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NEW SERIES, VOL 6-NO. 50.
OHB LORD. OXE FAITH. OIE f APTIS1L"-EPHSSIAIS IV:6.
CHARLESTON, a C., KM DAY. 8EPTKMB8R 4, 1874
Terms: $2.00 a Tear.
Original.
For the Lutiwrnia Yitiior.
“The World’* Greatest Preacher. H
Tho Above soutetice i* part of a
highly lauditory notice of the Oh-
mna'a Washington correspondent,
♦‘Bm’* of * man, the bare mention of
*htwo name seems utmost to require
xu apology. This man is none other
ifaau the redoubtable Henry Ward
Beecher; the man whoso cl
at this time, and when the abovo
itciice was penued, is greatly at a
■bunt
Why “B.* lauds this mail iu such
tmeusured terms we are alimrat at
by thas ret,
> * «t is
a inaUer of no consequence, * m | he
who oan alienate the afeelkme *n4
corrupt the character of «*•»•» .*
wife ha* a right to do so. and neithrr
oifU nor divine law should
aughU The “ofosltvr xffitni)” doo-
trine of affection is the true one to
be practically acted out in averj day
life, despite atalmfea and moral »*w,
driqiita heokru raw*, that tried i»o|«*
and wreaked boost* hold «; this wratld
hdglhe legitim.itc ouoHure.,, to be
drawn from this act of BrawfaerV
And Jti he la to he Uomra-l for
soothe, because he can attract gap
iug crowd* by hi* rdoquau'« and his
_ . _ ^ mi m *9 wbioh he sdranetw from
“ *“"*• TU»t iw 1* oc «*, th. rtjMU an* pass
Let a preacher ♦‘to fame unknown**
pl thing* that Heechcr has doac,
outrage cousdaace and pnUlk de
tWttejr, and Wonhl “B." rise np as Ui«
•potogiat, even not to aay eitrara
|p|Hpl«SMf Who believes I s
woo Id t
I do not in alt tht* lake into ac
count this test yrmt crime of which
he ia now charged The thing* rc
ferred to al»ove are enough to brand
j him as a dangeroo* man in the e»
parity of preacher, as a foe, e»eu, to
J noutMl morality. And •» \cntnre, if
the public conscience were half a*
sensitive as it should lw far the beet
j interest of society, leaving altogether
out of the account the daUMgiug in
fs greatest preacher,'* we
give place to by subjection,
no, not for ait hour. A tuan who
makes the pulpit a [dace for laugha
ble anecdotes, or, as one has ex
pressed it of him, “to crack jokes,*
from which to teuch there is nothing
fixed in doctrines, to pour contempt
on “Inspiration, to advocate univer
sal salvation, to preach polities and
the higher la.r doctrine, 'the world's
greatest preacher P" May our good
Father in heaven save us and the
church from many such preachers!
That Beecher is a man of great
powers of mind, through means of
which he has managed to attract
great crowds, having itching ear*,
and who could not endure »ouml due
tri*e, we do not for n moment call
into question. But is t hat the preach
ing to save and regenerate fallen bo
msiiity 1 1 trow not. And the less
of it the better for the cause of pub-
lie morals of the church. How is it
that some men can lie so lost iu ad
miration of a rnan iu* to fait to **«•
• . . •
what, in a preacher of mediocrity of
talent and fame, would crush him
at once! Hoes “B.” not know those
/act* of “H. W. B.r now long
since be wrote a play for Bonner's
Ledger for the stunII consideration of
, twenty-five thousaiid dollars, and
.fiaKkisb. was. aciualLv ru-rforuual A**
I *ui«i Wiieii a lew oi
ley congregation, who had not bowed
tin* knee to Baal, t«x>k him to reck
tilling for it, how did he treat itf
tie replied. “Whom <lo you have
rrfetcsce to, Author Beeclier «*r lb‘V.
