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COLUMBIA. S. C.. WKDNKSDAY, NOVI MB! H 30. 1870.
OLD SBRIKS, VOL. V.-NO. 118.
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Rkv. A. R. RUDE, DJ>.J
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on the Kindness of a Kinc* to
a Prisoner.
Jerfmiah, 52d chapter, aj id
last
day ff
life.
verses, an account is jg
i«j captivity of Jchoiachin,
; of the Time when
aci, King of Babylon, liltcsl
is head, and brought him l|>rtl|
of Jprisort, speaking kiinllv
setting his throne al>o\ e 1 the
hat were with him in . Bkbv-
cha »ging his prison garu lejjit^;
d »is giviug him a eorti
every day a portion, tin
his death, all the days
the
Holy Spirit nnfoh
worcli of holy writ to the under dfnd
ing t(otb of the writer and
and them a blessing to eic
* the King of Babylon s
(vur to the King of
he hdl b ‘efi in captivity thirty
yea rail Before the “King of
Ulis people expcriini nfa'lty
‘>1 oi
c ‘vi|l,
l»|rt-
the grace of the Ixrrd Jesna Christ
from the priaon-honae of ain will be
exalted to a throne, (t Bam. vfli).
What a change foi Jehoinchin—
one day in a prison, ^and another
soatosl on a throne! What dark and
dismal places grace fl^ds poor sinners
in! What bright and glorions places
it raises them to! Those now in
\ I
heaven were onee in the dark prison
houses of sin. Adored be the ever
blessed name of the Tvord, for His
rich grace! Jehoiachin’s prison gar
ments were- changed. When the
Lord delivers a sinner, He gives him
a change of raiment. His filtlA- gar
ments'are taken awav; the man’s
life is changed. A man can not
walk ih the sweet enjoyment of Gos
pel liberty with the prison garments
on. No, the liest robe does not well
match with fhe prison garments. It
is in vain for a person to profess
he has been delivered fYom the gnilt
and power ot sin, if liis prison gar
ments have rnit been changed. The
garments Jehoiaohin wore he did not
make himself, nor did they cost him
anything, being free gifts.* Bo “the
best robe* the pardoned and justified
sinner wears costs him nothing; it
is “a free gift.” What a high privi
lege to be covered with the rolie of
Christ’s righteousness! How costly
and durable !
After his deliverance, Jehniachin
was favored with communion with
his deliverer. **Ht spuke kindly
Tht Christian Conflict
11 j' ^ ^ — i
M niggle. Tli.
hot forth to a lonely, unaided eon 1 offe< tively or «o wetL”
On the dark background of lto ) flb t; for Oue mightier than he, is 1 '««»** **n»|awt that philosophy asj This is the kind of preaching which
man history, among heroic forms of M ith hint iu preaenee and in |mwer. <dndk»w nnd inauAcietit which runs we need in oar church**, a religion
demi gods, monarrhs, migi's and l*o The “rlond of witnessea" bending ^uniter to the native instincts of the that is not only proclaimed from the
eta, stands one on which the modem above him, are not cold, nnintermted IMm *- l’hiU»»w»|»hy olijivta that pray- [Hiipit, but fmm the |iewa; that goes
world has alwaya turncil a gax«* of^spectator*, but watrh with intent wIitaAi in low a«tlnoi>omor]* Jl with a mail into his counting house
pity ami admiration. It ia the nip ayes for the hour of victory. And '*•*"» <tod. What if it should
tive gladiator, amhk-nly caught from t wlien lie falls tin* tumult of rejoicing "l*!**™ that the current philosophy
the endearments ot home and conn m , vaia, exultant clamor, for there it«»*lf u guilty, ami that in a far
tO’i borne to an ignoble death | 9 ami refoldn( in the prewem-r U^valer degree, of preeiael) the same
on the Koiuan amphitheatre. The „f The n*)utem of death feub 1 that the view of God which
shadow of his stalwart form even swells into the triumphant hosanna, *bat plul«M*o|»h> assumes is the least
ptive of sin goes Fraytr a* a Question of Philosophy, j iu arwnea where none can preach so Now let your hope of heaven rest,
™iv >"• »*.!«,! — 'from the foundation, firmly upon
him, and yon -Unll And it growing
np into strength, and becoming more
and more oa anchor to four toul,
both rare and $tcadfa*t, entering into
that tcitkm the veil.*—Cm. Praby
and prevents him front driving sharp terrian.
