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ONE LORD. ONE FAITH. ONE B£TIS If—EPHESIANS IV: 6.
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COLUMBIA. S.C., FRIDAY.DECEMBKR 13. 1872.
OLD SERIES, VOL. V.---NO. 222.
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ftHDinunications.
told him, or else no uun ever come
to the Lord's table except he
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Colorado. Ktatoa,
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seasons of un
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d liver, and other
more or lets a*-
1 irritable state af
the bow**s, beiac
lions. In their treat
erful influence upon
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Da. J. WauobiI
speedily remora the
hitch the bowels m
> the secretions of A*
•.hy funct ions of the
it. White Safari
F^eLuttorau Visitor. /or Mm self the word* used by tb* j fund ; we w**» building*. and nut
AaSxplanftti|*| |Sa\iour. The deaf can not partake j least, w# want a library And if
«—c-tt . . ^ . Bn,6i * **>« P»*tor Mound through un we agree touching thro* thing*. sod
f Viator ;-Iu my luipre* eur trumpet the words of institution; diligently labor together
«ions at Maryland Synod,” I stated | he can not take it for grunted they
tbofect that Dr. Seias, who preached
I know of him
MT little child ftWM
ml from pray
they do oot lor
*bo IJo keep a | boild Are proof bouaes and perfect
ud* of
Hibk, be
Bmr
were uaed.
on Saadftj night and va| prwseut at | The offering of bread and wine on
the communion service, did not cam j that oecuaipu wua either the Lord**
** He haa written me privately s U p IH . r) or it WM not> , f ^ W0
that the papers have taken it up, and thought, and still think, the IKk tor
jhgt I “started false interpreUtions should have communed, and ua he
of bis conduct, titbout t^»e slightest did not, we suspected that he did not
provocation on his part, s fnd that he look ujkmi it as we did, and his sera
is a rantoulyetigm»ti*ed * I replied pies about the icards prove that we
that I am ia no way reepoosible for were correct; and he haa virtually
vbst “the papers "say pt him, but ackuowlwlged that bad he partaken
bethinks I mb. and thinks it due him ||| would have been oocommanion
that I “hint iu writing again to the ttt least to him.
Yintor his reasons for uot commu- i thought he should have united
ning, and thereby do away with the iu the Lord’s Supper a« be came
very wrong impressions of my words, kg representative of the Dennsy l
gins oat to the public damage of vania Synod j for the purpo«t>, as he
b* wpatstioo, and the cause with [said, of to the hrtaren of
Maryland their fraternal yrerttmj*.
Ue subscribes his letter, u yomr nu
represented brother.* "The pu|>ers"
may have misrepresented him, but
most certainly I have uot , for 1
«, I, cMimm. Mdev t|e noprev , implj mM h „ m Mt COBmunf _
Ison that it was owing to iiecuhar I an .i i... ,ua r». ,* .
I views he held in regard to restricted
or purely Lutherau communion—
that he refused on this occasion on
Ilk game grounds ou which the sece-
[ders from the General Synod—of
have them.
8k A.
w« aba
Kid* AMD.
Selections.
which he is id enticed." Having no
jesn whatever to injure the kiud
brother, I will eheerfuJly give all the
••bin&Pininj power.
I mentioned the fact of his oiuis-
and he did uot. He himself gu«M*ed
my idea of the cause of the omission,
and has guessed rightly, as be has
shown. I claim the right Dr. Seiss
has ofteu enjoyed, of mentioning any
act of any of our ministers done iu
Tbs Light Hows*
William Gray was stay ing a week
in the month of Norms bar with bit
uncle, by tbs seaside .Cbm stormy
night bs took him ou table the (foot
«l«or. when the warm ww* dashing
against the Hi IT. and (be foam from
them was driven before the wind.
The Honda ware thick and dark, aad
the wind was howling.
It was ten o'clock at night, hot
William did not like to go to bed be
cause of the storm.
“What is that,* be said, pointing
oat to sea.
“It la a light,* the boy answered
“Tea, it ia the light boose, and I
win tell ytm what it is pimwd there
for; It is placed there to warn tbs
poor ssilot s that there are rocks all
round. If they pay attention to Iks
Hit
to s aitarrabJe end
sad tarn to Christ,
pleasures and da they
will work their mis,
*f*in*t them another
Fog alt who are not i
their sms now in the
Muat answer for then
judgment; and there wil
then, for aa aapardm
bet bs admitted to the
lees world where Jesas
>o« May come to Him.