Beecher! As Autiior Beecher 1
haves right to write vlmt 1 please,
and the labor was not |»crfnrtiied by
Rev. Beecher, who is, therefore, not
amenable.* Iu substance this a .vs
Ui* answer to a part of bis cyiigrega
tion when called to an account for
giving his name, and the power of
his great intellect, for this we con
cede to him, to the demoralizing ten
dency of theatricals.
Now, I ask in ull soberness, is a
man, who can not trifle with his own
conscience in this way, by giving
himself a dual nature, the conduct
of one of which was uot to affect the
other, but who can thus indirectly,
bat powerfully, nay to his flock,
‘*W hen Conscience can, by any pig
lt*ry, or shrewdness, or evasiveness,
be siionced, it is all right,* is such a
man to be honored us “the world’s
greatest preachor.” Why, with such
*harp practice iu morals as this, how
catild we count on anything as eer
tain in principle or practice I
No wonder that he teaches, “what
cver a man belie vex to be right i*
right ;* that “it is better to go to tho
theatre thsn, to *tay at limm* wishing
you hail gtme.* And yet. this man is
‘ tin* world’s greatest preacher !* O
temporal 0 morn l Hit* “B* for
gotten all this f or has BuchrrV
fame ** a pulpit actor hid all these
thing* fn,n> view, or. |M‘rciiaucc, can-
led tln-ir guilt f
T'lieiewbat i* p, »«« ilout* with bis
* ,Hlt hi tlie tiieltardsoti McFarland
Matter! ILi* tld* Imhi forgotten f
fluence to the mumu of nnum| reli
gion, h> acelam.ition, this Plymouth
pulpit man. with his bufliMtnety, wit
ticisms, jests, flings at Inspiration,
settled doctrines, future, elerual puu
Uhmcnt, Act., simiKI have breu pro
ionlm rd Unfit tu lie heard, Sto«l in
stead id beiug thronged with <m—ad
entertained liotancr*, bis church, as it
dcarrved to W. wouhl have foog
since been a daoected temple, and his
princely inenm fmoi that sane
have been wi’Ulieid Aral yet this
man is called tb* greetr«| |»rra« her
of the .world ! Bui we are not done
with this eulogy sb^lt tailed forth
i * t
e —
i M.
the water »tiww*|)|ii Ny fad far tht*
fart of the caiayfip. Aav «m* Ifo*
In
Stain
Wa really think that
Na
hoy
hi a*
time., (food tmarsl ran*
$10 to $12 per mouth.
$7 and $10 |mw
•ehaal will afMMi agw
There*lay la ~
Any
desiring farther fofcwmatien wOt ays
ply ha our IVulreser, linv. C P.
J. Awm*
»w.
• Mb
the aalhertltne of the
school should give the Ymttm
tKlgf ih4jY«*#$imre*tk;tfi>Kil gklreg* s*a .1.
Br “ we * vw v ee e h#.bwP| erne
Other iwstitatfcMi* ~>KlHTt»h f
Selections.
the
OW-
l-rt the emp of Cane> War owr
thoughts hack thioagh maav ages,
till they rest epoo a sraoa in Jen-
••lem. Wtthoet imuaing Mmr the
aia„-i.i(b cot temple, Wt as ewlet the
gl«Mowy cell in which IVtev slept |
with the Moay fov for a pillow, a*
fa-w*ul with trim be lay, ewiljr wsitleg
for the dawning morn to he led forth
oral murdered by the king. Mn deep J the ndkeef ayfeiah *f ih
ef tht
it). *1
the fetarv
af the Bet
It the Beal lure part of Audxluaia
mre eiaade <be«uiifal castle. The
red of T%m has wot marred its
not aaa af its
I
it
given
sftei
|l
wWwfiiwBB^ta
It ens a
ettemaat, ahaa
ed ta reeet va a
MT*, sl
haw la
trie
ar that crwwaevl
ex-
will tag to
waa hi* mill
wing pow
with sac
t’NPidMh 5 | | j^^|| ^p|
a—— •L — - kii fill aim ifll U ^nss st filsm*
BPPMP IBi wi«| W ™W IU
aad tret he the hegru af hi* mma-
try area* At tha aide of ear hare,
era* Mary, the motfiir at Wading
»
the
m fused
n«»fde iMiwetidee that &*v at the fown
datleu ad hi* grautnaMa- I lei hands
moatdhd hie rharratlnr mta sy mare
try Aad grandeur, her prayers and
heavenly iwfaewae hssfdred that di
vina llle ia his nmd that led him to
▼ mew wsm emere im^ma vuaa*u nstr
take reaaml af tha Owl ef battle*.
