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I ♦ • lief j. Dosh, Hawkins & Dreher, Editors. SERIES, VOL. 6-NO. 47. :.r ;<» : < 'Try Original. ■flow LOafe Offl-fAIT* ttiPMpTISM.”-RPttESIAys '17:6. IS Terms: $2.00 a Year. Far tiie Lutheran V ini tut. School Celebration at Corinth Church. nu* r, the 25th of Jnly, was a time among the little folks at ehnrch. But before we tie* the joyful occasion, it will be * to giro the reader some idea of Cion of Corinth church. This i is not located in a city, town riling*, with a dense population, CHARLESTON, S. C.. FRIDAY, ADGOSt | drou th \ insolvent. sad Jfoioes afford for Sunday Is? but in the fork of Big and Saluda rivers, about three west of their confluence, mid I n y between the two, near Fort To lof old revolutionary times, in a fotutifel oak # grove. Being thus imitxi by the rivers, in the and uot accessible by rail ml this little eburch is seldom ever dated by any minister of our faith, rtrcept the pastor. Bro. W. of late pars has been visiting us and doing good service. Some of oar best members live here—none more Mtive, zealous and self-denying. M a thing as a Sunday school celebration was unknown. For the meonntgement of the children, the superintendent, Mr. J. I. Ranch, de* | ffnniucd to have a celebration, and jUttarday, tbe 25th of July, was ap- jioioted as tho timo. To'many, the has seemed slow in coming—often she celebration was the chief conver sation around the family circle—old ami youug looked forward with joy ous holies to the occasion. . Finally the morning came, Providence favor- mg the occasion ; the air was balmy Mid pleasant, thin clouds covering the sky, shutting out the hot rays of the sun. Ever) thing seemed to be favorable, the wind blew geutly, the birds sang sweetly, aud I iyw»^ure the children never uni !<>ok more lovely aud pleasant, everybody seem ed to be iu a good humor. At an Selections. ... ... , Bow Ood Prepares Hi* Jewels. One of the many lesson* I get from the life ot Peter Is the value of de- foata, humiliation*, sod trials. None of the disciples had so rough a time, or so many hard knocks, as he bsd. He was always in trouble. He was always being defeated. None of the disci ides received so many stern, humiliating rebukes from the Mas ters lips as ha Every little while ail the facilities aud advantages « e find him covered with shame. Then o«i the night of the betrayal he was terribly sifted by Satan. There is a meaning in all this. Diamonds are dug out of the earth in a rough state, with no apparent beauty, covered with a hard, ugly crust; and they are cat, sawn, split, and pat apon the wheel, and ground, and ground, and ground, until they have the right form, ontiV all the blemishes are ground out, and they shins in beanty fit for a king’* crown. Peter was a diamond, a gyeat Koh i noor; but when the Lord found him, he was a very rough diamond, and badlo be kept long upon the wheel, till every speck was ground off. * It was feats that made such a glorious man of him. The only way to break down a man’s pride is by defeats mid mortifications. The only cure self confidence is the cure Christ ap plied to him. He let him fall into the tuire, and sink Into the sea, and let Baton “tumble him op aud down.* There are some characters that are like snminer fruits which ripen early in the *enaoti, umler the warmth of but the sd not its com plain ing«. It la a grand day in the It Is s mrmmtim day. The iCTog is to bs crowned. Amid the shoots sod aeolsmaUums of tho multitude, tho new crown Is brought forth sod pot upon his bead, ft la all agtftter with duuauod*. Bot tbsre is < that la brtgbtsf than all Its boom Hashes out like s ray of glory. “Now I understand It,” says the little stone. “Now I know why I dog out, asd oat, sod ground,, polished. They wore uot de stroying me. They were only pre paring me to adore this effcwo * Ami God knows how to grind hts He knows how to prepare fur his own crown.