«Hve yoa, for the ilod#
wide opea, sad Uodb
yea to the “Lamb
taketb sway the do of th World •
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It Mdjr MM natbkny p
kinks wo deeper lb
things, tbnl two
condagretmas a* i
at Cbmagoand the fearfUfcM wiiek
had font demented til bimrt of
•ow raft other in
The «4 men who
their
, h .lT„h. , h ;"" t r“ i " ,y - *- m «'**■ *m
which, I think, he was onc|—refused I mi hi;r k v wki'i ,w ib* danger •**’»» the rase ire* or others ill mpfjed to [ for tba whole man. The digestive
to coaunooe with the General Synod | f llui Jrthll * ‘ 1 f f t ^ r3 '“ 4# “ “When I look m th- hch i -^*««fahoot the grol <1hmpv orgaam commence their work under
aiFortW^yoe. But he jwys, not; that brethren in V d i*” 'Hindi ms of (lift amd. OjU i ^ *** ** ** ti iM>gli Ww any • tba dtMdrtMl—t af hoHm Hi Jfo.
‘ iiQ quite mistaken when I think that , ™ 1 U * LlTl\ “T» i ! . ! [ *"**** ~ he a almorWd i ehsrge their own fsnei*,. and at the
^Qm^CoqdciI is urging restrict-1 U1N Savioof aad my lova »- ^Junkf of nan «ltahk mto ■*, r*s L.^ *** ft# j mm time the foiiHiaai that oaght to
sad s lamp ..to my ,mih. If >,*« MMNMdM
attemi to this light, Wiltiam. it w,||
JHHIlt out all the dangers of tb,* hfc. ;
s«»d thoagh storm w may «nw. and
SsUh my try to keep yoa in dark i w it€
oeas, yet, if you take God s word as wat i,LUuY^
your guide, you will be steered ssleU Vot,„ . . . *
foto the bar bar. Ami wkat d.w. «ha ^
Bible my ? Tu s horn dura it paint mtrn „„
J ** r - *»# *by tbe foe
^ ® ta-gfclaiH ysAs & tajma
* iWHoiifm «pt ftiiri
sink f •nrelv is la Ihmk »erv rkiUltshh . riewt attmtiuii to his eating, it «S nh
sola tel y si raasary that he take s good
cently the recipient of n donation of I »*» wh# feeling his | ail things and has nal left His world 1 degree «f bodty anerrW in order to
valuable Imok*. Itov. Reiser, whose * "“» rh * ****mt, and trs-tiug to n» its wsy l»y aild chsnre, how keep tbe digesltoo in healthy opera
obituarv has appeared ia the Visitor, «n hi* |s»wer »mi willingness to save rsw w be wstisfosl with only w^h lion ; fur the intent of food is to sop
oar Ir# department*. What the
blfbsr toafloo is, each man of ns
who listens and looks shall be taught
-each one for biiaaHL And so
again, “He that hath an ear, 1st him
hear.*—Jf, T. Otoenvr.
•ptriUal Dyrprpma
Of all tbe ills that Scab is beir to,
dyspepsia to ordinarily regarded as
oas of the worst TI is not only n
bat a general misery,
rihiit ll eof ad gpent
npon tbs body; it seems to reach the
mind. A dyspeptic is gloomy, peev
ish, morose j and, If be do not show
these characteristics, ft to because bs
Is In constant effort to repress tbeir
symptoms.
Spiritual dyspepsia bears a striking
likeness to Ue physical twin brother.
A man who Is spiritaally s dyspep
Ur to spiritaally wank and spiritually
darkened ; and. If be have any dis
poatttoa to avoid repo tattoo for tbeae
bs Is engaged in a
Stess JtoShftd*
•w wffll .
Baddy dyspfpaiu to my frw|uetil
ly produced by rating too rapidly ami
eating too moch. Tbe torn a man
masticates his food the larger amounts
can be swallow, and the More un-
chewed food enters his stomach the
for tbe stomach aad the worse
jun*.
