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Rxv. A* R. RUjDE. I>.D
. j Colombia, S.
Allan, tha Scotch flder.
tope
ra^ii
would t®c valo*i see.
It
well-foamed catechism of yotiugrr the content* of the weekly uewspa
(lays, and the well-studied Bible of ! per, rommsnttd u|k*i their favorite
mature years—these alone form the ' authors—Boston, Herve.v, Matthew
plain curriculum which qualifier for I Heavy, and the like—when such
a dignity where the hodden gray is I remarks as tha following might often
its welcome as the costly broad cloth, be heard t “llavie beat me ia the
And so highly is this honor esteemed,* HomtfoH mate, hut 1 managed him
aaT to the .1isditmtims. 9
n ... / «i
that to sit in the councils of the when w<
church—to be one day choeeu to rep
resent it in its highest o
the minister’s adviser ami
are uo mean incentives to inanjrau
honest upright {leaaant.
K such worthies Allan Uved;
f themselves, be earned the
hooteoiplativa spirit of the past iato
a generation jostling, beetling, bur
' rying on through life, frettm* at its
The high moral aud religious char ms and fuming nt lie misfortunes,
aoter of Allan early pointed him out and whirling along with the aimed of
as worthy to fill such an offle*; and their own locomotive*. Then “to
a solemn day it vhwr Id our little the law aad the testimony” be ever
church when he, with two or Undo went, to nettle dispute* or clear up
others, stood around tlm pulpit, and ) doubt fill points; and he would geu
in the midst of the congregation took ' endly close all controversy with,
upou themselves the solemn vows be^ “My good air, it's neither what you
fore entering upon those duties— say uor what 1 say, but what the
vows w hich all but Allan himself Word o v Hod anys.” Ouee txMiviooed
knew how faithfully he Ailltlled. a matter wna right, then, whatever
The sacrameutal Sabbath was a were the consequence*, it must be
day to bo remembered in those times. 1 done. Katbcr than |iart with his
It occurred in the end of snnimer, principles, be would have parUtl
when, In high districts, nature is iu with hi* life; and ofteu would he
its greatest beauty, the tanks being i tell of the time when for the sake of
covered with the dog violet au«l the 1 these )trtncl(ilea he was sorely tired,
blue bell, aud the gardens gay with • though, by God helping him, he was
flowers of every hue. Then tin* enabled to stand firm aud conquer,
church was fragrant from the sprigs leaving our service, he had tmeo
of thyme, southernwood, and other I engaged as su perm ten dent over a
ode rife rons plants carried by the 1 flourishing business ua a neighboring
peasants, along with the Bible 1 towu. Hisemplo>or, who regarded
wrapped up in a handkerchief, aud I not the laws of the Almighty, sent
laid before them iu the i**w. Solemn ! a uieeueugor one Sabbath morning,
on such occasions looked the calm requesting the attendance of Allan
fuce of .Mian, as he bore, assisted by ! in his couutiug room, to assist him m
his brethren, the sacred elements, 1 making up his books. “Tell Mr.
w,mkl say, “Bing now, bairns! if ye [jubilant, triumphant waves, so the
would Uo it iu heaven j mind, it's a pcrsiatcooe of the widow overcomes
praise there." Then, warming upou ( tbf resistance of the judge. I>ia
tb* subject, be would exclaim, “iti WO i*d cuts diamond. She wuquers
ther sing Imre or howl hereafter.” j by importunity. Yielding to her
. ■ consequence a dispute with requests, be say s: “Because this
his landlord, the time came when widow troubfoth me.
Allen was called to leave hi* (deasaut'
cottage by the side of the stately weary me.”
river, and go forth amidst stranger* —a.
necking auother home. We were
very sorrowful, aud Aym{»athixe«l the
more with him, as lie knew not iu
what direction to beud his steps.
“Duma mum for me," he would say,
I will avenge
her, foal by her oontiuual coming tbe
Help* in Bible-fltudy
Although there is much said u|x>u
this subject, we believe that many
who have had some years of expe*.
, — —V f I
when we talked upou the subject; rieuce iu tbe study of the Scripture*
“as ae door Kteeks, another opens.
