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Communications.
For the ItohmftiMrfoitur.
A Christo Soldier, j
j^atfiienVGeiie<»»l von Gferadorf,
- lurf distiognished himself in
^ of Worth, fell at'Sedan.
!«oeeefded as the commander of
^ iltl en»J corpse the height of
pgtoQ earth of Sedan, where the
*** ver > Mrere. He had
‘TMmirwwmire Mi vtetetoiMw
TW SltlM FisiUirNqr.
-r::~irmr ! 1
are -tumbling Nocks, shoo hi every »
tiase, it the service prepumteev ♦«
U»e LortTe Supper, be reported, awl Th<w .. »
be reproved am] ddmooUbed by the UfUMNI toto, w
,f tlM)v P*™ 1 *** refbrm, tblak of Ibri »a
they may be admitted to the f^rtfV , ^
Sripper, but tf they iftrrvanN give ,,f front wwrthlv kt«c» *»,$
oflMiee by fheae vfoaa, then •half they w1mi *
lie excluded from the Lord’* Saftfier | ^ 4mmtt of
in accordance »«tg| toissKjfeto'df |
HNv Writ. Should the preacher
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isBKI
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1 latere* and sywjMlIn .• ih
1 ¥ Am *H A
i w+mvm |pii mm W* iff
Thai la
beoo'aea tototeg hteeh by cfea J ttoto* Umln.ee,to ltem*.ml
j^tailwed the 33d regimen! to ad- V »«S*» aliall no bmger te behi s „ j
^wten * hostile ballet Merced to to adaiNtefrr the «d8*« of an ~
5 breast. He fen unconsciously j Bva»gelictal taauber.
in*
•hte »daa than tha I Mb af'llnmplp
fros Is horse. When he recovered
jjaa tfce feinting fit he prayef,
at hat I moat depaii
ftm depart not from me P*
k>ug after he begau to repeat
i.Thv
tta
B b*
M f M lata** that Ms kingdom
*•» trtampb la nanytag It oa be
SMIitlaivf
Yet 1 da Meta
laa — i M -o— ll.
t« «0hr as
• ill
If avavf I
bio
Bat if
**•*«*.
Is a 1
God*.
U >•*“ Hi tf f OM euutinaa - imml none eonumtioeot in rlewhig
»»rh l«i|» r to elrep, aa do otbera the taisoos city. A Kjiirit of cou-
C B Hfmrpnm. teutment tends to glorify God and
h . Inonor the Bible. A gram bier bring,
joa^^et an* ^ontenimotw Mu Wfacacb oa cbrutiaalty, which die-
„ . , , 4 . 1 ,*»aota God aud the Bible. Cbria^
Tb<> o( tb<- Apofttlc Paul i*l ( tiana, are yon poor f So was ObrUt.
r » 11 *'*- i PWHW •iwiMm, wd •rkilel-ae U«I lit vb«n. to Uy hi. Imd.
k
a* ^
r» mj -
tha ivfrrwa Tbs aa
m thickly about him that
• (I
a Tho
jMiatoratc aboaM aaMs with
ebt General Hyaodledl AaaemNy w %m uwmt mim
North Oaraitna, fee the fammatlou *f' He could hardly move Ibr the thraeg.
Proteatant Cbriatiaidty aatoag the ««* abated the arnmla of hie friwuda.
Genaana la the Souther* State*, aad *»* * f 1 •< tor mMal «a
^^^eLonlaa Thought.- I tbat to cause of the kingdom rtrtlki^T^heiT
cf death bad weakened '^ l,r, ' t ^ strengthened by a ebrner taual Mpa iWdara What batter
A huaar said, -^Your ! aukm l% w “* that UMoUtus oouM ibarw ha of a
^iacy means the good ymn : *+** toaoar Ibur wWted role gSgc
L.* M^gatlona abouM meom T dny th< " ,r,rt rT *^T «*y
preacher to the General AnaemNy, * ™ t tkm - .
attend its MeMuoua, aad that this pa* t** baou mtaondwratood. K«»n abila
torato |M»y auoh deputy's travekug
*Cik |
t she lafta^te
Be
weee f« do m (IcmI r,v a«»u
•at of the world i < * H * ure ** “»•»> crael perse
When s prisoner at Rome
He was rich in glory, bat for our
sake* be became poor. Oh then,
'— e**U. «W MM« to * I ** r » from Uw example
^ ( 7. , f . . ^ ^
fMff Mrat'
M Hoar
WTitt God does to us is well iloOr.'"