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« pm Lutheran comumnioD— I brefUroi. of MarvUmi .S.aod
7 - - — =- r -
exciusiveism, al jga^ of a „ relation ^ parUking of
Christ’s own body and bltnxl with
my brethreu at His altar. Itul, if it
was uot proper for Dr. Seise, a* a
Lutheran ami a cbrUtiau, it wah not
proper lor iue. J. IIawki.vs
the Missouri
a prudent ami scriptural dis-
ttion as to who shall lie ad-
to the Lord's table, we do
to be important, that holy
be not given to dogs.”
|I am glad to be set right Mi regard
l toe views of the Cog “
of have been discharged by the
in stow rating. The
for the ftrisnw, ns la forg^tohsun they ! that they de their own work
JAM other side of Ike
the side where it u a
forgfahngnl
p aankwfwi m
carat I % sod
Skis, Sore E«».
shown their w
.ite and tntrasMil
|ana*r. By pmnfying
by rraoivioK **ay
tubercular JtpraU ,
a permanent ctO
I’alkbk’s VrKMMI
and CarmmalMt
ve. Counter-1 rrital.
satire properties tt
are the best of»
isnant fevers, the*
protect S*
love properties ill**
lit. and bowels, ettta
Ir mips etc Thee
(rnu ghout the system.
Kidneys, correctJ**
Their Anti- B&m*
lie secretion of Wh ■
[iiary dwets, and wv
tbu cure of BUi«**
atN««*e by pee*-
rses. No epidhaj*
ned. The liver, tk
id the nerves art
-vigor an*.
It's VlMKU to
Nervous Disordrt^
, and all mal»S*»
putinonary oreasji
enced hy liundrt*
nxis more are aS-
rs on going to Wjd
le-liatf wiBe-giaWuS-
beefsteak; WSJ
hies, and take ort-
pureiy vcgrttWa
1\AL1>4^
iFennrtacn, CaJ-, .
y n Si*. New
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“To
RGH.PA _
tjIM. Double ShjJ
fu> $M. Bia-m a
Irva» »<»
trmd*dfl r -
si— iy
jestm
and pnee 01
ds, ■ :A
mericauM ilU “|
Irens frei? ht °*
inting to
kv the
of money ’*
\d.id not stay away from the Lord's
because he holds to the doo-
tof restricted communion. But,
ig to the Dr.’s showing, other
restrained him on this occa-
He gives the following; lie
not at preparatory service on
ay; was absent on Sunday
oraing; was told by the pastor, on
(return to preach Suuday evening;
liw custom was to continue iu
erening; tbe communion began
toeaorning. Did not know that
*« a Synodical communion, as
had adjourned on Saturday
Beard no words of consecra-
vr Vetting—no prayer. Had
lonly the Sunday previous.
Th«e reasons were assigned in
fi*first fetter. To these 1 replied,
substance, that if he was provi-
Qtiafly prevented from attending
separatory service, that omission
not exclude him from the
* table—that when told by the
that it was a continuation of
coamunion in the morning, al-
“gh there was no re-consecration,
'^ch would have been altogether
“proper,) he should have taken
^ granted that the words of in-
ttation or consecration had boeu
. > specially as he^stfw other
| inters, some of whom, like the
i had beeu off preaching in the
oome to the table, and
commune and assist at the
“ hit second letter he says: “You
ho persuaded that Christ’s
/Do thitf^ is fulfilled with*
fi*u.^ Dg the words he used, and
the consecrating blessing
e manner he employed, aud
11 i» a matter of indiflerenee
r there be any preliminary
ll( j ^*° U for Participation or uot,
The Theological Seminary was re
poor tenaer wit boat Him most
into a gulf of darka**** sod won, but pm—a log tbe belief that (tod gnblra
► leave that of maati
It will follow that
there shall lie ia tbe stomach a mass
of undigested and indigestible mat
ter, and Ibis matter is got rid of toy
denoMpratttoa, and ibis dmoapooi'
lion prodneos gases, vbwr scridtty
tbe fliNst prirtton of tbe
spiritual stomach naturally and in-
stiactively rejecU.
It ia very dear in spiritual dys
pepsia, as in physical dyspepsia,
that the evil grows A man may re
ceive a truth readily, but may make
no use of it in bit practical life. lie
will And himself, therefore, leas ready
to receive jbe next truth ; aa, when
a man is in tbe beginning of dysfiep-
ata, be ftnda bis appetite commencing
to grow eapridkm*.
