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SERIES, VOL 6-NO. 16.
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COLUMBIA, S. <\. FUIDJY. JAM \!:V y. 1874.
Terms: $2.00 & Tear.
jjad# rf BaptUm.
<|Xn j f of baptism is A subject
tier® has long been diver
p | a |on amongst Christiana}
a stronger lemleucy to
it ttpon this vexed quea
_ present day than has
U* past division of the
, on this subject. The contest
waxed warm, engender-
aad wider separation
I the advocates sf the differ
then, again, has sac
i calmer and gentler agita
l, by which each party
; to fortify its position and
j, act in the interest of eoutro
mt we now enter upon an
of the ®*t*f<9 o/ baptism.
who do not agree with
hats no controversy. But
we stand ready to give
to those who oppose us,
[slttsoo for the faith that
mJTZ* ifauj o« P„.
j submersion in water to
«0A water we will not dis
validity of the act, nor de
IB one from our holy altars.
Church has always
: * immersion as a valid
mSTl
wahr.ttl I
SS?C
of baptism; but she has al-
, with the great mats of the
tefe* tenreb, preferred baptising
g posting, or •(^inkling, or affu-
more nearly in Uurmo
Holy Seriptarea, and
Wixsaple of the inspired a pos
ts '* m '*• ‘ '
M the mode ia which baptism
gghaMBtered is not essential, we
fit fmn the fact that no specific
fib bss heea iastituted by oar
feefSavisur or His inspired ajios
If it were a matter of such
importance we would act
tom left ia im|MK>etrabie dark-
m Bet, inasmuch as no positive
has beeu given us on this
g question, and we are left
draw our inferences from the
fesfruetioira of the Script ares
subject, aud from the exam-
M the apostles, we infer that the
is not deserving of so much
uce as the thing itself, liap-
m ip frequent.y and earnestly in-
upon; hut nowhere is it ex-
said that it shall be per
by immersion, or pouring, or
iag. The thing itself is re-
t the hotc is not w**u
Hence we assert and mam
• that, r
ffr Mne Testament dose not ajortl
q proof that baptism tree <ul minis-
vug the early Christian* by im-
mm.
Ifsudi proof is contained in tiie
of the New Testament, it
be found either in the literal
used in reference to baptism,
,,B the circununance* attending
•tor ia the metaphorical language
•PM to it
!• But the proof can not be found
11 ii* literal terms used in reference
baptism.
Vher« is the iuspired declaration
**t those who received baptism at
hsads of the first teachers of
were plunged entirely
*d« the water ? It has never been
^Med. The injmicUon to bup-
fteiu sud positive; but re
the iniHle of applying the
'iUertothe subject of baptiNiu, uot
** ff °rd is specified.
^hs ojfiy terms from whieh lias
P^4temptod an argument in fa
y ot uuiuersiou are the veib
^ htti t its cognates, together
the prepositious ec-en t eie,
^ a Ud 4, or ex. But au im
^ iavestigatiou of the sig
^iihfitioa af those terms affords
16 hrulsoee tu support of iuimer
* hot if they reflect any
a chic (Win's apparel is thus stained
it it not dona by plunging it m it*
blood of his cue mica, but by the
spt inkling or pouting oat of the
blood of the ulnin. Ur, the figure
may refer to a vintager, bj the oo
casioual sprinkling or tllii««*>«i «f the
joiee whilst treading the wine press
his garment is baptised, spnmklsd, m
staiaad, lie duos not plunge hint-
self into ths wine vat, hut Ue juice
9? the grape sometimes gushes out
upou him. Thus, the apparel of our
Saviour was not plunged In blood
when wrestling with the passers of
darkness ia Oethsamaoa, hut Hie
blood may have oosed out tu Um
terrible agony and stained Ilia rai
meut And this appears to be ia
perfect harmouy with is. lust; 1-3.
