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‘ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE B APTI8M."—EPHE8IA NS IV: 5.
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Christ’* Glorious Body.
The glorified laxly of Christ is the
ihttcrn according to which the bodies
of his people sue to be transformed,
when they ate raised up and quick-
eued into life at the last day. “We
look,’ says Paul, “for Use Saviour
who skill chaugc our vile body, that
it may he fashioned like uuto his
glorious body.” Or wore literally
rendered: “Who shall transform
the body of our humiliation, that it
may become of like form with the
hotly of his glory.”
When man siuued, a change jmss
ed on liis body as well as upon his
sonl. If fell from its original eleva
tion, and became subject to weari
ness anti pain, to sickness awl death;
ami therefore is called Ibe body of
our humiliation—the earthly house
uf this tabernacle which is doomed
to dissolution. Tlie Saviour, urlieu
he stooped so low as to assume our
nature, did not Appear in a body
like that of mau while in a state of
JOBoeeuce. Ho appeared «'a tkr tile-
ueu of etnfut f!r»h : not h glorious
laxly, but a body of humiliation,
lie took our nature upon him, not
as it existed in a state of perfect
tiranty and holiness, tint as it exists
in onr present sinfnl state. “Foras
much as the eliihlren were pat takers
of ffesli and blood, he also took part
of the same.” In all things it be
hooved him to lx* made like unto his
brethren. “Then* is a natural laxly,”
as says the Apostle, *and there is a
spiritu.il body. Hov. lieu that was
sot first which is spiritual, but that
which is natural; ami afterward
that which is spiritual.” So it was
with Jesus, the Mediator between
God aud man. Ilia was first a
natural body; nouri.dicd ami sup
ported By food :uid sleep; liabk* to
grow weary autl faint, to feel pain,
to experience suffering ami death.
That body was erowned with tuoraa
—was buffeted aud spit niton—was
lacerated' and torn by tiie scourge
and tbe nails—was pierced by the
warrior's spear. I Lis visage was so
marred wore than any man, and his.
form more than the sous of men.
That was truly u body of humilia-
tion. But after Jesus had finished
that work which involved all the
degradations of its humbled state,
he. was crowned with glory aud
honor. When he ascended up on
high, leading captivity captive, his
humble body was changed into a
glorious body. That which was
ratnral became spiritual; that which
was corruptible became incorrupti
ble ; and that which was mortal put
■on immortality.
ft is jtot in our power to form an
adequate conception of the mighty
•aud glorious difference made be
tween the body of Christ’s humilia
tion and his glorified body. Eye
hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor
"*th the heart of man conceived
the greatness of the change. On
one occaston ’Peter, James and John
“were eye-witnesses Of his Biajesty,.
when he received frimi God the
Eather hfinor and glory,* on the
Mount of Transfiguration; where, as
we are told, “liis free did shine as
the sun and his raiment became
white and glistering.” The specta
*le which they beheld afforded them
a £*int glimpse of his glory. On
the apostle subjoins, “I fell at his
Am! as dead.”
Thu Idea that Christ appeals ia
heaveu with tlte murks of the wounds
made by the *ix*ar and the anils,
cau not be fairly derived from tlie
Scriptures. It may lie said that be
showed himself to his disciples, after
his resurrection, wifh the wound*
Ui Ids body. Unt let it be remem
bored that tills was his earthly, not
his heavenly body. When hia dead
body waa quickened aud left the
tomb, no change was then made In
Ibe nature of his lasly . It wps yet
flesh and bloed as before his death.
“Handle me and see,” he said to the
disciples, “a spirit hath not flesh
aud bones ns ye see me have.* Aud
when they gave him a piece of a
broiled fish and of an lmuey courts
“*« tiMtl it and did tmt before firm.”
Anil ull this to convince them of his
identity, lie had suffered and risen
from umoiig tlie dead; but be bail
not yet “cutcrcd into bis glory." “I
lrnve not yet ascended to my Fatlier,”
tn* said to Mary. He was uot “cloth
ed njMu” with his spiritual Uxly.