There is no safety for any man but
tu tbe constant one ia practical life of
every troth be knows If under tbe
preaching of tbe sermon be is con
vinced that it is bis doty to parauc a
certain course—a dnty be bad never
seen before—and if be dally with hie
doubts and his old habits, be will be
come a spiritual dyspeptic, uncomfor
table in himself and disagreeable to
others. Mew theoi its of troth, how
ever orthodox they may be, are of
no avail unless they lead to practical
gawd living. Only that man can be
said to be perfectly healthy aud of
high Cbristkn character who reso
lutely employs all his life iu the ac
tive use of Christian truths which he
has learned from the Bible and from
the living minister.
If every utan in the congregation
would spend six days of the week ia
doing just what his pastor taught on
tbe last Sabbath, tbe whole congrega
tion would return on tbe next with
such a spiritual apatite that it would
be absolataly delicious to food them.
Tbe minister would be stimulated to
find new food and strouger. Then,
as each man worked, the practical
Christianity of his life would have
•ore power ia drawitig others to bear
the Word of God than all the chimes
ot all the hells in Christendom.—
in a recent incident in the late de
plorable dvil war in America. One
of the war-ships had what seamed a
merely superficial “leakage,” and,
though noticed, It was not thongfat
necessary to countermand the order
that she should take pari ia aa
approaching conflict. At tbe oHsil
of the encounter it waa found that
tbe sea water bad got to oozing into
the gun powder magazine, and ren
dered nearly the whole useless. On
thatojMiwder bang victory or defeat.
The "“little leak” went uticared for, /
and an Jpferiot force woo.
I would hare yon sec aud kwrw y*
hahsuredly that nothing in or about
sin can be—except in tbe relation ;
words—“little ;” that sin is aud ever I
must be sin, and sin only, and afo
absolutely, aud sin eternally. Tba
smallest neglected spark of flee
has flashed out into a conflagration
smallest neglected leak has sank
the proudest ship; the smallest neg
lected sickness has “ltrought down”
to tbe grave; aud the .smallest con
sciously neglected, un confessed, and ’
therefore unpardoned sin wil! lose
you, O mau! O woman ! thy soul! ^
Only when our sio has been carried
to the Lord, iu j>emtent confession
beeu placed beneath the “sprinkling
blood,” is there deliverance.
Merita.
A ship on her way to Austria met
with a very terrible storui, and
sprang a leak. Aa evils seldom
come alone, a little while after an
other tempest asmiled her. There
happens! to be a gentleman on
board of the most nervous tempera-
meat whose garrulous tongue aad
important air were calculated to
And so in point of site, of spiritual a,afIU a11 passenger*. When tba
UUIKIdi 1 lldri d«rxt its tiro * » w,wr t l 9 O' j »sra wpra »
donated his entire library, MMubtr- f ^ ftoA pagan aad happftMW la IliM «b«!to« tbougkt sbaat so gnwl a |4y those wastes of tbe body wbicb ..bralth of bis countenance/ he
strength, aud of growing activity
that Christian congregation would
increase.
There is oo pleasure a itboot health;
there is no bralth without right eat
heraTm«a Ua \mSt«i»^ritoid dfippMAr^toe HlfoMT in
tbe {deasurra of liviag. and have al
most all the |tains; for, as physical
dysftepma darkens the nnml, spiritu
al d\ s|te|Mus injures the body. When
David spoke of God as being the
ut
ate twodaced by action. The strength
1 aibms*. iJj n.NW-k ovouQk fWI Stas ltis « p{ |rt 3
ing about 300 volumes, to tbe Semi I *« w work! wborw sorrow and trial *,»*•
nary. These books have been for »re swre m»« torome. Par he It frira any mow to assume that a maw derives from lus
warded to Salem. We hastily looke<l Home indoors, ami I will iH) you to ho ihntm IwteviwHsr. Bui, flrri ! moat be speul ia phj steal motion-
over the names, and were much what I once beard «f a wtrked, rrwri of all, tot us think mis ahowt it A wise maa will study tkt« adajtta^
rapt am. who was nailing ia a teasel from this side where God alia, the Uoo and conform hi* habits to It- Ha
oo the seas when he heard a bell. Sovereign Itatfioarr of baman affair* * will work his body as much as he
bo m a ° U88embl y of ministers
a ^ rea( l and wiue as the
-nMttir. 8 0 ^ ) P er i w ithont the formal
A AugUri* apart of them at Christ did for
^ a rauc l 1 lighter aud
D 6 omission than my hesi-
ilier flk i^ 4 * 4 Bait L acce P t them as the proper
the .wsif I of u, j Saviour.”
