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ONE LORD. ONE FAITH. ONE B APTI8M"—EPHE8IA NS IV: 5
COLUMBIA. S.C., FRIDAY. JULY 19. 1872
OLD SERIES, VOL Y.—NO. 20!
to be cheated im yoor pwtkwM, may U-. lint bow ? olood • wl
Yet, keep vowr religion with you all heard of aurb ! Pray tag in
the tine you are brkixl the oouu then! Possibly no. Hal for
t<r. That (iod would keep the U«p
Are you *a meehamr f Then lake , fo dnnkmg faun making him <
your religion with you to your shop if mH praying, what then ! 1
—lo jour work beach. Do ^1 your about the beat helps la lorn
work aa you would if the Ixml Jesus holy life f Or about the j
Christ were your employer. That ia, heaTt ti? No. Th. truth i s
do it the eery beat you can. Do aut not talking religion at all. 1
uae bed material, if it is possible for not the article with him; he <
you to obtain good thing. Do not take it there. He must leave
alight your work, or perform it in a hind, or crowd it out of sight,
flimsy manner, and then plead, *1 hearing, net of foeliag. If h
can not do good work at the price aayaaay thingahuet it three, th
for which 1 do thin.* Thia is the through name of hie Mauds p
principal reasou why workmen do fc* »ore to get up a laugh at hi
not receive good prices for work. 1 the poor Christina has aut i
have bean! some Christian mechanics word to amy about Christ ia
say, “This work is not well done,
but so 1 get the job off my kuuwU, is
all I rare * Ah, brother, this wowt
do. You can not wrong your cm
ployer all week and then worship
God acceptably on the Sabbath.
Pnt your religion into your work
Are you a farmer! Take your
religion with you to the Held Some
Christian farmers worship Gad in
their families; talk religion ia their
houses, but never mention It among
their hands on the form. These
hands may lie. black guard, curse
and swear in their presence without
reproof, or even cheek. Much chrln | . ,
tlans serve Jeans at borne and the rail, kad afterwards saernss disnp
devil in the Held—serve God in one line ov«r snare brother whom they
place and mammon in the other, made drunk. “Oh, that my head
mwl Retail
respectful
tomrrs that
Com tumor and make the effort in
the four of God, implore the aid of
his lloly Spirit, which he hss alma
druUy declared his readiness to give,
sad you will have feeling enough.
You caa not plead a Saviour's love
without feeling that love in your
bosom; you can not water without
being watered again; try it, and see
if there Is not a luxury ia doing
good. Would it not eohaocr your
hspitineas, if y ou bad escaped from
the wreck of a sinking vessel, aa yoa
stood with delight and gratitude on
the shore, to see by ^oor side otic
whom you had rescued irom a gulf
of desftsir ! The Saviour's (icrscnoe
uffl no doubt he your haftpineas
above, but crowns of rejoicing will
not lessen that happiness—O. A
Preohyterinm.
Dr. F. W. Krummacber rrlatea
this heuuliful and simple story of
foith, of Rev. Mr. Henke:
A Christian friend came one day
to this man of God, who aokeah
tingly invited him to dine with him,
although be knew not what ha coaid
set before hut.. When the bell rang
at noon, the servant passed several
times through the room, with an
corner
where
r hnstiaba, for love of money,
t away from a moral, church
Sabbath observing neighbor
l to one of Jill‘rent character,
that their new neighbors care
jooe of throe things, they do not
i their rotupou ^ith them; or, if
► <fo, they keep it hid in some
i corner, like Meudemus, where
me ever iero it. Bender, if you
| Move, take with you y our rever
i for the Sabbath day—your fam-
altar—it is you 1 most valuable
e of household property—requires
oom for transportation, and but
w minutes night and morning to
it Yes, rlerftjrr you go, take
devil's auks room*
that hero he buys ■
than at any other
rhrtstewdom. We
here he has mala
\ of ten per eeht.
EDITION.."
»w*.- ipr t
parts of your religion along.
Hut it » chiefly our design, at
*ent, to offer sonni remarks about
> conduct of Christians, when away
m home on business or lecreation.
me Christians, whieu at market, or
a trading Expedition, or a pleasure
p, have their religion at borne.