“Who is this that conicth from
£do«i with dgtd gmrmute from Ik*
rah f this that is glorious in hie ap
parel, traveling in the greatness oi
bis strength f Wherefore art thou
ml In thine apparel end thy garments
like ktmjhat trmdeth Jts *># futf I
have troddeu the wine-prcaa alone,
and of the people there wan none
irlth me; for I will tread them in
mine auger, and trample them in my
hry, and their blood shall be eprm-
lied upon my garments, and / »rill
stain all my raiotpsL*
Here thru we uudoebtedly have a
case in which the word in question
cau not, by any contortion, tw made
to im|dy submersion. %
fb.) The word to question in again
found iu MaU. nvirja “lie that
dipped! (embopems — igpOwO > bis
hand with me in the dish.* But
who will ewateod that Judas piuugod
his whole hand m the*liquid 'food
cootsiued in the dinb t “Nothing
SfllectifiHA
mamma
I am a •vaagar ia ta* XmV
more can he meant,* say s a dmtin
less to itnaorb his
veto his heart.
exportmNo f It is
li«i»g # llklth. O,
the
ui lb® Jaiib,
you fhusa the
is (he staory that
world,
tbsl
that buhetuth that
of
If
Uevotiou to the
love of the world aa rentiers tl (ho
supreme of thought. affWrio*
sod desire, la a uniform and iosepa
rahte attend ant of wutwtiof .The
acquisition of this world's rtrhea,
pleasures, and femur*, ia, iu the sstf
matko of the man who has no vital
frost ia tydntaa! sad dlvtgp trusfra,
the Uiftfest ambition sad the true
frual. Visitor* In U*rr aft&iafoeat to
lamented a* the direst tit. Aud even
when, by sad experience, their vanity
la known—whea the enter ream to M
towed to her trelMsod home, aud the
fhtoity uf her proettao provea—when
the mirage Is chased for mdee serose
the weary waste, and seen at loot to
disedvt in unsubstantial *rr*—ue
nobler Impulse is given to tho apSrfrf
It to still the present which It ydnos
for; If Sta hhd enn yield no heller. II »
would retrace Its steps, amt tmutoat i u
Itself to repeat the past. The mgh lv
af the Mseedoaian maanreh. au a
tea Hrnpiursu
■flllhl
or to eapti
is this 5 our
i •» !i h.ho hh Xi
your heart I
geunina
fstl* to
h ‘This
the
Who to he
wrtd, tmi he
ts the sue
t V,
X» tor w% tJsbaitoT« :
of MeatstK
riarr, "HMl
piisiaal f i dev lan*
to*
this thaeedy
■ ■
H
lew iherw shsil no
a way that the
uf salvattom
this, that the
part in the
They em-
that helliev
• Not to
Hi ititoi im
toss.* ug itiignskti t r
.^g^m^ua ns r^Wssstt u
deeds of the
Ihtaugh
■to
|al
a hole uliu
Yet out
tbsiihe temrhiugs
of I - I»eaf> ftnh
ia is
reaching the Indian
paint: “Oh. for
conquer r Nature is foil of maHeum tfemght toy n me
of fcaarltr The fry cftnglug tu ! «| t h# Utter
•Cutely edifice, and forsnkiug It not akagSot of the
when a crumbling ruin; the »me .a.uu sgarnvi the
mated smong the mchn, and still mlf ^ | Af ,g s„ f
•funding, though sraihetl by the net return i *
lightning, aud buffeted by the storm 11 fb* surds «rw U«al Tics «hail
on his right
af e*y Father,
ted for >ou
■ he *im id;
tNMffNWil m*d ye gave
Matlheu
uo»»-
let t«»
these and other images deplrt an st
tMehis MhffUfihft fimadtliif U
uffl^Vsu u flWMffvff MffWl IWmjrsffr^ffww^Ugp*
■TuPm Wm»vi}l(pfi^ppVWu IwymBrmwffnq fiPflPilrffVwqWwa- mi
burdlv adequate to depict tho ten sett»
with whieh the eamal mind rting* tw I wos
the lung «uy auto
ba*4»t'ome. ye
htotoltollHtoffi
Oc SesmoelsSag,
Dr Liman Abbott gives these
< icwUrut sngguaiiona :
“Ministers study too much the
form of their drsoumrora. Hy suiving
to present their Ihoaghts Hi a formal
and logical manner ihej deprive
them of vtianty are! naturalness.