AN heart* ia that pay aaanahly m
that rert* power mm
le son And with his heart
with fwtdr.’he hud his lofty
at lihsiie tsni*i$ saaiusa 4nsdaiuu.il A.
pi pvt pxiwi (duFu Mf
ssmle shove the ptaadha of myriad*.
the Mafafiaiii.iiw «a arhieved, and
she, thremgh her hcewhr ana, nhared
& S'
Fur the
Our School in Soriarftid.
.Ifsser*. Editor*. Although «ur
Synod in Georgia is quire small,
and yet, »m it were, in if* infancy, we
have felt the necessity of a “high
school” under our dim iton and run
trol. And believing that ma* h an
institution * v>uId lie «d great benefit
to the church ami the people grwi
ally, we took step* for ita erect mu.
We secured the services of Itev.l*. I*.
Boozer a* ProfeiMor, and opened
school on the Unit week tn IVbrwsrjr
lost. Tlie school has liecna* largo
au«l pnaperonv a* we cw»W «gpe«t,
and Bro. Boozer has la bo rev 1 faith
fully to uIviuhv hi* pupil* and to
give them a thorough understanding
of the studies iu wldah they have;
Wen engaged, as was demon*!r iled
in the public examination wbkh he
held on the 2$th of July, 15H. It
was our privilege to attend the
examination, and truly it *aa now
w Uich we highly appreciatevl.
On the morning of the 29th, at an
early hour, the patron* and a great
many friends and well wisher* of the
school assembled to liaten to the
examination of tboae iu whom they
felt a great iutere*!. It was con
ducted by the i'rofeaaor, aa he was
tlircctcd, in some instant* «, by the
trustee*. And we wilt veutare to
say that it was as thorough a« any
one of* tiro kind we ever attended.
The whole flay was spent in exatnia
iug the different classes, and at the
clone some of the smaller boys detiv
ered some selected speech** Iu a
very creditable OMUMV, Whfoli gave
sciinoiuibb- relief to file stmt* «*f the
n» tha dreamer's *hr|» that he iu all
raas»*iiaci«M*a that as magsfs fostsfisyai
are drswiag near, aral that the nt«m.
walls of tk» cell, wheh bed ar
Seen a saaheam, ate aldaas w»«h
light that shines from the prvwerae j
ot the wlsuwl meaaswge*.
HuiMealy he n awakened by tha
trasnb of the aagefs band. Bewil*
•fared with the rratfaat dpi**
•
“AfPF^ Pal thyaetfiR
“bind cm thy sandals 1 "•east thy
ga^acenU al Ml them t ""“‘“fadlrew kae ^
IJacmnacMHSs ef the tafiaeoee that ia
heiag w fabled w«cf hiss, he ntarya
Itvery dfvt
anrmaite «w
has* caw ima
rahnra ear a alley
gteaw* free* reewee
* a#h s ecd first Is |
Il pw kwtirv'e
at feels af the
w Mtdmw s «d
wa, whcHiher
aflewth fash
pwiwtiwg* that
at atm • that
BMMWS
wme wnes-
i down (W
i» si the
mdtf
as laid, a spray of Ivy
awar it, aad now over its
walls has eregd aad latar
till the satis aseasa a thing
of Ufa, venerable aad beautifaL
May at tht aamrwt castle, with tu
try grewa walla, rep reseat the soim
teas, y«| powerful iafiaeaom of tha
Sabbath school.. I ^it« the fry about
the rustic, tu baasAosat tnfioeuce
Handy. Wltlda Iu eomeftarew alarec*
walls imorortal mioda are
hearealy pwlsce.
