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"IN THE SWEA
Shalt Thou
After Adam had sinned,
cnce and uttered these wo
inquiry. They give a fore
the nature of a curse on J
blessing?
The curse for sin is foun
but to Satan. "Behold th
tie Dust shalt
life." But immediately?i
dress to Satan?God chang
curse to blessing. Seeing
friendship with the devil, (
lation and to change it rad
enmity between thee and t
seed and her seed. It shal
of Satan. This is a promisi
Then God addresses the
a curse, but of redemptioi
increase thy conception" sc
spring be lost, the numbc
later days, be greater than
puts along with it the proi
and woman has ever borne
it there has been the hope c
ly multiply." And in the <
anticipated with joy its ex]
This leads us on to the 1
puts no curse on Adam. I
?ate ground. "Cursed is
Thorns also and thistles sh;
curse on. the ground woul
sons of Adam of the sinful
livery weed reminds the 1
not what they ought to be
it were not for sin. Evei
that with some things God
But this reminder is not
is a means of sanctificatioi
constant penitence for sin.
is going to keep before sinf
has learned the lessons of p
last great day shall come,
delivered from the bondag
rious liberty of the sons of
jected the same in hope,"
the curse, and of a share
heavens and the new ear
ground is a step in the pro
Right alongside of -this
sweat of thy face shalt tho
words. "Cursed is th<? o-rmi
doning love, surely we ma
the latter phrase. Yes, anc
"The sweat of thy face"
"by which the sinner may f
tion. An idle brain is the d
some mischief still for idle
assigns to us not idle hai
though this is toilsome, yet
The very weariness of t
service he .barrenness <
,
THE PRESBYTERIA
T OF THY FACE.
Eat Bread."
God called him into his presrds.
To us they suggest an
reful suggestion. Was it of
Vdam? or in the nature of a
d in the address, not to men.
ou art cursed above all cat
thou eat all the days of thy
n the latter part of the ades
the tone of his voice from
that man has put himself in
3od offers to change this reically.
He adds: "I will put
he woman, and between thy
II bruise thy head," the head
e of redemption,
woman, but in terms rtot of
i. He promises "greatly to
that even if some of her off:r
of the redeemed shall, in
if she had never sinned. He
mise of chastisement on her,
that chastisement; buf with
}f a joy that God will "greatlays
of the Hebrews, woman
pectations. .
ater promise to Adam. God
le puts a curse on the insenthe
ground for thy sake,
ill it bring forth to thee." The
Id serve ever to remind the
ness and the ill desert of sin.
husbandman that things are
, nor What they would be if
ry drought suggests to him
i.is not well pleased,
a curse; it is a blessing. It
n It liplnc frt Kriti n litrn
? ~ W u> ???g mill IV
This reminder of sin, God
ul men until the last of them
>enitence, and then, when the
"the creation itself shall be
e of corruption into the gloGod."
For God "hath subin
hope of deliverance from
in the beauties of the new
th. Even the curse on the
gress of redemption,
is the promise that "in the
?u eat bread." If the former
nd," be not severity but pary
look for pardoning love in
1 it is there.
points to occupation in life
ind help in resisting temptaevil's
workshop. Satan finds
hands to do. But the Lord
ids, but busy fingers. And
is it an aid to piety,
lie toil renders us the same
Df the ground. It make* us
N OF THE SOUTH.
feel the sinfulness of the
suffering. And this is a
tition.
And then, the season*
Especially the Sabbath 1
heaven ! How it makes
stimulates us to' seek foi
selves for that sweet resl
And thus we see how e
are made under the bene
great and immeasurable 1
THE USUAL AT]
Moved by the Sigel ir
from a mad infatuatioi
Chinaman murdered his
seemingly encouraged h
relations than those of ;
Democrat, of New Orle.
to the Christian ministry
against missions to the
abroad. Catching up,
conservative and thougli
problems, much of the
contemporaries, it wil
hastens?to "shock militc
to reflect that this is 01
generalization is as unr<
though often more inncK
as to the facts in distant
over and over again refi
Hart, an enemy of fore
state that "the pretend
Orient professes belief e
relief stores or for the
English tongue and foreij
however, the purpose of
conversion is shown to b<
If the author of this mos
prejudiced statement wil
relief stores" of our Pre
for nearly fifty years cc
in the heart of China, ai
them there, and where t
tion will be regarded a
revelation. The Church
there knows nothing ab<
stores." If he will also aj
of the thousands of ou
become such in order to
will make another revela
world. Beyond the main
where daily relief to pi
those actually in pain, t
never appear again and
come with anv assertinri
doctrines of the medical
small hospitals and beyc
or two ago in the awful 1
relief stores" exist solely
of missions. The Churcl
It has never provided tl
The testimony of th<
familiarity with the 1
July 14, 1909.
: sin which brings with it the
lesson which needs daily repe>
of rest that follow the toil,
-est. How it speaks to us of
us long for heaven! How it
r heaven, and to prepare ourt!
ven the chastisements of earth
firent hanH nf Hnrl > moonc nf
jlessing.
rACK ON MISSIONS.
icident in New York, where,
1 and probable jealousy,, a
Christian teacher, who had
im to think of her in other
i simple teacher, the Timesins,
reads an oracular lesson
r and to fathers and mothers
Chinese either at home or
contrary to its usual most
itful editorial study of large
yellowness of some of its
lingly consents?yea, even
int Christians." Not pausing
le case only and that' hasty
;asonable as falsehood itself,
;ent; not stopping to inquire
China, and snatching up the
ited assertions of Sir Robert
ign missions, it proceeds to
ed Chinese 'convert' in the
ither to share in the mission
purpose of learning the
gfn methods. In this country,
the Chinese who counterfeit
e even lower and more base."
>t unworthy, uninformed and
1 tell us where "the mission
sbyterian Church, which has
mducted successful missions
e to be found, and who put
hey came from, his informas
a distinct and remarkable
which sustains the worker
Dut any such "mission relief
icertain and report how many
r converts over there have
learn the English tongue, he
ition which will astonish the
tenance of a few dispensaries,
lysical suffering is given to
he great multitude of whoni
do not in the first instance
i or thought of belief in the
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neipers; Deyond one or two
>nd jthe help rendered a year
ramine in China, the "mission
in the mind of the opponent
1 knows nothing about them,
lem.
: men on the field, whose
acts is practical and not
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