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ONE LORD, ON<E FXlTH, ONE B APTT8M”—EPHESIAN8 IV: 5 COLUMBIA. S.C.,"WEONi:SDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1871 OLD SERIR Again r' “Tbe time is coining, and NOW ns, when the (lend shall hear tb« voice of the Bon of God; and thev that hear ahull Uve.” Thut this does uot refer to the death and the resurrection of the body, is evident from the elapse, “Now Is,” aud from the‘ fact that in the context iu»- mediately followlug ttyil doctrine la tanght, and is introduced as a matter more “marvelous” to au unbelieving generation than the “dead hearing the voice of the Son of God, aud living.” Certainly jthese dead who would “hear aud live,” are “the dead" in the same sense as those who, though dead, could “bury their dead.” And here is a good place to cor rect a popular, though narrow aud consequently misguiding statement in Theology. It is often said that the penalty: “In the day that tbo* cutest thereof, thou siialt surely die,” was not executed u|H»n Adaui in the day that he transgressed ; that a a respite >$us given him iu onUr to pappose another way of life tor his acceptance. But then- is no neces sity for such a glossing of the text. The necessity felt by any for so do- ing arises from a * narrow aud uii scriptural conceptiou of what death iu the human family is—from a car nal and fleshly view of death hiuu The carnally minded do in dead think of him. The ooneeieuct be has placed in them, Ms govern, ment over (ham, and hit wrath re vealed against them, compel them to recognise bis exiotonc#. But this licMiisge of their thooghta is relar taut. They do uot “like to retain Ood iu their knowledge.” Thsp with aud strive to forgot, him. In order that they mny aot feel “tronbled at his prescuoe.” Tlmy “iove tlie dark- 4mss rather than the light, because Ihetr deed* are evil” But commit nion with (tad implicit a desire, a pleasure ami a delight. It is true the spiritual iniaddi are, by their thought* of God, reminded of their own worthl*‘>«n. Bat with them this is endurable. Ttjey see the way in which tlxpr worthlessness will he removed, lienee tbe more they feel oppressed by it. the mote ready are they to fly to God, who slnae can give them the much needed relief. They are aot afraid to think of him. For “being justified by faith, they have peace with God.” And since they look to him alone for the be- atowmeut of every good and perfect gift, tbeir “meditation of him la sweet.” And “sweet unto their taste are all his wards of truth.” “And this ia eternal life, that they might know Thee the only true God, sad ><Jesus Christ, whom Tbon hast amt.” •Standing in aticii a relatiou to God, they know nothing of “Ilia wrath ami curse"—the wwtoal ingredient iu the cup of death, of which all the oamally siiudod drink towards them is not thst of law givn and Judge, !wit thst of s passionate. meerifnl Father. But, then, there are i cries of this {dace them f form, they cutne alike u|mhi upon the righteous wicked. But of the death life, or you aro dead and sinking ta the depths of eternal fleuth. Pause, then, ('ousbler, Enquire at \our self whut yon are, where you are, and whither you arc tending. manifested outwardly; that while she sims to sustain herself she is te seek enlargement, and strive for tbe conversion of the world. 8be exists not only for herself, but for God, and ia a senna for the roar ; not only for her owu locality, but for the world. Bhs is to labor for the world ; ami in doing this site is to cultivate diligently the boon- field. Bhe may not say, as is too much the fashion, u Mj country as a (mrt of the world.” To quote again Aram D’Aubtgne: “There are two movement* in the church ; oae is effected inwardly, and Us otped-is iu preservation ; the other ia efleoted outwardly, sod the otyert aimed at It its propn gatiou. There is thus a do* triual church sod s missiotiary church. These two movements ought upM-r to be nr taunted, aud whenever qbey are disunited, it In because the spir it of tuan, and uot the spirit of God prevails.” Tims *|**ks this great writer. Iu his view, and this is the true Bible doctrine-—the churvb should be lwith doctrinal and au* stooary. Mhr should love the word of God herself, and give the word toothers, sad no weakness or pov erty should exempt her from mis sumary effort tuid miasioaary <sn inbnuoos seeorditig to her ability. It is the ^ mission of (he won! < i God tn bring her Up