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[Prmfied bf Srr, J. P. Marion, in
Ij/etf College, .4 rhino**. Pab-
Ikkfd Ay rogue*/.]
-What meaneat thon O alee per I ariar:
all npon thy Gwl, if ao be that God will
think ttpoii tin, that we jx'ri.sh not.
Jonah 1: 8.
True peace of mi ml, and all that
,i* worthy the name of hapitineAfi, i*
found in the diarharge of elniatian
(intie*. Heathen philosopher* for
agts boated and puzzled their braui in
rudeavoriug to invent some scheme,
foreign to that of Christian rcreht-
tieo, whereby they might attain to
* degree of unalloyed lioppimma and
bbal iu the present life. It was this
base desire of earthly ease and eom-
fort, that gave success to UkU great
false prophet, who allured his follow
er* into a labyrinth of error by pic
turing to their mind* a paradise of
wusual pleasures and gratilu-atious.
-’nine unworthy efforts of humane
reason have ever proved fruitless,
and have only served to show the
nreediug folly of such blinded fanat
ic*. It remained for Christian reve-
latiuo to point out and direct us to
the great reward, found by living a
lift of obedience to the divine law.
While it is true, however, that the
rfcriatian should act from a more
noble and worthy principle than
that of bis own iwrsonal good, yet
wdt good will invariably follow, if
the motive be one of perfect love to
God. Unless it be mb, we as inra-
ri*Wy wip the fruits of disobedi
eaer.
The person with wliose life and
character you have been made ac-
qnainted in this book of prophecy,
i» an eminent example. When or-
'iertd of God to prophesy against
Nineveh, he endeavored to avoid
the divine com inn ml. by embarking
at Joppa for Tarsliiah. So aggra-
vatiaga sin could not be permitted,
vithoot sobh* visible display of the
swwt displeasure of the Almighty.
Wag overtaken by a storm in this
journey, which threatened instant
‘lex tract ion to the whole com jinny
00 hoard, he was cast forth at his
ova request into the sea; which
nqotwt was made from a sense of
godt, amj frouj a consciousness of
open and wilful rebellion against his
Maker. It was at this time, when in
th« midst of imminent dangers, that
*he shipmaster came to hint and
“^dressed him in these words of the
fo*t, u What meanest thon, O sleep-
n ** This language, it seems, called
forttl grtart surprise, on the port of
*be mariners, who wondered that,
wl| iie snrronnded by the instruments
*>f death, lie should remain so nneon-
•efned about his own Individual
well-being. While every moment
threatened instant ruin and death,
J'tt as one altogether unconscious of
danger be quietly slumbered away
the few and precious moments re-
joaiiritig, which being ended would
^ fond him, without a miraculous de-
hvettnee, on the boundless shores
°f a sever-«d(ling eternity.
How striking an illustration to
Present to your minds the imminent
dangers {if the wicked and ungodly,
and that indifference and reckless-
a*** manifested on their port abont
iheir souls’ salvation! When we
view the means apjiointed of God
*herewith to arouse them to a sense
of dsty; when we consider the dif-
ferent motives presented to them in
his word; the fearful denunciations
of his law npon every transgressor;
the atrfol doom of the unregenerate
and unconverted; and when we con
sider, again, the oflbra far merry,
the promise* at Ms ward, the tot ore
happiness and blessedness of those
who have been mad* heir* of immor
tal glory, hew amazing, that, with
all these threatening* ami promises,
they should still slum tier on 1a indif
ference, while on the very verge and
brink of ntin and destruction! See I
how he slumbers away, while at bis
able is the to thornless abyas where f
old Deceit quietly folds hta arms,
and Death, liovering around, flaps
bis wings in triumph, white worldly
•murky and mmol plmumrm adarin-
ter the soothing balm that lulls him
soft asleep. The word preadied to
him is foolishness, and he is seldom
awakened, except when the haloes ia
monster stares Mas in the fcce ; then
sound in his ear the signal of ularm.