How many fmopto ia an ordinary
follow the logic of a
t It is generally safe to
that the way m vhirh
the the tor first suggested itself to
Ihe mtnHUer'a mind to the srsy in
which it utU muat rwsddy find eo
tvnoew into other mi ml
•hough is are not si ways the
thoughts How often a
» filled wish oothnainnm for u theses
s* the Ihhle or hie ymroehial •«
tmmHV to firwl suggvsted it to
him ; hot hi* etithnstosm dies out as
he write* the sermon Who* he
tfemirht was n grand theme sinks
Into inwrniti-ssce . what he thought
was foil «d life ami juice tocomes,
even u» him. dry and dead in presrh
»«g. **I thoaght,* he soys to httusolf,
*Hh»t Ho* Hies ■«* going to make a
Us* sermon loit sornrhos it did
not * lie ha* •(wsled it In pxrparm
toon lie ha* (onied ft too long.
There arc mmm mtsknu that arc
hkr Freetch soaps; they most slat
me» a hs»f shilc aier a shiu fi e to
be awed. Thee* arc others that arm ■, , —~
h4« s cup of te*; long cooking *t*>dn »<»* * tk* premmt drvienslon
•frtlfo 4 w ^•a I ami' * u»* % tu »*»<. *■! mui mac hwm
slu and believe on Jeans aa your
complete Nevluur. You have this
vocation in eoinmon with all who
hove knowledge of the gospel. If
yoo hem! the call sod exercise rc
pentane* and faith, then have you
msrived au < ffc<*lua1 call that Intro
duces you Into the family of the re
deemed on earth. Hence to walk
worthy of the vocation wherewith
you are called la to act inconsistently
with the fact Chat yon have once
turned from sin, and experienced the
joys of forgiveness.
How* on* has remarked that “a
Christian when be makes s good pro
frsston, should be sure to make hi*
profession good • No one can do
Itolu who lottos sight of fbe doty to
honor in hi* walk the author of his
call. Owffo walk ie not worthy or
his vocation unless ft vindicates the
wisdom that selected him an a sob
Ject of pardon A general plans a
c ampaign, aclects the officer* to ctrry
out his orders, supplies them with
troops and munitions of war, so ar
range* that all thing* will work in
harmony with each off*'* efforts,
U udmg at the seine time to the oom
ph te culmination of his plans. If
all their *• veraI parts at the
appntobd tifrfri a great sucoeui ft
imlta.
OLD SERIES, VOL 6-NO. 276.
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„ |
Worldkii&Mi JbjL2Z£ Prcfec£:rt
wun whatever ft ie in favor of affu-
ims
J- Whro we examine torpto, the
1 ro °* — which is a strougei
than its derivative, baptize,
had that it does not uni-
^Lv imply submersion. We ad
^toattbia may be ite in out com
tod primitive souse; hut it ie
^ that it hoe paaeed over
meanings^ such as to sprin
^j^stain, to dip partially, to test
An e*ample in illuatrutiou of
^ * fo»iad in Ret. xix; 13. “And
> *kth«d with a vest ore
('bbammenon,} in blood,”
K baptized or stained in blood,
^ set by being plunged in ft,
tw **l )er tod or spriukled with if.
1^ ^”*** 011 ** to a conqueror hav
** Safovoots stained In batfle
guislied writer, "than that b* took
the bitter lierlm whirl) were ealen nl
the Passover, or other articles
food, and with hia Angers dipped
them iu the mhoi prej«aie»l." He
•imply Look foo«i from the plaitrr
with bis Auger® in Asiatic style, in
stead of umug a fork or spoon after
the manner of our country.
