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MESSIAH, TJUE WONDERFUL™
bv rev. jfarrisT \v. nokl.
“His name shall be called wonderful.*’
In every aspect. in every view we can
take of the Redeemer, He is so •* Wonrieind'’
as to pass all knowledge—so •"Womlerlnl’’
that he will justly be the object of our ado
ration and wonder to all eternity. We
shall never by searching find lion out com
pletely. He shall be the theme of our
praise, the object ol our adoration fur ever
and ever.
He is ‘"Wonderful,” because of those
names that are afterwards given to Him.—
He must be “ Wonderful, “ who is *• C- tin
seller, The mighty God, The evei lusting
Father, The Princeol l’eaee.” S..ne who
would rob Him of His glory, here again
strive to enfeeble the force of the ;• joßa
tion, and say. by this term “Wonderful”
is meant only that He sli mid be a s"n
guished, an extraordinary person,;) Item, a
genius, a great king or conq eror— u tins
sense, He should be “ Wonder!i■!, ”as dis
tinguished from other men. But let me
observe in the fir.-t place, that the w id
does not merely express distinguished and
extraordinary, but marvellous, ,l Wonder
ful.” That is the true, proper word—“He
shu 11 be called Wonderful.” It is not the
Custom ol Scripture to give such h gii
sounding names to mere men. There is no
instance ol it, but on the contrary, it speaks
ol all, Ihe highest . s well as the lowest, as
being merely hke the llowerot the grass.—
The Scr ptore speaks ol the judg. s• f tlie
earth, the greatest of its names, as being
vanity. It tells us,that before Go I all na
tions are vanity, less than noth ng; and
never give® to mania lii fallen sv-u-, with
faculties so limited,and corruption so huge,
such u name as •” Wonderful. ” This word
is never throughout Scripture given to any
man; no mere man whatever is <-u. ori.
“ Wonderlul. ” it is given constantly to
God’s works, never to man's. God is said
to work wonders, and then tins word is
used oil he wonders that are ascribed to
H im, winch are said to be distinctly and
exi lustvely His prerogative —“Who alone
doeth wondrous tilings.” When, therefore,
it is applied to the child tiiat was to be horn,
it intimates to us that lie was more than
man. “ Wonderful ” indeek m nature as
well as in all other views vve can take ol i f:s
course. His character, llis works, His attri
butes and position.
He was to be called ‘"Wonderful”—mar
vellous—;n nature; because combining all
the glory of a Divine nature with all the
inlirmit.es ol our fallen human nature;
and therefore beyond all comprehension by
us now. Perhaps that union will ne beyond
Our comprehensions loi’ever, calling on us
ill silence to adore One, whose human infir
mities ills file cieariy proved to ns, and
whose Lhvme majesi v andglorv were no less
certainly displayed. Perhaps lie may untold
that union to us more, but when we see as
distinctly as we can now indeed undeceiv
ably ibis great truth, it only calls upon us to
adore, but does not inlhct one moment's
doubt on our spirits. “In the beginning
was die Word, and the Word was with God
and the Word was God.” “And the Word
was made flesh and dwelt among us, and wo
beheld His glory;” proving that lie was
Deity by U s a,-ts and by Ins attributes,
and yet no less manifesting dial lie had
become “none ol our bone, and flesh of our
flesh.” “ Great is tiie mystery o! godli
ness, God manifest in me tlesli.” And
there.ore dus being die great wonder—.l
bemg in respect ol tins twotokl nature
chiefly that . nr Redeemer i> here teimed
*"Wonderiul,” wonders t/wAuiei able, fiow
ingfiroin tins, surround us on ah
side. Every aspect oi Person
is full of wonder, lie is4-\V* u leilul” b
reason oI the comse i 1 pursued: predict and
ever since the lull oi man, m lire fulness oi
time He descended from heaven, nt ne ortb
from die Father, .n the w nd was Imrn by
the power ol Uie Holy Gnost, vviio at ills
baptism descended upon iimi, in the form ol
a dove —‘for.rig H.s immstry was irausli
gured, so as to assnute me brightness ol die
sun; when ilc died it was only lo rise
nga.ii accord.ng to lit- frequent j ie.i.cd'oris.
