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"He that is laitb ftil in that wliialM* least, is faithful also in much } aid ho that is unjust iu the least unjust also in much ” It is not enough that we keep open tlie eye, the ear, the hand, of onr spirits; all the invisible pores of our spirit ual nature need to be kept open like wise, if we would inherit the bless iug which comes as the dew.” re Truss. T _„ re Tm« . and relief of I Truss has w- , w mm do iKrt ptboM afflicted tperior to all | will retain the the wearer __i‘J Wtfit juiiix «■#»«> Vsfi'.SIteA ” jK wiw n. 11M,™ k ho ■«* w* belts fmr > Em alii' , and weak [most — r — and r . jrib It he P'brated Artifi- hattut Rubber I purer Uterine tli’s S$tem Per- a ssMpeteut ! to Itimore St., ilrimore, Md. -—tf - m- tli»iU::a=s==c- connectic? 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So it was written of him to whom the Spirit was given not by measure u He shaU not strive nor cry, neither shah say man hear his voice iu the spirit streets/ His doctrine draped as the rain, and distilled as the dew, asJ er the small rain upon the tender herb. Kea’abard, haughty, flint-like hearts* which the lightning could not melt oar the earthquake rend, were won they knew not how, by die meekness and gentleness of Christ . -He was as the dew uuto UraeL How often Christians rebel against this character of divine grace! They want sodden, violent emotious; con- rittamfi of sin to make men weep and beat their breasts, and cry, ‘Whit must I do V natures to lift (to wl into Paradise, uncertain whether in the body or out of the body; gifts to convert hundreds by * single sermon; love to Christ so verm that self-denial will be no trouble, and martyrdom be coveted *s S luxury ; impressions so irresis tible that doubt shall be slain on the spot, never to rise again. We wish fiw Niagara, not “Abe dejr.* But (Hi his own work, says, “I will be as the dew unto Isreal.” » These words shadow forth the seerecy of the working of divine pace. How silently, Low secretly, the dew fnlhls its gentle ministry 1 Every one takes notice of it when it lies thick on the grass and* drips from the trees and hedges in the morning sunshine, and each dewdrop sparkles like a diamond and is colored like a rainbow. But who can tell when it began to fall T You were walking at iHmdown on the green sward that had seemed all day as dry as dust* A slight chill crept over you, scarce perceptible; stooping, you sweep ye«r hand over the grass and found it damp. The dew was there, but yoa could not tell when its first cool reviving breath stole out ol the w arm twilight upon the thirsty herbage Through the dark night it gathers, obeying most fixed laws, yet with twtt delicate, incessant variety , of operation, never fiwo nights, two boors, qnite the same; until the morning light reveals its abundance aod beauty, and in the uuclonded mnahine it vanishes. Even thus secretly, silently, mys- teriohsly, does the Spirit of God °fU» work. Not, indeed, always. Sometimes his visitation is like the rein of summer, heralded by than derand lightning, every drop visible io the. open gfey ? and the gathered torrent rushing down the streets and highways. But churches are not to ^suppose they can be revived only by fbntecostal showers. Christians are '*°t to be discontented with tbem- srivesor with one another, because |b«y can not fix the day and hour of their conversion to Go<L 1 The bless > n g may 1* just as real, possibly ^o&morv precious, if it comes “as —v SiXm \ OLD SKRIKS, VOL. V.-N0. 21J Homesick -for Heaven. the very air which seemed so arid, %hile the plants faded .in the scorch toig sun. It was alt thefe, all through the summer day. What hindered it Aroin falling! Ouly the suusbitie. bod bad to withdraw one blessing to make room for the other. The of God is ever near to us, in Unexhausted fulness, illimitable pow How easily the dew may be hiu dered ! The shadow of a cloud is enough to prevent its gracious mm istry, and keep Gideon’s fleece dry when the herbage all around is drenched. You have prayed, it may be, sincerely, earnestly, for the dew of God’s grace to bathe jour thirsty spirit, purifying, refreshing, fertilise iug it. What hinders ? Perhaps, while the hot sunshine of worldly prosiierity (which also you have prayed for) rest ou you, it cannot de scend. God may see the cold shade Of trial, loss, disappointment, the dark night of weeping, to be the indispensable conditions of this pray er being fulfilled. Then, as all earth ly scenes of beauty and familial' home-marks of joy grow dim, and the night breeze blows chill, the stars of promise shall shine bright iu the cold clear sky, and love beyond all earthly love, peace passing under standing, faith that overcomes the full of glory, shall descend and fill the heart which had uo room for them before. . God ouly knows what this promise means, and how aud when it can l>e fulfilled—“I WILL BE AS THE DEW .