(c.) We will mid ue* owly one more
instance from the Hynp4*res to
prove that bapto does not iwr*
sarily imply submersion. In Dan.
iv: J3 it to said of Nebm fool-
net/ai that “hi* foidy »*• wrt witi.
the dew of heaven* The Heptua
glut ha* here: Kbapbe.
mad* wet; Xbaphe is the
ond son hi of bsrpta. He>e we
we bare the terra bapto
where it to utterly i;
to ituuslatc it dip. and the baplmtu
her* to t»y the drecent of 4#w
tbe Kuglisb word wef fully
the idea to he conveyed. To nrge
that the dews in Babylon srere so
copious that Nebuchadiietxar was
thoroughly drcnehotl d»**s not re
move tho difficulty, for this wetting
was net pleugtng nor subuseraioo.
Here, then, are three dietHrct ex
amides adilnonl from the tforlfe
tares In which bapto does not
mean submersion or plunging, or
anything akin to it The ease of the
rich man praying Abraham to send
Laiarnn to dtp — btspeey — (Luke
xv 1: 24) Ihe tip of his finger In water
to c«m>1 hi® parched tongue, might
also be appropriated adduced But
these example® are sufficient la eo
tsblish the fact that totpto tfors
not always mean total snhmerwhra.
(d.J Were it necessary to our |air
poee, we could produce evidence of
the same fact from prafhne writers.
But we will let the teatlmoni of Mr.
Edwards and Dr. John Ihek suffice
on this pofoL M<1 wooW lbQ *
much/ remarks the former, ‘of the
term—[kepfo)—that ft to a terra
of sack latitude that be who shall
attempt to prove, from Its as*
in various authors, an absolute sod
Uhji| immersion, will find that be has
undertaken that which be can not
finally perform f and the latter
adds, *1 do not intend to deny that
[!topfo)evef means to dip, hot that
this Is its only sense; and lieoce we
may fairly ooaclnde, that although
Ita derivative—toqrfins—mean* to
immerse, ft doe® not follow that this
is its only signification.’*
{To be oomimmed.J
the empty aad the pm shah!* Take
a ms* when*, perhaps, you least ex
pert saeh misHusom •--the ssUcuite ,
00*1 what to H hat the presrut. which
j he dim for f Dive Mm hark the
. ! fiaeh of his < irl> mwah «m4 ; k
m* meal * I woe ifevefo,mat >» gats
am Uriah i I urn a fifreagrt, aad >•
leak me te) aahmt, M4 ye ckmhed
urn | I was sank, osm! ye t tsttwd aoe»
I woe m» lunasia. sod ye earn* wale
then shaft the vlghto »»* ssmwrr
llvem. They must W takea at the
first rfiwtoiuk
Tken- a war rote that m wwrxhy
•in ideal adatom hy all ®uta»< :>ieeta
iktt Hum Uweaar, If sernsua* set*
*i»ll»i al) ernafowmied •«» it, there
w«ml«l be m» liuftmoUy in itotofe la’
dswsl it to oof a rale at all; ft ts a
ysriswigdr. It «e fetles stated as a
to t tt»aa aa a law x ffow*f sromsss use
meter made ; they ft*m.
Tfii Prjagr'l Trker^.*^
j hia shies w»?h th** rnss-ats rdsf-i <*f aa>«U|U toarvl. wfem mm we fibre :
iyedthfol hope : pot into hi* baud tbe ^ koogpfwd. **.1 Nd tfehr f «sr UtoHi,
fhldetl horn of pbaty | fill h»s ear ^ tJli ^ drtak* ft heu saw Thank IM for }*tM*u«! Maoy of
J With the song «»f fiat lew, the trill 9m m smaagpu^ 4*4 book thorn Lwli rhatoeel servant* have hern
of tft* world's
brink, quick!) will he fitng afar the mmi0 '^y the Kmg ^ hr** their imynheoumeal, or'Tscymti
of pubtir morals around ns may be
charged to the want of wakeful eoo-
sru-wtoMismews and fsithtnl obedience
on the }mrt of chris‘ ran ritinena. we
tremldo U» estimate
Where is the professor of Jesus at
till® day who bears himaeM through
the avenwew of trade, the pleasures
at nodal itilernourwe. and the ]Nirliea«
ef court s, togiSlstores, and eomveo-
traao, as a living eyustle “known and
trod of all men,** to th* booor of that
aditreble asm* into which his owe
hsa Issra “burled by luHUisux," and
U»uod by many a sacramental sties
| tattoo, for this life, as well aa that
MMM 1 tieorch tor those
Imred aird hfletl slssd Th* foe* of
th* wmhi fe as charorteirtoOe of the
ffilrrwwfoi rkiharT ■A (prufiTdiiimi
fbe gtofe* on which w* stand ll «
Its nature, ami nstkitg can reverse
its inherent teodenrv hut th* power
w*® I of divtore grace. “ fleeuw.se th* ear
not mind m ewmtty «ga«n*« Itol; for
it is not miijert t« ih* law of tW,
am amis to kaha‘fomhs4l totofiOX ItoS
IHrlT ht i iwlfTM ufffo
DataibaMot from tho presawl
shall aoswnr aad say auto I hem.
