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ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTI81T—EPHE8IAN8 IV: 6. SEW SKR5E COLUMBIA. S. C," THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 1871 OLD SLR11 able to forgive sin*: *Tbe blood of Christ, thy Son, cieauseth from all sins." Christ is Killing to forgive sins: “Hi® that oometh auto me, I will ia no wins cast out,' lading no fruit upon the*, hath giv en the oi xu maud to the “dresser of his vineyard" eouoeruiug thee, “Cat it down { why oumbereth it the ground f” He has ooa# nut ouly “these three years," bat tea, twenty, thirty, or even inure yearn, eeekiug fruit upou thee, and, k> 1 in all these years, be has found uoae, Is it to be wondered at that he has grown impatient with tuck a fruitless fig tree! and that be has, stlaat^dster mined to rid bis vineyard of it f But the Saviour bas interceded for tbee that thoa msyest be spared for another year, till he has farther tried the means af grace with thee, which is meant by the expcroaiutH “till I dig about it, sod daug it" If, however, after all that thou still re* maiuest unfruitful, thru, ere* Ue will be williug that thou shall be eat down. W. K. New Year's Eve, 187a , How U Rselers the Ksovirit* of the weete in Ged*s work. The parts he left hand, bat 1 can not behold him ; eats away Ore not needed; indeed, be hldeth himself on the right hand that I can not see him." And we should not be surprised if he should wing himself away in his heavenly flight, bidding an eternal adieu to a region so uncongenial. , Why is it that professing chris is fcausiiKb EVERY thus “And the Spirit aud the bride say, come. And let him that heareth say, oonte. And let him that is athirst eome. And whosoever will, let him take the wa ter of life freely." That one word, whosoever, is exhaustive iu its char acter, and includes any one of the seed of in an—be he rich, or be be poor, be be learned, or be he uu- learned, be be young, or be be old, be he master, or be he servant, be he white, or be he of any color—that, hearing the Gospel of the laird Jesus Christ preached, and heoomiug ac quainted with the plan of salvation thereiu contained, is able to exercise faith iu Christ as the Saviour. “Be lieve ou the Lord Jesus Christ, aud thou ahalt be saved." And not ouly ao} bat sorrow far sins, and penitence;, iu order to be proven sincere, must be followed by reformation of life. The divine prom ise is, “Let the wicked man Jkreak* his ways, and the unrighteous man kus thoughts, and let him return onto the Lord, and he will have mercy upou him, and to oar God. for he will abundantly pardon." And, now, what more mulatto time than the yret eat can inah have to set about com plying with the above eiuoiumeut of the Word of God f Another leaf of the Book of Time to ju*t ou the eve of being turned over. It will be pre sented to the sons of men all clean aud white, to receive upou it the record* of their tluiught*, words and acts. It will doubtless be filled, as usual, with a detail of the horrors of war, aud with the groans, sighs and cries, of the widow and the orphan, rendered such by horrid war, waged by ungodly' sovereigns and govern ments in the interests of their lusts and selfishness “From whence come wars and fightings among you f come they not hence, even of your lasts that war in your meu»U*ni t Ye lust, and have not: y< v*u, —r •* have, anti can not obtain: ye flgbt aud war, yet? ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not,, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." It wilt, also, be stained with the tears of the oppressed, wrung out by tbe cruel wrongs of the oppressor; and, fur thermore, it will be filled with all manner of wickedness by tbe work era of iniquity. But see to it, O, reader, whoever you may be, that four record upon it shall be free from ,all gross sin, aud that all minor sins, by reason of your infirmities, shall be coutiu daily blotted from it, through means of the daily coofeAsiag of your sms to God, through Iwing exercised with gudljr sorrow sod sincere | ten donee for them, through the humbly soring of God f«>r forgiveness through < 'hrist, and through firm, unshaken faith in the Lord Jeans Christ as your Ha door. By daily living in this man nor, ypur record will be free frtoa siu, and iu the day of judgment noth ing out of the Book of Lite will ap- l**ar against you to condemn you. Our Saviour, ou a certain ocrosiou, spoke this parable : .