*’ —Christian Weekly. _ represents to us, more- we may vetlturc t0 term ^ wn»Hty of tlie Divine Spirit. JJ « *-ptteu, that God hmnbleth H| nself to behold the things done in «*ven and upon the earth. The \. ® ,n thl pride of human greatness to pay attention to at is littIe ’aud lowly, is at the r 7 farthest removed from the like- of God. What a tiny thing is e ^ ro P • Yet it is a vast globe pare(1 wit h one of those minute 'fh , ?’ 0r molecules of water, of w .j C , ^ made, and by means of 1 oh God carries on his work, in om*{!f*** P^tot-tissues, and ^° r mau ^ or beast. * s Divine power so marvel- lliH itu . as in the realm of ^ infinitely 8rnal , 111 the natural world God works “He Travels Safest Who Travels Light* est” When Cortez entered Mexico, he believed tho eonquest of the city easy. But on the night of July 7, 1620, he found it much too hot for him. A forced escape, sword in hand, through a narrow path, beset on either side by great numbers of infuriated natives, was the only one possible. Immense treasures, for which lie had ventured into his perilous position, lay about him. Notwithstaning the midnight trial of nimble feet and skillfnl jsword arms, some of his followers began to load themseLves with golcD and silver: “He travels.safest who travels light est P exclaimed the commander. But Spaniards, being willing, as the ma jority of men of every age have been, to run gr;eat risks for gold, went forth to thil; conflict with the fatal encumbrance. About half of them perished by the way. Those who reached in safety the open country, had at last been obliged to strip themselves for the fight. So, not only iu the special fights, but in the daily conflicts which at tend our pilgrimage heavenward, he travels safest w ho travels lightest. Gold, beyond what secures tho food and raiment with Whieb we arc commanded to be content, is an occa sion of fatal stumbling. Christian brother, inquire whotber better spiritual progress could not.^kich this world was never designed be made by you, if yon parted, for Christ’s sake, with more of your worldly substance. Lighten 4 your load by feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, giving wings to the Bible, and a voice to the gospel iu heathen lands. It may be you have too much set apart for home expendi tures—too much for worldly grati fication to insure good progress heav enward. ♦ Christian women, do you travel as safely in the path of life as you would if traveling lighter! Dress, made specially attractive in the eyes of the world, is a favoring mark to him who ever seeks through it to wound the sonl. Costly apparel en tangles the feet jn the narrow way. Jewels weigh dowu the soul which would'rise into “the higher life.”— Christian Banner. —t The more you drink into the love and 8j>irit of Christ, the more happy, aud honorable, and useful you will be. . Rutherford, in one of his letters, says, “I am homesick Cor heaven.* Are not Christians far oftencr home sick for earth, and afraid of heaven, as if it wore a very strange, distant, louely, tin attractive placet Pious men aud womeu say in words, “This world is not uiy home ; w but do they realize what they moan! What a longing ought to be implied in tbe lines so often snug if “Home! home! sweet, sweet home! IVar Saviour, prepare me for heaven, toy home!* J _ » .♦* J-’V; ‘ Did uot Paul feel homesick for Leaven when he said, “I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; which is far better Y Said an aged Indy, confined to bed and chair by a dropsical affection: “O, these swell ing, aching feet! If I could only place them on the golden streets, and put them into the crystal river of the water of life, wouldn’t even they be better than wiugs f I do so long, as if my heart would bant, to go to heaven. It is my home, and Pve none other. But it is wy home, mine, forever, sure!