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Aude & Idler, Editors OIE LORD. OIE FAITH. OIE BAPTISM."~EPHESUKS 17:5 Terms: 12.00 & Tear FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1873 OLD SERIES, VOL 6-NO. 270. $ ling, which means nothing' (Chare U |N»iil, Sermon on the Third Hands* niter Epiphany), When will our people follow this honest counsel sod declaration of their greet He former f» Thus reeds the “Handbook*—the Manaal. Are you getting uneasy, deer mol er, about our beloved Luther t For Luther wrote actually these very words. Yet we, for the better an ilerstamling of bepBettcel love of truth, will add a few roesoMMiU on the text. Let Luther set himself right. l. The most simple will we at a glauee that the gcoUemeu have treated the first quotation tery no becomingly; for the qaectiau there is not at all concerning the person who is to be baptised, but concern iug who is benefited by beptiean j and the language of the "Mend bucb”—Manual—is not that the sprinkling of miaul*, who do not yet believe, is wrong, hut concerning what gift and benefits baptism coo fers on the person who receives IL Luthei^ejs, indeed, here that faith alone makes the peraou worthy to receive the wholesome divine water beneficially, bat be does not at all say that apnukting ts wrong, and that children do uot believe. Nay, be even declares immediately after, as every one can see for himself, la the Larger Catechism, "Thus you perceive that the objection of the factious spirits is vata and useless. For, as said, even if children belie vs not, which, however, is not the fact, (as now shown), the baptism would still be right, and no one should re baptise them." Why did the baptist uot quote this» Why ? The reason is very plain aud evident. Their meinln*rs wpuld then have seen si once that thehr teachers for their owe purjioeee had shamefully abased sad perverted Luther's teaching ; for Lit tber, in accordance with the holy Scriptures, teaches that children be lieve aud should be baptised, and uot the opposite, as the baptist* maintain. That would, however, d* feat the object which they have in view when making such misrepre situations. X They proceed still more dis honestly as regards the other quota tion from Luther. fs»t ns examine this place in its connection. Lather refutes, in what precedes JirH, the sophists, who assumed “that the lit tie children were baptised because they had not faith of their owo, w the faith of the church which the sponsors contra* at baptism ;* mreomd Iffy tlis fathers “who taught correctly indeed concerning It, bat not dt* tinctiy enough and thirdly, the Waldeusians who taught that tne children were baptised, "not that they through it might he saved and obtain the forgiveness of sin, but that they might be received in the church and brought to the Goap«J~ After showing that all this is false, amounting to nothing, and invented, be continues: “If wo could not an swer this question better," etc., as quoted already. But immediately after the words quoted by the Bap- tints, Luther says, “We therefor* say here and conclude that the chil dren in baptism believe themselves, and have their own faith," etc. Ami lie soon after adds Coammmcations »sy not «4leud the holy majesij of Mod j bat we have altogether a dif foreot and an unanswerable proof, aooiaiy, the Bible, which la the word of Clod, for II that children them selves believe sad havw faith of their Lift Trsr Suciari XBgh Abort ths Warll The oonsisteocy, the faithfnluemi. the manifest sincerity of these chris tlaus spoke silently, bat mightily. This wss the still small voice, which the heart of the infidel could not resist.