— Th* JV*e Tbt Ofitaoo of tkt Qrm Death by rrucifixiou, in the Urns of oar Bsvfoor, was eoaefcterod to be the most ignutoinfons penalty that could bo inflicted. To Jew and Uea tile it wm invested with all that was Agonizing and degrading. On the part of many. it was mi pencil .. 4 . tl ... . . . [ to be a auHIcicut reply to the claims . of <*r-*aan a », tut iu tow.br tl»c multi Is hated, dd it be Tk* Only OLD SERIES, VOL 6-N0.307. the suu ; bat there are lew such, ex eept those whom God plucks and gathers, like early summer fruits, in the days of infancy, childhood, aud youth. There are nther fruits that ri|**n uot till the sharp autumn frosts conic. All through the summer they f’S iingPiJli in. some are sour, died ou the cross. They could not believe that a rvhgiou having *uch '**'* | an origin, or in which death ou tho cross aptwamt so prominently, could lie of divine authority or worthy tho acceptance of ns luma I beings. Ilviice U was despised, rejeeted nnd treated with every mark of route mid. But after the time when Coastal* tine reported his w.mdrrfut vision of a cross in the sky, ami the remarka ble words accompanying it, the rru*s begun to receive different treatment. In process of years the cross took the place of him who died on it j tho great and Idessml truth which it was' intended to set forth was lost sight of. The cross up|M-oml mi tire cb unites, on tho dour* of house*, 1 free Ut i l’noe,»c ER’S Factory »- s. c. P lined fo hide. All lory in the It’S' special E t„iv and » Cssoro y. P- 0. tf isla R- H- orric*. ay 1ft* . • nl« will U *«IA* n » * 2 . oar* « oo a m ’{Sts : S ;2a« - 4 »» r JJ K45 f2 1*1 WlA t < 7:18 * ag.f* 9-* Mht '■> " 7:30 •- *• 1 lf:W t m | l» 6:90 \t/r Jfft- C r. , TrlS e *• 6:*» ' xik |U« W*» rli \sss Bsissr*- i favoring the assembly with elegant music. At KM o’clock, Mr. J, L Bauch, the superintendent, ftmied the children in line in front tbe church, when tho following |J|H; PROG U AM MM observed: 1. Marched into the church, accompanied by vocal music. 2. After all were seated, music by Mr. A. J. Frick and class. 3. Prayer by the pastor. 4. Music. 5. After which the snperiutendant made the following report: UErOIil OF CORINTH SUNDAY SCHOOL FEOM 1869 TO JULY, 1874. “The school was organized in the spring of 1869, under the paatoral cure of Kev. S. T. Hallman, with 18 or 19 scholars and 5 teachers. When the school closed in November, 40 names were on the roll. It again oiicncd the following February. Iiev. J. A. Bligh was pastor, but ouly preaching once a month, and that iu the afternoon; did not have time, indeed, scarcely ever being able to aivet with the school. Yet through the activity of those interested, when the school went into winter quarters, 50 names were on the roll. “In March, 1871, it opened under the pastoral care of Kev. Paul Der rick, and has continued regular twice a month to the present time—it hav- iug become old and strong enough to stand the snow and ice of winter. *, “1871—uumber of teachers, 5 - t \ scholars,50. 1872—number of teacb < rs, 5; scholars, 53. 1873—number of teachers, 5; scholars, 52. 1874— number of teacher*. 5; scholars, 55. “During tho 6 years, 100 names liavc been entered on our roll, 55 of which aro prcient to day, 13 remov al, 1 bus died, 1 has become a teach- and 13 we can uot ucconut for. Within the last 3i years, or since Bov. Paul Derrick has taken charge the church, the school has failed to meet 1 Sunday only. One scholar during this titne was absent but ouce, and that wns the Suuday the school failed to meet. One missed two Sundays, oue three, and one lour. The teachers have been very punctual in their attendance.” 6- Mnsie. 7. The children were tRen addressed by Rev. H. 8. Wio- ^ard. 8. Music. 9. Address by the pastor. 16. Music. 