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C., FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 3873. :;s'aB:r' OLD SERIES, SOL 5-NO. 247. c. -fl Tilt* daftf ion 18 re*- eckeJ ■i P*e 15 *I OM* 40 P* oop; sap; 301* 30*; sa*; !?•; sap; *>p; 00 fa & h S tap; asp; sop; .sop; * fi* X «ys, “Couiethe Holy tL*—ga. “Come j* the ever-blessed f™-Q — -» ' m “•"[S tke orj, ‘-Com..’ M.uy 00 U» brU* at «ten. it,; fee ibi«.l *LJ_«.wko have accepted the of lllB wil1 ’ uo “ »l°t> »«u**m*. aud ' jam who have accepted the — -— — *— aw ids tibeif voices in the ohorns, a11 hope will be lost if yon delay. , MOom© to Jesus.” And *** no * the things of thu work! hold He hi»»eJf was on this earth > ou hack, but sake up your mind to g« tort** compassionately ou the spring forward and seise Christ ere gad, well knowisg how it be too late. Hemember, Ue ie their siua and their sor- your only hope, and through Hm Mid; “Come unto me, all ye alone you eaa be toe vest. Therefore gntap Him by faith! He invitee you to lay hold on Him. You can not mimt your bold, for He will Ik»I<| you up. You may resolve to put .df re pentance till to morrow; but on to morrow you ^ nid; “Came unto me, all ye .totteborand are heavy laden, and If U give you rest” flat He said then He says now. A* avitatiou He gives us to-day. irt ve sot baavy laden with guilt t flf, iben, linger! Why uot accept UWOO) wwvjvw * m ^ * kind invitation f Oh, then, let judgment ooat of the Almighty, and _ , ' .... .. . UuH it will iw. 1_._ .11 1_ aeHM to Him, and we shall And hS, fear not; thy Saviour calls tie. It is the messenger of peace, ftasy at Ant, on seeing the dark aid and troubled waters from whose tourii >o traveler retains, try out, letto affrighted disciples, “It is a ptrt,*ud be afraid. But a gentle sinviU be heard above tho roar ■fsftk© storm, “It is I; be not iriif and even the winds and seas Off obey when that omnipotent w» speaks. Be not afraid, but am; for all those that believe shall stAtphat receive everlasting life. Tly, then, die 1 Oh, fellow-sinners, am, ispent, and be saved; and, Aer the victory, we may joyfully a0w:^“O Death, where is thy Mtof; 0 Grave, where is thy vic- ary! Thanks be unto God, who pwth ns the victory, through onr lard Jesus Christ. To die is gain." What unspeakable happiness shall w then eajoy 9 Now, my Christian friends, give this matter a careful consideration ; hr upon it hangs your doom. Do »t reject the invitation before you, test you be cast into outer darkness, »d be, alas! forever lost. Jesns ays, “Behold! I stand at tine door rad knock.” Tbesonnd startles you ; ht if yon do not rise and open the hwimmediately, that knocking will tartte you less to-morrow, till at ^fth you will not bear it at all. Pfftops you think it will be as easy ^npent at any future time as to- bat if you have ever lived near iiuwf mill, a roaring fall, or the ***, you most undoubtedly have *■* the sound which at first Curbed yon was afterwards ikaroe- J Motored. Just so the trntbs of may deeply impress the *^1 bat if tho^ impressions arc * < * en <bed at first, by acting in ■ttwknce with thorn, the ftrnths the mind less and less, till they are heard with total in- •'wrence. How many who once felt "* e Pty abent religion now feel noth- ^ ai*d are qoickly and quietly down to hell! Dn the narrow ledges of the steep ®®Hrfthe Yorkshire coast, mnlti- . 88 of *ea fowl lay their eggs, and, gathering them, many persons a Perilous livelihood. It once * p !