Verdj 4 «to| nuta yam, laeamorh aa
ye have das** IK aota «wsa <4 the
least af th*s* my hrwthfsm, ye h*tei
dnae to aa*** use “
To oat miad tl is |dao» tost the
<J.« Hum her*- tyuaght is tfoto a ark*
afe Ihe rtidewrw of lotlh I# the
InmuL The AfMMtoJk James sOafes
oar mymtmi truth «hta hr asys.
Tailh without works Is doad ;* bat
rather hww asrfwl to the ehafrh t hallowed day, wheu the exchaage to
frwse htoneth the ®nan l of bolt and shat up, aad the paraait of haeiucM
to love
God haa not waited for
Him; before alt time,
were endowed with life, he thoogbt
of ns and tbongtic of doing ns good.
Wbat he meditated in eternity lie
haa per formed in dme. Hie benefi
cent baud haa bee«owed every va
riety of blessings opoa os; neither
our anfliltbrulnewH, not oar iograft
tude bee dried up the fountain of
Hie goodness ,o os, or afreeted the
Wiy, >11 oHicre nil goouness ,o os,
qk{: ,., v j® 00 of bi * enemies. When | stream of lie bounty.
spring* eoly from th* stmtoiif l || to you as true thst work* with
living faith. Faith, securing the tTnist, as the imfwHiog «o«ti«*. aca
renovation of th* anal, aware* with never town.4 without forth. Aad
il a change af sentiment and fori- top ft* surks nraoiwM If the
lag. Tbs world to «s* viewed a* 1 ffavtomr ear otto Ibaur sf a mere ha
laeammemaurst* to bnaasa ae**l, aad msnitsrton. dour for th* fiacd of
unworthy of being aoh th* object | ihr race, hat work* done for thru*
of supreme sffiwtbai. It is wot, la ; in the prtsua -f his paepla. ISvooe
de*»l, regar«le*i with c«ra»e«apt It ts fe eeuhl say, “I wo* on hsuigrred,
•imply estimated at its real worth, j **<1 y» guve esc meat,* etc Aad
tl is toadbol wot slier as fitowurly, |w*i as we haw au fewhuuaw la ptw
aarl in the drapery of ramooee. bat ; aoaaeiwg the snow a rtnistiaa who
near, and In a mirror which neither
exaggerate* nor dDpamfu*" 1 th* mir
tor of GorTs faithful word It to
MVII to l*e but seroadary and satow
dlnate. It I* a noM* means to a no
! Mer end ll If *csflWdlng. o« which
to rise to the vision «»f unetoOiled
day It is <**«! time for th* rowing
of the hsrvrst of eternal |«r**w. It
Is a school, wherrin to learn the
alphabet of heaven j aa aroue, fiw
Hi* exhibition and d*veh>pmvnt of
an msntv grace and godlike excel
tenet**, ft to not to be ileaoonced aa
**eentialfy an evil It to Intended to
subserve the totero*** of party Not
in herautS cave, or cloistered soil
lode, to seetaaioa to be soaght
world to to be
“abused * It will expand the mind,
though It must not so stave the heart.