IU pawer Is the riaotrte carreat that
plays, aarmaacisasly, U the great
d rams *f Ht*
T W ejafa umy cauls sl the idm,
aad tha iaftdel laugh to erere tho
•ruble tnteetioa; hat there is many
o form ef geaioo deaUaed, fay the
aid of tho Bchbath school, to rise to
the piwaoolo of hoauta gkwy. The
thrill tag efaqcrece of tho
ami the poem that has
send the krert ef a
dim In* the fruition of the mad
{dented there.
May the Ivy of chrUlienhy planter!
la oar ttwlrtraih achead fill nor liver
with its grandest, and crowd not tlie
Iteervd Idem when of *»« and infideli
ty, Whew the foam of the leal wave
ef time ahull whttow «mr hewda, and
we hate brag slumbered U the city
ef the rdleat, may M skeptical at
terwwce Lave fallen frv*m car lipa as
n weed mi erfi, tu take root ia the
heart af tha ftafeaer, grew tag into
Bat mav the aa-
j» •««
kth
ia the light. Ileaatifu)
from arum aad anulptc* thrill
aowl with reahisatmrsit ■, aad
a wBd longing $s he only a Ut
ewch ri~‘nmarrd. never once soasieg \ tfa wewrer, to drink la all the braaty,
U gaae with daisied eyes at tha otfwa-1 |vm glide, a
■BUM
high.— Tie Ckrii
Barker.
The ««t ef Urn church, as of the
gw* Thinking a«C ef the worairewo
ovrwU that are pwssiag. hat hewit-
ifared and wmsdeviag, ho Adfowa tbs
angel gable tb rough the iapn gates,
as ewe in a dream, till he finds him
self fern la tho streets ef the Italy
the tibnw that all
pan* irem ewe 1
asset ewdksg via
yea llute
aot»m e ill
•pell, et
t|, through i
\ <>Ml ' mdlnbtaal rhrbrtien, ia to “win aouls
t«* (lubL* It is n high and cemm
craird work. Te accempliah it there
iu nwe and demand ter Uremia* and
rvnivtsnt exerrinr of all power. Nooo
c«f it should be nasdireeled, utrem
nos eve r »j»r
cwwe ta erad her, id
tss of delight* Ah t
ef tht poeev that
ywo ia Ms
iw that “famT* pmra-
Ctty, where, wpen the WMWfew, the J dfae |*U w
ill
a* • aaaaa wo* m jmmmmr i
Were ta qnsltty the pfo>vd
A nr gar 1 to
fratainml populace will cisarear ia
vaiw for (heir victim.
In these timaa ef ware we have no
pxrtgy *) of tight reerhmg firomewrth
to hr a veil, with aagel bawd* paaoing
In and fire, In gwhfa wa, h) thrfcr
heavenly influence, weirdy thamgh
| lift's imrthwni pmnaey. Bat we err
ing oaen of hwmwnity eievwtwe *
mighty i it flue me wvev them straw!
ns, tinreimwcMMi Ikmagh it may he.
t>ur jraner may la* pwre and grand,
or “madder far thsa deaih,* foe
Many a ahaft al
I'tnd* mark tha
And
a
Aad nuuif »1
May eraiha.