ami as one suddenly aroused from
steep, he start*, beholds, wonders,
amt plunges with toortol rapidity
into the cavern dark and deep,
whose mourning voire Mis the on-
happy tote of a departed sjdrik '■
Considering that you may be
awakened only to view the mer
cies you have scorned, we tremble
in delivering to you the message of
the gospel; for it shall only add to
your condemnation, and plunge you
deeper into the gulf of everlasting
bnmings. u Jt it either a mreor of Hfe
onto Hfe, or of death safe death." Ilut
while Ood is still waiting to be
gracious, and while, it may be, a tew
, .more days have been added to ymur
earthly pilgrimage, wherein to con
sider your latter end, we would eull
ii]H>n yon to pause and reflect for u
moment upon your perilous condi
tion. He nwaketicd then, first from
a state of worldly secarity. White
the nniviiewed pensm may fitly Iw
represented as a sleeper, with refer
ence to things spiritual, the saute is j will,
not true of him with reference to
things temporal. He is wide awake
to Worldly interests and to even thing
that will prove profitable in |Mt>
looting individual well-being, with
regard to this world's goods. An
undue regard and concern for these
things is the principal cause of that
indiffereneo manifested, not oidy on
the |Mrt of those w bo are termed
unbelievers, but also ou the jiart of j C<m*rienee,
those who have assumed for them
selves the title of Christians. Need-
fill caution ujmmi this subject i* given
by our Saviour, wheu lie says, “Think
not wbat ye sliall eat, or what ye
1'aqnea.ts
■ to
. . . Hi
of Ood, U making this world
receptacle foe (he sort of man white
in a prohntkiuary state. AM if Ood
to corefolly protects and nurtures
the germ of that httte flowvr, tore
much more MtoativoAg shoald we
apply an th* energies of oar soals
to the «K|s*astoa awl perteotfom of
this oar germ at imsjortaJity
there te of rsoeivlng a
potoo for ain iu Urn wo
Again, the Assign
a probationary atat
suflirient Weight t»
, present oourar of couduot. seeing the
‘ retetiun it aimlsias la oor well being
iu tho fut*re. H isdwn taarhea |to»
a needs he, to sttato
> If OB I
not. It te a
are* of this te to future blessedness i lUk';
Of earthly
mid high ret
efforts of miud are concentrated upon we,
the vaaitie* of th* world. Mare
than seekers of riche* or earthly
treasure* are chargeable with this
ain. The warrior, the statesman,
the unpretending student, who de
light* to ponder over th* minty page
of sntiqoity, sad aM of every nines,
whore ultimate object te not the
glory of Ood, may he nnmhered
among those who grojw among the
wiaene* mul sensualitte* of a worldly
life. •••»
M. This figure may serve to ilhre-
trnte the condition at him nho I* k
willing stevc to ungoverned appetite
huuiniit fvN, Ail tin t viM iifie of
"rear I erevv *- - 1 m W n ”"^re
in order to become indito-reat ami
even inaenaibte to the awakening
power of conscience, it te only new
sary to live for a laiiud in the indul
gence of seoeoal gratifies! sms. The
powers of the mind then become re
blnuted anti stupefied, that nothing
less than the terrors of aveuglng
justice can awaken or arouse it to a
state of activity. Though gigantic
in InMtertual strength and power,
yet when bound and enchained by
passion, moral |irewrptiuii te plucked
out, and the unhappy soul baraowa
a prey to * malicious enemy. 1’aa
bte to sum up that reoulutten and
morel courage necessary to resist
and overcome temptathm, it te read!
ly ksl captive by the Devil
lake a vessel teased o|
by divine
the good and evil at
to oor spiritual growth, the brevity
of lite, with the uncertainty of It,
u ad wowed sAwt* In Mm shrtette*
ooarre. AH the days allotted to mm*
upon earth are given, either that be
may 1st mad* ripe for th* wpoymist
of kin H ntf*! iuitKilixa, of tkit kt
may be made * to satyr* for dtvtos
wrath and Judgment. HiU period
•t beat is limited to bat a few days,
wliU'ii (k*UriUikt> yn |imU\ hIu.U
to Beth, re suM 7L> With s^Z
the ttore te just approaching; job,
te sow at hand. Th amah, 1st me
adlress th# tenguags of th* prophet;
•‘The (right te to spent, the day te
at hand; let re than'ton east «i
the nark* of darkness, and tot ma
pat ou Ike armor of light.” The
silent hours go fleeting h>, and te 1
the gtorteos sou appears, ami with
bte brightness Ms the safldret heart
with inward joy ami delight; but
turn and behold, reversed, th# eve
mag ahadsa, w hteh sets tbs apprtateh
of deeluatog day. Mueh I* ths sourer
of life, even wtien our pathway te
strewn with the cteilrqat flowers.
