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the impenitent, doe* hi* part devoot-
11 I® Hs^blMbth school, fire# liberally
to drealate the Bible and send mis
sionaries to tbe destitute St borne
Sod abroad. In all things he shows
that It is hla heart's desire sad prayer
to Ood, tbst the unconverted may be
brought Into tbe kingdom of hearen.
10. He enjoys the Lord's smiles in
this Bis. He receives a bond red fold
mare than be aarreoders in this
world, and anticipates with joy the
consider the and, then wilt ilxfe
never more do evil.'* thr. T. “Delay
not to become gndfrariug and la tarn
thyself to the lord, pat It not till
from day to d«*y, for bi« wrath rose**
suddenly ami will avenge it and de
stroy thee." Sir. A
23. Uow can 1 in tbe evangel teal
Lntberau religion maintain myself
against all temptations f
Answer: Reason than: Every
Christian who in the first place truly
believes the universal Christian doc
trine as set forth In the Catechism,
to wit: in the ten commandments, la
the three chief articles of the Creed, 1
in Prayer, In the doctrine of the
holy Sacraments, end In the office of
the Keys, which parts have been
acknowledged and received as divine
doctrine by the whole universal chri*
tfan church, which has been at any
time and which still ia In all parts
and places, and every Christian who,
secondly, lives according to this holy
doctrine and contiones steadfastly la
it to the end as be ought and should,
he I* a true member of the true
Christian church, and can confidently
rely that Ood will recaive him into
heaven. !, a baptized Christian,
believe this, and I receive what Clod
has revealed in His word, ami I am
sincerely resolved to serve my Ood
with true godliness, to endeavor to
abatain from all sin, and to continue
by diviue assistance faithfully in all
that is good and neceptabU* as to
God while life endures, and f mm
therefore a true member of the tree
Christian church, and assured of my
soul's salvation.
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foundation of faith.
(CkneMcrf.j
_ pn fun not bound to beNeVt
ttma erery thiny which **
vL. gjjfSime'of the church f
at assuredly not; for
tiafin* t©' be the true
desire to know
is die true church, you must
Bible k as a touchstone.
* 0gk the Lord, Jeremiah xtii:
people, whicli refuse to
* gr totds, which walk in the
t«0atk« of tb«ir heart, and walk
^Tjods, to serve them, and'
fortlip shall be eveu **
LriMWeb w good for noth *
/jgfe* the example set by the
Bereaos of whom it is
^ in Acts xvii: 11, “These were
than those in Thessa
^ h that they received the
readiness of mind,'
Jjtslthed the Scriptures daily,
things were so."
1 Bat apostates say that they
gt, a good conscience in the
gm five pleasantly, and arc
“What waa written aforetime was
written for onr learning,” says tbe
apostle. While holy men of God
won moved of old to write witn
reference jo the spiritual wants of
their own times, their writings are
as fall *of distraction, comfort and
quickening now aa they were then.
We should, therefore, consider them
as addressed to ourselves, as fraught
with the sagest counsels, and take
heed thereto, and have them “dwell
la os richly in an wisdom.” It is a
blessed thought* oksorras one, that
the words of the Bible were written
for ns, that the Spifit of God looted
along the ages, and saw that in such
aa event or circumstance of life, we
should need jnst such counsel nud
help. And then be inspired a pen
to write it down. Not for our
good only, bat for thousands who
have gone before and who will come
after. No promise is there but has
been proved thousands of times. No
warning, bat many have taken it
home.
It is like a good chart, which has
everything on it that a mariner in
any seas may ueed.
this la oaly
tight sfflietioo, whlah is for a moment,
needing and sternal weight of glory
fotttoa, He will no order It that when
He comes te receive as to himself;
sortww sad sighing shall forever flee
away. It wfK be oars to moan do
longer, when we join tbe songs of
heavru, miking melody in our re*
A. —“Ask, ami it shall be given
auto you."
B. —“Behold, I stand at the door
nod knock."
C. —“Children, obey your parents
in tbe Lord."
D—“I*o unto others as ye would
that they should do unto you.”
E. —“Even as Christ forgave yon,
as elso do ye.”
F. —“Fear not, little Hock."
G —“God is love.”
H.—“Hooor thy father and thy
mother, that thy days may be loag
ia the land which the Lord thy God
giveth thee."
