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Religions.
For the Lutheran YMtor.
8ERM0E. “ ‘ -
[prrarhrd ftjf tie pa* tor of fit. MorV*
EnngeNrtil Lutheran rhnrrh, if Hrek
m nmt, V»., on the ,'W of June—“/bty
of Humiliation." ofrpointeft l>y the fine
enor of Virginia, oh aeronnf of the
“great tinHntfr in the f'npiM.* Pnb
Htheii bf requent.]
“Ho* shall we eecapc f—ilcb. ii: X
8ml, nail mid melancholy liaa U-eu
the event that ml led us togctlicr
here to-diiy. Death, relent lean anil
oroei, both riailed our (foodiy city,
and laid loir niuuy a brave, noble
and true heart. Tim»‘ anil eternity
met in an aw ful catastrophe in tt»e
capitol of our Stntc. Dot a lew days
ago, ami our lcjnslaUvr halls tv-i
soaMcU with the groans and moan*
of the dyinj;. Those iialls, ahich
lg^> been tin- pride of our Citato—
the pride of our lmlittu—the [Hide
of the world— have been tin- cent iv
of • scene awful, heart-reniriut: mill
eiernciatin". The wall* that echm-d
and re-cebooil the words of Washing
ton, Jefferson, Clay, Henry, and
other intellects;—star* of the first
magnitude—are now elothed in suck
doth and ashes. Death, attired iu
it* most dismal robes, api«eared
among ns—entered our halls of jus
tice—swayed its relentless sceptre
over the heads of many of our best
dti^pus—and brought sorrow, nfflic-
tkm and distress iuto our very midst.
The agonizing and low moans of the
sufferers are Stiil fresh iu our ears—
their plaintive cries for help, faintly
penetrating the debris of a ouce
hallowed and honored hall, will never
be forgotten by those of you who
were near that scene of death. The
moonifnl tolling of the bells of this
afflicted city, file muffled sounds of
the drum aud the plaintive notes of
the fife, announcing the departure
*od burial of beloved ones, are still
ringing in onr ears. Our streets are
*ad with sorrow, aud our homes are
fiBed with tears. Our city—the queen
of America—is clothed iu moitruiug,
weeping for her beloved sons.
Our calamity aud affliction is a
common one. It is not alone our
«ity aud our State that mourn. Our
•ad visitation lias scut a thrill of
l<aiu through the heart of a nation.
Sister cities and sister States take
part in our great bereavement. With
lightning speed the electric flash
hurries along the wires, announcing
the heartfelt sympathy of our breth
ron from every direction. The cold
Sorth that stood aloof and hated us,
now melts in grief and w-eeps with
■ns—the warm and genial 8outh, still
bleeding from every pore, befriends
ns as she always did—the East and
^ est are near us with their words
of comfort and wish us a prosperous
ftitare. The whole land is moved to
compassion. The sighs of millions
ascend with ours to the throne of
grace, beseeching an all-wise Provi
dence to have mercy npon ns and
lighten our afflictions. The cold and
icy hearts of our worst enemies are
tamed hitherward, and beat in uni
son with otira. A brotherly feeling
<*ice more pervades a distracted
land. Little antipathies and little
bickerings are dismissed, and mutual
sympathy has taken their place.
Ow «W toss has, heyoml doultt,
awakened much interest aud feetmg
m oor behalf, and so far it may
redound to our good. It shows con
clnsivcly that we are a nation of one
heart ami of one miml, ami that au
invisible frond of union is woven
•round us which no one can sever.
COLUMBIA, 8. C„ WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1870.
» mgs Ur.■■ —,ud*<a*. t>* i
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It needs but aftik-tinb'a Ih-avv rod
to make It appear more prominently
and more gtoriMwdy. Althongh thin
lmm) at anion bad to some eaten*
been obscured daring the lata stmg
gle, still It existed, and toslay, aa of
old. It apiMda to na afresh to lay
aside alt animosity and recognise
each other as Mends and broth*** of
one nation and oos-btomL < «<*|
It la wonderful how Ood often
UimIs M* people through the tbrnm-e
of afflict ion, to pnrif^f thi-m’ and
bring them nearer to himself. TI is
fre<[nently difficult to reeogitice the
hand of an nil-wise Providence In
adverse affairs, frnV £o a devout aud
sincere Christian, all things must
work together for 'good. >Ve must
always remember, the greater the
affliction, the nearer is our Ood. A
mysterious prnvidcuce hath visited
us. Without any pot ire or thought,
sixty-two soul* have bees snuimoneil
I*.-tore thu judgment bar of (bid.