VMiile lie remained on earth it was
necessary that bis Issty shuiibl re
main the same as before, in order
that bis disciples might have the
means of satiafoctorily identifying
his jiorson, and be eomjieteiit wit
ness to the tart of bis resurrection.
He showed himself to them alive
after his |tassiou by many iufullilile
proofs; inviting them to handle Ids
risen body. ;uid to satisfy- themselves
that it was the same, by putting
Their fingers into the wound* in bis
hand* amt foot and able; and also
repeatedly eating with them nad
betiwe ttiem. Hence Peter testifies:
HJod ruisetl him np the thml day
and show ui him ojarnly To witm *a
chosen liefoie of God, even ua who
did eat aud drink with Liui mfttr In*
rose from the dead.”
Bnt that body of flesh mid bluuil
conht not inherit the kingdom of
Gixl. When Jesus took bis place at
the right hand of tlte throne, tbe
body of his humiliation was ex
changed h»r n glorious body. Of
tin* greatness of tlmt change it hi
uot in e.ur jmwer to form an ade
quate iimecptiou. Bat wv may snp-
pose that after our Saviour tMeemfoil
to bis throne in tbe heavens, aud
assnund bis “permanent pneninatie
state,” none of tlie marks of that
sinful flesh in tbe likeness of which
be was made, were to lie seen amid
tlie glories with which his person i*
wrested. Those visible aud tangible
evidences of identity which wen*
necessary to satisfy the diseijiles on
earth, V ill not lie requiml in heaven.
None of tlie children of tlie resurrec
tion will say, “Except I shall see in
bis bands tbe print of tlie naila, and
pot my finger into tbe print of tbe
nails, and threat my hand into bis
side, I w ill not believe."
Tlte question is sometimes asked,
“Will Christian friends know each
other iu the worhl of the risen f
To this inquiry Dr. Mason auswers,
“Why not! Did not tbe disciples
know the Lord .Jesus after his resur
rection f Did they not know him
at the moment of bis aaeeusiou f
They did. Why should they not t
if he appenml to them ia that body
uncluiuged which be wore all tbe
time tbnt he went in anil out among
them, beginning from the baptism
of John unto that same ilny that he
Selected.
Tbs ft—t wsj «t Banfiing fti lutpmr ;
Chrirt*
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Tbe following extract ia trout “Bible
Thoughts and Themes," by Horatio*
Bonar, issued in this emtatry from
tlie peews uf Garter & Brothers, Now
York. The book ia oae of the most
suggestive of thought that boa fitlten
into our hsiuls:
“Jesus milk until her. ' Nash me wot,
for l sm not yet sscoodiil to my Vatbrr;
but g« te my literIm-n niM as* unto them.
ay nay a bilk about this, be
la my experience ia pwstmad
labor 1 have found how deeyly um-
[HMtMit it ia to know boo to rood
the ttcnpLunas, and because, after
forty j ears’ biesonl cxporloace, 1 .an
runfldrntljr reeommead the |rian 1
bows Milnpteil. In the Dm |d*tw, in ,
order to have a deeper oequaiutaare
y-rrVm vm^bf IhiI OTiifttil
I of Mm, and these reports
the ark redsil, oooaists of t wo peaks,
saporsfod by a valley. Tbe great
anil tn my
XX! t7.
my liret^rvn aud aa» natu them,
mm so rsdwmljmf fmsri
Jr Usd sml yuar tied. "—Juba
This powmge in generally taken to
mean, “Do not so cling to me, yon
w iff have other opjsirt unities of meet
big me, for I shall not be going to
»y Fnther flu* some time yet* Hot
ft) it Is rtontdfiil whether “toneh”
ran mean this: (3) this meaning does
not on-ord with th** reason, which is
“f liave not >et gone!* not “I am not
yet psagV (S) the treatment of
Thouus, who waa sDoml to toncli
is at variance with this.
had heard about Jeaua, this wonder j Ararat rum Jfi m height of 17^10
AU preacher aud tnvliur, had pnosml foet fnrni the lsvel of the ana, and
Ids iuterrat atreogoiy. Ue woohl | the leaner or Hulo Ararat, to 13^00.
