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t not guilty—that be do** Bvt dcugtt
big rites to lie as aacrvaeate. Dot,
notwithstanding hia disclauuer, if lus
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Communications,
‘S' ■ Par the Lutheran Vlatter,
. Ritoalinn -Whet U lit
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to invent and appoint *
language of fonps aud of actions, of
vestments and of colors, designed to
have upon the minds of the worship-
era effects similar to those produced longer useful, twenty centuries ago.
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OLD SURIK8, VOL. IV.-NO. 75.
neglecting for the most part this
requirement, prvi»o*es to go back to
an iiuttatioa of the sywboliesl sys
tem which Jehovsli set aside, as no
When timquestion is asked: Who
are tha KitualisUt the thoughU of
many turn to the Homan (Jutholios,
and High (JhurchEpisoopaliaua. But
in every dcaoiumstioa there are those
who do, or wosdd, if practicshlu
rituafiae more or less. Far it is
a Madeary of haaan nature which
peqde.
At present, the religious, and some
times the secular, press has much to
«ay about Ritualism. Hence many
have asked, what is Rt The word
sou ads strangely to our eath. Fol
lowing suulugy, in the formation of
derivative words, Ritualism would
seem to be an observance of rites;
aud a Ritualist, one who observes,
w practices them. But here comes
sp the question, what is a rite t The
preaching of the gospel in thu aim
plicit}' and purity which Paul enjoins,
thengli aq Onlinauce of Cbri»t, is not,
and cannot become a rite. The same
is true of searching tlw Scriptures.
The reading of them to obtain Heav
enly information, is no more a rite,
than is the reading of a newspaper,
for political information. Bat Bnp-
tism and the Lord’s Supper, while
ordinances of Christ are also rites.
Every one who knows of these things
feels that there is a difference, though
he may not be able to command lan
guage to describe it, between the
former and the latter. Of the latter,
onc U ou outward and visible initia
toiy rite; tlie other an outward and
visible (badge of the Christian pro
fession.) But at the same time, both
are designed aud adapted to symbol
izc «nd impress upon the wind great
and vital truths. There is a fftueas
ia the materials and forms nse^.wnd
in the actions performed, in conuec
tion with, or rather constituting,
these rites, to represent, seal and ap-
ply to believers Christ and the bene
fits of the new covenant Sow all
observe rtiuse rites, but
iUom-
ronder them of no effect dyw R not ntwds w b» watched and »e«tr*h»*d.
become a vain worsdiip, “leaching for
doctrines the commandments of
rnenF Besides: did Christ and His
inspired twfchere after Him, leave
the world without furnishing . the
church with a necessary ritual 1 And
did Us leave it to the wisdom and
piety of uninspired uicu to supply
Hia omissiou by forming rites is i«i-
tntioH of His, as might be detuned
needful or useful t Few are wdliug
to avow such principles j but alas!
how many ure willing to close their
eyes and walk hliudly over them.