* Ked that a man, having fixed J** har in the ground and low- t "lm«elf down by the rope which ** M tened to it, found that, in oon- *Wce of the edge of tbe rock feting beyond tbe part below, he * UOt reac h the spot where tbe "*te deposited. He therefore inff 10 Swin £ himself backwards at ^ Wlrar ^ 8 > an< l by this means he , t placed his foot on the rock, J’ 1 " to doing, he lost bold of the qL tT 8 * itQation wa » mo«t dread- feet M ^ roared > hundreds of 0W; a perpendicular rock, It ' towards the skies, above, oifry ^ 0r him to escape or below. He most love for Ufo arouse him and girt* bim strength. Ue mm that he c lamp to reach the rope. It ie jet swinging, and, should hu wait until it stops, he wouhl only miss it be dashed to atoms on Urn rocks low. He resolves to jump} sad the neit time the rope swung him he sprang forward, a rope, climbed upwards, reached the top m safety, and was saved. Now, my friends, you are standing — The Dytag Umk. k|»s AtfMMl. A HUSWMim t a A, i^^ajkmi FMaM.lt a as. - i wifi in# oniy iifiitirf a * of which In a rough tab*, ea whlah yimomt m oncinv mtm A MMkft •bell, aa the brew e# which to written, “Dost dm art, sod to dost thru it will be too late. Uhrist knocks to-day: remember, death may knock to-morrow. While you are keeping your beet friend outside. Death, whe waits for ue one, may burst is sad harry you away to the Judge. Come, then, to Jesus le-dsy lie is willing to save today. Heaven's gates will open to you to-day. To morrow may be too late. Then, corno just as you are. “Omm mi oaw. for Hi mil •* mm wim rmt pen oat” Come to Jesus, for ho knocks. Ojieii tbe door quickly, sad “Admit Him ere his sager hers; His feet, departed, ae'sr return. Admit Him. or the hoar's st IhmmI ; You'll st His ileor refected stsad.” J. W. Hsu* h. at the — thare was s kawch I mtaod iti euMi tJ -* — tapariet si fea the hed of thshr sgealsiA foilsw to pray sersrdiag le the ritaai. The MMMilaw aahad ma whattom I had wniafoassml him. I aaswsted, Ks Thea, Sappa^M that the eaddea sfaay pcwveated enafoum s, ha pave him the pspd ahmolutjoo, sod eptakled Ma with tody water F» while, With hto the Hi Mr, u^^kteh h|y sst Ida ji ^ ^ %Imi to It. At ai hto streaglh, ho cried aat with disttact vusce, L UI with hoavsmty •efowre few /ore P—Hi**l wounds are my mtae O! Jsmm P) to heavoa, ho forthwith M Hoeh wa« the dMug Father Kgtdfo The astoaa aad Mforsrew of hto dytag mssssats »ere ottrihuted to dellrtam, sasl a i ir rotor was mm la Itfo A tow days store, I Selections. Whit God i God blesses very slender thing* to | the conversion of souls. It is very ! bumbling, sometimes, to a preacher who thinks, “Well, I did preach s pretty fair sermon thst Hare,* to find I God does not care a pin shout him or his sermon, and thst a stray re uasrk be made in the street, which he hardly thought was of any value whatever, was what God had blessed; that when he had thought he sac eroded best he had done nothing, and when be thought be had sue oeeded worst then God bleared him Many a soul has l»««l his eyes opened by an instrumentality which never dreamed of lining so usefol; aad, ia deed, tbe whole way of salvation la in itself extremely simple, so as to be well compared to tile clay sad spittle which the .Saviour used. I do not find many soul* converted by bodied of divinity. We have re ceived a great many into tbe charch, but never received one who became converted by a profound theological discussion. We very seldom hear of any great number of conversions under very eloquent preachers—very seldom indeed. We appreciate do quence, and have not a word to say against it by itself, but eeidently it has no power spiritually to enlighten the understanding, neither does H please God to use the excellency of words for convection. When Paul laid aside homau wisdom, and said be would not use the excellency of speech, he only laid aside what woo Id