life and death never came into closer
tmntact and wet cai-h other more
suddenly. In the twinkling of au
eye these jienuais were hurled into
eternity—where wo will leave them
to Urn uicrey of their (lod. Wo hope
I heir spiritual foil mis tlou was built
•Hum the ‘•Ko«-k of Ages,” which
skull never give way from under
them. -Other foundation can no
man lay, than tint which is laid,
w hich is Jesus Christ.'’ If be is oar
tbumkitiou, then let Ism ms, rafters,
and the earth itself give way; our-
loss pill but bo our guilt, fur then
wo know that “wc have a buihiiug
of (iud, a Itunac uot auide with
ham Is, ctenul iu th<- heuvens." Itnt
tor tlmse who lutie not. liiis snHtl
fonudathni to rest upuu—those who
have built their hope* u|nni the
iptivksuuds of time, ami put their
trust in their own righltiawacss—
for those there is a death far more
Itainful than any one ran lut.igino—u
death that kuows no etnL And how
shall we ear-.i|H> such a death, it me
negleet or dex|HiMi the Kilvati<Mi
which dial offers us thtougii hh*
Son t Christ »s our ci-nrgr-atone.
Ue is our iSsriosr and mir salratioa.
Mi* go*|K‘l insures us redemption
from such a dentil, if wo avail our
*r Ives of it* benign promisi-s. And
why should we lieaitnte, su ing that
we are summiuhil by temporal death
and have no abiding (dure here I
I low shall wo escape, if we neglect
this redeeming go*|>cl fonmil iu tin-
coimeils of heaven f Should it uot
at once apia-al to our hearts, seeing
that its author is Cod t It come*
to you in the name and with tlir
si'al of your Maker; why should you
longer negleet it I Cousider the
Most High busy in preparing a plan
for raising yon from your shite of
lb-gradation and woe, to immortal
life and glory. Consider for a uto
incut the pci*ons of the adoroble
Trinity becoming parties in this
work, jointly adopting it, establish
ing it, and bringing it into ofienitioii.
Cousider this plau of Keilenipthm
thus, ns coming from Cod, engagjng
his care, and say if it bo a small or
indifferent thing tlmt this gospel
reveals, to um. Think what if has
cost your Uud to bring about this
plan of redemption. The second
person of the Holy Triulty ia scut
upon earth to tutfold and finish this
great work among men. He seals
it by his death on the cross, ami
(Towns it fry his glorious resurrec
tion. Look at the cross I Behold
there at what an expeuse our salva
tion is procured. There hangs, es-
idriug for the redemption of the
world, “Ue who knew uo sin," the
everlasting Sou of Cod. Listen to
the few significant words which fall
from his lips, os he bows Ills head
aud yields np the ghost. lie ssya;
“It is finished.’ 1 What means this
interesting sufferer f What is fin
ished by the sacrifice of this innocent
and heavenly victim ! Wonderful—
astounding fact—it is your salvation
that is finished. Oh, the height, the
depth, the length, tlm breadth of the
love of Cod revealed to ns in Christ
Jeans our Ixird.
Your salvation is great and gfari-
ons because the Eternal and Beloved
Son came to accomplish It. It Is
great and glorious because it snatch
es us from awful pertlition and eter
mil death, and confers npon ns ini
mortality and eternal happiness. It
is great, trauscMidently great, groat
beyond the power of language to
express, because the Lamb of Ood
was slain to purchase it, $ad to
establu# its claims and promises, i
If uow such great salvatiou, such
woudorful redeiHjitiou, 1» neglected
by any one, how can he hops for
forgiveness ami safbty T “llpw shall
wc escape, if fife rtcglect' so great
miration T' There arc. two ways In
•anMBMMBfflffllBi
which we msy negleet tbla griSM
swlratloni FlreS, by wllftiHy renting tmmaafi Tietl
it; and secondly, bgr pteouraptaously * -'«»“£ *—
omitting toeouMdy with ItacmufrShHM. ID MV- % wreuiK, bj>.
