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ONE. LORD, ONE FAITH. ONE BAPTISM"—EPH ESI AH 8 IV: 5.
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OLD SERIES, VOL. V.-NO. 144
been committed, and aU arc account
akle to their Lord and Mooter for
tbc mamier hi which hit gift* and
grace* have brca improved or abused.
It becomes not man to cavil with
the dispensation* of God, but ia
whatever condition ia life hie lot,
by divine apixfintment, umy have
been oast, to seek the glory of hia
Creator, amt the prosecution of tite
own well being.
Wealth ia not only desirable, bat
may be made highly uaefttl to the
world when windy directed. Im
men sc sum* of money are necessary
to carry forward the vast operation*
of manufacture and commerre—to
construct internal improvements, and
proaccute the gigantic scheme* of
modern civilisation and benevolence
—to found collagen, seminaHe* and
great * public chart tie*—to erect
churches, and send men and Bibles
to the end* of the earth. Money ia
the great motive power of every
good a* well a* every evil enterprise.
To the honor of oor race the world
has been bleaaed with some noble
minded and large hearted men, who
have consecrated their thousand*
and millions to the glory of Ood,
aud afflicted humanity. But these
instance* have been so uncommon
a* to avert juiblic attention froui
the rarity of their occurrence, ami
therefore may be set down as exeep
tions to the general role.
It most be acknowledges! that
there is a peculiar charm atamt
money, und that a thirst for gold
has marked the history of man in
all ages ami in all lands. It is a
universal passion. The jsmr are
striving |» obtain it, tin* wealthy
shall ootiUnna forever, ami their
dwelling places to all generations)
they call their lands after their own
names.’*
With scarorly a oouackMisnes* of
their true relation ta God in this
particular, how |muo* are men to
walk aa seemetb right iu the sight
of their own eyes, practical)y saving,
with Egypt’* prond monarch, “Who
is the Lord, that I shoahl obey his
voice f And uwlit these rircnra
stances, how great ta the danger of
perverting their riches, and df being
charged at the Jodgment ot «|aick
mid (lend with having “ir<ut«T their
Lwl’4 good* to gratify “the lust of
the flesh, and the lust of tbc eyra,
aud the pride of life.*
It is not proposed to fix upon the
exact point where a justifiable ex
peiiditure of wealth terminate*, and
a culpable extraragnure commence*.
Kach one, in the light of God's word,
must determine for himself a qne*
tion which involves iu ita manes the
eternal foture of the *oal. It la m»
deniable that riches toatrr a tlmposi
tion for oatentatioo* display, and
that It manifests itaelf in the erection
of princely mansions, the pnrrhaae
of costly Pirn it are. splendid equip
ages, apparel mnl ornament* of fab
ulon* price, ami in “(bring samptu
ooaly every day.* In tbc wild nnd
giddy race of faahiunable Mfr, in
"which her votaries sn«l vietim* are
Inml mi by vanity, or urged forward
by envy, jeokmav and prhle. mat
sum* nf money ate ennaafiy squan
dered, or in the language of (imp
tare. vnOwf. And will not Ood
reckon with these hia steward*, hold
ing them to a strict acr»mntabitity f
Will not the Judge of all the earth
do right Y Win he not demand much
The authors and apologists at the
Formula of Concord Insist upon it,
ia the most decided forma, that all
local conception of this mystery of
the presence of the body of Christ
mast ho ort aside. In every ohl La
the rau work un dogmatic* can be
found the doctrine which Gerhard
expresses ia the wunb: «W§ aay
that the body of Christ is presrat la
the place where the Lonl*n Hopper is
ceifbratcd, bat wo demy that
|VMM»t in a local manner.” (Carpms
Ckri&ti pewaem sssr dietsins ta iUo
and has received the indorsement, in
everything deemed essential to
(liristisnfty, of all Proicsfout Chris
tendon*. It is fhe basis of the tbirty
nfnc articles of the Anglican Church,
according to the concessions of some
of her moat learned and distinguish
ed prelates aiul dignitaries; of these
the doctrinal articles of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church are, for sub
stance of doctrine, but little more
than s transcript; and others, as
might rosily be shown, have drawn
largely Iron it. It ha* proudly and
triumphant!) stood the ordeal of the
seven**! criticism for more than
three centuries. The boasted im
provciucuU in biblical criticism,
under tbe influence of that mental
freedom secured by the Reformation,
aud the mighty Impulse which it
gave to the cause of literature, has
enabled even its bitterest enemies to
discover no material errors or de
fects ia it—A. J. Brim.
found it iu various innocent pur
suits.