It ait) aaatot hi unfolding the firaila
of holines*. though It most not be
•pedt arraying oaeaelf ia th* pro
tendon* leaves which th* first blasts
of autumn will scatter. Bach to the
estimate la which the world Ie held
by the Christian Hen** fe> does ant
so love ft se to identify bts bepfW
news with Ite poseeaMoa. if# atttlaro
ft, bat he doe* not idolise ft. lit*
foaling to that of “a stranger” hero
He dwells as ia a foreign lead. He
has dalles which detain him. and
cares but little to remain nay loo get
thou to absolutely necessary Barth
is attractive onto ia relation to the
future Hto aflhctfooe ar* “oat no
thing* above, not oa thing* beneath."
Hto tbought* reel not on the present
aad the fleeting, bat roach famed
to the bon adless sad sock* aging
Fair may he the taodorupe which
surrounds him; gay Ite fiowero, gw-t
tie aad soothing the murmur of Its
falling waters ; (Mill to alike power
glvtfi fifi fitMffiffifiof firoo ponltaoai
w it feral aekrag I* rafinroaoe t» his
faith, «a when we find trae ebesbearr
we asfi aw marc ei bteacw at disripb
ship la both case* fimth to aero*
osrily foutel. and ibere*«fe ear pro
iM>une»ag sack an so* a christtoe
w .raid aet militate qgaiaat the due
trine that Ihrro to a*» salvotism Ur
the aalsriiev ro. tfo this priacipie,
the Hav MMW*s svkaaM—Igaroat too
to *a perfect rwumsteary with the
doctrine that faith in his aao* to
sbeelately mreweeary te aalvattou.
ft’agg.-W* talk mach of work
iag, bat wnfkiag to befitor ths« talk
log shout working ; "to get realty at
It, nod to do something for aaa) win
ning, aad spreading abroad the gto
*w at ftokd to better than tiliubitir
aad fedding cuauaMtowe.* Away
with wind bags! Lei as get to acts
Nooe of as >oo» what
till we try. The sport*
win ten you that there tasy be
bar. lark sod key, the swelling
tK..tight* of iw»primmed saints have
g-’we* hath to rovolattaaiee the world.
If < nor «« assy thsak ISod for these
petann*. Who earn read the word of
Batoael Ita th*t ford aad not jmn in
the thsaksgtsdagl He called hi*
ptmea la Abetdeen Drufi Palace
“My well hr loved," be waya, “to kinder
and e armor than ordinary, and rum
eth aad viaitath my sea! Ily chain*
are overgilded with gold. No pen.
no engine eon fiKpre** to yon the
tovettaeee of my only I*»rd Jam*
Bo aJwi tike Feal aad Bilaa at I*hll
lpf4, the ectetarated Madam Guyoa,
ahen ira|wtt*i*t»e4 ia Fiimro iu IfRiA.
for her religious views, could wing
sod aiiie roctgauf pester. “If some
tiraew ar-t to nan." she said. 'HU d
I was a imh bud a bom Ha lord
tatfth placed la a cage, aad that I bad
nothing le de bat to stag. • • •
The stones of my praam looked ia
my eyes Uhe rate**.* Her masg*.
