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HV REV. ?. I~ COYLKHi H.D.
I While the mend u Tons Lot nnd
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Ms sin loving family w<jjre ’still Ibi-
geriug in guilty Bndom, the angels
impatiently laid hold on him, and
Cxebtnned: “Escape ter thy : :»!
K>ok not behind thee, neither stny
t!n>u in nil the plaip ; escape to the
mountain, lest thon tx> eonsntoe^-"
The loiterers had ik> tame to Jok*>.
Ah-Oady the heavens aliove the Jor
dan valley were beginning to gfltlh'i
blackness; already! tlas tokens ‘of
e of fire ;were
Tlie eoiil-
4*
uni
?ring
tlie swift-coming dqlnge
lnarshalling in tho airi
maud Avas instaut and
Escape for thy lift*!
In that strangely liuj
every iurj>ewit«Mit soul inay fteje his
own likeness. Y<>n nr«< in a Ltmte
iif sin, my unconverted friend } and
very one who retnains there;is as
mrivof spn itu.il a»d eternal n
he dwellers in SOdom were
bf destruction. The comiuii ,
yoti to-day is, “Escape for thy I hfe.*
It
is an otfer of love, for it joints
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but the way; ’it is rt command r^jrlete
with the divine authority,
offers repentance ns a “gift
cgmaaanda Irepentance ns - a
Christ invites to the mount
Tefuge; and yet Ootl tdnnnan
to flee to him wlien lie
solemn majesty, “Escaiie foi
Ide.” .1
' To these pithy, pnngent syllables
eohverges the
ra iu
fr'
vine injunction
ie volume,
entreaty.
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first duty mirrows to this ft li|s—
kscapk 1 Act at ouee! Dehfr hot
an instant! Quit! sin fit
first sin that comes to band.
\o the cross of Christ fit on
Lot bad really done nothing
he had reached the mount of
Into safety, so the awakened
has taken no vital or effeetiv
Your
until he has laid hold on the
The time for this
The only day
Saviour,
step is note.
mentioned in the word of
“to day.,” Tbe^ Bible
morrow t in it; behold,
day of salvation.? No
ever saved on
neEs to-morrow Is in
2. Your cscap? to Jesus mi
only be prompt,
and determined.
it moat be
6r
not
thee!” said the
’ they knew that tlie
the gay and guilty tc
to
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their attractions
heart of r Lot
Therefore
ward longings,
worrid be saved,
habits and old
companions
db not stop
divide your
tr acted bet tec
and falling
Your good
ened: yottr
strength
carried a
an or node,
the whole
heart is.hot
tion, yon
town wool
on the eye I
his hot
must be
‘ you
behit
drate yon
en^ely,
Trtiu will
going on to
into impe:
the
will be f weak-
habits
fjb ^
tt
teJH’ only! accept
mhol*
salvar
ijr
it - '
was on 1
perished.. «
* yet she hail i
and she
the dear
and if y
search
never fieeure it.
too, Lot’s
road to safety;
^vfelwpost
— longingly towards
home* of her iu anc
was), really desirous to
her” and perished. Her fate is all
the more sad aud sickening because
she perished in frill view of the
mount of reftige, aud on the straight
road to it. : ! •
This is the ftite of millions. They
are awakened, but not saved. Ever>*
revival leaves behind, it scores who
are awakened, and yet not saved.
I have often wished that I could
ring these four solemn, thrilling
words as an alarm bell through ev
ery congregatiou. Under faithful
sermous, in days past, you, my
reader, were probably awakened to
serious reflection. You walked home
from the house of God thoughtful.
You wept, perhaps, in secret, and
prayed for mercy. Yet you were
not converted. You did not “cut
the tap-root” of cherished sin ; you
dkl not flee to Christ; you did not
submit to him. If you were to die
to-night, the melancholy epitaph on
your tomb would be, u A*mtened }
but not sored ~
3* There waa a third direction
given to the patriarch Lot by the
augel messengers: “Stay not in all
the plain!” No matter how attrac
tive the plain might have been;
though it were enamelled with roses,
uml fragrant with spices, and goldeu
with the barley-ears, it was a place
of danger. The plain teas under the
curse. “Stay not tlierein.”
1 have seen an Rwuktened man
give up a certaiu^cvil habit; but he
did not come to Christ; he lingered
in the plain. I have seen another
man la*take himself to ehnTch every
Sabbath, inste-.ul of sqnauderiiig the
day over his accounts or his news-
pnpers. He took one good step, but
no more;, he stayed in the plain.