CH, BO,* said the General, ‘you do
atkaovanything; it is much bet
*. 0, it comforts tne so much,
alj Ido not remember the gonls." |
SfMtbe lymn,
UowW* me. Lord, as TUa)« wd|!
H^iaeaow in my great need!
Bar ay try, do not deny me;
Whs uy soul is to depart,
hewn it then, Lord, in Thy ltahd*;
ilbiuH if life eloaea well T i
t. During tbs presant yrar
should bo uo iMw-twaiar
of the Festival*, Hut Fsativala, Hua
days awl lioiy Days, aboald ha oh
served by the oh s rob ia
course.
aes!
, . & *V neat L’aiUnl t^macd awot
Ibt iuog aaaaf went to un* bis | j n g (ball bo held on Jdatiaday Thar*
ifilg General. Whom Rev. Famler, | day iu dir year IdCM, awl st the cesf
h€Mam of tbe Division, came d*.*** *g R r . Baakaeisbt.
■thee before his death, ha re-1
wi
Christ
haiM
m m pad
«f Ihs
H M life |»
f 11 md ii m
■Ft
of lb#
Montanas tf a rights*sm jud«". I i»*y
k»fy lw|M * t*aU. m2 Imim
(TbrGt, stawlmg bstwesn map aad a
Dsllj whose grtodausa wdh'fiihi
MMiit hi, let great ntret, white
jk■yflailw taM^sssk ... I|M * ^
■wTH ■ s ffv. teUP Wi'T'P |gw*ipiP UMBu V UMfl HB
Iv toward tho doTtept aha walked
tho earth aad live* g> llouvaa, Ihstej
L Itesfhl of 0*4
fill of fear, sad of
few Joyful mm
te a% thsi te Ml teb te __
,wrw «4h 9 »•« the
tStm^TSS^mxkC?2^1
pppiia|
■ • 4h as te sm*.(Mlt«, ,«
j Us oouid fen
ap te
trial awl
te w«sM bare
HaM
Hlw
«f aa te civ*,
te will hoM as
^ CflllBr’T^CTa* *»VW» 2w««m «. C
to, while thus te prison^ in wilt
teriug ofroa to bis want* and nooes
. alto. Those adatecralious be »
®/ i netted te kiodoess from their bauds,
- -4k o* *-
▲ Bagtter Kit
te tbs
I tear there are
i «eob wsu la the church,
tore are want who are
If Ml thankful, whoa they
relied *poa te gire to u
f fear (here are
fire feew a teas* of
a am
of toy n
#4 feres a
‘1 Wat Too Coofidaat” *
After the awful tragedy of the
)*» uifonaiof Umoi Out hr did not | Atiantir, Captun Wiliam^ iu tlw
i. rMpcct of .|Bt, h »ud llial, ttgiiiib of bi. spirit, referring to
of the good things of this world be j bis Caul adstabe iu wdetilatiug bi*
•sdv no great areooot, realu.ug vreseTs posiUon, over which he
that to ( briat te was indebted for | slept so qoietiy, said, “Tbe one
all, sad that lie would count all L bmg that rebates me, whtch 1 ism
tetegk but teas far the eaoeUebcy of. not keep out of my mind, which will
bte Uontedg* and that through . remain with mo as long as I live, is
him be could do all things, and even j that I was UoamjUmt, tmefmtjUUmt w
** ^ ,,Bpr to toy repetition of the ghastly
meuta. < hrtetiaiiN every w bore ought jactnre of iHsaster te memorv, coil
te aspire after tho example of the aetenoe win ring over it tbe fearful
apostle, bseaase it is on* of tbs
greatest tmj*ortaorr, »ud should be
made a daily study. The idiyioti of
our Lord J
|>V,
tbe
“I am weak, dear Raster, HuHAfeta —We received tho miu , __ _
Wlteow you bare not c.xue to uteaof the pruceediogs of tbe Totted l 1 * 1 * ' VT. , g * i *** i as well so owe otgte
tosm. A bemorrbago can kill 1 Gooncil loeetlng of tbe Uringtou |k ^ riliiteh ■—'ithTMtMt IT!**"** — —
tudAikAA Dt kLM f i.. ii ... « 1 fk., tf W ■ tk k m,. *ik f f f assrut LL* assmfeom
utef
du«-
oaade
da*.