bargains and o\ erlooking jietty acta
ot dishonesty ; which goes iuto court
and sU,\s the lawyer from defending
injustice and fraud for the sake of
*Thine Byw art upon Me.’
yet eclipses the glory of the Osars; fend the smrs of the ixmtliet hm
and the lmpeleas hravcr> of hia lust f <m -vermore the emblems of victory,
eonrtiet is preached from many » ||« u Isartie by the < aptain of Halva
modem pulpit as the
of cliristiau courage.
fame <»r fee; which is generous, and j
ml* <| us (A, the newt crude and uuphil J also just; which heeds the sample, . °r J***
<»•* iphir.tl of the NrnflPjrlnll not J of Christ in social life, and sacrifices j mAx . u n 4trar , , ^
selflshnesa, aud is a living witness to
Human language is exhausted iu
the saired Scriptures to convey to
I us a proper seuae ot the intimate
‘ our
a hm« haute*! i u*w ot divine iiM-tbmla j aidtlslineisa, aud ia a living witness to j
tjl” u to hia haiMiacting bouse; the | oprratkmf It ngutb Godaajtliat prai-tical |w»rtiou of chriatiaoity [ ..
lainiier over hint b» Is*re, aud tin* a weehaniriam| the world as a mo rmpectiBg which th*-re is, j« ihap^. ' . J”. . 1 ^
Imlt^l shore is a dreary grandeur duMta , H i which be is carried is ‘‘hiue, which «mce srt aguing, obeja muiv HkcpUctsm iu these days than I ,R . "? n *!? t 10 “ 1 in the
about all pqpft sacrifice, whether on Faith. He figtiU mi atmh Imttle, with automatic regularity the iinimlae in relation to doetrinea. mind of every one. “The eyes of
the battle-field or the arena, that h *»,,»* vslm-lesa victory, but relies iwperted «*» it—-IIm* law in its «vnsti Wl»«n the church proves to the ' , to a “ d t ^ rouphout
not fomul ill the sacrifices mpiin d |L, n the n-tideriM SH of linn who ia tethm—aiid admits of no change. It j world that Christianity ia au genuiue i * '! 7. , e * rth ' ^ things are
by t hristianity. It wuh a loft) mightier than all adversaries; he P’ **es <>«mI afar off, a|mut from the hiiiI far nsu*hiug a jaiwer that it will . ^
struin ot courage in which the he- jirtitrc*, a. cn»wrmwl nHnji»»-Mr, into v ' M rl«l. whn*li he gv»\erus b.v its owu u|*root NdtldiuuiH, aud change not j , n e . ven
, -» -i* ' - - - »m • Imnifttu, tut* rb rtiig only to repair only the belief, but the habita of aB ^
right, for justice, or fur fmtriottMtn. j^*Wbn. .trivtnr away the Atsmhi bawd. * »*ljnst when the hm^ Iimiiimu is its adherents, aud proves it b> the'
uiisustaiucal by any consriou«nc*M
of Divine rectitude, ami feeling the
Iiojk* of iuiiiiortubty in their hearts
only ua a dim yearning. We can
not, at this day, adequately a|que
date the spirit in which they H\e«l
and suffered, either as victcra or
T»oqBl»h«l. rmj otu-a rtrimlo <My n dru, of w«U-r .1 > llu „.,
ntrb MM »..nl of n-JoKing or rr , a , lh< .
lightv neean thrvMigh tl»«- «lvke, and
ns slowty wearing a little channel.
Duly one drop! Yet if that little
child in her morning rumble h id teg
s«'i*p»d It, who ran tell wlrat the
jliiribJe rr*nlt* Blight have laen ?
Only a strsv *ni»be.m»! Yet |s*r
4 n in uri iiu
peace” tpw|r«|s
of evil,” maifinig
everlasting mve.
makeft
acqna ijjt^d with His favor, th
1«1 ca di re by the devil at b
some i »fthem cvep more than
'seven yio rrs.