11. Benediction. After which the Sunday school and the whole congregation marched to the grove in front *f tho church, and partook of a sumptuous pie nic pre pared by the good ladies of the eon- gregatioji. Everything passed oft qurotly, not a single thing occurring t^ nmr the pleasantness of the occa sion, It will bo long reuic tribe red. often talked about, j> and mellow. And there are many of Christ’s disciples who bear Just such fruits. They aro very unripe Chris tians. They are sharp, acrid men. They are severe, selfish, harsh, tot ter, censorious. There is no sweet ness, gentleness, kindness in them. HaUl Dr he had years, without the jxiwer af the but record the taal, though whldi I prosccalad twaive years among greater part of the exnatiate ou ti*e houeety ; on the v hood; o*i the calumny j in a w form it ms of charac the uatural iudign heart against the era of bumau society, times, I certainly formaUou of honor tegrily among my beard »l any such ing Imwu effected there was arty ih|||^ about iu this way, It ever 1 got any sensible that alt which I urged pOeties Of IMN'ial of a feather on tuy put i dm me until IHHHH utter .dieoatioo its desires aod It wsa not til| way of lay lag cilia!ion U luru the free ' fleet the chainiet ship, to all beifMv them of t heir * i * ; it wa* mul v nterupla KUtJCtl providing a proide to twelve himself of si e#»i uot mtmn rwAri trio crown of Ufe." taopta Uooa and* tifai- art all o« this side Jordan j oooai%avmg croarod iu nar row stream. "We* hid farewell to eve* fear. And wipe oar irmrpii* ryes.** Howards si* not awarded till the work la acooiaplisLid, ueitber is tho “Crowa of Ijfo* given till tho trial race of earth amfl paaUUun la run. John, the Heraflder,*aaw an ioanm- omhfo oofnpha^ croflaod, standing before tho thrown ht white robes, pfAtetog God and the Lamb, bat ba toUa aa they came oat of groat triba- of falsa ar ts of Umms de- aw ukcui e henu.AU disturb- Even at thcaa tho tv itlx aud in- bat I never liar L If all brought I more than K I am s with and into Itf the weight hear. Ronj aad stormy may be the way, atrongj aod fierce may be the enemy, bat, “thanks ba unto God, wo are mors than conquerors through him who hath loved os.” * "li«S O slug, jro hats* vt ghaty* Bhout year triumphs asysgo; Zfoo’s gates shall opea fur you. You shall ted aa uatraaee through." Cktutk Diidplinc. A chuich purifled by duietiilitte is strongly before God—it ram j»ray better. It is stronger with the world. The line of division between the church am! the world ia more abarplt drawn. Tbe tractive power of moral difference ia asserted, is always a tendency toward a uni tfal habits of versa! moral level lit human society. It was not The comftoaecit forces that create Iteed by the 'bean in all 1 this tendency are two—the workl and tbe church. The world draws from God; downward, aud tbe church should fleriptnral ; draw upward. But tlu« dhorali can of rwron not draw upward without being itaelt «raa not till on a higher tdaiM*. The troc safety oi a chursJf much more its saving tlmmgh (U««) ixtl* aa* set »g olqect j.thelr pray till the power, lVe* In its seeking constantly I words were sounding 1 know of a ease of a merchant In London who was deeply impressed with his sinfulness aud his need of •alvaUou, ai*d be wgp laboring ear nestly to be saved. He altered his outward conduct, he begau to road religious service, and regularly went to his church, bat oould not find I***. He tried to pat himself through-certain mental and spiritual erorcises, still it was all in Tain. The burdens on his conscience seem- •d to have become heavier, bis sor- deeper and yet more Ue ba was in this state of distetos, he was walking one day along one of the thorooghfarea of the city of London, which I know very- well, across a bridge over a canal, at the end of which, in a spot where traffic uoold not be interrupted, a blind man was accustomed to ait and read from a raised Bible—that wonderfhl invention by which blind men can road—be was sittiug there reading out loud, receiving pence from the passengers who chose to “help a poor blind man* As this gentleman passed, he saw a crowd ; ho went up to the edge of the crowd to see what was going ou, and aa he stood ujioti that spot, the Wind man was reading this verse: “Neither is there salvation in any other, for Is hone other name.