■uumJ then iie.uie liumoers i>> ascend lo U s ,
glorious %vw.ii i and throw.
He no less in d.e works
wflUifaHtt acc.uinpl.slied durum 11. s course
on earth. “• Wm.dvrlui,” l>e<-nti-c lie could
make die element- tri tiinry to II s glory,
could hush the tempest, could walk on the >
Waves. “"Wonderlul,” bee use He could
banish disease by a word or by a touch.—
•‘Wonderful,” because when ill sp rits had
left this ear h and were separate frorn their
bodies, He could summon them hack again
to re-nhnb.t those bodies. “"Wonderful,”
because at His word devils yielded up their
victims, delivered for ever from their sway.
“Wonderful,” hy all those actions surpass
ing human powei* wrought by none o.hers
except those to whom He had communica- I
| tvd power nod author!!}- to do so. He was
j ‘•Won<i.-rfid !, 'ir those works which lermi
i nated in tiie redemption <*.flslsiq4s:“Worn
| derful.” because lie could g®ople, heaven
with re; icing spirits, who; Up* 4ip Him,
i woufdjtgve been amongst jhe devils” £<> >m
i ed: ‘"WVndtpdoi.” ■ -- :
the salvilio:, of the lust, the gofi: vs>t!re.!n4|a
heaven to those wh * had been excluded for
ever front it, receiving them successive!v
to H:s own glorious preset e.
Jesus Ghr.st is t.o less • Wonderful” from
the offices lie came to fulfil for man, com
; b.uing in Himself numerous offices, unv
one of which would confer transcenriani
honor -n its possessor. He came as the
one great Prophet of H.s church, commu
nicating the will of God to man bv revela
lion; lie came t be out great High Priest—
but uni ke those who were his predecessors
and llis types, Himself llie-su-i (ice, with
iis blood, tie e.arr.eii it not in o the typical
holy ol hui.es, but into the real holv of
holies, to accomplish our peace with Go l—
our Plies:; and alio on# King, the fiord of
angels, and the Lord of men. to rule over
such empire as no piince ever aspires to
govern, not only lor its extent and dura
tion, but because lie was enthroned in
human co!ise:e: ces oal heaiis*. TneShep
herd ol Ho people, He win, uT'iv.itch over
His leehle flock t il lie conducted thorn so
tlte gules of glory; the Physician who tvin
to cure the inveterate disease which sin had
occasioned in our fallen race; our Inter
cessor with God whose median m must
ever prevail lor all who ptti the r trust in
Him. Tne>e are s mieo! those o.fi. ex, each
o them “Wonderlul,” wlueb Jesus cuuk” to
accomplish in llis own person lor man. In
undertaking these unices He was ••Wonder
ful” m tlie merit He manifested; (or in the
salvation of man not one ol the Divine
perfect.ons could be violated in the slightest
degree; and if the Lord Jesus Christ was
to secure heaven lor us. lie must merit it;
it must be a rightful, u just, and a holy
tiling, 11 1 nt myr.mis of smueis. id, used fr.uu
the curse ol the law. should fie m ule heirs
of glory. Anil Ho did merit it. But what
is that a :i mu: oi merit that could rendei
it just for innumerable sinners—myriads,
thank God! before the end come. incuti
i-; .eaioc \ i licis. ;/ouh of, vyh'yiv l.ad mi
uuimty of i uiii eefore nmfu fiTtedf i- rewdlTo
ol h s dement, to be iili raised lo glory by
t.ie infio.i.’ y tr.ms. ‘.nfetit merit of fins one
g* i ii. 1 1 ■ .leemei ?
E <t * * * *
Lastly, lei u- notice the wond-.-rs of llis
--majesty, fie is now, as we have seen,
‘■lie...l over ail th.tr--!'’ Angel.- del.gin
ins.-rv ng Him; lie i- cnm.ng to exeic.-e
the fiuiclions of Duty by j.r! g.ug nil man
kind, and is, at In s muui'.-ai, s r.-.-d at tiie
right hand of the glory of God.