Tl»d fp ug of Babylon had a
feeling towards Jehoinchin la* _
displayk it in the way relate*. Be
fore tljci “King of Saints” m; nifirsts
His gfa*i‘ in calling His pen
has ‘(thoughts of
them,! md not Of
loved thi m with an everlasting W>v|*.
Whil< in captivity, the Kin# ofj .lu-
dah v tv likely was ignorant of what
was piiss ng in the mind of the King
j r , i 11 ;
of Babylon about him. Before the
I«ortU people* are quickened, : lia’w
ignorlnt they nre of tin* purpose* df
lie towards their IneritAis
| 1 • -j
The tijne for Jehoiuchiu’a relfras< ; *
or daiyt ranee was not determhied
by hi|ise f, but by his deliverer. So
the Bora has a set time to favor
ZionJuitjme ajipointed by liimMf,
Whenliy will say to His prisoiR*i»,
pining from the sealed bps of thos*-
fatixl ones who have left no sjUatde
of theirs oil the page of histon —
unto him.” How cotid(*s( > einling!— simply the fad that they fmigh^ and
Bo with the delivered sinner ami his died. A\e picture with a thrill of
gracious Deliverer. Communion with admiraHou the euidive's uitqiu'iich
God is a fruit ami effect of delivering able courage aa he entered the gin
grace. Hi< deliverer not only *|mkc : tering arena, ami gazed with call". , , i,, ul „t m . lv
unto him, but it ia written, he “spake Indifferent eye*, on the thronging thron-h the |«-jfv brum h< * of ^inn-
kindly unto .him.” Oh! the power 1 faces of senator, soldier, and Gasesr, Lj|^ w-«wm|. kfsned the aoa>eoverrd
Of kind words; especially the kind b»r where Inti |1—WW he w. where the thiv violet grew,
and gracious wor*ls of Jesus when ‘lie. It was tlieirs to sit in mitioub ^ m | of |« ujt>
spoken home to the heart. Bless !•*»! splendor, gazing on this awrtal IL () | ( ,r« |y fun*; |rr< Imikt.
Hus dear name. He knows M how to struggle till tin? I»UmmI danced iu L #w ^ mune wretch
sj»eak a word in sesison t«> him that qni«vkeiusl pol>e*through then hoavj , ,*1* gf«d«k*oe»| some sfr-
is weary” In the margin it is, “He veius, as his own waa sinking in Hm )tl |rt
spake goo*l things with him.” Not *ands of the areua; and lii^ -i Otdv a g»*ti»!e (men*! But b«*w
greeting from tin- fair earth muivt Iw (nanv brows hath h fsniwd.
their sbont of exaltation over his L„ w „ mny Vorts rhermi bv its get,
fall. For him there was no promise u,. •
of i^m-e in the hereafter; no heaven f| tMv , (y,,,,,. flm ^ a
shining in the distance, whh its Urean ache in that rhMV heart, and
radiant Uhrist staml.ng on the right qmvwTlttg ., mI tearful eves
band of God, waiting to receive his ^ h „ v fHf iu
t tnly a Mrnih- * But it rhierwl a
i«n A* ii heart, hihL <-n^ n<lernI a rav
# w .. »
(be pres* n«.vr of Him,
“ hU«M wImu t In* ■- » .HI —.■>■!*, nw. |.m* ra n my roe i ,, - Ufi .. _ . „
HmU th*- dm of the warfare mar; '“‘t of pur. Dit ind more phil«M«q)h- j lives and cvmduct of Christians, tJie ] , 1U ^ ’
Take* iMujiH-r sad q«rsr from the failing i* al to think ofGod as the imuisneiit, ! inilhnaiiiai will be at baud I 2? , , th ^ hcart * and re,IW *
.11 .rflif,, ..Hi .h, u..i i. «o „v«Oh>w ' la f ”7 “ d ' igl “ “* ^
rei--- as the manifestation of that lifet infidelity and rebuke suiierstition, ! T> ,? ** .
to think *»f him. m»t As a|s*rt from his aud every otic that bears the name 1 , U ^ ° , 686
works, but a* a Spirit pervading and of ( lm*t way contribute their quota. n } ^n° er8 ° 1 e lm f
I—« -»»>8 then, ami «w-he in us _.V. Y. (W | l ^ U °* amon « 8t
| us walk and talk and act as though
•» • • i they had no conoeptioo whatever of
The Inherited Kingdom the awful truth conveyed through
them! They seem utterly wanting
hand,
Ami pnehim* an eternal |»srr.*
\ i*rethf$rriom Hummer.