That there is in the huaiau mind a
strong tendency to ritualism, will In-
doubted by no close obeervpr hf hu
mau nature. And it is true, also,
that anciently God <lid appoint inaay
rites through which He wua plcasetl
to be worshiped. But tbeu the
ritual law was very exact. It re
quired close conformity to the rites
prescribed, and forbade by heavy-
penalties any human addition or imi
tution. But now, all the rites ob
served by the ehureb under the
former dispensation have lieen ahrie
gated by the same divine authority
which had appointed them; and in
their stead, only Baptism aud tlie
Lord’s Supper have been given. ! ITsi
this remarkable Divine powodure no
significance! The liberty wliere
witli Christ has made his people free
is very great aud precious, no doubt j
but surely it is liOjt aq great as to
allow christians to re-establish ami
practice, (u the worship of God, any
of those alirog-ated rite*. Tlieu, are
they at liberty to appoiut any thing
111 . imitation, of tlaunl Xiuie 1
allowed to the Jewish converts to
Christianity, to adapt their thoughts
and feelings to the new state of
things, as to rites; but they were
not suffered to bind upon the Gentile
converts tlie observance of a Single
rite; and the Gentiles who gave hehd
to such teaching were sharply re
proved. Certainly there is an olili
gut ion resting npon Christians now
to “serve God with reverence aud
with godly fear." An«1 Ihe enforce
ment of this exhortation by the eon
sideration that “onr God is a ran
sinning fire," carries the thoughts of
tlie reflecting reader hack to the
four or five occasions, mentioned In
7 are not therefore, called Ritu
, then, it may be asked, should
auy party be so called, to distinguish
them from, the great body of Christians
who observe these rites f Sot, at
course, because they worship God in
the observance of Baptism and the
LodTh Supper, but because tl^y pre-
wme to worship Iliui in the observ-
snreof rites, which are purely a hu-
man contrivance. These Ritualists,
not satisfied with Baptism and the
Lord'll Supper, which all allow ty he
important means of grace, have,ven-
turqd to ask whether oQier mk^eriafe,
other forms, and other articles
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l>ortant rmttis upon
worshipers. Hence, at an
date in tlie history of Christianity,
®any sach things were invented, as
y to.baptism, fhe
ng being designed to symbol
: inward; tlie dressing of the
vte in white, to symbolize in-
placing of salt in the
ipoutfi, to signify his or her conserva-
tJon is the grace of Christ; J
anointingofoilj’io represent tlie y
°f Hie Spirit ■ and the mark Of Hie
as a min' of derottdn^to t
njer. >w, ifthe
, sdehihfrimij stood
ffl of divine appointment, or Done of
them were such, we could nht tell
which one would be the best adapted
to represent arid impress Christian
froth. Bnt when these wmtrivsi
the scriptures, of fire mfracul
consuming men for ifisregurTlii
vine apjioiiitments. It solemnly v
off all intenneridler*: yet we maj not
be able to explain why God 'was
pleased to lie worshiped through tIn
observance of ro many rites in the
former dispensation', arid thfeingh so
fewHn the presc-nf; etfft, tattf an! the
facts of fte case. ‘llY'the manrlAf'frf
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from a
, action*
there las hpe« n pri>.
system of YttuiV forms
ypifled itidportant ti
•hich has hrit fe
much rtioro written
tion. Ritualism, tK^efc^Ts ttilH i-
pliilosophicyil as it is rinsriptitral. t
proposes to teach—to cal! to remem
brance, and to 'ijtfpress upon tile
mind,' divine’ truths, by /iti'Cuns 6f
symlxSlical forms and tuflod'H, af
time Ahen the samA siCrtdde ctib be
much more conveniently' fitid Hceii-
rateff perfbrmedVy tflfe’fangmtgetof
Words. Tfor dbdiftlilr-remsrtf 1 at All
imply fhaf God aMM lAtpltilosophi
calTy When lTe “tri ttrC ’titae pnst’’
taught mankind, and wfis pfesAed to
he worshiped, through » ritual ; sys
tem. For however perfrot wMy have
been the language of Adam and Bve.
for all the purposes.‘foriwhkh they
needed a language, whde innoeent;
there need be uo hesitation sbotit
conclt'duig that they had no such
idea*, and hence uoi. language
to aapress ideas, sooqeeaiugi the
doctrine* of gnra Than in..-the
early .history of J»w folfon rei*
Infinite Wlsdomt bough tf it beat to
present those ideas through sy mbols.