Rising ftvuh te holy beauties from
mom's womb, with all the ardor and
vigor of youth asd rhfldbreil.HtoauaB
at hte | declines and atofca to rent with the
the i scary sun, to rise again te renewed
sh^ll drink, or wherewithal yc shall
be clothed ; for the life is more than
meat, and the body te more than
raiment.”
When many would have their con
sciences iiwukened by the various
and manifold dispeusationB of Divine
l’rovktence, they arc suiotheretl again
nnd lulled into a state of quietude,
by inordinate care for worldly emolu
ments. IU riches, its honor*, it*
wealth and its cares spring up and
choke the seed of divine truth, ao
that whatever impressions of a se
rious nature may have been made
upon the mind, they instantly vanish
and give place to the vain comfort*
and soul-deceiving pleasures of the
great destroyer. Going on in the
ways of vice and iniquity, they
slumber on in worldly seenrity, ever
forgetful of Him who hath redeemed
them from destruction, and who hath
crotcnetl them iritk loting-kimtlnemet
and tender mercies. Hence the lake-
main, when winds temjiestmms hsuve | glory, or stub forexcr ia th* cudteas
the liquid ptam, it breasts fur a mo night of eternity. White the path
rneut tin* lofty surge, Ujt suddenly,, spring, now riorifed i* her robe* of
unable tv tula the mgiug billow*, it. living green, spruk* mild words' of
rushes with the swelling waves upon ! comfort and pence; \et bat for *
the hidden recks, mat theme retreat- usimeat, sad the lading leaves of
iug with one overwhelming Mad 1* { ckauug Hummer shall tell th* *p-
buried beneath the liquid mountain, | prourhing eml of frail humanity
to rise no more. Bo when the storms, To reap * Joyfol harvest, begin now
nnd tanimate at passion assail them, the work of working eat your naira
which te to the saal ftait, rill fear and trembling, toot at
w hat the pilot te to the vessel, bring ‘ test you should take np the lament*
unable to steer aright, or resist the , turn t “The summer I* ended, the
ummtfoblc demands of a corrupt na 1 harvest te part, a ad I am foot as ft.’
tore, ia tossed to an fro upon the Iter togoarseirm is rigikmneon; re
sea of lift, till complete shipwreck te
made of their destiny. God bus
even given nnto them bte word sad
(lie light of his Spirit, « hereby they
are Forewarned of dangers unknow n,
lie has forthcr offered to them the
weapons of a spiritual warfare—the
shield at faith and the breastplate
of righteommesa—bat, intoxicated
with unhallowed pleasures, it is as a
sword in the hands of a madman,
which they have wrested to their
own condemnation. Hence,
3d. The ext ream folly and thought
lessncre of such a course. “What
meanest thou, O sleeper r Admit
ting that it were JHisalble to attain
to tho highest degree of happiness
and Miss iu the present lift*, by fol
lowing the evil suggestions of • die
prated and corrupt heart—than
which nothing can be more aboard—
yet the simple foot that they are of
abort duration, is sufficient to show
the folly of such a course; nod
hence, should be sufficient to direct
warm newt and indifference of many our thought* to the higher and
j»rofrSKiiig Christians, with regard to
tho things pertaiuing to Christ’s
kingdom; hence the numerous drones
in the church of Christ; bonce the
freqncut neglect of that all-important
duty, of offering the morning and
evening sacrifice to Almighty God
in grateful remembrance of past
mercies and favor*. What beastly
ingratitude to tbh! How strong
must be the tics that bind them to
the perishing object* of earth ! How
estranged from that principle of
original holiness implanted iu the
soul of the Creator! Kveu the inani
mate thing* of earth arise and eoa-
demn us in this respect, when, with
a living voice, they proclaim their
Maker’s praise. Behold, in the bright
morn, when the searching eye of
heaven darts hte light and illunfiU
nates the lower workl; or, when
rising from the boundless ocean with
resplendent glory, ho clothes with
liquid pearls the fading flower. Read
its simple Linguage, when It lift* its
drooping head and Mis the air with
riclt perfume. How expressive of
tho goodness, glory, ktvo and benev
olence of Deity ! Sny* the poet:
“Many a flower is bora to hlush mu
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
This we deny. It te not lost, but
made to show forth the infinite
[tower, wisdom, goodness and love
worthy claims of Christian rerrt*-
A like motive shoald prevail
respect to totnre rewards and
punishments. The certainty of God’s
righteous judgments npon the wick
ed should lead oa to reflect upon
wbat will as assuredly be our condi
•tion, if we continue the children of
disobedience. That vie* must re
ceive the reward insisted upon in
the word of God, to evident from its
reward even in ths present stole.