1 tremble it the thought tlmt any — ’> ■ »»,.!■*.•
ooe here should he guilty of a sin so It is Mpurtud at Muihaal Afegsio
heinous. Can such a on* tope to that lus ckmrd hta rjre la death with
ewi-JH*- the righteous anger uf a jout
and all-wise Ood t * How indeed
shall he osoopo who tnunidso ape*
the ewrrtnmt of grace, aud counts of
uo eflhct the aierita of the Hon of
Old t Uow shall m eerepe if we
acerpS nut of fie gnapet uf Ohriet t
Is there another way that you ran
think off la there ft hotter victim
to be offered ft* onr aiuat thin a
purer Chapel he prem-lted, than that
which wo fiml revealed In the word
of Cod » We know uo other way
of «sra|ie from the rein end destine
turn awaiting as, save the wuy which
is ImM down in the eternal council
of the Holy Three, irMrd ft in Christ
Jesus. Have ynw hire eousMcn-d
bow great a salvation your Savtmr
liu* uninght ont for you t INd yoa
ever tlouk of tlm con requeues* at
rejocthig or negh-ctiug it t Your
condemnation will ouce he ui aeror
dance with the greatness ami all
sufficiency of this gospel oulvatiaii.
•‘How shall wo escape, if we m-gtert
sueli great auU-atiuu f
Como then, mj daMiau hearers,
phiee joum-lie* at the Amt of the
throe loot and unuiralda wordst
•Tl} aecrel- Hcfrior istiist Ureelftrior.
Which ftum the rtere Strstchefi hath its
armaturavA” . -f J
Whoa wo Amt urtth-d as |mgtor
iu this oily, we Immune aopotiaied
with a UMMletaati »h* was au ooua-
stooid hearer in otic rUau-h, aud
hotwreii us there grew up « Criowi-
ship that wan htiitooU-, tender um!
looting. Hr was wot proCremtlly a
ehristhiM ag'tUat Date, hut u-man
of high toned tnoraMty, sad uf «hwp
reiigiuuaiiooa of mailupret sud fret
lag. 11 v woo, oreccuver, a uaui fnH
of the cares and octivithra of adargo
aud pruapcnxi* busiuess, hut, uithol,
from the fraud at our ftiegri fat grate
ful reeogwttiou of «u humble effort
to load him to Jraas, and (bat rooog-
niuon, too, gs ha Stood st the qpen
gate of hoovmi, was A rich reward
for a UAdiuia of mudsteml toil sad
seifrdettiuL O, lot > oar luv« to Janus
aud to tfan souls at your
strain you to speak to them uf <
to make at least ooe carurwt, per
aotial appeal; to give them one affeo
timuitu call, out uf (bo failures of
your heart, to oureu to Jesus. v ^
Awl if any who way read this
affecting read n mew ice am yet with
red Christ aud withoat hope iu the
world, let them (wuOur aud pray,
and act under the promptiugw which
this *X|>vtiMK» of our Mend should
inspire hi every thoughtful mhuk
You may be moral, you. may Usvc
thu finest mdture, you may lutvo
irfioed pieaUHIVS iu liUHWture aud
uf fine literary tastes, devoting tbs wu j m
iu 8^4 *
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OLD SKUI VOL. IV.--NO. 98.
and neeompiished Its own work, as
Hftfhvine' Author raid it shoaU^tu
the rievwtion tff the' pmtile, the proft
perity of the nation, the purity ftf
the priegtluW, flic stahilitv of the
Chareh, «ud iu everythw* that gnra
to make n eonnfry meat aud krer.
ft Is'the wvirM’s heat gmmt against
all evils j tyranny emi not fitai^l be
side it, sad mi|M>r«itiMi powers W
fore it.—Ituhlin I'uieenitg Mogatias.
‘ u sr.m tu a. It rrafihtnian.
“Sslvstion ft st thy Lord."
The solvntimi of shmnw, iu th
widest artme nf the word, luetadr« a
two Ibid work: the due an outward
work which <jod js-rtbrnw tbc them ;
the ether an inward uud sulgccUve
work, eqnully ueerauary in i ffbotinff
their cnmpbte mdvufilon. In aehfc*v
ing the fonure week thgy havte no
idisre. They ore neither the snl^eets
nor His h gents. They d»» wo port of
the work. It It Oil done without
their MJicitirioii—witlosit tfcmr on
frmu rW (hvitrite million.