Much has been, an' ever will be the
case as Iaug as we are in this world;
an' though for a wee while we ha'e
to grope our way in darkness, fear
not: at evening time K shall lie
light, an* that is tiwfi time.''
may be able to throw out some sug
gestion* of importance to those who
aim to be careful student* of the
Word.
Much stress is laid, and rightly,
too, upou the ituiiortance of exatni
nation iu the original language*, m
And so light did arise, guiding pecially In the Greek. Sometime* a
and quietly moving along the umles
lest any lucautious step might di*
turb the worshipi»er*, diNpensed
them to the communicant* *eate<l
around tire table covered with niiow- I
Todd," said the brave man, rtfot I
am hi* servant from Momlav morn
white lawn; and the IWd Psalm was * Master, aud I can not spend it bat hi* exceeding great reward. But it
then be used j may be that even now he is reaping
him eomeTuthei
here will constant pc,
nte wind, come we ithci .
'• no discourage nit-ut
make him once relent
first-avowed intent 1
Th he * fiilgrim." ■
I ! [Htmi/an.
earliest recollectjlons of my
are conneeteo 'with Klder
and although maujy years have
away since our first meeting,
brauce of it i* a* fresh a*
been but 'yesterday,
rasa flue autumnal afternoon
I accompanied tuy brother iu
df her walks to theii illage. Our
threngh an avenue of trees,
ed on the right by a field of
, iu which a tand .of reap
busily employed, while on
there gushed and sparkled
loeBurn." The harvest moon
just begun to appear over the 0 f the closing hymn lirnl died away, u , ^ -u * | aur.tyn' aisie
batitsrfvery light was dimmed Allan would give us hi* parting the eouitnand. W« gac«i that
last rays ot the fiettiug suu. j blessiug ert* we separated for our
It is impossible to the toot ot respective homes; aud well his
ypuag keep pace WKu the stakL, j young minister knew', that through-
step ot mature years; the ou t the sat red duties now brought to
has a world ot its* own to trav an end, his hands had been upheld
him to the Meat* of the far western
world; and he was content.
At the gate of the little white
washed church in the valley, we
parted In silence, fur our hearts were
too full of sorrow to find utterance
in word*; and Allan, burying hi*
bend in his pUkl, rushed from our
presence. We wstoked his retrau
ii»g figure down by the {mplar* at
the river’s brink, till the silvery mist,
that wa« *|tn*ading its soft, damp
mantle over moor aud mountain,
closing around him, kid his form
from our sight.
We can not tdl what his tile may
be iti tbe distant laud where in* lot
is cast, or how glad!) the |mor Indian
may W-aru tin* SH-naage of mercy
iug ull Saturday at midnight; but i from hi* lips: uue thing w« do know,
the Sabbath belong* neither to him that tbe Gad ot kia youth will he
nor me; it is tbe property of auother . hi* Guide till death, aud after death
l Say
o’ the maiat his reward ; and that kts dost re
sung to the grand old tune of Vole 1 a* He chooses." And
skilly the precentor relating the line, 1 to *dd, “Till* was ai
loud and dear sounded this good : tryfofi day* o’ my life. My bairns poses quietly' under the »h.ule of
man’s voice as with feeling manner w **e l»ut *ma’, an* their mother tar some dark tun**t line, with the wild
he resi»onded to the word*— 1 frae *trong. wi’ uaetlnng but my
. “Ble**, 0 my soul, the Lord thy Cod I ,mndH to m»»«iUiti them. I keut if l
And not forgetful be ' was turner! awsy Irse this ptax*
Of all Hi* grariouM Iwnellu without a diameter, rt Wad stand
He hath bestowed on thee. bai d wi* u»; but & dhftua' toll Ate ;
In the twilight, after the service* j i *** before me, a* if ft were written of .Scotland blow purr and frw over
of the day were over, aud the echo i lu fire, dtemember the Sabbath dai, the graves of hi* father*.—Irvm /,>-
dome /hj* i« war 1 iliapc.