This is a brief feeble sk ;tch of the won
ders that, surpass all thought ( which attend
this august name. V. e can know very lit
lie of its meaning now—it is meant to describe
that lie was glorious beyond ail investiga
tion—that we could never by searching find
out the Infinite; and all we .-an say and
know of this gior.ous Redeemer is calcu
lated to humble us w.tli the sein e of our
limited ku Avic.lge—.l might almost be su.d
our absolute ignorance—of what fie is.
whose “fiovo p.isse.ii knowledge,” and ail
whose oilier perfections pass it no h>s.
lint if Jesus is thus “• Wonderlul ” in
greatness, and g’orv, and goodn. s;, then
tinilk wlial tile prospect is Oi th-i-:.;, ol whom
He haseondc> ended to say, “I will <:<>• ie
again and receive you unto rdyr-ii”—
shrined with me *■ Wonderful’’ in His glory
for tvei —to see tiie “Wondm'iuf ’ I: to
lace in In-, o.vn cmp.re! Happy pro- icel <■:
tliase who are ransomed by ins blood!
Think of ihe prospect they have! We are
told that when they shall see H m, lor it is
His will tint they should hewn ru If.; is to
beliohl lb- glory,—th u they ‘‘sh.di hr id.<-
liiiii, for tiiev sliail see Him as He is.—
Reaii.se that tiun.: they “siiaii i.e fi e liim,
lor they siiaii see linn as lie is.” Anri
wall tii • pros: act ol catch ng s .... • fifing of
the very ra ham-oof this glorious JG-.i- tuner,
somethmg oi If s power, p.-neci on, good
ness, and glory, llt.nk to want lie lias raised
limse hi'il-dooiiM-d samer.-, wi o but lor Him
would have been crushed under the inevita
ble curse oj God’s broken law. for ever and
e ver.
And il llis he tie prospect of believers, —
ami we venture to call ourselves believers,
and hope we I ivi tru-te/l ip Christ for our
eveilastm r welfare, then let us never for
get that it is deid-'red to hi; the ccrtn'n mark
of aii such, that they “who Ivv lb's hope in
dionfi. purify themselves even as He is
pure. il ai, indeed, our glorv to he
With Christ hereafter and like !I - in. th ti
we must aim at conformilv to jlitn, and
sir.'*! to p| c S e ami honor Him bv grow rig
like Him now; andifwe sli ink from ilml
proof ol disi-iplesh p, let us know lint we
are no disciples. And if we have that proof
of riiscip’esh'p, let us !i!es Him that Me has
given lo ns the knowledge that we sha'l be
His at the last dav; and press on still that
we may reach that glorious inheritance; and
Ictus make Him the subject of adoring con
templation,ns we pass through this besotted
world that sees in Him no glory, tint pisses
Him hy. that, would throw Him out ol the
svstern of revelation of which He is the Sun,
till we reach that glorious world where His
beams shine upon all. where all His radi
an* e. the glorv of the redeemed. His re
flected glory, and where the danger of for
getting, denying, or cl shonoring H.m is i.o
Pet itrkl. U&3&; flNav. Jaasarv 30, 18-51.
i Tiinore. May lie, Hu*
- I to. f.rllEff ns
-1 cm. M-iy His . Spirit
i j hearts ami uiiirds, that tvs'iroy.l^
. i worthy of a place, muong 16is
■ j-Jie ■•si.aii corneaivin‘in niJ--
; -4 l|”G saved from ihe work I
• ,tne dey.il, Jo t.-rni.-ie llim its
Fro.li ’tie Cun? 4 i m 01m vv :. 1^
, . THE GRAND EIGNE MISSION*.'V
d-'r. J£JUor. —As .Madame Feller hi
been recently in Pniiaddpliia, interestiil
n it only Iter Baptist friends?, hut others als
m her efl’arts to evangelize ihe Roman Cal
olic inhabitants of Canaria, it may not t
unpleasant to some of your reariers /
s'.nice over a brief sketch of a visit i ruai i
some lime since, in company with an a
- quaintance, lo the .Mission of w!i eh she j
th; f’onudar. .jj
dim “.Grand Ligne” is a great cent til
road, called more propelly, to dl-tingiii Ii
il from several other roads m different pit s