to her duty iu this regard. And never will she shiae with millennial lustre until she stands u|mju high doctrinal aud mis skiasry grwuwl. “Thst church,” mud ooe, who spent nearly a quarter of a century as a mhsdousiy iu the Handsk-h Island* sad laid the Amt foundations there, “thst rharch wk<me organization is uot adapted to the work miaston* at home nod abroad, ha* evidently nut the right organiza tion , for the Bar four deigned Ms church to preach tibt ^gospel to every crcstutc to he, in a word, both doc trinal and misriimary ; and to raise the church up |n. flgfe «Madard,ys, if part the mimaou of the w ord of God. And this mission it will accomplish. The time wifi corse wbeiCtln* tbareh will love sound durtnue and oliuuud in good works; and when she will be a well indoctrinated tuad active missionary Iwaiy, regular ami sys tematic in her* effort* aud contribu tions, ami e*»nw-**t and importunate and persevering iu her praters. The Lord hasten it in his titue! **l» that from Z*w iw« isishl «4u»« Ttih heavfwly tight this truth dlvim-; Till th> •kh iibi\< ; «< dwll U tlwt ow rr* at t« ntydr. Loud, for (her.* (rkrisfics l*1eUufcmctt . MtSflt** tstovltsrvi ,Y WE IAN BY •owing and Reaping. "By that kwrrth diver «Ju»?l not he •rimM with silver; tun hr that level!* sboadsur^ rrifo inrmu*-: this Is shui vsnHy. —-EerlssistM v : n. •'These Is thst wwtteretfc. and ret h»- rcriiasth ; and these ia that t rthforldri h more than ia meet, hat it tewdeth te poverty. The liberal ami! ahaB be huhU fat i ami lu- that waUueth shall lie watered ak*> himselfProv. ii: 34,23. The above Scriptures have bei-o deeply impressed upon the mind, in connection with certain facts which have recently count to our knowl edge. We are not at liberty to give particular*; but the reader may take oar wont for'the accuracy of forts which go to prove the truth ot the passage* aliore quoted. They are fort* of the most humbling char acter, mid full of instruction. In addition to the declaration of the misatisfying nature of money, there la in one case sock special confirms tion of tbe Scripture, “lie heapetk up rMicw, and knoweth not who shall gather them.” (Pa. xxxlx: 6.) In the other case, there was coupled with the greatest possible penurious ness—lending itself to actions of the most {mltnr and pitiable character— systematic lying, pilfering, and do ceptinn. How such • course could have been srt persereriugly ]>cndsted in is fieffcctly utarreloiiN. Tbe com liroinise of others' characters was a matter of no moment, as long as anything (even to tbe most trivial substances) could be obtained there by. The habit had evidently be come. as it were, a sreund nature; and yet this poor wretched woman— the creature of all thi* baseness— livrd tu npwnrd* of ninety >ears of age, having nccumuLted between £19,utW am! £30,000. But n-tribn tion cams at last: the fear of death came npon her; she fled in dismay fawn the bowse where an aged rela tion of fnfldel views had died. Bbe sent kn a Iligh Oinrrli clergyman, and. as a sort of bribe, prevailed npoa him tn accept £.*> as u present for hi* service*: but, alas! alas 1 what coaid all such efforts arulIT Her eaar was a pitiable one indeed, and (bight well Irad others to beware of trifling with nonatsenee, and per mtbig s course, the issue of which (If God, of fib great mercy, prevent not) must iw agonising and destruc tive iude**!. We had some little knowledge, a few years, of one of tbe parties whose death, as we have stated, caused the aged one of whom wc have spoken such alanu. Utile, however, did we imagine that his so railed principles were of such nn rrnarrij«tnral character. fTls wife, we are informed, drank into the same sceptical ideas, and mode her boast that her hnsband was sol n/mid to die! Hard by dwelt u third person of the same stamp; but some little irregularity IwfalHttg a large ferry boat in which, on one occasion, he liapiwned to be seated, his terror was intense, lest he should be drowned. It was little more than a eausl be had to cross, but the veriest apfiearance of accident seemed to shake the so-called prin ciples of this poor gray headed old sinner to tltetr very foundation. Header, God, in mercy, vouchsafe us grace that we may give hoed unto Hts word. “Be not deceived; God is not tms’ked: for whatsover a man aoweth. that he shall also reap. For Ik* that soweth to his fle»h. shall of the flesh reap corrup tion ; but he that soweth to the Hpirit, shall of the Spirit reap life svcrlasting. And let ns not be weary iu wett doing:, for in due season we shall reap, ^if we faint not.”