On those symbol* the raligiooa tori
guage of. mankind, bos (been,
Hot cun we see bpufxit ««4k ibsfi' e
been formed»without them, p.id't
of ritualism, which have
bt«n jgritte^r.^ome by some of our
backiyood» AhragAns, ,wben visitiug
European C*Ute«md*, about the pow
erful uB'«ct. Doubtless the first sight
wa*. , But would the huudrcdtli be t
In most minds the feelings of associa
tion ay* much strouger than tlie j>cr
caption of any architectural adapta
tiqm The plan of worship ou which
our,pyfAnt qma fret gaze and cou
tinuc to gaze till we remU^rgiin^the
^ meridian of life, bus, inuess we are
Df »es are made to stand skte l>y 4wlmnit<we#v perfected by mawm of |^rufolly isrevereuVthe power of pro
«d»wtth, und st-e mingled n> witl^ tiiem, the same M Cueing in us feeluijn of solemn
^ rtt*»hr«Ai»** E p f a| nta « !tt t > jo ^ ‘ M||
««T »bt manifestly partake of the th
“stuns ahd lmvp the use of a sact n-
mentt HitnaNsm- is, tberefoie, noth
frig less ffriui sacnwuentalism. Man
of the written word. Rut Ritnalisni,
adaptation, and to insist that ail
be built according to «rrr model, for
the promotion of pie^y. J’’
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Selections,! rfii *
A worn hu of disusruouuit in limn
things gives the following account
of herself i “My psrouts belungsd to
oongregstiou of peculiar
Before' my recollection it
•bow become a custom for
) members to dreos in black
silk—on oomniunieu day a 1 never
saw ic otherwise. Aud unless you had
experienced something like it year
self, you can form bat a faint rwmgp
tkm of how I was shocked onr day
when I saw a lady •• white going to
«|psasrnio(i table. Till then 1
thought, or rather felt, that
!, dressed ia black silk was a
part of the nervine."
H U wit probable that thtae drosses
were worn with aay suck design, or
with ahy suspicion that they were
;wodtH>hig such hu impression upon
the minds of the children. Still the
tendency was decidedly *n<l iuteusely
ritualistic. In iier*iniud thus* black
silk dresses had become sacredly
Hssoeiisted with the cowimeinonsUon
of the Be«le» aier's death. Aud Usd
the same thing happened in an
earlier and darker age, the fart
beeiMUiag known, would have been
sufficient ground for some Synod nr
Opuarsl, now* Bishop ur Rope to have
aU *«ura should, bo
cause of tbs fitness of the thing, be
dresaed in black alien partaking of
the Lord's Snpjier. Aud there are
persons yet k\ lag whocau retm<iuUi
us* when tliere were persons
the most reformed sects of tin
Fro tea tant reformers who thought
that a minister had not discharged
Mir frfitW rtiftyr until he had well
belabored the ehauges of lhahion : as
If the cat of a coat, tin- whUh of a
skirt, or the tilt of I bonnet, which
happened to be in vagwe when they
ware young, was religious sad pro
■otitrs of piety, and any change
impious. There Is a vain display
of ornaments, as “the patting an
of gold." for which the apostle re
proved some women in his day, and
Might, if be new lived, reprove some
msa, ev*o minister* of the gospel;
but this vanity ean be as readily'
indniged in following an oid fashion
aa a new. The apostle dkl not pre
•areha any fabrie, or any cat thereof,
aw ahristinn. Henae, to insist upon
any oM fashioo being oontinaed fo
snore V *f* cdrwfifs resmftssst, is to
ritualize. And the same ia true,
also, of Cbnroh Architecture:
It is true, that in nature there are
nntdin scenes whieh fill all beholden
With reefing* of grandeur and awe.
Thete are somewhat similar to those
prodneed by an intelligent ennten
plation of the perfedtooirof Jehovah.