artxten in pnrou, haveeheervd many
s pftra* oral longing for s more spirit
usl life. Nerd we mention Bunysn,
• feme long imprisonment ia Bedford
|ed gas* th* world the Pilgrim's
Fragro**.. whieh next to the ltdde
has prutrably guided wore traveler*
te the < elrwusl City than sa) ImmIu
Many af Fool's «ravage aero |«eaa«d
ia a dungeon. Haw thaokfld «e err
for fbe reel from the many Isfesre of
preaching whi^i hi* imprtouoment
furwiwhed, and for the words of in
spuatrou which they gave the oppor
taaity of wnuag! Ills senaaas died
with hto goaeratioa; hie )*rtooa nt
uach ts all age*. To the
halting mid the out* or
of the world, on* of
giro a powerful
“I therefore, the
of lbs Irani, beeeeeh ye that
journey at
many birds la a ffidd. bat yoa know j ye walk worthy of
amt how many UK yoa walk through,
aad tbeo yoa will earn them oa the
wing. When the wheal torus yoa
will be able to aae tbe loro* of the
current Yoa will ase tbe speed <>f
the hors# when yoa pat him to hto
Week! work! sad th* tool
is Moat wilt get an edge by
Hbine. sad the vary
tight yea hav* shall grow in the very
act Of shining tie who ha* dean
aoe thing will find himself capable
of doing two; and doing two will be
abb to nenompltah four j aad bnvtag
ffUbvcd the ffiar will then go aa to
tweirs, and from twelve «o fifty ; aad
an. s* growing nrotlipltoa, he wffi eo
a herewith ye of* called-”
I nborutwo efl the
Irani's fine
f Tbe
apodal work,
psxucuUi * vocation to which
be thinks bn toaj be catted. Ia it to
be a minister,* Monday school loach
er, a visitor of th* sick and poor that
I am coUod f Dear reader, 1 doubt
If Foal thought of each a thing
he wrote those words. Ho
year oalftag to a Lib of jooty
la whatever vocation yoa may be
pursuing Net oat of one baeioeee
toto soother, unless the first be to
u ; tv*.i to Chrtotian walk.
•all
be cuomderod todcccal among us,
aad hew few impress the world with
a bright aad eouemteni example!
Hoar many of them travel ou the
Lord's day. in tbe urgency of be si
ness, which ibcur own greed or in
disuciion has mads a prcaeul oeoee
«uty u£mu them l Llo« many of them
are nfo boon s iu Ue Gods people,
until scuuily aneu al hi* umble
board, shea the weather permit*,
and tbe supenoi attractions of world
ly ftiterost allow them to best home f
How many a xealoua advocate for
Iriupuraooe acuiuls lira power of his
influence on the maasos arouud him,
by ratrutpesauoe iu thaogs which they
cau not reach; by tho (strode of hi*
luxury, in satuig and driukiug, and
dr* ft*iiig,uadaU»o*l every uolulgeuot
to the flcwdi, Uii the lufoxicaftag
bevcisg# which h** excepts, witboet
the digUtrct denial of self! And
when we Look away from the pieces
and the uoreatuaa, w here Lira ba»lge
oi ohtv*ueaity to cuoveuUoually worn
—when wv pass hour the Sabbath,
the samimuy. the umpeiaucc neat*
tog. aiei the osighUoiboad. where the
pto/crauu u» rostratued by circuai-
staiHS'*, sod atitocvdeuta, aud watch
huu at the peAftical meaUug, the
«hmi«< house, lira capitol, the soiree,
the watering places, for roornation ie
•natural, the barter tug places, for
xpcni lsuon iu winter—who it dis
tinguished, uniformly, a* “the right
eoua," indeed, striving always aud ia
all places* and capacities, to convince
ihe world that the fouudauous of
social order and public safety are
napocteUy conserved by the distinc
im* follower* of the Lord Jean*
ChiiMt
No wooder the iufiueuoe of re-
ftgxoo on the multitude declinee,
when il refuses to go forth among
them, beyond it# own particular oc
casions and convenient lime®, with a
garb for evary day, aad a work for
every place. No wonder the right
eous can do nothing, oa the founds
lions are brooking up, when they re
sign, in advance, the witneoaing
character, with which they are called
to imbue every act aud every word,
ia the engagements of human lib.
The only wonder ia, that they are
spared to work and witness at all i
and let us be warned. i( The night
advance*, wheroin no man coo work*
—the night of d«*tb; the night of
•iciness and imbecile age [ bat this
to not all—the night of desperate de-
beaven, Khali be nevertheless in ite
•latnbera, and effete in lie modesty.
True, indeed, we have oar refage for
the worst extremities, an the sequel
of our text declares, “The Lord to to
bis holy temple, the LordPs throne to
in heaven; hie eye* behold, hto eye
lid* fry tee children of man,” ka.
