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Saperi«*“ I schools 8k*-. h *^j . ED EOT A K T ^^SKi'WT Vunti 0. RginKRK : 1 bad some say on this hehrtrcbeenujj in a former article, and will a few thoughts more. In would seem to imply that . more truth than poetry' in subject, which is dear to heart. It is very H tue closing petition in the er of every true Christian, that, |ti»e with ns is over, we may ||o unspeakably happy as to meet friends and connexions, gone before, in that upper and spend a loug eternity t^em, where parting is no Now this petition is mere an insult to D«dty, if there in the awed* and heart doctrine of heavenly rec How, wheu and where e meet them, and how will them when we do meet this doctrine in not true f certainly meet somebody Bible and its teachings are We uio>t be alone, and Why not meet ones, and if. we ipeet, then ask in the name of all good iy not recognize^ili*tn ? The we will not is revolting to We never rend ' in God's Book that a soul saved in wffl ever be alcjne. Its lan in reference to this matter is “os,” always in Uie plural i the singular number; and is passing strahge, that the “us” does not Consist of who have kuowii each other * ' ■ P jj . our friends 4ief with an of hope that ^hey are pre- a better world j they leave :tory evideuoe that that condition—ind<ed they die away with tl ie praises of leir Hps. If u e are so for- to die in the » me prepared >n, and go to the same heav- e, and join | bee heavenly “»it not natnril, is it not itual, can anything ^Ise be true, lhat we would jlook about g ( the heavenly host of God’s ho are saved py his grace, to shake han^s with them iks of everla (ting deliver 'd if we could not find them mng tha$ vast Congregation, and would all that ves, were to their v are also ved will be iei| cup will the: ite would It not give ns . u °t i make ns fear tb( Tj a» well as fatally mistaken in ‘ ntu kl condition? IBfiH ig, and we ile ago that ^y are pained •find their told that the finally happj,' 2 .full and overflo fif* feen a little tilis is not the they can wheie they hid a fall as- , ^ °t Rojie that they would |o tipem. Then our; bhppiuess is I* t a * Perfect aud complete as the represents the ] happiness of fed to be. If the frieuds re- had died withlout any hoj>e en, and if they bad not given . / ground of h »pe—in other H ? rd8 l if the Y had d fd w »tb their wps unrepented of—tl en indeed we would, have expected to meet l^ui i|t God’s right ba id, and there ** p° question but w s would bow lumble resignation to the di- ; but as above represented, otherwise; thfy are there in i — that glorious world, but we can’t find them, and when found, we can’t recognise them. We can hud an untold number, thousands upon thou sands, but ss to our dear bosom darling friends, they can’t be found at all. It will not do, dear reader; the doctrine of heavenly recognition must be true; it is true; instinct says so, and the Bible, from Oeoeeis to Revelation, teaches positively, or by implication, that it is true. Then go oo, dear Christian reader; you may be bereft of friends in this world, bat it will only be *% little while” before you will meet with and recognise them where parting will be no more. L. of Sim. The meanest thing about sin, and we say it about all kinds of sin, is its aolfiahueas. It stops at nothing and considers nothing. If the pain, the shame and the remorse could fall only oo the guilty, if a mau could bear the peualty of his owu wrong doing alone, it might seem, while in a certain point of view it took nothing from his guilt, as if it left him, at least, same sense of self respect in that he alooe cwold shoulder ail the results. But the truth is, there is hardly oue mau living so placed that his wrong doing/affects himself ouly, while the great mass are so sur rounded that their siu brings greater puuishment, in this world, at least, to others than to themselves. It is a part of Godfci wise ordering of human life that oue should be hedged iu from ill doing by all the ndatkios that are best, aud dearest. God would restrain us from sin by our earthly loves, by the tie* of family and kindred, by the feet that we are parents aud children, brothers and sisters, husbauds and wives. Ile would restrain us by the respect we have for frieuds and neighbors, as well as by our love for kins folk. These are all powerful restraints. How far and deep they work aud bind is kuown when we consider how reckless men become where these ties are not. Ami when these restraints are broken, as men aud womeu break them, there comes before us this horrible sight of the mean selfishness of the sinner. For he risks not only himself, his owu happiness, beoor, name and fame, but those of every ooe near and dear to him. He