— Watchman and Refactor. fwr the Lutheran Visitor. ef, s. %" Jfitarritwtd. . >w,presnondent, “V. L>. M O, pmwiHi won! of God, iu com- I*anson with thee bow all human works sink in dark obscurity ! Wlieu absent from those we love, how highly do we (xiice a message from them; bat, as no earthly love can compare with the sweet aud won drous love of God, so no message can compare with bis to man; it is not the massage of loro to the af- fiotioiiM alone, but the word of God to the soul. Through the medium of its inspired pages, we eater into that w ithlo the veil, aud talk with God. Mere ate conduit* and promise* for every one. Are any broken hearted f here is tuUm to heal—the balm of Gilead ! Are any tempted? Me promises with the temptation to make a way of escape. Do fiery darts assail f “thou shall uot be burued, 1 sm with thee " Do thorns in the flesh wound? "My grace is snfilcieut for thee * Are we wander- or* and strangers ! "1 sin w ilh thee ; I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee* O, sweet words ol promise which but wait to he trusted, suited to every toed ; slid yet how often we walk in darkness for want of faith in the {minuses of our God. Poor children of tlfee mock rake! while the glittering crown of love aud trust is within oar reach, we strive for (draws of earthly comfort. How much trouble we heap up for oar- reives, how much of peace and com fort do we lose by uot accepting the Bible as this living—individual men sage of God to our soul*. Every promise Is oars, If we but claim it in fkitb tor Jeans’ sake—yea, "all are MR* Have we a friend we love ? cou vernation with that friend is highly {wised, even though he tells us an {deassnt truths; for we know be does it for oar good j yet bow many of the fwofosoed friends of God will Mftar days to pass without once listening to the massage of the friend Divine, as given ia his word. O, booh of knowledge and mystery! thou well of liv ing waters; mine of riche*: gems; chart of life; lamp of light : compass of the soul; manna of life; toy Father's will; title to a heavenly inheritance ; ]*ss*port through the gates of glory ; oh, Word tf God, tny iwireless treasure, com {wired with thee, all books else are naught-*tb«u only art the Book. Blest title and assurance of every joy ; through the medium of thy inspired pages my soul may daily hold sweet converse with the "Friend that sticketh closer than a brother,’* w ho descend^ com mooes, and grants to every child of his, his own cares. —Ckrietim Index. KfeU"* &$©■» »U 0D . ft KRU 7 Tu * n* ' ' t v;;r„ ix ." v **U*rt„ lfcl ■“-s^nau! I n S&reS* " ;, r. araaa *- v ^ "for such a |«qnw equal to the Bible" The palieat, fmthfnl, and reversal ualy of the Holy ttenp lures fsrsishos the best, ths OMist triad mm] proved weapoas against ail adviwiMrir*. The |*«ed of the Bftorit hi the ««wd of God. The ham blest believer has the mrest founds lower his standard He la never to go over to the world la order to win the world over to Christ This driMO nev er saoeeada. We can nut reach and impress the anenuverted hy agreeing with them, or going their rood. Conformity to the world will never win the world to Jesus. We have got to stand *rparwt» stand on higher ground—stand with Christ, If we want to draw the inetigfoas towards the cross of Jeans. We must impress them with the power sod the beauty of a better life, aud a higher, holler aim than theirs, if we would move them from their lower life of self indulgence The more vompfotely we can feel that we are Chrtsth, and net this out. the sooner will suatiers hr led to say, “We went to be Christ** also." Half way Christianity wins no converts. A rferistiaa’s power comes from fall evreseevalieo to his tsrd This seem* to be a ha«d truth for many pro fosstug Christians to learn. They wish to enroll themselves upon the side of Christ; to nenr* the brae fits «f his grace tmth in this world ami the world to come; nod yet they cling to the follies and vanities of this life with a tenacity and prrae veranre which ore ■ iitnuluhtfif, llll( to say disgrwwrisg, for say