Hke to are him. Bat boa t th. Tbe Great Ararat was ascended,
among Ma dfocipiea, to be pointed at, after great toil, by Ifrofraaor Parrot,
order to have a derpor aeqtMiotaare I and talked aboot by Uirm, amt to br hi IHJfS; peobabty theo pressed by
with tbs Seriptiun s, it ia absolutely ' set don a a* a “suueiuig hypocrite - , the foot of ms for tbe first time
needful that you read the whole iuiby but own .lass! He ran not do, since Noah.
course, regularly throagh—not s* that nay meet than many people Camel, the acetic of the trial
sumo perhaps do—take the III bic, who know well enough that they are, between Kl^sb and the worship pen.
and • lmrs* it opens them begin to umler the ilaiiy and hourly coo j of
it Oj|B4k *Hi Puftlm swiil
Paalw
rt-od. If
they read
trill- i
Psalm ciit.,
if at Juba:
damnation and
daily
eontmupt
world sod ftirifi
, aa to whether Jehovah or
tbe I Baal was Hod, ia the gaoeral
won't | of a range of bills extending north
xiv, or Humana vgL, they road John | be anew at prayer msrlhigs and hi I west turn the pluiu of Eodraciou,
xjr ur Homans rid. Hy degrees the j ehnrebea, and whom wn try to catch and ending in a bold promontory ou
Bible open* naturally an such |V* “with guifor by preaching in common ] the shore of tbe Mediterranean, form
IMO* of Hrriptnre. lari me offer ( places. Vot the ftwhag that koeps • tag the bgy of Aera. The extent
tfouatadyr say that ft ill hroanes the t them away is not wholly iasd. “I’m , of tbe rouge ia six miles, and tbe
child of God thus to treat tbe l ath not good; for the matter of that 1 greatest,height 1,500 feet,
eris Book; it ill bscomes tbe disci . dual want to be, aud 1 won’t pretend , Mount Ehol and Gerixi, in Bo-
t»le„ at tbe Lord ,Jeaus thus to treat to lw I" Tlaerr is a apiee of lingering j maria, rise abont 000 feet, baring a
their bicam*4 Master. Let air uflhr boueaty in that. But they bur* j valley about 190 paces wide between.
J tinnately urge thorn* who bavs uwt tbeir tuisgiviugs; longings after bet- j Oo these bills wss performed the
• lorn* an, to ta-giu the Old lYatamrut ter Uimga; toebh* rreolies, ineffectual grand ceresnony, oa tbe Laraelitm
la Miking into tbe words ws shall ] from the * beginning, and ths New | eouvictious; crailnga of eurioaUv | gaining possession of the land of
Testament from (be brginuiag; at, about goodness. O, that we kaew ! promise, for which Muses bad left
one time read mg ia thr Old, aad at | how to inert them ia these muds,' liirertiooa. Hix tribes were placed
aud uke advantage of them for, upon Mount Gcrixim to Ideas the
their rescue! | people and six upon Mount Ebal to
Tbe crowd about Jesus is great, j curse. In later (lines tbe Samaritans
discover » truer m*n«*. The eom-
smnd is “touch ate not ;* tbe reasigi
ia “ 1 am not yet ascended i” Ac. I another time iu tfts New Testament;
Vary little liad passed between tbe { keeping a mark in tbeir Bible to
Jjord mid Mary. He bad sakl show how for they have proceeded.
“Mary - i* she bad replied *‘UaMaitd,” Why is it impurUut to do ibis t, The movement is slow. Tbs iuterrat I built a temple on Mount Geriam,
ucvomiauiyiug the wont with soau* j There is a
purpose Ui tin-
aignifivout IimA ami ^wtura which ( omnigemrut at tbs Hrripturea. They
begin with the etvathai of the world,
and rinse »itb tbe cud of tbs world.