> MMMVaMle 0
| j , m . X | Ij | ;j . | ttjj
[I
This power la a gift ef heaven, sad
as well aright wo strive te gather tha
awrals of the aaaafaore,, as wall strive
to triad the free wiada* or tn d*|> lire
wild itwshtngs of Niagara, as to pre
vent the aaeoaseiowa power that
ewch moment la swaying war destiny,
faowg alter we sleep under the and
of Hre valley, the chorda whUh oar
mo *«e*e»MWa finger* have touched
will v ibrate. This iwioewce ef «iwra
may he a harp of sweetest melody,
making glad tho hoart of the world,
or it may cease oaly dkaeord, aad
awaken the {msofaus ef arenklad tn
directioa, “Watch aad pray," would
avert many aa orewmoa for usrlcaaly
employing her force, or diverting It
from iU proper aim.
♦ We would direct oar attcatkm
here te congregation* rather than to
tire church as s whole. The meagre
ga t too should W a cowcrwtralioit of
i.iwdH tdnala, osulanitig the OUwagfifl
of ell in the owe common purpose of
in mag soul*.* Ilow tar this rniu
drill ran* (fa|s and wta and fora.
With Ifor d-1 rated vnrtow* «fo* lhr«mg
•wrh hauntn The rammug arrht
tecta kravn «rtt the |ran«t the) «u«)
rant over you by tfores bewildering
buinanra Yun may l» wwwwure
of Mre rhalna with which they bind
yon, for !L» link* are m«t«ibfa, tret
etc brag its clanking* wilt ire heard
ax yon struggle m vain l« Ire free*
IfatMitev mud smlpter have talked for
osntarUa to mwkw the |»nthw ay to rentiration la generally secured Is to
fonggwtlr.) of Iresaty \bm Judged by on sequiotiwer with
great aiu oi iMiuitery At H oVhrek In tire evei
,|fAn to l»u oomtiVed at f DM In* util • urowd, which loul grown t*»
k,,ov who were ami tekat ibey large, re aaaciaMvd to hate
< <o . l)iii hi* not know that Me- «»jiAav» ami oration* tfallverei
^•nkml lixil jttai xliot ItfoliHrilxon
f ,r ali.miotitig Iim ’>vifo, lo whom on
* M flyiiijf !»**•! Bi‘«*cher mtited Hi* h-
j„ nmrrlagH f Toll me m»t
Vial in*
m marring^ f T»*H no
wna igimruut of tin* toriilili*
'Wragt* he rhnx pt*i |nMiaU*»l on ile
to x;iy nothing of the st«l* he
gave to Die innae of sonml
nora!h, and | 0 |j u , reaching,vof ihc
■* w testwiueui! Aral yet this hmo
iht* ivpi*M gtvale.xt pi*eachei*, n
"Iu* lax of
•'windieliw
M»mea," any* Mrs.
N ; -'ranked hnimin life ami
,r * UlMin> ,s nl vnlm*.''
'• 'ii,,, |, M ,,j;,i v HW ,, V ,.j t |,er
*rl< j.,*.! tii* l||e, or Idle tho mlnltre
1 oi> xill* tht* iiMfl*-fon-KM
-S' ll>> V< ni*1 tl\ l»» MVo.
ia
of the mind,
spon Mount
•now,and
bora on the const of
Norway, no dowht “llighlaml M»ry"
and the “Hanks and limes of Bonnie
Ihrau- hsd been wwwritlen
Milton arose In his • sUrtv »{>len
•for," and sang of a - Pared ira He
gwpred.* while hr drank ta lifeera*
that cunre mingled sttfa »h# |«er
f oared lirvwth of tfoerr*. nnsor
in l*lcn 11 rail The troow urd
, hose praises •«* cefabrste in
the loftiest strains of harp and song,
were snrroondcd tn chtldhood by
purs sod holy scenes, that cast a
spell over these, oral faebfoord their
lives rate “a thing of treeuty and s
Jay fiwrver." Tfa* haunts nl vice
tivsiigrlhrMl Lm hreratk By m*l of ikeur- | in onr wander mg*, m» find the foa« ■and nit kindred seraea that alone
* shaft, still snbrokea, Iu an aged oak. I are hwown ia tfarkiM Uh of maay.