In the physical world, so soon as we
have transgressed any law of our
being, we receive tho pcualty Inflict
ted by nature, bodily pain, suffering
and death. The same te tree i* Hu
moral world, wheu we hare violated
any law of our moral being ; or, which
te the same, when we have violated
the just commands of th* Almighty.
Now, since At te plain that vise te
punished to some extent In the pres
ent state, and sinee it te equally
evident that virtue te rewarded, what
saltefoctory* evidence have we lor the
belief that it will not aunt with
a like recompense in the future 1
Should it not, therefore, he th* part
of wisdom and prudence, to act in
accordance with the precepts of di
viue revelation, and would it apt be
tho part of unpordouabl* 0* to
remain indifferent with regard to
throe thing*, seeing th* probability
in merry; break ay peer fatlmr ground,
far it ia Ham to trek the lord. till hr
roam and rote righfiaasaam nyoo yon.
How long wltt then sleep, O sing
gardf When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep f
4th. After that God has awakened
the carries* and unconcerned from
this state of indifference, he enjoins
upon them a sacred and important
duty : “Arias ; rail upon thy Ood.*
A mm|Jo conviction that the com
aiands of God’s law are rigtteoaa.
holy, just, good and true, is to m
pan™"*, unless it produces a per
maneut and lasting impression apuo
the heart. Not a few hare been
awakened, and have been ere*
moved to sorrow and self-abasement
in view of their sins, but uegtectiug
this instruction of the text, have
agutii been led in the paths of the
destroyer, lienee the power and
efficacy of prayer ia socurtng the
pnuinw-d blessing, even salvation
and eternal life, through the merito
rious suffering and death of the
Lord Jeans Christ, sad final aeropt-
auce with Ood. Aa
this connection, as to the
In which the ehrtatten prayer Is
rendered effienrioas, throagh the to-
teemawkm of the flon, te out accessary.
What b needful for M to know and
believe at present te, that this te the
divine and appointed means by which
we are to secure pardon and forgive-
neat of ski, tognther with the 1
costumed ia the covenant of
The esbnrtotfon of the prophet i«,
than a prophet bath aaM, “Behold «
stand ut the door and krendt; If any
aura Win open auto me, I wB» go In
and sap wttb Mm aud be with m
It to the flrrt step toward tr
ami vital godHness In the heart J it
lathe Strongest evidence of h renewed
nflnd. Many professing Christians
herein aandcnra tbemartvsn, by t
neglect of till* important duty. But
such only have n same to live, white
they are yet dead. It te * sorest
asd frequent Cause of S sleepi
church; nor ran wc, oa individual
members, expert te malt* pragn
to the divine life while we aegh
this sacred asd impertast dqgy. To
secure the nilvattoa of our own aai
—Umt we stay ao* the work of t
Lord prospering ia oar hand*—it is
to wreatte with God in
/#*c ths dh
rare for ths i
of gnflt,
wreteftednea*; 1af R
to the tefinitc nferey
of a* all-wise Creator, and then w*
jy cherish th* strangest hope that
At request* wiO be graciously an
swvrod. _ .