of tiie Province, which go hy the same g? i
j ‘-‘fal name, “Grande Eigne de L’Acailn:
or the Grand Lino of Acadia! Along tl s
the Mission premises arc situated. T t
house is a large, three, story building, st -
mounted yvitji a cupola, the tin covering if
I wh.ch had appeared to us, as we appr.iac f
ed it, a mile or two oil, glittering in t c
rays, f the monfing sun. It ts situated u
•'i yard, ornamented with young trees, wi h
a garden mi one side, which, tinder the fls
. l ing ca vo * I one of the missionaries. Ills
been redeemed fioru the slumps and wetns
lately covering the spot, and was then fil
ed w.iii the ripening prudu •.tions of -ujn
mer. \\ e were received at the do r\i jth
: mu.-'i cordiality, by Mrs. NunuandcajiX-
Our coming from a Stale in winch tins uj: ,
■s on ii id always found many warm fnetißs;
ivsired tts a Itearty welcome. We w|;,-
coti.,l acted into tlidfparlor, on tho see*mil
floor, and inlroducoil to Mad. Feller andlla’
Dr. Gote, liio head ofthe hraueli ini-sionju
St. I he, .ih.iitt filly Hides distant, ft Was
siuiday meriting; and the gentlemen tnis
-.ouar.es residing hero, liiree or loi run
utmiber, laid gone to preach a! statious/fi:
diii'erent tiirecti *ns, wh- re a few bout ihj
bigoted popnlati ui coii!d be giitheretlf to
fist. lit. the gospel. U 1
f smsr i 1
vice, and alter a short but verv utiifa
■ ./no maiioii on tho prospects ofV J tli’s
iU.se in (hut region, we went dowl-G .?rs
• liiio tiie cliapel. This : was a convenient
r. .oni, sudime lll ly large to accommodate per
lisp:. 130 persons. It ‘was pre.iiy w■ .I !i |.
c.i With an attentive audience of l> th rcx"s,
and all. ages, irom the child nl five, lb men
beyond ihe prune ul life. The church c. n
nccied vvi-tli tiie Mission is composed aim st
entirely of those who were once strict Ro
man Calh lies. By the efforts of th. ms
sionai ms, tim circulation ol tiie iScriptunis,
liie cotiver sitions of colporteurs, and other
moans, .these gnorant,deluded people Imre
been brought to Ihe knowledge ol tiie irn'li.
, That litlie company of the friends ol'CluiM
had b; an iiisiruciod vety recently, for tin:
fit t timo, in the real principles of the Bible,
and .seemed deeply uteres eri in tin- w nd,
as it fell from the lips of l)r. Cote. ‘lhe
! moinbci's of tiie mission school, most of
whom Ii turd in the house, were ol comic
present; tin-sear - Iran 3Utu -10 in number,
of! ah i- x?'s, -and almos: every individual,
as was Imped, a true Christian. The ser
vices were in French, and from the plant
—a bright spot in the midst of darkin- ■<;
tin’ audience —lambs gathered frorn anion::
wiilvin; and the novcily of every tiling hN
forc ns—were deeply interest ng, th nigh im
perfectly nmierstoial. Tiie voice of prayer
came in quiet, sooiitin-’ tones upon the car;
the hymn of praise to the Gre ,lor. snug in
a imple, plaintive air, a auided witli strange
sweetness from the lips of those who so
lately cl-ianted adoration to th- created Vir
gin—and the sermon seemed peculiariv i:n
pr issivc, as delivered by a recent convert
from Romish infidelity.
Dr. Goto who lias been called to his re
ward within a few weeks past—(lie died
O-loner .31)— in the former part of his life
was ti strict V idiotic. But like mai y oilicj,
men of str.-mv sens.-;, b-i-oniiug ccnvluceS:
of Ilia snp-i'stifions of Romanism, lie hail
given tip aii confidence in Christianity, am!
settled itii-iaii unsatisfying .skepticism. It.
t the Canadian rebellion of IS3S, lie was u
prominent actor on the papist s.de, ami by
th ; defeat of his party, being obliged to lie;:
to the United Slates, lie was brought into
the society ofsoino pious people, who took
mu it pains to enlighten Inn into the truth.