Another has asked me to pray for
him, with tears in his eye*. He
seemed tb be escaping for his life.
But, alas, he would not quit his
favorite sin ; lie still “lingers iu ;he
plain” of sin, much murer to Sodom
than he is to Calvary. I talked
with a friend lately, who said :• “1
omjkt to bo. a Christian; 1 mean to
bdat some time; bat I am too busy
just uow to attend to it.” That man
will probably be lost. He is tam
pering with God. He knows that lie
must reach the cross of Calvary or
{lerish; -and yet he huger* in the
plain—digging for more wealth, and
yet digging his spiritual grave.
A lady said to ns not long since :
“1 would join the church to-morrow
if 1 could only go to the theatre and
dance and play whist as often as I
like.” DU1 any one ever reach Christ
or heaven w l»o bargained to take hts
fill of sensual pleo&res on the road T
With this spirit no one was ever yet
converted.
Kind render, if you say, “I will
seek God as soon as 1 have made
more money,” von are bartering
with the devil. He\ will chest yon
oat of heaven. ki yhat shall a man
give in exchange for his soul V* If
yon say you are waiting for more
eeliog, I would reply, obey Christ
at once.* Faith saves, not feeling.
Thousands have felt, and have wept,
and yet have perished. You are
only safe when you reach the mount
of refuge—the cro«6 of Christ You
are only safe when you have secured
the pardon of your sins, and given
youT whole heart and life to Jesus.
“There is no condemnation to them
which are w» Christ Jesus.” They
“are kept by the pqwer of God,
through faith, unto salvation.” Es
cape, then, for thy life. Look not
behind thee; neither stay in all the
plain. Escape to Calvary, lest thou
be consumed.
“Ob, yet a shelter you u»ay gain,
A cover from the fiery rain,
A hiding place, a rest, a home,
A refuge from the wrath to come.”
Sweet Intimacy with Jesus.—
It is recorded of Bengel, that he
was much given to intercessory
prayer, and that be had power with
God, and prevailed. One wl»o was
very anxious to find out his secret,
watched him, unobserved, iu liis
hours of retirement “Now,” said
he, “I shall hear Bengel pray
The aged saint sat long before hi*
open Bible, ami while perusing its
sacred pages, aud while comparing
Scripture with Scripture, the hour
of midnight sounded. Nature seem
ed at length exhausted. He folded
his arms over the open Word, and
looking up, gave utterance to these
words: “Lord Jesus, thou knowest
mp; we are on the same old terms.”
A few moments more, aud Bengel’s
weary frame was resting iu a sweet
slumber. 7 - .
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yefc she if “looked
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behind
Hope to tho Had.
It is not too much to say that the
very worst condition of this present
life can not take away all of the
believer’s hope. Nay, such a con
dition can not take away any of hi*
hope. God lias never told ns. to
expect good from this world. There
fore no matter what we lose or fhit
to get here, it should not be at oil
a thing of consequeuee with us.
Why be disappointed if we have
not that which we never had spy
right to expect f God does not
promise ease, or pleasure, or gabs
or freedom from trouble at any time
during our life. Not until the dark
valley is passed, and the dark stream
is creased, ami “the holy city* is in
frill view, do we become partakers
of what is now only a promise for
the fhture!—“God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes, and there
shall be no more death, neither sor
row, nor crying, neither shall there
be any more pain.” That which we
are to realise at that time, is the
hope that maketh not ashamed. It
is not in any way dependent upon
things seen and temporal, aud is
therefore a hope which the world
can neither give nor take away.
Bo then if we, according to our
Lord’s express prophecy, have tiib
illations in the world, or And that
our experience is Just of tlie same
kind w itli that of those who have
gone before who through much
tribulation entered the kingdom of
(iod, let ns not conclude that the
light and joy of life nre gone, but
“iKqie to the end for the grace that
is to be brought auto as At the
revelation of Jesus Christ.” Gad i*
now Allowing liis people that he re
members them unceasingly. “Whom
the I Ami loveth, lie chasteneth.’’
And the ( hastening proves that he
has not uttered against them that
most awful of all sentences—^Let
them alone”—and so taken away
hi* mercies forever.
Therefore we mast not allow tlie
low, sordid, narrow ideas of liniuau
nature to sit iu judgmeut upou
our great Father’s dealings witli ns.