A* you rrsil a book of lnograplii or
history, commenting at the brgia
uiug uud reoiliag tlirough to the
end, so should you read the rev el a-, it
ike of God’s *01; and when you ib
is deep. i&auobi’iM is liUie iu stature, - and the Samaritans sBU regard it as
aud people are nut likely to ery— holy ground. , /
“Maks way tor tlu* Chief Tax gath | Mount Ilur.ou the summit of which
rrt-r, Zaixhii»»! give him a good An roll died, is situated in Arabia
phi. v* r • r*. trea, on ike confines of Idumea,
But be reaHy wiahes to arc Jeau*. and rises to tbe elevatiou of 3,000
atul » will makes a w«y. Ho woukl | ki t.
the |>oor if they wished : Ia*l«uinn, wdioserenowned *‘ee«lar»"
; and When you . the jpmiml; and with the rich if they 1 are many times alluded to, is the
get to tbe end, begin again aud longed for K. lucsai-ruieiiees wonki name applied in Scripture to both
again. But this is nut all thal la , Im gut over. That ayeamore trn , tbs La ban u* and Aat-Libanus moclft
marisasty. B'beu you eurne to this gives place and bright eouugh in it. tafua, two parallel ranges, running
bk-ioad Bouk, tbs great |saut la. ^ oa.1 there be takes life stand in from northeast to south west, ou the
W ith a deep ccms-ioaaiieas of advance of the arnving esravoa going j northern shores of Palestine. Tbe
the laud quite understood. To this
look ami gesture, ur ratta-r to the
tlauigbt which they indicated, our
Dml replies. For it was bi» cwsUmu
to duvet bis answers more to the
than git thou Id the word* uf kta
■iiM-iples: Luke jx : li, “Jesus |s*r
reiving the tlmuglit of their heart.”
Christ’s Words, then, are directed to
Mary’s thougbi. Bbe fold sprung
forward to imbrace hiui umh-r ,he
imjiressiiiu tliat all be bod spakeu »f |i
la-fore bis death, was now iLsn : | ymir own igmraiKW, seeking on your np to J< mulcts, and of winch Jean* [ average Wight of tla* range is abont
that, lu* bail tx* n to the Father. karw« the help uf Gad, that 1^ his | ts tbe evntre. Tbat syeajnon* is J IOJMMI fret,
ami tliot lie was Row ivtue ag.un Spirit lie may grariondy iuatrm-t typ**l of tbe ja*w an anxious sonl
to rvoriva hi 1 own nato liihisolf. I ynu.
“Now alt is fulfill! d,” abe thought ; I renirmkrr wbrn I thin
“he baa n liinn d fnun the Father, rend tD* ftcriptwren. I hod Imeti a of tbe eomjMiuiiiM whom a ilhrtnrixil J ami tbe jrresent Mosqn<- of Omer, is
bi* ia going to take n* to bis king atudeut ut di\un:y ia the t'uivrndty son) seeks in the hope lie mar sjiesk about C.Ortfr f,et above the level of
iloui, and‘we shall bo forever wit), of llsiir, sml bad written aumy a ‘ of Jesus; of the journey ail naliajip> tlu* Midlterraneon, ami separated
hiui.” “No, not yet,” ia Christ V limg mannwrripf at the iretnrra of sanderer makes to hear some one' frost the Moaut of Oflvra by the
answer; “yon sjtrak mid set as if. tbe Prufrtmorsaf Div inity ; bat I bad wbobos tlie n-pOtatinu of introdaeiiig j narrow valley of Jrhoslurphat.
all were done. Nut So: I ban ' not rmue to this bh sgml ILm4 in the Jc~a*; of aff tbe arts and derives I Tlie Mount of tffives, sactwd as tbe
Mount Moriah, one of the liitts
secures iu a rbuteli; of the la*A a i u|>oo which .Jerusalem was built of
ts gan to nrstk-sa inquire! boys or borrow*; j old, sail the rife of Solomon’* temple.
more work
foa
Saviour
meditation and prayer, derived its
name from the nmaber and beauty
of it* olive-tree*. It rise* about 300
fret above its opposite neighbor
right «|Miit. At length I raw* to it resorted to by the wretched, who j freqneut resort
more work to do: we must separate ' as 1 Unit never done before. I saM. ' can hardly well tell why they are
agiiin, I to do my wot l, you to do • “The Holy Gbc-t In the Tver her now wretched, “feeHng after him If haply
yours." in the fhwreti of Christ. th« Hi4y they may lud him.”