sot have been of much service to biro. When David put off Heals armor, and took the sling aad the stone, be slew the giant; ami giants are not to be conquered to-day say more than they were then by ebam pions arrayed in BunUs armor We mast keep to tbe simple things, to the plain Gospel, (dainly preached - Spurgeon. In the ruins of Pompeii there wss found a petrified woman, who, in stead of trying to fly from the boman* 1 * 8 * 1 for want of fo<Kl ' deatro N« d c **y> bad spent her time rn ^ ao aid could help him. The in gathering np her jewels. There are multitndes making the same mistake. In trying to get earth and heaven they lose both. “Ye can not serve God and Mammon.* Be one thing or tbe other. roffe ^ -r could help him. The yn M4* -k’ 8 0D * y esca l>e- It was t»i rtt ,aL DgHI * to an d fro. He per- at each vibration it was itc^. °” t ^ ao before, and, sbouid Had, l . en ^ould be out of bis ‘ t *»iwn - ! " J Evcr> ' n,on,e * t that ig*j ’ " ,8 danger became more dear friends, the feelings S 008 of this man. be bc- «ad J 0 ‘^> w ken he look* down the mad dencd waves dash id* of T agaiu8t the rockj. The «onoten a n arVaUOn terrifle « h!, i Hie * h ole bJ C ,S dead]y wh »te, his nueot,^. \ tre ®bles, and he sinks l °o*lv odou th. But When we read tbe Bible we must always remember that like the holy waters seen by Rzekief, It is In some places tip to the ankles; la others, up to the knees ; in others, up to loins; and in some, a river too deep to be fathomed, and that can oot be passed over. There ia tight enough to guide the humble and teachable to heaven, and obscurity enough to confound the unbeliever. a picture of tbs Madowna, wfth the inscription, **/># m ttoqfw same hahtoy to the Mreae mf grare ;• a four books ou dlvtwKy aud are tool asl irM history , a bedsfaud to tbd form of a ooflia, aad wltbla II a straw peg losre, on which Hsa a young tweak, ia tire luat stage of oouaumpttou— aoch to the picture preoautod to you. The dyiag man waa poaumuad of a noble latoDret, naturally kind, frank, and straightforward, of geatto hima Mmmam and 8 **• *1 ih..^ .Am . . n tl mi m — -? -A manners, or wip rior aaucaiiou, IM, to the last, simple aa a little child. Blameless la Hfe, aeceedfag to tba standard of tire coagput, reafoes aa Paul, rigid to the pesrtre of all auoterittoa aad poaaaooa. ho waa hold up to tire yuuag clergy aa a ICIdfffct cMT hotifi'T*'"'*' jMri* folert ia him. aad tire toartred dm ana •aw ia Father RfUlk* the promt** of aa slo*|ucnt propagslm mi their fhi*h He waa hot twouty two yearn of ago, hut hto tost hour waa rapidly ap proach ing. At aooa af June Mi, 1**B. the amok appointed hy the au per tor of the covrat to attend na the tort, called oat hastily at tire door of my j celt "Father Kgtdie to dyiag ? Malta mi fflkxaAfmt u^a msasi' - « . .. ^ i F'^haAn^^oa s HlHtff) aw»IT* T'uPFki iHfi.lwPr » JpmMI are just ia time to give him the holy ahaaAutfua.* 1 ran haatdy late the cell of my youug follow mouh. I wua net hto euafouaor, aad waa aarpotoml la (hlidit hi* w itoJbtowJ -4Hf HMk 4Nfe •ooa aa ha saw are, ho arid eagerly, A* iHgKttdm* ah (gft iLiirtf ^ A rft«|ti llo naked if all waa secured I replied, “Yea, my brother, foar out; ao oa* listens to oa bat God, the Boarohrr of all hoaru " ‘*Uh I door martyr of Father Fsrrere! m> oaly fereod aa. Before area ho wi totorth,* ho aatoatoand, “uol for areloagto. tore OR hfo are aaoh precaatiooa. I have noth , root in hto real, ue lug not to fore from area, bat l foe* At lost ho foaad anxious ft yoer «ecur»t> Oh! trll Amato gain the f ■to agaia of that sweat comfort, that peace totfb God, of which you spoke three days ago, when I asked you why you rood the Bible so ofrea. Tell are freak ly, before Gad, are w« saved fay our own works, nr hy grace only 9 Have all my prayera, fastincs and nrnsnrow tmes oito selfdestrwrttve Urea a merllorfous sacriicof Oh I i ore that all my boasted works oa tire hataare of the Mortuary weigh toon than nothing There to no aalvattoa there. Ustos grace take the place of Ilia torn Ms Justice, I am damned Oh ! help are, Father Fsrrero, | foar Hto holy coauleruaace. 