He he -ame gradually relieved of his doubts
an i persn ujeri tiiat tiie preepl.s el the. Bible,4
not the dogmas of Rome, were from God.'*
Soon after lie was led, as is believed, to
give h.s heart to the Savior. Then he
tvnj naturally interested for the salvation
of his countrymen; and after much delibe
ration and constt'lation with the most judi
ci ms in ibis country, he resolved (o devote
his life lo the ministry, am ng the popula
tion of his native province, lie was a man
of faith and prayer, ami successful in win
ning souls to Christ; ami though of late
years strenuous and rigid in his views as a
Baptist, wo cannot doubt he has gone to a
better world, and ‘-his works do follow
him.”
Wo took dinner with the mission family,
where neatness and scnjpulou- cc nanny
t’ igued in all their arrangements; the pn
pfis ul ihe Seminary and the other members
of the household all sitting down together.
tIIs-it’vN
■; Mrs. Normamlcau conducted us to the.
* .house, where Mad. Feller began her good
work. Like nil the houses in this region,
it was built of loss, one story high, with
two rooms below, and a garret above.—
I Hero in the garret she commenced a little
; school, .with the feeblest encouragement,
j, bin strong in faith that her labors would
feboj, be “tn .wain.
: She Tolled steadily on, under Tin morons
impediments, suffering frequent, iuterrup
tin us in her work, and personal insult and
abuse, from the malice of priests, and the
hatred of nearly all the neighboring fami
lies. .She was once, if not more than once,
obliged to leave the house, and seek sonic
oilier shelter; and sometimes, when the
.animosity of her enemies broke out witli
ifresh violence, she had fears for her life.
Hut she kept on. More interest began to
•y bo felt in her eif ‘its, hy Christians in the
I United States; a missionary was sent to
I her aid, and gradually, by unwearied per-
j severance, and a lively confidence in the.
/ approbation of God, with patient prayer,
* she began to realiste some fruit of her ia
■ hors, in the conversion of those with whom
she had intercourse.
The movement thus began in anxiety
and distress, increased in extent and power,
till at length the Seminary was established,
ti convenient building erected, and ii was
now uncomfortably full of pious young
men and women, preparing for usefulness
in that land of ignorance.
The friends of the missionaries among
the people in ihe vicinity, frequently now
experience much anno • and trouble
J from their neighbors in the Romish
i Church; not always however equally se
vere. The priests are generally the cause
of any movements of a hostile character.
When limy see fit to arouse prejudice, and
excite il to activity against the heretic, they
find willing instruments in those who resort
jto mass and the confessi >nal. At the time
! we were there, all was quiet; hut the mis
! sioiiarins could not say lmw soon they or
j their friends might he disturbed hy the
j malice of of their Ifigoteri neighbors. After
; spending the afternoon in interchange of
thoughts, and sympathy with each other in
enr joy - amt.trials, as lahoiv.rt* in the groat
harvest li*.:i,! t mv companion and mvself
u;vl*,.llwir LllQ'v : Ji4l4qa, “q;jy.. rout denomina
tion from ourselves, were rendered dearer
to us hy (his visit, as servants of the. same
Lord, and traveling the ■ ame road to hea
ven. ‘ D. T
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KVTKMPOifA.N’RDCS UK Vi AI. IIEI.V ill\G.
In the Inst New York Observer there is a
letter contain! g an account o; the volume of
••Revival Sermons,” by Rev. Daniel Baker,
Ik D. Dr. 15. has been, p -rliaj greatly
blessed as an evangelist, in tin.- Southern
and South-western State.-, as over Dr. Net
tleton was in New England and Ne .v York.
Having described the sermons as highly in
structive and impressive, tin. writer of the
letter gives the following statement made to
him by Dr. Baker, as to the manner in
which they were, prepared for delivery.
‘•ln the fust place, lie informed me, years
before they were published, that lie had
written them with great care and labor,
livery jiara .-raph was measured and every
?■ uteiK.'o weighed, and the whole shaped to
the bps and trie’ hy the. enr before the el is—
- course was delivered. After it had been
preached, it. was altered hy erasures and
interlineations, tiii it was greatly changed
Then lie; whole was recast. After repeated
ein cud at aims in the same manner, sometimes
w tii important changes in the plan, ihe :
whole was recast again. This labor was
prosecuted to such an extent in severed iu
| stances, t! at he did not cease the work of
remodelling till lie had comp! -ted the fifth
enl.re tin i,seri; nm. Nor was his attention
to the delivery of his discourses less tho
r mgii. Every word wasc irefully laid dowi!N|
ii: the memory, so that in hearing him from
, one hour to an hour and a half, 1 could
never delect the h-ast appearance of dibit
to recoil! et a word nr sentence. It was all
j delivered witli as much freedom and deli
■ffcT’T.*: .mss as any man event . plavs in ex-
I pres-.in:: the clearest thought:, that have just
| ii fit spontaneously from his heart to his
i lips.”
