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Dost, Hawkins t ISJL"~IPHESIAHS IV: 5 OH E *10ED, OHE FAITH, OHE OHARIiESTON, 8. C, F AUGUST mm labor Clri^ lb* high *od the tm- Brine© p—»«at uf ; of PtelA'^AllQOmiUL l obey <u» “Olha* ocdsca at prtrel* l road ol fi they «n ami* «?• UmI which all Christian* I NH tP,Kt9 0iefl^tlWHM»lr«l to G«1 and feau onuso , other ^tiniaai aaotitof by Christ, | bi|iif»,M4 Ihiofteaf Ui priest#of Ikul, wpil) f , * hose mwwnn indeed Um sin—ti* i Um oi, U*-4Hampobi> i of which, , Qiuwuaa* an ittfcUm » *i :'K ryu4; frictp; had lot it 1* anathema to i u A»i 1, j «vt lUl there ui M>) other frmt juw, CUM , thau Uc a bo If * fhrisriaaj ■ash m of will be >mm1i4 w stUut Um Wotd of i Um test© . God, oe m> authority but Um saying* !, Then* om Ummm when Goaf* duel- ill «HMb ha* people mw perplugteg, hi* tho«|lrti m| dUfi aad Mi *iji PM ftmliug «at| when Um|ihh i* full at apphlii Um future Ml af diSkait). TWir wiimIiim* Is that ef H blind MpM l ro t Ma f •*' ut«a*lkkj Um w Mshk ef It Pa a mm) iU)rtaU|M Wc lutvc been iiilcttfUil iu look -1 uif through Um Scriptures for tbs purpose of comparing Um prayers therein recorded with Uknm which we hear from lime to time iia public, aad we arc aatouifthed to ece bow they differ in jHJiut, expression, di rtirtutms and, above all, ia length, from thoae beard in there days in the Christian pulpit It hi oot ex aggeration to say that we have lie- tewed to a *uigl© pray ei longer lka<i the whole ten that we find iu the Bible put together. The fleet U iu Genm* xxiv: 13-14, and oontaioa owe handled and ton words, and ft hi not more than one minute in length. The next b Kxodue xxxiii; 13-14, and contain* one hundred and eleven word*, arid ia not over a urinate Tong. The third is in Joshua If ootteefcod freer the eurMeut times to the prwaret do/, tafidei bookl would occupy far mere than a thee eaod thus© the ipeca of Um> owe vohunc against whieh they we di reeled ; ami would evrtaialy he eraeh move naeirroea than alt the werhe that afl other "tMtal* honks ever had the honor Of provoking, cither for or against them If el) these books were placed ia one library, end thlneiefleeueeekeu • table in our iunerauMt feeling. U is not bard tso know God, provided one will not force himself to define him.” Beware how yon interpret even biblical figures aud sutemeuta with •am.* Ur UMff Mf he easberrws.s»-.l E Mdsieg mum ge—Use ef del*- BBFfiBlMMBHlNVfiHMHHiNHflRRMIHII ■S) depaud ew a memo*!** chota*. They feet Iks rvopaastbdlty ef deeSd tag bet wap* rival aud one* putlog riataM; Ueuiblsag aud CeuHMI lust smme selfish, carnal, inwerUiy Motive May mingle, lu the deuMoe, aud yet anpertoass a painful iaabdfty to deckle and thine much on this or that favorite view of God. To protect yourselves, even the uoblest and best part of your nd •Orreod.bjM*- oufi, Lm^rtioi) obikM \ cs tiisii l lit* God of the cannibal win be a cat.nl- bal, aud the God of the crusader w crtxraiwr. uo rti® mw srm pnTi' oeopber wriB be a “dry, bloodies, empty shape,” and the God of mauy a AH that believe arc now dignified tu he priaata onto God the Father. Ansi this was signified by the lend lag ef Um vail ef the temple at hi* death, not oady that the ocromonies aud aamfireo were he eauee as being nil {milled le him; bet that the pee pie of God that win before by that veil hold out la Um outer court, were to ho admi tted lute the holy plaoo as beiag all oI them pfituta fitted to ■IffM TUI***«n» tbs; hs; aaiforuffy read hit aeneous tu uu old wtMPaa la Um uulgfldMehaud, bei-^w feft poauahad them. In aedfr that he (pflght namr« tele w bather he hud uur4 any waada whsoh the aoMMUU of hta pe* |*ic ipnkrad. tptMs, UosOdesv tba* • miumtar'sluatrucUous hapurtMularty mu turf to the wuuta of lu* pauptr. It M this doctrine fo prruflhiug elueh heaeeeoad maay atsomse to tswoibl* oudar the fifth, aud he*- them tu •SMpual that their mMiisfim hud so ms aaomt mouus uf suuorl|fi«*isig ebsor ebutaalur aud this !