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ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISIT'-EPHESIANS IV: 5.
COLUMBIA, S. C., WKDNKSDAY, APRIL 6, 1870
OLD SKRIK8, VOL. IV.-NO. 84
that we are tbe world, men, maukilul
—mortals are the world. Each forma
a part of the great mams hud yet we
delight to rail and quarrel with thia
name great maw of which we form a
part. All our mi eh ape, disappoint
incuts, and vexation*, are laid to
the charge of the world. An un
grateful, ungeneroua world hue kept
na,in poverty; a corrupt world haa
ruined our morals; a oeneonoua
world haa destroyed oar reputation,
or withheld that meed of praiae we
fancied waa our due. Thua we go
on clturgiug the world with all our
foUtes, relieving our couactenesa of
the cumbrous burden at a cheap
rate.
arid, which ail
h* piety or impiety 1 Oh I tor piety
and virtue, by all moan* Weil, how
do you know that the world ie of
different opinion t You a newer, that
it ie evident from the eourne pun
mmd by a m^oritjr of mankind.
Well, now I’ll tell you how it let The
bulk of mankind are like yuuraolf—
pursuing practice* they inwardly
condemn { mankind, like youraelf,
are afraid of the opinkma of mao
kind. Bat suppose y oar idea of the
opiaiou of mankind wna comet,
what then ! An you amenable to
them 1 Are they your judge T Who
appointed their maxims or practice*
aa your rule of conduct f Will they
give you a auffhsrut remuuerattun
tor your compliance* t 1‘erhape they
might amiie upon you for a while;
but remember:
■Theatkrmbug* »»peernaww
Kw tMij ■mi.t
Tbe troth la, thia idea of the
world* opinion ie the main e|wiag
of abnoat all our ooadart; and it
k eertaialy in aome mraeute well
worthy oar regard. It ie very de-
nimble to merit the good opinion of
our follow bmmi by acting wail oar
part in Ufo. Bnt it in one thing to
merit thia favor* 14c judgment of the
world, and another to be a/hud of Ita
opinion*; and it may hr laid down
aa a univenal pro|«aait(Mi that he who
k a alave to puUn upiuwa will nev er ,
either merit or receive the ajqiroba
tHHi of mankind.
After all what in the world f lluve
we nppnmefaed any nearer a aolutiou
of the quetetoa t Not much. It ia
an iimlcflnalrir mans of roatradic-
tioua; it is neither thia nor that; it,
is a compound of every thing; their
ia good in it, and there ia evil In it |
happiness ami miaery ; benevolence
and malevolence. It is not a |dnce
to he unduly desired, neither ia it to
tie drapked. It ia, perhapa, the beat
|HMalble theatre that could hr drviaod
or coucrim!, for the exerrke of vir
tue. It ia caU-ahited to elicit every
projietiaity of our nature. Here air
strong motives to lead na to the
h. re are also
iTHsilor
IS PUBLISH BD
EVERY WEDNESDAY
can not define. Stop preaching and
talk to folks. Como down frvm your
stilted ways and sacred tones, and
hncoma “na • little ekikL’ Tail sto
ries; Jeaua dhl, and the oommon
people heard him gladly. Relate
your experkMe j Paul did, and you
ran hardly do better than he. Our
toe* that you have aeon or toll ia
worth a bushel of moldy ideas dug
out of mold for books Change the
•object If it goes hard. Do not tire
youraelf and every one else out. Do
not preach tilt the middle of your
sermon buries the beginning, and Is
burled by the end. Beware of loug
prayer*, except in your eioaet. Look
profile In the tom, and lira so you
in m* afraid of them. Take long
breaths. Fill your laugm, and keep
them toll Stop to breathe before
the air ia exhanstrd. Thru you win
not fniah at curb i rut—task with a
terrible gaapaA, aa if you were dying
for the want of air*A, aa *ouie good
people doaA, and ao strain their
lungs**, and never find it outak,
because their friends dare not tell
thrm«>, and so leave them to make
sport for the rhilktteeasA luflate
your lung*. It is earner to ran a
saw milt with a tall |iood than with
an empty one. Be moderate at first
Hoist the gate a tittle way. When
yon are half through, rake it more.