Ditrtug our hmg Intimacy, wr often
n-llueuu-ut, iu poetry
— auu itnmHViMU remember, tluU imuu
iidervals stutehed Man grow** rare*, ^ ^ sml ho,*-
U» his Atvutifia fitudire uud rending. kimr _ Wb<« our (rieml .1 , ^ _
Uur find. fiiemUhip was rather from fM ^ atiuu steraity, h* sent .u the operation—wMiowt^hfelr knoWlcdg.-.
literary than religions ufliuities. We hut sign - Como to me- -not to read,' Coutempluliug tliem tut fallen into »
wera both fond of isoOry# He man ^ uuor, from Methe, or HchiUer, u> (hste of moral rnht, s otate’of help
nn ndmirer of livulhe and Hehiller, | ANIK ( r J| ov ^4 >u t Msec sud “fcdi- ft j hmsiiess Slid ill-dem-if, and exposure
aud so mete we, a* Air n« we could ^ about Jos as," What you irnad to ct.-nud death, (>od, who hi rich
understand theta. We tisiil to shove uU things oh*-, is Jeaaa—-6>r in nu-rey, iatetfered fortht-irretlemp-
by the hoar a ad Hxtm !o his n-.id!ng givewros, and pnaor with (>od, tiou. lie prodded ftiflavioar and
throigh our Lord Jeaus Christ- »»} of salvation. When Is-banon
Yea— ,re I wn* not sufficient to burn, nor flic
-J. res. ll* •»««• that catiu* ««r fcors. beasts (hereof for a Iturtif oftr r
A»J lad* (si> suirov * cure ." ,. , j ing; when eortli could fttniidi no
Be Imprreoid with the great w-aa of riaiiour, aud a eons •crathni to lift nuo,Nind this aft lay, uuu iUumiue deftrerer, and an gel* wnft*phw ericas.
! the n-dcutplKMi which liod ftnh , ntr\1ci-, to whh-h rture was always a tfti dark, hour of d«uth. HrrnUor Ood ft*red wot his awn ton, but
wrought. Look stomal you—ftehohl gvstefttl and head A lt rvs,*ai»e. We Foote, of \ rnuont, iu his lost illuoss appointed and sent him to he the
the dewtrueUou, calamity and wis- ,,ai * Ihe jfieasiire, sidnr<pu-iitly, of reals “I have been tbroking much world's Itedeemer. VHieiiHteMuess
• at your fellow-cUumiA. lhiuk of lia- wrhi>mlii" himsell* and wife to the of Ihtre- two lines: | of time had arrived, Christ came to
gftoto that hangs over your 0*1. eomtnnuhsi or the ehtirrii, ti,nn their -Ur*e. isod. I gis« ■*>(•!( awsy > i ‘hi the will of his Father. Haring
| We, a* a petqiU-, have Imeu vftited l" - r~‘ , uat profeRxhoi of (lirisf. From TVjdlibst 1 ca**ft." aiwumed the nature and legal iv-spon-
J by the augil of death. W'frj hate *^ M '* *' nM ' ,mr friemfthlp was motv “l aw tirgiuumg to ftou stone ou Abilities of hft people, he firtflUed
yu M licjn sjMixil t Why are f»* Kt' , “d and sym,mtlietfr, having in Jeaus Chriat us my Baviuur uud fita* tightetmsnes* of the law and
it the element of Kanetity amt spirit Fi-ieud." At thu lust, with cy«* fall otduined eterual redenfptioii for thorn,
nal affinity. For tta- last live year* ofeefrutiul radiance, uud wiUi uplilt He died for them and rose again,
we were a*uoeinfed in our sdmmer ,ij hands, look lag u,s h« exiiaiau-d : j and by hft resnrreclion was declared
cress. llvUuld the Almighty making lir tMl U|mwi him Hie ini|iortanee bfu
I his Iftu jftV offering tor goor sum. I^n-onl interest in Jemia, as the only
|M*nuiUe«l to lie present here today,
.uni once more »it under Um sounds
of the gus H ‘l • Arc you la-ttcr than
any uf those that perished in tlud
lawful eslustroplie a week sgot Is
j it on seconat of sny merits uf \ our
own limit ilu- angel uf death has
, IKisacti you by, and you oil huir
Invu spared ! is it Hot the utrrry
of (iod thiif you today live, and
have it iu your power to make your
covenant with (rod t Uow down iu
humble arkuonledgmuont uf your
*iii* and uuworthiueos—call upioi
your Uud—make your pcaer with
your Maker. Death, ttem- uud re-
lent less, ft hovering around you,
ready tostrike you down; wahh
and i>ra\ as though this day was
your last. “Kc,h-u!, re|*-ut, or you
shall all likewise psHoh." A si-euiid
death ft storing you is the face.