trot dinriplc of Christ to witness. Feeding upon the bowk* of the world, it is no waa det that they go about In leanness at anal; that doubt and darkness are ever rhmdmg their minds; that titty ■ridom ever enjoy the presence of l»«f» rifdrtt! Header, If yon wish the light of GodV {sresmre. walk in that light —yes, "live f«r J* ***, rots Jens*. baptised." llut Um Baptists, by sep arating his words foom their trot connect Km, make him say the very opposite. What is anch conduct Every baptized man is, by his oath of allegiance, a missionary. There Is not one law for minister and an other for layman. The gospel does not bind the pastor and absolve the people. There is not one solitary line in God’s revelation which says that the one most work, and sacri fice, and give, and the other may board and keep. Yon may be tied clod’ll to the doll routine of daily toil, and yet your life, hid with Christ in God, may make yon one of the best preachers oi righteousness in the world. You may be a very stam merer, aud yonr life of love go straight to every heart. We can all give onr example. A chance word of reproof, a wayside word of warn- iog, a loving invitation, an act of chrietiau courtesy done in a Christian way, may lead othere unto Christ It is not so much where we are or what we are, and it is not alone what we do, but the way we do it A man who loves the Saviour must in some way be the refuge of the weary. If he speaks, it must be as one tempted man sjteaks to another who is bat tling with temptations. It is not done by fierce warnings. It is not by assailing sinners as you wronld beseige a city. It is the old and blessed story of God's love leading wean* souls to Jesus, helping them to grope out of the dark and tangled wilderness, and cheering them at every step on the way to deliverance and safety. There ia no one so poor that he can not do something for Christ. Whether it be the widow’s mite, or the rich man’s gift, God will bless it-—Hu hop Whipple. at fiuialies doing this. For be who does not refrain from perverting God’s holy word will not refrain impregnable fortress ol revonfod truth. i*htfomi|iib«r» may rear their lucre* the very *kMvq ns refuges from the storm of God** wrath, bat ”11# that stlieih In the heavens shall "The Bible ts still a trumpet to thmr fear*." Bat feou ewert ita teaching*— bo# previous Its promises to the beat!* of W* children! "More to be desired atu they than gvdd, yen, than much fine golds ••refer slot than hnfrry nod the ImMMMNMRdh*<e*Jfer rA f¥m Selections. >OD 'jam - ns a mf iSM The Scripture* should be rend regularly and aystooMtJrwJlj. He* times should be given. The hoar of private devotion is eminently suite bte. And every day enure portion of this spiritual pabulum should b» taken, digested, assimilated, sod thaa incorporated in the spirt tool life. Nor should the Bible heopeaed at random in this regular and sys terns tic reading: lot *u snare grad o*l process, either by reading through chapter after chapter, and hook af ter book, sattl the whole to aerom pi idled, or hy reading runner ted and similar |->etnm* here amt there, the whole body of tVriptaral truth may be brought tu lire mtnd sad applied to the heart. The Apostle “shunned not to dec-fare the whole coonsrl of God," and the child of t red, too, sboabi reek to know what i* revealed ami declared. The Word should he read with humility and a teachable spirit W# ore ignorant, and nrud the gi»*d*«Mr* of heavenly wisdom W# are weak, and need the so|ipiirt of its gracious promises. Without pwrewnid aw tfoas af what dmsM hr antieu there, let a* come as ehtldreu to be taught, and foam what Is unitra there NA to prove onr pt theory or rstabfish a system af divinity, bat to learn (i«T» will, should we lake It M a trite remask in matter* of every day life that fan men jwrm aide to stand popnlasity wad fame, and in higher things It would par haps Ur difocnit to say uhetbet tire fror or prniae of man In the greatest •aare. The ronnsnl, "I^H not thy bfr hand know what thy right do eth," ts surely as much needed tn tires# Uustltag days as when first ntternd by onr Lord, when he taught his follower* so emphatically to amnd on trumpet btfnre them, and when he sorepored lire church of the new dmpssMutteo, oof- to an "army of banner*.