inflicts on them a suffer ing often which is beyood anything he can feel, no matter bow he is puuished in this world for his wrong. He disgraces, shames and tortures those to whom be is bound by every tie of l*ve and gratitode ami doty. A man commits some sin of dis honesty. He is husband, father, brother aud son. We say nothing of what the feeling ought to be, we take it as it is—the feeling we mean of the world and the sufferers them selves. He has shamed and dis graced all who are connected with him. He has dishonored the gray hairs of his father, disgraced the mother that bore him, left u life long shame on his children’s name. His sin works its black disgrace upward and downward, on the old and the young, and high, honorable hearts will be tortured by it, as they are now, when he is dead and forgot ten. The selfishness ot sin comes out nowhere, perhaps, as it does in those sins which, in tbeir very nature, involve all other sins, and all shames —lying, perjury, dishonor of parents and friends, murder, perhaps, and suicide. And these sins involve all these because they are the roost selfish of all sios. A man may ateal to share his theft with his family. Re may rob to do the same. He may even murder for a purpose not wholly selfish. But be commits the sin of ruining another, soul and body, of breaking up family ties, aod dis gracing family relationships, and making a Ufe-loug misery and agony for innocent people for the selfish and momentary gratification of bis own desire or even his own vanity. His wBole wretched life can not atone for the suffering he brings on au^* ooe oat of a score of innocent people who never did him harm, perhaps always did him good. Aud he does this in nine cases oat of teu where he is received as a friend, with friendship given him, aud al ways uuder the uame of “love I” ..... ibis It is the uniform doctrine of the Bible that none will be saved bat those who persevere in a lifo of bull When the storm i cipies said, “What i this, who commands the winds aod I trial the voter, aod lhay obey him F i U ot And that was what the ntorm came new for and was hushed for, to set them I «hi thinking of him, to give them truer 1 gro' thoughts of tho prvorat KabU, whom au>0 they loved bat dkl not understand, cars to teach them that He was Lord of Ah, al>, lo win thorn to a deeper trust la bon him. That, too, is what uor and oar happy fortune roam for, oar tempests and oar onlms, oar deliver nnees. They come to set os think ing of him, whom, in the qaht every day coarse of oar life, «• are apt to forget. They come to teaoh ns that he is always with as ordering nil things according to the good plena are of his will; and to trast ia him instead of by making us fool bow utterly wo are in hia hands. Sudden loose*, sudden parting, sudden dangers, overtake u*t we never oonUaor in one slay ; oar hfh swings sharply from vicissitude to vkrissitndo, or hoavily from gnri to grief. For a little while wo are at peace; God’s lamp shtaos over oar beads, and we walk happily by its light; but ta a oat, and we grope afle can not Aud him. At i which wo were not a*i nay umeo or warning to that for which ire God brai and thin ep. But mu of a Ad it is 'ben uor it to oar reams ia aod we pprebeu “Master, perish T with ns! oar op- ailed us, * sets as igsia we while he eternity, faith foil is u ripintnf »into the RSUM he is there ban there without here we Ami son to exited. The d of health aod beaatj a baacuhi at oar feet; roost loved and treated, tads in the vary qualium for which urn wonkl have becked him against the our hi; the staff on which wa maul relied foils us; the proapeniy vhisii •teamed it ronid never hr moved easy iu an | in tire n miracle ent. i surer. | will friend or , his ‘Tray Withoit Causing ’ A number of minister* were as sfinbled for the discussion of (lXffl cult questions; and, among others it was asked, How the command to “pray without erasing" could be complied with! Various suppoti tioos wch? started; and at length ooc of tbs number was appointed to write an essay upon it, to be read at the next meeting; which being overheard by a female servaut, she exclaimed, “What! a whole mouth waiting to tell the meauiug of that text f It is ooe of the easiest and beat texts in the Bible.” “Welt, well !* said an old minister, “Ms ry, what can yon My about It f Let as know bow you understand it Can you pray all the time?