You will he its i ktini, unless you
flee for n-fuge to the ‘■‘Hod of Ages,"
aud cling to it us your only hupr
and solvation. Ilius you shall fi*
re jus from the d«u( ruction awaiting.
Christ is your ouly safety—flee to
Him—make Him yyur portion—me
eept of liis Hnleatinn, and let eunic
wb»t »ill—let rafters break, ht
bams fonwke, yon shall 1*) soft.—
gou dull escape—YOU MU ALL L»
vhrn.
refia wit tons at the wa shore. Herv
we spent many summer hours In
pint sunt walks ami nmrcrar no the
' ismrli, or in some almdut seclusion
ovrrhsAing the sea, n-uding sltor
imtely to rich other from our (favor-
ile fttuks. . o
Having t titered a nr* field of ftlior
j lu this city, wc wen- no longer a sou
eiatu! iu the uime rhun h, aiul our
interviews were less frrqncnL Im
3gine ndr feelings, a hen, on n gloomy-
evening of last itnvmlrr, we were
summoned to hft ah-k lad, hy the
folio* Ing tiMN'hing note; “hy IVur
Friend, I uui very sick—nsw ami
talk to we about Jesus.” Tim bearer
of the letter informed us that the
physician*, after eon suit ut ion, bad
informed the family that hft siekm-ss
was nuto death. The next morning
w* stood hy hi* side, and all Hm-
memories of the pus! avimil to la
in that warm grasp of our hand.
Almost tlm first word-* were: “I
thunk you for urging me to go to
Jesus, and to conic** him in ttie
romnninion of the chun-h." Wrtllnl
to S|iruk to him of Jeans, as the
it The gatus are ! to tie the Hon of (Soil and the ftirionr
-I are k, 1..
wide o|* u ! Beautiful, beantirul V i of nmi. “Exslted a Prince, and n
It WS* Jesus gave the js-uitciit, he ! Hoviour to give repentance to Israel
hexing, dying Henatot that aw ret and forgivcucos of sins,* he tenders
visit* uf glory. Much as we n-groi in sinmws all the Imum-IHr of his
sous.' tendencies and thtsdogMaU ut nsleiujition. On the ground of his
teraiK-eo of the fuiuoua Bunsen, there finished work, salvatiou ft offertsl to
was iu liis last Moment* a uobh all, aud ^offered with such mam-1-
testimuny for Jesus. Dying aud um grace, that nothing but their
the glories uf the IwiUuud suuaei, acceptance is wanting to place them
' .rod Ike. tears of hft busily, he said ; | forever heyoud the rvneh of the
-My best experience ft that of hav
ing know a Jeaus Christ. I see Christ,
and I are Uud through Christ. To
luxe Ural iu (liriat i« all; all else ft
mitbiug.* O, let it lie the prayer,
afid aim, aud effort of all who read
curse.’ “AU things are now ready.”
“Whoorever wHL let him take of the
water of lift freely.•
AU this has ft-en done in order
to effect the redrnqitimT of sinner*.
Hal vat hm has Imen provided ami
three lines, to wia Christ, uud to lie j broaght near. The gosjs-l has been
found in him. He olrate etui toko given to ns to n-venl Him salvation,
the sting from death, aud rob the | aad to he tbc (nstriiHieiit of comma
friend and Havlonr, near and pre
the grave uf \ ietory, Sml ota-a to tile
de|Kirtiug spirit the gate uf heaven.
“Till then, we would his lure pTorUiai,
Whh u'lj Iketinc knoll i
(J mo the suoir ut ki, asms
Jh rush *ui siraU ia tkolk."
QLHptUN. ttam ths Bihft.
Lot tut never be led into the hire
eou
iiienting the salvation it reveals.
Hslvstiou ft offered to nil, and suits
hie motives an- pcesentml to induce
them to aceetd.