How urgent and frequent the eslts
at hte many l “Look nnto me aff
ye ends of Ike earth and be ft saved,
for I am Goff and besides me there
Is nans atee.” “Hu, every ana that
k, earn* ye and take of tire
of life freely.” Hrtvatte* is
ftveij efl'-n <l tlirongh the blond of
Christ. “Ask and yc sh*B rrortre,
and ye shall find, knack nnd it
ante yon.” “Arise;
thy Gad, ff as foe that Uad
wfff think apt* ea, that W* perish
A s» ore rot’s del*y may place
He
He wtU snap
Be
really mesas H. He
wlH gat sheet H forthwith. Only
he will not make so abrupt transi
tion. He will go into no extreme*.
Be sees so harm In an Innocent
game at the table, only he will not
gfihffile again, at leart not to the
extent be has don*. He can not see
the harm ia a social glass, only be
will art drink to esoaas. He floe*
nut intend to be a fonsrir about it;
he is a reasonable, moderate man.
By the time be has had the social
(teas or two, Ma idea of excess is
modified. Aa he advances, aa floes
hte hariasa of areflamttan, and sues*
atm seems se for sway that he seems
to himself safe is gwteg farther, until
be is hi the mire again. He te drag
gtog the halter. Bwttsr break abort
ofl; if fhe thing k to be quitted.
Sever drink agate, yoong man, if
the fire baa ban brewing ia your
ridns Hover touch the dire, never
strike a ball again, If the foarinatkm
that held yon te to be shaken
The caricature of the Cbrtetiani*ed
mg marry b unknown. How per ! cannibal, longing for n Mt of a sire
a shoakl hr Ike time allotted to little boy, may be Uogbed at, but it
u|km earth. The good qorea ha* a serteu* and suggestive. ride.
Rhilelh, npon a dying bed, ex The clergyman te known to this
claimed: “Oh! Oh! for «M smasent * writer, who, aa ho toils right aran
at time to perpars to meet my God.”' ftdly throagh a
tore ten thon* 1 ]
and world* would not repay thee far pas* by the n k
th* Christian's hope. “Ia the tor# they erect I
indnlgenre of a thaaaand tarts day* he wi
are shoot I* take the mire* not oral It n
oa leap tat* a world at avertaat hngen at a
tag retrihut loo-* Be asraknted then,
O ran-leas *nd osgndiy shiner, and bit of property, until
to a forgiving Ood hi the same
non* ■ ti .I Ire a, a are I ffoiit Are “* - - * -
■ uu IS HkimlSi IH
>ur iatynilir*. Throw thyself
with all your guilt and vfleues* Into
thr arm* of (hte forgiviag
There shall yore wooadt
i and virion*
it hard to
mdga. In earlier
drunkard. How
he for the lissom
-mod pickpocket to
to aa expoaed
will conquers
t -
may arise ia the come of time, in
the chorth, which are not forbidden,
because they did Mt present theta
setvea tB the day* when the Scrip
tures were given. Under the one at
these canons they have place, bat
they are rigidly excluded under th*
other. The one doss Said, “Show ns
anything in the Word that condemns
Site. The other said, “dhow me sny
thing in the Word that eojotna this,”
and for their adherence to this rate
they had much abuse. They were
America, radicate, ravoiattonariaa, rmt-
flans, and wbat not f Their worship
was called bald and their service
meagre and unavailing. But they
escaped at leart one dagger—they
did not drag the baiter.
Paritaus ia Kogland possessed of
culture, knowledge, and refltfoment,
(though commonly otherwise paint
ed, for their enemies bad the field of
history all to themselves,) and Pres
byterians te Scotland, were not per
fect by any means, but they were
neither cowards nor took They did
not always discriminate among the
applications of their principle, bat
they had a safe principle. Arid it
saved them trouble on one aide a*
least. They cams oat fairly and
(folly. They have their own tempta
tion* “each M nrd common to maa,”
bat there is ao part of their system
of which the old Prorefocmatmt
could say, “Holding tbte you are
bound to go further. Inexorable -■
logic requires that you also bold
with os in a great deal mote.*
'Every time (ff reOgiooa enquiry
has been a time of disturbance to th*
mercy, dog* *
copied!
iug and evil mi
Brave* ! whaUy.