man treading o*er km head. Well,
il matters not; tor the last uump
shall awake him there a* surely as
if he ale|H in tha ebuivli y aid by tbe
world full of enjoyments so
y that those who‘have experi-
tke deep realities of life can
sympathize with iit. it thought-
scares tbe bird from the bough,
lift* the feather which flutters
it* wing to {dace it -gmufet it*
; or spends the hours of a
emniner day sporiiug w ith the
kitten, happy ujid joyous as
four-footed play-mad*. • Truly the
abounds with pleasures rich
and varied, gladdeniujg the child's
ng heart; but flowers, lively flow*
Above all, are its ‘delight from
e day* of infancy, when dimpled
seizing the richjb«t blossom*,
them in their gtosp, till tiny
terry it along to gather the dai-
fifoni the sod, and {the mother at
iUgkt finds her littjc one asleep,
H s lap fllkd with tho*4uimple. light-
I wing flower*. And tins sometimes
fel| behind my modher to cast a
I ebble into the stream,'and again ran
1 efore to gather the re<^ iK>ppies with
^ hioh to adorn my buijnet.
to return to the [story. A* we
oar wray thrbngli the avenue, a
Me-looking ifian left the
aud drawing iiear as, dotted
ue bonnet *s lie - approached,
the timidity of early youth I
elose to my mother, peeping out
behind tbekkirtrof her di*ess,
afraid, halt-yuriojus to see tho
ger, who sotlghuto win my fa
y means of: a ro«4'-cheeked ap-
which he hefii out to my gaze,
bribej proved effectual; love for
pleeonqnerihgfear,andas I left
iding-place l|6 seia? tbe prize, He
His hand on fliy head, bidding me
gf>od child |and fear the great
After talking with u* a little
He left again to rejoin the
aud we inontioiTteil our walk,
thus my first acquaintance
Rider Allan began.
Scotland owe* not a little
Bresby terian ism, in which the
Hiued labor* df the minister and
form a mutual assistance to
other. The layman brings his
wd practical wisdom to tbe aid
J* “tafotet*, wiiose education and
circumscribe hi*
"ledge of mou and thing*. Nei-
rank, fortunj^ nor a college edu-
are at all Requisite to fit the
'for hi* office in the church; tho
-• ......
in a large uieasnre by the prayers of
his Elder.
Ever watchful was Allan over his
Pastor, aiding and ciiconragiug him
in his ministerial work. He met hi in
que day ;is he eatnc down from the
pulpit.' and laying his hand upou hi*
shoulder, thus addressed him: “Now
sir, he bae put plengh in the late, *ee
that ye diuna w raw it out again."
The reason of this mark being, t^at
the minister hml preached a serihon
iu which the justice and love of God
were eombineil; for with the piescli
ers who sjxike only of the latter
without mentioning the former,
Allan had little sympathy. "
Like tbe Covenanters of old, Ms
views were strongly Calvinistir. If
any one holding op|M>site opinion*
regarding' the much disputed doc
trine of election tried to draw him
into controversy, Allan would gencr
ally cut short the argument by say
ing, *‘Weell, there is ae thing I atn
sure o’, ami that is, if God hadnn
chosen me, I would never line chosen
Hiui; it’s a’ very flue saying, freend,
but I just dinnu believe a word oft.”
Amongst the writings of the old
divines, the works of the Ettriek
minister held the chief place iu hi*
esteem. “Gie me the Bible au’ Bo«
ton,” be would say, “then tak* what
efae ye like.”