—Alai, vi: 7-9.— Epiueopalian. flow ample onr means and oppor tunities of doing good in the world! Is knowledge power f TeaObera, text books, schools abound. May prop erty be osefol f Many avocations are open to as, in which we may provide a livelihood, and have much to Kpare for others in need. Has example a good and happy influence T There ia grace to help as to adorn a good profiresiou before many wit- itesNca. Will the prayer of faith o|*cu the* windows of heaven, and call down plenteous rains of spiritu al blessings f All are welcome to the throne of graee, and are assured that if they ask it shall be given them. AJ1 may not, indeed, have the genius and learning of q Calvin, ami be able to a nte rich volumes for the instruction of future genera tions. Not many have the eloquence uf a Wbitefleld, and be competent to carry with them listening multitude*, sw aying their emotions as the whirl- w ind does the forest Few may pos sewy. the wealth of a Peabody, or have wherewith to provide schools aud education for communities and tw vvt- ^ .... .y ■* states; and only a George Muller may, simply bowed Itefore tbe Hearer of prayer, secure ample resources for conducting extensive institutions of charity. Hut are not the rivolets and .-dream* useful, in common with the great rivtiw, in refreshing the earth ? What these may tack in quantity, way they not make up in number f Or the ten thousand stare of the night—do they not, as well as the moon, give beauty to the sky, and Tight tbe traveller on his way f Ge nius, learning, wealth, eloquence, and Mich gifts and acquirements, conse crated to religion, may be as neeee nary as tbe MisstssijH, the Amazon, the Nile, in order that the knowledge of the Lord may cover the whole earth as the waters fill tbe sea. Bat the comparatively little efforts and influences of the masses of Christen dom will be useful, too. They are the rivulets and streams that ait* to be an important part in refreshing a wilderness world, and making the desert blossom as the rose. They are the star* that jewel the Ay of a benighted earth, and serve to guide its weary pilgrims heavenward. All, then, may, and should be, useful. Tbe hnmhiest disciple may speak a word for Jeans. Tbe poorest may cast a mite into tbe treasury of the Lord. Tl^e weakest in faith may plead with a power that will remove mountain* oat of the gospel's way. My brother, you may, if you will, do much good in the world as you are passing through ft. You may put honor npon God, bless society, and work out your own salratiou. Iu the great day of a coming judg ment, a benediction will be . pro nounced by the 8ou of man upon many in such terms as these: “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom.Inasmuch as ye have done it inito one of the least of these, ye have done it unto m«u* By a diligent use of means and opportuni ties, *ith which you are so amply, supplied, yon may make that happi ness yours. Will you not I—Chris tion Worker. hJ.Btrktly in A (Brass* r aninun . .1 jg.flO ■muth*..... j1AI WmowH of ! tn intern. peal Student t Jt.OO rx who fail to truth at on of their nhscript t charged pc* annum 1X0 sub mont without vohimu) I 75 ..... up tements of tlur c a«|nare* Snd [iM-ouut of 30 per cvnt.i *nd npwards, 80 iter i-^ut,, p and upward , 40 per efut,. alf column an i upward*. ;>() be deducted f *m ths uiovs br eight word#, payal Five ccat* i>er quarter. a former age. It was thought there C«mtd tw no tiuliHi without uniformity ; • hence the general preval—ee of per sedition—those who n»uld m»t con form moat la* eaterottustesl, for every man’s lieltef and prsotive mu*t <a|uare with the cutaMiaberi rule, or be Imru ! e«l. Tliu* aay* IVAnbigtte : •'To at. ^ faiti the unity of Bwttxerlattd by 1 unity of faith wa* (he ol»jert of the 1 Carichcre; Iml tbfy forgot that, by deajriug to form a unity, it i* broken to piece*, and that freedom 1* the hearing < ntdy uiediutn in contrary efe | ment* rtut U divn-!ml, uml s *u!u eois- taiy uuioa e»J.ih!t*l>«-d. While lUxitc aim* at unity by snath* mss, impri* all the mis * outwent, and the *tale, christiaa lifo"—when* shall we . trntli dcniatuLs unily tlurough li!