Tnarwr sre nortne same, gmrrtot
nncresarily dependent, ia manifest
WdM the fact, that many an 4.«ph
•riforied by the info sad hcareehr at
WlfPTb^bGter. Yrt, by rente, the
two have hern confounded. fTenc*
thgy lp»ve orguyd stn-uooualy for the
grand and sublime in chnrch arehi-
tccforc, as almost indispensable, for
the purpose of preparing the minds
of worsliipers atul of nssiiiting tliom
ill net* of devout mh»nitfon. It is
probable that they are much mista
ken Even if natural sublimity
should contribute to reverencc far the
Spintunl Being whom we worship,
4 Minister’• Mai Uteri stM Bttla.
The relations of an active miaisUfi
to society are re nmnereas and
varied at the preaabf th»y that he
finds little of the feistft* ke lottg* for,
for extended and acunrate stmlf . It
hi only by a. diligent wac of the frag
ment* of time that bbmakea May con
siderable progress. Tlie late T)r.
James Hamilton, bhnself u liberal
scholar and a vohuaimms author, has
put the cans very feraM.v:
“The age which pVodweed sash co
lossal isnnmcntaturs most have been
mighty in the Scriptures; and the
ministers who bad time to study the
•frittci Maori* and “Wahonb Faty-
gtott" must have poMessed an ctrria-
blt> atuouut of learned ieixtfre. They
had not a dozen committees to si tend
§ w^oky ml lum tteim nmnin of lot tern
to answer in a year. Tbetr —g-
were ant devoted to the sntareftaneom
affaire which now-a-day s epigram cure
ITkgiilsjuMrii'iiTlga
Ths lihts as a JsriBsek
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The Bible has basa potto ail aorta
of ssaa, and has been abassd in all
aorta of .ways. It ia a, rish mine of
illustration for poets, historians, era-
tom, ami |iliilrifiofithmni ftiwiHly. U
has bora reviewed from evtsry possi
ble point ot ohssevstitm, sad ynanv
things have been prqfoasadfe Lskou
out ef It which were never really to
it. Its uas aa a pad lawk, howoivr,
restored thv.attsiv
tion is
W#
to mind whenever the text comes be
fore it We know of meu gho aay
that there are some passage* of
Hcripture they merer hear quoted,
even under the meat solemn cireum-
w it bout having brought to
their minds some silly putt whieh
years before they bad beard on these
texts. Though they struggle, they
are unable to control tbetr memories.
The ghost rises uniddden, and will
not down. Call this weakness, tf you
wffl; it Is a weakness that ought to
falls up. far befop Alie awfjil, the
sublime. W tin; gT|Utd, In nature, that
it* effect W-omes feeble, and when
familial is scarcely felt at all. They
are, therefore, very silly stories, in
ilithiutoreat-of
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to be Written fn the rnnetfiirm ehnr
acter by the ancicut*. Having de-
eiphered the writing ou this relic of
antiquity, it was discovered that, at
the rime of the capture of Babylon,
referred to bv Daniel mid Herodotus,
Sjortton. Doing whom we woramp, ^ W £ fcj over
T. Urn empire—a father and hi, -on;
and thus we ran andsratend that
Herodotus speaks ef the fstber, who
c-caped, while Daniel Sjiesks of the
-ou, who was -lain. This unsuspect
ed liict notonlyreconciles the prophet
and the historian, but explains an
otherwise inexplicable exi-remlon ia
Daniel, Where It was promised to the
prophet by Belshazzar that, if he
could explain the writing on the wall,
he would make him the third ruler
in the kingdom. (Dari, v, 16). Now,
pared to say that this mode of suing
ths beriptnres is • asodarm eastern;
It may have been pmrUsed, for
aught we know, before we were U*m.
Hat we verity teeliev* it has never
beau carried to so great s* extent as
at the present time. People who are
tired of the stole Jests of “Jo* H ilkr"
sad kindred jokers, term to ths Ritte
as affording tints aaowtiung fresh
and original If they find an Ulster
iu tferi ra ure which ran he
wittily appiiad to an oppooeat ia
Asbate to such a way as to excite a
laugh at his sxpeaafe forthwith it is
unscrupulously as though
the BBile were mode for tha spccist
purpoee of furuishtog historical jokee.