™ thi8 roa * L * ^ding to the Doctor’s, o w n
No*?: L “hesitated to accept that
411 1 w,ne a « the proper holy
* °f his Saviour/ He
t tome becaose he heard no
bv ik°°‘ After he had been
ytbe P^tor that they
*L the commuuioti after
Marvl ma,1J miu
Ci^ioand,
the T / W,ne w hich tbeJ
^^pper, but wfdblT wws
“ the.'^ l6 ^ U8e ^ r ‘ ® iess not
onis of consecration. Ac
hl3 rewoning ho either
i trm of what tbe pastor
rnft
i Train -- M
820 Pj
8 20 »*
■i Train
11 1 5 60P2
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“tarsoS|
. Nix » isSa
'- n
and
f 0Qlli BOt i
would
ser
pleased with the Librkry an a whole.
Tbe works are standard in their *ev-
wral departments, excellently bound,
and nninjureil. Eveu as books at
second-hand they are richly worth
$1,200. Among them are a few
standard Lntlieran works. That
there are no more of this character,
we credit to the good judgment of
tbe deceased, since standards of our
Church were lamentably scarce when
this Library was being collected.
Tbe character of these works shows
the generous donor to have been
a student, and a man |io«»e**ed of a
high appreciation of what was sub
stantial in theological literature.
This gilt is timely and valuable.
To our infaut Seminary it is a most
auspicious beginning for a library.
Iu every way we regard the dona
tion a large one. Wo receive it as a
blessing from God, aud as an earnest
of much greater favors. We will
hold it as a sacred trust, tbe dying
request of one who ia now in heaven.
Does it uot furnish solid ground for
the hope that it may be but the first
fruits of other and still larger gifts f
We take it as an evidence of God’s
approval of our school of Theology.
To those whose hearts are iu the
work of building up a Theological
Seminary in the bounds of our South
ein Lntlieran Church it will afford
much encouragement. Upon it we
base an appeal to friends every
where, “Go and do likewise.” A
library is essential to the highest
success of our Seminary. We want
standard Lutheran works, and stand
ard works in theological literature in
general. Will not the readers of
this respond by forwarding to the
Seminary works of approved merit f
Ours is not a sectarian enterprise.
We are laboring for the glory of
Jesus Christ by disseminating Ida
pure truth among the people. This
school of Theology was not insti
tuted for any such purpose as that
of teachiug a peculiar type of Luth-
erauisin. Receiving tbe word of
God as tbe Rule aud the Augsburg
Confession as the Symbol of our
faith, we can appeal with confidence
to Lutherans everywhere, expecting
their sympathy and active co-opera
tion. This is the lord’s work, aud
no faithful sou of the Church can
afford to hang hi* hands ia idleness.
He aaked hi* men what It waa, and Tbeae terrildr
j they told him that a good obi man fits band, however
bad fastened that tel OS to a rock, | them from amt pa
and that it floated and swung cm the view pedal. ‘ Shall there he evil hi
' waver, aud whenever sailors heard a city, aad the Lord hath oat dooe
tbe soond, they knew they were sear | it r oaks the old Hebrew
to it, aud steered their veoarla To phlloaophtse aboat th
another way. causes rod igaare the Ftrat Caooe is
ary tophi)*
“Now, this wicked mao taa in tbe to treat tbe aratter rarjr
habit of robbing vessel* oa tbe aroo. soph trolly. The braalttol
He was very glad when there was a ' tattoo of fraternal foethag whir b
* 1 aboold, nod eat oo mure thru he
talk of ought.
Bfdritoal dyspepsia is produced iu
the aamr way. Troth is the food of
tbe spirit. Tbe Word of God is that
truth. A man token it for hiaMrlf
directly from tbe Bible, or from those
oho, having in them tbe troths of
tbe Bible, sre propagating those
truths by sjweth or wriliug. Most
( bririian n*eo receive their spiritual
i be
storm, for he hoped ships would ha 4Master has ettrttod to
gratify food from the pulpit This food must
tered oot only a high religious senti
ment, but also s profound phitoso-
pbic truth. It is easier for the soul
to hear tbe ills of tbe fleah than for
the flesh to sustain the ills of tbe
souL The «s|»«rit of man can bear his
inflrmitiea; but s wouuded spirit
who ran bear t—Dr. them*.
. Mfe-dHto to** 'u-rtrtHaawwitofo
Little Bin*.