There is n reniarkshfo* diffeivtiw ' Neriptures an* now tbe mie given by Aud th<*y do well to break away
lictwccn Mary's rase and that ot (toil; from them I mast learn hia from the multitude tliat hinders them. I Murinb, nnd is thr place of burial of
Thomas. Hbc*l>rlicrrd too iamb; mind. I wiff now prove it.* 1 hefted Wlurt is it to them that most people j the Jews.
he too little. Kbe wss all frith, ftdth my ibww. 1 pet wiy BMde am the are rareless, or skeptical, or wuridly, | Mount riiaai, w here “the Lord
•too linsty in Its eonrInsbHit; In* was choir. 1 foil down before the chair, or uo batter than theararlv ea. If the ileeeeoded in firs," end gave the
all unbelief— nubeJk-f refoaiug to and spent three bowrw |wayrrfoff> . ship goat duww with ms, anil ail ou rommnudnieitta to Moses, is a wild,
lietiove, even tbat this was his Ms* reading the Wont at God: aud 1 tannl perish, it ia little matter to ou Areubtle region of granite |waks and
ter. ller too eager faith, is rorm t nwhewitatiugiy ar that in those three whether there wees seven ow board, • pririparea, deep ravines and water
ed by “TotieU me wot, but go:" hi* knurs 1 learned more thaw in say or •even bum!red. My (rkud, when ooureen. Its height ia 7JMJ0fret, and
onbclief I* removed l>y “Iteerb hither j previous time, six. or twelve month*' ones the Jrarrilde dreiuu of seeurity tbe length of the whole range is three
thy hand.” Earh is treated with 1 period of mr life. This was not all. • is at an end in your spirit, and yon j miles.
msivi-Ioas wisdom nud geo I hues* I I not owty inrrreaed in knowledge, ;l re moved to look out Ibr some |dacc Mount Tabor is a brautifol moan-
nibl love. How nnffke man’s wmv Imt there mme with that knowrledge of ssiriy, turn y> ur Imek oa (be taiu, standing atone ou tbe north
of dealing! He would have snkl a (M-oee sml Joy ia the Holy Ghent ’ crowd, os your bus]ues*, ou yoar border of Uie plain iff KadraeJott,
to frith, “Toneh mr f to nalmllef ! of which I had kaoon Mttle before.: pieasore, yew, if ueecsxary, on your j south from Nasoretb. To this hill
“Toneh me not.” Hut the drill of Mlnee tlist time, ftw more than forty mtiu r anil mother, and tbe wifir of j tradition points nsghe spot hnlkrwrd
tin* divine Pbyak-inu is an ronspirt! 1 years, t have been in tbe batdt of vonr Imsnm, ito anything, go any by tbe transfiguration of our Lord;
on* in liis treatment at tlie two regwtariy rending the Periptore*; where, that yon may me Jeeru.—Krr ' and this event is still yearly veto
eases, ns liis love. 1 awl 1 ran therefore affect innately Job a Halt, IX J). ; bra fed there by ths I.affn aud Greek
! riuwrhes. *
| Mount Zion, many
Tbe mistake shirk is here ear . and eonfiileiitly rerammeml to my
reefed by the l/sil, is a very wotorsl 1 Iwlovcd younger riisripte* to rend
one sud of s very b leased kind. It them carefully, with sa h mu like mind,
is aim|dy that of too great eager . comparing aeripton* with scripture,
■teas; antedating the joy of the king hriuKfog the more diAoalt jiaasagew
Daily field Work.