Gre
-tf
•donee. Bat this I tell yon, I churches from Mr. J. J. Drebe*. h Hs was
me that God has stnokea me, a | proves that the father* were devoted Kosher.
r; but this I also know, that j'• ‘be church of the Fteformato. ferwviag ,
ksgtteous tome, bring or (|ying.» observant of the eatablbhed order, JSS?”!?! ?r**** m
to** ~iA tbe pastor, “I have I »od ^mh! dfedpUaarfnaa. jJJJJJJJJw JJ*
- A **y God keep ns < ——"— , be to. !ht; et pressed
din such f*itli. In it wc caa live! SflWtiflnit to team of
ad te through Christ” Tbe Getie- i """ *■' [that *a tbe msoaago te
of tho
’ -BW1
life
LailJ
|pB
M
nl passed away a few days after
wards. His wife, who bad hastened
nm
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For tte betbermi VWtor.
asxty-fflr Tsars Ago.
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TRANSLATED KROW THE C.KUM
Ow Msandsv Thursday 18f|7 tbe
Sders and Deficous of the FVmrth
Probstaot Pasterate in Lexibgton
District, 8. €., met in aceortlance
with the resolution of adjournment
dspfed at the meeting a year ago at
tbneidenee of Mr. dost Metz.
Tte following chnrch officers were
feimt: ' *■
l Frwa Zion’s chnrch : (’hristoph
terfiMw, Johannes Dreber, Martin
Heiter, -George Leits, and Hamncl
tefeiao.
Sharpnr Hun a Tnreldgnd tooci.
hrinfe , ft was sacb
hsrdli
fun of religion and tU profeashm*
He wfas s confirme«l infidel He took
s|>ecisl delight in uttering bis senrt
menta ia the presence of minister*
of the gospel. On one of bi* trip*,
there was on board an txcelViit min
ister of Christ, who had tbe courage
to sit down and talk with this *rep
tic.
■i Tbe *|H*‘i»l subject of etnrtmm
lion was the imprwaibiHty of mirurle*
The miufeter, after patiently hearing
him, said:
“Captain, dhl yt>u ever read the
New TestamentT r
“No; I can’t say I ever did. Pre
read parts of it.”
“Will yon promise me yoa wdl' men
i£tnd news thsi
"tore It Ttef
Mia mi \ hiTj tom life i gMfetr-
as to
RanJTbai trembled brlmre this
1 Gnfl af power Next «tev rate is
I U^| m£ I
IHH)
•ernes te
it te
SlTtelfei
i Osr.