I* this all that (mm! ever does for
the sulr*lion of any of tire huimin
race? Tliis ft the ophtion of some.
They maintain that aH which tlud
does ft to provide lire way slid all
... r . that we enu eixT over esrtmute our I the nrevoMry ***** at nslvation.
Kins, itnd of Hh- iins.,*-et I- fon -hd* tu the llllde, imlMdnally as and n give nil farea snflMeitt grace
Aud now way the penes uf Uo»L : Mim< “ r • Oon (•Hnif with him iu gfrtry men. rolleetirriy ns a nation. No: to enable them to day the gospel;
which jiuMa-th all understanding,! W* raw in hi* nffwlhumlr nature * man who lias MhvwTd It thrwigli 1 this “sofih-irnt eromoeu grace” lie
kw|) jour liearU ami luiwU iu the 1 iralufktl struggh-—u spiritual mnflh-t.! Hfr as o gnWc rvW came to moeh : «*»,•« eflireeious ia the ease of any
true knowlclge uf your Lonl uud Anil Hm- secret of tlmt inner straggle Imrm. He may’not hare had wraith, I oooverted siuuer wheu it ft co-opre
Saviour unto life CV ellusling—Amfu! ' •HU'lfr\‘eaWf fri a silent look of on »’"« ** hdff eonufttmenr, which u\*«ed with amddwireivral lev tire sin-
Aummi !! . . , , \ ,
IHlIfi* Hi I Id nn. fiWItiirtNl Willi a (Nin
' tirrr; he may not hove gsrtned fame,
Imt he aeqalrist hojie, \vtiietr I* m«in ;
(J-w tender aud pn-cfroi* jirmniseii of . fasting; hr may not hut-chad luxury,
the Havlour, *C *«-k wHIi frfm 111 , ,,l “ fre had ffift.e; he did Wrt* subdue
slleiH-c. We will only mention, tlmt ] ffr** eiitfh, hut he wn* Indifferent to
after that one struggle, lie was calm [ it, owd lIM-ridhre rafted shove It ;Tff .
nml peoei-fnl j he hail the prowisral **h< «-«W, Imt price, most do what ft respired of
^ m 1*-— ■ k • ,L. .1 \. ... j,N-u k SU.% iklul H'luVt
grace for tlm( last trial of parting
“lew Kra It Ys* Bars r
We read in the (injirni lately how
it nmu was smed from la-lug shot,
lie hud been coudcmm-d in a Bjopi
fth court, hut freijig an American
citizen, and also of English birth,
the consuls of tire Spanish antlmr
ities had uo jiower to }>ut him to
ileutli; aud what did tlicy dp to
secure liis life ( They arrapjied him
up in their flag; they covered him
with the .Stars and Stripe* and the
(Juiuu Jack, and defied the execn
tinners. “Now fire if yon daiw; for
if you dp, yon defy the nations n-j>
resented by those tings, aod you will
bring tlie {towers of these two great
nations upon you.* There stood the
man, and before him the soldiery,
and tliougli a shot might soun fri
euded his life, yet he was as tnv
nerabie 8» tbougli iu a Coat of triple
Steel. Eveu so Jesus Christ hus taken
my poor guilty until ever since I
believed iu him, mid'luis vvnipjx-d
around me the bliss! red flag pfliia
atoning sacrifice; and before Oral
can destroy ine, or any other soul
that ft wrapped _ |u tlio Htoneincut;
be must insult hft Sou aud dishonor
this sacrifice ; and tlmt he never wQI
do, blessed Is- Lis name.— C. If. Spar-
-
The goapet of Christ knowiof ho
religion but social; no luilincss hnt
social holiness.