“A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vine yard ; and lie came and sought fruit thereon, ami found none. Then said he unto tbe dresser of hto vineyard, Behold, these three years 1 come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: out it down; why cum be rath it the ground f And he an swering sahl auto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it. And if it liear frnit, trell: and if not, then after that thou ahalt cut it down." {Luke xiii: a-®.) There are, fbto day, many soak barren and unfruitful fig trees. Many Christians have a name that they live, but are, In* reality, spiritually dead. They bring forth no fruit on to holiness. Hiey see not workers in tbe vineyard of the laud. Some Christians may say, in extenuation of their coarse, that a man to not justified by works, but by faith. True, i) man, bat good works to tke remit of genniae faith. Oood works bear the same relation to genuine faith that firuR does to the blossom. As the blossom matures into fruit, so does faith ri|>en into good works. “Bveo so, faith, if it bath not works, to dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, thou hast faith, and I have works ? show me thy faith without tby works, and I will show thee my faith by my works." It may lie, O flrtiftlere Christian, that already tbe “owner of the vine yard," tired of coming to Thee, aud out < hrist it to a sealed book, but which belongs to tbe imperishable, with him all things are revealed, spiritual life, sod after all his hew C hrist the glory of the past and ings sod chiselings, in each finished the hope of the future. Christ and I work will shine tbe gtorkms features C hnstionity are mssparsble, and the of Jeans, nnmsrrad, undefaced. °f ******* « the l> MieoM , tbwl , y . Uutt «, broken “ “ ***«■ W mi brained under the bund of (ML ** *• Let Ood have hie own way with yon. ’ twoturie. Tbe aorrowe, and trinU, .nd poine of the < hriMUfl < bnrrh hea Mood Ann I ift . kre toocb# , of ^ mvioe Artiat'a """if 4 ammiled by hand. Whet he ia doing thou coat * ■“* know now, but thou ahalt know tummy to CMat ea be ia to tin. bereefter^rraMyto-loa Hauner. tianity. fonat Cash, Strictly in fidvanM. 6 cony, par annum .fi< o hots, si* months M..i. 1 Widows of m infer* nd Theological Students. ...... ! [ MbMribsn who fail In r i.dt at L expiration of their »u isorip- iooa wulbe charged per entrain ! an- entered nu the s worldly subjects and yet so strange ly reticent ia that which concerns them most T Why is it that when name one is bold enough to throw oat a serious remark, it to permitted to fall stdl-boni f No one takes up tbe little foundling, bat all seem to •ay, “What does it heref" And uBtoas you are so persistent os to be almost impolite and so exclusive or monopolizing os to appear egotisti cal, a single sentence to oftentimes the o»ly tribute to a gracious 8a vioar. Does not sods conduct dto cover a deep seated evil! does it not reveal something radically wrong f I know the prudential cot udders thins urged as an excuse. It is said that we will make religion odious; that our untimely sfieeeh may do lasting harm to the cause we would benefit. But bos not the Christian a promise of heavenly window to direct him here as in everything else f And whenever be feels it hi* doty to speak, whenever faith fulness or lov ing affection to Christ demands some word, be may be assurer] it will be ia season and fitly fqtoken—and be can safely leave the couscqaetire.s with God. We remember an inci dent iu Mr. Payson’s memoir which famishes a good illustration. He was ouce invited to tea by the wife of a talented lawyer. Her husband regarded religion with contempt, and he determined that there should be no religious conversation during the evening. He knew Mr. Payson’s habit ood be marshalled all his force* for the contest. After some pleasant conversation, in which tbe mtniater dexterously threw in several pious hints, tea was announced. Tbe law yer became unusually eloquent— Jio RATX8 or ADVKST1S] ffGt square (one Inch of < >lni TtoeTSmnth* 5M ftf? jtoflJHBl****** ***♦••«*•»**•♦ * W Xweheamaths ,..,L 10 00 On advertisements of three squares and Muds a discount of 90 her rent., of n squares and npwanU, *> per