taksbte languages, • tot to to
1*4 few Mi to first day of
ten oeery sms of to By by
te a*
fewy saw mf to*' B taclafea mU
m
A
felt infnaked Iwftift t mjaI mmI were
afraid of him, in a belter way than
before, ten stilt with the seas* of aa J - r ~
4te gulf hsfwiea hwa and * **d
Gradually itey gatod fitoltol
gteeneM SS belonging to the IbvioolsOt# to waSot WO (few
mmm Bn a«RL Omr ItedKjr was in okldb w fere t tte
fer tte most part swfrd aad waaw tivt*
kite to tor lil—bte Hsl ws ptoos : to
mfur 1 to thorn lereibte rotter tfes»are tea Aad
h»wnly, I tews* Cretoc. Rater, Jsdgw.oo« ooat •
Avenger,—hot it was tesed to «*U i to» , sad, J
hteTtoiu. Hatofe ws I*
»o, when Hefty walked tte earth, I Wvfef
en were *1 .w to iiene«rs«e th# dto- ■*•» I
there are many who
n*e of duty rather
i tte * weedy constrain mg
T'rT^ " f'W j WS S of *Ml of wor >•
the t»to*CI»o l« give a* the Laid
tte Lord tevath a cheerful giver,
to has made a kfemaad attainment
to gim to JsyfeU,,
la his ability, to to
of God. fie who has made
sin oflroor ask to
1 ate gire merer
te. “Aa I wader atdlgaUsa to
wa ns mark f
Lrt hfea
iw mash he
«»
Words, too comJi4f*t*
How much more melancholy the
^ * , r,M,t tot every shipwreck for eterni
t brtet brings pew*, j t y w m \ im j„ gt thin rattM , ^
.11.1 co.tenl.e.U w (llw , caeBdj .. WMlever U»-
Contentment does not form of unbelief, or reason few dclsv,
tbe immortal spirit slept over a
careless miscalculation of safety—it
was too confident Ob, to the lost
for ever, who can tell ns the agonv
rn. So moo •Aiould . M (k, .m c lr wlf Mcuaitton, . kilr
ME® • k.lf b.-.rtoU : witk tW dmuir.1 MML U..
. . “* ulU ' r *5““' i ^“o® ®«®«cb®® on to we only Uh"
he should not be con fro ted until be (blackness of darkness “I
In bmag careless or uuoou
In reference to our moral
the world to
be
to
j to
to Mato •
III
kBo«, tor hiuiwlf, of . tjriitb, Ui»t
fallj from death mi to
w happy recipient
•f to great salvation proffered by
Cferial. Tte whole tenor and man
ner of life of to Christian is of a
bear cal y character He lives for
God aad to salvation of immortal
aad is ana teat wife top| God
girea him, mating ea bis
hath said te will
or cbfiffl-
i«on in life, aad meekly submiUing
to to will of God. They who are
hi possstefina of tbe mind which
thru: Jesus had, can aay, under all
to diapeMMUtooa of Providence, and
|M« toir circum-
Brw HW « stations in life are, “Not my will, O
at *Wdh Clod Uwd, bat thioe be done,” It la
are repaytag : natural for wan to seek for earthly
too
coufideafiP
with
•P la
rm
,
fto,
which will en-
tmlni Her ter two mites tsfiaite I baace bin own Interest*, and for
; aad ta the dtopfe, peMUon* of honor to trust In the
Haw Long to Sow Many-
How long do you think it*leok to
write to Bible! Fiftem.bondred
years. From Moses, wfio wrote
Genesis, to 8t John, who wrote
Bevelathm, it was that long, long
tfltea.
How many people helfied to write
.7 akdr..**H.7 — : bdt.^ M ^a..:.wafe..iiiMHk’ iriliiw^itemf- it-i--
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f
read it all tbrcngb, ami then Til dla
i ftm 8t. Peter’s cbsrcli s Jost | «u«" subject on which jN»« ha%w
!«tz, Michael Krebs, Gottfried Her- | dosbtsf'
»aa, Jacob Rauch.; 'ii
FromSt. Panl’s church : Johan-
1(8 Oswald, George Preisz, Oeor^*'
if
Hull.
L Frotn Bethel chnrch: George
^wkneebt, George Weis/,, George
^®i George Lohrman.
Tfo following subjects were dis-
teid, »nd nuanimons action had.
L The elders of Panl’s fcliurch
^nplained that the congregation
^ bad no services on several 8nn
%I0B
This was said in a kind,
sive tone, aad to saptalw rep I re* I»
» “I wdi.’* - "
Tte mittiatwr thru scoi te h
jaiss. “Ma wwa ta
ilia world hanU
to man J esanB
knew Mm
| all rewofrHM
row k# waa
l is
1
W,
Lord te to «
trunk aad prwseatrd a espy wf tte
New Testament to tte captain, whs » la
again assured him that te wwwtd
read it aM through.