* “Ob, yes, sir T “What ? when yon have so many things to doT “Why, sir, the more I have to do, the more 1 can pray.” “Indeed! Well, Mary, do let as know how It is; for most people think otherwise.” “Well, sir * said the firi, “when 1 first open my eyes ia the morning, I pray, *Lord, open the eyes of my understanding;’ aod, while I am dressing, 1 pray that I may be clothed with the tobe of righteousness; and, wheu I have washed me, 1 ask for the waahiug of regeneration; aud, as I begin to work, ! pray that I may have strength equal to my day; when I begin to kindle np the Are, I pray that God’s work may revive in my tool ; and. as I sweep out the house, I pray that my heart may be rieaa*ed from all its imparities; and while preparing and partaking of break fast, I desire to be fa^l with the bidden mantis and the sincere milk of the word ; ami, as 1 am busy w ith the little children. 1 took np to God as my father, and pray for the spirit of adoption, that I may be his child ; and so oo all day. Everything I do frirnishe* ure with a thought for being about three years in New Kn glaml > and is attributable to the e*say writing of the pulpit, allowing the light of fancy, history, science sud metaphysics to play about the text, instead of digging deep into the mines for the troth which God has put there. inspiration should come from the pulpit. This is only the human side. The divine aide has all aloug been as snmed. The Holy Spirit can alone give success to the means. Young preachers should be willing to begin at the bottom of the fodder. He (Dr. Hall> began preaching at tweuty years of age, for what would be #500 a year ia oar mousy. After all, great men are like the mountains. They look about them and wonder bow they came up so btgb—they were thrown np. Still, they catch all the storms, aod the fiercest wind* blow about their beads. '-ft \ !> The speaker was listened to with the utmost atteutiou, and applauded several' times during his most inter esting aud instructive address.—iPr. John HaU. How to Prosper is all Thy Way*. Daniel, -the man greatly beloved*’ of God, was a busy statesman. Da rins made him his chief minister. He had charge of the royal revenue, aud was virtual ryler of the empire, lint amidst all the cares of office, be kneeled upon bis knees three times a day. and prayed, and gave thank* before his God, as he did aforetime. For these prayers noth ing was neglected. The administra tion of iostiee was not standing *ti!l: the public accounts did not run into confbsion; there was no mutiny ia the army, uo rebellion in the province* from any mismanage ment of hia. Kven his enemies said, -===*= useful. A certain minister with very' great difficulty reached a place where he had promised to preach. There was a deep saow span the ground, therefore only one bearer came. How ever, be preached as seafoosty an if there had been a thousand. Team after, when he was traveMef ia that same part of the country, he met a man who had been the founder df a church in the village, and from it seores of others had been established. The man came to see him, and said: “I have good reasoa to rwmsaihw you, sir, for I was once your ooly hearer; and what has been done here has been brought about instru mentally through my nnimsrisa un der that Hermon.” We can not eetimate ear eaeeeai the Habbath-school turn out to be wortL p because be may be the mtint of briugjug ten thousand to Christ, It is not the acreage you sow; it is the multiplication which God gives to the seed which will make up the harvest. You have lees to do with Uhug successful than being faithful. Your main comfort is, that in yoar labor you are not alowa, for God, the cUsrual Oue, who guides the of the stars, is with vi The Personal Ward of Hoary lives prayrr. wo W hat IS the meauiug of it all ? the —“In the day of the day of adversity, God scads both this sod that, der that joeo *houkl not be a foresee that which ia to coax should trust ta him who m « forum it.” The sni foil aa teach us I iu > evu hat chri at , of i lo! of i “Baoagh, enough F cried “ w « **»*>• occusion against hat faith thr «W divine : “them- things are H*i* Dauid, except wre find it against |. revealed to babes, aod bid j !*»“» vuoocruuig the law of his God.” flml as a the star sud prudeut Go oo, ,l>ttud *•*»«* *• Go* realm sad dis Mary-MW he. -prey without eon* i Babylon, niwt Venire to prey LrwawAgn ' and as Aw u*. my brethren, let Ginsr times s day. itome woold say o» hires the (xori for this exposition. H»at be have beea a first rate aud remember that be ba* Mid, <Tbe *»•» <* bmhmm to find so much ®w tnhny »rek will he guide in judgorent.