Little sins are as really sinful as
larger. They are foxes, and they
spoil the vines. One flaw ruins us
in tbe eye ot God. We recognize
storm came on, tbe captain, whs
knew what mischief may be dooe
by a suspicious and talkative indi
vidual, managed to get near him
with a view tu mideriag him quiet.
shall ga to the bottom, for I hear the
leak is very bad.” “Well,” said the
captain, “as you seem to know and
{terhaps the others do not, yon had
better not mention it to any one,
lest you should frighten the passen
gers or dispirit my men. Perhaps,
as it is a very bad case, you would
lend us your valuable help, and then
we may possibly get through it.
Would you have the goodness to
staud here aud hold hard on this
rope f pray do not leave it, bat pall
as hard as ever yon can till I tell
you to let go.” So our friend clinched
his teetli, and put his feet firmly
down, and kept ou holding this rope
with all bis might, till he earnestly
wished for a substitute. The storm
abated, the ship was safe, and oar
friend was released from his rope-
i> — - — • i
driven oo tbe rock* aad wrecked; lag; the Hardy, brave h»p»fa!i»<”*a be used jaat oa tbe bodily food. It
so when be heard about the bell he of oat Beaton merrhaata odder their to dot prod table to a man udtoas he
laughed, and told hi* men to pat oot
one of the small boat* and row him to
tbe rock. Then be leaned over and
cot the bell from the float, and down
It went to the bottom of the tea,
“That captain went bnek to bto
veasel, aud said that the old man who
bad had the bell tied to the rock
would not get many more thanks
from the sailors, for they would no
longer bear it* warning sound, and
some of the veneris would he daubed
to pieces them.
“After a while the wte|ed man
•ailed away, and for many years ha
carried on bto wicked way*, hat at
last he came back to that very part
again.
“Ho thick a mist overspread the
sky, that neither be nor his men
could see which way to go; aad
although they hoped the moon would
rise, and the fog clear off, It did not
do S4» c but became thicker and
biases to worthy of all praise; tbe
prompt organisation of cfcaritie* to
•toad ia tbs straits for the poor
whom the flte wilt leave utterly
destitute, to * most r-r»m fori log ia
duration of bom the
t torpor* h»*n saining
sorting. Hat tL still,
that, after all
, </**# w»f the calsuulj
then oar treatment of
childish treatment after aft. .lust to
ran ineorjiorst# it with bta spiritual
c»a*Llutarn. Bread and meat must
be .uMaailisted into bone and flesh
and nerv e to do tbe man nay good.
Whatever he tokos bat does not as'
of the * nimdate ia aa iotpotetloa upon his
I* I body. .
all ha* been ' ou
the calamity, It,
it will be (a on
Ho « nb tbr Word of God. That a
m«*> be able inwardly to digest
i must take it slowly. By pro
be auoi, whk-h are similar
to those of the teeth, be must pro
will do good, pare that spiritual food to be assimi-
t ran slats the fieri toted with his spiritual pouslilotion,
handwriting 1*1# a message that we Then he mam inwardly digest it; aad
can understand or noh then all the spiritual muscle, spiritu
And perhaps It will nut be too’al nerve, and spiritual vital force
much to soy that one way at least,
af God to oa through thorn terrible
coafiagrotioa* is so (dandy altered
that the deafest ear can boor tt—11 vs
of oar absorbed chase after
When the meeaeogert af the
King of worlds, who maksth “Bto
minister* a flaming fire,” go, at His
Born on* crated of busy
to another, and. In sorb mighty
thicker.
“At last all oo board felt a dread
ful shock, and with a wild cry of
deeps ir their captain told them that
the vessel had struck npon tbs rock
from which be had cut the hall. A ttneata, bam down, la a night, the weak, otherwise we shall return
mast be put into activity. This will
comm the tenth to produce its uhi
mute aad intended effect. It will
keep the spiritual constitution iu
good health and play ; tt will increase
the hearty, wbotooome banger of the
eoel, and send It back to the Broad
of life nod the Waters of Hal ration
with a keener relish and still sweeter
their visile Dow the talk of two
great hole wee made to the
of the ship, the water rushed ia, aad
down she went, sad all on board
were drowned *
What a dreadful end for the rap
tain, and yet he deserved it. He had
delighted to hringfog others Into
danger, and bad tried to worry and
torment one who wanted to aavs bis
H
Kfi
wealth of ye
would seem that there could
doubt of one thing the King
say to on : riches are
transitory, and to make
pursuit of them oar life’s one
to to mistake life’s meaning. But
God moat ha Hit own Interpreter to
“He
follow creatures, sad It to a troo pie hath aa sat to hoar, let him hear.” lump, a perpetual distress; ho
The Word of Troth which we heard
last Habbatb we mast bs using all this
to
the tearbmgs of the palpit spiritual
dyspeptics, a very little portion of
Iasi Sabbath’s food sasimUated and a
great portion lying ia aa decompo
sing and producing its acrid gases;
for, if a man “hold a troth in tin
righteousoesa* and do not use that
troth, he will come to hate it. It
teftl be, aa it ware, am undigested
‘ will
tore of many in oar day. They do
not own tbe Saviour of the world as
their Lord, ami they try to keep
others from finding the way of ponce
and safety.