* ... ^ \ 0 ^ .
The first I shall mention was his
love for polite literature, or humarie
tim as it waa formerly called. He
was not as well versed In the ancient
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cookl not have stood the fishy smell
of some of his comrades who came
of Galilee. He
from around the
would have resigned his cotamiasioo
with some sash remark as he makes
in the extract < j noted above: “Mas
s Cash, Strictly in Advance
r per ansmn ..#3.30
r ’iii month* ..........-i. Ii3
Sen, Widows of MiuwtuWs
Moioriori Students.. — jl. 8.00
.aher* wko fail to remit at
miration of their Mibsrrib-
% he charged per annum 100
r name* art* «»ter*sl on the nub
bosk, without the first payment
Mdauchthon, bat he was a good
Latin scholar, and read it with as
much facility as his native German.
His favorite author* were Cicero,
Livy, Virgil, IMautua, Tereutiua, aud
he read with increasing delight
many other classic writers. When
he retired to the convent as a young
man in 1505, he gave away all his
other books except Virgfl and Plant
ter, U Thou art going to kill tbe
rhttrrh with bad smells, 1 will hare
nothing to do with this work of
evangel last ion.” He ia a disciple,
ami makes that remark to the Mas
tor—the only difference is, that he
rnsked it ia the ntnrtemitb instead of
the first century.
Now, eon It be possible that ia a
handful of centuries the Christian
character has fallen away from an
imposing hcrooim that sooraad even
the stake, the ernes and the sxe, to a
)MM*r little effeminacy that withers
and wilts under an unsavory smell Y
mSWJTAPER DECISIONS,
nrpmo who take* s paper reur-
om the pout office—whether di-
hianame or another’s, or whether
nlwent*ed or not—i» responsible
aymeut.
, penon order* ltis paper oiseon-
sspssias. lirrkard, hi I., 1HQ.) To
be ia a place, ami to be locally in a
place, is by no tacans identical. The
body of the rhristlaa ia, according
to the ilnririne of the Holy ttrrip
tunrs, a temple of the Hdy Ghost;
but it dors not follow from this that
the Holy Ghost is ia the body of the
Christian ia a local manner. The
Godhead fills heaven aud earth, sad
is preorat at every P**st of the
world) bat is it, these lore, inclosed
Imemiitrr r la Christ dwelt the foil
Hess of thr Godhead buddy Dora
this irnwB to teach the doetriue of
s Incalis »met maim (local Inclusion) of
the divine rescuer f
lly such Ulastratfoas the Luthersa
delight to quote and criticise pas
Mfss from some old Roman anther,
when in company with hia friend*.
By tbe frequent reading of these
works be so refined his taste and
improved bis style, that he not only
wrote many of his own works in
Latin, bat composed verses in it
even better than Mela neb thon him
self.
He was a vigorous advocate of
clatucal education, and urged tie*
authorities everywhere to provide
for instruction in the ancient lan
gnages. • He so highly esteemed
Quintilliao that he recommended
this author to be read and lectured
■!»oa before all advanced pupils in
the schools. Whenever he could
find time from his severer pursuits,
he diligently perused his favarifc?