Tims they parted. After some
weeks, the minister bad orca/drm rn
travel oh the **»«»« boat, ami soon
sought out the captain, whose
tte very etabodisaeat «f 1 pre la i
And hBpfhtesda Ujswr liase^wi
|k«reiSSB&||B
WlteSS Mf I
»ed, Itfiiit,
te whteli »#
iBiljKlNff
(M SBBStoB
gbt aad
Iteor »• >«ap ¥ (boo gbt aad feteteg * Tte Ltofe oaasa jn*
lilfatolT WMret tom always tefe <*» Tte pret, to
rlr.iri r rtgbt and twester dtaponiito fern* afeght to ••*•
Ws
to ter rbdd W tea to atead wf W» ndtevsd aad ateeia -are
comiiigd*>i>M4rl<tre.orr*l»a4owaftoMI. U b ml » oMfe dMM
it aeeto that they were (tog te telle re that God M ahte te carry re
tree evefv thing at oaee TW »» b«a gtotered am, tteagh we did
WWW dnmni'tft tares la tte ItoWtol —trtfenf—»crei toward *t ils
tender word* that this eartfely a* I klawdam te awt a
of coW
to give, i*
among to
mm to ftorw* of eternity
by to aato*fc*bie gift
•f Cted are spread oat teltee him.
Hi hits a*k tew mark te wished be
bad ftou. He mmf thus te aided
te dreremioteg tea preseat duty la
A Savor af tefifA
.L T— ’ rMr —r. [gorimre bad teea bmk a dfeahtore a4 j ttet»
id tniv wNBwfirBw^ stere **#*«*••* kl rrefcm f lawn a ttewf te rwadi I hre ukliBMi
•ecoout of funerals, set
qoestion was asked, whether fbneruN I cbaagtel. After tho warm greot
ibonk) harx. fhxx . . .i t ami aaluteSHHi, to niMHaire torn
re/aUrf ?? | W %h * I bm reading the book.
^trij appoteted service, f “Ah, air r said he, “l ha«l not read
11
I lia rltnwl
** 1 Divine poftbir amTbi* baaioa ebil ^aad* te tte reovvrefc* wf
tte sima BreUret wwthatowwgh <
wf tai*
m. 1 ■>»»««?» t, ff*‘nftBrnXJ l *BMw8E|^MBBWSBW
iNfsiMri
R was nnauitnously resolved, that far before ! Wft I wim a galKy sinner
^•hithertoestablished custom, such
M is also the usage throughout
usage
America, which gives the preference
tof teerals should be observed, with
&** proviso, that when practicable,
*°d tte distance between bot li is not
gtesfc, then the faner.il find the
re tor service should be held apart,
♦wild make it neressary
^ the relatives of tbe deceased
1 ^bfied the preacher as soon as pos
*/*[ that this should be done
^Iwoeverfeasible, before any other
^gttnenta are made. T
-• A member of tbe assembled
Council lodged a itoptttint,
®t among our chnrch members,
911 ®ven among onr chnrch officers,
«®d open wickedness iwevailed
r . 1 7® **®*t offenoe of the church of
nst, and the injury and downfall
* ^riettenty. It
!t was unanimously resolved, that
e rea#to r aR these elders and deacons
and that I needed Joat reeb a friend u
as Joans, to Bou «f God. 1 was
enabled to cry with tte publican,
‘God. be merciful to roe a sinner,
aud With the blind beggar of Jericho,
‘Jesus, Bon of Ttevid, Hwvo mercy on !
me. Aad 1 caa
«M ®at» ' — M® |*n I® (ft® MB t
.^ExatHk fomm—.m* mm mm >-
Han 1, tkaa I *A,. ®um® m m
TI»m
H l* bis
Jesus, aud love Mm, whom ! omu
despised.” .