coat., fts&iflasStfpR.ri. w f*nt- will be deducted from th« shove Obiruariiw. when more than five hues. It to a sublime thought that God This stroug declaration may be regarded only as a tow to the min totry; and to be applied even to them only hi then publie work of teaching and instructing tbe people. It may be viewed (and iwoperly) as the sum, tbe beginning and end of all Gospel preaching. It to oae of those pregnant sentence* which abound in tbe writings of the apos tle, and which, wherever found, are a mark of genius. It oarers the whole field of New Testament theol ogy. It has a profound, fur reach ing significance. It include* alt that relate* to tfarist, in his persoo and in his teaching, in hto doing and mffrring. It admits diseustdoti* ou God, hto befog and perfections, his tow sad hto conduct; on man. hto present condition ami future destiny; on heaven and hell. In a word, it farntehee the widest range for the most commanding genius, the most cultivated intellect, the hoMrot, most daring imagination, the most fervent, absorbing devotion. The minister needs no other theme; be to forwish ed with one he con never exhaust. Bui ought not this resolution of the Apostle to Or anopieo oy every disciple; and indeed ore not these words written over the very doors of the church t 1V> they not set forth a universal requirement, made of every on* to whom Christ says, “Follow me T They do not simply assign and limit the subject of the preacher, hot they reveal the hidden, yet nil-pervading principle which un derlie* chrtotton character and which gives to ft all its symmetry and beawty. This is the inspiration of every true disciple—“determined to know nothing hut i’hrist"—nothing bat what be commands, nothing bat what he offer*. It to this which gives singleness, directness to all his purposes, which restrain* all hi* evil desires, which stimulates to a cease- lesa activity. And il Christ siu res iu all his thoughts, will he not have a place in his oouveroation ? If be ihumpsk the heart, will It not sjieak out of its abundancef And yet how rarely to religion a topic of convenwtion! Ikies it not wcem to U‘ is-rupulously avoided f Men may talk till they have no more that they cun soy, till they have exhausted all secular matter, aud yet they will permit a dreary and voirefoss silence to reign before they will speak of Him who is their Redeemer and tin vioar, tiieir elder brother, tiieir ever willing friend and bd|ier. Hnppoae some relestial visitant, desiring to become acquainted with tbe character of tbe inhabitants of this earth. payable to In a recent article by Rot. F. R. doubling, Roswell, Ga., on the sub- jeet of reading tbe Bible, he admiU that very few in any community con repeat the Teu Commandment*, «*» name tbe books of the New Testa meat. This to a very painfal sdmto oioo. And yet to to be feared that all men who seriously coustder the state of religious knowledge among the masse* must coocur in It. We have Bible Societies, Hahhath schools ami many xealou* iudivhlaal work ers, and yet the knowledge of the Seri pin res among uien to extremely little. Now what to the cure for all this t The evil is undeniable and great All remittances and eomim}nNation* to p »ddw»*ed to ^ Bet. A. It RUDE. t>.D., ('olnmbi*. 6. C. Religions. For the Lutheran V Thoughts. emy stroke tend* to the develop stent of hto Ideal. Day after day he works, and after a while the stone begins to reveal the uatliae element* of the artist's thought. Slowly sod patiently he tolls on, and every day hto work grows in beauty. One by one its feature* eome out. and at last, after month* or yenre of earefhl oh mating, he declares hto statne finished, and tovKea hto friend* to look upon the triumph of hia art. Oat of the rongh Human life baa been likened, not sfebcitouaiy, to a railroad trwiu. As ie latter rushes with great speed k>ug its way, bat sfopn, ehpeciallj ; each principal depot, ;miw off old xssengers, takes ou nOw? ones, and, [ter having changed its load in otb- /espects, and having its supply of ater and fael renewed, gguijji starts f ou its way, rep-nting tbe same leratiou at each of thb chief sta- ac*. at least; ho is human life hiried along the rood pf time, and rery wise man, at tiie different stop og places along that way, reflects >oo tiie past, throws aside old ideas, linions and