Tlie world often indges these ileal
rugs to be hurtful or disadviMita-
grous, and he w bo has no confidence
; in God agrees with the world. But
1 our faith can afford to disregard the
opinions of ignorance and unbelief,
aud to aocefit the great truth that
ernything which God does or per
mits is assuredly working out. the
greatest happiness and highest g'sxl
of his people. This truth is, like
him who ever lives to maintain it,
“the same yesterday, and to-day,
and forever.” It is actual history—
a history too which is repeating
itself in every believer’s life now.
If we look to the past, there among
many others, is Jacob, saying, “lie
have ye bereaved <^f my childreu;
Joseph is not, an<4 Simeon is not,
and ye win take Benjamin away;
all these things are against me.”
But did not time prove that “all
these things” were for him I Our
present is to be brought ts the
like result. And the future is ra
diant with glory, seeing that those
who are uiade “partakers of Christ’s
sufferings,” shall, “wbeu his glory
shall be revealed, be glad also with
exceeding Joy.”
Let us remember these things,
and all cause of complsint about
the present condition will be taken
away. For if God’s people would
when Israel was delivered from all
enemies, and not one perished either
by the sword nor by the water* ot
the Red Bea, so shall it be in the
end. When our time of service is
over, snd the day of our full deliv
erance has come, though we will see
terrible thiugs os this world is con
sumed, and hear terrible sounds as
(he heavens -{mee away with a great
noise, yet then as now, the word
will be given us as unto the Israel
itos—“Stand still and see the sal va
cation of God.”—Central
rian.
Christ’s Gifts. *.
Christ, the Mediator, divested
himself of the glory which he had
with the Father whea he came to
earth on his mission of love. Uav
lag finished his work, he ascended
to heaven, where he was re-invested
by the Father with all authority and
power.
When oar conquering Prince led
Baton, the arch traitor, bound to his
chariot, lie was not so much elated
with his triumph as to forget the
eaptives whom he hod released, but
made su opeu and giorioas display
uf his victory for their encourage
menu “Having spoiled priucipali
ties aud powers, be made a show
of them openly.”
The da}' of Ids coronation was
great day for all his saints. It was
a day of receiving present* aud
•ending gifts to the poor. He who
took so mueli pleasure while here
ou earth in his lalmr* of hive,
took more delight iu heaven in the
gracious diatrilxitiuu of his gift*
“When he ascended up ou high, he
led captivity captive, and gave gift*
unto men.” The apostle here, uo
doubt, alludes to the custom of au
eieut kings ami conqueror* who, in
the (lay of their triumph, diatrilmted
Diuuiflceiit gifts among their wddiers
and subject*. When David brought
up th^ ark, “be dealt to every one
of Isrnd, lioth man and woman, to
every one a lout of bread, and a
good piece of flesh, and a flagon
of wine.” Iu like uianuer Holoaton,
at the dedication of the temple,
feu*ted all uho come to that *olem-
uity during seven days.
Thus has Christ bestowed upon
us hi* most precious gifts. He has
given us life and health, riches and
honor, indeed all temporal bfeaniiig*;
together with the graces of the 8]»ir
it.—Banner of Peace.
OLD SERIES, VOL. V.-NO. 106.
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From many years’ observation nod
experience I uin convinced that many
good and true men in the ministry,
of excellent oouvermrioual talent*,
foil to preach the gispe! effectively
and interestingly because, when they
attempt to preach,
read in a reading
airs of the orator, s leak iu an ortifi
cial, declamatory,
manner. This is i
Preaching the gospri, as to manner,
should always be
diction possible, f
should preach to,
over, Hil
dressing their
them, look thei
and talk to them ii
plain, luminous !au|
Is the way to
re*
the
up with the
thoroughly filled
logical digest
may go into his
out his
they read, aud
one, or put on
and unnatural
great mistake.
the plainest
convinced we
ud not for, or
men, ad
to persuade
ia the face,
ooodSe, simple,
And this
Christ and the
h *-u t nla/io ljki
IU el JH1M 4 j Hrl
heart wanned
sd his mind
a scriptural,
and then he
t with or with
casting, him
self upon the Lord 1 Aw his blearing,
may hope to prenjfl a serin on that
will not be dull, or^
to sleep. When
preach the gospel,
carefully looked
lull his bearers
you attempt to
brother, having
otecr the subject,
and adopted a good, logical arrange
incut, and turned and prayed the
matter over, until
mind are thoroughly surcharged with
the subject, you 4*X *afr1y ignore
your behrt and
your manuscript*.
ami
to the
mole* aud bats sill artificial airs,
and tones, and attempts at playing
the orator, and speak iu your plain
cat, simplest, most
venmtfoual uisnucr.
this, you will find
concise and con
If you will do
that you have
*r
suddenly become effective, interest
ing, and even eloqurut to your |ieo-
ple. it is amsmiig that good men
can ever become dull iu preaching
the blessed guspe 1; snd they never
would, if they cot Id stem be eman
cipated from the mineral>le bondage
of professional sirs snd tones, snd
tell the utory of tl le cross In s plain,
simple, natural and esniot manner.