! Imrm. H
tint he lntift
' utier^M,- ri-iuTi rues* at his wife and 1 ft+toe; he in*.' not hav e had jiower.
tittle irldhln-ii,' tWlowral will, a rim <*•»* >" hM mcmity. whfth ft snjie
1 nhdhn of frelfng xint tear*. It was * v " “ ? r
not a time for human nurds—with a
Ami willi this class of |
it ft not aneoniMon to say ft
“eurer*: “Ural ha* done nil Hist lie
ever will do for yirar ssIvsVWi;
has done lift jart, and if Voir don’t
do yOar port yon will he hiatv* It ft
true the sinner, to whom sal vsfton is
offered without money ami a
fur
with hft liivtsl rates. He committed
them to the can- ami keeping of* Idm
who promised to ft- Hie "wlikixY
Oral, and the Ffitber of the father
leaa|” and then without a wanner,
waited lyr (he frrair fri w hidi, with a
he Snrvl Hft own sold—ami what
fthrill ft jmifit fi wmti If Ire gain thr
wlnile worit! aud loop hlH OWII anal I
What shall it profit a muni If If leflto ldmueW—if Ural do mfthing
bfe have wealth, Hie waut of ixxdent
mertt jmiaAii* Its' ehjnymeat; If Ire
havh power, the woffi* c4 aeeitrtty
senne 'and licaveniy jieiree, Ire fell psUalyse* Its ft**; If he have falire,
* 111*-»J /Jill w
sr
for liim than has yvt.
dime—the sinner never will, hi (bet,
irerfqrm liis part nfld tie saved. Snell
ft tire iwfverartre** «(' tfre linmnn
ishktout snut | the Iom* of frifrh fffms Its glory ; he heart, such the fflHsisitioii of the
Tr.era ft softeUiinff la this touch ’hnve iaxriry, -thk w irtrt nf irewe ranml mind tofloff.lndto Ms gtwpel,
Ing incident fo adwortiid. Ore rhris diftl.es H.e enp from W* Ifpa; lfhe.th.it a Rjrednl, imnudiate, Divine
(friti, and to ntfnU-rlhe sinner to tl.e goto the whole wtoid and ftfl hi iaflmmcw U ueoessury to make men
cross. IV e have, ft may tre, an-ong ! tlieso things, In fijilte oThft wealth, I wilhng to giro up their rinsaud
friends In tire churrdi and hi | in spite bf MU ]siwer, hft fame, Ms accept effbred merry. In aihhtion
him ; that is. Ire mast aoeept ft tm it
ft oflbred, or Ire will |«-ri*li vvithont
excuse. But it ft eqaidlv trim that
Mtffffffap m. ■ , .
social Hfy, those to whom wo are Inthfi ,'fre hmPfi hi* mini, uihI. rfc h to
drawn hy some oioral exoellenee as the toiling laresesahm* of time, goto
social attraction. We esteem them - ] ont of Hie wrtritl to 1 He nakedness nf
we love them. They are among oor rufnJ-fruufcnipt Into etontlty.
Intlrilste fplemft; miyt yet" they nrc Wo Clin never ov erestimate the
not the Mends of Jesus ; and tike value Of the WMe cotleeHretg; ft is
tire yraing man fn the Oospel, tlrey 1 rhe kfeyftmie of fill nntiomd greatness
lark tine tli11ij», but that is tire “One J and true LSiHfiffififflff Where tlmt
thing nerilftiP—without which there , boor hok brim mqipressed, VeMglon
hi fro salvation and no heaven. Itove lift* degviu rated Into priestcraft, su
we nver (bade a ireraoiial, an earnest, peratiHon lun beA rife, nud tunler
affectiousto apjieal to them to come its blighting inflnenoy the iotfeltoctual
to Jesus T O, If In the IMwff (TO frftve and thond Bfc «f tho nntton has
tolled her?, tot tfris affecting death withered; bnt, on the other hand,
•erne prompt us to (fro fhtntw fhftb- Wherever ths hook has been eher
fUlly to meet tlift day tfflil pHHfrfgc Wbed; wherever it haw hefeu fteely
of chrtotfctn lore. Tlmt w arm grasp J eimflnted, it h*s - iflade its -frifiw wdy
to tlint outward preparatory work
wliieh has been ihrne, tlrerf is need
for tut iuward effectual work in the
sool of the subject, in order to bring
men to the 1 relief sml ohed'renoe of
Hie troth. The liriu t must be re
newed. Enmity is to t.e changed
into love. The robe! ft to lie brought
voluntarily to sSUoat. ^Yn ftian ft
to be so elmnged as to the provailmg
dispositions Of his soel, that from
loving and choosing sin, he vrlil love
and choose holiness.