The joy of this 4iiniater of Christ
tel
y of this tuiniat
can tetter be Imagtted than de
bsatoi. ,{ Tte captain became a de
vout CferteMaa, mad lived leaf te tad
to other* “wbai a (fere iatowa te
hod l«)uud.”—tofer'f HmgRfelP
It
»f the
P®Mor»t« who by tbe vtee of
When to sen rim* tore hi light
Why, I do not know. "There might
have been Ught without tte sun,
and there might have been a wan
that gave m light, bat God ha*
been pleased to put these two
things together—sonatee and light.
Bo whenever thefb hi prayer, there
is a blessing. 1 not know wHfj
There might have teen pm
without a blessing, for there fe te
the wortd of wrath t to
might b*va been a Meads*
prayer, nrr u owe vs senv
who nought H soi. IMA God
bee* pleased to uvske tJItea rule for
here so Mag Ure with y oa, re
has thou not know* are rbittp'
that hath Assn roe, bath mm
VWWre* «
a- s—*
Ws who bare rrestesd tbs
Mow arw slow aad back ward ia 4
ina tete to llterte aad few Ik
Nd* M fek We feel aa
— b *l‘Proreted MUr oenrore
tioo Ws Mdk aotoae* of tta, fer
to s»o*t part, te tte Idtelfe sd
to Gtemsh, ss af nil taro—l W*
fMMteiioor praysr• with ackoowl
edge men ta of nnwortbiasaa, that an
alrnoo* spologire f >r> toll < »o Mm
—a ML Mb tot w* fsasrt to him te
•ar tbnea a# trouble aad ilidssin, wf
usa aad of ail grave
Flat wa are stew to c—U
It m
ile k all we caa to ad
tte| of JsfeteChrist m
do rhfef
G hy ass
item
going to
earth now are
I reply, wy ••
samMteir hg
BilBI
H c^rem|toare •
mol; aad
te d» m« ten te
s» tea. te (tote
— Hr*f to you.
world, aad to be conaidered more
hoaorable aad dignified than hi*
neighbor. Hut to true man of God
ia ooatcot with bis lot. If God
bteaare him with temporal good, he
ia ihmakful, aad give* liberally of
hte meant lor the spread of gospd
truth aad light lie i* not close
aad stingy, saying that it it jUI the
result of hi* own latter.. In pros
parity be i* Jeytol l« adversity he
oeutlder* that, after all, tbe liAnd of
the !x»rd is la sit rani's exhorta
to Is te be CTWit^tit with what %e
If (rv <M»r jwrerbmg do wot * hare—not with what we might be,
' .ak» tw. «m t«* rmt mrnOm, awl «« 1 '
^ sftak* 1 '«** iinrr isaswltt# #rery ! net agrees HI* with the best wishes
tree wr • arw sea. TV (shm4 start ' of all cbristiaas te V poor, or op
to Mv«rbhi| te a oertate time * trenmed, or “ t rer*eenT<Hl for right
reJsre to area- the Varere Tea ! eousoeas’ sake * of spateii of falwly
kaow to greet Viler tocrire over; fer ifertsffe rek.i or afflicted tit
bare la tofeward I am toM tot feted. Osrttol j these In thsm
«b#- a rose gree tsride to boiler mire* »n* oat wished fer, but con
ZZu Tw -w* .k®, ar® 1 «l«~1 In tfc. I,(hi of dlvin. .p
•stag rivsu, tV arerad of to copper pteWItesafe and tot
doafea* him au toA hr use tret bear
it. It t* so berritde; hat, after V hre
beta a onrtain nambrr of moato ia
that employment, hr hardly notices
to baemreriag) he doe* not care
. gM,
Bara, and David, aad Daniel, and
Baiun eL Some were sbepherds,
some farmer*, some fishermen, some
tenfenakers, some kings, some judges,
some princes; some were learned,
some were unlearned; and yet they
all agree in what they writs. There
hi not so much as a word of dis
agreement in to whole book. How
bookl that be f Because God did
all Uie thinking in to Bible. Tbe
thonghts in the Bible are all God's
thoughts. Those thirty men only
did to writing. They wrote just
what God told them. How many
different sections or books are there
in tbe Bible! Sixty-six, all bound
together, making one beautiful whole,
ft is a blessed bo 5k. Prise it above
an the books ia the wide, wide world.