Men always bee<x ae interested when
they flud them**- ves addressed by
one with a full heart and a Inmiuous
utiod, talking earnestly and affec
tionately to them, Their minds are
at once pat into sy mpathy w ith the
mind-
Polar Star.—-If religion be the
star you sail by, doubt not of
good voyage; at least you are fit
of a good
•if
only not forget to look to the result
to which all of their trials ore to
bo brought, they would not haye so
many tears, and not so mnch mourn
ing where there should be joy and
hope. By these very trials God is
upholding us; keeping us from sin
or curing us of it; holding ooar feet
when they nre ready to slide; and
saving odr souls when we are ready
to perish. Strange and mysterious
his ways often be, but we moy trust
them now and always, for they are
safe.
Man’s works sometimes get be
yond his control, or are destroyed
by the smallest obstacles opposing.
But not so with God’s works. If
our world ia constantly rushing
through space at the rote of 1,000
miles per minute, we have no cause
for fear. Our God ia with ns.
can estimate the might Of that pow- The man who
er by which lie sustains and controls,
not only one world, but worlds be
yond numbering t There is no con
fusion, do jarring, uo going astray.
God is doing all of
most perfect ease. And the
which enables him to do this is
the same power which is working
for the salvation of his people. Only
those who do not trust him, Heed to
I. Just as it was of old
Oar |
The best evidence of attachment
to any cause may be seen from the
sacrifice* that are made for it The
m#re profession of devotiou amounts
to hut little, unless we show what
we are willing to give up snd do.
The testimony of the hand is strong
er than that of the head—actions
speak louder than word*. Language
that talks dollars and gives only
dimes, ia feeble and uncertain.
One’s life should not be all theory
and bo practice. There must be
works as well os faith.
Christianity is a Divine reality;
it means something. It is an object
worthy of being sought. Bat in
seeking it, many sacrifices are to
be mode. The professional cfaarac
ter, to be mieressful, must be willing
to forego much ease and pleasure.
His beet efforts must be put forth.
The Christian, too, most make many
sacrifices,
any
Ml
speaker, and
and hearer trav
sympathetic
when the ]
and artificial topes,
seem to be rim
nest iu his
naturally takes
learner, but of
witnessing an
feels that he is there not
act, bat to look «
criticise the iicrfcjrm
AH tbb mast
preachers of oar
talk—ye*, that ia the
of speaker
together iu
to the end. But
with airs
and does not
and
’* work, the
place not
spectator Vbo is
exhibition, >6ud he
feel
of the Bible. ]
The liberal* are not the only
enemies of the Bible. Those who
wrest the Script are* are equally
hostile. If wicked men could tear
out a verse or leaf from the Bible
as eorily as they could wrest, reve
lation would have coroe down to as
tu more mutilated than some of
the dangles. What shall we say of
Barouiua, one of the princes of the
Papal ormyf He takes issue with
the Apostle Paul, aud virtually
charges him with being guilty of
either a grave error of judgment, or
pasMioimtely acting toward Peter,
when he himself was ia tho way.
Peter hod dissembled—and for what!
Tlie Jesuits would reply, “For God’s
greater glory.” Hence Baronins
boldly denies that Peter was to
Iw blamed, bet should rather have
been praised, This reminds us of
Dr. Priestly, the Liberal, who main
tabled that the Apostle John en
tirely mien uric rstood the meaning of
the Bpirit, or intentionally inserted
his own thoughts.
But the celebrated Beliaruiine
takes aj far bolder position. He
boldly denies that Cephas was the
Apostle Peter, but one of the
seventy. If these coses of wresting
the Scrquure to shield a patron
saiut surprise us, we almost weep
to see such a man as Jerome main
taiu that Paul was not in earnest
Hi* words ore simulate non serio see
sensiaee fnod seripit. That will do.