• WWW •
Only.
and we in him—ami 'prayer as the j
f«*!t contact «»f ,*r spirits with hist I
If thi« view is the tntc one. then the '
•|d«Mir»M whether G*»d Is exonible is '
already answered. AYe may lioldly
any that even genuine prayer alTo b
the Deity iu (iropofiioti to the faijh
the folios rrs of the Havionr will feel
us thev listen t*» tie* words of wel-
a wonl against hirp. Wlfat favor!
If Jesus s]a*aks tor us it matters
little who speak* against us.
Jehuiaehiu did cuitiunnlly eat
bread* b*‘fore liis ilcliverer all the
davs of liis life. He »ecmed to have
a gotsl apjietite for fissl, after his
deliverance, and plenty to supply «pWt* Only, UUUUd him. the Kent
the apjietite with. 1‘rtson diet wiil Erinnys seemed to hover In and .ait
not- do for one who is risen with niuoog the gay sjie* tutors ; v»nly l«r
Jesus., Jehpiaohiu fed in the pres fore him lay the joyless as|*h«-l*!
d« it ism it. 1 ! ,rM . vfr j come lamiing from his throne at tin-
l« H |M«s»tive fitter in the univerai- *if
things. Th** eternal Will—the axis
«*t * reuti-in—l«,w« ami dip* to human
entrentv. The noth! **f sfurits. sul*-
Mginj! -md centered in tbsl. is n»ov«d
bv it a* the **-j i* in*ive>l bv whatever
stir* within its <!c|*tha. Tlie motion
may hot ,»-a* h t«» th* oni wanl. v isilde
tcft'dl whirl* the jiraver <-otit**ui|*lates.
It may want tin* requisite force for
that u^iMiwm.itin’t. But everv prv,\-
er, in t*n»|w*fii«M« t*» tin- fovve that ia
,» it, tends t<> tlial result.
I**rec that ia in it ia the measure of
faith whirh msptrea it; which works
Hi It an«l bv It. Faith is the ho hi
we have ot the towlliead. Faith is a
is»w**r which s*ays tHimi|n*C«*ftce. It
»* wo figure of Hftereb. «*r <»rn*ntal
exnmrrrwitou, wt*«-n .l«*wu* says. “If
No UUh to w «Ulc h« «v« bMO | alWHtoft]le pTO * n0 e of God
n ,v.v«l will. »och jn ** that whtd. aDd ^ HU „ to ^0^ thdr
livei* and to take account of their •
doings. The preaence of a good man
will restrain vice and iniquity in mul-
l..,t yt bl. «ed of my t|tudr , vbo wjll< . wb( . Q ^ bnt
Frthrr, iahoril the kia^das pr^srod (iod js )bere , .^, nw iniquitT ^
f.. r ,.m fn.rn the fouD.lation of the ^ „ f T4njtT , ^ „ n „ it „„
«orM. hver, elau*. » full of pro w|th , ^ roI1& , wta* madne««
. i..a. truth j .1 present let ns dwell „ jn thejr heart , , ku ud
"l"‘" one alone. It sets N>f,,re us fo| , T , u H , that pUnteth the ear,
the portion which stall he Riven to 8ha „ He bf#r , He ^ fonnttl
<*"“■ who sir fhnsfsj they shell , bf eye He not see T Shall
t.kmt a hoyti-m. . viitir words be weighed and the Ian-
Te he a Km- is th.- highest oh guage of sin be restrained because
a fellow creature's ears are open to
your voice, but no heed be taken of
Him who “planted the ear!” Or,
enee of the king, and on what lie
had freely provide*l for him. Meat
is eaten in the felt presence of the
dear Saviour, w hich Hie world knows
nothing of. It is usually a (ceding
and feasting time when the Isml's
meadows where “the souls of (Iu*
slaiu were thick aa the flowers of
Spring,” prisoue*! forever in a *(* -*»
luted Hades.