If Bible precepts or promises cou be
so tortured from their proper mean
m, as |o form the foundation for a
pun, the pun is instantly mode, and
the Bible becomes s rouveuicut jest
book. . , ..
Our meaniug could be made plainer
by giving a few illustration* of there
jests from perverted Scripture texts;
hot to rejsauug them, we might by
some be deemed guilty of the very
offpuce we are condrmning. There
eon be no seed, however, of quota
tioua, for every toteUigeot reader
must hare noticed these efforts af
wit at the expense of the Word of
God- Many of the popular papew
and magazines of tfe day furnish to
nearly every issoe iUustratious of
what we are reprobating; to
no jokee seem so marrowy as those
made from, the Jtibto We ooukl
name periodicals to which the “fuany*
department would often be materially
abridged if all the comical affasions
to sacred things were eliminated.
And theor are not scurrilous pwbit
nation* such as find readers only in
pot-houses, brothels, and similar vile
places. They are respectable dailies,
and weeklies, and monthlies, such as
are tf be found to the parlors of the
pious, and ia the hands of Sabbath
school children.
Ia ounveraatiou, as well as to print,
the Bible is found to be a convenient
jeat bo.uL We should Sot be sur
prised at this from scoffers who make
no pretension of belief to the sacred
ness of the book. But, nnfortunatelj,
this propensity to jest with wlmt is
B <d ia not monopolized by scoffers.
HtiHU* sometimes indulge in tt
with apiiomit zest, ast^evou mtois-
tore are kuown to ret. the example.
Sometime- the pulpit la the place
where a pun is made on Bible las
guage, or a jest evoked from scrip
tural facts! The foolish may tough,
but the thoughtful are grieved. Such
| ministers should tremble In view of
the mischief their thoughtlessness
may produce.
Magazine editors fell us that many
of tiieoe jests on sacred sutywtitowue
from rebgkNU peraous, aud espe
cislly from clergymen. Now, it
occurs to ns that if such people must
scud funny -tone* to popular )>criod
icals, tbej should Aud the material
elsewhere thau in matters connected
with religion. If Mt ignorant m?n
tuiispiote or misapply Scripture texts
pro- be regarded —TV Uethodht
—a*
anything less than taking this world
from touaa uui bringing it to Ghriat.
This to the true missionary work
to which we cau all engage. Every
tool brought to Christ to a part of
this work. Every dollar secured for
this cause to a part of this great
work. Every bqpeat effort than
made to a part of the work, sod just
as truly mlsriousry work as auy, if
it has the right faith and purpose*
with it—C. W. J*4d.
Thought* shout the Ministry by Kin-
The Coavsnion of the World. ‘
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We are la the habit of talking
ef the eonveroton «f the work
though tt were something to be
exported many gmorattous In ths
future, and not by any means now,
or during the present gem-ration, if
this to the Heriptme view token of
this subject, the question notsrally
urine*, aa to bow fire we are rcopoaoi-
lite for the sqtvstiou of the peopts of
ir ova generation.
I* to eortain that they caa not be
brought to Jonas by the Ohureh of the
generation that will foHow us. for
they will all be dead and gone before
that, and a new grew ration will have
ico thrfr ptore, and the Otiurch
of that .toy will have it* dntiea with
tlie people of tbetr own time. But
the people of our time must be revel
through our instrumentalfty, If they
are saved at alt, and it i
to.
ticity to the blunder by thrusting it
before the « e* of tens of thousands
of readers. Bucb incidents, of course,
must often comejgndcr Ylie ohserva-
tton of clergymen, but to it right to sent
publish them, and thus Help the
scoffer ip iito work pf throwing fidi- God,which to
, religion I
oulcou
The old saying,
1 FamituinSy hfseitH
that to, If we mall tkot
eonseersVed to God. wo
1 IK' OIU roraiiMixrei wiwwvio t' ■ _j. f .
contempt," ts appltcaWe here. Men ready to do rrtbfifor he
why habitually j«*i 6^'fWBlMe
... 'JMIRHji
ifost. apitointetJ!^ u "‘> 110 “ tttu ' r w,ia J!_ ma * v , bc ■
aside, auil,.reftuired. tipitj,pifin- style of archiu-uture. Then it is a
kind abosUl top iustnwfod fe. If™" 1 •* r r > 7.