* Was she not homesick for heaven Y Aud was it not good for her to be in such a state of blessed longiug Y Homesick for heaven! Is this common in Christian experience ? Is it natural to regenerated nature Y What does it mean Y Said a sick girl, in artless, almost thoughtless, eveu incoherent simplicity, to her mother, who asked, with a slight iru- patieucc, why she talked so much of heaven, and seemed so anxious to get away from her friends: “O, mother, yon don't know how I feel! It seems as though I should die if I didn’t talk of heaven. And l do believe' I shatl die if I can’t go there.” I)o mauy hearts feel such thrills of longing for eternal blessed- ness? Yet is not tbat the proper state of mind aud heart for a^child of God—a‘ brother or a sister of , Uuw can. ouc think of heaven, ana not pine Tor It more than for cold water when (torched by fever f Got! is the father; Christ tbe elder brother, who lias only gone before to prepare the mansiou io the old home ; saints and angels are the companions, the servauts, and the household. All blessed joys and holy delights are in the New Jeru salem ; the gold and silver softened light of everlasting day; the tree and tbe river of life; all knowledge —even as I am kuown, possibly to Jehovah himself; music and social pleasures uualloyed aud undiminish- uig; peace aud purity, rest and joy; ful service—all are there, in such abundance that all the things thou canst desire are uot to be compared unto them. These are the inheri- t taupe of the.saints in light, whom God lias chosen, whom Christ has redeemed, and tho Holy Ghost has sanctified. Is it strange, then, that a heart which iias fed on the thought of the unutterable glories, should feel an uncontrollable longing, an unac countable yearning, for a deeper love, a truer union, a warmer sym pathy—as a child phrased it, “a want of a closer cuddling up to the soft heart of God”—than can even be imagined while iu the body! Would not these seem properly to make us all homesick for heaven, and would they uot naturally stir indescribable desires ip tbe souls whom God’H grace has purified and set on tire with love for him aud his presence Y Take away the assurance of entering heaven, aud who could afiord to live! Ought we not to reflect on this matter more, and to call iu the thought of heaveu to fill the great void spaces in the heart to occupy ! There is a vacuum which only heaven can fill; and if it be not brought in, either by its reali ty,'as when the soul enters its gates, or by tho power of God’s Holy Spirit, the thin chambers of this nature will be crushed inward by the Di vine pressure. What Christian has such a longing for heaven as this implies! Should we not all, at times at least, feel this! Is not heaven our hornet Is it uot the place where our affections are cen tered, and whither they delight to fly for sympathy and lovet Is it not the dear, dear place whefe Jesus shows himself aud manifests his sweetest teudernesss! What can equal it T And this earth and all its love, how cold and dark and wearisome, and lonely, and labori ous, and gloomy, and sorrowful! But heaveu, how radiant with glory, and how cheerful with beloved spir BBBBBBBpBB HHppmBHHHi'' ..:L its, many of whom* were especially dear on earth, aud Ire no less dear uow they fre la that beautiful land ; aud how flMMtarilMr the songs, aud Concerning King Sail, The caroer of Kiug Saul is full of warning and of instruction. It be the juya, jpg, M* ofpwuuiuga, and &auio brightness, it was soon pver blessed tomtfkepa of God and the clouded, and ended early in the It would not be gloom of night. g and pant At first there were points in his Lamb! “sick Of for 1 iug aud ypomiug, aud go to eU th not desiroj |o Christ, whieh is so to be ravished with itual, divine, iuflni uiunion, with the and the Holy Ub thought of this, trance the soul, a blood pu fire for irn make Is ail — IU. C- Advocate. it© break even, I character whiph challenged adtuira- ea |fHT’ glory, aud for heaven.” All At * i m The factory wher lives should be three dozen others as benevolent, but would pot yield m owners. Neither sea, exposed to advi a prosperous voy crew be couteut to other half managed would come but di ineuts in an pany, iu case a 1 corporators should soual Interest in the as their money Suppose a farmer of laborers iu the gather bis waiting them should go into cline under sb other tea were tasks, woald the —We trow not. A church is a woi and the labor according to the of the workmen. “Work for all Are they who S Who would I Hon. lie wras, as the record says, aud be with chdioe young uiau, and a goodly,” better! O, there was not one among all the social, spir- tribes who excelled him. He had gbtaof eotn the look and bea^ug of a king as he the Sou, I "tood hem! and Humidors tallyr than hi* companiona. A« yet unspoiled ^pour«* and by flattery, he was humble hearfbd. Wkeu the prophet Samuel abruptly announced that the “desire of Israel” rested on him, aud he was to be the future kiug, Saul modestly replied: “Am I not a Beu jamito of the smallest of tlie tribes of Israel, and uiy fatuity the least of all the families of the tribe of Ben jaxuiu ? Wherefore then speakest thou so to me r So, too, when the tribes gathered with their thousands at Mizpeh, and the choice of the kiug fell ou Haul, he was not to be found, for he had hid himself among the camp baggage. Modesty like this became ouc, young in years, of an obscure family; oue