*" “•** prayre. It would be nearer ow mam Afire this little eveot, the remy was the truth to say that it was his syartuial not enoahtered (J yoa ait is the roauttag Ban a tain oar life is, and all that we bu dear ia lifo; they teaeh as how tgwo- J hen rant we are, bow impotent, how cta< utterly ia larger, wiser bauds than dou oar owu. And if we are meu indeed, Una aod have dmooarse of reasoa, we} aod learn at last that oar only hope of bat peaor lies ia faith—ia know tug, aud Ha' trusting, sad serving him who rales this world sod all worlds, who aria the all oar time* upon I be score. the 1 foe get is not daugrroa*, uor bef< death dreadful, if Christ be with at, I foot aud we have faith in him. We may go down ia the storm, or we may ride through sturm into calm; hat iu either cane be saves as, and we li can never pariah; for he that be lieveth oo him hath eternal life, the the life over which time and the change* of time hare no power. “With Christ In the vessel" we “may smile at the stormbat do we ? AH Ibe sorrowful change* of life ate oars, and minister to our good, if we are bin, eveo to the last change of all! but it is bard for us to believe that life aud death, things pressnt, aod things to come, are ours, because we are Christ’s aud Christ fo God’s, aod all things are his. A true depend ence oo God makes us independent of all else beside; fearing him, we have nothing el*e to fear. Perhaps so many storms aod sur prises foil upon ns, in order that we may leant this foassou, and enter into the settled peace of faith. When they come, let us not despair, eveo (bough oar faith be little or unready. Let ns rather remember how tender the and patient be wa* with the Twelve, I tbn how be delivered them because they | > “ trusted in biui, although their trust . tbn was neither pure nor strong. From tb* bis grace to them, let us learn that even an imperfect, selfish, upbraid ing faith, so that It appeal to him, may weather the storm, aod come to know bettor through daager, aud deliverance, aod rebake. Christ wa* asleep In the boat, bat be was neither disabled nor indiflbr ent Had the disciple# bat trusted in him, and baled out the water that filled the boat, nod run before the storm, sad sent their moat skillful pilot to the helm, all would have been well with them; they would bhfe not needed so much as to ed. I even lie attraction taking so much time to pray which made him so diligent and successful iu buHiMMs. It was from God that Ifomel got hi* knowledge, his wis dom. aud his skid. This was the secret of hi* being found by the king teu times better than all the wise meu that were ia all his realm. The man must be busier than Ifoohd who has not time to pray’, and wiser TV* ministrr mu-4 tioi b»* the uoly an* called the pre because they will draw well. ? Ho you Bottle churches are run entirely by re a chri* the orgau loft, aod may tie said to sp again ** Wt J »** this sense. The mask* is . the great attract ion, and vast sums who can do what Daniel of money are annually expended d *» without prayer to help him. “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saitb the Lord of host*” (Zech. iv; 6). “Not slothful UH A—n pi—niff no good society. in Hiniwees; fervent in spirit; sen lor life’s ■e It asm ? », lathe M * People sbenki not come to a church id leaf ti^ towvly for its social life, to gain a ‘ “ ‘ ^ paas|iort into good society rrsyer meetings are good; bat the rhereh must not be run in their interest share. The activities of a church are apt to be exaggerated, thus ap|**aluig to In the pride of men. ing the Lord” . Rom. xii: 14). gave to But tl** Many C'liristiaos have to endure tb<- solitude of ummeticrmMf labor. ■ These are serving God in a way chureli i* a bar * «hich is exceedingly useful, but not fortitude ■raama* atnty iu diversity. complete uU noticeable, How very sweet ence jhe *>y KrfopUou of each ol its parts,; ^ ninny workers are those little agooy of i noder lb «* **© P«mtor. ID, corners of tho newspapers ami maga f comma should be a living organism, with all rioea which describe their labors sen is a ft* !»•** in hsr»ou»©us action, under an d succeesre; yet some who are y oa walk *be gwidauee of a central heart. doing what God w ill think a great irnare, if TV* graces should be preferred to deal more of at the last, never saw you, lire the gift*, and spirituality above all tbeir names ia print. Yonder beloved garment, things. brother is plodding away in a little Red 8ea, l* the p«dp*t the stunuing style (a country village ; nobody knows any ping oo vutgdr word for a vulgar thing); thing about him, but be is bringing should be avoided. Such preachers *> u ls to God. I'bknowu to fame, will preach the Bible for out-of the the angels are acquainted with him, way Uqac*—*uch as the Witch of and a few precious ones whom he Kudor and the like. The Bible has brought to Jesus know him well, (being a sensible and uot n seats Perhaps yonder sister has a little the way shall not sat storm the boat, e be still. •airs, and i, aod all ge, warn yoa shall itself. If •fore yon i d against y toogue i iu Jodg This ia ts of the ia of Iren the ary; aod eriy foil, the Lord they s« eagles; e weary; feint.”