* He came the bottom of the l*age, aud as he wp turning it ev^ be repeated it (aswoe does when lie cannot find the. place): “None other name—none other name H This gentleman went about bis business, bat he could not ‘•4 the words that be hod heard : “None other name—none other name F On he went* aud still the in the mind: that they called for the degradation of officers even in the highest posts of trust about the Imperial person, if they held and professed tbe Chris tian foith ; but the virulence of all this animosity was directed against that little book which has for so many years, with God’s increasing blessing, circulated to tbe uttermost parts of the earth. And why I Be cause the enemy knew well that so long as the Scriptures remain, full os they ore from Genesis to Revela tion of Jesus Christ aud him cruci fied, the church will over aud over again reassert her existence. itself a higher level. “Toning f lionKl bs Its |h rpcftial work. “None name T •IMNMI Other tuime Through the bustle of other the «btl* lb. ^.4b- mm Ln.™- >m) ^ cuorrnu ^ , ever beard of say of these sabordi tbs mark of iutetias devotion And now the crow* la seen every whom* as a delight and an or u am rat. Tbe shauir mice attached to it .a no longer acknowledged. It aland* be fore ns iu sums and marble, it Is They may tic good men or women j | wreathe*! in flower*, and it dangle* they ore good at heart, but they aro not beautiful. People can not love them. And yet they aro God’s dear children. Then the frosts come—sharp, biting frosts. Afflictions enter their homes; sorrows break in upon them. Be reaveiuents tnru the green leaves to sere and yellow. Humiliation* come. They aro defeated and crushed. God allows them to suffer great tempU tious. And out of these sari and painful experiences, thesu trouhk'w and trials, these humiliations and fail ures, they come, like the antumu fruits after the frosts, mellow, luscious, rich, and ripe. Frost opens the chest nut burr, aud the rich nut roll* out of its prickly envelope. Ho sorrow* aud trials strip off from many a beautiful soul iU burry garment*. Without these painful pruroaoe* many a man would never reach glory. It was the rough knock* and sorry tumbles of bis early disciple ship that made tbe Peter of the Go# pels, the Peter of tbe Acts and Epis tles. It was scourging, imprison incur, and perasention that made Paul the brightest jewel of the world. David learned his psalm* in tbe wilderness, when hunted and chased. Bereavenwnt, lows, and sore sickness fitter! Job to write that wondrous poem wbkh bear* bis uame. John Banyan got the “Pil grinds Progress" wit of prison walls, aud from the ehfsking of chains. U was a good thing that Baton sifted Peter; he blew out the chaff, aud left ouly the pore wheat. Let God born out yonr dross, blow out your chaff, mellow your fruits by sharp frosts, and grind off the rough ness of your character on the wheel of affliction. Home day, when you get through, and shine in the glory of heaven, loudest amid your prais ings wlU lie thanksgivings for yonr trials. A diamond lay sleeping quietly in its dork bed to tbe earth. A pick, plunging into its pillow, disturbed its slumber. “What does this mean r cried the little stone in terror, as it was rudely torn out. Hut the work man beetled not Us cry. It was car ried away into a strange room, xfod there it was cut and sawn, aud then put upon the wheel and ground. **Why is all thief Why are they de stroying me f Why ore they cutting and grinding me all away f* Thus Mate refiiraaattoaa made the roncfl and I am afraid, at the aa ultimate—object of my ministiwtions. 1 * This is the bisect of church Jhdpline. ] day the still *mall voice kept repeat- < It tin la d *c pi me, then tore, con not ing: “None other name—none other pie weroj he remitted flflr flifl—g without | earner fi« went to his home at UiJ l,ft flirt XOnLl fl™ rt*5H51oPHCT IJIN tlvlBv<, «**U still the words were* ringing, now like evening chimes with plaintive voice: “None other name—none other name!" And now like tbe matin bells rejoicing from some Til ts h, w,*rking manfully at tbe pumps. | lags spire: “None other name—none aui»GI . *«•*•» 1 > ‘**V .