L—“l love them that love me, and
those that seek me early shall find
la the coni at of slaty years the idofte
of India weald be atterljr abolished f
the wonder rather hi that already
there era so many unmistakable ia-
Its truths never
wear out Says one who has been
a deep student of it, “The Bible will
bear a thousand readings, and the
man who has gone over it the most
frequently and carefully ia the surest
of finding new wonders there.”
Tbe venerable Charles Elliott, af
ter years of close study of the Word,
•read through the Old Testament in
three weeks, when in his seventy-
seventh year.
loved as and washed os from oar
•las hi his own blood. To him that
iawer: A Turk, a Jew and other
Ban boast of this too.
* ill to David, he puts a stop
, ttocr idle talk, Ps. Ixxiii: 12,19,
todthese are the ungodly, who
aprinthis world; they increase
isitt How are they brought
wbeo we behold him as He ia, be
honor and glory, dominion and power
HOW mu pirPi frfliofp,—f AnlvMri W
Bat there is soother phase of the
believer's experience, on which it ia
more pleasant, by far, to dwell
“Thin," soys the prophet, “l recall to
mind, therefore have I hope " What
he recalls to mind, imhrtfta a greet
many partiealars of an exceedingly
as in a moment
Mr also the New Testament,
jfca: 26, “Moses esteemed the
each of Christ greater riches
wife treasures in “Egypt: for he
d respect onto the recompense of
Karat).” 4 r , .7
i Hey say that great miracles
■ nought in the papal church f
Anver: Satan can also work
wtos, for in Dent, xiii: 1-3, we
a rdawoiahed • “If there arise
aotgym a prophet, or a dreamer
deeply
On hie daughter's in
quiring once, what he waa reading,
he answered, “I am reading news.”
“The old story ia ever new,” said
a learned theological professor. “I
feared that going over the tame parts
or Scripture so often, I should lose
my interest in reading them, but
after more than fifty yean of study,
it is my experience, that with every
J. —“Jesus Christ, the earn* yester
day, to-day, and forever ”
K. —“Keep thy tongue from evil,
aad thy !i|is that they speak not
guile."
L. — r “Love as brethren ; be pitiihL,
IxutN
Translated for the Lutheran Visitor
The Lord Forgets not His Saints.
I knew a man who waa as neerh
burdened with family cares that be
thought it necessary to work net
only the six days of the week but
also on Sunday, lie labored enough,
but he did not pray, ter be coaid oat
find the time- uwg,
tianity ia Indie, fododtag Hone eh
raOvi " fOil, ire OOw IraW jf II!fwCVNMb "jfflqljMr
the leteet referee, whleh are treat
worthy, their nnmbete «k> sot leK
be oodrteona.” .
M.—“Make me a clean heart, O
God, and raaqfe ** right spirit withfh
•a.". •** »
N. —“Now la the accepted time ;
behold, now ia the day of salvation.”
O. —“Open thou mine eyes that I
may behold wondrous things oat of
thy law.”
P. —“Perfect lore casteth oat fear.”
Q. —“Quicken thou me, O Lord,
according to thy word.”
K “Remember new thy Creator
ia the days of thy youth.”
8.—“Search the Scriptures.”
T. —“The Lord is my shepherd, I
•hall not want,”
U. —“Unto yon which believe he
t» precious.”
V. —“Verily I any unto yon, he
that believeth in me hath everlasting
life”
W. —‘‘While we have time let us
do good onto all men.”
X. —“Excellent things are spoken
of thee, thou City of God.”
T.—“Your sins are forgiven you
for his name's sake.”
Z.—“Zealous in good works.”
the Lord. Bet, thong h He causes
grief, yet will He have compassion
according to the multitude ef hla
memea For He doth not sfBict
willingly, nor grieve the children of
ferent it seems from what multitudes
like, if it ia plainly taught ia the
Bible, he believes it. Tbe aanti-
ments of setantiAe men have no in
fluence with him, if they are contrary
to the plain teachings of God's word.
He looks a poo the Bible ee e true
end unerring standard.
X He determines to obey ail God's
Can Yon Plod?