doctriues that be had ea carry tog ofoog with huu, but tich time, experience and more ex- nded research after Irtith have do- u:i$trated to him to jbo erroneous \d untenable, receives (in their stead ber views and notious m things, and cn again speeds along through life, ten stopping aud re;ieatiug the toe operation. Among such stop ag places we eutune 'ate tbe close each day, the Sabbs ,tb, the burial remony, aud God’s special prov- eoces j and chiefly would we men- « the close of Old Year j iidi may uot inapbropi istcly be tied the “principal Rations*' along some flunk it to inenwtog Aiul but can we meet it auccesa fally t The writer of the article referred to, suggests tbe increase nf n-tigikku* Nocietie*. Bat have we not all manner uf religious societies at reads f . Certainly iq»»rc than w« work well ; and tu im-rease them would 1* to increase a machinery which l*«i often at the present lima, ■mw tfo Wa^b WUbout depreciating tbe wtoe ef forts ol any soeietiea In existence, it 1* of some imprwtanee to remem tier that there were good men in tbe world and much knowledge nf tke Scriptures, before the era of Bible societies and fabtmth nrhoola. The great Protestant churches at Europe were founded in a profound know I edge of the Holy ftrriptnre* • and ia soeh an stt.w-hment to them as mode martyr*; awl yet they were foumh-d before the idea of these soetcries had presented itself to the human mitaL There intof, then, he something older than three snrieties, and more potent for instiUuijr tbe principles of the Bible into the mind of man. From the beginning God has been pteanrd to make the family a most fmpnr taut institution mid awraery of the rhnrok. The fluniix arrompli«hcd womb r* In rariy ages of the world when it had little «*r no aid from without. It also arcompitohed woo tiers in the early day* of I'oteatant ism, when It was aided only b> the noble men who uttered with soeh m>1cutility in the |»a)piti the gather ing* .if their fteriptnrul studies. And if it were only restored to It* prnprf function*, it wonld stiff accompHsh a glorious work. Parents are tbe nat ural God ordained teacher* of their children. No srraugement nf mao, however wins, well intended, or pi. ously managed, can be a substitute for parental instruction nnd care.— “For I know him that he will comma*4 his children and hia honfohobl after him, and they shall keep the way of the I/ord." The mere force of troth to not enough; H requires snfbority to can op it to be pot In practice; and that authority Is by the Divine appointment lodged in the parent and not in the same sense anywhere else. In the times of the father*, children were instructed by tbe parents. They also accompanied them to ehnreh, sat with them in the same pew and were “com manded in tbe way of the Lord." In our times they are taught by Hobbsth- school teachers, many of whom are not mom 1st* of any ctiorrli; stod when the church servise begins they gwoerally go home; or if they attend church, they ait not with tbe parents, but in some remote place engaged—let those who have ob served tt say how. Of course there are parent* who do not commit the sacred dnty of instructing their children, entirely, to any others. And nntil we return to this true nan of the family, *re may institute as many societies as we will, the evito which now afflict the ehorch and Htrttc wf!l exist and grow. will ha a revival of and just as tbe repast was about to commence, Mr. Ifaysou interposed, “Will you tell me what writer has said that tbe devil invented the fashion of handing mmln to prevent a blessing being asked T The law yer wo* cornered aud replied, “I do not remember the writer, but we will foil the devil this time; trill you plemae ark m bleating, air f* And before the evening ended, we are told, a portion of Scripture was read and prayer offered, and that too «t tbe mjuernt of the master and in violation of a fixed imrpose. Iu every instance the lawyer was foiled by the minister. Of course religious conversation with careless persous must be eon ducted with admirable tact. A re gard must be hud to tbe nature of the circutnataiM-es, to the character of the (aerson, &c.. and in no case ought a rebuke to lie iidmiutotercd handily The fnwrtb at a serve* of Lert ares In course of dstirrnr in i*!uto«!riptoa universe, the beauty of Christ wig •bine in every