»*f hope. |
T«hdv a
ject of earthly ambition. To reach a .
throne ia esteemed the higheat point !
\nd the 4 earthly elevation. Aa the world
view a it, a erow n is the richest orna
ment the liuniun brow can wear.
Aud will not the soug of the re
tbs-iiHal Is* unto him that hath made
them kings and priests unto (tod T
I hies not the Bedeemer say, “I ap
(mint unto you a kingdom t They
shall sit down with him ou hi* throne:
will you walk circumspectly aud be
cautious in all your ways, because
y ou kuow the eye* of good men are
upou you, and yet have no regard
to Him who “formed the eye T”—
What better proof could be asked
.that “the foot hath said in his heart,
There is no God T “God is not in
word ! But it carried the
Hr» »fh «*f slander. :t*«a.l-J
i|»i£ the rharorter. (Ml |h*w if pierced
he hwielv he.,rt !
Only one gfaaa? Ami how many
And yet the gladiator never have filled a dnitikar*n> grave thro*
drentnrd of shirking or complaining. inrtncmrw! How many leone*
There was no quickened heart throb ^ uU | r ,»,^idate, ln*w many bright
ye h.ive faith, all things shall Is- pa
it “ "•’"■‘“T *•*"'; «“* «• Mbfulnnlo^h ! H c^dMli™
lim.i to th,-* |s»wer. We may shall have a crown of life. Wbeth- . . __ a > r ,
prcsenC** i« lealiztwl by 1ns isMiph
His diet was given—a continued in token of idle fear; no blciich.u:g |tutieip«thm* «*( a
1 I . a. - | . * rp* « * * * * fit
diet-
>*
J
to*
[rr yon
er*ni-
r that
f article
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hnite-
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Ueffnij]* it took Jehoinchfti by Ijmr-
priae|wihi>B such favor w as • slfbwn
EvihnmHlacb. The |ery
and, and ftrge j scaiq on
King of Zion shows His
. T . ’-I I
.tnpoor captiva mni|en|,
n and felt in tlmir hearts,
ly surjmses theai
fayor Jeiioiachin uui partaker
dii el iminating, as it is w rititen,
“Kvi|iieindacli, King of Iftbyioa, in
the first year of his reigij, lifteil up
the leit of JehoiachiuJ King of
find brought him firth out of
d spake kindly junto him,
is throne above the tbroue
gs that were with him in
The particular favor the
King of Babylon had towards the
King ofj ndali was showbill setting
“his th rbtie above the thiLne of I the.
King were with hiul” It may
■ '** none-wf the other Kina* bad ever
ght so low as Jehoiacbiu;
iS raised above^thtm. God’s
I is own, aud H4 has etferti-
% fixed on the person! who nliall
®°St|ter|aiuly be ’ hftedl up by it.
jlojr sin siuk» thel soul! how
gitace raises it! jThe fi|\bt
to Jehoiachiu, am] the efld
-every r uay a jKHtion. JT»e j of the calm. hen»i< brow, sothh iily
believer lias his every day portion, si*t front'to front with (teath. He
and it is a good thing when he is fought hi* hofM'lc** warfare, am
content with liis every-day portion, muted by no prospect of fame on the
ami does not wish it changed. He earth In hm, in* h**|>e of liapputc*- m
was not allowed to choose Iris owu (1m* heavens alsive; **nly (he liei .te
diet aud every day portion. This instinct was strong within hiiu, s d
was. done, by his kind deliverer. B*> on battle field or circus hr fought
the Iaml Jcsit* chhoaes what diet
his people shall be supplied with,
every day until the
death. Ami surely a plentiful, good, i Is-nt toward the chair where the
and wholesome diet it is, such asiCsesar sat iu state—‘'.l/ontnri t
“the Bread of Life.” “living \rat**r,”. rnhttanl!—Those about to die saint
“the sincere milk of the wonl,” j theeT It was Jin* farewell to hi*
“wine that maketh glad the heart aud all that men hold dear; bis
of man,” “the w ine of astonishment,” uncomplaining acquiescence iu tin
“wine ami milk,” “wines on the lees ' decree of destiny!