When you are nearly dune, put on
the ton head of water. Aim at a
mart; hit It! Atop and look where
the almt struck ; then ire another
I »rv salable.
l'm-k your aermutuk. Make your
word* like bullets A board hurt* a
mau moot a hen it *trikr* him edge
wke. An ounce bullet will kill
quicker than a sack of wool. Do not
roodenae too many words into a few
thought*. Make your dkronrae |>ro
iNirthmate. If your talk k narrow
anti nhallow, do make it short. If it
k deep, and strong, the stream may
run longer. Do not think every
liniuk ia deefi, because you ran not
nee the bottom of It, nor rail a man
a ih-ep diver hreauar he always
I slug* np mud. Know what you are
talking about; then you can make
other* uiMlendand you. Stand for
Gml, if you stand alone. Keep out
of the rtatrbra of party harks, and
rvtigiou* politirkua. Da not play
with etlge-toola, nor foul with tempts
lions. Imok to stars instead of
weather-casks for guidance. Be
earnest, lsit nut wild. Do not be a
clown, let the devil make hk own
ton, rarry kis own mail, srttle his
own quarrels, and foot hk own bills
Make few jirominrs learn to any
no very sweetly. Keep out of debt.
Do not (red bones to twines Do
not abuse people for believing what
yon ooce believed youraelf. Hespeet
honest convietums Judge no man.
Be imtfout toward all. Make friends
witk the children. Be eberrfol with
the young. Keep dear of gluttony,
dyspepsk, and pious grumbling.
Kemcmbrr, each aenuun may be the
loot you ahull preach, or your hearer*
ahatl listen to. Keep the judgment
in view. l*1«wae Ood, and yon will
plense ('hrktkns let others praise
you. IJre for Christ. IVrucb the
word.
Christ; “grate," because sptdfod by
the Almighty BnniT; “great,* be
cause it pardons greet sins, “averts
grant woe, snd Meases a great multi
tude T It k n salvation from the
gmiit and dominion, and consequences
of nut. 1 say, from tbe dominion of
sin, for 1* “shall not have dominion
over you f" and from tbe eonseqeencee,
tor the “aoul that ainneth, it shall
die!" It k also a salvation from
death. C'brist conquered death, which
k, to the believer, but tbe shadote of
Cnraed are all preachers that in
the church aim at high and hard
things, and neglecting tbe saving
health of the poor unlearned people,
seek their own honor mid praise,
and therewith to please one or two
ambitious persona.
When I preach I sink myself deep
down. I regard neither doctors nor
magistrates, of whom are here in
tbi* t-luin-h above forty; but I have
an eye to tbe multitude of young
|ieo]ile, children and servants, of
whom arc more than two thousand.
I preach to those, directing inysrtf
to them that have need thereof
Will not the rest liear met Tbe
door stands open unto them; they
may lie gone. I see that the ambi
tion of preacher* grows and in-
crensra; this will do the utmost
mischief in the church, and province
great diaqufotneaa and discord; for
they will needs teach high thing*
touching matter* of state, thereby
aimiug at praise and honor; they
will i>leaae the worldly wise, and
meantime negfort the stm|4e and
common multitude.
An upright, godly ami true preach
er shonhl direct hk preaching to the
l«oor, simple sort of people, like, a
mother that stills her child, dandles
and plays with it, ;(resenting it with
milk from her own breast, and need
ing neither malmsey nor muscadine
for it. In such sort should preacher*
also carry themselves, teaching and
|»rearJtiug |ilaiuiy, that tbe simple
and unlearned may eoueeive ami
comprehend ami retain what they
sav.—Lutkefs Table Tall.
RUDE & MILLER.
TERMS!
Tas Urxawtvs Vs*tub >• fumwb*a to «W-
wribe* at »1 SO par r«*r. if P«*i in rival**.