On this interesting statement, we offer
two remarks: First, tiiat much of wlmt is
o died extemporaneous preaching,and much
of tin; best of it too, is far otherwise, and is
among the most elaborate efibits of the
mind and memorv. i I cnee the argument us
i to the grimier efficacy of extemporaneous
l preaching is often entirely fallacious. Ex-
Ifia'pf when some strong excitement supplies
tiie want *:fctrc-f'iil preparation, really ex-
Jemporatieous speaking is apt to lie almost
as meagre and dud us unpremeditated wri
ting.
Our other comment is. that the statement
we hive copied, reveals the secret of the
strength of most of the noted Revivalists.—
It consists in concentrating all other powers
upon the elaboration of a few discourses
aimed at otic specific object. What, thou,
Man be more senseless and unjust than the
iomparisou so often made lo the disari van-
Tige of si• 111■.*H pastors, who arc required, on
Inc shortest notice, lo he treating of the
jv'liolc I ‘lind of Divine doctrine, and lire
* whole phero f human defy? It is enough,
■ the past -r do*-s ‘hi:: work well. It is a
I ,;k far greater than that of the trio.-t fa
-1 Mous evangelist.- I'uvitan ltchorder.
From the Con fission.
CHRIST CRUCIFIED.
Christ crucified ! He is the solace of the
i Christian pilgrim, whilst lie is journeying
through tins world. Christ crucified ! lie
j is the theme of the Christian ministry. —
| Paul, the ma.u of God,'exclaims, “We preach
; riot ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord.
| and ourselves vonr servants for Jesus’ sake.”
“We* preach Christ crinytied -. unto the
Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks
; foolishness, uut unto them which are called
i both lews and Greeks Christ the power of
j God, and the wisdom ol God.” Christ cru
; cilied ! i/e is the only hope of the penitent
; sinner, “which hope he has as an anchor of
the soid, both sure and steadfast.” Christ
crucified ! He is the only refuge of a v-mri!
lying hi wickedness and exposed to the fires
of perdition.
Now if Chris! was not crucified, what a
! scene would Christendom exhibit ! Look
at tho .heathenish darkness” of Gtiina.'But
mall and Africa. What would you think of
| a mother who would take her dear little in
: (ant, Inane of her Inme and flesh of her lies!),
and put it to death in some cruel manner?—
Tliis'is but a faint picture of the reality.—
1 T iio muni turns from such a scene horror
j stnckeh. But siili it would have been our
j condition, hut for the doctrine of Christ cru
: cilied
But was Christ rruo fled for Christendom.
I alone? No ; “Go*l so love ! the world.” the
j whole world, “‘that lie gave his only begotten
j Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
; not perish, hut have everlasting life.” And
tins Sou of God said unto It':; disciples,
when I e was about to leave them, rGo yc
into all the world and teach (that is, disci-
I pto.) all nations.” Now does not Burtnnh,
and Ciuna, and Africa conuxise distinct and
separate nat.ous of tins world? And is not
: G’luvst ertntilied the hope and refuge of the
whole world? But how shall they have
hope in him of whom they In ve not heard?
Then it becomes tts, since we must meet
those benighted Ik;:ithen ai the bar o( God.
to bo Motive in the c.ausc of missions. Wo
surely lad,eve that Ci.;! requires tiie salva
tion of the heathen at o. r hands: for the
L >rd Jesus Christ lias .said. ‘'Go ye into all
the world.” He has given to each ol’ us tai
bhlfi^md,i:fitui:r.c | J ui: and use
i Tfit'vcTaTciits l°r liiiti.