well refined,” “homy out
rock, 1 *- “oxen and ratlings,"
gl4B and happy
future Wivtnl by ita Mighting Itiflu
rnrr! .
i I tel y s tn«*ftml in t be quo-t rbnreh
i»nl. Mini vet H •!•*(» volume-* to
be atrtrkrn mim. Borne home has
itet a light: ame h»*me rirrle has a
( chair !~
< tely a ehitit, prrkrtpw; yet
•mi limit to thi«
say. without irreveretter, that God is
rooM rained by it ; tnneititM-h as itself
ta divine. In this srtise it was said,
••The Hpint ttm-lt maketh ifitenewsion
ter iu." lliebptnt pray*—tbul a* t
isg OO 1 *0*1 —lirr. lie, Hrtfc.
The Charch * Greatest Heed
with a courage that never quailed. Me l. is HW* kingdom **f het*v«*n."
Very touching to tin* lover of lium.iu tbily » «mp **f e*M water given
of their jity is hi* p irting saluUtkm, as he |heesme»f a di« q le. tmt it t« i
of tho ’ Centuries have passed since lie
“brend struggh*d and iliial—<*etiturieserowtl
torgottro. Then tml on. ehnstmn 5
knur* is .1 glorious a ««rk: b(i)e on
ver. toi \«Hirw h» a bright reward.
Only oh** soul an it*-lied from the
|*»v» of sin- sod iburiwdalion, thro*
' our Iceble efforts, eonplvnl with the
pr ice of God, will a*td lustre to yonr
Frown «f glory.
Only a lifetime! A short day in
More than minister*, more than
miastotisrie*. more than money, .hies
the ehurrh is- vl member* tbonmgh
|v |M‘rvn*|ed bv the spirit of Jc*u*
< And s m*»n who prov e by their lives
{tin* |*ow«*r of th*»se truths' which
tninMers iwnrlaim ami miaahmaries
tiivrh 1 wlrose religt*»u is an essen
tially part nnd parrel of the man
that it m*J only koej** hitn t*nt of
u.m-h t«mi|*tati>»n, tmt enables him
t«» mereiMne more, and to gain fig
victory *iver th*- w«irt*l while living
, ,, ... . . just as he does were there no God.
.•r rav part of thb will .-onaaf ,n | ,, u( |( ig no , on , T , ^ 8nch
n,,r " aa tliojp- that the charge of practical
M...t of it cettaialy toll conatst of aUeUui ^ b ht . WlU not
. hChtlmS refemsi MS the rb „ in
la- «.a, “Ttic Kingdom of God to ^ wme who fa ,
..thin you. that 4tagdom ah.ch is aad who, to the judgment
••rigf.teoo.ne~ rad tjeac and Joy ... <)f cbarjt are not whollv »- antiDg
U... II,.ly Gh,Mt. Kvery Christian jn thf of it , Are ^
la- it raw «-t up with.o ha heart. ^ a flU od with a ecnae of
Kut Imre, in >t« loot eatatc, it l» a 0iO(1 . g 1)re ^ nce to the „ tent
sadly distracted empire. The reign i
! of love, ami holiness, aud truth, is ;
very imperfect. “Without are fight- j
i ings; wHliin are fears." There is
should bet As they go forth into
the world to meet the obligations
and duties that rest upon them, do
they evbr act and speak as though
m
«**n*(aiii conflict, aud a great deal ^ felt that the all-seeing eye of
of if. Itatlhc at niggle » rat to la*t | Cmx1 wa9 „ lHIU lhcm He ^
acquainted with all their ways t Do
they carry into their business and
their pleasures—into all the relations
of life and all their intercourse with
their fellow-men—the consciousness
that nothing escapes the eye or fedes
from the memory of “Him with
whom we have to do?” Do they,
IT a gar like, call the name of the
Ixntl that sjieaks to them and that
of tears,” “butter of wine, and milk ed with their martyr* gnd victim*; * huh to prepare t*»r death. |*t
of sheep, with fat of lambs, and
rams of the breed of Baslian, aud
goats, with the fat of kidneys of
wheat,” “savory meat,” “salt” of
grace, “a feast of fat things, of fat
things full of marrow.”