Tlrfs iso great cliange. Is it a seff
urougkt change t Nfty. If the ui»-
eqfriraeal declarations of God’s word
ton lie rrirea on, this ctitmge ft dne
to the almighty power of Goff. *Tt
fs Ood that workrtli In yon to Mil
anJTto ^o? This work ft U tBfi
son i—in the wflt—whd the design
aiffl efflfct of ft ft to make the snft
JficU of this gram willing to ohefi-
tfre gospel. So deeply seated is Bin
in the hearts of men, so entire ite
dominion lu the human will, that
instead at at ouce embracing sairs-
tkm so freely offered to them, they ■
Urn awny in aversion to it. And
hence in order to their sooeptauea of
the great salvation, it ft necessary
that God should work to them “to
w£U and to dbthat is, that he
ahowid intone their hearts to.aeoept
the mercy offered to the gospel.
In performing bis work in the
hearts., of men, God hat respect to
the lows ef their moral nature. They
are regarded and treated as volun
tary arromtsble agents, who on
free to choose and to act, and who
are capable of being influenced fry
motives. Hft ngeney doe* not ds
stray (he agency of the subjects of
hft grace. The very design and
effriAref that orient diviuc influence
of which they sre the subjects, ft
not to compel them to set contrary
to tlodr renewed will, bnt to make
them Titling to break off their sins
by rightrwnwira, and ratom ooto
the Lord. They am drawn to Christ;
yet so as they conre most freely,
holng made wimng by lift grace.
AJ1 the exhortations and prommm
and tbrostentngn of the Bride imply
that -they are to he active in the
wwrk of tbeii Kinetifleation. Ami
so long as men hear these invitations
aud wanriugs with indifference, and
sit securely in sin, and make no effort
to secure their own salvation, they
hove uo more reason to expect that
tlrey will he saved thau they have
to look for grapes on thorns or figs
on thistles. J.
Complete to Christ
“One day,” (says Runyan,) “as I
was jmsssiiig hi to the field, ami that
too with Vnm- dashes on my eon
seienee, fearing lest oil was not right,
swddraly this sentence fell njsm my
eoul, ‘Tlty righteraisnessisin heareu;’
and methought withal I saw, with
the eyes of my soul, Jesus Christ at
God’s right hand. There, I say, was
ray righteousness; so that whenever
I was, or whatever I was doing, Ural
could not say of me, ‘He w ants tuy
righteousness,' for that was just be
fore Him. I also saw, moreover,
that it was not my good frame of
heart that made nty righteousness
Iretler, nor yet my bad frame that
made, my righteousness worse; for
uiy righti nnsuess was Jesus Christ
Himself, ‘the same yesterday, and
to-day, and for eVer.’ (Heft xiii: 8.)
“Now did my chains fail from me.
Indeed, I was loaned from my afflic
tions and irons, toy temptations also
fled away; so that from that time
those dreadful scriptures of Uod left
off to trouble me. Now went 1 also
home rejoicing for the grace and lore
of Uod; aa when I came home, 1
looked to see if I could find that
wafcmet*, ‘Thy righteousness is iu
heaven;' Imt could not find such a
■vying. Winn-fore my heart began
to si nk again, ouly that was broaght
to lay heart n membra nee, ‘Who
uf God is made nuto ns wisdom,
nud righteousness, and satretifientiou
amt redemption.' (X Cor. i: 30.) By
this won! I tow the other sentence
tme.
“For by this nrriiitfire I saw that
the mnn Christ Jesus, as He ft
ilistnu-t from as us teaching His
bodily proaeiKie, so lie ft oar rigfat-
eousnem and nuictifiention before
(tod: her* therefore I lived, for
Some ft me, very sweetly at peace
w ith God througli Christ. Oh! nic-
thought, Christ, Chrirt! there wbs
nothing hot Christ that was before
my eyes. I was not now only look
ing hpou tliis and the other benefits
of Christ sport, as of His blood,
burial, or resurrectibu ; but consid
ered Him as a whole Christ; as He
in whom nil these awl all His other
virtues, relations, offices and opera
tions met together, iwd that as He
sat on the right hand of God ia
heaven.
“Two* glorious to see His exalta
tion, and the worth and prevolency
of all His benefits. Now Christ was
all: «U nty wisdom, all my righteous
ness, nil my sanctification, and ail
ray redemption.*
. A writor calls rainy Sabbaths
con fidential dags, when God and hft
hidden ones nrert to his bouse, and
be draws specially near to them and
speaks something specially sweet to
their souls.