Peter did nothing wrong, and Paul
knew it. His account ot this matter
is only a juke of St. Paul And this
Jerome i* the man whose Latin
translation of the .Scriptures Rome
prefer* to the original. This is the
man who, at Bethlehem, once i
vision saw the end of *11
come, and heard the last
sound. Nor did that j
die away, but a* long
that (iungor of tho jud
was heard sounding
Bm-Ji an one con
Ghost, and makes
mere miKtokc of
If tb*- fathers of the Romish sect,
thus spoken and taught, shall we
be surprised if/lulian should affirm,
that Paul catf**] Peter a hypocrite!
Romanists fiimxt, of neemrity, wrest
the scriptures to teach Penance,
Porgutoiy, -etc., snd we need not
expect other enemies of the Lord
will foil to follow suit Here we
the secret of the Libertits? ha
to Inspiration.
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The Rev. Dr. Patton, of New
Haven, has carefbny examined every
text hi the Old and $pw Testaments
in whifh the word occurs, aud is led
to the following conclusions:
1. That dancing was a religious
act among idolaters as well as wor
shipers of the true God.
2. That it was practiced as the
demonstration of joy for victories
and other mercies.
3. That the (bmeea were in the
daytime.
A That the women danced by
themselves; that the dancing was
mostly done by them. - j -< v
5. No instance is recorded in which
proiiiiHCuous dancing by the two
sexes took place.
0. That wbeu the dance was
verted from a religious service to
mere amusement, it was regarded
disreputable, and was performed by
the “vain fellows.”
7. Tbs only inatonosa of dancing
for amusement mentioned are tf tfcb
worldly families described by Job,
the daughter of Herodiafi, and the
“vain fellows.” Neither at three
had any tendency to promote piety.
8. That the Bible ftunrUbes not
the slightest sanction for promis
cuous dancing as an amusement, an
practiced at the present time. The i
dancing professor of religion must
not deceive himself with the i to pres- J
sion tlmt be is justified by the Word i
of God. If he still hold* on to the
practice, let him find his justifica? ion i
from other source*, and Say frankly, t
“I love to dance, and am determined
to practice it, Bible or no Btoto.” *
* • •* -v.\ ?
The Worth of one SouL
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ti
iugs
iin)*et
note
lived
it morn
his ears,
the Holy
Actor’s foible a
A
In all their
inlto on
rqpui with
Christ’s
tampering
Dfviuity, it
with tlie
God inspired truth. Their course is
and
force aud
<
it, effective
are men who
word—talk to
the people, snd they talk in plain,
simple, concise language, and the
people understood ond appreciate
the talk; amt this is the secret of
the great pulpit-power of such men
os Prof. Ftooey, Newmou Hall.
Henry Ward
Mr. Knapp, Mr.
others, who are
thunder in the
and Reflector.
, Mr. Spurgeon,
Earle, and many
found to be sons of
pulpit— Watchman
our Saviour : “If
>me after are, let
him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow me.* In afibniit-
ting to this self-denial, the Christian
often complain*. The minister of
the gospel, in many cases, feels that
he is called upon to endure more
thau all others. Indeed, this is true
both of the ministry and the laity. •
But what arc the sacrifice* which
christinns are called upon to make
compared with those which the men
of the world are constantly making!
Wbfit do sinners sacrifice f They
sacrifice health, fortune, character—
yea, not only their temporal, but
their eternal interest*.—Banner of
Peace.
say
* To-morrow may
We do not live
never come to us.
in to-morrow. We
can not find it in our title deed.
owns whole blocks
of rout estate, and great ships on
the sea, does net own a single
minute of to-morrow. It is a mys
tenons possibility not yet born. It
his will with lit* under the star of midnight be
hind ti»e vale of glistening constel
lations. V'
Carry your good things, to Christ,
he wm keep them; your bad things
Christ, be will
them.
Tee Departed Boi l.—Heavens!
what a moment that most be when
ex|>ire* on our lips!
1 Tell me, ye who
in nature and in
new world are we
tlie lost flutter
What a change
ore deepest read
God, to what
borne ! Whither has that spark—
that nnseeu, incomprehensible intel
ligence—fled ! .Look upon that cold,
livid, ghostly corpse that lies before
you! That wafi a shell, a gross
which held the
earthly
immortal
that lias now left
left to mu pi, perhaps, through
illimitable
parities to
conception,
Ten thousand
mind as it oon
moment between lx
is a moment big '
hopes and
mat ion that
solves all
contradictions,
Great God! w
receive new ca
fc, new * powers of
lies of beatitude.
rush upon the
plates tlie awful
life and death. Jit
with imagination,
it is the conaif
op all mystery,
hich removes all
destroys error.
