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April 6, 1910.
tors, would do well to reir
minister's resources, and tc
suffer. And when they hes
generally his charities are
aided some unworthy man 1
to praise him and to feel p
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nun iu ueriae mm as "clea
subject of designing men.
WHITE
From time to time we
scriptions of the religious
existing in portions of the
the remote settlers of the
populations, are especially
do exist, and they shoulc
this end mission enterprise:
and there are bright prospe
be speedily overtaken.
Meanwhile, what solutioi
lem of the foreign masse;
North and West? Are th
their moral and social ne<
their un-American and ui
formed? They ^nd their
ity, in many of the large c
next generation if not in
assimilated to intelligent,
ship? No mountaineer,
more ignorant of "which 1
oracles of God," than are t
can citizens transported fi
inces of Southeastern Eur
problem confronting our
more formidable, and at tf
than thi< <5atrif? At-n r
bred citizenship.
From the viewpoint of
one sovereign remedy for
versity, and that is, the
through the "medium of g
edy is adequate for every
affect the moral and spirit!
cure for ignorance and su
for treachery and hate, for
conspiracy and anarchy, fo
violence and every deceit
most advanced systems of
guard to public weal. The
product of these systems, o
of learning, something tha
heart is needed, and the
that proposes to create m
applying the truth as it is
These are days in which
ing and sanctifying grace
posal to win or to save g
instrumentalities of moral
ture, is the climax of folly.
ed is not the man who indii
pedantic negations, but tl
cross as the hope of a si
and women who, by prof
THE PRESBYTERIAI
lember this draft upon their
) provide against it lest they
ir, as they do not always, for
; not heralded, that he has
or woman, it will be in order
ride in his good heart rather
d easy," the unsophisticated
FIELDS.
read in our exchanges deand
educational destitutions
South. The mountaineers,
: Southwest, and the negro
noticed. These destitutions
i be speedily relieved. To
s are being rapidly extended,
:cts that the destitutions will
n is being found of the prob
s in me great cuies OI tlie
ese being evangelized? Are
ids being provided for, and
n-Christian ideals being rechildren
constitute a majorities.
They will rule in the
this one. Are they being
patriotic, Christian citizennor
Afro-American can be
De the first principles of the
hese same hordes of Ameriom
the over-crowded provope.
And there is now no
virile Americanism that is
le same time, more insistent
>f our alien-born and alienChristian
faith there is but
every lorm ot human pergrace
of God administered
ospel truth. That one remspecies
of infirmity that can
jal nature of man. It is the
perstition, for lust and vice,
envy and covetousness. for
r every shade and degree of
ful and hurtful lust. The
public education are no safe:
apostles of anarchy are the
r have pursued their courses
t will reach and chancre the
one thing in all the world
en anew is sovereign grace
> in Jesus.
the old gospel of regeneratis
much needed. The proTeat
America by the feeble
suasion and intellectual culThe
preacher who is needilges
in polished rhetoric and
he man who holds up the
n-smitten world. The men
ession and example, are to
* O* THE SOUTH.
mould the character of this aj
to be the adherents of a virile,
NOTES IN P
By Bei
Every man has his weakne:
no doubt it is true now, alwa
will be. There are also fail
professions ,or callings. Pre
deny their derelictions, neithe
are they always men to mak
them, more's the pity. There
which the preachers are speci;
would strive to overcome, tl
themselves a good degree ar
patient bearing to many othe
will not answer letters. A g<
write about fortv ministers :
a matter of some importance,
pose replied? Just two. It i
course, to reply by return mai
sible to say something in reti
The last words of the Lord
ing to Matthew, were. "Lo,
even unto the end of the worl
days," what a precious and i
It looks, not simply at the q
at their quality as well. The
darkness, when, if He does n
have no light. There arc da
only He can bring consolatioi
feat whose hours of humilia
can crown at eventide wit
a *u?? a ? l
imu uncic aie u<?yb wncn, j
self, wc greatly need Him t
the unseen dangers of self-tru
richer environment where He
All the days, does not meai
good average of living. It dc
the failures of today and th<
and striking a balance we wi
so poorly spent after all. Bui
means that He will raise ever
There are no good days, and
All days are alike His, and H<
for us. Let us simply go thro
consciousness of His compani
realize the richness of this pr
There are no self-made mar
suffering to make a martyr. A.
martyrs because they have r
gratify some selfish whim, 01
pelled to remain at home an*
when they would like to be 01
no true and lasting moment,
cause before there can be ma
be light, a joyous, and a trust
never been complainers. Thei
nnrl thev liavp arrpntpH thpir
exalted spirit in which they
kingdom. Indeed, they did
martyrdom is a crown.
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je, for righteousness, are
uncompromising faith.
ASSING.
-t.
sses, so we are told, and
ys nas Deen, and always
ings peculiar to classes,
jachers are not men to
r, be it said with regret,
e much effort to correct
: seems to be one sin to
illy prone, which, if they
hey would purchase for
id win a charitable and
r of their faults. They
mtleman had occasion to
several weeks ago upon
How many do you sups
not always possible, of
1, but it ought to be postrn
sometime.
[ to His disciples accordI
am with you alway,
d." .-\lwa'y," or "all the
nspiring promise that is.
juantity of the days, but
re are days of cloud and
ot give us light, we will
ys of sorrow into which
a. There are days of detion
He, and He alone,
h the halo of victory.
)roud and satisfied with
o gently guide us from
ist into the healthier and
is all in all.
n that He will arrange a
)es not mean that taking
s victories of to-morrow
ill find that life was not
t it means every day. It
y day to its highest level.
no bad days with God.
2 will make all alike holy
ugh every day in the full
onship, so shall we fully
omise.
tyrs. It takes more than
thousands think they are
lever been able to fully
because they are comi
attend to home duties
ut and about concerns of
There must be a worthy
rtyrdom, and there must
ful heart. Martyrs have
ir trust has been in God.
martyrdom in the same ?
would have received a
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receive a kingdom, tor *' &