Or wr brv alhc a Smig >«to the alf, It wear*
f*H« we know not, think iral vkftf}
but hmg after w* find it in the hswrt
.., wupasrK ., i ... audience who had lem s*» atlemIvely
1X^4 ^H.i- k „ l)W nothin lt f it f Did Umeahug t« tfa* rmritathm* of the learpratuoas «mfe aral hatred. Jast
“Breclicr 9 Hliim by Ufa Joining, variants cfllfaraa during the srholeday. j ns the poeeeeswr will*. “It ia like
•il,the solcuin rite nf matrimony, fliM f.ic exercimi* then cl«j*c<| for the lb* vwd of
rnan Iholiaplxoti and Ida utiilty park- day.
|f*fr that the great xiii of lulnltcry At A o’clock in lire evening, ihe
lie very
listen to tire
eraiaya ami omthai* «tellverc*t by »hc
more advanced pwpd«. Three ever
ciae* would have given credit to
older heads and murv experienced
mind*. Now vre m111 atop with this
brief xkctclt •»i a> thc cx imhixtion, not
that v# have done It justice, but
lieeause we wish to say a lit He
something dxe.
Npriugfleht Academy, the “high
under tire au*|dc**a of toe , up »» hral| Inal long, long afterward*.
thut wss either
the great lastramrnt of vw^ic a
panacea tu honish nil from the land,
as the inspired w di of it* grand area
ter deterreiaed.” Ussy years may
flow into the ocean of etoenMy «re
we find that our rv wrse upon tha
tide of life casta any light of shade
Optra those around wa. It ta, as tha
poo! thinks, like standing apoa tho
green award to shoot so arrow Into
the air j ws watch ita upward tight
as It rleavre tha sky, bat re swift la
the fait, that *s know not Ita resting
place. We search I* vatin giving it
sod art, w hers eweb scene «a foJfo*. d
by sraulrer areree besotifal, to entice
the hardies* gxsrf, till the I net ora
tde gate* of dewih class brhiod him
forever. - liras ana* has bwilt its pal j gstkowa
wrre wf air,* till Ihefir rrnwts kissed
the hire eternity, and has peopled
ita imaginary world with being*
crew text only to mala nlekedBesa
beautiful. And tha ardent and uu
swspeeting youth has been f«srmated
with the genian of a Vwttairw or a
Fame, aremawskMa «f tha power that
fa baleful as tire aec|re«!'» in Kdco,
till he fa wkirtad reward to the king-
tin isralltioB of each congregation
pvratety.
W« veutare the asarttiou that is
fow cusre ia the condition of ooogre
rh aa to e&eri the power
a**,
S ir* mi*
gtx, t* itx*4iU-<| iu 'HpriiigtieM. the
com it tv rest t»f Kffltigituni, *ix rnllra
from the Ceuirat liralrratd T!»i* is
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OLD SERIES, VOL 6-NO. 310.
ftowiwf together of Individual might
la ©tie common purpose ia the work
of a congregation will enable it to
any ordinary obstacle,
cocas in all ordinary
The individual member should pos
sess sod calti rate s senae of respon
sibility for tire soooess of the work
ibis 1
PMfrWPMPVtiged in any
one should be loet, but be brought
into requisition to do good—Chris
free World.
Sootitiafi finnan.
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was t
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What unrighteous criticisms were
upon Jesus Christ! B*
preached, xuMpectcd, despised, bed
he Imre leas than God be would have
abandoned bis in mix try. in disgust,
and tamed again to the world. Hie
brethren distrusted him; his friends,
away of them, forsook him. How
faint a notion we, who are surround
ed by Christian friends, can have of
what It is to live under the fire of
continual reproach; to hare our
motives misunderstood, and to have
rer name cast oat as evil. Let us
think of the condition of things under
which the bleeeed Saviour went
about doing good, and from it let us
fours to endure the ooutradictioo of
sinners against owraelrea.