Latin authors. They were refresh
tog to his weaiiod mind aad cheered
his dejected quits. Their strong
most P«y <01 am iimp-i*. nr
ier may rontiinffi to send it
ent ia made, aud collect the
mot, whether the»toper ia
the office or not.
torts have decided that refu-
5 MwapoporK tuid imnbdical*
met office, or retuoviag anti
m uncalled for,, i* primki facie
ot intentional fraud,
e—Five cents per quarter,
littance* and ctmunuunsCions to
The 35th day of June, A. I).,
UKto, was a remarkable aad a mem
arable day fa the history of the great
struggle for civil aad religious lib
erty aad a pare Chnatuuiity. It
gave form aad rasiitmcy to the
prinripAea of the Reformation. On
that day leather sod his asacriates
were summoned bj his Imperial
Mqjesty, (’harlea V, to appear before
the Diet of Angwbnrg. sod answer
for their ftdth. The confession of
thrtr faith was drawn up h Philip
Melaochtboo. a man of sufierior in
tellert. of varied atwl extensive
learning, awl a profound theologian,
sod wras folly indorsed by leather.
Is this venerable dura meat we have
aa embodiment of the tlnrtriaea of
the Kefonration. aa for at least
as the leathers* (’hnrrti is con
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W<»n with Dn
*e connection
Central Rad
ii point* South
Hard afudeut# require rest aud re
creation aa well as other workmen
who exercise only their muscles. The
brain demands repose as well ss the
limbs. Hence in all ages meu of
inteUcctnal labor bare found it not
only agreeable, but absolutely uecet
aary to refresh their minds sod
strengthen them for new exertions,
by not only* abstaining from work for
a period, but engaging in other pur
suit* which require no expenditure
of bratti or severity of thought Fish
lag, hunting, skating, and {day uig
Rev. A. R. RUDE. D.T>
Religious.
For tbe Lutheran Vimtor
Tto Banger of Etch?*.
ored to explain their dartnae. that
the body of C'hraat ia present ia the
can secreted head, re* litre, bat not
bcnUtmr. It |a trmr, thr> aprak nf
the hadily prmtmtm at the Lord ia the
Holy Hupprr; Iml thereby they only
scan to aay *rhmt ia firmest, nut here
it ia preaent. The premmer of the
holy. net the bodily manner of the
|Mtwe«, m taught by that expree-
ta hell hr lifted tip lit* craft* living
MitH.”—Lnkc xvi : 38.
I - jfi
I prattle, or uarrativy of real
jrts tbe case may be) {qoiitains
points of instruction worthy
bn aud prayerful eonsideru
The reader is directed mainly
'topic, “the danger of rfohr*.”
I two more prominent ehanir-
i the context arc “n certain
ian” an<l “a certain b»‘gg«r,
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ns with Trims
all point* North
are frwh indulged in by cultivators
at learning and adjuster*, bat stdl
ant to the extent that is desirable.
It would not be uninteresting to
have a nrrumfoantial account of the
recreationa of the learned. It would
contribute not s little to thru menial
history, the peculiarity of their dispo
sition and tastes, and might also
serve aa aa example for imitation.
The recreate nan of Luther were
ing number* at their verse and the
vigor of their prose, their master! v
satire, their lively fancy, their pro
found thoughts, their beautiful imag
ery, aud iu many junta rams their
sound philosophy, all charmed and
corpora ti aa faaahiafire, hot iu a
supframnndsne, supernatural, boar
only manner | not a| all even acnorel
mg to the manner of ghwified bndiea,
bat -after thr maaner of sitUag at
the right' hand of tend."— Latkrram
means to the iM'OMuiHishiueiit of
many euds. Wealth is more de
sirable than poverty, and the peti-.
tion of Agar, “give m<< neither jo»v
erty uor rirlH**,’ , is not the sincere
wish of many heart* in this age, if
men may be judged bv their action*.
Notwitbstiinding the va*t amount of
good which luu Iren, and may be
arrompli*tK*l b>~ its jadicioos a«lmm
istration, yet it is uiMleuiably true
that the Holy Bcri|»tiires reiwesent
riche* in its teiMleoey a* inimnal to
inau's highest gi**l, aial therefore
flunffcmoK to its |ioasc**or, even as it
whs to tlte iiufortiiiinte Hives. Aiwl
however tneu may lie di*|*>*eil Io
modify and soften down the *n|iposnl
as)N‘rities of tbe ius|»«re«l word mi
this subject, nyvertbeiess tin' froth
iti all its simplicity and force chal
lenges an nrt*eptunce of the doctrine,
that there- are in connection with,
and growing out of the p»wuio**iou
of riches, rcapoambHitir*, temptation*
and a general condition nf mind amt
heart, jrbk*:i reinler it exrrrdingl.v
difificult for a rich man to enter into
tiie kingdom of God. Jesns sahl,
“With men this is ita|ms*ilde, but
with God all thiugs are possible."