• o«M giuui ascrot ssf ssmsmm tu tho UMsda try, and w ithosstlt u suMs.ts ekmoiiag la tbr dark. Tha UpMih of l*uul «s hikes In a i«*martushfosKhMKr*m thm ■ its bed was formed, the ter of the noil, and uatore ef «s and shrtibbery mi its banks, I art agree*I an to the channel, per by the same bearings, you not follow the direction* one of than, notwithstanding tiflerwuce in all these matters a loving, tSHlld bet lave.” It is the vice of religiau as well as thcotoey that umn content avorteg, wMlooldud thaaghikk he thfiu thy eemfort Gswfa thooght* af spufi UhMk lie le the laedar ef fib* Idled., "ttpeak,* eaya he, “to flku ah list two ef taroai, that ths; gv i*r»w«r At Um onuks hour of ihfosltt or uksl, ho rfll appuoa le off hi* erekMg, (resttag people, and vottrflmfo guhiuuf ut deliver- aasm ; mdJfoswhaga| what thoy •*- poet, IgMHmkt tm kaows ta be hook for UM*. At tba fosirth watob uf i Jr- <• same le Ism dkenipfoe wsUuug wpu*< tbs eoa. “ Twj wee- a solitary i do ell ie» "ttwf.Bw- iH&nSifi: < - »"K tte Cb*u s « of the illustration nreed its force against the objector ah! silenced his objections. Before is voyage was over he professed au Atcftst iu Jeans. .The position of jtlihnstians is similar to U|p|iilots «tie Olwstration. They ajtoe as to fia wsy of life, arc guide*l by the |u*e directions, aud ebmo at last to We same harbor. Paul enomerate* Ktue of the objects of coiamou faith «ari Ismda of nnily among «w- brver*. They have oue God and F+ther. Ail are ado|»ted through P*ce in one; family, the «ous,|»angfe uvs, hairs of tho Lord. There is rm* Lord—the Lord Jeans Christ. All beHevera accept his reigrftfi their Wia. They rely on himi alohe ft<r Miration. There ta on© Spirit, the Holy Ghost. He ia in afl the com life of holinW «M1 ta Um* CXMHMOtt u * era."— UluHTo.N. iinted k* tu , that they were folk nut tu be suuugb; | that similar work* were Mag usltt i plied ovary day, aud aovwr wort I actively than at the present Urns aud aUtl tu no purpose iu dhsbusing mankind of Ibis snmo pbeouoy ! He would leurw, indeed, that oo tar Atom acnttiipiiahsng the ubjuut, tho uowr ^ votittsm are tittle mute than ooce* saty to Mrptarr thooo uf Un* fruitful, yet fruitless literature, which ace con initially making Me uMlvum. Hot lbe volnmo itnelf amrvives U»tiJ friend* and fora. Without he nil aide to speak one word on it* owl hehulf, but that tt has strvmdy without any power of oxpluuatlon or rejoinder. In drprecmtiou of the at tack* made wpoci it, or to asnist tkuMO .who defend it, M psup fifoog tho ages in majestic silence. Impassive amidst all this tumult of con trover*}, la which it takes no part, it might be likened to some great chip float ing down a Mighty river like thm A mason or Orosoen, the shores »r which .are inhabited by various aav age tribes. From every little creek or inlet, from every putty pact or buy, salty flotilla* of canoe*, son** seeming!} friendly and mum aim iitgly hostile, tiled with warriors m all the terrors pf war paint, and their artillery of hews aud arrows They are hostile tribe*, and soon turning their weapon* again*! oue another, asnail each other with grunt firry and nmtuul loss. Meantime, tho noble venae) mtent)} moves on through tho scene of confusion, without deign log to alter its eonrso or to fire a shot; perhaps here aud there* a woman bend him wbo is a spirit, and oven as finite beings with such limited faculties that we eau not ascend to tbo infinite. ’ When we accept of Christ dearly nod fully wc no longer cry, “Show us the Father.”—Ad* lhaaa rwarot days of drought MMIj' 1MI J«i dutally felt. iMere la but un iediflbreet sute » fist tho babbitsx spttng or the * the sil«ktnoM uu b**jF loaad so mtjr t r asnl U*ir» ), thetr them. Thou i hup eclod. uuku d M thult liwulds, bo deliver rain la long exhausted. » attend the !