who was neither born great uor achieved greatness, but had greatness provi dentially thrust upou him. HU hu mility disarmed envy. With but few exceptions, the people raised the shout then beard for the first time, but so often yi'eboed among the na tion* of the earth : ‘‘God save the King!” Other trials Saul had which well became a king. He sought out brave men, and gave them stations of honor and trust ou the day of battle. Even David was thus honored. No wonder then that the hostile PUilis tiue* were scattered like chaff before the whirlwind. Then, too, he showed a prudence rare and commendable in bis treatment of rebels. In the day of hi* elevation to power, the a dozen opera at work, and iding around He spectators, profit to the ild a ship at winds, make ild half her M-arve how the i vessel. What from invest stock com ^portion of the lounce all per *ru so isoou been paid in ! hired a score Imer season, to and ten of field to re while the tag at their hr be satisfied Y for Christ, is distributed capabilities Us motto is, all at work.” part of the ilMI' ngT ijo they knowThev are ftuf wasters, when they should be work ers! * Tlie church sails over tbe billowy nea of dificulty. It need* all hands on board to fill the duties of the several watches. If any slumber in shameless sloth, they may endanger the most precious argosy ever car ried. Is it not high time for them to awake Y Tlie churdh is au association. All its component parts are members one of another, aud have a common interest at stake. Are they faithful wbo make no strenuous efforts to enbanco the whole power of the asao ciation Y Every such member should aim to embody in tbe individual life the true ideals of the aggregate life of the whole body of believers f The church is a vineyard. God is the-husbandman. His people are the laborers. To them is the man date given. ^Klo work iu my vine yard.” Who is called', and refuseth to go t To such are these words of Christ addressed, “That servant who knew his Lord’s will, and did it not, shall v be beaten with many stripes.” The world resounds with the din of labor. Enterprise* the most mag nificent, and schemes of surpassing grandeur are undertaken with vigor. Why do uot the ‘‘children of light” learn somewhat from the children of “this world T” Why should there not be daring courage and compre hensive plan, and far reaching saga city, among those who are pledged to the-extension of an everlasting kingdom! Why is faith so feeble, just where the conditions of snccess have the amplest guarantees ! There are, no doubt, mauy honest aud w/lliug souls in every church who frould be ready to say, “No man hath hired us*,” “No work hath been given qs to do v ” “We have been overlooked or neglected.” It belongs to the office of the pastor to see well ,to it that such excuses arc without just foundation. We are confident that in no other single particular is there more urgent need for revision of method on the part of many a hard-working pastor. He who shall best edify the church to which he ministers will not only teach the theory of Christian beneficcuce, but the practice also. He will be careful to distribute work, and not leave a few to make spasmodic-exertions now and then, as half proof of their zeal. Association implies organiza tion, aud surely that organization is. only another term for chaos that does not combine parts and harmo nize faculties for the accomplishment of a common end. A working pas tor will set hia people to work by giving to each a portion. Uou can not take tbe place of au obedient spirit It was a great truth, suited for erery age and of world wide application, which the prophet Samuel uttered in the ears of tbe guilty aud terror-stricken king: “Be hold! to obey is better than sacri fice.” seeming conltuuio. A single touch of tbe artist’s pencil gives expression to the meaningless countenance.— Removing a small class of boy* to one corner in front, near those of similar attainment; changing' the class of young ladies tv the opposite side of tbe room, and moving another And now from tbi* time onward, j class a little further beck, may bring Haul was indeed a changed man Jail the Bible class close together: In the language of Bciiptnre, “the j and thus located, the line making Spirit of the Lord departed from the two divisions of the school Into Baal, and au evil spirit from the Lord troubled him." Brooding mel ancholy settled like a cloud upon hie soul, which at some moments ytohled to furious and apparently, ancbntrol iable bursts of anger. Uefcavc way to passioo, to superstition, to deadly hate, aud theu to that*despair which leaves no room for salvation. Terri We beyond comparison are the down ward plunge* of* an immortal spirit into depths of siu