reading, uxpysitioa aadp wplfcatipu fepltos? hsftt, raised h> associa
ftmt thei
by, asgoeii
the result of orehiteetural
why pot the second ruler, as Joseph,
to similar rirramfitanoes,,ha4 Wen
made iu Egypt t The cylinder an
ewers tha qaretiofi: the rowers two
kings in Babylon, suri therefore Abe
—™r, ^
: v* mod#
must lose their resport for it. The as much to tho gath ^dufei
habit of irreverence, like, tol outer pfiam
habit**, growK stronger by use. Ad 1 God.
mitting that there is “a -time to
laugh," there must Mirety be a limit
to the subject* #? ou- ’s autth. There
must be in every well-regulated miud
an impassable borrier beyond whic h
itre subjects too
Idlffi ik .t UUMM l.rmi* “odhTM oulr I wo ^ d U no** *-
the thM ndertohtp to the kingdom." i rifriio *«toxl luatrafolsfor lt-gBto)|te
in acqutnng, pin i
the ktwwiedgff nf
nry tongue nnd pen
dtytoc tt
.—ppoff.
pleasantry without tesspasriug on
the ooered domsiso of reiigteo.
Aside lYofe this, tbe law ot mental
“ “ 'nr* Ant*
ssaociatjon to such that whfin A 1
text; to inntle the.fouudatiou «Ci
Psdi-h.teat.-tha jest will be w»
iccaUe*!
that oor duty is largely with them
v ho lire while we live, who win die
when we do, and go up to the jsdg
• with aa. Tims to our own
■ It to all vary welt to
labor to set hi operation plans that
will blare the world when we are
providud we have done our
duty to Uteoc who Mvod whoa we did.
Hence we underataad Shat ear faith
should take to the salvation of the
whole world, aa It to to-day.
Thou is the conversion of tbe world
to Christ imreibto during this gen
cretiouf
We fed It to high time the Chnrch
of the Lord Jesus should took at this
question fairly, aud measure up o
faith to it. Wo do sot know what
we might do with Godh blessing,
if we were* unit. If bIUBmFb people
were agreed in purpoee and faith,
sad wees to work for this end, as
though tbsy expected it souII he
areorepltahed, how dAwmtiy would
we act! Whs* a wonderful differ
race would, we see at ouce in tbe
rewrite! Who wiH mo that the
world would hot be converted during
this generation. If tbto were the onset
With such sftdtb and such a purpose,
what could stood before the Chnrch !
Barely, God to able la do It, and a*
willing a* he 4a nbte. None of ns
doubt hia power, Who «m doubt his
willingness, when he has given us
such a proof of it, in scudiug his only
Baa 'to dm for ul Whs* groat
evtofeoee could be given us. of his
nndyiug interest In the accomplish
utent of this cud !
If then, God to able, and so willing,
yea, moat anxious, that the world
should be conquered to Christ; If
this to such a desfrabfe object to be
gaiued; If all heaven Is engaged for
this end, ought not the Church Of
Jeans te exesrise foith for tin* 1 In
other words, should we be aatitot
vrfth any leas purpose, than the
salvation of the whole world !
Have wr then, each of us, done all
we aught to every respect, to hriug
about this end! • • <-• . •
All may not be nilssiouarics, to the
settee that those are who go to for
eign lands, yet wc oas and ought to
be us truly to purpose and faith, mis
sionsries.. In fect, tito*e>-who tabor
at homo need the same consecration
to »ho work, that those uced who go
ahesod. Id we earns up to the rule
lotil d«Wd bf the Apistl*. and "pro
longed to be as a flame of fire
glowing in the divine
sendee, preaching and buOding up
| Christ'- kingdom to my latest, my
' dying boar Hraiaerd.