Octrmcn, their Widows, end Buries*, of
ear Tho« who do BO* P*r witllu lhre»
Wwotlaaf the tia* Ueh be** ets
,,«y mm be ctaigte fifty cenu additioa.1.
avtss or ahvhhwuio;
Shr «ae •**»!» (one loch of coIvm».i> :
death; the “skadote* Of a lion ran
not hurt, and ao all who trust iu
Jesus shall triumphantly meet the
last enemy, and come off more than
rvnquerort through Him that loved
Again this same
abuse, all Hatter, uo adulation k too
grow* to be beatwd upon it, when
some object i* to be attained. In
thk case, it U usually called the
public. The tradesman Hatter* the
public that it may patroaka him—
all hk tulenta are freely bestowed,
he tells, entirely for the good of tbe
public. Even tbe hum blest mrchauk
professes the same. But it k iu the
political circle that thk k rhteffy
pnu-ticcvL Fnuu tbe wily serpent of
the bloody UnU-*|irin*, with hk
“vicar puhHc,* dowu, dnwu, down,
through every grade and degree to
the petty village drsutgogw, we hear
the same aiiomiuable slang, “a vir-.
tuoiis ami intelligent |>ublie,” “intel
ligent cuiarus,’’ ami all that sort of
thing. 1 say abominable akug,
ir*m tlie base and sordid motives
from which it springs—srlf-aggrau-
lixeiueut and nothing eke. What
mau who believes all thia, would
<Ure to utter such gross, fulsome, dk-
gustiug adulation iu the ears of an
honest, intelligent republican people.
It is because the peo|de iu thk conn
try are the sovcr.-igu, aud all sover
eigns have their courtier*. llut all
the potentates of Europe put togriher
have not us many hollow-hearted
flatterers as bang upou the skirts of
tbe sovereign of the l ulled States.
T1 e i there are tbe o.mummis of tbc
wurid, or something that we rail tty
that name—u vague andettued soute
thing that bus a ili&-rrut heifig iu
every different imagination. Nothing
k more |witcnt in ita effects upou hu-
mau conduct.
2. Let me now speak of Thk
Blkmmixus op Salvation. First—
there ia pardon. The cry goe* up to
God in the lieautitol wonla of David
in tbe fifty first 1‘aalm—“ Wash me.'
God says, “Thy sins are forgiveu
thee." My anxiooa reader, may God
give you grace now to send up tbe
prayer—Hoak me I When Satan
tempts, pray—Has* me! When
doubts arks, pray— Week me ! When
earth recedes and eternity appears
in view, pray— Waek me! Time
flies so I ran but mention tbe other.
Alaay ami various they are. Much
aa acres* to God as a Father, present
peace, eternal preservation, etc. And
now a word on
t Thk Ivfukyakct op Salta
THW. 1st. You are lost ! You are
ant akout to Ac lost—but von ABE
last now! Kph. H: 1,3. Tlien, in
the next place, gem are immortal!
“All men think all men mortal* bnt
themnelve*.’ snya Young, aud l am
iwnmailed it k no. Immortality is
our birthright. “Dust thou art—to
dual returncth tree not spoken of tke
soul." Then, lememher there k a
judgment awaiting yon. Read Matt,
xxr. I'nlens indeed Christ haa been
judged for yon, and then yon shall
not “ Come into condemnation.* And
now brethren, let me add another
word. I/ft me ask von. Arp you
sav ed f Oh ! if you could only know
how earthly glory ami honor palm
when reviewed on a death bed, or
will pale at the coming of the Lord,
I am sure you would begin to think
about your eternal bo|ira. You have
a bonne for your liody, h»ve you a
home for your aoul T You have built
a tent on earth, have yon a taber
nacle above ? Are you sored f Don’t
turn round and think it a very nice
question for your neighbor, bnt put
it to youraelf—Am I called T Am I
saved t Do flora the land Jeans f
And may the ffotq Spirit whose alone
k the |iower ami the glory. Hi that
question ns a nail in a sure place.
[Gilead.
ao time for the chkfcat reapooaibil
tty — via, the religious tnuuiug of
the children ami the wke admiuktra
tiaa of a religious home iufioMtce.
These ditocultfo* can be uiet by a
change of .Sunday hour*. Let men
sleep au hour or law later oa Monday
than ou any other iky of the week.