*l»jr, when you market your pro-
re or stock, and the Sabbath day
mes ere you can return home, stay
resjt, observe the Sabbath,
i at home! you would not
d wood, or harvest grain,
a, break God's law because
iwhy t Keep the Sabbath
lost effective Truss
cure and relief of
This Truss has re-
uf the most eminent
ountry, who do not
ad it to those afflicted
ing superior to all
s that win retain the
ainty, and the wearer
bbath day visiting chria
ke a hin^ from the re-
but lest they may not,
lother. Some Christians
week till Saturday eve
harness up their tired
Ileoke ordered all the dishes to be
filled; and them looking smilingly
at the astonished servant, be said,
“Well, have you still anything to
object to our kind entertainer F
These, says Dr. Krummacker, are
facts; but such things can not be
imitated. It is certainly easy to
older the doth to be laid; but noth
ing is accomplished by that. How
ever, if you possess anything of
Henke's faith, then do not hesitate
to order the doth to be laid. A
Royal Host wdl provide the feast.
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the cbikT* capacity, and there is
also something in it which makes
it a suitable expression. So also
ia little acts for Jesus. Oftentimes
■sen of the world will give their
money to the cause of Christ, put
ting down large rams for charity
or for missions, but they will not
weep ia secret over other men's sins,
or speak a word of comfort to an
afflicted saint. To visit a poor sick
woman, teach a little child, reclaim
a street Arab, breathe a prayer for
enemies, or whisper a promise in
the ear of a desponding saint, may
show more of sou ship than buiMiug
a row of almshouses or endowing
a church.—Aknrrseos,
«m4 a dtfwMiou m the part ro
fw really at wealthy Christiana, to get
rid of this obligation by giving money
to aerve i«od b> proxy! Hat the
«4wty mi pevnaal effort can not be
compromised by the bestowal of our
iwwpcrty, except with the sacrifice of
growth is holiness. We need to
come mi contact with our fellow men,
in person si efforts for his aalvstaou.
to enlist oar spmpathies and draw
out oar compassion for him. While
we warn him of has danger, ‘we feel
uur own need of working out our
your worship. And when you gather with tho sir of “Jimmy Nuttfro*
n your grain, he the increase what dam," played by a drunken fiddler!
it may, pay into the Lord's treasury Hay, ebrisUan, la that lying jsot,
the rent (ooe tenth) which he requires that nbhnW laugh, that lastfttl grs
of you as the jwoprietor of your tare, that muttered oath, a part of
grounds. Take your religion with daurtag, Christianity f “Ob my soul,
vou all through your forming. come nut near their house, nor eater
Christian reader, wo also drsire to ,»u> u*«r frost." Ah, me! by this
call your attention to the negative
side of this subject, via.: Do sot
take yourself anywhere you can not
take your religion. We can not are
how H is possible for a Christian
to take bis refigioo into a dis
tillery, or, in plain words, a still
boose. Those low roofed, shabby,
smoky looking buildings, are the
devil's manufactories, where be
changes the luscious fruit of the
orchard aud the golden grain of the
field into the sin inspiring and dU-
case producing things nailed brandy
and whiskey. I kmbtless, evil spirits,
by mortal eyes all unseen, do gather
in these places, and iu horrid shapes
crouch upon the smoke (darkened
walls, and gloat with “joy* malign"
at the sight of God's noble gifts
being transformed into articles of
destruction. Ami sometimes, per
haps, the arch fiend himself steps in,
as he goes to and fro on the earth,
to see how his manufactories are
working, and note down the fidelity
of his earth born agents. These
things must be so, or else good
spirits and holy here do meet and
in heavenly language converse of
the glorious work of redemption,
and rceount the many benefits the
church has received from broody
and whiskey, and minister to the
heirs of salvation as they are thus
employed in their heavenly Master’s
service. Ami may not Jesus himself
(I say this reverently) now and then
look in to see if his servants are
faithfnl in their Unties, honest in their
manufacturing, and have their reli
gion with them. The Stm of God
1. When any one speaks of it, say
that you think it stupid, ill-conduct
ed and shamefully cold.
2. If the plan of suggesting a sub
ject in advance be pursued, say that
it makes the meeting heartless and
formal: if not, call it rambling and
useless.
3. Sever attend on stormy nights
—it might encourage the faithful
(foes.
L Never leave any business or
amusement for the meeting—you
can't have time for everything.
3. When you do go, if you wish
to speak, always say the same things
—people might forget.
6. Speak slowly, iu a droning
voice, as if you were going to sleep.
7. Always begin by lamenting the
coldness of the church and the wick
edness of the world.
A Next, scold at the church mem
bers who are not there—it is pleas
ant for those who are.
