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Editors Oil LORD. OIE FAITH, Oil fiAPTISM. "-fitBISUIS 17:5 COM'MBIA, S. C.. Fk|)AY. APRIL 4, 1873, to he had grown in the knowledge of J«mm Christ This leaf from ft pastor’s note book may encourage some to labor for the modt hardened; and to show how simple the troth is that saves which it is said, “i when jro« think joa’ve got It, whf jron bava’t.” Boom one may sag, “Go you give It op r if so I SMfth If nqdy, “that’s so." Thing* that are iueeiuprehetiMbie ought to ho ’> * W*«7 ” !*.* U« at tbe wta* l»» “*»'r lb* mUm mho lur* •Mtaa la D4t«m tkla«a, oa the; found In the lie member, that chiistianitjf^inot a »ew system of tbeologieal reason- tog, nor a new assortment of phrase otogy, nor a new circle of acquaint aaoe, nor even a new line of medita it ia not the likeoeas or history of a tiring thing, it to itself alive! And therefore, to examine its evidence is not to try Christianity; to admire its martyrs to not to trjr Christianity; to com pars and estimate its teachers to faith i 1 would however pander long before trusting mysstf within the intricately involved eisehn of “merti A-atuuu in policy * Foitoil to the attempt U» Valve an ittsornubie phrase, so pregnant with words of doubtful import, a Isgrii of relief is experienced to hashtog oat from so fomiilibii an antagonist, and tturoing our attsatioo from ths estop*?!* " or * ilton ** wUl devoted t migffifofei curt ex pres gfel efeMlft** may have ex- -nad lheCtotort* 8fl«M to sccoiu “* ** » r Sk. & » “P-«NP“* ,al **“« tauntingly applied to the General Synod, way be had in ths opinion of your oorvespondest, by considering walking boa* from charch. “Cwtaidj," I answered, “nod at once. Where dose he lira T 44 J net beyoad ths bridge, ia ths white baane with green blinds; you rites and services more than Mahout etna punctuality to not to try or know Christianity. Bat far one week, for one day, to have lived ia the pore atmosphere of feith and love to God, of tenderness to mao; to rejoice in the felt and realized presence of Him who is described as “coming np from the wilderness,” supporting His be loved; to bave beheld earth annlhi lated and earth open to prophetic gam of hope; to have seen ever more revealed behind the com plica ted troubles of this strange, myste rious life, the unchanged smile of an eternal Friend, and everything that is difficult to reason solved by that reposing trust which is higher and better than reason; to have known and felt this, 1 will not aay for a life, bat for a tingle bleated hoar, fiat, to indeed, to to have made experiment of Christianity .—A rcker Butler. to divftae |; i S«—I and chi! Const their syiupa id their attention, of all who take a racticable view of |her arising from Hhtioa to the proper between <m»se and parity of family, had become mixed up with OMtato thefts which had raorntly oc curred, sad was altogether a pretty OBJECTS or HMliL ST WOO 1. What then ware the pwyew had In view by the organisation of the General Synod ? Thto queano* only from want of , but because do ted hopes out run e judgment. All ire |nl the dreamy nthUbfeat, without e lute the “baseless “He to not likely to lire until morn lag.” And ho to dying without Christ!” I etrialbmm! ibvoluntarily. VV* harried on and aeon reached the a*« k room, where a good brother of the Methodist Charch waa anting as we entered. 1 went to the bedside aad intro duced layer If to the dying man. He was a ftidendid lookinx fellow, ilto features clean out, hto eyes still bright aad piercing, and hu self command remarksb4e, to view of kto loos my Father osao that dhofpltoto uf porsrty, or to its organic law* aad thorn this in atrmnrnt the fellowing gfcgfeeta are made: “It shall be to 41 gases of fundamental doctrine or eftgrvh dto c ipfHMi |p9 mg**** CKMHW Vto ■ fV shaft fbmi*h a nuifefeffi order of aorvfeft, which shall bo Stored to every part of the rhnrdfc II shall therefor* cans* to bo pogpgHMl and published a book of Wfiftfolp. fee. ft shall examine the pragfedlngs of the several Synods and ttfttorrioms to order that they may obggfe a eor- sgdhtoUfewtodoa of ths dition of the ctrurrh, he. ft shslt devise plans for seminaries of eda cation and aimtosry operation*. aa well as for the ski of poor minister*, and the widows aad orphans of poor ministers, and endeavor with lb# help of ( toil to carry them into effect.” And dually, that “the General ftyaod shall apply all their powers, their prayer* aad their means to the pre vrniton of schism* among us; to aedotoanty and iaeeuaaatly obaervaat of the circa instances of the time*, am! every casual rise of unity of sentiment among Christians m gone ral, in order that the blessed upper tonitiee i form a correct estimate icy of the General Sy uod, anoe with its financial um erica! strength and to field of its operation OS «g,S°f» I H as wmeh it has aocom ibsolqjfey ueceasary. If il tfeflbr of it$ btotpiy thaamulta of its opera- •eynmsdft ml-m OkJa^.