'If Tinea, Lari sltouldest mark iniquities, who shall aland F * “Na ooe, my dear Kgtdio,* I m pMod. “Bat let are read the Psalm from which you quote ••There to forgiveness with God; there to marry with the Lord, aad with him to plentemi* rrdemptkm.* “Yra, yea,* he eiriaiared, “I waat GoiPs merry, Umfi forgtvcares.* Thru, hsiking at the crariix, ha oontiaaeil, “That blood, the bleed of Jeaaa, of which you told are— apeak, Fevvero, afmak again * lit would have sab) store, hot exhaustion closed hto fettering tip* Yet, with bia eyea fixed oa mine, ho waited anxiously for a word of paw. “ ‘Hy grace ye are saved,' 1 said, ‘through faith*—faith to what Jsnaa ban drew for Mimses ou tbo croon Oht how have w# hern deceived, foolishly trusting la oar works, whoa God has mid, ‘By the works of tho law shall aa fomh be jMMbd by faith, wo bare poaoa with God through our Lord Jsous Chrioh* It to uot “Bsot /am / a, to, «M% osaa f Thy Tes, yea, And oith arms years sgi*. ts*' to oao of ths at tho of o soot out MoftaU when a young man, la a heathen tribe, where bia life waa la danger, to teach and preach, aad toviliae and work for God, till to* he comes back an old man, having won a tribe to Jesus.—H. H. Journal >.1- t. am reay under the vtgdaaee af a very rigid MpMIf. rltov fitoT tot sOs mks ft ft aa * jt w*^to»g 0 area, k*»•«*>»i kaowtag by fetth tho volar of hto V Fsthar Rgidfo woo a fare aa Hto own rtg filthy rags; aad thea ha foaad par dee, pea s>, stereaf life, hy fetoh la the p reels as Mead of Ctoto. la whal are tea trussing I— fir Fft i i ufofr <(A> Wh&TdC 9 Hr«J mSmmBtj- ^4i U ^{muttAIMfi^ ^'AA A Ufa, Sklkaittl <rf Ira srer w^mviv^eoB| us w so www soar nMiUiH life gfeki i, fm Ami this all tefl when it «f ho opoo ao r Wo ore satdsMu saaatoous of tho Yto all human taogrephius aad all A striking luotaaos owsaoa re aa la ftltoaa I if dm aafif' ft fia<m fa a.— f iMtheka oto^ VfilM rtoMbre MreW * i»#T» I.f'WMATlfo For mure thea |wu years aftor hto ho wood re Mil Mtoto^ljMtofo^l flip llto hisgrapihir cays that at thto ** ImmS tMNI nd* ia ar oat of * After aue af hto trial o of hto ariUca onllod ho always gore foil play ta hto great votao la pnreiklog. whatarer It wafe hops him At tool. Laid him tho living of tho rites aud from wrath or Mas. No, no-most solemnly, ao I (July the preemeo bleed of Jooaa Christ cleans©tb lor all aka. My ClWr jrtJgKTiO, JuM Aft you are a sinner ; thou he that what this Book says to Ira# indeed. Only baltovt God's word. Boltovs ia tho Lord Jsous Christ \ root to the vaiee of tnirloi*0 perfect Mfds 4 FAsssa Affx okfeja 0 aatomMsdeWMktoi Aaa toMTrllfT* f re IMtol IWlfoPtoHR aPPAMPfoft fare which God to ao stranger, aad la a few moments more yea will bo with Christ ia paradtoc.