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especially the Lutheran Church, lor TUuro.are oufy, comparatively,
,*4# grpt^r-wock iu this couu few ministers that hold their aadL
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OLD SHRfKS, VOL. 216
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not only so, bol he csedeseesds to
inske known the thct that for those
•ho niiaiitui it IV the right measure
and lyiMt, he beam s peculiar ny
gardi •' > *lu . %
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^ ^ i#Hs afttnost eminent' jyy^b QfdWtuhyalgal ijgqg, sjlfei M
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ly eucouraging wh
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— r ... A «alc«l»MoM has bees , asade that
his to ftwlaad and ScoUand atone therf
** sre preached every Sabbath no fcirhr
than "ft,000 aeruous, wlatoh make a
tBt ef his help «erd, .f^»l Xur the year oi fm
ppl there are pnofeaUy,
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, faithful
the system
greatly stim
|pndorful compass of voios, and
udth pt>riiluu personal uiaguoUsin.
uot l|
There is no relationship of sphere
<m «ar& Sat can be made Ut »idU
rsasa^wjt:
l-Rht aod p<msr, partly iod peace.
And there is noos, too, 1st me say,
that can be made so instnnacntal to
idast and rafis the unanariol notnrr
Mlfty a husband* soul ha$ been
boarse,
Marriage
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^Ue church iiyaU. its bcuevo- Tin- secret ttfihuir soccer
hfl w ^*IW ho ^iVtoJ to to the their £pl],e,w ipiuistprs. The e^Lraonli
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IfeeMiouhMd^ endi«t‘ them m an eu
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WCri4Mb,iQort\tetjnll mlu ‘'“it preooncc, gift
South his ccrtoiu failure. ^
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my good fortune to Ifttoud for a t»ng jj**. c to* ei ** a *f* d HSE^ESk
tour |M:c.sc#Lrtiou of too Uuthn
f Ood asadanf spiritual
Wc should sons with I
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of Me labors wttl be seen and felt in’ Jf*"**** 1 ^'-•HjTlITr 1 Meal,
mniwB-dfanurapeo,^. T,rjive * t, **^ B ‘ l " xjruw '
bp*; a# «they
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»dct:phto the
J^wa|tl ineT ,“Xt is more
give thnu to tccmFe." >’o
^^ach v reminder os the box
such texts printed upon it
** Jfc-Jtomt.cvUribu.
^8 WWG to the
i ^A set . of worship;
K# ftr iiAvd to»t. is
. no^wowhip where toa^is not the
,aPii3L of sell, iniism i d> jjji ► >
boagh^with a price- l ,L .
4. It excludes publicity and thoic.
This is the very spirit of the Chris
tian religion. It thus gives no room
|$r one to cry out, in public, under
die influence of an extravagaut, flat
tering, or cajoling appeal, “I’ll give
so much,” and another, who envies
him, and not willing to be beaten,
will uot-be willing to be behind, but
neither one will give from love to
Christ and bis cause. But iu this
{dan the gifts made iu private, with
prayer and faith, and may even be
with self deuial, may be applied to
tlwr several objects, without the
name of the giver being known, if
preferred, to any but Him who will
say, r ‘1fe have done it unto me.”
. 5. It is adapted to ed uca te the Ch urch
W ike grace of giving, in the duty and
privilege of serving God with our
snbstauce j because it affords fre
quent opportunities for the presenta
tion of the various objects pf benefi
cence to the minds and,hearts of the
people. And to do this every pastor
should, at least, preaph once a year
several objects for which
jtipns aro made. This will of
four or five times a year,
behce the people will know what
demands of them, and that re
ligion is not mere feeling, but in
obeying also the command, “Go
work to-day in my vineyard.”
6. The plan is eminently practical,
ft has been in practice virtually by
4^ Church of Home. In the 8tli
,$Mp the concourse of so many
English pilgrims in the eternal city
led to the establishment of a great
home or inn for them at Borne, called
the Scholar Saxonica. The “Peter’s
hundred and fifty communicants.
But wery few rif these Can be said to
Ih. lt-allj «■«.//*,. fur weeks u K o
t Md itewm to the Ler-fe kom*.
W* .heoU eater iu dew wit* Joy
(UOaeee, bet «e (haaid naoem
et tbe eeaw tiaie Uut Ued la
, _ MNIi •• be reend, oad to be had
tripMaAoa w rettraec of aU Muitan about bun |
wonUp. lie and a* be taa oetbe awehed wit*
**b O* mm to*- of Cm*** a# b«
"barrtal
tbe eMr.