Make it the map of your counsel
and the guide of your Ufe. Your
life can never be a failure if you
fellow it* instruction*.
Is the Bible Truk 1—1 beg
leave tq propose a short, clear aud
strong argument to prove the divine
inspiration of the Holy Scriptures.
Tbe Bible must be the invention of
either good men or angels, bad men
or devil*, or of God. It could not
he the invention of good men or of
angels, for they neither would imr
could make a UkA and he gndty of
representing themselves 1 as God,
saying, 4, Thus saith tbe Lord,” when
it was their own iuvention. It could
not be tbe invention of bad men or
devils, for toy would not make a
book which commands all duty,
fbrbids all sin and condemns their
yad* to eternal punishment. I
therefore draw this conclusion that
kbe Bible moat hare been given by
divine inspiration.
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am You Ready!—Bev. Dr.
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Mr. 'kite,TC(T ihiak tot I am
misrepresent*a* to fabjert § “
is to toe gbt of him te «rer arery nea, *e doebt, bemlrwls of ehr
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ChaeebT we (e tmt earrjr It with cm I glee to
fe» ear tetnilma anal place* ni
area aod M r **to mbmi
It It
te tote. It raid need aa
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mow of yon atefed mm. It X
most bn teat, tet 11 bn aa a tola
Kftiir or snared ladtea. who baa
; bot It In
te go town te to pit with
» cggvmvntfeM: “Ycm knew
r, be* jm «M «t to ; J—
I would
ran put
to H_
God made
ample provision fer to escape of alt
In bln promises, and that nil to ills
of hfe that cbrldtmna are incident
to are covered them, he feels
can)tent, let oome what may or come
whet wilt Tbe language of his soul
ia, Lord, nhalt choose my
good man, per
bapa, might bath had it otherwise
In this world, bathe “choose rather
affliction Srith to people of
1
i * Tuan
i
* mt other °I )en carnal
J* gave offence, shonld at the
flu J 1 ® 6 of public frorship in the
tbte!*- t<> which the I b©Umg, resign
, !hi office - 0*her members who by the government of to moral
0 of latemperanee and other f nplrltde! untverse, tor there tot
great rices give offence and I be to awteref fe prfyef.—
mt emr fcreau
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ebthlren oo
Hmw a
they
l bars smd to* (red tod
i tntemmrela an to pnarioal
W whtefe fe carry m bin
*« . Ger. us.Pi
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ton you, mm» to IHriug water,
jmm ^ ret teke tom. T
Mood bn eu yuur own bteda p Oh,
may this iwn re «u said of aay af u ^
May wt
fiMMfi
to snfl
God*
The trials through which to
apostle had to ;pass were of no
ordinary coarsrter. But that the
ministry should nbt be blamed, and
m onto brought Into disrepute, be
are no atone to anything, ap^
proving himnelf a minister and work
>*a of God, in “much affliction, in
Moamdty, ta stripes, and Imprison
meats.* And yet be learned con
teotmunt May God help us all,
especially aa ministers, to aspire
after this noble example. This
grear and toarihnshlr blessing of
caoteofment rosy be learned and
received Iff humiliation at the foot
Of to cross. Lbt as go there and
remain untH we receive it. "Ikt
certain time at Paris,, the
spent on# whdW day to give
Kidd was a Scotch minister of some
prominence, and vary eccentric, and
one who had his own way of doing
things. One of his parishioners
toys : “X was busy in my shop,
when, in to midst of my work, in
stepped to Dootor. ‘Did yon ex
pect me T was his abrupt inquiry,
without even waiting for a aalota
tian. ‘Nos* was my reply. ‘What
if 1 bad been Death F he asked,
when at once he stepped oat as
abruptly as he came, aad was goue
almost befere I knew it*
What a Question I Wbat a thought
^yoneofwl Does not Death
to most, if npt all. as unex
LIy as this! Ana does not
inquire Impress the lessen from
o« SMioorti Up®, “B® ^«to®
fariotiuM mb *•» ■» J®
Uie Bo« of man come th ri twenm n
Meuentffr.
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