How soul satisfying it is when the
Lord Jesus is seen by faith sitting
at the head of the Closjiel table, and
his precious voice beard saying,
“Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink
abundantly, O beloved !”
A soul partaking of this divinely-
prescrilied and freely-given diet, at
the right time aqd in dne quantities,
will not bo lean and famishing ; but
“fat and flourishing.” Wliat a dif
ference between^the diet of the old
man of siu and the new man of
grace !—Goxpel Magazine.
k>
iaa<i<
for
He
was
jf 8
and it
thosffjgj] 1
brought
flelease him r wer \ succ
iva* brought on
fiot force liis
;lit out.
race finds Hi
t it brings the
er tails to 1 illy deliver
ttored Minis t >- whom it is
Every soul ( slivered by
of prii
way out,;
; peoplej in
1 out o
Angel Equality.—There is no
such thing as caste or aristocracy
among the angel*. They are as
willing to watch in a lonely grave
us to sing in the open sky. They
do not feel humiliated In stepping
to the lower round of the laddeT 'h ca t e th
that rests in the dark wilderness,
nor elated when they soar nlsmt
the eternal throne. They shout
the sairte exultant strains when a
new world is made and when a
lonely wanderer in this rejients and
tarns tQ Qod,
but the world luts not forgotten thu.
martyr and victim. One of our
greatest English poet* .has finely
described the vision that |wu»-ed
Indore liis dying eye, of a home
among the Dacian hills, where hi*
young barbarians were play ing, tin-
fouscioua of their orphanage, while
the tumult of acclaim was swelling
over bis fall. Heuljiture, too, has
gin! on the orator am**, aid
lnhrani iu the hope of a
titer hemtfter, iw*ag the weapons|
ht pray it, teat we enter into tempt*
tiiHi and lose tlm rich reward. —(’firwm
(mm Intel It fenerr.
i-hnafianx, lint we need more
tan throe r*>mj*»raUvely few and
'isolated example* in the ehnreh.
Every ehriMimi ought to be sneh
a man. making »nr of all his powers,
uml iipptHlunities, ami resource*, in
the intereat of his Master. A writer
in the .Yerffi Hritimh h'rrwtc say s ;
“lie is a aiost worthy disciple of
ligiuu aa the right use of a man's
w hole self—a* the one thing vliidt
give* dignity and nobility to wboi
up roodurt iu tlie imliv iduol, raises
thK Talent.— Mauy years ugo 1
fiseil to h<*sr su old mail afs-ak tn
fie- prayer-meeting every BaMmlh
given au immortality to his devoted fiiglx. II* was s »iai|4e mau, and < hnol who, like l’alimy, or Buxnm,
heroism in a group—the dying fiUays had tlie some story to tell. *h Budged, or I’crth*-*, exhibits re
gladiator—that lias dimmed th«»u l run i,oi w« rvcuUect all that be
sand* of eyes witli unbidden tear*, hold. Imt th.-se wonis are distinctly
Btrange, too, ag it may seem, the hnjiresard u|*m tey memory :
i in press of this pagan martyr on the *• Glory to God! where there tejis in itself sonlnl ami earthly |
religious literature of our own tiniw little giveu, there is little required; j the mainspring of earm*t ami sue
is profouud. The Christian of today j ^Ntt 1 feel it my duty to use my on* ! •'cssfti! strivingw after k*fri«*r ends
is cheered by the presage of Victory, htirut f«jr Jesua." < and 0 jairer life—as the )*>wer, out
beckoned onward iu the path of Imp* ||„ m trm . ,, ; M that o«sx>rdmg to i aide ajid wNthiu man, w hich, lifting
by this hopdeafi hand that fought our talent*, privilege* and opjiortu
its own hard Istttles, unsootht**! .in<l aities, «e must give au acruuut of
unsustaiuod, s*> long »g*>. Even th*- *iu stewardship. How enctoiragiug
great heart of Paul; wivs rheei**! (he thought to the weak, the feeble,
when he fainted iu the conflict, by the poor. Yc*, we must give an
this grandeur of heroic sacrifice, and *cvxmnl »oiu«- «lay of the talents
learned to “fight not us one Jhat tfltruaU-d to ua. Where little ta
the air.” But while lipa fiivcu, little will lie required; and