Got one may sav, we cannot nil preach,
j’o this the answer is obvioi-. G f .,| does
not reipiire all lo preach. ‘i'lien It behooves
as, brethren in tli • m irsiry, to whom is
eoiinnitled in trii-t tlv ;;lot\. m.- - gospel of the
. blessed God, to eivo tins subject its due
| consideration. Daily as we approach the
mercy seat, let us inquire, ‘ L >rd, what wilt
I Thou ha\ ■ ,:iy to do?’’
It is vi ry certain tliat some of us must rro
to lira then lands. Aral then what nun! the
rest of us do? Must we remain at home
With our arms folded, and simple s iv, ’‘Go.
un hr -iliren, and do the will of God,” am!
.-'ive . t the means wherewith that object
may l.a effected? No; ••God forbid. - ’ It
becomes ns to support those who are will!n
to ii, not only with our prayers, but we
must put our hands into our purses, and sav
‘Vith int i ility and co lly fear, in the lan
:.oiage of pious David, ‘‘All th ills come of
f her. and of Thine own have we uiven
Th And whet, this is and tie. the “desert
will rejoa-e and Id is-oui a : .: t| : • rose.” Then
will the “daysprinjr from on high appear, to
give light to them tint s’t in darkness and
in the shadow of death.” Tin n will the
“Sun of ritzhleousness arise with healing in
Itis wings.” Then, and not till then, will
they know and feel of a truth tint Christ
was cnieified for their redemption, and was
rai-e ! again for their iust.fi •atlan.
A. S. M.
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POSTIJRK IN’ PRAYER.
Tho"e postures of the ho.ip. which the
light of nature and rule of scripture seem
to dictate as most prop r for prayer, are
‘and! up.hi tee Hii i?. or pms /ration.
Prostration : s sometimes use! itt secret
prayer, when a person is under a deep and
uncommon sense of sin, and fails flat upon
Ids face lief .re God an I p.-nrs cut h’s son]
before him. under the influence of such
thoughts, and the working of such graces,
as produce very uncommon expressions of
hum;lialioti and soil-abasement. d’his we
find in scripture made mn of upon many
oecas on'-: as Abraham foil on lus t'.-ce lie
fare God. Gen. xvii 3, and .leslm.i before
the I.md .Testis Christ, the captain of the
host of God. J sh. v. f t. So \foscs*,Ezrddc',
and Daniel, at other seasons; c,-, in the New
Testament, when John f 11 at the feet of
the a nge! to worship him. supposing it had
been oar Lord, Rev. xix. 10. And who
could chouse but fall down to the dust at
the presence of God himself?
Kneeling is the most frequent posture
used in this w rship, and nature seems to
dictate and Purl ns to it as an expression
of humility, of a sense of our wants, a sup
plication for mercy, and adoration of, and a
dependence upon him before whom ve
kneel. I his posture hath been practised
in all ages, and in nil nations, even where
the hglit of scripture never shined, and if. li
might he had with conveiiiency, would
certainly he a most a green lde posture for
the worship of God in public assemblies, as
wolf ns in private famillies. or in our secret
chambers. There are so many instances
and directions for this posture in scripture,
that it would he useless to lake pains to
prove it. So Solomon. 2 Ghr n. vi. It?;
Ezra. Ez. ix. 5, Daniel. Dan. vi. 10;
J. T. BLAIN, Printer.
Christ fiimself. Luke xxii. -41; Paul, Acts
xx. 33,.\xi. 5; Id pit. iii. 14.
l:t the last place, .standing is a posture
not unfit for this worship, especially in
places where we have not conveiiiency for
the humbler gestures. For a standing up
before a person whom we respect and rev
erence, is a token of that esteem and honor
which wa pay him; so standing before
God, where we have n 4 conveniences o?
kneeling, is gu. agree;; hie testification of our
high esteem wntm whom we then address
and worsliip. There are instances of this
gesture in the v r! of God. Mark xi. 25.
our Saviour .'•ays to his disciples, ickcn ye
.stand praying ; and Luke xviii. 13, The
Publican stood afar off and prayed.—
Standing an; a;:; to have been the common
goat tires of worsliip in a large and public
assembly. 2 Citron, xx. 4, 5,13. And in
this cijse i: is very proper to conform to the
usage ofdiri -thus with whom we worship,
whether h .ding or kneeling, since neith
er of the tn are made absolutely necessary by
the word of God.