Sir Christopher Wren, by whose
master skill St ’Paul's of London
was erected, desired to secure a
skilful craftsman to complete his
designs as the work progressed. His
question to every applicant was,
“Can yon plod f” That is, can yon
take op a line of investigation, or a
pathway of pursuit, and continue it
to the final accomplishment without
halting t It means constant and
unremitting toil. By the secure
meat of such workmen as these,
Wren's work was accomplished, and
still looks fresh, though it has stood
the sans and storms of nearly one
hundred and fifty years.
Direct, outright and relentless la
bor is the demand of the Christian
church to-day. “Can you plod f”
should be asked of every candidate
for official position in the church.
Not, Can you run and fly rapidly for
a little while t but, Can you keep
steadily forward as the year rolls
on f It is not the sadden flash of a
fire of shavings in a sheet-iron stove
that gives steadiness to the temper
ature of mansion and cottage, but
the less variable qualities of burning
anthracite. So constancy is one of
tbe most important elements of the
Christian labor and life. On not one
of the pages of the inspired worn
are we impressed with a spirit of
ease. Both its words aud characters
teach of seal and perseverance, of
faith and firmness, until the race is
ran and the course finished.
they have acquired, either directly
or Indirectly, from tbe dissemination
of Christian truth, oi Christian priu
ciples, have lost all belief ia lliadoo-
iem sod Mohammedanism, and are
ia their conduct ioflaeneed by higher
motives, who yet fear to make aa
open profession of the change ia
them, leal they tIikhiH bo Iwtvl oa
aa outcasts aad lepers by thetr own
fet gods, which thdh hast not
am, md let us serve them. Thou
fofo hearken unto the words of
at prophet, or that dreamer of
So there Is hope for jroa, my afflict
ed trirod, if you recall to mind that
good near and merej hate followed
yon all the days of yoeur life; that
GodPs mercies are great. He la good
to them that wait for him, though
He ranees grief, yet Ha will hart
oompaeeiou according to the multi-
foil: for the Lord your God
wfo jop, to know whether you
**ife fiord your God with all your
rjt ' md with all your soul."
fo» who in confirmation of His
performed many miracles,
*ho against such wonders,
**■ uiv: 24, 25 : “For there
^ trim false Christ's and false
forts, and shall shew great signs
* coders, insomtfch that, if it
^potsible, they shall deceive the
*ket Behold, I have told you
maud seems to require what he has
always regarded aa wrong, if it ia
dearly GotTt command, he at once
seeks to obey it. He remembers that
Abraham, though he knew it was
wrong to kill a human being, at once
sought to mcritce his eon Isaac,
when God demanded it. He ia
ready to ask, “Lord, what wilt thou
have me do r And wbeo be clearly
discovers what the will of God ia, he
at onoe does it
4. He unitea himself with tbe
When be sees people
must go on influeueiug converts
until the time cornea when their
numbers are sufficiently large to
enable them to stand forth aad show
their faith witboat rata to their
position la life."
afflict wUliagly. Each may ha year
with yon al the banquet of redeem
lag tore, yet you may aay, “The
Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken
away ; blessed be the name of the
Lord."
To hat s hope, it is well to recall i
what ia written for oar comfort in !
other Scriptures. “I have loved thee 1
with an ever tasting love; therefore,'
with loving kindness, I kave drawn
thee. For a small moment have 1 j
forsaken thee; bat with great mer ’
cies, will I gather thee. For the
mooulain* shall depart aad tbe hills (
be removed, Iwt my kindness shall;
not depart from thee, neither shall
the eovenant of my people be rs- i
moved, saith the Lord that bath |
merry upon thee." Isaiah 1v: 7-10.
“For, whom the Lord Igveth, He
ebaatoooth, aud soourgeth every son !
Faith aad Failure.
Lord's people,
seeking to nnite in all God's com
mauds uad ordinances, he feels it his
duty to cast in his lot among them.
If he finds people zealously walking
in tbe ways of God's requirements,
be casts in his lot with them. He
thus seek* ouiou with the church,
aud to marry a Christian companion,
aud to go hand iu hand with true
Christians.
5. He endeavors to keep the Lord's
day aooqfdtog to God’s requirements.
