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SKRIKS, VOL. 4.—NO. 20
COLUMBIA, S. C.. FRIDAY, MARCH «. 1872
OLD SERIKS, VOL. V.-NO. 182
Religious.
their utmost capacity t In what be exeased from the work of the
other profession do the themes to be ministry. But, bretty, onto what
disc timed reqnire expounders half are we as ckrfotiaas esJMY Is It to
so erudite, and the thoughts to be * spend oar time mefafy is strietng to
grasped an intellect half ao giant*! live comfortably it this lifr and lay
like, as those with which the minis- 1 up treasures oa earth f Is It not
ter of the gospel Of Christ constantly 1 eipnssty forbidden ns by the kiss
meets t It Is, undoubtedly, s noble tsr to lay np treasures on earth;
employment to explore the vast field 1 slid are we not tnjobied on the con-
of physics, and to reveal Its marvel- ! trary to lay op treasures in heaven t
(His secrets to the wondering view ' to be rich is good works t Remember
of man, but that field Is only ss a 1 the fate of the wealthy moral young
rettibule to that of metaphysics, 1 man mentiooed In the Scriptsrea.
which it is the doty of the minister 1 lie went away sorrowful, for he had
of the gospel to explore. The work I great psaseariona. A wealthy coo
of the' physician—that of relieving 1 dition la not the native anil of the
{tain arising from physical fanes, fair plant of Christianity ; R does
and of healing the various UMdadtee i not pemmealy thrive wHf la sorb
of the body—la truly a most noble soil. Tie roodrtion of wealth
one; but is it to take rank with that i is Incompatible with the vigaesas
of relieving the pains of the seal, 1 growth of true piety. And R Is far
and of beating it of the maledy of
an, in which the minister of the
gospel, as a spiritual physician, is
engaged f Oh 1 the week of reecaiag
the children of men frees off the
wreck of humanity, of delivering
them from the second aad eternal
death to which they are exposed, hy
leading them to Christ, that through
faith in him they might' become
heirs of eternal lifts and glory; is
there, css there be any work on
earth like to it T How God-like the
With Baal, “I magnify mine
ottered a salary of 11,500, even
though R were more dlfltoitt to serve
than the ooe he ecrupied, R woo Id be
yon can with yoor money, by
advancing the cause of God, by con
tributing freely for the conversion of
tools, by helping the poor indeed,
by every good word and work,
“That when ye tail,” that la, when
yon die, when yoor last good work
is done on earth, “they may receive
yon into everlasting habitations,”
that is, the good yoo hare done by
the right use of “mammon,” the
number of souls yon have been
means of converting by the blessing
of God on your labors, for yon can
do nothing Without his bleating, but
don’t be afraid of being called a
l’elagun, for with all yon can do, we
are all an profitable servants, we
don’t come a p to the standard of
chriatiaa doty. I repeat, we, aa well
as all the means we have, belong to
God, and if we have anything whict
we have obtained hy unrighteous
means, make restitution if you can,
but tf aot, make to yourself friends
by the right appropriation of it, be the
humble instrument In the hands of
God of the conversion of tinners,
and they will be stars in yoor crown
of rooking. Not that yoa merit, or
can merit anything by good works,
but we arc comms uded to do good,
and the mere matter of not doing
good was the ground of that awful
NCflteooe pronounced by oar Ssvioor
10 Matt, xxv: 41, as 'also, the doing
of food was the ground work of that
other arnteoce pruoouoced upon the
blessed in Matt, xxv: 3L L
Tor die Lutheran Visitor.
Young Men of tho Church.
A Christian man went one day to
a poor widow, taking with him a
warm, bat well-worn garment, mad
twa goad, bat stale leaves of bread.
The weather waa severe, aad the
dlately conclude that that call was
the voice «ff Providence calling him
to a larger field of aarfhlnees, which
R was hie doty to occupy. These
remarks may be thought by some of
the brethren ae bring oti wisely and
injudiciously written, bat are they
firetkreU: The Saviour said
disciples, “The hflrvest truly
rone, but the laborers are
y© therefore the Lord of
[eat that halwill send forth
iuto his harvest” And
, said unto them, “Say not
, are yet four months, uud
icth harvest. Behold, I say
(, lift up j4 ,r e * ve * and look
fields, for they are white
to harvest And be that 4
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their abundance of haavcnly ibmgn.
Oar hardships aad privations make
ns realise very vividly and keenly
how entirely we are dependent upon
God for all things. la ooowqoeBoa,
wa are drawn nearer to him fd
thought and prayer, aad we are
thus rendered more personally holy,
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lit onto life eternal, that
that soweth aad he that
pay rejoice together.”
back in the history of the
the human
which had a blemish. They were
required to give the very beet to God.