A great writer Ims somewhere
said. “1 am afraid of the uiuu that
* y
has few books, not of the oue who
has many.!’ it w:i* the pondering
over these few old book* which made
our fathers the men they were; and
grand, grave meij, after all, were
these fathers of ours. No network
of iron then interlaced the laud,
liuking wild glen to village, aud vil
lage to crowded city, trembliug
beneath the mighty engiue which,
tearing, thundering, and leaving far
in the distance the line of dingy
smoke, whirls on; no “baniensed
lightening*" tare tidings from one
part of the kingdom to another,
flashing news even under the waves
of ocean; there were no [wnuy poet*
or penny newspaper* coming in
every morning tontell tho events of
tl»e past day. Therefore our ances
tors jogged on over the world’s paths
more leisnrely, more patiently, more
qnfotly tlmu we do now. They met
in each ethers’ house* ami discussed
gaed
day to the kirk, but 1 Utdna get
in tick le gude o' the sermon, ha the
future was aye uppermost. How
ever. ut nieht. a* little Barbel wa*
sitting on my knee reading her Hilde
lennon, her wee »at finger pointiug
(lie woid- a* *he gaed alaug, ida-
cam* ‘
Effect a* 1 Prayer IUastrstod
Mr. Gntlirte. in hi* diaruonm on
the Parnlde*, give* an illustration
from Eastern life, widen throw* a
flood ot light tat the sueees* of the
woman pleading with the unjust
single word, clotoly considenwl In the
original, will be the mean* of Hear
iug np a difficulty which ha* rented
fi»r years in the mind. Take, for ex-
ample, Jame* 1: 4, and how many
of o* have no( been iterplexed as to
the selection of this grace a* tbe per
fect one t Why mg take .“flutfa”
or “love”! But tbe explanation
flashes upon one a* be examine*
closely the original word. It is tite
rally a “remaining under"—remain
ing under the band of tJod. Thi*
perfect* the liellever. It ha* refer
etiee to the exercise of every grace.
Bo if a man ia called to be active and
aggnstwive, aa it wa* with Hi. Paul, let
him continue tho* to the end—that
will fierfect him. If he Is called to be
passive in any form of suffering, let
him “retiuiiu under" until the end—
that will perfect him. And ao on
thnsigh all the range of beUertng
experience—which is occamomM) by
tbe band of God—let each one eon
tin«e in that line until God chooses
to lift off Hi* hand. That will per
fed the talk*vet’s character.
But it is ouly a small minority who
can Mcarrh tbe Scripture* in that
way; and how about the vast ma 1
word was not put iu the passage*,
“eateth damnation (judgment or con
deniuatiou) to himaelf*!
I nder no rimunstauoes let the
opinions of learned commentators
take the place of those conclusion*
which are teoched by prayerful
study ; for, though learning is of
high importance, it is a miserable
and dangerous *ubstitnte for the
teachings of tbe Spirit; and we
would often rather take the opinion
of Aunt Betsy, the poor pious col
ored watdicrwoman, upon a disputed
passage., than the self-derived views
of m>me of Germany’* greatest schol
ars. Teachers, too, sbouhl not fail
to itnpres* their scholar* with the
fact, obvious enough but too much
overlooked, that they are studying a
translation, and that it is not tbe in
spired text, w hich is theorigiual, and
to bear in tuiud that inspiration is in
the truth revealed, aud not the mere
word*; that thi* gives us the warraut
to trausalate the Bible into various
languages, and lays before us the
great imi>ortanoe of Htodyiug aud
laboring and searching, in order to
reach the real and the true menu ing
which God has wrapped within the
language of tbe Scriptures.
to tbe i erne in t'bnmicic* w here **>* of her importunity;
Juab tell* to Abiahai their duty, Thi* art is carried to tbe highest
saying, ‘Be ol‘ good cunrage, and perfection in tin* Kant. A traveler
let ns behave oorselve# valiantly for *•» Persia tell* how he was besieged
our |ieo|tle, aud tbe elite* *4 our God, Hy oue who solicited a gift more
and let the Lord do that which is w»Hy thau he wa* prepared to give,
good iu Hi* sight.’ I started up au' The hoary, ami as tbe people esteem
said, ‘Now, bairn-, that'* a word for Him* holy mendicant, sat himself
me; it show* uie that I nbist do tafore his gate, throwing up a
what is right, feaMug tbe lesult to rnd< * b *it to shelter himself from tbe
God.’" To the honor of hi* master noonday *uu. There he remained
be it said, far from dismissing him * sentinel, uor left his post but
from hi* employ ment l***au*e of bin ; H) follow the traveler out of doors,
faithfulness, he treated him ever and return with him. Taking snatches
after with marked respect, leaving nf sleep during the day, when the
hiui It *|)vihI tire Sabbath taut* a* other rested in tbe house, be kept np_
bo thought ta*t. * hideous howling and clamorous
Isiter in life, Allan employed hi* demands, all tbe hour* of the night
little ' saving* in stocking a small —* n annoyance which, persisted in
farm in our neightarhood, when we ^ or *neoe*sive days and nights, and
again met and cujoyed much pleas * vt * u ^eeka, seldom fails, as yon can
ant intercourse. Seldom wu* he ab suppose, to gain it* olflect.