eloquent or unlearned are daily there much te given, much will be Every man who te *diligent I* husi tiled, and that
teaching leafluOB of courage ami r-.iuind” mrsa, serving the Ixwd,' te a w-rmou It was pun hai
devotion from this pagan maityr, \ twimful of the eoergics of life «uid the Croaa, and the title is n* com
let them not miss of exalting the It te as great a mercy to be pre* truth, a witness to the comprrhen- jJete as the purpose an ove
precious sy mpathy by which the j fierved in
pbristian is sustitioed in hl| life long from
forever. Theoc enemies are not for
ever to assail him. On the day w hen
lie drops this mortal flesh their (low
er will <-ca*e, and ou that great day
when 1>« shall stand 011 the right
in ff. IV chftreh has sons- im it able liaml of the Judge, then shall the
* xampfes *»f sut h piety. Its posaess* full. |s*riect, undiv id«wi reign of ho-
**rs ire honored in all spheres of litiess begin, aud in every thought
life. »n*i honored always os ehrte- ami ath-ction aud deuire of his heart
Man*. WiH-iht-r they are *-ni:.tg«*l tln-re will be a willing homage to
m trad** «»r |*rof***s»f»nal duty, hi j hi* divine told. The kingdom shall t(i ev profras to hear, u Thon God
|f**liTi«'mI or in wsrial life, th«*y are theti lie fully liis, for the reign Does such a thought as this
utilised alway s and evoryu hero j Christ, which is the reign of purity j rfl ^ rr into t y, e j r n ,i n ds continually,
and love, shall 1m* perfect in his ^ shajve their conduct from day
heart.
But this kingdom come* by t»-
hentomer. It te not one we win by
our ow n efforts, that we acquire by
virtue of any sacrifices we make, any
labors we undergo, any victories we
achieve. It liecomes ours by beir-
ahip, by the sacretl will of auother.
Ilow te this? Let the apostle an
swer: “For ye are all the children
of God by faith”—faith in Christ.
“And if children, then heirs, heirs
of God, and joint heirs with the
IxmxI Jestts Christ” The title te
iiisr|Mirably linked with our vital
union to Christ our living head.
Io*t Christ l»e onrs by an humble < ought to be produced by
trust, a dutilul submission, and tl>en upon ^ an d consciences
heaven li#omes ours by a rouse ^ people. They do not feel
th«- community—-and nut as a state j qnence as natimd and as necessary truth as they ought to feel it,
*4 miiwl mystical, aud iu octivr life, as the sou is heir to his fatiier’s and them to dwell more
uuattaiuitble. high up amoug things eotate. Aea. ev«*n more s*>. upon it and seek to incorporate it
iutfingtble, .separated from contact Como, then, child ot (iod, and j Dto ^ y^y being. Let us strive
with a work-a day life, appropriate 1** n*»t aa one “tossed with tenqiest ^ “Thine eyes are upon us,”
to Babtsitfi days and special hours, and uot ivHuforted.” Isx>k at your ug jj %ie M seeing Him who is
to leisure, *4*1 age and death beds, inheritance, “ incorruptible, unde
to day ?
These questions cair not be an
swered in the affirmative—at least
as to a very large part of professing
Christians. It will not do to say
that the truth of God’s presence,
“beholding the evil and the good
they do,” has no Influence whatever
upon them. It has its influence—
and sometimes, it is hoged, a very
important influence. It can not be
otherwise. But it is not powerful
enough at any time ; and is too often
j greatly w auting in its influence.
, lAft te not controlled by it, and when
this is the c«*e it comes short of the
fadeth not -away.”
pun-hascxl by the blood of
invisible.”*—K. C. Prrdbfterian.
Faith has an influence over all
other graces. It ig like a silver
thread that runs through a chain
With ■ 11 tn\r iteH r'iTif I H‘mi — 1 ada|4*b<UG of OtHot’s 1 God con moke oat. You received jof pearls ; it puts sfeaogth and
*** 1^17^ of 4.U«rau«.!i*irh«you Am t*MM In Chitot,Ulrralty Into other (MM.