In what an instructive light does
the act recorded of Christ here
apirear. Kepi ora this man waa ao
reti-aM, a bad character in society ;
fat tie be careful how far we go in
duxiwtting all intercourse with such.
It ia perfectly right for the church
to exercise discipline. Every con
•(deration demands that evil men,
when fairly tried, should be aepa
rated from the communion of the
people of God. Bat the discipline
of exclusion ought always to be fol
lowed by the discipline of recovery.
Art we filled, as we ought to be,
**“*• God's love for backsliders f
Onto aad Rad Mercy.
A German prince traveled through
France? visited the arsenal at Tou
lon, where the galleys are kept. The
commandant, as a compliment to bin
rank, said be wss welcome to lei
any one slave at liberty whom be
should choose to select The prince,
witting to "“‘ko the best use of this
to win them back to the
1 am thankful to have just such a
passage as this to read, that Jeeus
went to the bouse of Zeccheos, mud
was ready to aet himself against the
current of public opinion and the
prejudices of society, when he knew
he wae doing right, and was bring
ing salvation to this penitaut man's
boo re. Jeans was never singular
for the mere sake ot singularity, but
it was a glorious memorial to his
loving kindness and lender mercy,
when hie enemies declared that 1 *This
man receiveth sinners and eateth
with them.* More than once their
hatted and eavy have borne an un
willing testimony to our divine Mae
ter iu words that will never die.—
Central I'mhyterien.
condemned to the galleys,
oppression, ***** aransatfain, were the
only causes they could assign. They
were all innocent and ill-treated. At
last he came to one who, when asked
the same question, answered to this
offset:
“My lord, 1 have no reason to
complain. 1 have been a very wick
ed, desperate wretch. I have often
deserved to be broken alive on the
wheel. 1 account it a great mercy
that I am here.*
Hie prince fixed bis eyes upon
him, gave him a gentle blow upon
the head, and said :
A ‘You wicked wretch! it is a pity
you should be placed among re many
boueet men. By your own ooufeS'
•ion you are bad enough to corrupt
them all, but you shall not stay
with them another day.*
Then turning to the offioer be said,
“This is the man, sir, whom 1 wish
to see released.*
Such is the story, let me interpret
it If still a prisoner of Satan, apply
it to yourself, take yoar place as
guilty, sud get the blessing of free
dom. These slaves were all offend
ers, but ooly one knew and owned
it A deep lesson may be taught to
our souls by the way God deals with
sinners. He will have all the world
before Him guilty and every mouth
stopped. If we take that place bow,
we get a free discharge, for the
blood of Jesus has paid oar ransom.
The time is quickly coming when all
who are now making excuses for
themselves, and looking innocent,
will, with shame, have to take their
9 places as guilty and without hope
Good Advice to Chustlahs—
which they might ami *bould exert.
The reasons of this defect are varied
■ud Mua»eroa* to an extent that it
would be iaqraesible to eamuerate
them. The old grudge of one mem
her, the odd whim of another, the
foore tougae of soother, the neglect
af another, the o»a«tic disposition of
soother, the unkind ness of another,
the stiagioees of another, and re on
timragti a long catalogue, objectiona
ble things ia individual* stand in
the way, and are bio&ance* to sue
res*. Eoregh ef there are generally
foam!, acting tike friction la ma
rhinery, to absorb or divert much of
that power which should be exerted
ia converting tinners and edifying
believers. To sock an extent often
is this true as to negative the labors
and lawyers ot tire pastor and faith
ful ones ia the congregation.
