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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
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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
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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