody in^heir fl|H9 in life ! Did any man mat own physical organization ? D5 create, or even choose, his n [ (|tialitiesl or his powers of persisti Did he bestow on others, with' he has had to do, those better tra- HnM i theirs which have prompted the* HnH ' be his helpers instead of ids hinde. BBB ; What experience in any man's lif>> | been one where he was dcpenderf for^B success on neither God uor his f< low {man? The man who says he owes V : nothing to any one else for what < he is [or has, is as ungrateful as the proud i spirited "respectable" beggir who al- s ; ways prefaces his request f>r fresh aid A with the remark, "Jlemenber hat I M ?I.. (I>;u ,10 o Inni T ,>nn1rl * Cull Oil IUIVC luiaaot* iwwu , I never receive charity from any| body." t I " 7