• te
communities that retained th* nnfor-
old habit. How iartioctivety would bidden. The old master of human
doable tp, an n little provocation, 1 conscience has always been snatching
the fiat of a man who used to be n j nt the baiter. And then a discussion
brute only a little higher than the! arises about cutting it a little shorter,
mt In the Maud at Jenna,
lifts her everlasting portals high, and
(is ths pure In heart behold their
(M*
battles be enjoyed and
(ft persons to forsake
mast forsake it utterly and
Or. With the inflammable mat-
gathered hi their natures, they
safely come near the fire.
and people can nut exactly agree
how mueh should be cut off, and
some are afraid that if the process
sow begins it will never stop, and so
they will not begin at all t
The communities that refused *11
* ft te of na asc to tmtnrrt gunpowder bat *foat is commanded, are «Wi na
to go off quietly ; or to beg kerosene all perfect, bot they will bear com-
i.
I and gentle explo
I‘rover !■ hare
*H of one, and the wisdom of amny;
the wit in staring te p*(h\ and aoa
denaed form wha| te approved of by
the judgment at esu firmed by ths
ohmreattaa at the umflritaflr. They
are te onmmua i
In tbiugs (Urtiuetivrl) raiijpoaij
th* halter te often dragged. The
God and eternity become real to him
hi to do something that will place
him In a right porittaa to Ood—thdt
will and* the past—in some measure
Bible-texto are to devout peopte iu : modke atonement. Hr believea be
things religtoua. Indeed some of run do this. Aad if, with advaaciag
them are ao widawpread iuid withal light, it begins to dawn upon him
■o weighty, that they pass for "erred there is much of the irrevocable
qnotorious. “«Sod temper* the wind lHU g for which he can make no
to the shorn lamb," has again and atoeemeat, mid be recur* to Christ,
again been clothed * itk the antbor he thiaks of Him as a Helper, not as
By of limptretioo. They are M a fricqd in need who
Bible texts, loo, te their use, for bow | wiB ^ ^ tbe balance, not a
Redeemer who pay* the whole. Aad
even wbeu the dream of making
[Munson with their neighbors. And
they will be none the wore* for
keeping the position Of the ohleu
time, all the imputations upon baM
and meagre worship notwithstanding.
“For the thing* that bath been it is
that which shall be, and that which
ia done, is that which shall be done;
and there is no new thing under tbe
sou.’—tier John Sail, D-JD.
often a sentence which in tbe sacred 1
discourse would end with a terse
srripture quotation, at once giving It
point and authority, te cendnded te
tbe forcible secular talk, with a
popular proverb, into which j* tapers
off graceftally as the whip due* iato
tbe bU of wiry knotted whipcord,
which makes the stroke at ouee
graceful and inrhdra.
Thera is an Bngtteh proverb which
answer* to tbte
serve* some study—“Tbe horse te
not dean escaped that drags hte
halter.” How vivid the picture is
to any bucolic mind ; and the most
healthy mind*, like the mast healthy
bodies, gather their atrongtb te the
country. The vehement young ani
mal has been tied up by the head,
aad the instinct at freedom ia too
strong for the situation. Chafing aad
togging, he at teat breaks the bond ;
but it yields not at tbe head, but at
the stake. By and by he te to be
caught. You may sea the raptor
with a tempting morsel for a hone,
cuaxiugik* held out for bte shy iu-
spoctroM. U« gallops around a little;
halts; trot* a Ut; halts again. Hte
ears are rentleaa, his eye now flash-
iug, now Inquiring nnd corimw. He
te xuspicious; yvt Ike bfcradtehmento
at vote* and gaatoro, and th* goodly
steal are not without tbsir force, nnd
oblivious to the trencheron* halter,
h* allow* the approach of tbe captor.