feature, and tbe finish ed work will be just the realization of the original euacsqition in the mind of tbe IMvtne tVulptor. What a holy bounty this troth given to life! Koch individual soul to a distinct work in which aB uif jiowfr* at tourrn hit* nipifra. There to nothing fortaiton* or acri «Wtttal about tbe order of MfrVi ctr- rwmstaoros. No rsmlom strokes fng nprm the marble: a perfect plan takes the whole scope of life. “This is the will of God even your sancti- ficstsm." solves tbe mystery- of Provi here. This to tbe key to that heavenly ealtttre which to often so hard to nodersfand. This one divine part mw mu* througii she entire mage of life's event* and rirenm- stnneea. Every circumstance to an educating, sanctifying nntinistancc. Whatever G«wt may seem to be doing with you, he to really hewing the marble Into the beauty of Jeans. He may flood affliction*, bat orsr the tittle osftn of your child, or over the rains of yoar fortune, yon may bear the sweet voice—“The will of God in this to yoar sanctification * The tea thousand cares, annoysnees, free- ting*, sorrow*, dixapiiofattnent* and pains of life, all helong to this perfect plan. The single central point of God's will concerning you. aud the one point in which all seemingly conflicting circumstance* meet and harmonize, to your spiritual culture, and your ultimate transformation into the irasge of Jesus. God make* no mistakes in his sculpturing. None of hto strokes are false. He never cats too deeply into the marble, nor l wing* out any feature disproportionately. He knows jfist how Heavy a blow to required, how great a sorrow to needed, to Hto ronceptioa pbta broach of the ltvaagiriosl Alliance, ia vindication of the Bible and it* teachmga, was recently deliv ered by thr Rev. Dr. rhtitip Hrhaff, nf New York. The sattfewt of the lecture was tbe “Testimony of Christ to i 'hrtottanityThe /npwrr say* the lecturer bandied hto subject ably and eflbctively, and impressed his hearer* with s sense of its great im portance anti c*h»r. It famishes the following brh-f synopsis of his remarks; Eighteen hundred years ago, there lived sowing s despised rare a mas by the name of Jesus, a mqestrrii son. who had no srmy, no uavy, no politk-al |M»wer, no sorial position, no wealth, nnd nothing to roll hi* own ; who, after a brief public career, was crucified by his own countrymen. Yet this perwifl has not only revolu tkmired, thr world ns nobody did before of after him. bat has founded (lie mightiest empire la all history, ami to how adored by the most civil ized people In the world as their Saviour. It to now announced, even by Infidel*, that he prenehed the pnrret rode at morals atnl lived the moat Ithunclr** of Uvea. The inipreadoii tbst tbe gos|>el has on every 'mind is that of artless sim plicity. Gfrth considered tbe gnspe! os thoroughly genuine. Home say that Christ was an enthnsinst, and that he deceived himself. He never, in bin judgment uf men and things, showed anything bat an nncionded intellect. Other* *ay, may not bis disciples have been deceived and curried away by the deeds of their master t The evangelists are singu larly fare from imaginative jiower*. The history of Jesus to the beat an- thentimted history hi the world. No matter bow different the evangelists may he in minor detail*, they' present tbe same aspect* of one and the some Christ. Hto character to original. History' famishes no parallel to Jeans of Nazareth, and no poet ever conceived a character like his. He wwm perfect and without sin. He maintained a spotless innocence to the taut. He would not ham a human being, and was true to hto mission to tbe last. 81 nee the Ml of Adam there never has been a person free from sin. Jeans knew and professed himself to he the North id desire*, a*' well as tl i<l deeds, good anil evil- dnnsmion, aa well to ofco oil the bad, as well a* aff iedaof the children P year—it ia now sji during the eve of ing its everlasting flight from the rid, to be sealed u; and laid away leaven’s archive*, here fo remain great judgment day of the rd, when it will h - brought forth I qieiied along t ith the other gmeut books, adortling to the ' o . a a . k - a ' to w a » The old axiom is * good ou^f “A kind heart (* the best eosu- tot" How numlierleos tbe opportu nities tiiua thrown in the wav of the ** » humblest ehrtotian for