The wo,hi to f,dJ ofbnrai,pq-.ubr,|
shsltow, religion* Hooks, enterjinxew.
soeh-Hes, itssemliHe*, ami assatia-
i lion*. There is no doubt mneh
times alluded
holy lull.
Imiutiftil for situation,” etc., was
one of the four kills upon which
ancient Jernas’.om was built. It is
itosa. of t Im* marriage feast: saying I to tlie easy oars, *od U-Uiug them
wus taken np from them. Jlntw hat too soon, “the vrinter U post, the interpret one another. If jrNTibsmot i' y nnd" rathnnlssm ia nil j m * h ” r tewer than Olivet, surroumtod
S «. S “*t- I awtoraram. —Hons, be no. ^ ^ weM " maek , lwh mUo7 , I l*T tbe vsneyi. of Hitman and Je-
sguin am am ] trumpet blowing,
will gnnto vim, 1
does the fact that they recognized
that lMxty prove tom bing tbe doc
trine of “hearentif recognitions T”
Nothing at all, either for or again*!.
The sisters of Lazartto, we ma;- sup
pose, reeognixeil hiui when Im rauie
back from the tomb; mill tbe widow
knew Iier restored son to Im her son,
when Jeans presented ftim alive
from tbe dead, lint from these
facts no inference can bo drawu in
fbvor of the doctrine of which we
speak.
Tlmt the saints iu heaven will
know each other—that they trill
constitute a happy society—and that
they will miumter to each other’s
happiness by mtdofll intercoorse, by
their eomninaicatiotis with one nu-
other, we doubt not. Bnt how Trier
will know M»ses to bo Mooes, and
Klijuli to be Klyau ; or trow one friend
will be known and distinguished
fratn another, we know not. lift
rain is over ami gone.” It ia • mis- j nmlmlaud some portions, be not
lake nut-so momnn with ns si with > discouraged, but
tbe curly Christian*, who Hke Miry, logiiiu to God. sml
seemed to be every moment counting
ou eutering into the Joy at (lie Lord.
« The sohstance, then, at the I rail's
exhortation is, “lie calm and patient j
In* that Jwlievsth tioth wot make
baric t I base work to do which
■trust Im done I s tore we sit down
together hi my Father’s house, ami
you the same.”
Ghrilf) work, is (I) to get the
Spirit Air as, (2) to intercede for us,
13) to prepare a place for uo, (4) to
give repeuhince Mid forgiveoosa
,Onr work is, (I)
(2) work for the church, (3) work for
thc world. «...
hy httto ami liMle, ami fortber in
■tract yon in tbr koowkilge of bis
.wUL But this is not ail; for with an
isereastag knowicilgs of God, ofo
But men’s rim are not pardoned.
! nor see tl»eir souls saved by ths
glittering generalities which go to
occupy tbe attention of tlie religion*
world. Mrs will be ignorant, even
hoKliupbat; and at out* time formed
: he citadel or lioort of tbe city.
EiPKKt.wt.VTAi. Etidanck.—An
udiairatdc dek-ncc of tbe' doctrine of
plenary inspiration is esutained in
the retdy of s woman in Turin, who
m uie 11 in » vet a nwiHitn »** f «»“'j " “w
in eollcgiw. If they do rot .Irars; I ^ # , nvseut ^ a ]!lL>ie , nuii m
reading it wton a priest, pasaing by,
tamed in s prayerful, humble way. j
you will receive, not «*>mr thing which , ^ " Vaiokff iopa, If they do
niu.ply fills the baud, but -o-etbiog, not ^ ^ rht . of! , , .
whichexereiacH thehoart, sud eiieesw, _.,_i i. if they do not have if** fv ,
oom forts, and strengthen* yoo, sml '.*ZT I '’' ld »*.m, and he demanded of
Ntu lUnfo, ,,r rc.ll nu.il to P 0 ** 0 "*’ dsolhig* w,, b the JawiL her how <Ae kuew it came from Qod.
wiU, then fore, be or real go.it t« We must have onr daily soul work
you.—Georrjc Holier.