They could not oflfar in sacrifice a
kid or a lamb that wag lama, aad to
good for nothing elan frajr could
not wait till the year waa doos to
see if they had anything left over
for the Lord. They ware required
to bring the first fruits to him.
Have we not departed a long way
from the practice of his sament
rid, at the beginning
£ when God said to the serpent
the garden of Eden, after our
& parents bad tiaoed, “And I will
t family between thee and the
and between thy seed aud
r wed: it ehall bruise thy head, and
)U shult bruise his heel.” The
at precious seed of etemot life was
if cast into the held ot the world,
took root; in due time it broke
i mil and appeared, aud during
* long ages, and through the many
ueratious of the pa$t, it grew,
til at the time of the coming of
trial into the world as the Saviour
preof, the field, which is the world,
a ripe, and the harvest of precious
mortal souls was ready to be
tbered into the granary of the
rd.i The harvest baa continued
ice then, and from the scarcity of
ipert, not a little of it has doubt-
sly perished. The grmt tcant then,
ice and now, was sod is, reapers
gather the harvest Bence the
unction of dnr Saviour to his
triples: “Pray ye therefore the
rd of the harvest that he will
ui forth laborers iuto his harvest.”
id because of the inadequacy of
t raspers of oar day to the
U, bat consider R well; aad tf yoa
bocoaw convinced that the cal! to
from |he Lord, heed Tt by acekiug
the needed preparation fur the work
of the ministry. And when yoo
have entered it, do not, aa many do,
wet fee highest and easiest place*;
-aek. rather, the lowest place*, aad
the great Head of the Chnrcb will,
mi dme Nom, emit yon to ocrapy the
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office.* And then, too, the reward.
“He that reapeth receiveth wage*-”
“And when the chief Shepherd shall
appear, ye shall rsaeive a crown of
glory that fadeth not away.” U A
crown of glory that fadeth mot mwayT
Its glory will be eternal, everlasting,
ever enduring. Moreover, the rrown
is the symbol of authority ; it i« the
right of those that wear crowns to
have subjects over whom to reiga.
Hence, we are not surprised at
the Script urea declaring with regard
to the righteous (Rev. axil: 5): “And
they shall rtigm former and ever.”
Says John (1 John IH: 21: “Be
loved, now are we the earns of Oad,
and it dpth not yet appear what we
•hall be; but we know that when ho
worship have been done sway, hut
never the spirit of benevolence which
God taught them. All through the
New Testament we have mill higher,
broader charity inculcated. Nowhere
does Christ teach ns a religion feat
oosU us nothing. If w* ars not
willing to give something for Christ's
work in the world, we have good
•rally aeeeaaary to hostility j and
u stair of humility oa sarth It aucrw
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The following text of Scripture
has puxxled me no little to former
days, aad whilst I do not expert to
eolighteo fee on the aofoert, a few
thoughts may not he wholly on in ter
eating to some of yoor renders.
“Make to yoaruelf friends of the
■iam nv»m of anrigbteoasoeaa. that
when ye foil they may receive you
into eroriaauag habitations.* Is the
doctrine embodied in this text gen
things was axnutly reversed to the fo
turn world. And ta mew of Ike rush,
was not the earthly eoediuee of
Lazarus a for store dreirabte one
than that of the neh mao f The
respective earthly cnadtttnaa of the
ungodly neh and the pinna pnfir an?
very hepptly ami forcibly illustrated
in Banyan’s PRgrimM Ifrogreas hy
the conduct of the two rbRdmi at
the house of the Interpreter. Is R
ling along f lioes yoor bnamess run
smoothly t Are you preepering tu
everything yoo undertake f Thf
earth yield yon her larrnasc every
year; aad you have seed to sow, broad
to oat, and to spare ! Are you suc
ceeding in yoor calling—in your
profession, better even than you
anticipated? Is your “wealth aad
outward estate” continually grow
ing T In one word are yoo getting
rich? Then be content. ’A’ticli,
pray, be thankfsl and give. Richee
are s dangerous thing to s Christian.
Watch, lest yon set your affections
on these things. Pray for grace to
Be thankful to God
to iNStiewtly waif tMI (he next world
for our pencestinn and enjoyment of
good tiring* f
Moreover, R In written, “It fo
enough for the dimple to hr a* A is
fjord, and the servant as his mmerer *
Should, therrtorr, the servants of
tTirint seek nu enrthly condition se-
perior to that of their Masterf llo*
light the harden of the uflter of the
ministry of the present day com
pared with its harden h» the time
of the first heralds of the Goepel!