Each member should exercise such
s caret uI Christian watch over him or
herself as effectually to exclude any
•ueb hindrances in the way of proee
eating the good work of the oougre
gatioB. None should expect the
power of a fow, or ol others, to be
sufficient to achieve the desired suo-
craw in deopit* of the hindrance put
in the way by indulging their fault,
whether this fault Is one of positive
wrong doing, or ooly of neglect of
duty. They should not only be care
fal to do nothing on their part to
weaken this power of doing good,
bat inneere it by adding their own
strength, and contributing their best
««• tht* «re end. This
AxctuxT Devotion.—It was a
custom among the young men of
Athens, who listened to the teach
ing of Socrates, to bring sums gilt
in gratitude lor his iustructiou. Gold
and silver, and jewels worthy of the
rank and wealth of the douor, were
common gilt*.
One morniug, after the gift* had
been pro re tiled, a youth too poor to
bnug an offering cast himself at the
feel of bis teacher, while a blush
overspread bis mauly faoo as he
cried : “O, Socrates, I give myself
to thee I* There was a murmur of
ap)4auac, allowing that the whole
hearted, whole-souled gift was appre
dated.
Shall we uot, iu like mauner, give
ounrelvex wholly to Christ J All
that we have, and all that we are, to
spend in his asrrloe—not only the
love of onr hearts, bat the labors of
our bands, and all that we possess t
The Apostle Paul says: “And ye
are not your own. For ye are bought
with a price ; therefore glorify God
ia your body and your spirit, which
are God’s.* If we have not thus
fully and freely ood secrated our
selves, let os follow the example of
the Atbeoian youth, and, casting
ourselves at the feet of the great
Teacher, cry: “O Christ, 1 give my
self to thee."
Helping the
Minister.—“One
much while 1
thiog helped me very much while I
was preaching to-day,” said a clergy-
mao. “What was that V 9 inquired a
friend. “It was the attention of a
little girl, who kept her eyes llxed
oo me, and seemed to try to under
stand every word I sud. She was a
great help to me.” Think of that,
my little ones j and when you go to
church, or chapel, fix your eyes on
the minister, and try to understand
what he sayt, for be is speaking to
you as well as to the grown-up peo
ple. He is telling about ths Lord
Jeans, who lovea the little ones.
L See 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 aet yourself up as a
standard. Shun all oeosoriousness.
Remember that each one “to his own
Master sUndeth or falletb,” and uot
to )ou.
3. Let uothiug keep you away
from the Saviour. Never be tempted
to stay away from Mm by unbeliev.
iug doubts, by past negieot or pros-
eut feu, by anything. Be more inti-
mats with him than with any earthly
friend.
4. Never rejoice in your owu
strength. A child looking up to
Christ is stronger than a strong man
armed. Be resolute in looking to
him aloue for strength.
5. Show by your life what grace
can do. There is no language in the
world so eloquent as a holy life.
Men may doubt what you say, but
they will believe what you da
Finally. Do not be discouraged if
you fail in everything. If you were
perfect, what need would you have
of a Saviour 9
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Christian Courtesy—I saw
somewhere, the other day, a sen
tence like this: “The truest courtesy
is the truest Christianity.* This ia
not simply saying, I take it, that a
Christian will be a gentleman) it
teaches that the spirit of aelf deuial,
of foregoing personal advantages for
the sake of favoring another, is tbs
root and substanoe of the regene
rated life. Now, here is a practical
test, brought near to us ia all the
scenes of our intsrooorre with onr
fellows, showing what manner of
spirit we are of. If we are truly,
that is sincerely oourteous and po
lite, we are serving Christ, his ex
ample, and exhibiting his spirit If
in the collisions of personal interests
through the day, we art more care
ful to favor ourselves, to secure the
best, to be served first, to gratify
our own wishes aad tastes, thsa to
gratify and serve others, I cave not
what names we bear, or what pro
fessions we make, or what religious
exercises we engage in, the spirit of
the Master is not in us.
A little boy was walking in tbs
fields with his mother one day. He
looked np to the sky and said, “O
mother, heaven is so far off I am
afraid I shall never get there.* “My
dear,* said his mother, “heaven
must oome to ns before wa con go
to it* Wire mother! Jeeus in the
heart is heaven below; to die aad go
to Jesus is heaven above.
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