*vty, As to their ontwanl »nd let n» not feat that liberty, ex- all—! |Mn<lni|{ cacti iiHiirWfnality t»juu<l a* u|nhi the 1 mmsiire, will |»crwb>ee by thi* me^u* wince they are a |»art »n Itifluite nm!tip!»r|t^. While we which reign- over the urge every atiml to afb*« It Itself to dtmally inimleft, what are they to thJ w«-n1 of G»sl, we gri »• it up to a the spiritually mtudhd ? Are they 1 jiuser qtpillr »f rv*t«ri’Mtxts *1*\erg Mfe f or are itbey death? These ing oplnkm* to a nhrfmi»?oe uuit)\” quest ions the in*pired |teumen have ffdtv 1* (M true «U*trtue of Christian not hvertooked. A foil-elucidation nulon—unity through Hlwrty—every Of them would require » roltimo.! tuiisl atuiching itself to the word of There I* now tqmce to rivr only God, with liberty to think sim! act what should lie the table of con for itself, every onr claiming ti»e touts to such a volume. To both . right to Mlow the word of God at the “tnrnaH rtuil tbe “spirituar Hie W understand** li, am! yielding tA form in whleh the “tniscrfe* of this **there the -ame |m\ilc«e. On this life” come, is tbe same. What they f prineipw then* will of itwnr Hr dif really are to cither depends, not ferent religion* dotiommsthms, Imt npou their form, but U|mui the design i curt* will pursue Iu own * sr. unmo Jtnd the upplieatiosi .»f tin m. To UsMed by others, mi nil wifi live In carnally minded they are designed to |»enre. However dcdralfle mrli a constitnte a part of the penalty : *Mn f thing tnsy I*, tbe Christian world hi the day thou eatest thereof, th’»a 1 not At present pre|»nred fv a mneli shalt surely die;* and they nrv ■ closer external «ni«n» than now ex- apphed to them by the Sovereign t ist* ; nor will the ehnvrh ever be nil Judge to satisfy divine jnst ice. But cm ben* "ret tinder one organisation, srteh they can not tie to the sjnrit- ♦ A union ia form Is of aa mine so unity minded. For Christ h;w fatty j Umg ss there nre liitimnma in feet. Iinnkwt If, in pronouncing the sentence, (ok! bad said: “lu the sweat of thy face them shalt eat bryad until thou di*%” the implication would have been that in tl^> penalty threatened he hod used the term til that restricted sense. But he said, only s “Until then ro- turu to the ground”—-until them reach a certain stage in the death which is upon thee. It is an iuadrert* nee that makes tbe phrase: “Until thon return unto the grouud,” a parallel of the other: “Thou shalt surely die.” Heme wc conclude that Adam did die in the selfsame dav he trous- gretwed. And when the Scriptures speak of a death yet to overtake those who art* “dead iu trafami and aiuR,” the itnpliestioo is not that they are not already dead, but that a' higher degree—a “aorer puuiali- inent” yet awnits them. Tbw is pre cisely the conditioii of those who are carnal or j)cshly minded. They are dead “Death rcigna” over tlnmi. Under the pressure of his yoke they are descending iuto deeprW,and sorer Mmdigc. Aud their minding the things of the flesh, is the true, sad index t«> their real condition. As carnal luindedttcoH is death.; so .spiritual luiudednesM is life. Nof on- t ly does it tend to life, hut it springs from life. Those who manifest it shall not only live, hut are already alive. As death comprehends far , more than the se(sirath»u of soul and lowly ; so, ni.s«>, life comprehend* ]for more than the uuion of these. It begius in our present existence; it makes an adyarur when onr souls aud (todies are siq»arated ; and it will reach its lqst and perfect stage in their re-miiim. Unless we thus NT * . V * ■ view the life spoken of in the Herije turns, we shall utterly fail to profit by the teaching of uiauy texts; they will prove to us no lietter than the ciinntiigly devised (aides of ancient, heathen oracles—siweptilde of <sm- tradictqiy meanings. Now what is the Scripture festi mony about life f “He that lielievetli on the Sou hath everlasting life.. . He that heur- eth my word, and lielievetli on Him that sqnt me, hath eVerlastlpg life, and shall not come unto condemn a- rton, bur w passed from death unto life... Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that lielievetli on ine hath ever lasting life... Whosoever eateth my flesh* and drfnketh my blood hath eternal life.. . Reckon yourselves to be indeed dead unto sin, but afire nnto God through Jesus Christ our Lord...Yield yourselves unto God, as those that are a lire from the dead.” It Is a very Important doc trine that believers in the present world, before tfift separation of soul ajnl body, hare eternal life. Once they were “dead in trespasses and aids,” but they have been “quickened together with Christ.” Once they lay with, and by all created eyes undistinguished from, all the dead, dry btmes of the valley; hut they were caused to hear the voice of the Bon of God and live. * The first motions of this life of which the spiritually-minded become conacioua, is tbe restoration of their •smsdly-miiiJhMl is death ; itnalhr-niinded 1* Hf*» Snd viii: I. | tbe second heswl l pro- int oat tin* &cc«ts*rj between curod or fleoldy i and death: and also een spiritual uiindedn^s To make pnj gress, k is f again, to il nstrate the term*. Ik-nth is aome- in a very restricted, ahd pry oomprebi naive sense. St restricted, ft means the |of soul and JlHidy. But dd contend tlx it it l»as no ijug, he wonMj sthltiiy t|l»e For all the spiritually- past geiwralions, except L Elijah, havl thus ditd. eting death in this seuae, 'represented the feelings l'when he saul: I u Hal and awfnl t? iii« to file7* S he ticnnially n inded who iiug here to enjoy, ^ thi* deed tin* “kin* of terrors.” >!«• as it often a q>ears, ir is ! Revive of man s cotulition rendered s< miserable death would be ehpsipn n life. Tlioiu iikIs db so B erea seek it. But if on, with all i 1 s “anguish it ml vexation of spirit,” tompany tlm whteli ije i e, and tliH f cterdaBy io that o' ery rising r ridief wo ild in* uijfl- u by tin* ti ought thht red and (hit without m where, 1 O, w iefe a term half so W^ll [iress the ierribletieSs ion as dAuthl Tie * felt si! tljis.. Ueniie tuisen term| to express, eparation i *f stiul innl * all the e ils. bodily to whieli man Invs >xious On ;u*c nnt ofUh. preheusive hi nse, death cribed thus: “To hUVe ftdon with Cod, to 1 lie truth and cm «e, and (jo fall the miset es of thjs i o soul ami » peet wi nfmanki 4«0ppi 7.06 pm f 10 ft m It M sod that God ••n-UM-mlwn-l Noah.” fowly, Gui ae\wr forg**t«( Yei there are time** when lie may be sold •invisll.v to n*HH*»l* r. hkiirv to one’s self ilie horror* of tbe del* U|(r. The fbuoteiiM* of the great deep braking up; the bursting clouds pounug their hareata upon the doom ed earth; the onuaequeiit gloom mid loodrarms a* the ark. borne gmdu ally up flaw the highest |mint tq which some deepainng * retch might flee for safety, woe driven ben* and then* o|mni a vast waste of water— floating over the grave of * sinful world. No light through the neir cling clouds: no \ ok« of succor from beavcm; only the ceoeeiere downfall of the pitiless tain—truly there was need of I'aatU subluue ae the petri an-L’ft, calmly to BM**t thi* hiding 6f tbe uov ctiuut God. But he “remembered Noah and ao will he reHiember ns. In qur sad desi days, under onr hen\ teat bar dens, w hen life teetus al » stamlstill because of tbe im|ienetrable gloom of non* trials, and night nan uot die cover one ray ot' delivering light, faith should graft]» the aftMunuice that tbe Eternal Haler uever t»rgets, and in his own time will ap]iear for onr help. Aa Fuller has expressed it, “God's ways fetch an aatoniahing com pooshot never an extensive as to lest o us out at tbe bonnds of His remsmtminco.—Am. Horn, i nnder Ifix ho liable i % to frnl Ixkiy, sinfl * ever.” a rigfii SttiitiiresJ »tagea ot i togredients posidoh. ] *bige, is aft Iwqioratlon i the ]>ain« * f hell for-, . flttuQ is im ispen<Mr 1 umlerstamlir g of the lit presents fue diffi neht (feath, or t'lti different i^hieh enter ii«o its eouS |Sf who 1ms advanced env Neatly dead as s he wrtio 'the last. Ife who tms Ae first ingrolient ♦ nrig out dn* bitter i4 last, unless jraised 'ttb 'if of God from his estate 'death. Now et us sde has reacln tafthri ? of certainty Burr tiiy Dour.—I feel all that I know aud all that I teach will do nothing for tny soul if l spend my time, a* some people do, in business or company. My soul starves to death in the beat company, and God is often lost Iu prayers and ordi nances. “Eater into thy closet,” said ho, and “abut thy door.” Some, words iu Scripture are very’ ciupbati cal. “8bat thy door” means much t it means, shat out, not only non sense, bat business; not only the company abroad, bat the company at home ; It means let thy poor soul have a littia rent aud refreshment, and God have .opportunity to speak to thee In a still, small voice, or he lost communion with God. And it i* just here that the contrast be tweew them and the carnally-minded, and indeed between their present and tbeir former selves, becomes most striking. Communion with God consists in proper thoughts of him and in proper feelings towards