*»« » theiee^aeerata* te bu werabip. How.
t rrvfr.! ef aver tnOta* u otter ploaaa, ie tbe
. . J» .b*o«*W.<te* w. »wt te artoe.
i ™T **•• tor if Wf ar net, we aate it aua-
claaaea, "i.l's-d^.Jait. ther were ofteq tbe knriqe piaaiaat. and nonapeet
bolt iteaa wteiw Uieteaor
number does this aeemf
And how much of it appears to fee
labor in rain l W*eau perceive ny
in the world produced
by this pceaching. dome tools are
indeed continually being brought
tinongfe
a Wbat *"fU* Wltefc ottUtm n well .« of
Milt UMllnfety.
What shall I say, then, in view of
those consideration*, bat this, that
the hdme is never truly borne except
as the marriage union is sanctified
by God, and the whole domestic life
> .Ibia diviaely appaiaMd- fchiloa and WeaaeaBy tbilaw of tbe
to repentance of sin aud faith a n i«it t .
f“* «f.lboa» jot tbcJi
rtoor wbrh ho a»oUat*
yowwa illortraoon : nv> baa two coo- “ f * *paoart««l
gretedona, > .born ooo f^ ^ WIHAbr^Nkataag^onat^
tmin No. 2
lose <x> n “ e< £&'
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2 m
Vke-
wflich afterwards became a
ir tribute paid by the English
o^iou fo the Papal See, was first
k*i*d for the support of this institn-
l feee what a single penny from
eiicu persou could accomplish. And
Q ow the vast means which the
Church of Rome has to carry on the
institutions and establish her faith
almost everywhere, are not the
Ifreat gifts of a few wealthy mem-
t**s, but the ‘small! contributions
^°m every member often repeated,
and swelling to large sums. So wo
tov Cburct of ^liorne ^
^ y ^ Qhatc V 6r ^ ornc * n HU b-
8Uoce has been nsiug the system we
advocate. *' '* "7 ' ‘ V’* '- "
<>v t .-vr? . ' .•<»# ?•!*•./4 -mj- n muk ]
And moreover, the inen in various
brandies of business act upon the
Plan virtually. Pian6s, organs, sew-
l »g-machines, j&c., are sold so as to
allow the purchasers 1 to pay in sev
eral installment^, because it is easier
0 phy a small amount ofteu than a
la ‘‘ge sum at once, “For the children
0 to* world are in ^beir generation
the cbUdren o 5 fligbt”
ihe county Mot of Smjrtbe. H« call
ed one of hki congregations together,
laid his plans before them, and then
told them that if these plans met
with their approbation, to go to work
at once and see what they could da
A few days afterwards they reported
that seven hundred dollars had been
subscribed.
During our Conference meeting, he
made au effort among his people at
Cedar Grove. There is not a wealthy
mao belonging to this congregation.
He stated the object of the meetiug,
and then told them, in his modest
way. that he wanted four hundred
dollars. Some of us thought the
good brother would certainly take
his scat minus the four hundred.
But he knew what be Was doing, aud
in less time than it takes to write
this, he sang out four hundred dol
lars.
But I am forgetting myself. I sat
down to say something about our
Conference. Well, we met, and when
the roll was called, it was found that
only three clerical members were
absent. Aud what a pity they were
not there! Quite a number of lay-
delegates were in attendance, who
contributed greatly to the interest of
the meeting. The constitntion al
lows each congregation to send one
delegate. This arrangement will
secure a larger attendance, and at
the same time it will have a ten
dency to enlist the sympathy and co
operation of onr membership in the
enterprises of the church generally.
The consideration of missionary
work within the bounds of Coufcr-*
ence was taken up and participated
in by the clerical and lay-members,
and plans wefe proposed J\pd adopted;
which, we believe, will render our
efforts iu this direction much more
efficient than they have bccu here
tofore. As au evidence of this, 1
will state that about thirty dollars
were secured at once for Missionary
purposes. The Word of God was
fathfully preached, and judging from
the deep solemnity which seemed- to
pervade’the congregation, we cannot
bnt indulge the hope that’good was
accomplished.
Tbe next meeting of conference
will be held in Lebanon Church,
Wytbe County, in RcV. J. A. Brown*
charge, commencing on Friday be
fore the fifth Sabbath iu December.
The subjects for discussion are: J st.
“is.a® individual who has been truly
fiftlMMt to, and entered the ministry,
jg in voluntarily abandon!!