With what patience and long suffer
ing. yea, with what for did the chrto
tisn worthies, mrationed in the 11th
chapter of the Epistle to the He
btewa, sod “of whom the work! waa
not worthy," endure their privations
sod hardships, with which those that
now fall to the kit of Christians to hear
are not worthy of a comparison f And
if grace was imparted unto them sof
Helent to rouble them to endure
patiently and joyfolYy theft greater
burden, will R now be wanting to
enable the hue burden to he endured f
The argument Hi from the greater to
If the Ixjrd has door the
God,'' and a lien he shall appear, “we
shall he like him.” Oh! the exceed
ing weight of glory that awaits tho
faithful Christian, and it will he en
joyed by him forever. Whilst this
is tme of all genninc Christians, yet
it is efp«*ei»lly with regard to “the
elders which are among yoo,” those
that hare the oversight of the flock,
viz.: ministers, that the a|HM*tle
writes (1 Peter v: 4): “And when
on fee books above! Who would
not feel a doobtp joy to have a hood
rightly
for the abandonee he is giving yoo.
Be coa-
And of
tent.
Or is the reverse of this your
condition I failing in all yoor under
takings; meeting unexpected losses
at every turn, your crops cut short
by drouths, by storms, by freshets;
masted by the stock; or slow in
collecting accounts ; debtors foiling;
sn*l it is s hard struggle for joq to
make the two ends of the year meet f
Be content. Yoor Heavenly Father
knows what is best for you. Watch,
pray, be thaakfol aud giva. Watch,
against covetous desires, murmur
ings and fretting*. Pray for grace
to submit cheerfully to fee ways of
Providence. Be thankful that it is
ss well wife you as it is, and give
according to your ability at fee time.
By so doing you will please God aad
secure His blessing ou your labor.
Be content.
Or reader, is it worse even than
this with you! fo cold, comfortless
and remain insensible
. I was told of a poor peasant ou
the Welsh mountains who, aoofe
alter month, year after year, through
a long period of declining life, woe
naed every morning, no soon an he
a make, to open his casement window
toward fee east, aad look oat to nee
if Jason Christ was coating. Hu
waa no calculator, or he aeed aot
have looked ss long; be woe ao
student of prophecy, or he need aot
have looked at all; he wan ready, or
ha would aot have been la ao much
baste; he was willing, or be weald
rather have looked another way; ha
loved, or it would not have been fee
first thought of fee morning. His
Master did not come, but a messen
ger did, to fetch the ready one boose.
The same preparation sotfioed both,
tha longing soul was aalitiled wife
either. Often when in the mawiiag
What is “forsaking houses, aud
lands, and kindred, and friends,”
and all prospects of worldly gain,
and enduring the discomforts, hard
ships and privations feat fall to the
lot of even the poorest of Christ’s
ministers, in comparison with the
offered reward t The children of
this world toil and strive, and prac
tice self-denial aud exposure to all
manner of hardships to obtain a
“corruptible crown
quite a different coutiniction then,
pat on it What is mammon Y
Webster says it is riches, wealth,
money or the love of money. Can
the meaning then be to make
friaods of ricbea, wealth, or the love
of money Y Most assuredly not, for
that would be worse than the other.
There is, there can be no barm in
aiooey ; it is the Iore of money that
harms; indeed it is the duty, the
Christian doty of every man to make
all fee mooey be can, provided he does
it in a proper manafir—honestly, with
out impugning the rights of others.
It is not only his dnty, bat it is s
positive sin to omit, or neglect all
I amiable means in his power to make
all be can with theae safe guards
about it. It is also his doty to save
all he can, provided be Is not niggard
ly, parsimonious, and does not tie
bis puree strings in s hard knot.
Bot here oomes the rub—be must girt
all he can, consistent with supplying
the wants of bis family, and to lay
np something aside for the future
wants of himself sod family. But
he must not be a spendthrift, and
squander what he makes, uselessly.
He must give for the support of the
gospel, both at home and abroad,
contribute for all beoevolent objects,
for educational purposes, for mis
sions, to supply the necessities of the
poor, for Bibies, Tracts, and Sabbath
school purposes; In s word, he must
eeek oat objects for the free contribu
tion of the means with which a
righteous God has blessed him, for
after all we are only stewards ; all
we sre, and all we have belongs to
God, and he will hold ns responsible
for the right bestowment of oar
means. •
In this way “make to yourself
friends of the mammon of unrigbt-
f hr less.
thing which fo the greater, ought R
to be doubted that he will do that
which fo the lees Y
There sro not s few pious bat
timid ministers that lire in almost
constant torment through fear that
since il is aa much as they can do to
keep their families above want by
their utmost exertions, when they
die, the loved ones they wilt leave
behind will most surely soffrr through
want of the necessaries of life. In
entertaining sneh a fear they do
great injustice to the kindness of the
I xml. Such distrust in the Master’s
willingness to take care of, and to
l»rovide for, the fomilies or hi* ffoltb
fnl servant* is very blameworthy
iu them and most be quite oflfcrsive
to Him. It Is a wonder that we are
not permitted to uniter more than we
do on account •of oar want of qonfl-
dence in his willingness and readi
ness to provide for ns and oars.