It k ordained of God that they should
do ao. Kiaing with their bodies
strengthened, let “the feeding of the
lamb*' be the Ant engagement
outside of home. If the Sunday
arhuul be at 10 o’clork, pareats a*
well as children can attend it, and
much of tbe Curry In the dumrotie
temfwr orraaioued by getting chit
Jim rrutly for a mar u'doek MumLiy
school will be obviated. We any
twelve o'clock for the hour of morn
iug arrv ier. Then a Well rested audi
eucr, with the week's work well slept
out of their budie* and mind*, ran
come up to tke bourn of God and
worship with aptritaal seat. Thru
for the *TUM*t, the remit of the
week's study, thouglit, and prayer;
well cuuorlved, well digested, well
ilrbvrred; aomctlung to be iMbdeml,
iwayed ever, ami lived out. Home
thing well lodged and not to lie
driven from the fold of contempla
tion by another diaroarae a few hour*
Inter. You get home at two o'clock.
There k the afternoon for home work,
for domestic mission* literally. And
for thorn who have not thrar but
n-npoaatliflltie* now come* the appar
ently for mktoua work. At the
taibght h»Htr, let the memliera of
oar Cbutrh fomily meet for vr*jrr
prayer, for the putdie honoring at
God again In common ilcvotum*; but
leaving the evruing tor G«*tprl boa
pltality, when pul|Kt sad pew aro
alike thrown u|ir« for tke free dk
l»-n»alioa of tbe Word, hi s nerv ier
uf preaching and pray ing nt oaee
missionary and catholic, demon*tra
ting the unity uf Gospel work, ami
dlapUytug la a practical manner the
common fraternity of lora and labor
ia the Lord.
estate mb* irorte, prrablu ia tennea
ftesjr—P'S* TO.U par qusrtar.
fig- Pica* iwooiubpr ail husincss l«U*ef»
aSl be eiUrteeed ie
Her A. It BUDK.
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-T«H hri asukind an uaeo aquai.
As* murkie Utey will l*cr» JT»."— Bcaxa
Aiaoag the thousand and one trite
cent moil plte-ex, this is one: “How
doe* the world use yon f Ami it is
siMmb thk thing called the “world'’
eror gets much credit for having
acted well in the matter. Mourn will
have it that the world is censorious,
herausc, perhaps, ail that world may
have said about them has not been
ex ctly flattery ; their whims and
caprices have not beeu humored
qsite an much as was desirerl, or,
perhaps, they have tssni laupluvl a - .
“Tis u w icked wurid,” is an observa-
tien often uttered by ;ieraoiis *lio
never moved a tongue, or a Huger,
Is check the curreut, or icsscu the
- uMant of wickedness—possibly they
smy be whling their quota to the
general stork. “It is an unfeeling
world* we sre aometinies told, and
“an unjust world,’’ ami “a selfish
' world;* hat who are so likely to make
them complaints as the nnfeeling,
to# adjust, anti selfish. And lastly ,
“thk k a trqublcsoinc world.*
This is true, it is a troublesome
world—“man is boro to trouble as
the tparkx fly upward.” He meets
with crosses, disappointments and
sttethms in every stage of hk pro
gress, from the cradle to the grave.
He k ever liable to misfortune, to
disrate, jo bereavements; bo may
bs isrety tried by the hand of Prov-
Menee, sr be may* be stung by tbe
treachery and ingratitude of his fel-
Irar-wui. Any or all these may ns-
s*9 ns—some of them unquestionably
wifi. Bat he is little acquainted
S *kh the human heart who supposes
these to be the most prolific source
sf life* evil*. All throe like the
fikrau of winter, though nut lovely,
are ssef 1, and were (kaigwed by the
Author of all things for wise mid
hraevslent purposes; designed to
pmifr the moral atmosphere 5 to
«art> the wiki and reckless propen
"ties of our nature ; to remind us
that this Is not our resting p ace, as
A Privilege of the Sou of Gad
We should dwell inu< h ou the eon-
fidential nearness into which grace
has brought us to JesiM. It has
msde ns sons, and given hs m-cess
through him, by 4Nie Spirit, to the
Katlier. Little rates, little trifles,
little perpfexities, make np tbe sum
«f our little live*. To meet these wc
need the spirit of adoption whereby
we cry Abba ; for we nce<l a parent’s
heart, and nothing ran suffice a*, nave
to U> shown the Father. We lose
so much holy joy because we so little
know Him. How would tlie thought.