Wither occupation ?” 2n
ftiberfifeus are regenerated, are
meet for heaven, or do the,
another work to male© th
t*> success, Furvuftto power tiefetop
Him «•* £be pulpiL is continually
brought m\ comparison, m this to
spect* with tU
liiscitssiou*. riu compeLLoultoktoM
less wholesome. Mors altcoLo* J*
given every year to, training **» toe
ft
; and (t vai Kfefl 4*l» *"** ** ***** *
of Ms Messiah- ■*M 3 *“4«psU, Ifes.Lsfd to to tfeto
Ifps, tfee fttopsl |4*w»r { Apfd wbeuhis people con ie
Thtre to ml* ooorts, tbe first esavtotion
irnprss og rfefii^toiMfi iftjwM fe% *na Lord
repsntonce of sin and faith
In Christ, sad are thus made heirs of
evwriasUng life; but comparatively
fair sermons are directly followed by
(hie happy result Are the rest then
useless t No! Not a single effbrt of
this kind can fee thrown away. ;
Take notice of a pilot who is steer
ing a large vessel into port. He has
hto hands constantly on the wheel,
and from time to litas he turns it
rapidly, especially when the waves
are rough and and tbe wind is high
and contrary, so that the ship is
•felipd to beat bar way into port;
there
ye
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,7S5T
bearing
l*«| cow» •»*">
u* *5* af»osjKia<yfis>-
' <m jSiisK.'isirirr
frelhlga th* )
krriug iurercourse
with Ood. All other thing! we need
only qoalifledly, aa wealth, or friends.
mechanical [tart of the art qf, apeak j oc learning, or the arts of lHfe; but
jug jjv tLmm- j^titmiing to enter the this one tfetnp; we donedfi l|i^hafeM|H(L
sacred uwuisLry. Great isjprove • h weret>v ftwlf essential Htuf; yea,
meat Ua^Wiadc iu the manage ‘even in the loss of all worldly good.
pH of the voice, in suuociatioo, That an assoml fellovsbtp with God
aud in the general address of the must exercise and satisfy the exact
occupant of tbs sacred desk. selfhood of a msn ix
tion with all m* 0 -
The average minister, however,
will uot hold, aud save his cougreg*
tion by these outward, graces. Nor
will au affectionate aud cosy social
uiauner among his people cfleet this
cud. With all pro|>er attcotiou to
outward endowments, an absolute
consecration to his work ulouo will
make him a power to be f«it in the
community where fee serves as a
minister of Christ, and will draw to
him those who may pome under his
iuflueuce. It is the sanctity not of a
peculiar dress, nor of an impreaaive
tone, nor of a sombre temper, bat of
an ^undivided consecration, aud a
heavenly spirit, that will most pgw
a very intui-
Wbereas all
worTdTy good, without God, does but
leave* us reckless and aching still
All the tilings thou canal desire, the
impious gratified, the appetite re
galed, the inebriation of power, tbe
ministry of art, the wonders of
sclcuce, the glow of thought, senti
ment and seiUibility, Prapm*
friendship, the family, tbe State—aU
these things, if without God, are
only “a triumph of the pulse, a
dauce of the spirit*, a troth of joy,
leaving the soul more vapid than be
fore.”
Serious minded men know it to be
so. Nor Is it any mere thinking of
iHprea glaudy
fit
Whether rich
mmmJH m **&***> u tb« dud
uifeftohC
«f
his helm first to one
ao4 then is another. Au igno-
might suppose that the
most fee ewer changing her
but obeerv atioa would teach
of eaosing this
4 the helms
«U for the porjioee of keep
steady toe 1
if tbe pitot held the
the afeip would soon swerve
the right direction, too© all her
be ia daager of cap-
wring and sinking to the deep*
imbued with Us
must knew aud feel, that as they
have become hairs to s heritage of
firings, they are called upon to show
themselves grateful debtor* fey the
constant and cheerful exercise of
beaevofeooe.
In the first age of the church this
was evidently a marked development
and a striking proof of dtsciptoship.
At osme, those whom Christ called
seemed to Ipse their selfiifepoas, and,
from love to Him, their chief joy
was experienced to giviqgau ay every
thing, yea, even life itself, that there
fey they might serve and advance his
uuush aa hstain; bat with
out tbs ministrations of the palpit,
it weakl soon lose the progress it bus
made, and instead of reaching the
port of heaven, sink to the abyss of
everlasting rain.—Mtr. & A»
discourse.
We have iu our miud a
man who, fell iu the midst pf his
work, a few years ainoe, not far from
the city of New York. There was
nothing striking about him, although
his talputs were everywhere respec
table and his application to his work
os a Christian student, diligent, ex
cept h ift flttvntfen. tet the OOO
calling upon which, he doubted not,
the Master had sent him. lie left
good busmens to preach, and ex
pended his little fortnoe, ofer the
small salaries which he received
among the poor of his vicinity, whom
ho viyited with uutiring faithfulness,
and,in aiding straggling churches to
feuild their bouses of worship. To
his grower, expressing suprise at tbs
quantity of ooo most important ar
ticle of food which he bought at a
time, he said, “it is so handy aud
pleasant, when I find a starving
family, to tell them to sofid their
baskets to my house, it will be filled.