* As tho thinly oao driuks from tho spring suddenly discovered ft* Urn mtriy Ipt I III | cpagfolt t -^MaJL _ a^^m^l^Mito-re iLfet monk drank JoyfUSy of tho Bring ^a jpupummy aat water. Though auw spsewhlsre, yot strong ia apprwheoatom, ho gjfcwo mo oao gtouce from hto dark, IntelHgeat eye, no sweet aad smiling that It hat ha amdo Bltto Bu it weat «m until oaa day to slanpy to the From that h is iC v le of giving foil play re hto hr spin* frees to foiled ta threag hto turntFis f4n> ia hm sniauSLrv mma wows "Wv-wugg, t ore W'^re ^reere-iii^m>a jf re tho rock of GilwalUr to tho torrifory. Though Bviag •pri, aad with few of bearing the glad of the gtortouo gospel, they aaa mm tod It read tho floored Beriptarvs togothor, aad the still •••* Gwd, speaking to hto toMo to the heart of one of three! dfcftfcdkilAanti fldk WmhiAewJt^^m * an T* 1 *^^* are ew-jjsJMCMF IQ „ tore of God, and to tho peace apeak iog blood of Jmmo. (to the evening ofladod ta, on© of oat dialog, to tho garrimm at a and coming op to the •retry oa the ootmdo of the nelly purl, Who va tho soldier moody •reverted, bo naked aa aaaal for the vntrk wurd The ass, aheurhed to towditottoa oa Uto glortous things that had rvreudy horn unfolded taj him. aad filled with devout gratitude aad lore, oa befog roused from bis mhfiaight reverie, replied to tho with the words, Mood of Christ.* He however, rewrired hto arif sad gave the watofe era Hto comrade, who was aaitouely treking tho lard, and who was ‘ ao sentry at the other eud of th# sallyport, a re “The kfSai ** lii iniri^i in — inwi. iMjvmw ti|m>vi at the The w oods l heart m a retoo I , ^ •red of guilt was removed, and'' pre cious Mood of Chriet spoke as ta tho soul ef the eia burdcu of hto Mfo was ri Hi ladto, fovotod to tho gr- i of hto land aad Master ; aad IAmF' AFQfifl F*JJkJ hPriahlafiaet ™g "* U* i laagwagnu i v are yos, like tho oa toe tack of Gibraltar, to nattriy nhoat year aoaTs eternal peace aad mfety 9 The* remember the weeds which the midnight bear-nt waAed to hto ear, ^Ths precious htoad of Christ* Tm, It to iadred prectoan. for it Is the blood of Godh own dear An. It to aot the blood of a mere ass, hut of the God man, of “God omnifont to the dawk * —» wpo w m re^resmps ure morer nmgaaasi| atare# of iuAaitr valac ayr. I tint in the blood to the BAs •»* Jrena, fo, girtog hto Wood. smve bia lifr ns Iks ndwiiiiife price ef sll hto people; ‘for wo are out redeemed with corruptible things, us mieer sad gold ; but with the prariuas tdood of GhreN* ao of a tomb without hlamloh aad without •put* (I IN*. I j IA, Ift.) Tbmk of the diguiiy of Him who Mflared a* the rirtlm, aad wttl jwu out any that >-i - - J U • t» > reeu om fire S'nmmre o MMMftfrereMRmHflMr 1 Alta ft |a ftjtogk tpLcnyigfl £g*||w fon mm fgi£ t wmw^ew »u smv i^wsiree^u u^M'gjp re + Head Rxados It, aad you will sun that whoa the ungot of death woo msrrhing through tho toad of KgJVL safe; bat his by the Wood sprinkled eu tho Itotcia flo with all the Israel of God. They shall be aafe ta tho day of the Lord's voa ; bat It will bo booaaos Christ tho btomi of that ftagoltf ChriitUc Duties. I. lloartUy to lovo them that slight os, aad to wish aud neck the good of those that bats and seek to hurt us. *• To swim sgainst tbe stream of tho multitude. k To take most care of that which to most out of night—our heart aad hope. 4. To be merciful to the failiuga of others, and very never© to our own. 5. Htill to suffer rather than sin. •- Tt» rejoice tn loancs for Christ, u»d fo glorv lu th© cross. 7. To do good when we are evil spoken of for our labor. A ('bosrfbtly to Mrikc in with the interests of God's cause, when it is to tow condition. •. To br most cwd tu tb« sin that to naturally most dear. IA To lire upon the diving prom ises when others live ou their pro k. II. Most to love and soonest to that which crosses the flesh most—self denial. 11 To be most hot in that where actf to least couocrucd. IA To make a true conscience of the least ala, hot th© moot conscience Of the greatest IA To allow ou reel r«s in th© neg lect of no duty, but to be most zeal ous fcw matters of th© greatest weight. 