*♦ ..flw.r mt« 1 withGod queues, Hill this is an be regarded. It is the para- intenut Hie ustd of crirarch which I afbretimo j dt*e»pb ,rt ‘ la inagaut and it is con stant. The ship iu which we are all embarked is Making. Our only hope ■solo US—bet ium liror, the e»f!;er ad efforts ( t» and in gold and precious stones from the neck of beauty aa she wins the admirali >n of the multitudes. Art has exhausted itself in make it make it more beautiful to invest it with new charms. I’oe try and mnsie have given to it their choicest number* aod their sweetest sounds. But let no one mistake; the* offerveu of the cross baa not oeosed. Tbe old hatred toward* the cross itself is now directed against the great truth which it represents, the atone meat for »ui—sal ration through tbe blood of Christ. The unreoewed human heart is just as much opposed to this as it ever woe. It te oot the divinity of Christ ia itself considered which so much arouses opposition; it 4s the doctrine of the atonement. From tho days of Arias down to the present time, this I* the point iu the Christian system again*l which infl delay, werldlincea, sod all forma of false religion have buried their heav iest and most malignant weapons. Just bow oo means aro left untried to underiniue this toadsum»U! doe trine of the Christian religion. It te the great cause of offence to the Im penitent In Christian lauds, sod it te tbe one thing against which, abort all else, the heathen mind and heart rebels, literature, sdsmoe, philoso phy, end all bumau prejudice* have Tho ZtvaH af Trial* “Wfcw « he is tried he dull rereive the crews at life." Jaaass 11 1*. Like every other good thing, our text begins with a btanstef— 1 “Btouacd Is the mart that luduroth tsuapta a," etc-, ixNiotcvtMdaaciug the probable effect* of the force of trials upon tbe heart of tbo individual sub footed thereto; and who i f us, being Usman, te oot subfool to trials and tomptoUoo* upon every side 1 Trial* and erasers aro incidental to human Lite. Our Messed Lon! himself was not exempt. “Storeij he bath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem hiai etrtlfluMi, smitten of iiod and afflicted, lie was wounded for our ukasgressiou*; he waa braised for our iniquities; the chaelteemeul of oar peace waa upon him/’ la.life: 4,5. luhabiiiug our human nature, “flujp* in all points lemfte*! Whs ns Usfl. iv i 15, an tha| be !» fnlly aware of the situation #Lt*n bn atmonnrua to as, “In the world yn sftteii bnro tribu. lotion*," bat not willtot to leave us thas, single Uandcd nod atone, in our weakness to combat with lowers in themselves mHeieakto overwhelm aa, he adds this gkwfio* encourage meat, “In are ye shall have pence." The leaks can wot be caulked, and the aea forever swells aud abounds. Iniquity will he forced into tlnm | churobes, in #|Hte of every prieau- turn. But it need not stay there. It I should be forced out again at what ever coat. Aud this ia is tbe chief, other name P* “Oh," thought he, “I have found it. I have found it. I have been making a mistake. I have been thinking 1 should be saved and find comfort and peace by prayer and strivings and efforts, but it is only Jesus who can save. 1 must it is the exigent use of church disci- [ cast myself upou him. plittr.- So, with the simplicity of faith, as a little child he sought Jesus, and cast him OffiUsctH of Judgment Perhaps a {mtfout coiitomfotttioii of tlm varieties of uicus opinions, aud of the cause* that food to them, and calm reflection on tho manifold difference* of privilege and capacity —both united to a hearty sympathy with ever) api*earsime of substantial go* I new*.