The Word of C**l rkirly IchcIm**
that tbe imssesxHNi of wealth is at
tended with danger to the soul. On
aecount of the responsibility con
nected with its list* and management,
our Lord sshl, “Oecnpy until I
come,” thus clearly intimating that
all men sire his “stewards," and
accountable to him for whatever
“tahaits" be may have committed to
authoritative
ed svmhnl of her faith
|s was carried by the angels
braham’s bosom, and tbe rich
is UaritMl, and in hell lp^ lit'tol
qree, being in torment*,
ire entering uj*on the siilqert
icttwioii. profitable reference
n hjwl to some great truths
ited in the narrative. ! I, That
u• ' r it i *
leath the sonl is happy in
or miserable In hell: here
|nte«l .is “Abraham**, bosom, n
king in torments.* jjj. That
a flaed and permanent state
ponl. 3. That recognition in
r state is more than piobable.
i the tormented in hell are
I concerned lest tlwir frieiuis
[ ennie to tliaf world pf woe.
k tlie sonl is not otiiy sciisi-
alive to its own misery, but
R»an«(h for
its iu Florida,
lomery. Mobile,
ttsnootra, Mem*
Qe, Cincinnati,
oath sod Went.
<m ail 1 Night
i sold, sad Bag*
[>:vl points,
is route coins
ive (5) dim*rent
ed men. His numerous biograpbera
have given us many particulars of
his amn*rmenU, tote which be enter
ed with tbe pUyfolueas of a child,
and from which he derived relaxa-
twa from lu* severe studies and
urtim. He found throe
strengthen youth aud refresh old
age ; they adorn prosperity, and fur
uish comfort fn adversity; they de
light ua at home, and do not hinder
our enjoyment abroad; they oon
tfnue with us through the night;
they go with us upon oor journeys,
and are our compantous when we
leave the noise of the dty for the
solitude of the country *
". Luther's recreations in the Greek
classics and other departments of
polite literature w»D be considered
hereafter.—J. 0. ta Lutheran Ob
eat, thr Br\. l*e W»tt Tnltmagr, at
Itnmklyu, ha* the following otter
ancra «tn the adpri of ‘•fWoefls *
“I have a p»**l rhrlatiau frirml
who, if hr sal In thr front pew in the
rbiirrh. am! a workiagman duwht
enter thr der ut the other rod,
wuald Marti him iwatawlljr. M\
friend la not to blame for the aenth
tirroew* of his me, any more than
you would fiog u )wduter for hrhf
keener oa the aneat than a *ta|wd
wstrh «Wig. The fort ia, if \oa had
*H the rhnrrhe* for, tty reason of
the mixing up of the romonot people
with the uncnmuHiw. yon xronld keep
one haH of rhrUf*-»d»w» «*rk at their
stiwnsrh. If yon are going to kill
thr rhnrrh with l*d sow IU. I Witt
have nothing to «t» with this work
•f evangetiantfon."
We hsve res
then stead; it was not an effort to
make any change io the dortrises
amt usages of the Apostolic Ckarvh.
nr say *d*!»tw*a» to them. No, ita
•Mn t was none of three; Imt it waa
nipt ions In doctrines and practices,
which had horn acrumwtatmg for
TGHT,
1 Freijrbt and
The charge of cnoanhatanltslasi
was mob by thr Reformed agwmst
I nit her ami the iHttheran* during
ike ItHiniMliMh. Its troth folio-**
waa at otirr denied. It has, how
ever, beet* repeated agate ami again
since llwi lime, .tint H* often dented
by Inttliermi divines. Or. J. W.