* but to the musisid reed cast into the giresi The hmr Author* of the irespell h*v« well learnt Ihw Insm n m mi their Master. It might sin# areas at if they knew hy rtprraiMrr hew subtle was the 1 |||1 ligg [ |y seif gforifits ttea, asd * err r-owstaarif careful to aired nay measure ha g, cither as regard* themselves or three to wham thev wrote. Weald H he iw«snil4r h#f ns to hs tire way in *( the drtulia of rntminn wovk thaa the tiuspets and the Acts—*o fell in thetr simpltmj of all i hat conhl enlorce thmi Ireswu so itee from all that might r vail the creature ? It han wftrn ht«» remarked that even she a luue deed of lav mg thank falnews was decloivd l»y our load himself to hr weethy nf feeing told for an ev*» lasting nromal «f her, Is euly spekes of as * * nrvtsiu so mao," sad this is not * solitary in stoaee. It atvbiei |aji'laf, Uhn **| for missi nil maty of Boeleu, that on woe oneasere, when a misisfeT nas urging that the |g re want no false rcprcuentn- p ii to oar doctriual |>ositiou, ptw complimentary it may be gphi Perhaps your correnpou- § sb, why so inute during the ho of that constitution ?— jpuics rule. The Virginia Syoovl si decided majority favoring the jutitotiou of the General Synod, on ihcQssion would have but intd old wonnds, and done no jjd We failed, when it took a , 23p^8S*tMS r them. i> t rci»<m«d byth«WMn •' a a»y ■ *. ainf rep«Tn tit mm 4 l .' allhy tilnnll ml u* r i<l -loea accam-««Mt > rriiMMly mMiim h r -p«***n ilaWMaU ;h vote to change our con rRtujjjt JIbbiwitwiiI th*eur» of 4'hr.-.'. km -4, u uc. j *?. D. M.” remarks : “As we are •mud firmly ou this doctrinal basis, suticip&te a more rapid growth IfieLithcrau church in the Valley fUrpais.’’ The Tennessee Synod Hms firmly phwited on this bwsis lyotts, her growth in many re am has not been most rapid. MBg ou our table a copy of the hues of I860, the year in which nfretrinai basis waa adopted, we Uto the parochial table to see the km of the two patties. The five Nhiero opposed to the change re in 175 confirmations, the thirteen mtera favoring it report 111 con Imfim. Now, I do uot think it laid be very logical for me to assert PI God especially favored the five Piles because they held Christ F God’s eternal word high above Ner and the Augsburg Coofes- N, aod manly contended for tbe Pfety wherewith Christ has ma«le Fbe, and yet I do thiuk it would Ff legitimate us the brother’s ex Ffoonof a rapid growth for our pTiaal position! V'hrn, a man may place himself PM?ipou the Augsburg Confer yet be as graceless as tbe er Complaint:, OravcI. DUbrm.tfcM* iBceof L'rint. Srun:'. U ier b) thick., cluiKy, ^KMSR HHMits, «ii.) «rl)CB I when jVhh Family 'Worship. Christian parents, Christians at the head of s family, these words are for yon. A subject so closely connected with the welfare of the family and tbe prosperity and efficiency of the chnrcb, may well frequently claim tbe attention. Let me ask, then, those whom I address, “Have yon a family altar T That there should be one, I think soeords with the Scrip tares and the untore of ths religion of t bh! Bible, The family is by God’s onangemeut. “He setteth the soli tary in families.” In his claims and promises, He recognizes this relation. He is the God not only of the indi viduals, but of “all families of Israel." It was a peculiar excellence of Abra ham’s conduct, that he would com mand his children and his house bold after him; aud so in promised blessings—“In thee (i. e., Abram,) shall