What earthly master will not pro
vMe foe the wants of the family of a
deceased servant that daring life
proved faithful to biiu Y There mag
be Ingratitude in earthly master*;
Irut is it |HKMibie that the divine
Master will neglect to take care of
the (SmiHics of his fnithfril servants Y
I trow not. Are not His promisee
that does not
possess a tithe of the glory apper
taiuing to the “hioorraptible erown”
that awaits the sons of God in the
work! of eternal life and glory- How
the conduct of the worldling should
shame the Christian into a more
ardent zeal, “according to knowl
edge," in the service of Christ!
Though the reward of the servants
of Christ is not to be enjoyed in the
present life—for R is written, “When
the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye
shall receive a crown of glory that
fadeth not away”—yet is not the
glory of the reward sufficiently great
to induce them to wait patiently
tor it, even though their lives should
be prolonged on the earth to the
extent of the days of Methuselah Y
Concerning the rareness of this re
ward beyond death, there can be not
even the least shadow of a doubt;
for the month of the Lord hath
spoken it.
The great objection to tho work of
the ministry is not that its future
reward Is not nil that it ought to lie,
lint that its present condition is, in
the great majority of instances, one
or extreme Inirdsliip and privation.
It is because the calling ot the min
istry does ms offer the same pros-
pe t of temporal good as other call
ings of life, and because the mengro
salaries that the great flqjbtity of
charges offer do not enable ministers
to support their tHnitifos even com
fortably, that you—am) more es-
l*eci«l|y those of you that are the
sons of wealthy parents -se*k to
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aud while an huugeAd after forty
days' fasting, wa* sorely (empted by
fee devil to commit sin to obtain
bread. Therefore watch, pray, be
tbankfnl and give. Watch against
temptation, envy, bitterness, and
evil speaking. Pray for grace to do
right aud to labor diligently with
your hands. Be thankfol for your
heirship to the heavenly inheritance.
And wheu opportunity offers, give
of what you have. The poor widow
was more commended for giving two
mites than were fee rich for giving
of their abundance. Be content
Christian, be content with all God’s
dealings with yoa in regard to fee
things of this world. Bat don’t be
content to be poor is the graoe of the
Lord Jesus Christ, nor don’t ba
content to live in sin. U. Z.
from troubled dreams, perhaps wife
troubled thoughts, bis Father's secret
comes presently across bun, ha looks
up, if not out, to feel, if not to sen,
fee glories of that last wanting,
ie iatoMigeat and
tosuf the gospel Y
r do yon not feel,
*®e if I preach i
Fer “no man |i
unto himself, but
of God, as was At
US, however, view
fee dead shall arise indestructible;
no weary limbs to bear fee spirit
down; no feverish dreams to haunt
the vision; no dark forecasting at
fee day’s events, or retaraia# team
this subject
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“One Thing is Needful."—Let
this little sentence be continually
before the eyes of our minds. Let
it check us when we are ready to
murmur at earthly trials. Let it
strengthen us when we are tempted
to deny our Master on aqpoont of
persecution. Let it caution us when
we begin to think too much of fee
things of this world. Let it qmicken
ns when we are disposed to look
baok, like Lot’s wife. In all safe
seasons let the words of oar food
ring in oar ears like a trumpet, “Ooe
thing is needfoL”
dfoaified, noble aud ennobling,
k*t will conduct yon to a more
ms reward tlnui that of the
kj' l Is it a thing to Ih: greatly
“Mi to have a purl*, noble and
like character f fo what other
Ref life fo there demumk-d of
J that: eater it> |o |H»re and
flere a ehuracier a* fo ex|*i*t« d
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a of the uiinfotrjf The char-
°l the niinfoter of the go#|>el
brim should be |ierleet ss
W’V'ls knmvled
True graoe will enable a nun to
step over the world’s crown to take
np Christ’s cross; to prefer the cross
of “Christ above the glory of this
world. Godfrey, first king of Jeru
salem, refnsed to be crowned with a
crown of gold, saying that it became
not a Christian there to wear a crown
of gold, where Christ had worn a
crown of thorite. '*
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