15. To love those who fsithfiilly reprove oa lieadih to sutyftcl all oar worldly interact to our Maker's glory, aad to perform holy duties with holy iada. U, While others do their hunt ac tions with carnal aims, to do oar common and clrfl actions with heav enly alma. Oaly Twa. Only two ways—one broad, th© ether narrow. One toads to dcotrac tioo, the other to life; many go by the oao, few by the other. Which is yoar way T Only two norta of people. Many aorta ia men's opinion; only two in God's sight—the righteous aad tbe wkked, tho wheat aad the chaff, tbe tiring aad the dead. Which are you T Oaly two deaths—the death of the righteous aad the death of the wicked. Which do you think you will die 9 Which would it be if you were to die this moment t Only two sidos at the day of judg- eut—the right hand nod the loft. Only these two. Those ou the right hand will be Must: “Come, ye ideas ed of my father* Those oa the left will b© earned» “Depart, ye cursed.” All most appear before the judgment soot of Christ, to receive the tkiags done ia the body, whether good or had. What words will be spoken to you 9 Only two |4aoos after death— buavoa and hell. The one happy, the other miserable. In the one will he board forever songs of joy aud praise; la the other, weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth. God will he ia the ooe, and angels aud mints, aad all the redeemed of tbe Lord; ia the other, none bat devils end tout souls. Which of these two will bn yoar place 9 Which, if you were to die now 9 part through the that ha to with God. Thto ftltj, aad it all hto f9ftu If a man to aa » a to The rep freer tab v© of a MiWWig tho power of tho and •• made strong M 5h»t aad stare, op to ths vary throne of God, sad as fas gou§ oa is his work fee! that Christ has said to all who win souls to him that they are aurhare with God. and not he iB ipi rMi f Here to the ooorat of ths Joy of the -■ ., W ft tflflffLfe. as jt l eswssiisdh'il an. mn ftAmen qMHNMI I ATT MV> WOFAiWg TOT MsksmnJ#^ Yulirt TlifWt ” sal tAhftk AW;m rwi * Fflj, "fA v fiv'g^^^fin p wQI^A years of ttooo, bat tor Oud*s eturasl ■ f It was thto ooatdsaos that Ciuuvt, Faith aitd the Gospel. —Christ, ns a physician, to precious to otouiek souls. The malady must ha felt before phytic will be token or nought for. Tho blood of Christ, which satisfied the justioe of God, may well satisfy tbe oooscieooe of an wakeood sinner. Christ's blood to the aoaTs ransom ; Christ's spirit to the soaTs comforter; Christ’s word la tho ooalb food ; Christ’s sapper to the sours feast; Christ's day to tbe goslfe mark at day. If we would stand, Christ mast be oar foanda tioa; if w« would be safe, Christ would be oar sanctuary. The im perfections of a believer’s sanctifica tion make him oootioualh depend on Christ for iustiActicm. Beware of evil thoughts. They hare done giant mischief in the torifi. Bad wards follow, aad bad fiords finish tho progress. Watch ft|gpift^ist them, strive agaiost them, pray against them. They prepare the way for the enemy of souls. Dr. J. W. Aliandor on Preaching. A young minister, in reporting au interview with this eminent preacher and Christian, says : He had a special fondness for writing and chatting on sermons and sermonizing. On no theme was his talk more racy or suggestive. While be lived in Chambers street, New York, wc spent a morning with him in his stndy ; be re-arranging his library and overhauling old letters, while he sat laughing aad enjoying hto riot of mirth and re minisoeoce, surrounded by piles of books and mauuscripts. The turn ing np of letters from snch men as Hu minor fie 1<1, Nevins, Kirk, and Breckenridge, set him opon pleasant sketches of these “men of renown ;* and in ooe of Sutnmerfield’s letters occurs the