all tbe families of the earth be blessed." In sacrifices appointed, and the feasts to be observed, families are recognized. Threatenings are unde against tbe families that call not upon tbe name of tbe Lord. Christ aud bis apostles too regarded tbe family, and threw aronnd it the instructions, the iQ6traints, and tbe encouragements of their teachings. A faithful on a Met had often keen •urelj tried bf unprofitable and fn*H» less debut#* sud diurusefou* a Il k s iMMuetreg infidel a Ire r» **fod e tthiu his |«eri«k, and who took urutos to •swa-ii h*« tewkisjp and doctrines whenever they met; and the more puldfee tbe pi***, and tbe forger the number nf bstenevs, the better wns he pteased, At length the infidel was brongkt t« a **rk sad dying led. In great distress «»f mind he sent in the night fine the minister In cone at mace and visit him. Calling U» mind the many nnprofiialde control craien he bad bad, and fouring the resnlt of Mretfeef interv iew wuwbt be at teoKted with no tret ter result*, and knowing tfesl the man waa not Igno rant of the way nf salvation, be at Ural der ided not tu go. IT pun refiee- I torn ami slier prater for divine ss*ttfc sudl meSdMiMS t.. j s ., b fts^re* gs tfi’WS iu'Wvs w 4 X nu3l w ith n determ mat tore to enter into «m» debate «v eontiuversy, and to nse no other than the words wbiek tire IMy Ghost tearheih. lie found the Infidel I* groat dis from of mind, his reftoge of lies hav ing hers all swept away, and his suture*., earnest inquiry tiring “What shall I do tu be saved r* The answer au# promptly given. “Believe on the laird Jean* Christ and Urea dak he saved." “That is nothing new tu me," he mM. “I have read It a Urea read times, ! wont tu kno* what i am tu do.* "Believe on the laud Jesss* Christ and then shall be saved." "I know that presage os well •* you, sod have know u it from a child; but t want tu kouw what a poor dying Winner most do who bos scoffed at thcoe words, rejected the Ibbte, and hated the truth." "IWlieve om the tool Jesus Christ and thon shall be saved * "Bat that promise was not idImmImI foe Koeh ss 1 ts 1 want *t gOMles as &tt&32iSm PILLS will fW®MJ dworitri Prio«,Srei trK^’ Send oat 1Mf over ita prertou.* page*. Dr Brood »*. In hfes e tee Pent treu Use, /Vrpersiree ond /Sfosry mf far smnm, make* the cupital suggest tom to minister*, to rend rapidly large portions of fteriptare, that tire) mat be enabled tbs bettor to remember the connection of curtain pnrengea, the drift of lines of nrgnment, and retain uorvert impressions of the whole. We ettewd the ndviee tu sit We must tent m*.»*wro onr rending The Psvnr of Siloct lafintnos. of the sob srrihsrs «o an wstituuuo sboutol I-K fsitdiaifest]i, m order to lorresso tbe funds., sod quoted tbe aeoonut of tbe post union and brr two mure I* last if j this trumpet -eosmitng, be retUcd tbe question by rising treat his snot, aud ashing in kts door, shritt tnhf.il . SI the speaker plores give asthessawof that poor widow f This ressark hit* the true scdsiaow ol thin question of pubtisity. The account to wknrh ha sllsded may ms to wnrruut n* In roeonntlog and puWfohing the decnds of rhn* Han labor, in so for ns they sill Some time ago a man st u prayer toeeiitig said, “A year ago I come bne oat of mere curiosity. I bod no belief in tbe existence of God. I and I Usd sola. We break tbe eooimalty of dterourse sr narrative. If say of tbe historical books ore etroedingly at tractive when thus read, hot if taken in fragments, lose ia port their m forest. Take, for example, tbe gieal drams, known as tbe Hush of Job. It ia out s. tang qi sue of llltoih- spetire’s plays, snd cun be rend at one sitting. If so rend, it is sue of tbe must thrilling nod majestic nf poem*. And on# who has never tried it in ahnolately mart led at tbe vigor nod power, tbe deitaory sod dignity tbnt pervade tbe wbois, snd rends with nnalmtsd interest sud admiring piss sore to the very rod. Bat let uas Inks n passage st tun item, “Then answered Bitdnd, the Bhnhits," am! losing its osuneetren t lags I it IstT-gsiuf 1 iu ir'Muf ihikat iki^rn I Ml* 111 VHIw’M'W I* MMPkq NMreii hlMlnflrm wTrofi sees siMist tee iLm SM>iS>it *‘ hi mu Aim I WF gfilfis iIfevplIC.