Only of one thing tot as he par
feet!) sore, This great calaatrophe
came from God. And, still farther.
It come to do some bettor thing and
wormier tons jaat to remiua no to
fight against it, he will loathe it, be
will itooire to throw it off. Sometimes
a misused troth to worse than a very
grove error; for the error may be
tike an overdose of potooo, wbic| tbe
this in other things; sad and strange ■ holding. Ho expected a deputatiou
that we should fail to do so in higher.
“Who doe* oot see that the tiniest
flaw or fracture in a diamond vitiates
the whole gem. be it a very Kob i-
uoor—that tl»e smallest streak or
stain net* aside the marble block of
Carrara, that is like tbe driven snow
—that the slightest ai>ot or speck
dim* to rejection the whole polished
tens—that the most insignificant leak
ia («eriloos ? In these cases it w ill
not arrest the verdict to allege the
fault is so very small. Actual tran
saction* establish this. Once a
famous ruby was offered to this
country. The report of the crown
jeweller was, that it was the fluest
that he had ever seen or heard of,
but t hat one of ita facets—one of the
“little” cutting* of the face—was
fractured. The result was, that al
most invisible flaw reduced it* value
by thousands of pounds, and it was
rejected from the regalia of England.
Again : w boa Canova was about to
commence his great statue of the
great Napoleon, his keenly observant
eye detected a tiny, red line running
through the npjier portion of the
splendid block, that at an infinite
cost bad been fetched from Paros,
and he refused to lay a chisel on it.
Onee more: in the story of the early
struggle* of the elder Herecbel,
while be was working out the
problem of gigantic specula or tele-
•oope lensek, yoa will find that he
made scores upon scores ere he got
one to satisfy him. A scratch like
tbe slenderest spider-line sufficed to
vitiate what had cost him long weeks
of toil and anxiety. Again: in tbe
“leak” of a ship, the measure of the
ship to resist the shock of wave or
tbe strain of wind Is not its strongest
but its weakest part.
The tremendous issues contingent
oa the attention or non attention to
would bring him the thanks of all
the passengers, but they were evi
dently unconscious of his merits, for
it is often the case that we forget
our greatest benefactors. Eveu the
captain did uot seem very grateful;
so our hero ventured in a round-a
bout style to hint that such valuable
services as his, having saved the
vessel, ought to be awarded with
some lew words of acknowledge
ment, when he was shocked to hear
the captain say, “What, sir, do yen
think you saved the vessel! WTiy
I gave yon the rope to keep you en
gaged, that you might uot be in such
a feverish state of alarm !”
The self righteous may here sec
liow much moil contribute to their
own salvation apart from Christ.
They thiuk they can certainly save
themselves, and there they stand
holding the rope with their clinched
teeth and their feet tightly fixed,
while they are really doing no more
than our officious friend who was
thus befooled. If ever you get to
heaven, you will find that every
thing yeu did towards yonr own
salvation apart from the Lord Jesus,
was about as useful as holding the
rope; that, in fact, the safety of the
soul lies somewhere else, aad not
in you; and that what is wanted
with yoa is just to get out of the
way and let Christ oome in and mag
nify His grace.—Spurgeon. * /
No one need pride hfi
genius, for it is the free gift u« wu,
but of bonest industry and true de
votion to his destiny, any man may
well be proud; indeed, this thorough
integrity of purpose is itself the Di
vine idea in its most common form,
and no really honest mind is without
communion with God—Fichte.
the slightest “leak,” was
fljnsrratfd
V
There is some prmaiae in your
Bible exactly adapted to every try
ing hour.