I betw een ooraelvea and God j onr
She replied, God told her aa He
replied, “Ab, you ba\u rae.n God H
]{ntr to /ram-Never forget what f nmmiftifoft with Hnn. or ' r ” J jjj,,. ^jd. ftoofting up,) “bow do you
, staff starve, even though surrasindre!
obvious ft will not be in the same
way in wliioh men nre tlfotlngntthod j Christ’* work in beoven and mrs
from one nnotlier in this worhl. It | on earth will soon be done. Then it
is uot to be supposed that tbe InUnb wilt ue Unger bo “Touch me not*—
itnnta of hwtven will know each bis hot "come ye blessed * e shall tit
Tatmos, John saw, In the midst of former friends, asd others whom be under bis shadow; In win soy, “osme
Ibe golden candle-stick, one Hke
m| t° the Son of man; ami he gives
* most snblhne description or the
glorious object which was presented
to bis riev. “And wlien I saw lum,”
never saw In tlie flesh, because tbe with me yo btossiiL” Tbesi shall we
bodies of the risen will present the , tooch him without rebuke, sitting
organization, the lineaments and the down with him at the marriage sup
expression of the setf fcimo bodies per and shall be forever with the
which thfijr wore on earth. J. ) Laid.- 0*serror and rismsMtaireafA.
u mh,, t, 4 * nud to yon when be wsa,
work fi>r oarsi*lve*, [ , f|l( . gorged von w ith •* t**J- Wr mn " tT, ^ , °" r ow *
anything, ioa Imd W (,er l^.k It op Wbles, do eur own praying, and
| A person ha* often been startled • hrlicvlug, and weeping before tlte
“Touch me ant,” soul tbs Lotd,, fr|>m ^ nn< iWvAm <t( m . n llNtp .! Lord; eorajaer our own enemies ia
but go-go ami tell.” Mary hasted . ^ ^ ^ ntAt of un aI)fn ; ,ta strength which Jean* gives; and
and ,lid what her Lent eo-mooded. j nh() ^ ^ onmhl thi . J grew ia graew and in the knowledge
““ '’‘“'next boar, hot they nn* p«,st rreaff ^ singly, sml in His right.
The uinent course in to Uilco lioroc 1 ^ mn ** mwM,
lliis lesson with meekneas to our j °v saved in i-rowdo. Straight Is the
•on la. It waa ■ any tug ot ft< a rates, goto—«t»d «wb must find tt and
that evsry man Imd need of fifolth nt»r tt for Mmoelf tdone. T<et ns
Art Irwin it met a bitter enemy ; the beware, tost in aeektng outward ex
mw to odvioe, aud tkc other to rimw eUemeuts we forget ami Jpne
him hi* fault*. ”
know that that is the sun V Tie
replied, “It enlighteus aud warms
urn.” “Ah, yes,” she said, “so I
know the Bible is from Ood : it
enlighten* and warms this heart.”
She had nometbing else to do than
touching or et\Joyiug. She had work
—so hare we.
Oshnaity.
Our only security i
calamity ia a steady adherence to
religion ; not the religion of mere
form and profession, but that which
has its seat in tbe heart; not as it is
mutilated and debased by the refine
meuU of a Mm philosophy, bat M it
exists in all its simplicity and extent
in tbe moved tferiptures ; consisting
in sorrow for tins, in the love of tiod,
and ia faith ia a crucified Redeemer.
If this religion survives and flourish
os amongst ua, wo may still surmount
an our difficulties, aad no weapon
formed against os will prosper; if
we despise or neglect it, no human
power can afford ua protection. In
stead of showing our lore for oar
country, therefore, by engaging ea
gerly in the strife of parties, let us
choose to signalise it rather by bene
ficence, hy Piety, by an exampiary
discharge of the duties of private
life, under a perauasion that he, in
the final issue of things, will be seen
to bavs been the beet Christian. He
who diffuses the most happiness, and
mitigates the most distress within hia
own circle, is undoubtedly the best
friend to his cram try and the world,
since nothing more is necessary than
for oil men to imitate his conduct, to
make the greatest part of the misery
of the world oease in a moment.