That i« why 1 lay’ iu such a stock*”
He not only individually addressed
his hearers, especially the yofisgi
erfully impress those* that approach j Hod that will sattfy us; neither the
a Christian minister, or listen to bis . scarclpng out and admiring of bis
Y wonderful works, but ouly the per-
young * ftonfcl meeting wkh God. A mnu
wtfl give his lifetime to tbe study of
a butterfly, or a reck, or a star, and
fondly claim that he is conversing
with God ; bnt \dlnly thus will he
whisper peace, peace to his soul,
when there is no seace. That bnttey
fly was but a banning forth from
God, not God lii
yonder mansion
outer darkness,
less stranger ou
beautiful, looks
all the more
him In the shiv
If. A light from
shining into the
d a poor, house-
0 street thinks it
it wistfully, and
his tatters about
g blast of a win
ter’s night Bujjsee! another wan
derer ia in the sttet. The lo«m lost
son oitBe nouriJiaa returned, his
step is at the tor, he eaters, tbe
shout «rf weteomqgreete Mm, loving
arms are all aftund him, and a
father’s heart is beating ne^ his
own. What » nfferenoe between
the two because f that one element
of filial followshi}! Even so the re
ligion couscionsnps, if shat off from
a personal einbnce with God, is a
vagabond in njs and darkness,
when he met them, on the gye*t although iu the udstof the ufiMfel-
theme, and continoed bis kind ur- |pflP works of Gqj; and the sensqpC
geucy until they united.with the responsibility, to tod
church 1 but after thi% it seemed to
him that his most important work
for them had just oommenoed. He
introduced them into Christian ser
vice. lie called upou them constant
ly to pray, and to speak to tfeair
social meetings, he saw their
zeal abating, ho would invite them
to w, m* u*e
and to oftetiooate, social
responsibility to tod goes shivering
along his life, feaidea, it now we
stand aloof frort God, he will here
after say to ns: fftenert, ye cursed P
while if he and te do come together
now, fee will safe to us : “Gome, ye
! prely a present fid
l^bbtftid forward fit. seeing that 4e
mo hare tl by triply drfiwing nigh
But all the weight of
which rested upon them, now
upon us. ( And if we properly con
sider the claims of divtoe love, and
if we have any becoming appreoia
tion of oar dat* as Christians— we
shall ofteu be prompted to ask—
“What can I render unto the Lord
for all his benefits t—what sacrifices
can I make oostiy onoegh to express
my aeuae of them T” We have given
oursdccs, and hare solemnly par
posed to glottis him “in oar bodies
and spunta, which era hie;” but, if
we.may, *re would bouor him with
our subetouce and with the first
fruits of all onr increase-, Aud
when oar hearts are fall of love
to Christ, we are prompted to such a
consecration, and feel that duty
calls us to make Just this manifesta
tion of our devotion.
It is not that we feel especially the
force of his commands—it is not that
we hear him with authority saying
to us, “abound” ia the grace of
“liberality,” and “be ready to dis
tribute, willing to oommuuicate.”
No 1 our benefieeace springs from
love, uot from law; our gratitude
anticipates the command, and were
it possible for these precepts to be
repealed, the levs we bear him would
still fee, law, under the delightful
sway of which we should daily be led
to make to his cause our obeerful
and liberal offerings. And in the
measure that Christian# feel the lore
of God in their hearts will they be
ooo straiped to make this acceptable
expression of their love to him.
But let ns remember that the com
mandment ie in (fell feroe, even when
the power of the “higher law” is not
frit, for the will of God in regard to
the oooseeratiou of our substance to
him is most earnest and express.
And though this may be called one
of the “least” of his commands, it is
certainly one of the hardest to keep;
and though one of the lowest proofs
onr devotion to Mm, yet he toftaftrad
to accept this form of tervioarnfid
Many years age there was a good
man who lived at one of the Italian
Universities. One day a young msn
ran up to him with a face beaming
With joy, and said that his greatest
wish ws# jk)w fulfilled, his parents
having just given him permission to
stndy law. “So now 1 am come,” he
added, “to tha law school of this
1 Univcisity on aocouut of its great
fame; and 1 moan to spare no pains
to get through my studies as well
aud as quickly as possible.” In this
w*y be went on talking for a long
(hue. When at last he came to a
stop, the good man, who had been
listening to him with great patience,
said, “Weil, aud wheu you have got
through your coarse of studies, what
do you mean to do tbeu T”
“Then I shaH take my Doctor’s
degree,” said the young man.
