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man, a stancher friend, an
and a warm heart it would
One of the chief blessing
I am devoutly thankful is, t
friends faithful and true, 1
among them these three <
been a real pleasure, a labc
mony to their worth and
memory. It does sadden
many are passing away, a
faces no more; but as Keb
" 'Tis sweet, as year
Friends out of sighi
How grows in Pa
Los Angeles, Cal.
PAUL'S VIEW, REV!
2 Tim.
By Rev. E. C.
When Paganini was in
cut one by one the string
only the G string was left,
forth ravishing melodies ; a
performances on the G stri:
out Europe. So the Christ
resource and comfort aftc
music is evoked from a gra
"In a great trial of afflictic
and his deep poverty abou
praise. How the devotiona
enriched by those "songs it
Paul in the Philippian <
from confinement in the s
caking on his lacerated bai
ing and singing praise un
Mamertine dungeon at Ro
in chains and condemned
joyous testimony. He is
thou in all things, endure a
thy ministry" ; and he adds
perience? "watch thou foi
phatic. We have here an ?
of life, and a prospect of h
I. His View of Death,
out." In sacrifices a drir
poured on and about the ;
himself a living sacrifice,
God"; and now was offerir
on the altar of his Master's
Philippians: "If I be pou
and service of your faith,
all."
"The time of my depari
The idea is th^t of the rele
mooring of a ship. Caesai
free by order of the Kinj
ship, after buffeting the st
precious cargo, is now cas
ing sails for the last homew
weary saint is cutting loos'
sorrow.
THE PRESBYTERI
d one with a clearer brain
[ be hard to find.
rts of my life, and for which
hat God has given me many
loveable, loving and loved;
ire numbered. And it has
>r of love, to bear this testiadd
this tribute to their
the heart to think that 30
ind that we shall see their
le says:
by year we lose
t, in faith to muse
radise our store."
[EW AND PREVIEW.
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Murray, D. D.
prison his malicious jailor
s of his beloved violin, till
Still he continued to draw
nd in after years Paganini's
ng became famous throughian
may be deprived of one
;r another, and still sweet
teful heart and a useful life,
m, the abundance of his joy
nd unto the riches" of His
1 lifp of tVlP fluirpti tine Knon
i the night !*'
iungeon, cramped and stiff
itocks, the half-dried blood
:k, "at midnight kept prayto
God." And now in the
me, aged, broken in health,
to death, he gives another
charging Timothy: "watch
fflictions, make full proof of
the stimulus of his own exr
I"?the pronouns are emlspect
of death, a retrospect
eaven.
"I am already being poured
ik-offering of wine was
iltar. Paul had "presented
holy and acceptable unto
ig his very life as a libation
? service. As he said to the
red out upon the sacrifice
I joy, and rejoice with you
ture (loosing) is at hand."
ase of a prisoner or the un 's
captive is soon to be set
j of kings. The good old
orms and carrying many a
ting off moorings and loosrard
voyage. The worn and
e from toil and conflict and
AN OF THE SOUTH.
"Sunset and evening star,
And one cle^r call for me!
And may there be no moanic
When I put out to sea.
But such a tide as moving ?
Too full for sound and foa
When that which drew from
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark.
And may there be no sadnes
When I embark.
For though from out our bou
The flood may bear me ti
I hope to see my Pilot face b
When I have crossed the
Our view of approaching d
manner of our past life. The
to live is Christ", can also sa^
II. His Review of Life. '
peted in the glorious contest
in the splendid amphitheate
summoning the contestants,
oiled, the elliptical race cour
empire holding out the chap
shouting "cloud of witnesse
too have contested." He us
we get our "agony," to denot<
getting those things which ;
forth unto those things whi<
ward the mark for the prize <
3:13, 14). There you see hir
fixed, muscles strained, veins
beady drops on his brow. It
because of its aims, the streni
ward. And now the veteran
cesses with holy triumph, an
laurels.
"I have finished mv rar? "
the stadium of life and reache
uncertainly" or falteringly, re
pressed toward the goal; ha
durance the race set before
neither counted I my life de
might finish my course with
career had not been cut sho
short of the ultimate achiev<
reverently say: "Father, I ha
thou gavest me to do: I h
earth. To this end was I b?
came I into the world. It is
away."
"I have kept the faith"?ha
it. He had maintained his
doubt and scepticism; had
faith." And he had "earnest!
delivered to the saints"; ha<
sound words in faith and lo
thing which was committe
shunned to declare all the ci
a creed, he believed it, he pn
He had been "faithful unto d<
his "crown of life."
III. His Preview of Heav?
7 cig
of the bar
>eems asleep,
.m,
out the boundless deep
is of farewell
rne of Time and Place
ir,
o face
bar."
eath is determined by the
?se who can say, "For me
/, "To die is gain."
T have strenuously comHe
recalls the scenes
r at Tarsus?the herald
thj athletes stripped and
se, the shining goal, the
let of victory, and the
s." And he exclaims, "I
;es the word from which
2 an intense effort. "For-*
are behind, and reaching
:h are before, I press to>f
the high calling" (Phil,
n?neck outstretched, eye
; swelling, chest heaving,
was a "glorious contest",
nous struggle, and the rei
victor recounts his sucd
gratefully points to his
I have run the rounds of
d the goal; have "run not
aching forward have ever
ve "run with patient enme;
"nothing moved me,
ar unto myself, so that I
joy." "Finished!" His
rt, nor had he stopped
ement. And so hf could
vc finished the work that
ave glorified thee in the
Dm, and for this purpose
now expedient that I go
ve guarded and preserved
personal belief against
not "made shipwreck of
ly contended for the faith
d "held fast the form of ,
ve" and "kept that good *
d unto him"; "had not
ounsel of God." He had
eached it, and he lived it.
:ath", and now waited for
en. "Henceforth" as to the