My Heavenly Father knowctli what
things I have m-od of, deliver ns
from care a I tout many things! Rare
ly do we And Christians going as
4-hiklreu to their Father; tolling
Him, with artless confidence, the
little thiugs that try them, sure of
finding a Father's heart into which
they ran cast their cares. We may
be itrict and busy in public worship
and servkse, but it is in the closet
tluit we have specially to do with
the Father, and to toft him aft onr
private necessities, which can be
t-old to none but him. Ikj you, iny
brotlier, experimentally know this
privilege t It is certain that you
do not, uuless you are no louger a
servant, bnt ft son.— Tke Witness.
pem-t re of virtue
iuiii.me able ten p ntiaus to allure us
from tbe imth of nvtitnile. In a
word it k just *ueh a w <irld aa suits
the present state of maukiad. To
tbe reflecting mind there ariara evi-
ileuct-* on every bawl to prove that
it k neither a place of reward or |>an
ishment, but a theatre of trial anti
probation; a tmonitory <hanging
state, calrulatnl, ami only ralru
kted, to be a iweiwratiou for that
better, that nnrhangfng, unmixed
work! to which even the untutored
savage tarns witk longing expreta
thms. H. R. L.
It k thk that impek
the duellist, however loth, to UA hk
hand against the life uf hk neighbor;
it k thk that induces the villain at
heart to assume the am-red guise of
Christianity; this restrains the a ban
boned libertine in Ida shameless ca
reer; this, too, reatrmina the timiil,
flattering, vacillating youth from
openly i-«|HMuung the cause of virtue,
to which cousrieoce aud hk better
reason strongly irndine.
What will tlie world say T k a
question we often mentally ask ; ami,
unfortunately, too many of us have
imbibed the pernictons idea that the
opinion of tbe world k rather in favor
of vice than virtue. Ia thk doubted T
Then tell me why it k that so many
have the moral courage to refuse s
compliance with practices that they
conscientiously disapprove, and can
didly avow those scruples I Are
they not ashamed of these scruples,
and will invent every specious excuse
in order to clonk them. Again,
htiw many are there who will openly,
boldly, nnMushuigly profane the
name of Deity, to ooe who would not
blush to be found humbly invokiug
the guidance ami direction of that
B -big from whom cometh every good
aud perfect gift I For w hich of tbeer
ought a man to blush T Tbe former,
of course, you will say : Well, bnt is
not wbat I have said a fact—that
many would blush for the latter T
and why t Because they imagine such
to be tbe opinion of the world, and
they are slaves to that opinion ; they
are afraid of the finger of scorn;
possibly they might meet with a
sneer—and bow dreadftil that won Id
be. Though possessed of fool-hardi
neaa sufficient to fly in the torn of con
science and God himself, they quail
at the bare idea of a smile of derision,
though curling upon the lips of those
whom they secretly despise. Con
scierme informs them what is right,
but they lack moral courage to pursue
tbe one and shun tbe other.
Thus many young men reason.
In their heart they approve of a life
of virtue and piety;' and are ready to
exclaim, with Balaam; “Let me die
the death of the righteous, and let
tny last end be like his*—nay, I wish
to live bis life. But what I Ah! a Hon
in the way! You are afraid you might
possibly be laughed at Tbk is what
restrains you. But are yon sure
you have formed a correct idea of
tbe opinion of tbe world t Hare
you ever tried ltf But no matter.
What k your oi>ink>n of the ques
tion! Are you for virtoe or vice,
Not long agu, I walked tbe streets
of okl Lrimtrr, tn England, taking
an antiquarian's interest In the* awe*
around me. At one moment, I rased
on a Mt ot Roman wall; and the
next, Norman arches met my view.