— ige draw tional book) being soou exhausted, class ia the SabbatU-sckooi: there is they will turn to the iiews|iapers for nothing sinking in her or iu her their texts, and preach about voles class; now and then a little child uo eruptions, ship-wrecks, etc., etc. laccnds to heaven to report her This style 1* evil only. j success, and occasionally another The amaxiug style is aiao to be comes into Ok church; bat uo one avoided. Tfiis runs Into Ritualism, | thinks of her as n very remarkable ami cveutually into Romanism, worker; slic is a flower that blooms Bhakeapeore, altered for the ooca j almost unaueu, but she is nouc tlio siou, would say , “Rather be a dog aod hay the moon, than such a Ho man." The true preacher will master aud teach the Bible. He will lore it aod live it» lea* fragrant. There is a Bible wo uian ; abe is mentioned iu the rejiort as making so many visits a week, but nobody discovers all that she is doing for the poor and needy, and how many are saved in the Lofd This will make a preacher brave, through her iustrumentality. Tlun- Tboogh there be many in the eon deed's of God’s dear serveuta are gregation who may know more about serving him witbont the encourage other things than he does, yet here nient of man’s approving eye, yet he ia superior to any of them on the they arc not alone—the Father is knowledge of hi* text, and the fed ing will make him brave. He is with them. Never mind where you work; care speaking the word of God, aod be more about how you work. Neves has truth oo his side. mind who sees, if God approves. If This will moke longer pastorate*, he smites, be content. *We can not The average is now lamentably abort, be always sore wheu we qrc moat 81 lu a lecture-room talk on the Friday evening after the day reeom- tueoded aa a National Thaukagiviug, Mr. Beecher gave bis people a little personal history, which the reader may admire, though be may not appreciate very highly some of hi* developments of character iu a min liter of Christ; When men are well off; they ore not apt to be as thankful as when they have less. A* people go up in prosiwrity, aud have more aod more, the desire for getting more grow* stronger ttiau the feeling of thanks giving. 1 aiu not as thankful for my whole bouse uow as I was fo> two rooms wheu we began to have a horns of our owu, i inched mwaoit then aud thought: **Was there ever a mau as happy as I f I may as well tell you wheu 1 began ta preach 1 never exjiected to do much or go anywhere. I went from the semi nary at C'iociuuati to Lawreoceborg. F w as very |>uor. 1 had a salary of foot hundred dollars, aud took half of that aud caiue on to New Eugiaud to get married ou it. Wbeu. I got back I had eighteen cents in my pocket. A kind Methodibt foouiy entertained us for a week, and then we took two rooms. We had to use many devices. You don't know anything about it, you who begin with everything, house aud all fitfr nisbed by pa and in a. I began at the bottom. I said to myself, Fll do as well as I can; Fll fight the battle of the Lord the best 1 know how. Now and then they sent us a spare rib, sometimes cast-off clothes, in which T felt sumptuously clothed, and second hand shirts. I was not above it. though as I was a well- developed man. and the giver a thin man sometimes, the flit was not so perfect. In the church, a little haudftU, I had nothing to make my elders out of; but all this time f wa* delivered from discouteut ami gram bliug. 1 might have said ; “Pretty business! a sou of Lyman Beecher, president of a college, in this little place. I cau do better than this." But I was delivered from this. .1 was glad to be anywhere. I had uot much theology; what I had was like armor with the buckler off. and it would uot stick on; but I had a realization of the love of God in Christ Jesus, aud I cooked thaf tq> iu every shape for uiy people, aud that was the secret of my success, f used to ride out to prcacii in little out of the way places, with thanks giving in my heart that I was per united to preach Christ's love fo meu. la later y ears 1 have worked harder, and both gained and lost; but I don't think I have as grate ful aud tender a spirit of thanks giviug as i had thou. Make yottf religiou strong, it i* then fuller of joy aud power, ami will impress itself more strongly up on all w ith whom y ou come in con tact. It is the strong character that most, moves society, ami the reltg ious element in it will b© effective just in proportion to its manly re bustncfa*. An impression is abroad that if a man wish to be lovely iu * moral way, be must resign his chum to sharp thinking and vigorous act ing, aud be weakly negative in all his dealings. Nothing is more false. Anything short of reokles8ue*s is du the Christian life. ' -7 : " • 0 •**■** *M#&* ■ * ■ \ xasf