^ IRg oslqy Fv*|.siy . 4visffiyMuP» guy book to suck a test, sod how ass a complete infidel become so by devoting myself to in teriigatfons into {diiloaopby. falsely •oflsilcv! 1 wu* folly content with my situation. ! thought I bad suffi ctrut reason to deny tbe being of a G«d. Bnt in this meeting I felt tbe InflnetMv* of a supernatural power, and I could uot help confessing It divine. I <omr again aud sgsio, s silent sjsv-istor of all that passed. But when one day I saw here a very Urge uumber ol business men, I said to myself, *Certaialy it is no human {toner that leads these men to leave their busitiere to come here aud pray. This meeting would long ago have come to an rod if 11 bad originated merely In human considerations.’ Thus 1 was forced to acknowledge tb&t throe is a spirit above these human ►pints, moving them to this union of action; aud so my reason was thoroughly convinced of the Soon I went further, TanaUted roin the Lutheroner. tata S-ejsct Infant Baptism as 4sBapti«ts Assert? ,d Scries, l t, Phihdeljftfa i,Snp’t. # * quenteon will appear ridicu- k risry true Lutheran ; for it stdoubtedlT a large meas- fopadence or wickednesa to ff* that Luther was an Ana- ^ liaptistH have, how- 'j^fopted to jierforui this trick, have succeeded in their re* rea< ^ l!** Baptist fur Geincaudeglieder r — for(Jhnrch Members’’- page , **1 ■« follows: “We here Mks tvpquotations from Luth- J*7>"hich show us that the ^former saw very well how € "pnukliug of children who l* 1 believe—the Baptist term * L° faUt ^ a P ti8ln —* s : ‘Iu the we perceive the *PnJ!l aa< * e ® <iac y of baptism, to inquire who is the fitirn re ? e * ve “ l ^* e gifts and k ; and this is also hat _ tfoll y snd clearly ex- IteT? in words: He hiq an ,i 8 | Ki |j %**?** ^ Mone makes fetoly Wortll y to receive this t (U u ^‘ rWl Water ^"cficially,” r b Larger Catechism). n<>t a,,Mwer tl ‘‘ B \ chilrJr RUd PrOVe tbat tbo ®selves believe ■ L omn faitll » then i- ^ ** it ant ^ declaration »<xmer “We then my here also that tbs children are out baptized on tbe faith of tbe chnrcb or tbe sponsors, but tbe faith of tbe sponsors sod tbe church invokes aud obtains for them faith of their own, on which they are baptized and believe for themselves. For Ibis we have strong and established scriptural passages. (Matt, xix, Mark x, Luke xviii.) When they brought little children to Jesus and bis disci ples rebuked them, be reproves bis disciples, takes tbe children in bis arms, puta his hands ii|>ou them and blesses them and says, “Of such is tbe kingdom of heaven,* etc. Tht* Scripture no oue shall lake from ns, nor disprove with satisfactory prasfife, for here it stands, tbat Christ does uot suffer that children are forbid to cume to him, and that be blesses aud gives them the kingdom of heav en. Let us pay strict attention to this. What are we about to say ? If we .nay that they did not have faith of their own, then is the other Scripture false which say*, “He tbat believeth not,* etc. ? Who can get around this imssage? Who will be bold enough to cootradict it and not {leriuit the little children to cufiMl Is baptism, or not believe tbat he ion Sbcietvfsp unslste !iii*.JTu t9 JfT jm ive alreafr ta*** Contentment and Faith.