Nevin ha* recent l> reiterated It, at id
Prof. G. FrttsehHi, ia his review of
the Mererrslmrg Thtsdogv. |«aMi*l»r«i
iu tbe Momat*h*ftr, tvplirs as lul
low*:
I itiml, sc nut not nunvivr how
Nevia. with hi* ciaiueet k*uning,
peuetrating insight, ami etirdMl go*-I
will toward the Luther.oi Ulmitb,
Ciiu make sw*-li an sa*ertion. If any
reproach whatever ia to l*e regarded
a* unjust, then surely it is this. Hut,
altliough thr united testimony of all
our Lutherau throbtgtons has denied
it, tbe Ihfomel have Iren repeating
tiie charge f«*r ceoturir*. Ttie I hi
thersii C’hitreli has again and again
rrjecUHl ormsntsitantiatina, in the
most ihriilwl maimer. Btwbbrns
says the wonl c*si*ab*tnntiaUon bv
taken in two setter*. According to
the one, it mean* the local roajnnr
tion of two iMslie* ; according to tbe
other, tiie commingling or exude*
caver of both into one man* or sub
stance. In hoik throe temnem entomb
atantiation la rrjeetc*! I»y the Lutheran
Churrli. All who nmkrsfaatd the
dortrinea of our rhnrrh. Brnkben*
says, in anoilter |msnage, know that,
with our whole sonl,. wre abhor the
doctrine of ronsabstentiatiou and of
a gross nbiqultv nf the flesh of
Christ. AU laithemu theologians,
as with one mouth, again and again,
and in the most positive manner,
denied the local presence of the body
of Christ. Luther himself expressly
rejected the doctrine that the hodj
of Christ ia present localiter. Mr
lanrbthoit, who at other time* gave
some countenance to the foolish opin
ions which gave out that Luther
tsoght S loeatio imetunin, testifies, and
very clearly too, in an opinion given
by him in tbe year 1A30, that la
ther’* doctrine knew nothing of sock
an idea. In tbe celebrated and im
portant Wittenberg f Vmeoed of ISM,
on official dMcunnxit, signed by a
numiwv of the moot eminent Lather
an tbeoUtgisiiM, the locali* prmmtia
(local presence) ia expmntg rejocted.
But again and again the Reformed
repeated tbe charge, mud again and
again the tbe*dogiana of the Lutheran
f'hureh repete*! it aa a miwmar.
rorroding
cheerful uitcmiplioii* from his dai
ly punmit* accessary, for he snffered
fom laqmtrrd health, and was iu
constant peril of still further ex
hausttug bis strength hr long pro
tractod labor. Like many other men
he found it easier to preach than to
practice, and frequently rebuked
hia friend* for their undue real in
the | hi mint of knowledge without
taking may bodily exercise. In a
letter to MetonHithoti. who fed siek
from overwork in hi* stodie*. be
blamed him severely for inattentiou
to hi* health
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original purity. It wrwa, therefore,
emineuth con wee stive. The grand
pniHifiir wii iVfiii impwi nj ii?f
Reformer*, and strongly and perwtet
cutty urged by them iu all their
teaching* aad eautrnv evwtea, that the
Bible la the oady infallible and an
thorvtotivc. **»«! the alfonfllrieot rule
To this atan
OTICB
T GOODS!
inn to #30 and
V Part of
of faith and piartice
dsrd they Hung with deathlike te-
n.vritv t to (hi* the) appraled on all
orrmduua, aud not to the drcu&ma
of rumxxia aud the dcrxvea of Vopm.
THU ia the only true ami mate priori
14e. When we ahamlnu nr ignore it,
we are left to drift on thr oprn aea
of dark speculation ami uncertainty.
Whatever dortrinea the Bible cxplk
itly, or by fair impInmUon, teaches,
we are bound to boltev a; w hotever
duties it enjoins, we are bound to
* Lyra GeruiaukaT coutaiiia surely
one of the most touching of human
ooai]KM«itaons—a song of Luther’s.