*wwa ns the edvum aud I) auttod i* • Who, the Kgupi^fifi ruhrr over 1 iwotmue it their •iu*itiy, It uwy fie negatively pure, but the aster I* without t*»iw\ and 1 dead a* to all wmiliBinal praprtwi. Hu- gWftUmg stream is tuexhsaoti-! M*. aud novtT'gtWMfipMt wfonrtr gtvwu,^ It Is Urn better for a good well, that! It should bo used freely, aud tho more It la drew a from, the eooler aud 1 sweeter are tho eaters. The {km ameer of a opring knowu to be uu-1 faiitag may bo at cues for himself aud gewrtously ln««| itabh towards others. The water* aud tbeir owner srog together, sod iwmloim to the w**id: “H*. ovary uuo that thirst «th, vsmuo > • to the wot era !* This soutrast Is drawn la cptntual U»iag*. tied la described a* the “foealam of tivmg waters,^ while the ttugmllv are w pee see tad as fier- uakiag him, aud bowing them out oh torn*, -broken sisisirus, that emu hold no water.” Our best nrh*-m«»* of U*]»(so«*ss a|>srt from God, see broken ci*t*rn* Tbs thing* wo have trust *4 dhmpfKsnt, and the traascleui gralifleaimus uf the world, after a brief indulgence, leave the soul slhirwt aud faint It la Mtf, when nature supplies tho living aud abuw- daut otreum, In resort to artificial nun to eeeure fib* element of Mfo and ref reek meat. It 1* this folly, that men are over perpetrating in re dr read to the wauls of their hi <h re nature. They turn away from God, they forsake the rivet of his grace, they dssplii the well-spring of love nod money whloh break* at tbeir fret, aud, with a atraage infatuation, they toil at Mila cistern- building of mm snores of the *»n liaml le trade. All etory in Hie J belie rtf la Christ for u% of behovaiu ks Chr grout body Is the (’to r God** horltuge. Ihn X Haul, still i I. T There is one faith. All ■am© apprehension, re tnwt. All iftckuwwiedg© ipset of confidence, lb© Christ. There is oue dime mode of baptism, A at the covenant. The f this rite is confession bonds with Christ. The essential, for God accepts ut those who arc baptised member of the church." The young man hail rather a good opinion of himself, ami thought that aay girl t might be proud to have him aa a liusbaud, aud ha waa rather touched few “OkV* aud u AhV ia these model*. There nnthorn do net often asy, “O Lord, Lord.* bnt filially, directly, quietly they auk the btes*ing they though they were chib knew that they wore addre who was more wilting to give them good gifts than they were to ask them at his hand.—Gospel Banner. rim ply see horn I human fjutbfsUv HfSnt of trod dwell© any man defile Um* tc rim dull Gad destroy tsf God Is tui), shirk (oil true bolmver*) I *s:s I:** p M &<npn lMJpm 0-.2? m m An aged gentlemAn was on a visit < ci. mma i to oee of the noted Axnericaa water- P^ 001 •• log plaoea. WkiHUking a draught mwi of water one moruing At the spring, £ rea,t t lady came op to take her usual 8ister# wo * glass at the same time. Mu ritrning ^ ***** W1 towards her, iu a pleasant, yet si| d® rs > ^ tlMKightfai manner, asked; 4i Ilave might be h you over drank at that Utui Fovx- together." Ttn F v \ *"■* *' ' *"*• Tbs lady colored and looked stir- , IMMI pnsed, but Uirncd away without a f 01 * long word of reply. u ^ ^ lu the toHowiug winter tho gnu Us- ordinary vi mau was iu Uochestsr, when he was tlon ’ or 1 invited to attend a meeting for ro- ^avo Mfib ligioa* oonlbreucs and prayer. At ^ ,l ^ , the close of tba meeting he was asked *^* e to vlait a lady who was dying. Aa pfe* u be eutoged the sick room, she fixed M ^'F|| bar ©yes upou him aud said, with a lation. U I *iuii©, 4 *I>o yon oot know me T ali 1 lu ‘ 0,1 ,4 JSo| are wn not strangers to each like a u * other r w,i* Uio rtqdy. ; “Do jeon not rsooUeot asking a Qh*4*fi Wi wsssauaiths spring last year, “Have w “ t0 l» yon over drank at that Great Fouu- ^ *• ^ taiu r lifted on “Yea,” aaid the gentleman, “I do looked wa a sou