sent from chnrcli or prayer meeting. Such were the means by which the
Generally ho drove hi* family in a willow gained her*. So soon as ever
farm cart; but wheu deep- waters the unjrnd judge took his seat at the
and raging tcui|ie*U prevented the gate of the city', when* in the East
attendance of hi* household, with ( court* are held aud all causes heard,
his stick gra*|M‘d firmly in hi* baud, hi* eye, a* it roamed over the crowd,
and his checked plaid wrapinsl fell on her. There she .was, and
around hi* well-knit frame, be iva* < alway s wa*— sorrow in her dress, but
ready to brave any hardship; aud determination iu the flash of her eye,
so aloue lie went forth to the bouse her form bcut down with grief, but
of God. Above all places, the Bah . her spirit uubrokeu, lesolved to give
bath-school was his especial delight; [ the judge no rest until he hud
loouutaui tUvaiu*, where the winds >ority »ho have neither the learning
uor the book* to pfirsuc such a coniwe
of investigation 1
At the outset, let t»o oue fail to
bear in mind that it is the entrance
of tbe Wont which givetli light, and
that is the ll'on# which the Spirit
use* a* a mean* of ill a miuatioti.
Then, the nearer we approach the
truth, the nearer do we draw to the
lamp of God.
Again, let the student rememtar
that our |*rotat»on extend* to our re
latiou to the Bible, a* it does to na
tore and tbe government of (tod;
amt wre are n>*ponnible for the can
did and diligent use of mean*.
For many years we have found
Row to be Strong
Be strong iu pood sense. Our Lord
must Lave meant something w hen he
said—“Be wise a* serpent*.” Ho
must Paul when he made it a matter
of prayer that the Phillippiaus might
“approve thing* that are excellent”
Moderation Is a much abased, and
now au ill-omened word, but it meant
something when tbe same apostle*
urged on the same believers, “Let
> our moderation be know n nnto all
| men."
There are impetuous good ]»eop!e;
tickle good jieople: unwise good peo
pie; let us say it oat, foolish good
people, w ho lack wisdom and do not
know that they lack it. A certain
sober judgment oqght to mark chris
tian*. They Hiouhl l»e like the nee-
; die in tbe mariner's compass, not like
th<- {tendalum w hich, within its limi-
*e«l raiife, is always gteng from one
extreme to another. I do not agree
with all the view* of John Wesley,
or William IVun, tat think they
were tw o of the greatest men the
world ever had, and 1 consider that
much of tlx* strength that enabled
them to do so much lay in the force
of their convictions aud sobriety ot
then judgments. They do uot star
tie profile with paradox**, nor ban
ish all oontulenoe in them by- the
wildness with which they untold their
idea* to minds quite uupreparvd.
I am aware that this api»ears to
mauv a timid, feeble, almost time
serving ty|ie of character. But one
.m.1 mlnmUkmt iu <umg tfcoufeeo-1"“ fc j!*! 1 ** , '“ l - whu *“ d “
|4o.u< rvfrn-noM. and parallel pa. ">“' •> «bnal 0 as an, chriatiai,. Ul
upa Stip|tOM- we wi.li to examine ..Rector^rtadv U.,- counc <d l*aul
a diffleull p.*as,- with .peeial care. * d " |,Md “ when comnm-
tl»en writ.- out all. or at leart the h ‘" l*'“» Privately to the
iemliug people at Jerusalem, lest hie
it was there the happiest expression
lighted up hi* broad, ojksii tatre;
ami his blue eye bail a calm, soft
glance wheu he looked around on
liis clans of young taya, aud beguu :
“Now bairns," his urver-fttiUug mode
of commencing hi* iustructiou*.