9. Clost* by a desponding remark
respecting your owu spiritual state.
10. Tell your pastor that you are
distressed because the meeting is so
low and dead.
11. Suggest to the brother who
walks your way, that it would lie
well to give it up, as it can not lie ot
any use.
By carefully following these rules,
any and every prayer meeting will
seem dull to you. Sundstyechool
Time*.
t ke your religion along. Remember
J >u are a hristlau, and act as a
a\rietian should. Often in such trad
ing many truths are! kept back, un-
r ths told, and deceptions practiced
both parties, and when the trade
h made, compliment themselves on
icir shrewdness and boast, “It is a
bargain, a good trade." Then at
«npt justifying ttn oiselves by say-
iig, “It is law in trade." Let us
twtter not have had any . gate
mag of the family at all. Metier
have given them a kiaa all a round ;
it would have taken Iro time, and
would have been more seerptiddr
to God and theta
Family prayer also fail* * ben the
whole day is aot ta harmony with It.
A family prayer, to be worth any
thing, might to be twenty four hoar*
long. It ought to give the pitch to
all the day's work and behavior.
The day when we get thoroughly
mad nparts the morning devotion.
The life must hr in the same key
with the devotion.
Family prayer u» infinitely im
portent. If you are a parent, and
are not n professor of religion, and
do not fori able to com poor a prayer,
get some ooe of the maay books that
have been written, pot it down be
fore you, aud read prayers for the
titiag. While we talk to him of the
prenouaare* of a Saviour'* lore, our
owa hearts kindle with aflertaon. and
the lore of our espousals is renewed ;
and aa we present God's truth, and
see nnxaety depicted no tin* cons to
uanor of the hitherto thoughtless
reed! And when the fore of Jesus
melts that soul at his feet, how
sweet that promise of reward, “He
that turneth maay to nghtcouraces
ahull shine as stars for ever and
ever.
Hut there is another compromise,
it ia to be feared, that many Chris
tians are disposed to make. It ia
to satisfy themselves by attending
prayer meetings, for their neglect of
personal effort. Would it not be
w©U to weigh tin* object which brings
them there! It is to jway for a
revival of religion for the corner
stons of manors—bat how do they
expect ft to be done! Do they ex
pect Him to set the troth before
their follow men, nod urge them to
accept H! When I pray God to
give me a crop ia my field, do I
expect him to aow it! or do I ask
him, when I have broken up the
land sad cast in the seed, to send
the early and the latter rain and the
sunshine! How presumptuous and
fanatical should I be deservedly es
teemed for any other course! Will
not the prayer, unaccompanied by
effort, incur the displeasure of God !
Let as then oomc to the meetiog
of prayer with a specific object—
with the ioqaiiy, “Lord, what wilt
thou hare me to doF—this day, this
week, in the social intercourse of
life, in its business relations—what
can I do to win souls to Christ!
Do you say, I must wait till I feel
more; my worldliaess, my pleasure
loving, my thoughtless depot tmeut,
have been such that I shrink from
the duty, fearing lest I should be
reproached with, “Physician, heal
thyself P Go then to thy acquaint
race, sod honestly confess this fault,
bat do not wait for feeling before
you discharge your duty . You will
wait till the grave close* over you.
only. the mere goodness of God.
And it is truly said, “CArirf onlgjn*
tide* ms"—materially ; nothing enters
into the substance and body of the
ransom of our sins but tlie obedience
of Christ. It is also truly said, “only
faith justifies us"- i nstntuientaUy; noth
ing apprehends, nothing applies the
merit of Christ to thee, but thy
faith. And lastly, it is truly said,
*S»sjf our icorkt justify *r' T —doriara
lirclg ; only thy good life ran assure
thy oonscieuce, and the world, that
thou art justified. As the efficient
justification, tbe gracious purpose
of God, bad done us no good without
the material satisfaction, the death
of Christ, that followed; and as that
material satisfaction, tbe death of
Christ, would do us no good without
the instrumental justification, the
apprehension of taith; so neither
would this profit without the de
claratory justification, by *which all
is pleased and established. God en
ters not into our material justifica
tion ; that is only Christ's. Christ
enters not into our instrumental
justification; that is only faith's.
Faith enters not into our declaratory
justification, (for that is secret,) and
declaration belongs to works. Neither
of these can be said to justify us
alone, so as that we may take tbe
chain in pieoes, and think to be jus
tified by any one link thereof—by
God without Christ, by Christ with
out foith, or by fitith without works.