—Tbe following true and touching incident was related by tbe Bev. Mr. Young, of Jedburg: One bitter, cold aud stormy win ter’s day he was engaged in visiting his parishioners, and among others called upou an old and teeble man who dwelt in a lonely cottage, living in tbe greatest of poverty. There was scarcely any fire burning upou the little hearth, while huge masses of snow bad drifted through the roof and under tbe door. Bnt there sot the old man, with the Bible lying opened upon his knees, to all out ward appearances the very picture of contentment, and seeming un conscious of how cold and uncom fortable his habitation actually was. “Well, John," questioned the min ister, “what are you about to-day F Tbe old man raised his bowed head, and for a moment gazed silent ly at his pastor, and then, with a heavenly smile beaming from and illuminating his pallid countenance, he replied: “Ah! sir, I am sitting under His shadow with great de light* i ill i—liiii » i list It Will lw litl not nuuecr imisry lo gmoid curefintlj again*! nock n reltunco on ootwnri! help sod sympathy as may neaheu Wm MMi vwpaumbthi) «m mdeprocteorr wlileh ore so mmeotlol | sod, shove all, lest any echo of Heir This sort of reading in noi, bow crvsr, that by which the chnstian life Is heat sostatnsd- It In rather hk* Mooring tbs country, exurntufog kin I a neat cv* w elve V rJ*& ■■*5* j.ibbaR^s- ^ L» such being of a God. and acknowledged that if there is a God, be must have a plan of govern ment, and that he must be able to reveal himself to mau in order to communicate bis will to him. And this led me to accept the Bible at ooee with all its claim* Soon after this I felt that my mental peace was gone- I could find do rest- I was forced to coo fees that if the Bible was true, l was a- great sinner. I began to feel the need of a Saviour, and with all my heart I received Jeans Christ as the Saviour adapted to my need. A year ago I was here, an infidel, denying the existence of a God. To day I am here to confess my faith iu Christ os my iaqd and my God. All things are become new to me; my wishes are new; my plan* are new; my hopes are new.* mjr ywroliar csoe.* "Believe on the I xml Jenna Christ aud thon shall be saved.* Thaw the koqnhrfos, however varied, nil met the same answer. The day began to dawn, bat oo light dawned upon the dark and gloomy soot of the Infidel. At length ss the nun began to tip the mountain tops with hie first rays, after a few hm> meat* of slleoco he saddeoly exclaim ed, “I are It now? I ace It! 1 see it! I do believe on the lord Jeans Christ with all my heart.* Love mm! joy its outcrops and dtps and softs** indication* If the ckrlaitao seek* spiritual riches, he most dig and toil in the mine. The gems and gold must bn sough! for. “Haereh tbe tfcriptorm* It was no excel lent habit of that lovely mao, D». James W. Alexander, and mny have added much lo the forming of so beautiful a character, to take each day one test of Bcriptnre, sad fasten teg is in his memar y te the early morning, to thiuk of It during the hour* of that day. Like sum# rare A huh life in made ap of a namlivr of small thing* Little words, oo! eloquent syswrhes or sermons; Utile oue great her tee act, no martyrdom, make no the u lion life. The liltl# roam beam, aw! the Ughfateg; tl of ttttawm, “that go softly “the waters of the river, great aad many," rushing down in torrent ii«toSe sod force, are the tro# si mlmli ot a holy life. The avohtaisne of little evila, little ninu, bttle ioroosis teorieo, bttte Omsk nesses. Uttfo fbt he*, little intjWiiiin HtUe imprn (toons, little fhfbtea, little lodol- gvnoe* of self sod of the fiesh; the srctodsoc# of such little things as tWii grygmi fur In maku ttf| it trftfiL “ — - — ss jmxrem vuv vw mewu^ mws% the negative beauty of life vraofo teoanoe, and hfes remaining boars were spent In preaching the faith he once destroyed The Holy Bpirtt had honored his own words with no nuiMso wi*ooi»i w mu. "ine sorisa that I speak ante yon, they are spirit sod they are Hfe."—Aew Fork the life am) perfume the Mr, aad its •weetneas would He known whet ever he mured. Dr. Guthrie was ooee asked hy u young mfilur horn hoot te repnl