. “Aud then!” asked St. Filippo
Neri again.
“And then,” continued the youth,
“I shall Aave a number of difficult
cases to manage; and I shall catch
people's notice by my eloquence, my
zeal, my learning, my acuteness, and
gain a great reputation.!’
“Aud then!” repeated tbe holy
“And then,” replied the youth;
“why, then there cannot be a ques
tion, I shall be promoted to some
high office or other; besides, I shall
tonfc* money and grow rich.”
“And then r repeated St. Filippo.
“And than,” added the young
lawyer, “then I shall live comforta
bly and honorably, in health and
dignity, and shall be able to look for
ward to a happy old age.”
Oh! was not all this to “look at
things seenT”
But tbe holy man had not done.
Again he asked, “And then F
“And then,” said ths youth, with
a faltering voice, “and then—aud
then—then I shall die.” Here St
Filippo again lifted up his voioe and
solemnly said, “And then F
This Last “And then F was brought
home by God’s Spirit to the young
man’s heart From that time he
to look at things seen. He
to feel the power of things un
A child was once asked, “What is
froth F Sha replied, “Doing Gods
will sod asking no questions.' 3
of Jesus ChrJstrf this alone
it is that surely exalts and redeems.
I care not how bright and. beautiful
may seem the future that now opens
itself to affianced hearts, nor how
fine the mansion or elegant tbe ap
pointments which they may call their
own, nor how refined their tastes,
how choice their associations, or how
abundant their stores—there is no
immunity from peril, no realization
of the highest bliss, unless the Lord
of life and glory abide in tbe house,
its ever welcome and cherished guest
and friend. A shadow rests npon
©very family circle where His name
li not known, where there is no open
or secret voioe of prayer, and where
is not inculcated with sedulous care
the profonndest reverence for God,
for Christ, for Scripture, for the in
stitutions and observance* of our
holy religion, and for the mighty,
heavenly truths, principles, and real
ities that outlast the perishable and
fleeting things of earth and time.
This alone it is, I repeat, that truly
exalts and redeems, purifying love
and strengthening trait, eliminating
lessening the can oases sad fttorifying
the daily cares of life, giving • jwst
ex significance to the marriage union,
and a loftier elevation to its multi
form experiences and allotments, and
diffusing everywhere a gracious at
mosphere of “sweetness and light”
Without question, the wife is more
apt than the hustomd to be inter
ested in these great spiritual con
cerns, and to feel how necessary is
religion to the right order, the su
preme beaut}-, and tbe real safety
and welfare of the home; aud I
know how often her aspirations sad
desires are balked by the chilhng
indifference or tbe positive dSsooar
agement of a worldly-minded hus
band. But it is his to learn that uot
to her alone, but to him also, comes
the imperative call of Christ that he
should consecrate himself to tbe ser
vice of God. He may not, as many
do, lay tbe flattering unction to feis
soal that religion is something which
it is very well for woman to concern
herself about, but not tor strong,
active, busy men of the world. Aye,
it is because be is plunged daily into
that great world of stir, tail, care,
and temptation that he needs all tbe
more the safeguards and inspirations
of the Christian faith, nod all the
influences and encouragements which
a christi«n home may give him.
Marriage has a mission te fulfill for
his spiritual well-being, even more
than for bis bodily comfort, social
advantage, and earthly prosperity.
How to make it most subservient to
his eternal blessedness may well be
his study and care. Nay, bow to
make it subservient to tbe growth of
hnsband and
in knowledge, is tho>
tical problem for both of them to
gether to solve. Bore, also, is tbe
demand for mutual service. Neither
soul lives for itself alone. Each is
the keeper, in no fuoall degree, of
the other, and will be held largely
responsible for its fete st last They
can, if they will, work to each other’s
moral undoing, and they eon, if they
choose, walk hand in hand hi chria
tion companionship, and with mu
tual helpfulness rise together to
heaven. “Bor how dost tfronkosw,
O wife,” says Paul in his first tetter
to tbe Corinthians, “bat that time
rnayest save thy hasbapd 9 or bow
dost thou know, O husband, bsft that
thon rnayest save thy wifeF Then,
indeed, are woven bonds of endear
ment which time nor death eao
break. Memories are stored up for
the fritnre which It wifi fee one of the
joys of immortality to recall. Then
it shall feo w«U with tbe baebaad sod
wall with the wife forever.—i*. Pea
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