a flood of rapture
may at once burst upon the departed
souL The nnclonded brightness of
the celestial togiopo, the solemn
secrets of nature may be divulged,
the immediate unity of the past,
forms of imperfobafie beauty may
theu suddenly disclose themselves,
d(flighted son**,
in immeasurable
buratin
and
sr
downward until tJ
“orphaned* race,
tion of John 14-18.
leave ns an
true tnuisla-
Preach Jesus Christ
minister in one of our large
hod prepared
preached,
a* he supposed, a most convincing
sermon for the benefit of an iafluen-
tial uk uiU'T of his congregation, who
was known to be of an infidel turn
of mind. The riuuer listened un
moved to the writ-turned sentences
and too earnest appeals; his heart
was unaffected. On bis return from
church, he saw a tear trembling in
the eye of his little daughter, whom
be tenderly loved, and he inquired
If yon professing Christians, in the
voyage over the boisterous ocean of
life, would strctrii forth your hand,
your arm, made strong by the omipo-
teut power of God, and pluck one
weary, fainting soul from the engulf
ing wave, what an fecouccivable '
lustre would be added to ynnr crown t
of immortality I What on ample
recompense you would receive for
the trials, and temptations, and suf
ferings through which yon panned, J
to think as you lie down on the
bed of death, and see the portals of
heaven open to you, that by .your .
efforts, by your instrumentality, one
soul ha* been saved from perdition!
As you cast your wistful eyes toward
the golden shore, and inquire, “For \
what have I lived P the ministering j
angel, hovering near, would point \
you to that one robed iu white and
singing everlasting praises around
the Eternal Throne. That one which
you, by one kind word, by one loviag
deed, or by one earnest prayer,
arrested in his downward course and
directed to the haven of rest. Only |
one redeemed by your agency!—only \
one upon which you eau fix your r
dying eyea, and feel that God ha* j’
given yon that as a - seal to your >
ministry ! Oh, it wees enough whea
we consider that man is worth oil
God’s material universe. It is worth
a lifetime of toil and self-denial to
accomplish the redemption of ome
human soul.—United J'teebyterion.
the
The child informed him
that she was thinking of what her
Sunday-school teacher had told her
of Jew Christ.
“And what did she toll you of
Jesus Christ, my child f” he asked.
“Why, she said ha casse down
from heaven and died for j>oor me!”
and ia a moment the great tears
gushed from eyes which had looked
upon the beauties of only seven sum
mere, as, iu the simplicity of -child
hood, she added, “Father, should I
not love one who has so loved me T*
The proud heart of the infidel was
touched. What the eloquent plea of
his minister could not aeoouplish,
the teuder sentence of hts child had
done, and he retired to give vent to
his own feelings in a sileat but peni
tent prayer. That evening /bund
him at the praying circle, yhere,
with broken ness of spirit, he asked
the prayer* of God’s people. Ip giv
ing on account of liis Christian ex
perience, he remarked: -“Under Gbd
I owe my conversion to a little child,
who first convinced me, by her art
less simplicity, that I ought to love
one who had so laved me.” -
Alway% Happy.—Au old writer
out*pares Job to a musical instru
ment which, however struck, gives
the same sound. Whoever struck
him, God, man, or devjl, the uofce
wo*, “Blessed
Lord.” „ .
The Whole Chx'BCH at the
Prater Meeting.—What on en
courncement it would be |o many a
discouraged and almost worn-oat
pastor! What a testimony to toe
world that Christians werain earmwfc
in their profession, and toot they
loved communion with God! How
would il make sermons and mean**
of grace frill of interest, life and
power, that now seem dull and
lifeless 1 How would it promote
growth in grace, ami honor Christ,
and quicken seal, and increase spirit
uality, and make the-* church
earth like toe chursftttin
Let all the eburcli be regularly at
the preyer-meetiug, aud afl would
be faith fol, aud active, and nseftd;
all would be a help to the pastor fifid
to each other * all tqrid -feel the
power of the gospel i* their own
hearts, and thus be burning sad
shining lights; and roeh would take
knowledge of them took they had
been with Jesus ! See to it, Christian
reader, that you do your paft toward
having all the church ialway* at the
prayer-meeting. *■> ' * *
<
on
heaven!
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i The Truth CoKidEHXB^31ti
great teachings of Je«us concerning
God aud roan have been verified
the experience of sixty,
of Christian wen and women. ' They
have guided them to God; they
have rescued then
have created
human hearts; they
the fear of death;
be the Rome of tlie soled the sufferers uadcr the burdens
of life. *4
un; they
and to** in
hare oon
map