- -...A —^ss Jm-u "Wmm M Wft MV9 tug n iiigji hum OidUk—l irlil*-il liar— *— MM^ktBiASHUimiOMiMlU wf mB*rm g*^»f Htoftfe |brb«dMPMh W Aad Thmt excTuaton of thoughts of oar nobler being and things eternal f I Header, be not allured by the hooon and emoluments of the world, for its moat glorious triumphs end always acceptably, will bring down at the gramme answer* . hot lie i loving *>• smbraeaa, not oalj toiarw, bat hto own tossr and | wiU mo hto infistte utodam u “And the foturv r ** Worse still, but 1 don't belie vo itt excrlaating pautohmvnt * “Never mind,* 1 said, “yon be ttors to punishment; let ua get out of that it we can.” “Yen," be answered earnestly. Then, ia very few words, 1 told him of the merits of Jesus, which avails for even the chief of sinners, and ureod him to cast himself at once on Jesus, as hto Saviour. He looked me fairly in the eyes, aad iresvire tbat it w»8 incepted •luring » period of great political couvul- nod, to meet au exigency iu the duch Sooth. That owiug to the in|wr«ri8he<l condition of the coun try. in consequence of the ravages of *»r, its means have always been exceedingly limited. That hu point cf numerical strength it is weak though reapectable. That ijts terri t«J » extensive, and its chngrega to* feeble and widely separated. AM that, in addition to those unto nri circumstances, it startjNl ui>oii 't* career il de aoro” in regartl to doc Wu, cutout and govemmeut. We *kle Bohesitatingly tbat thjoue who •f® Uttqaainted with these facts, oroe incapable of appreciating their fore* and magnitude, are incompe- tr&t to sit in judgment upon the question of efficiency. Wfiat ahe F°pwed to do, and wbat she ha# * cc °®pHshed, we shall see presently, ao,i rill then be in a better condition " pronounce a decision rtpon the Nfct to issue. Brethren, will we J taiulon her as a noeless anil worth- or shall we, witfi willing oiiada and strong hearts man the : T * r( k of this noble ship, aiid give & oi to the breeze and the guidance at ^®anagemeutof Him, wlu> “tnak- et the storm a calm, so that the W| J« tbereof are still.” *°tyicationg in it* policy* are in- ** advisable. This phrase ^ »* a poser ; a dark enigma, and ^ kyood my ken. An expression 1 tout metes, or bounds, angles or obw? # ^ r ^* n fi ao dat* for au or a calculation. Con *c>r!t by “biqnitons array of l,i«- ^ bo P®fnlly take down from aive the following anecdote misted of the memorable Italian reformer, Fillippo Neri, and a youthful its dent: “Filiippo waa living at one of the Italian Universities. When a young man, whom he had known as a boy, ran np to him with a face full of de light, and told him that what he had been long wishing above all things in the world, was at length fulfilled —hto parrots having just given him leave to study the law; and that, thereupon, he had oome to the law school, and meant to spare no pains or labor in getting through his stud ies as quickly and as well as possi ble. In this strain he ran on a long time, and when at last he came to stop, the holy man, who had been listening to him with great patience and kindness, said : “ ‘Well, and when you have com pleted yonr coarse of studies, whAt do you mean to do V “‘Then I shall take my doctor’s degree,’ answered the yoang man. “ ‘And then f asked Fillippo Neri again. “ ‘And then,' continued the youth, ‘1 shall have a number of difficult and knotty cases to inanaga, shall catch |>eople’s notice by iny elo quence, my seal, my acutenets, aad gain a great reputation.’ ‘“And tbenf repeated the holy man. “‘And then,’ replied the yoath; ‘why, then, thereoan’t be a question. I shall be promoted to some high of fioe, besides I shall make money and grow rich.’ “ ‘And then V replied Fillippo. “‘And then,’continued the young lawyer ; ‘then, I shall live comforta bly sod honorably, in health and dignity, and shall be able to look for ward quietly to a happy old ago’ “‘And thenF added the holy anihiiMatolItoa sHadfomLiik 1^^ ^ 1 aft sfjt_ * ^ pltoPPr f W0 JPNp UWNBI» Whms we pvai m fesih for djtag jjly. Sttihl ft-,.. I M -M. .. t j, 11 It J»I.M empsivia mms, asus j«• *ui «*•)* ftod him ftorthfal, aad th* aaowM an dear la tea *dl b* srrltiMi to tto tn promote eeftcord ami unify rind th« intereota of tto He deemer’w kingdom may not pam by neglected and unavailing.” “That may do for you, sir, bat 1 have town too bad a man. It ain’t fair for God to let me in on the same term* to give* you,” and say ing this to turned hto face sway. “ ‘It to a faithful saying, and wor thy of all arceptauoo, that Christ Jcsos came into lb* world to save the blood of Jesus bringing alt the Utltoa tiou of tto General sly nod that after an allusion to tto cause of its forma tion—the statement of its aaaie aad style—its doctrinal baato tto He menu of ita com position aad tto duties of ito varioaa fonetkmartes, that it proceeds to set forth ita pow era and duties as shove. How it has met them, whether in whole or ia part, or to what extent, are matters of fact yes to to considered. Dkuuiatx. on Calvary aad hwh ap tola the fat* of the a totting Chets#, we read thete words ia every Hat af sorrow aad ta every espreaalna of dying It*, M i Woo ill sot IkjO ftil |H.n,4> i ,. u • lk>« ^w- i* m ii ini » hu ■ fwv j gwivtt was* wttwwew all tmase eat# ma aad firm* Wtoa, aianera,' aad ‘I Christ, hto doo, chmoaeth us from all stou’ Those, my dear air, are net my words, bat God's. If yoar life to as black as ibis black glove of mine, to sore that the merits of Jcsas ate whiter than my bare hand; and the whiteness of Jesus offset* tto blackness of the sinner. We are saved for his sake- God want* to save you. Only yield to Jenna” Again that oouleuipUioos look from thoae bright eye*, and the reply: “Oh! that’s the way you pat it." “No, it to not my way of patting it; it to God’s way. Here, Mr. Short to a Methodist, he pats it no, and 1 am a Presbyterian, and I put it so. It to the salvation of Jesus. Only aoespt it and you may be saved." He aeemed interested at last. We prayed aad went away. work ta de this with care, skill, sod psUrst tail. Mach of hto labor non he sea idea t that ear reqaeet will ha gran led, aad Ihroegh ear labor* fal low tog the prayer, that friend will Tho Father s Face At a rehearsal for a Sabbath school entertainment, some time sinee, a little five-year old Beasie wsa placed upon the platform to recite a abort poem. Hto commenced very brave ly, bat her eyee wandered all aroend the chureh, gathering more aad more of disappointment into the Am*.-— Soon the lips began to quiver, aad the little form shook with sobs. Her father stepped from behind a pillar, from wbenee he had been watching her, and, taking her into hto arma, said: “Why, darling, what to the mat terf 1 thought my little girl knew the verses so well.” “Bo I do, papa; but I eould not see yon. Let me stand where 1 can look right into yoar face, papa, aad 1 won’t be afraid.” And to it not ao with oar Heavenly Father’s children ! w r k«ok for ito beat talank erne risen*, aad party la the palpit, la order that the Word of life may to dispensed not oaly purely bat wisely. Tto {met** studies all the wash with Ida uiiigna* lua araaad hton ia bis Chrtot, aad wa cant the aet oa ito light side of the ship,,we shall bring it up filled with iahea. la answer Ixxxix : M; hat visited him, he gave evidence of a change of heart, and throughout hto Ufa, which Lasted several weeks, he grew aa a Christian. Evidently the Spirit of God was teaching him. Hto questteM indicated it; hto in* tores! iu his winked companions also, aad hto defer* for hto family. Wa received him into the church, aad have every reason ta believe that he irate the necessity of Import an Me prayer, aad that the answer might be delayed la order to my ear forth T I aaewer, wa have ealy to read Lobe ‘And then,’ said the youth, ‘and We stand too often where we can not look iato Hto face. Darling sins and ur pride, like pillara, rise up between us aad God, and disappointment sad tear* are ours until, casting these behind us, we stand in the light of oar Fa tber*s face. tl *tu ° f the General s : A * Uot P°licy but the “! faaS Wg Confc «*ion> M Cy: f ».wl.1 tion h d t0 Ko^erument oi TS^toiheDtotrii »»J t!° ^ ^^ifled t . ^^iuglesa uon tkm, inquired, “What do you think The proof that we believe in the reality of religion, to that we walk in the power of it differently.” The Holy Spirit had been reaching hto head through hto heart, aad thus Imiicrfcct in Griginal