aud misery from which it can not hope to rise again. No wreck so mournful as that of a human soul. ^ Tbe workings of a soul—it* strange, mysterious workiug*—who eon un derstand them fully ? And yet, next to God, what is more deserving our study ? -Too often mental philoso phy I* made repulsive by those who write treatises upon it. Theories are giveu, instead of lact* patiently gathered and properly classified. The mind should be studied iu its unhealthy aud deranged movements as well os io its healthy movements. The insane asylum can teach tbe meutal philosopher as truly ns tbe Iiest-house can teach the physician. JJiseases, whether of mind or^ody, are text books to those who are pa tient student*. Therefore it is that tbe conduct nf Saul, after the “evil spirit” troubled him, well deserves study. Treatises have been written on the question of Hamlet’s sanity or insanity. But Hamlet was a mere creature of the poet’s fancy, while Saul waa a historical reality. That King Saul had moment* of insanity can hardly be doubted. And ns r They despised him aud refused to bring him the customary presents. What did Haul do ! Get angry and turn the rebels into martyrsY Noth ing of the kind—he simply, held his peace. He kuew’ that his authority was too deehly. rooted in the aflec tion of the people to be narined by a few insignificant choice fault finder*. God had called him, and he could bide his time. And when, not long after, the ]>eople, flushed with victory over the Ammonites, cried out for the death of these murmurers against Saul, it was his voice which calmed the tumult of iudignation. “There shall n6t a man,” he cries, “be put to death this day, for to-day the l*>rd hath wrought salvation iu Israel.” Such generosity is the high est and rarest statesmanship. It is a carrying out ol that command w hich men arc apt to forget when a defeateil foe, is within their grasp. “Be not overcome with evil} but overcome evil with good.” How dif ferent was Saul at this time from that Saul who in after days, in fu rious anger, hurled his javelin with deadly intent at David, who with harp aud. sword had done th© king good service! This brings us to the question: How was it that the “tine gold” of King SauJ’s character became dim! What mail© so wondrous a change take place, first in his spirit and then in his outward fortune T Elected by God to the kingship of tho chosen, nation, aud then rejected; . greeted with the shouts of a nation, theu on the field of battle defeated, his sol diers fled, aud falliug in despair ou the edge of his own sword. The answer to tho question may bo given iu a single sentence. Saul was disobedient to tho divine com mand, and, therefore, God, who had chosen him, rejected him. The work to be done was given to another, and a worthier. The king who demanded allegiance forgot there was a “King of kings” to whom in turn he owed that allegiance which he exacted of others. A disobedient king can not hope to command very long obedient subjects. ,j - s—4it j The form which Saul’^disobedience assumed was a singular one. At one time it was an act of worship. He offered a burnt offering to Je hovah, and tho divine displeasure was incurred. At another time he spared the best of tlie flocks aud herds of a hostile king with the in tention of offering them in sacrifice to the true God. Then bis doom was sealed, and his rejection was fiual and complete. Thus solemnly are we taught that outward devo and insanity began. This one truth we may affirm—that in the case of Saul, as in that of mauy another man, his unreasonable fury, which seems to be the resalt of insanity, was brought on by cherisiug a bad temper. He gave way to jealousy until he was beside himself. And tbe lesson which need to be taught by the pulpit and the press —Is it not this!—that sin may affect the mind as well as the body; may seud —yes, often does send—its victim to tbe insane asylum, as well as to an early grave.—Tie Methodist. Systematizing a School How to Arrange a School.—V'ery little progress can be msule in Scrip tural education iu Sabbath school, without a judicious division of labor and a discriminating classification of .scholars. A school divided into at least three' departments, comprising tlie primary, intermediate, and seuior or adult classes, respectively, as far surimsses the old style of Sabbath school, as the present excelleut sys tem of graded public schools is supe rior to the primitive district schools of tlie past, iu which the teacher “taught around” all grades indis criminately. It is very important to have a separated room for the primary or infant classes, ami one would-be more couvcnieut for each of the other departments also, the rooms being so arrauged that they may be thrown iuto one