A little farther, and the asnorktioo*
were connected with the late of the
Ptantagrneta; for, yo04ler, Kir hard
III. slept the night before tke bottle
of Rnaworth Field; here be creased
the River Bear aa he marched with
hk army to tbe conflict, and here hk
semafns Ite barfed. And I coaid
almost bear the riaah of armor, aud
see the ftl-fhveerd visage sf Richard,
aa I gare myself np to tke historic
memories which rnshed through my
mind. Bat then* was a spot of
deeper tn terror than throe. I looked
on the battered walk of Leicester,
and mffed the breaches which were
made by the besieging army of
Cromwell; sod, a few pane* farther,
I stood where a rollicking young
rnyalkt soldier was posted within
the walls as sentinel, who, handling
his musket awkwardly, waa removed
from hk pete, and another man
placed there instead. TV- next
minute the aew sentinel was shot
JernL Had that fatal ball sped on
Its Way one ssomeat sooner, there
would have been loot to the world
oae of Ita mete loved and h4>uarrd
names; for, la that ease, the nan**
of John Bwnyan woahl never bars
been set as a bright jewel In the coro
nal of fume; one moment sootier,
■nd the grand old dreamer of Bed
ford Jail would have bean eat off,
aud hi* glorious vision of the pil
grim* to the Celestial City would
never have channetl generation* of
men of every laml and tongue.
Is it {Miasible to estunute too
highly Um worth of that one moment,
which spared the life of that wiki,
wicked young man; spared him for
reformation of character; spared
him for a life so devoted, and
a work so great!
Can we contemplate an iocMlettt
like thk without wwatering with
great admiration at the providence
of Ood 1—Christian Banner.
During the year 1807 the English
tnoo|a were statkmed in Denmark.
A rkn*tian soldier from Scotland
waa among them. One (lay a small
band wool out in search of fowl, be
among them. They came to a farm
bourn*, and the leafier demanded
bread, cheese, and milk, eufim-ing
hk eomaiand by brandishing a
sword. But no Itread came. The
father of tbe fomily shook his head
and pointed to his children around
him. Cursing and l>oiteermui lan
guage had no effect, be feared neith
er Idowa, swank nor idteok. They
soon left tbe bonne for the Imrn-
yard, in search of plunder. The
ehritekn soldier had meanwhile been
quiet, and looked exoeedmgiy aad. Oh
the table be found a BiUe. He took
it ap and turned to Matthew x : AS;
“Whomever shall give to drink onto
one at these little ones a cup of ooM
water only, in the name of a disciple,
verily, I say unto yon, he shall in
nowtoe lone his reward.* Reiterating
the words “Jeans* and “Disciple,* lie
pointed to himself. They understood
him. He was a Ckrietian, and so
were they. Tbe good wointwi of the
honac now run quickly and brought
him the last loaf of bread they had,
The soldier
The Christian says some good
things for the tienefit of minister*
which are worth reading and remem
bering :
Make no apologies. If yon have
the Lord’s message, declare H ; if not,
hold your peaee. Have short pref
sera sad introduction*. Hay yonr
beat things first, and stop before you
get prosy. Do not spoil the appetite
for dinner by too morh thin aonp.
Leave self out of tke pulpit, and
take Jesus in. Defend the gospel,
and let the Lord defend you and yonr
character. Do But grumble about
yonr pay. Let your beard grow.
Throw away yonr cravat. If you do
not want to “ break down,* make
your shirt collar aa Inch largnr, aad
give your blood a chance to flow
back to the heart. Do not get errited
too noon. Heat ap the people, bnt
keep the hammer wet and cool. Do
not bawl and srrenm. Too mock
water stopa mill wheel*, and too moeh
noise drowns Seuse. Empty vessels
Godless Mcnoom.—In an article
in the Congregationulist, Dr. John
Todd says: “To shut the Bible out
of wir common school* will ruin the
schools; and that for one simple
reason, if for no other, aud that is,
If tke BiUe be drieen from onr schools
the Christian part of the coniinauity
wift withdraw their children from
those schools. Call it bigotry, Puri
tanism, superstition, whatever you
I dense : you may depend upon it,
the Christian people of this lftnd will
never consent to edneate their chil
dren where the Bible may not be
read. And the moment yon take
the Christian element ont of these
schools, they are mined. We don’t
want a godless race of men ; aud we
shaft have that if we take the ground
that we are too good or too wise to
be taught by tlie Bible. If you want
to turn these schools into liotAnxls «(
infidelity or pajiucy, drive out the
- WWm mao. Ihnh *»*d r * IMm
I* Uo Late Jeem CteW, m4 thu* Su.lt be
.,*4 — Art. set: SS, si.