Tbe great Reformer's music resouuds
to this day in our churches; and one
of tbe rude hymua he wrote has such
a step of thunder iu it, that the fa
ther of Frederick the Great, Mr. Car
lyle tells ua, used to coll it “God
Almighty's Grenadier March. 7 ’
This one 1 speak of is of another
mood, and ia soft aa tears. To appre
date it tboroaghly, one must think
of the burly, resolute, humorous, and
withal tender-hearted man, aud of tbe
work be accomplished. He it was.
the Franklin’s kite, led by the high
est Hand, that treat up into the pa
pal thunder-dond banging buck over
Europe; and tbe angry fire that
broke upon it burned it not, and iu
roars of boltless thunder the appa
rition collapsed, aud the son of truth
broke Uirougli the inky fragments
oa the nations once again. He it
was who, when advised not to trust
himself iu Worms, declared : “ Al
though there be at many devils in
Worms os there are tiles on the
He it was
2t & SONS,
md.,
»eet the wants
rs at a distance.
Imt Mcbuichthon had
soon occasion to retort, “Physioian,
heal thyarlf* He even request
ed Kraama* to warn Mrlamhtbon
againwt immoderate study. On one
onraraui. when be and Melanclithon
were the guests of George Spa Intin.
and M eland it bon continued writing
the A(x4ngv of tbe ronfeasaon, even
while they were all at the dinner
table, Luther snatched the pew, out
of his hsud ami *aid l “We can serve
God not ooly by work, bat also by
rent and relaxation ; for this reason
he instituted the Sabbath•* As dil
igently a* he was devoted to work
himself, which he sometimes carried
to an extraordinary extent, yet he
frit tbe necessity of recreation, and
gave himself np to it w ith much rest
and .profit.
No man needed reasonable relaxa
tion more than Luther, for no man
over was a harder worker. How
diligently he studied! How much
time be devoted merely to the read
iug of the Scriptures, through which,
he tells ns, be went several time*
every year! How many lectures he
rend to students, in connection with
which he preached nearly every day,
and twice a day mauy days in sue
cession, aud when be w as younger,
three mid even four times a day!
How often he conducted public dis
putations 1 How much time the
translation of the trftofe Bible cost
him! How many books be wrote!
What an enormously large cones
l*oo«lonce be conducted 1 flow many
visitors be was compelled to seel
How many thousands come to eon
suit him on oocImuuHtieal aud per
aonal affairs t How many journeys
ha took as church visitor I aud yet
be labored on without fatigue, and
was so averse to idleness that be
often forgot to eat, drink or sleep for
several days iu succession. Boch a
msu required relaxation, sad I sit Her
Mark Twain
ami ta briirve that there will he
labor in; men In heaven : and also a
number of wegtne*. sad Esquimaux,
and Terra del Fwegmnx, and Arabs,
and a few Indiana, and pnosibly even
mume 8|«inUrds awl t’urtagnrsr.
Alt thing* air pnsaiMe with God.
We slutll have all sort» of pmq4e in
heaven $ but alas! in getting them
we shall lose the society of Hr. Tad
swige. Which la to say, we shall
tear the rum pain of one who cookl
give mure real “towe” to orleattel
merely than any other contribution
Brooklyn could fnrumb.
And what would eternal ha|qiineas
la without the dortor Y Blissful,
unqiie»tiuuabl\—we kwow that wH!
eunngfi—but woohl It he dietingue,
would it be recharrhr without him Y
to. Matthew without ateekinga or
sandal*; 8t Jerome t»*re headed,
and. with n eoarwr, brown blanket
robe dragging the ground; to. 8e
bastion, with scarcely any raiment
at aU—all these we should see, aad
we shoahl empty seeing them; but
would we not miss a spike tailed
coat aad kida, aad tarn away re
•pectfully, and say to parties from
the Orient, “These ere well enough,
bat you ought to sne TaHmsge, of
Brooklyn.”