In times past, when I was bnt a
young divine, methonght Paul did
unwisely in glorying so often of his
calling in ail his epistles; hut I did
nnderstand hfe purpose; for I
knew not that the ministry of God’s
word was so weighty a junttcr.—Lu
ther.
I him (his sou) that his poor
father learnt hia moat vain*We les
sons for the ministry, and his most
useful experience to religion, to the
poor man’s cottage.—Leigh Jtiehmoad.
I read other books that I may be
tbe better able to understand the
Scripture*—P. Henry. _ ,
May I be taught to remember that
all other studies are merely subser
vient to the great work of minister
ing holy things to iBoortsl souls.
henry Martyn.
Patient application is every thing.
Witbootqjt yen may have s number
of half-framed ideas Moating in your
saind; but deep, connected, targe,
and consistent views of any subject,
yon will never gain.—Miller.
Abhor one hour of idleness as
you would be ashamed of ewe hour
of drunkenness.—Thomas Shepherd.
One devout thought is worth them
(his books) all-—Leighton.
sufficiently represent the dreadful
account that an unfaithful pastor
wherever };c may direct, thufl wi
direct** l of
as in
■at <ifl
The person who goes to foreign
lands needs no more to be specially
directed of GodAhau the minister at
home, neither does the minister need
special direction more than the mem
J**t-j becoot the Church. Itat the truth
and va ta, we ah need it, and should not
dare to live without IkWe should
have so mach of tfro’spirit and mind ^ ,
of the Master, that To* will would 8 P lnt drenched therein.-
become oar frill, then we would do
all we do with reference to his mind
In my preaching, I could not be
satisfied unless some fruits did ap
pear in my work—Banyan.
I would think it o greater happi
ness to gam one soul for Christ than
mountains of silver and gold to my
self—*. Henry
I long for the conversion of souls
more sensibly than for anything be
sides. Methinks I oould not only
labor, but die few it with pleasure.—
Doddridge.
He (Alleiue) wss infinitely and
insatiably greedy for tbe conversion
Of sinners.
God is my witness that your (his
people's) salvation would be tWb sal
vations to me, and voor heaven would
bo aa two heavens to me.—Ruther
ford. *
A poor country parson, fighting
against the devil in hie parish, has
nobler ideas than Alexander had.—
Airnn,
Now, after forty years preaching
of Christ and bis great and sweet
salvation, I think I would rather beg
my bread all the laboring days of
the week for the opportunity of pub
lishing the gospel on the Sabbath to
aa assembly of sinful men, than,
without such a privilege, eqjoy tbe
richest possessions on eerth.—John
Broww if Haddington.
That a man is a minister is do
token that he shall not be cast into
heH fire.—Alexander. ,
Oh that I was all heart and soul
and spirit to tell the glorious gospel
of Christ to perishing multitudes I—
S. mu.
I see that spirituality of mind is
the main qualification for the work
ef the ministry.—Cryuhart.
We are weak in the pulpit because
we an weak in the closet.—Joshs.
I know not what others think, bat
tor my own part, I am ashamed of
my stupidity, and wonder at myself
that I deal not with my own and
others’ souls as one that looks for
the grout day of tlie Lord; and that
1 can have room for almost any other
thoughts and words, and that such
astonishing matters do not wholly
absorb my mind.—Baxter.
Ministers ore seldom honored with
success, unless they are continually
aiming at- the conversion of sinners.
—Otce*.
When he (Baxter) spoke of weighty
soul concerns, yon wight find his very
Bylretter.
How touch more would a few good
and fervent men effect in the minis-
soate «nd will. When this ts the ease, try than a multitode of lukewarm
..It' A . ^ , „ •
how could we look for and expect
one-!—CBeoUimpadio*.