While the passion, then, of some is
to shine, of some to govern, and of
others to accumulate, let one great
passion alone inflame our breasts, the
passion which reason ratifies, which
conscience approves, which heaven
uispirea—that of bring and doing
good.—Bobcri Hall.
Religion in Buxines*
One very important department in
life, where religion is to hold perpet
ual sway, is that of bmintu. “As
tbe golden sunlight tints tbe flower,
and color* the rock; as it sparkles
in the dew -drop, and shines In tbe
broad magnifl'eat ocean,” so should
religion permeate every transaction
with our fellow-men. It should go
with its possessor into the counting-
room, the store, tbe market, the
factory; and its Influence should be
frit in all places. Some have as
serted that n man can not be a good
Christian aud a successful merchant;
but, happily, a clond of living wit-
attest the contrary of such
an allegation. And although in this
age of speculation and fierce com
petition, trade, in numerous in
stances, is an enamelled falsehood,
and 'i aaiuesa transactions a tissue
of deception; yet, thanks be to Qod,
and to the honor of religion be it
proclaimed, there are still to be
found successful Christian merchant*,
who hold on to their integrity 7 who
will never descend to a«y transac
tion of an equivocal character—even
though it be sanctioned by tbe law*
of custom and the tricks of trade.
The upright professional man, the
honest trader, the pious aud indus
trious artiran, yet live, pad steadily
IHirstte tbeir nolde course—being
“not slothful in business, but fervent
in spirit, serving the Lord.” These
men bear testimony before tbe w orhl
tbat “godliness is profitable unto
■til things, having promise of the
lifr that now is,” as well as “that
which is to come.” May God in
crease their number a thousand fold.
But it most ever be kept in view
by Christian men engrossed in busi
ness—(especially in large cities)—
that more than ordinary watchful
ness is necessary to retain their
spirituality, and to maintain their
ohiistiayr character uusullied amid
all t temptation*, excitement and
anxiety incident to their calHngs.
They must ever dare to be singular,
and stem the current uf popular
opinion aud custom. They must be
resolved, in tbe might of Omnipo
tence, never to turn aside, to the
right hand or to the left. And. in
odrt*r to arm themselves fur every
day’s temptations aud trials, they
must obtuiu power from above. Tlte
“man after God’s own heart,” was a
father, k master, a rater, a warrior;
and had to attend to numerous duties
connected with each of these cull
ings; bat he always found a paren
thesis for prayer, and tet times for
secret devotion. By this way only
.... can the fbune of religion be kept
Ttxk vunten Pxtkw—l. Where t „ t1ie *00^ nau illumine all
tbe church is drearing, the church
paper is not taken. 2. ’Where tlie
church paper is not circulated, the
church will decay more, and more.
S. Where the preacher docs not try
to Circulate the. church paper, it is .. ,
the to be feared that he and the church perceive that the life of such a man
Mraaedneas fif in raid ebtWiua Ufa. | will both dcray together. Aad yet, » «*• » Aud tb ^ is -
life’s nvoeatious.
Doit many are these whose powers
are so exhausted by bnsinco* as to
buvo neither time, iru-lrnation, nor
energy, to seek nflter their own spir
itual infvrefits. much less those of
their families. But trim does MM
... ~ j Let us wrallt with God—CMtata -t
Bad habit* are foe thistles of tb*
heart, aud every ludidgeu<v of them For my name sake will I ilgfct my
Is a seed from which will spring o anger, and for my praise will I refrein '
new crop of w cedi. * | from U foot 7 cot thee not off
i l*ere oral there is a preacher, who
J doee nothing for foe church paper.
They who give willingly, love to
n e qaickly.
■■9P- I is,
after all, something higher and no
bler, and better, than merely “to
buy and aril, and get again * “Foe
what ia. a man profited, if he stall
gain the whole world and lose his
own sonl f—J'er. Join Berg,