My ttear Friend*: I wish' to speak
plainly ta you now. I want to auk
you a vary solemn qnestkm—Are jn>*
saved T Whether you are young or
traveling t Whither are jam bound t
Brethren, your souk may be test.
A loot sonl I Terrible word*! Why,
1 If the son were to “red hk light, amt
the moon her brightness •" Were the
ocean to be eovered with mourning,
and the heavens with sackcloth; or,
were the whole fabric of nature to
lieeome animate and vocal, would if
be poasikle for her to utter a groan
too deep, a try too piercing, to ex
press the magnitude of such a catas
trophe T But thank God! there is
hope!
1. Let me show you WHAT HaL-
VATtow is. It k not an ojfrr. It k
something more than that. God
does not sny, “Now, if you will do
half of it, I will do the rest.* No!
Goffs salvation k a finished salvation:
He hna laid help upeu One that k
mighty, aad He has done all! He
haa lurid tbe uttermoat forth iug that
His people owed! It k a great aalra
thm. “Orete," because planned by a
great Jehovah ; “grate," because
secured by tbe precious blood of
>«ra, onr follies, onr over weamng
teibttion, our melancholy misgivings,
pride, onr discontent, onr envy,
ter malice, that embitter the enp ot
It is these that extort the eom-
® on eomplftint - “Tis a troublesome
w«W»
Bnt let ns consider what this
anomalous Thing, called the world,
**• As referred to in atl these ex-
Pramions of complaint, it certainly
“rails not this globe of earth which
we inhabit, but ratber we who in-
rabit it, mankind—that “unco squad,*
** Bum* rails them. Now, It k ad
mitted, on all bawls, that evil speak-
in if ^ our fellow-men, Individually,
« mfomous; but yet it wsuld appear
that mankind « masse are a legiti-
|"*t* subject of tbe basest slander—
m ®*«t. we talk of tbe world us if it
some abominable tbing with
’kich we had nothing to do, further
b »n to abuse; as though it was
vast congregation of aerai-
who had conspired to injure
®ml maltreat
otonf
Thunder k harmless. lightning
kills If you have fights in g you can
afford to thunder. Do not scold tbe
people. Du not abuse the Authfol
souls who come to meeting rainy
days, been am- others are too foxy to
attend. Preach the heat to the
smallest assemblies. Jeans preached
to one woman at the well, aad she
got alt Bamaria out to bear him next
time.
Ventikte your meeting room.
Hlerplng In church k due to bad
sir oftener than to bad manner*.
Do not repeat sentence*, saying,
“As I said before* If you told K
before, my something else after.
Do not end sentences, paasagra of
Brrlpture, or quotations with “and
so forth ;* say what yon mean, fcnd
stop. T/eavr out all word* that you
with milk aud cheese,
said “Jesus* anil tbe man replied
“Jesus* As they bode him “Good
bye," tlie tears Honed down their
cheeks. Tell me no more, that “Chris
tians are not one.*— Lutheran Ob-
advaoisgr
I *tto4Hks>
Here is one of the many anecdotes
of Mainte Benve
He was supping
one evening at a restaurant, and
close by him the great friar Lwor-
daire was seated. Perhaps it was inal-
hx, or perhaps he did not see the
latter, bnt Saute Ben re, who was
conversing on the subject of religion
with a friend, dropped the remark
that he coild not believe in God
because it went beyond his under
lie Mack Style.—The repelling in
fluence of church display ia exerted
not only on the churchless masses ;
It ia felt also by the children of the
Church who hare fallen into poverty.
What pastor is.there who cannot
point to families which are sinking
away from the sanctuary because
the}' have not the means to dress as
they ouce did t And who cauuot
recall the names of those who for this
cause hare become lottf—Dr. Craven.
standing. He had scarcely spoken
this when Lacordaire rose up to his
foil height, and, pointing townrd
leaven, exclaimed: “M. Saute Beuve,
ou say you do not uuderetaud Him.
iut can yon understand why the
same fire will melt butter and harden
eggs t And, nevertlieless, yon are
eating your omelette
ns, never considering