Dut I cannot think that sitting or other
postures of rest and laziness, ought to be
indulged m solemn seasons of prayer, unless
p) rsoasarc in any respect infirm or aged,or
the work of prayer.be drawn out so long as
to make it troublesome to human nature to
maintain it mifalways in one posture. And
itt th sc eases, whatsoever gesture of Ivdv
keeps the mind in the best composure, and
tits it most to proceed in this worship, will
not,only be accepted ofGod, hut is most
agreeable to him. For it is the great rule
that he hath given and he will always
stood bv, that bodily exercise profiteth lit
tle; for be looks chiefly after the heart, and
he ad.!! have mercy and not sacrifice.—
IKatts.
WIIAT KIND OF COOKS SHALL I GIVE TO
MV CHILDREN ?
‘A 110 can duly estimate the benefits which
would flow in upon us, if parents, even but
for one year, would withdraw from their
children’s hands all works of fiction, and
substitute those which contain only tho
truth? Long and general habit lias cor
rupted our taste, enfeebled our minds, per
verted our judgment, and dethroned in our
! I ; :! V> :G-
Lviii’im :| \ i-uucl iii liu human mind until
counteracted l;y education.
Let us consider what a change would be
’produced in any family, taught to value
trmh.and to roji .4 fiction as necessarily iu
-1 n ,i- 111 v.ihio. The weak, unnatural,and
oit. a injur mis works of novel writers
and small, would give place to books ofhfs-
Im y. travels, and science, jhe mind would
bo trained to contemplate the characters,
habits,.-tud deeds of men, and the varied,
•■ < m., wondeutil, and giorious works of
• ■•.., as Vital as tne powers of our own
minds, and our iciaiioiis to cur Maker and
to each other. Now, how many of us en
ter upon scenes of duty ignorant of our
selves our fellow men, and the objects
around it;', with false ideas, erroneous prin
cipf ■- and unfunded expectations!
it we would insure to our children a life
ol disappointment, m rtification, and un
happiness, a downward course to the grave,
and die 10. of hope beyond it, we might
leat h them topieier the vagaries'of fiction
writers to the o!; nervations of sense, thed s
co varies of science, tlie tr. asurcs of lea ruing,
an;! the revelations of God. But if we
would regard the mind accord ng to its na
iuir and eapac.ties, we should lie among
tne advocates of sound taste, useful truth,
:md the men of learning and labor who have
daims on our high regard; and, above all,
adherents to the Bible, as the richest trea
sure the c trtli contains. Brought to this, as
‘he touch ‘. mo. Ik w won will the brazen
c tinier! ;is of taste and learning expose
then wot ll l le.'Niiess, aim the corroding can
iivi wiiicli would poison us and our children!
O.u this subject we have a fund of reflec
tions to ma lie, of arguments lo display, and
01 interesting examples to quote, when op
|.ti Utility si tall pros ut. Wo can only add
a warm wish to see our countrymen waking
j to the pernicious influences of that pre
.i.'u.g taste, which produces such various
and e.\*tem?ivo evil,
—— t -V to —
THE FULNESS OF CHRIST,
i here is not a want in the sinner, but
there is a corresponding fulness in Christ,
f n- “it pleased the Father that in him should
•di fulness dwell.” Is the sinner hungry-
Let him come to Christ, and lie shad ire
‘mule to partake of the bread of life. Is lie
ihitsly? Lei him corue lo Christ and he
shall he permitted to drink of the wells of
salvation. Js the sinner sick? Lot him
c me. to Christ, and he shall have life and
vigor infused into his soul. Is he naked?
Let him come to Christ, and lie shall re
ceive a beauteous robe. Ls lie blind? Let
him conic to Christ,and he shall have his
eves opened to see wondrous things. Is lie
deaf * Let him come to Christ, and lie shall
hear the voice of uncreated harmony, spcnk
ing peace to Ins happy’ soul. Is the sinner
burdened? Let him come lo Christ, and his
burden shad be taken away. Does lie long
for rest? Let him come lo Christ, and he
‘kail have sweet repose. Yes, no matter
what may be the sinner’s wants or woes,
only let him come to Christ, and he shall bo
made rich and happy', throughout all time,
laud throughout all eternity.— lie o. Daniel
: Halier, D. D.