—will lead ns to the eondu self with him alone, and then rejoiced unspeakable and full of .Veinsus Ball. The Bible Immortal. in the year 303, when that last great effort was made by the Em* l»eror Diocletian to extinguish the , , . . Christian name, he sent ou the 23d of sioti that it must lie unity of spirit p el)riltt| y j,j s legions to the great aud not of opinion, snd of sim* and | of Kicomedia. When the doors wore forced open and the sol- been appealed to in oppurittoU to the doctrine of tbe croso, which assures us that we are redeemed by the prochms bfeiod of the 8cs» of God. The opponents of tho gospel ws« know that as loag as tbe evangstfonl doctrine of tbo atonement te held and propagated, all their effort* against Christ’s cause will miserably fad. Hence it te the duty of a11 chrte tians to hold ftrady the true doctrine of the oroea—of solvation through faith ia Christ. To stood l®move bij apon the sure foundation laid in the blood of Christ is their only safety. The more they valoa the atonement of Jesus, the more to tensely their souls rejoice in U—the happier, the stronger sad the better will they be. Ministers of the goa pel wife desire Iff serve their Master, and to save those who hear them, must speak to them of the erur;fi«-,i Hat four, and of the merits of the (tenth of the flee of God. This te the only food which will not of means, which must be the ouly absolute necessaries for anoept- anot* with God. With our manifold personal i in perfection*, and very lim ited powers of vision, gentfenea* of Judgment toward our brethren would seem but on elementary virtue ? and perhaps a far more extended sympa dier* entered, they searched and searched with diligence, bat they searched in vain for any visible sym bol of the Deity whom the christiaus worshipped. No banners, no cruci fixes, no images of tho saints wexe to be found iu auy part of the build- Exfirdse Faith. The Israelites marching up to the edge of tbe Red Bea till the waves parted before their feet, step by step, are often taken as an illustration of what our faith should do—advance to the brink of possabHity, and then the seeming impossibility may be found to open. But there te another illustration in the New Testament more sacred aud striking—the wo men going to the sepulchre of onr lord. With true woman’s nature, they did not begin to calculate tbe obstacles till on the way. “Who shall roll away the stouer And faith itself could uot help them—but love did. A bond stronger than death drew them on, and “when they looked they saw that the stone was rolled away." We may bless God that be can put into men’s hearts impulses stronger than reason, and more {owerfol even than faith- impulses that if they are going to himself, they shall find that “he te able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or think." Reason, faith, love, but the greatest of these te iove. We con not help thinking of the instinct in the young blade of grass, which presses past the hard clod—its great stone—aod finds itself in the midst of sunlight tctrSfl Not long ago I met a clergyman in whom I was interested, a worthy man, who somehow did not seem to “get ou." Nobody had anything against him, but nobody wanted to hear him preach. He was sonnd, solid, pious and all that, but . Venturing on the privilege which belongs to a friend, I said to him: “.\ y dear brother, I hear only one fault found with you. People say you preach very long—that you make nothing of preaching for an hour, or art honr and a quarter* He answered: “Well, when I take up a subject, I like to discuss it fully. I like to do justice to .a sub^ ject, even if I have to go beyond the usual limits." “Gracious grand mother!" I exclaimed j “justice to tbe subject! And is no justice or mercy to be shown to the audience 1 Is the sermon the means, or the end t Did God Almight send you iuto the world to discuss subjects, or to con vert souls t If you are alive for the subject, if the subject is to feed and clothe you, and support you, and support your children, and if this subject is to recompense the day of judgment, why, nothing farther to offer. But if it is souls you are to live for, then, look out for the souls, aud let the subject take care of itself."