of the general exercises. The obvious advantages of these are, the decreasing or removing the sources of distraction, and promoting freedom of thought, and conversa tion, between teacher and class. The scholar never mistakes his place and preeise rank in the school, and all in the lower grades are incited to thor ough study, that they may gain an early promotion to the higher de partments. This system is well understood in the more advanced schools in the city and country, and as new church es are built, ample and airy rooms, to accommodate all the departments of the Sabbath-school, are included in the plan of edifice and in any estimate of its cost, for without them it would be regarded as incom plete, and unsuited to its purpose. But in tho farming districts, and newer settlements without churches and without this convenience of sep- iirate rooms, much can be done to improve the confused and haphazard arrangement of classes that prevail io many Sabbath-schools. The changes required may be vary slight to bring order and method out df 1 two departments, may clear to an observing mind ftp if it ^.11 N<* > i.oof to iS’riiS’toV quire or to carry' oat this jodictows location of classes. How to Arrange a (Jim*.—A care Ail study and consideration of tbe social culture of each scholar in any given class, would reveal kistwaicv* of unsuitable distribution of acfcol hr** Iiroduciiig a great waste of teaching power, aad showing that it was a conglomerate troop of ekil dren, but not a elms. Every super intendent ahquUl have soom settled, well-defined principles of classifies tion; and there should be a mutual understanding between him and the teachers, that each class in the school must be constituted hi ac cordance with some clear, intelligent plan. It need not and ought wot to be complicated, nor should it be en forced with tbe severity of au iron role. It will require some derision to classify scholars in the smallest school, so that progress and effi ciency may be secured. Bat all this cau be done in mildueas, with a con scientious regard for the highest good of each scholar, aud in a thor oughly good-natured manner, so as to command obedience and respect If any are dissatisfied at first, they will soon yield to the popular feed ing, which will result from the im proved tone of the school on ac count of thisflliscrimhiaring dassifr- cation. : This intelligent division aud allot fiJ®L of _faA.w*r in the WliMh rouble* to the capacity and^jireeejif needs of the scholar. It atafiensures more rapid progress and greater thorough ness in the topics of study. Tbe government of the school is rendered more effective and simple upon this plan, for where the mind can be J kept busy with the lesson, there will be little opportunity for bearing or making a noise. He was a wise teacher who, when asked bow he secured good order and attention in his class, replied, “I never gave tbe scholars time to be disorderly.” When each mind fairly compre Lends the subject as taught by tbe teacher, and finds the instruction neither far above nor far below its « wants, it will take delight in think ing, and the consciousness of a steady gain to knowledge will add zest to the effort. The soul will feed on tbe living word.—Reformed Church Met senger. A Mother and her Soft. — A careless, worldly young man had at tended church with his pious mother, and listened to an eloquent repre sentation of the joys of heaven. On his return, he expressed his admira tion of the preacher’s talent. “But, mother,” he said, “I was surprised, when others seemed so frill of joy, to see your face so sad and gloomy, and that more than once you were iu tears. I thought if any oue could claim an interest in the subject, you were that happy person.” * . “Ah, my son,” said the mother, “I did not weep for myself, but be cause I feared that you, my boy, would be banished forever from the blessing of heaven.” She could say no more, but that mother’s tears fell like dew from heaven ou the careless heart of her son. They left him no peace till he found it iu Jesus. Who Made It Y—Sir Isaac New ton had among his acquaintances a philosopher who was an atheist It is well known that this illustrious mau, who takes the first rank as a mathematician, natural philosopher and astronomer, was at the same time a Christian. He bfid in his study a celestial globe, ou which was an excellent representation of the constellations, and the stars which compose them. His atheist friend, having come to visit him one day, was struck with th© beauty of this globe. He approackod it, examined it} and admiring tbe work, he turned to Newtou and said to him, W made itr “No one!* said the cele * ■ ‘ ‘iloetapber. The atheist un aad was silent, i bra ted / ■fjgipSjfw