Aud deep and rich weir his expla
nations of the Bible lessons, told in interrupt his leisure
forcible lauguagu, directed right to hi* pleasure*. Her
the heart—though at times his words . loud ou the threshold demanding
were plain aud discourteous, as w hen entry , she bursts into his presence,
he designated the weak son of Boki and is dragged sway by the servant*.
avenged lier of her adversary. Now
breaking in on the bnsinea* of the
court, she is oil her feet, passion
ately demanding justice, and now,
stretched upou the ground at ^his
feet, she piteously implores it Nor
can he shake her off. Deuied her
suit, she follows him to bis house to
aud embitter
voice ringing
boat, of the many jw^sage* cited by
that comuMMitator, hold them up to
view, read, meditate, and ask for di
vim* dlnmination ; and any oue pttr
suing this plan will lie amazed at the
riche* be will discover, and will be
surprised at the rapid strides he will
make in attaining a knowledge of the
warred oracles.
At the taginning of the experience,
the work may sceiu excessive; but
by this nu^gis we shall soon reach
such a familiarity wi{l« divine truth
that our memories will afford us the
best sort of a commentary. f’«n-j
parr Scripture tcltk Scriptsrc should
be the first ami last rule.
work should be hindered by rash and
headless |ieople when tbe subject
came to lie ojieuly discussed. *
I know that some say, “l don't
care w hat the world think*; it*opin
ion is sure to he w rong." Well, Paul
was of a different mind when he ad
vised the Gollossiaus to “Walk in
wisdom toward them that are with
out." '
Mighty to Save.
But think of what Jesus, the Bon
of God, has done. He w ho was God,
and thus blessed forever, left the
throne and roy alties of heaven, and
Much, too, depend* njion the wort sUxqied to yonder tuanger. There
of editiou* of the Bible which ve lies; bis mother wraps hiui in
have. We ought to take a special swaddling clothes; he hangs upon
advantage of the local memory j her breast. The Infiuito is clothed
which we have, that assists us so as au infant; the Iu visible is inado
much in turtiiug to passage* readily.
To do this, we must have editions of
the Bible which, however they mnv
differ lu size, will have the entire
text printed relatively ia the same
place on tho same page. Mr. Bax-
manifest in flesh; the Almighty is
liukt d w ith weakness for our sake.
Oh, matchless stoop of condescen
sion! 1 If the Italeemer. God, docs
this in order to save us, shall it be
thought a thing impossible for him
too hard
heaven
for him who
to earth to
ter, the famous Bible publisher of to saye the vilest of the vile? Can
I/ondoii, has rendered the Kngti*h- anything be
m;>eak.ing people a great service by ! conies from
issuing three editions, of different redeem?
sizes, each one of them having the Panne uot because of astonish-
eutire text arranged ui»of the pages iueiit, but press forward. l)o you
mou “a pair silly suinph," and ad
vised the children to loam, by hi*
error, always to be gukled by the
old rather than the young. Hi*
opening prayer on these occasions
hail ofteu this expression : “Lord!
thrust out, but ooly to return as the
hall Mtruck retauuda, the billow*
shattered on the rocks fall buck into
the deep to gather volumes and
Klreugth for a uew attack. Aud as
by coustaut dashing, the wave* in
precisely like tho other volumes,
which differ iu size.
Every Bible stodent likewise know*
how important it Is to use the mar
ginal reference*, and to familiarize
himself with the words which are
teach u* to work Imre, that we uiny time cut into the cliff, which, yicld-
pot be idle iu heaven, for there are iug to the incessant uctiou of a
noe droues there." Then, if be saw weaker eUrncut, some day taws hi*
the children gazing around them proud head, and precipitating itself
see oue who was God over all, blessed
forever, living more than thirty yearf
in midst of the sons of men, bearing
the infirmities of inauhood, taking
upon us our sickness and sharing
our sorrows; his feet weary w Ith
placed in the margin a* alternate treading the acres of Palestine; his
translations. Thewe, indeed, as those body faint oftentimes with hunger
most com|»eteut to judge declare, are oml thirst and labor; his knees knit
among sinners, and endures their
contradiction! What glory flashed
forth ever aud auon from the mklst
of his lowliness!—a glory which
should render faith ia him iuevita
ble. "
Thou who didst walk the *ea; thou
who didst raise the dead—it is not
rational to donbt thy power to for
give sins. I>idst thou not thyself
put it so when thou badest the man
take up his bed and walk ? “Whether
it is easier to say. Thy sens be for
giveu thee, or to say, Rise up aud
walk V Assuredly be is able to anre
to the uttermost them that come to
God by him. He was able, even
here ou earth, to forgive sins; much
more now that be is seated in glory.