He is grieved to see tbe Sabbath
violated, and therefore be remembers
it, and tries to keep it holy, aud
tries to infinenoe others to do tbe
Eaiigion Attractive-
thoQ bast destroyed all them
^» whoring from thee.” Our
IJHfoliator says, Matt, x: 32,
* kc!!** tbere ^ ,r ® *ball confess
' D ^ ort) ®eu, him will I confess
^oefore my Father which is in
J®- Bat whosoever shall deuy
^ore men, him will I also deuy
Father which is in
tot how ought I to conduct
towards unbelievers aud er-
New Dt Cheist Jesus*—The pa
per manufacturer is not nice in the
ohoice of his materials. He does
uot reject a torn or a filthy piece as
unfit for hia purpose. All come alike
to him. The dean aud glancing
cloth from the table of the rich aad
the filthy rags from a beggar’s back
are equally weloome. The dean can
not be serviceable without passing
through the manufacturer’s process,
and the undean can be made service
able with it He throws both into
the same machine, pats both through
the same process, and brings oat
both new creatures. The Pharisees
were ^scandalized on observing that
publicans aad sinners came in streams
to Christ, and were all accepted.
“This man reoeiveth sinners,” they
complained. Yes, reedveth them j
sinners are taken in between the
wheels, at the commencement of tins
process; but at the end of it, saints
m white clothing are thrown out, fit
for the kingdom of heaven. Christ
does not find any pore on earth ; he
makes them. Those that stand round
the throne in white clothing were
gathered from the mire. They were
once darkness, though they now be
light in the Iiord,—Jwf t
they ate and were satisfied, and there
was enough and to spare.
O, pray and tabor, and attend
church every Bnuday, and let Ood
provide, and He will show yon that
He is a Helper, and has a Father’s
heart. And when age and sickness
come, and you can uot work, then
continue in prayer, and let the Lord
provide, for He has numbered all the
hairs of your head, and knows that
you are old and sick.
I have known a pious day laliorer
who was upright in all tbiogs, and
earned his daily bread honestly. He
was taken siek, lay on his sick bed
for three years unable to work, his
wife had to wait on him am) on her
two little children, who were also
unable to earn anyth fug. And this
tnan told me the evening before he
died, that during the three yen** of
sickness he had been more abon
datitly provided for titan whew ho
was able to labor, aad he died in the
Lord a*wl Saviour, and hi* last word
was, “Lord, tieVw oneF j ^
!-• itssi MiJ*.to hu, f . ■ ,-i HasMtit i
la the mining sacredoves of sorely di
Chalkl pcomisss, the more hopefully or child
ate we persuaded that nothing shall Tn vala.
separate as from the love of God, ia 7. He
Christ Jesus oar Lord. From 8
When we recall to asiad that the see him
days of mourning shall be ended, we the sun<
have hope. God's people have mourn- ship is t
lug days. There is a wise oarpoee is the I
iu this, a need be, few our Heavenly his sigh
Father does uot afflict willingly, nor from th
grieve hia children. It ia this that pains t<
Caleb should ever set foot la the
load of covenant aad prusiiee. Those
who had said they were going to die
iu the desert might die iu the desert,
ood He weald wait for them to do it.
“flay unto them, ne truly ae I live,”
enith the Lord, “ae ye have epohea
in mine ears to will I do to yea.”
And then He commanded that the
entire notion should start back down
toward the Red again. There
that God's hood la ia our afflictioo%
aad there Is a reason few all that la
eat) be no mistaking the porpoa
sense of tfcb history ; for the
tie, sway over ia the Near 1
men t, remarks, “So we aee
coaid uot enter in because of
nnbeliaf. Let us, therefore, fee
a promise l**iug left as of eo
prayers aad ooufeaaiooa and oove- of hia own, but aa a Divine r
nanta, he throws his whole heart into gracious disposition of the* D
what hia lipa express. purpose; there ia the bousahe
9. Ha strives to advance the Lord's faith gathered round the flunily
cause. He is zealous in his duties, round the Lord's table ; the so
He sincerely attends divine worship, plants grown up io their youti
speaks often to Christiana and others daughters aa cornerstones pol
on religious subjects, ttjee to convert ifter the similitude of a palace.
hlara -Ood for tbe me
vewviwuK -mama, asapam ssrpuu
La the days of moon
days, when the sky is
Jjuowltoess of mind is oat j
that grows In the field of
bat is planted byKhe finger
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