And yet every ooe of these justifies
us alone, so as that none of the rest
outer into that way and that moan*
by which any of these are said to
justify us.—Jtonne. '*
AD such laiHirrat amaaenreut* help
the devil wonderfully. Christian
brother, you can not take your re
ligion into the dance) therefore, do
not tahe yourself there. Header,
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end tthere you roa nrt take it, da mat
take soar aril. U* Z.
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to male a trade, tale your religion
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MEAD, General Snp’t-
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’akeyoor religion with you behind
i be counter. ~ - - -
’ rill not tell
j amilies,
f »ting
Christians who
ehood in their
•A, or when re-
borbood sews, yet scruple
»ot to lie when behind the counter,
o say an article is g >od, or is cheap,
rhen they know it is not, and justify
hemselves by sayinj', “It is the law
It ia well known that Joar|»h Brad
ford was for some years the traveling
companion of Mr. Wesley, for whom
he w ould have sacrificed health, and
even life, but to whom his will would
sever bend, except ia meekness.
said Mr. Wesley one daj,
prating woman. My father* name
was David. Owe day, he and other
members of the family started for
a gay party. Grandmother said,
“Ga, Ifovid, and on joy yourself;
bat nil tbe time you ami your broth
era ami sisters are there, 1 will be
praying for yon.” They went, bat
did not have a very good time, know
ing that their mother was praying
for to*em. Tbe next morning grand
mother beard food weeping fe the
room below. 8he went down, ami
found her daughter crying violently.
What was the matter ! 8be was in
anxiety concerning her soul—an
anxiety that found no relief abort
of the cross. Word came that Da
rid waa at the barn in great agony.
Grandmother went, and found him
on the barn floor, praying for the
life of his aoul The news spread to
the neighboring bouses, ami other
parents became anxious about their
children, and the Influence spread to
the village of Somerville, and there
waa a great taming unto God, and
over two hundred souls, ia one day,
stood np iu the village church to
profess foith ia Cfortat. And it all
“Joseph
“take these letters to the post.'*
B.—“I will take them after preach
iug, sir." W.—“Take them now,
Joseph." JD.—“I wish to beer you
preach, sir; and there will be sufi
ctent time for tbf post after aorriee."
W.—“I insist on yon going now,
Joseph." B.—“I will not go at pres
ent." W.-“Yon won't r B.—“No,
sir.’* W.—“Then yon and I must
pert." B.—“Very good, air." The
good men slept over it. Both were
early risers. At four o'clock the
aext morning tho refkaotory helper
was accosted with, “Joseph, hare
you considered what I said, that we
must port F B.—“Yea, sir." W.—
“And must we part T B.—“Please
yourself, sir." W.—“Win you ask
my pordoo, Joseph T 11.—“No,
A Pointed Sermon
More than ooe hundred years ago
there graduated at Harvard Uni
versity a man by the name of Grin-
doll Rawson. who subsequently set
tled in the ministry at Yarmouth,
on Gape Cod. He used to preach
very pointed sermons. Having heard
that some of his parishioners were
in the habit of making him tbe
object of their mirth at a grog-shop,
he one Sabbath preached a discourse
from the text; “And I was the song
of the drunkard* His remarks
were of very mooing character, so
mhch so that many of his hearers
rose and left the house in tbe midst
of the sermon.
A short time afterward, the preach
er delivered a discourse still more
|K>inted than tbe first, from the text:
“And they, being convicted out of
their own oonseioasoess, went out
one by one." On this Occasion an
one ventured to retire from the
assembly, bat the guilty ones re
signed themselves, with as good a
grace as possible, to the lash of
their pastor..—Memorial of the Bow
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June 9,1871
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Pflcfi, beajr it as a Christian should
»uy othei loss with uhich lie meets,
ind do nbt become p irtakers in other
sen’s sinis, and a!so< increase yours,
by Cheating your ct stomers because
other people had cb sated yon. Act
honestly yourself aid frankly say,
u * P* 1 *! too high price for these
goods, and will sell them at cost, as
I know you can buy the same goods
at other stores at that price f or,
‘•These y (> °ds are damaged, and I
*111 sefl them for so much, though I
was not aware of th's when I bough 1 ;
,thcm, aud paid mo « than that for
them, hut they are really worth no
more.” Deal thus, Christian mer
chant, and God will more than make
up the loss by increase of sales, and
doubtlefis win not sganrpermit vou
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