Be is exalted ou high to Ut a Prince
and a Saviour, to give repeutauc**
and remission of sins.
But ah! the master-proof that iu
Christ Jesus there is “bread enough
aud to spare,” is the cross. Will y ou
follow me a moment—will you follow
him rather to Gethsetnane ? Can
you see the bloody sweat a* it falls
upon the ground in his agony ? Can
you think of hi* scourging before
llerod and I’ilatef Can you trace
him along the Via Iktlorosa of Jeru
salem ? Will y oar tender heart*
eudure to see him nailed to tbe tree
aud lifted up to bleed aud to die ?
This is hut the shell; as for the
inward kernel of his sufferings, no
language can describe it, ueither can
conception i>eer into it Tbe ever
lasting God laid siu ou Christ, aud
where the siu w as laid there fell th«*
wrath. “It pleased the Lord to
bruise him; he hath put a hitu to
grief.' Iu Christ's finished work I
see au ocean of merit; my plummet
finds no bottom; my eye discover*
no shore. He is mighty to save.—
Spurgeon.
How Shall Modern Skepticism be Met ?
1 We must not be afraid of It;
skepticism may indicate power, but
not of the highest order. It often
indicates weakness. The highest
form of power is in affirmation and
cottetructiou. in building np, aud not
iu pulling dowh. But skepticism is
a negation. Its work is to deny,
doubt, find fault, which is compata
tively easy.
2. We an* to distinguish between
facts aud inferences. Much of what
is called science is mere inference.
Wlien Darwin observes similarities
between man and the lower animals
hitherto observed, we most admit the
fact, but need not adopt his inference
that our original progenitor wm a
monkey—probably an African mon
key.
3. In dealiug with skepticism we
mast welcome all truth, and duly
respect every honest doubt. But
upon this we need not enlarge.
But the most effective wea{K>n
against skepticism isf the exercise of
the faith we wish to produce in oth
ers. This is In accordance with the
great law that like begets like.
Would you produce kindness lu otb
ers f Manifest kindness before t hem
and to them. Would you produce
forbearance ? Be forbearing. Would
you produce hostility f Manifest
hostility. Aud so, would you pro
duoe faith in others, you must maui
test before them aud toward them
the fruit* of faith. If au intellectual
result simply were aimed at, thi*
would not be so; but, aimiug at a
practical result, nothing can be sub
stituted for this. Without this there*
may be arrangements, expenditures,
meetings, addresses, but the work
will be superficial Tho unleavened
mass, uutouebod by any particle with
the true leaven in it, will remain uu
changed. The whole secret of the
spread of christiauity over the world
is iu this figure of the leaveu. It is
fire that kiudles tire; love that kin
dles love; Christianity manifested
that spreads Christianity. Talent,
learning, conviction from argument,
aie well in their places, but avail lit
tie. Belief is ueeded, but it must
be iu the form of trust. It must be.
belief ou the Lord Jesus Christ.
There must be in it the acceptance of
him for all that for which he offers
himself to ns, aud sympathy with
hint in nil that he proposes to do. In
such a belief there is a life; aud in
life there is power; audio the in
stiucts of all life there is practical
guidance. Under such inspiration
and such guidance which will be
really that of the Spirit of God, tin
best forms of organization aud of ef
fort w ill be readily reached. Mouey
will not be wanting. The great
problem of lay labor, which is the
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and not joiniug iu. the melody, be ! *walk»wiug it up, sweeps over it with ample, what a pity tbe marginal 1 spectacle!
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generally preferable to the renderings 1 to the eartli with midnight prayer; prebleni now before the olufrch. will
in the regular and received text, and his eyes red with weeping (for ofteu- , solved. Denominational lines will
- ■ ’ . i -- . L, n „#Li in „n »practically obliterated ; and tin*
* 0 . .. ,. a i>allid and proteau form of skepti
like as wo are . Matchless ciuni will vanish before the eoinbined
they often throw a great deal qf I1^bt ■ times
Au incarnate God dwells
Qf 2*1 4 fti
cism will vanish before the cotubiuetl
power of tight and locY; - - - -
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