—Dr. Johnson. Jfffcft xvi: 33. What a foantaia at chcuuriLfp imm Iff Ik* trfftbng heart Thff “Csfftotoj of oar Hat ration" te ohte to do for bs “exceedingly abondsot iba that w* can ask or thinfe* vising care to over fl white hi* loving kiadffMfll •’on to rebellion* mao. Thrown the (teu of boo*, be speaks and baagry mouth* are stopped ; into fiery laruacr. and there te them like onto the flea of Man. the sea rough sail the wind ooo Ur ary, and thy Mite ^uo driven t»y the wtod aud*to4eflf Lei he walking epee flfl water, Us tby with the modes of thought nnd j tn ^ uo i,^ though it was, aud tower- feeling of our fellow Christian*, aud ^ ^ it ^ historians tell a much more patient tolerance of aliove the very palace of the their peculiarities tban are commonly exercised at present, are obligatory object* .of Christian attainment. It need be no indiffcrcffos to the wel fare of a brother’* soul to abstain Lom auatheaiatixtaf it lor his theo- #fr creed, but only a practical be lief In the power of Gentleness, when nutted with tbe exhibition of Ttuth, to w iu man from errors. And perhaps it might be a very profttable meditation for «*. whether then* te anything so influential as Kindness, whether anything can be omnipotent | iallwrtAQt les80US hero but I wive. Begin All With Prayer. To omit prayer is to go to battle while thh soft cwtetioe of l thrills the soul a» he «* •INmmw, be sill. Tin 11 be out afraid." Know ft trial of year foith than gold, and that toe light afflto taeaa whteh radar* for a moment work mil for yo« a fef »*» «*«rod fog and eternal weight of glory T fos tho Ciesars. But us they searched, they having left our weapons iu the tent j fell upon oue record—upon one object j is to go to our daily labor without ou w hich they proceeded to veut the streugth imparted by a morning their bitterest vengeance. They uieal; is to attempt the bar where lighted ujwu tho Scriptures of truth, breakers roar and rocks hide their They committed the Bible to the rugged heads, without taking our flames } aud wo all know, my friends, phot ou board. If^ from a sense of that that last great effort of Satan weakness, Moses on Sinai’s thunder- to use Pagan liorne as an instru- i U g } fiashiug, quaking mount,, ex- ment lor annihilating Christianity claimed, “If Thy presence go not was simply directed to the extermi- with us, let us no£ go tip,” well may nation of the sac rod book. Now, it we say of the world, its daily trials strikes me that there are two very and temptations, works fend warfare, In the first “Unless Thy presence go with us, place, do we not learn from the anec- let ns not go down." Therefore, dote, or rather does uot this anec- ought men, unless in very rare cir- dotu remiud us, that the true test— catnstauces, always, morniug and the primitive test of the Christian evening, to pray. Thus, like sol- church—is the Bole supremacy of the diers on the morning of the conflict, holy Scriptures of God ! we gird our swords for battlajQp|i Bat there is another lesson to be j the world, the devil, and the flesh j learned from that little anecdote and thus, when the day’s combat te which I venture to bring to your over, retiring to prey, we apply a memory, aud that is, that Satan was healing ointment, the balm of Gilead, Tfo» th* rich staff o» I *>** m his generation when he bade to the wounds of conscience; aud •liuVSS?. *«fcU Borne direot all ttw», “ it.*, .ich mod th* Door meet together, their efforts to tbe suppression of coming home, repairs at eventide to thomakerof them alL j the Scriptures. You wUl remember j bathe in flowing river or swelling 1 that all the edicts that were fulmi- sea, we resort to prayer to wash of God’s best j noted at that time ordered the de- away gin’s daily stains in the fonn for his creature*. | moUtion of the Christian sanctuaries, | tain of Jesus’ blood- Tbe t raasgresrioff of stoucra was oot so grant as the righteousness of hiai who died for them; we have oot committed as much sin as he wrought rightoousnoss, who laid down fete Ufe for os, who laid it down when he pleased, and took it a««o when be pleased.—OfriL