expression, “I leave the selection of my language till I get into the pulpit; for the bat word mitempt coma to me in the beat of the momentDr. Alexander then broke out into a diatribe against dnll essay reading in the pulpit. Taking up three or four huge packages of sermons, aud pitebiog them into a corner, he said, “There goes the labor of tny life ; aud now, after twenty years of experience, I candidly say that if I could lire my life over again, 1 never would take oue of these man uscripts into the polpit. I would try to take them into my head, uot on paper. We are sacrificing presell ing to essay reading. Yet I would have thorough preparation, and then an unhampered delivery with en thusiasm. My young friend, aim at a high degree of passion, especially when yon are preaching on doctrine. Argument made red hot is what pleases people, and interests them. Argument admits of great vehe meoce aud fire. No man can be a great preacher without great feeling. Aim at a high, Holy enthusiasm. Tbe old Greek tragedies used to stir (wople up, and keep open the founts of rage and tears. Many ministers are enthusiastic about other things, such as art, poetry, authorship, or polities. Their week day conversationis full of entertain meat, but their Sabbath sermon is like a sponge, from which ail the moisture to squeezed out Life for your sermon ; live in your sermon. Get some startling to cry sermon, sermon, sermon. The best discourses are the efflux of a man's best thoughts and feelings daring the week. It is manifestly so with Mel rill and Cbalmera. “If you would preach well, prop. Even aesthetically considered, one hoar of pray er is better preparation ■an a day of study. Keep your miud in a glow. Write when you are in a glow. Our young preachers hare too uniform a method of frping all the unction out of a sermon over a lamp. Bead as much as yon can, but write your sermons with as total a forgetfulness of tbe language of books as possible. I am growing jealous of even looking at a book infer scribendum. The Bible is, after oil, tbe one book of the preacher. Make tbe Bible your book of prayer; cut oft all superfluous studies and come back to your Bible. Maks Scripture the interpreter of Scrip ture. When I write my best dis courses I have nothing by me but my Bible and my Concordance.” Abiding in Christ The branches of a tree are much more showy than tbe roots. Their growth is more perceptible. But they never attain to independence. If they were to separate from the tree they would die. Th© tree might retain its vigor, but the branches would wither. It is so with the Christian. Christ is onr life. He is the root. We are the branches. United to him we live and grow. Bat if we got big and set np for ourselves we die. This is the reason why so many who were onoe sturdy Christians have lost their vitality. They did not grow up into Christ— but they grew out of Christ They perhaps retain the name and form of Christians, but they do not bring forth any of the fruits of the Spirit A proud independence has taken the plnoe of true humility. The Christian simplicity which onoe characterized them has given place to artifloial tones and affected manners. “As yo have, therefore, received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him * (Col. ii; 6.) It is as necea sary to abide in Christ as it is to receive Christ The same spirit of Joy and love and true humility, which characterized the young con vert, should, in a great degree, characterize the mature Christian. We get out of Christ when we lose the spirit of Christ Then, whatever may oe tbe position of one hi the church, he is oast forth as a branch and ii withered.—Eamat Chritti&n.