Bat while we adoringly confide, tot
us remember that
ery, an lee* we strive,
aud intense devotion, to
nod extremity, which make* oar bate
exertion powerless for good.
> — *1 I II Wl 11 I
J®T«roiaD at ootmt oxapaitn,
Adolph Monod, one af the moat
gifted and faithful evangelical mil
later* of the present century, preach
ed Chnat crucified and Hia free
grace to hi* church In Lyons. One
Sabbath, preaching from the text,
“God so loved the world that He
gave Hi* only begotten 8on," ate.,
he K|>oke of the person of Christ as
tbe true God-man. He announced
at the tame time that tbe next Sab
bath be thoald show how men coaid
be raved through faith in this God-
man. But the authorities of this
church were of Catholic aud other
errors, and opposed to a doctrine no
truly evangelical. Hence, they in
formed Monod that If be did not
omit tbe sermon he hod announced,
they would have him arrested aud
brought before the prefect, and dto
missed from his office. Monod, not
withstanding, preached hia sermoo,
aud tbe authorities made their com
plaint. Tbe prefect was a Catholic
count—Count de Gasparin. He came
home at evening to hur wile, and
found the Mormons. He never liked
sermons, especially evangelical aer-
Aonx But he wm a man who dis
charged faithfully the duties of his
office. It wm necessary that the
sermons should be rood. He cams
to his wife with the montucripts in
hia hand, complaining that be would
have to give up the whole evening
to this irksome and protracted labor.
She offered, oa her hatband 1 * worthy
sermon* with
be teas tedious. They began. They
read tbe first. With every pngs
they grew more interested. They
forgot that it woe even lag and night.
That which was nt first no official
doty became a service of the heart.
They finished the first, and eagerly
grasped the second. And what was
the result ? As * magistrate—as a
prefect—Gasparin was forced to de
prive Monod of hia place, because
all the authorities demanded it Bat
he and Ids wife became evangelical
Christian*; yes, living, joyful and
happy believers in Christ Their son,
Count A gen or de Gasparin, haa long
been the bead and pilfer of the even
gelieal party in Fjance.
Good Advice to Chewtiaxr.—
1. Bee that your religion makes you
a better son or daughter, a better
clerk, a better student, a better
friend, a better workman.
2. Do not set yourself np as a
standard. Shnn all cennorionsheM.
Remember that each one “to hi* own
Master Rtandeth or falietb ,* and not
ron.
I jet nothing keep yow from the
Never be tempted to atey
from him ,by unbelieving
doubts, by prat neglect, by preeeut
fear, by anything. Be more inti
mate with him than with any earthly
Wend.
4. Never rqoioe in year own
strength. A child looking to Christ
ft stronger then a strong moo armed.
Be reeolute in looking to him alone
for strength.
Finally. On not be discouraged If
you fail in erorything. If yow wnro
perfect, what need would yoa have
of a Saviour Y
larf. M. po.« to ~rr. Cto«» >>, »- —« IW rote, of «fc# lMy
**■« *>M. »«»««■ mmmmiat J" «*
Tn CmooB op Chaot.—He that
stand* beneath the crone, and under
stands the scene, darn not sin; not
because there to a hell beneath kun,
or an angry God above him, but
because holiness to felt to reign
there. The ground on which he
tread* to sacred; tbe glory of the
Lord encircles him, and, Kka Moses,
he must remove hto ahoea from hto
feet. The oroas i* e venerable spot,
i love to linger about it, not merely
that Irapay read my title to erorfeat-
lnl, but that I may study the
Mb
greatnees of God.
advtoedly. God ■
truly treat, eo
when, from t
I wn the tarns
Who
character shall be impugned-
dares to pievnriowte with moral
distinction*, nod talk of death aa a
greater evil than dishonor, when
h !SM? shoal'd
be compromised f Who, at the feet
cteuatoo in th# public morals, wheu jiiS^m’proalivt' ^rauaiolTof'***
even yonr faith, by the ordination pf I tiou.