It ish pretty subject foe Bore Bon-
hear—ff her hand* are not ffoU al
ready. At length tbe halter 1 * end
te reached by the wity human actor
in the aeeoe; It would not do to pro
Token midden leap by stooping foe
It ( bat it te all the soma to ant foot
npon Mt, astfl hold It fart. Ah I poor
yoong edit! you m not clean ro
raped; you dragged the halter!
There te a good deal of halter-
dmggtyg taooi^f men. Held, fog
example, .fcf a bad baWt, • high
spirited and ret feeble nature, j*
reparation has been broken, *ud
when the Redeemeris work has been
accepted, bow oftsa doe* the human
spirit revert to it* original aad criati-
nal srif-retiance. “I am afraid to hope,
there is ao oiach evB in me.” Then
if you were sensible of a little leas
evil, or a little more good, yafo
hope. Aad your hope
ti xindrd not oa the sal
Qtlrnry, but on the victories of self,
Of the inner changes (hat evidence
true firith te Christ I do uot now
■peak, but of that subtle •rtf-right
xuusers* which te coostsntly and
practically ssyisg te rise heart, with
theolpgy and grammar both qura
tionabie—“I foal safe, for I feel ao
guod> When any proferateg rhrte
tian, however true and sincere. Is tn
this temper, he drags the halter, and
is for tbe time at the mercy of hi*
lues. H* is off the only ground
where a sinner can stand—the per
fect righteonsneas of Christ He te
laying aside the “fine linen dean
and white," and putting on the “filthy
rag*.* Ho te dropping that plea
which waa never urged te vain; aad
ha ia taking up the Pharisee’s dox
•ly to hirnscU, “I test twice a week,
I give tithe* at all that I possess.’
When the Reformation struggle
reached its dimax, and the work of
reconstruction began, two diverse
method* were adopted. “Let u*,*
said ouc set, “keep nothing thta te
f»-bidden in God’s word.” This did
not satisfy another tot. They said,
as have nothing but what te
,ij, fand ft God’s word.” Tbe two
cations look very much alike, but
they really differ. There are many
thing* which it would be idle to
.TfH-t to find condemned Th God’s
wotfl. It baa no anachronisms. It
doss not denounce tbe incautious use
of fire-arms, or rebellious printing;
foe neither powder nor printing
The calamity which I stand hi
dread of, and w hich is, next to tbe
w ithdrawal of the Divine Wearing,
the greatest a church can suffer, »
that thejiaing talent, genius and
energy of our country may leave tbe
ministry of the gospel for other jwo-
freskmn. “A scandalous mainten
ance,’ Matthew Henry says, “makes
a scandalous ministry.’ And I wifi
give yon another, equally true:
“Tbe poverty of the parsonage will
develop itself in the poverty of the
pulpit* I have no doabt about it.
Genteel poverty, to which some min-
istera fire doomed, te oac of the
greatest evils trader the sun. To
[dace a man in circumstances where
he is expected to be generous and
hospitable, to open hte hand aa wide
as bte beurtrto tbe poor, to give his
family a good education, to bring
them ap ia what, te called genteel
Hta, and to dony him he means of
doing so, te enough, but for the hope
of heaven, to embitter existenee
In the dread at debt, in many
daily mortifications—meeting, per
haps, some old acquaintance, whom
he dare not ask to his table lest hte
more prudent wife should frown
upon hte extravagance—iu harassing
fear* of what wiQ become of hte
wife aad children when hte bead lies
in the grave, a man of cultivated
mind aad delicate sensibilities has
trials to bear more painful than the
privations of the poor. It is a bitter
cap, and my heart bleeds for breth
ren who have never told their Bor
rows, concerting under their cloak
the fox that gnaws at their vitals.
[Pr. Guthrie.
(iiacK.—Grace to live from day
to flay an iocraaringty Christian life,
without bring inordinately anxious
about the morrow; firith in Christ
aa the only and all-sufficient saviour
for m; and mere success ta imita
ting th* example of him who te Lorfl
and Master, are, and dtast be, the
great aim of every ehrirthm, and if
reached and reahred, will prepare
him equally for death ufflift—Pr.
Go*. Wilma. ’
prayer call fur
Tbe returns of
returns of praise.
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