iloing a ser vice to his Master and a kindness to perishing men. A timely aduto uition, a gentle warning, » though! fal remark, may :un! it has proved, the crisis with many » soul. A* Christ ever carried with him hw holy aud sscixhI personality when mingling with men, even the moat degraded ami wretched, so we, os imitator* of hto example should let ear character, our itrofeaeion, our desire* and hopes be known every where and under all circumstances in that holy conversation which ia to the edification of the hearers. ti&Htto of which, r corded therein fo. them*elve*, they * util be judged, Sad shall receive their sentence of a probation or con< emnation from 1 to Judge, according as their works, Jtitten in the Boo : of Lite, shall l$ve been judged tofhave been good i, should alight upon onr shores to )>rooecute hto investigation in person. He meet* with one and he hears him tAlk of bills and exchanges, of bond* and stocks, of gold and currency. If he kuew anything of earthly trades he would say, “lien* is a banker." Ue hears another talk of the price of goods, of the prospect* of trade, ami what • run of custom be has. fie says, “here is a mer chant." no bears another talk of hto numerous clients, of ht* difficult cares, and of hto expected fee*. He says, “lien* to a lawyer." He hear* another talk of his patients, of hto medicine, of hto wontierfal cures. He say* “here to a physician." He bears another talk of tbe crops, of wh*t he has gathered and what be hojtro to realize. He says, “here to a farmer." He finds all there en gaged iu the most animated conver sation. They never tire of their chosen topic*. We see a shadow gathering upon hto radiant face and a pearly drop dimming his beaming eye os he oaks in despair, “Where to tbe Christian T* m I go forward, but be to not there, and backward, but I con not perceive him; on the • to it tbst each fr has departed, I tbe record that tin. • There are to recorded there imiich dislike to | him iiri the day kll there things ear against him, |d therefrom he lves. There is, b way—and yet, one process by ra.sed. It to not, % power of man inch is the Cbar- *ion with which ire priuted in the no chemical dto ssible for man to icient efficacy to way is, throngh of oneto sins to e vmitence on ae- Jt- > hrongh the ask- St’s sake, to blot at conferee* his itli godty sorrow dy sues God for KHteflU' Christ is necessary thei tt, ere the Old Yei ttyuld stop and reac £ has made tlier otibtleRs many tbhij tot he wonld very •Ve appear against P judgment But 111 most surely ap; »less they are eras< ** that day arr tonks unto God, on By one way—onto fosSfofra- r mothers, their chil- L of the The Lovbof Chkist.—There to no other soluti<Hi to the marvellous mysteries of Hto incarnation aud sacrificial death bnt this—Christ hath loved us. Love originated all, explains all, illustrates all—love is tbMMbqwtiir of every* Divine mys tery. There to not a circumstance of our Lore’s history which is not another form of manifestation of lorn Hto incarnatiou, to loro stoop ing; Hto sympathy, to love weeping j Hto oomiiassioti, to love succoring; Hto grace, is love acting; Hto teach ing, is tbe voiee of love; His silence, is the repose of love; His {iatieaoe, to the restraint of love; Hto obe dience, ia the labor of love; His suffering to tbe travail of loro; Hto cross, is the altar of love; Hto death, to the burnt-oflferiug df lore; His resurrection, is the triumph of love; His asoensioa into heaven, and His sitting down at the right hand of God, to the enthronement and tke intercession of love.— Winslow. i which they can be t hfawever, within th M> accomplish it. jter of the irnpre fee records of inp« i ftook of Time, that Pfery that it is p< toake can have ani ftmove it The onl; foe acknowledging perfect hto design to true and fholtieaa, and every stroke helps to realise it. And none of hto strokes are need- iron. It to hard for ns to believe this always. Sometimes every stroke seems to be marring the marble. We feel that God to abating us, defacing oar most beautiful features, anti de stroying hto oWi^ work. Bat not "tv The artist cuts away large port* of hto block, bnt he to not wasting the marble. Every waste helps to bring 0od, throngh Miner ^fontit of them, and % of God, for Chr mrf; far he t| T*i 1* exercised vj Bn* them, and htiml iMon, mill be foi