1 four me that in the 1 letter world
we shall not even have Hr. Tall
magv's “good C hristian friend.” For,
If he waa sitting under the glory of
at*
e* of the Nsw-
>le Goods, of
>mV«tic Manu-
ill rime* to sril
than any how*
tie largest and
-tureni ju tb.
fos very jKior, and diseased,
foeiident ajion charity for a
lace. Tbe whole narrative
J in striking contrast the
lot' two immortal lieing* in
of sense, ami their Mtibcc
eversed state in a n*brld of
It is not necessary to enter
iL :i i a t i _*e
their kreping.
voice from heaven enjoins uj*»t» a
world devoutly kneeling at tiieshriHo
of inaminoit, “Honor the I xml with
thy substance, and with the first
fruits of all thino increase." “(Jharge
them that are rich in this Work! that
they do good, tliat they be rich in
good works, ready to distribute,
willing to ooiDHiunicMte.’’ But sios !
bow feebly do these and kindred
passage* affect the opiniona slid
actions of mankind. They sear'd)
command a moment’s serious couskl
eration, and their impressivraess is
lost in the eager pursuit of gold.
Men are slow to recognise the un
welcome troth that they nre only
stewards of their Lord's goods—that
the “earth is the Lord’*, and tbe
fulness thereof"—that their’s is the
mere right of possession, and not of
ownership, ami that soon their pos
sessory «right must pas* to other
bonds, and they be summoned to a
reckoning with their Lord. It is
exceedingly drificnlt to convince men
really that the lands and other po*
session* which five law vest* In them,
and protects -from the rapacity mid
violence of others, is not their own.
And therefore in the disposition of
their temporal interests, they assume
to Oct independently, and without
reference to any superior, or ultimate
tribunal of atyudk-stion. “Their in
ward thought is that their houses
house tops, I will go.
who, when brought to buy in the
splendid assemblage, said: “It is
neither safe uor prudent to do aught
against conscience. Hare stand I—
I can not do otherwise. God help
tne. Amen.’’
The rock cannot move—the light
niogs may splinter it. >1 think of
these things, aad then read Luther’s
“ Christmas Carol," with its tender
insoriptiou : “ Luther—written for
his little son Hans, 1M&” Coming
from another pen, the stanzas were
!>erbnps not much; coining from hi*.
they move on like the finest do
queues. This song sank deep into
tbe hearts ot the common i>eople,
and is still rang from the dome or
the Kreus Kirch* iu Dresden before
daybreak on Christmas morning.—
A terns** HmitM
fhy men are not to be de
t ior their |Mjsaessia|ns^ dot
topi Red. Feu are indifferent
blandishment* ot gold, and
ijs presumed would reject it
l^red to their acreptenet*
Imorable terms. Thr gn at
petrine eau not 1h> sucres*
►ii»^«iyetl of «u ever present
[fWkig Deity, \rl»o ’as AI
muintain that she h. Bhe fight*
under no uncertain color*. 8he has
thrown her bacmera, wide unfurled,
to the breean. with her fiuth ioaari
bed upon them ia characters that
can not be mistaken and which may
be sum nnd read of nil Men. In
proof of this, we appeal to tbe rec
ord* and trattaKmie* of her faith.
Bh«' adopts ss her own the three
uirimil nuiveraal creeds, th<‘ Apt**
ties’, the Nkwuo, and the Athana
aian. Her giant leading creed, how
ever, Is the Augsburg Confession,
which comprises the substance of
thane, and more folly, systematically
sad dearly sets forth the doctrines
of the Christian system. This Is tbe
mother w Mhd at the Reformation,
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P®ftowgn dhqMMci
kAh,great ami smid
‘belli poor, and mak
PMow, ami lifteth
tt P the poor out of
»1> the beggar oi
■ to set them among
good gift, and ever
N® above, and eotm
*The
ti«h;
H Hr
dust,
•f tbe
hoy* admitted s Benjamin Kronklis,
or other laboring sum, that “friend,*
with hi* fine, natural powers infinite
ly augmented by emancipation from
h*is|iering flesh, would detect him
with a single sniff, aad ImoMHUately
take his bat and ask ta be excused.
f Father of light*.”
♦id* to whom t*U*11