over Am »>* hsusc ,* orboas boos© are if,* (all true ebristiaaa), “if vo bold fast tbo euefldeace, aud tba rejoking of Um bops firm to tbo SudL” llfk lii: ft, A Out great II >gb IVseot, Jeans f H krtri, kantg cuoas and uffirtml op hioumlf a auertfire for off our aieo aud iuic|ul- hot, aboflobdl tbo prtsutkund of tbo Old Tvotossaul ofefigpfipbMb aud for ovor. Its bar tog mads lbs tree «ae (lire aud atoossaeut, there 1* none other to <dfor, oud this am tier It fuff y disco—sd oud fipblud in tb© K*ha It ia a dangerous thing to stay away from tb© public worship of God. The divine asrrko naira it binding on his people that they meet to worship ia hi* sanctuary. No on# can innocently refuse to do this. It Is a riu of neglect to bo absent from tho divine worship of the church. It works harm to the aooL It is a sign of spiritual disease. For Ibis cause many are sickly and some asleep, until they go down to the stupor of death. The nsorc oue stay* away, tb* more will be want to be absent Tb* longer he neglect* to wait open tba Lord, tho weaker be become*. At* ■outing one’s self from the public divine worship of the church grow* into a very grievous evil. The due get grow* more threatening with every failure to rcoew the sour* •treoglb. Only they that wait upon the Lord grow utrosg. They that remove far front hi* prea*ec* die. Thi* is the law of spiritual life and Trouble aud affliction, like our numaMW droughts, com© to expose tho vanity of those eaboUtete* (or true religion. Of whatever sort, tbeir in sail risuTtr ks exposed in the tram of trial. Be it fids* faith, aa infldlfi philosophy, or a devotion to apfierite, II metier* net. The cistern of hntaan invention *»•« yet both ufier a free aulrntlou to vr **y buu, -“» houI, crying, “Believe lyud ye shall be saved.” No more will be saved, no more will be lost, 1© on© tbefrry tree or the other. The elect »r»dMjl»ever*, and all believer* are elect. .You may go through the »«»-essential matters, all of them, w »*k the same result. We are not however caps and akiltfttliy wrought, can be bntttotu for tbo Mvhig fountain, i end. what era bare roue tract- ov«* to be worth loan We bare tart, tb* ouly satisfying portion, tare gaiosd nothing but a form mu# to mock and embitter tb© ted and forered beat. The uiu of living water*, the broken • I Every msu baa skesta out r other tho crertustftog (tad or <mpty shadow * of time.—.V. 0. righteous it©**, saacfiiflsulloa aud fO*- demptieu.” But It Is act ouly usovsuary to pturndk lb© who)© truth { it meat be pfusubsd in tbo proper eoweretfon and deyam* dim©*. Mush injury may h© done by presenting tb* troths of tb© Bible iu a detached aud lest*tail form. Fes iustancu, tbs sssus i , i* , »g*ty may be aa preuebed aa to lead In fatalism | ami tbs moral agency of man lu such a manner so to load to Falag tamtam. But fidelity also implies plainness and rimplwrity. Thors are assao men wbo eater tbs desk oaty to akow IbsuMsIvsa, to gratify tbeir realty ta tbs applause of tbeir bearer*, sod to exhibit tbeir learning and flee attain meats at tbs peril fit tboir own soul sad Cbd souls of tboir owe people. tbo revel* af »©*:h ftUTt sd, are tbs cs >* diuvrearc * for dartre are readily “W* aay, area as ill. l**t©r, St» John aud TprinlHau) ivory faithful mbrlutluw mau to a pried,”—Jx wxix. Kkrivik ererlaatlug Priesthood bath mud© au sad of all tbo LtviteHi priostbood; yea, and of all other priesthood, sure only that which helongetb to aff ebririian me*”— ilnouiox. M Tbry are priests wbo are sea bare fif the owe I^riost* *T» Ids i m ■ S ft It Is a fireit by eostte rein Adam to a false ground irt, and she charged the sin repent So they wbo stay m tbo mean* of grace have reason at baud. They are HttluU hu no resoaroea of mind « more to b« P*Ued than he who is ia want of necessaries tor the body. To be obliged to beg oar daily hep- is Un i** v reevff.