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does, all less we recognize .the universalian. The Armenian, hold by nearly all of the many so-called churches, require works and belief, impossi ble to an infant; while the Camp belites require baptism by immer sion p.s absolutely essential to sal vation. I have not time or space to name all that like these, must have two plans —which the bible forbids —or lose some or a4l in fants. While the Primitive Baptist’s plan, ia an infant plan of salva tion that saves all these. And even‘to which the adult must be adapted before saved by it. For Jesus said to such “except ye shall be converted and become as a lit tle child, ye sLall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” (Mat. 18:3; Luke ; 18:16) “For of such is the. kingdom of God.” Notice, not a large tAit a little child, or helpless infant. Then a little child shows you the necessary condition and rela tion position to the law and king dom of heaven, where all must alike come, to be manifestly saved. Hence as Jesus said, the adult must be converted or turned away from depending on all deeds of the law—all self-righteousness— any and all self-help and became as utterly helpless and dependent for salvation —which makes it necessarsly by grace—-as a little child is to attain to it. And which alot e will cause him to cry for mercy and pardon, and, hence, “re ceive the kiagdon of God as a lit tle child.” And thus is demon strated the truth that salvation is by grace, and grace alone, which is in and through Jesus Christ. And this, by adults, is attained to only by a personal experimental knowledge of utter self-failure that converts one from all eels - help and dependence, and leaves him as an infant, helpless. And right here in this “valley of decision” must all come, or, as the infant, be found, to be judged worthy to enter the kingdom of exceeding and eternal night of glory.” When we think how our dear Savior was persecuted, can we ex pect anything else? He was de spised and rejected of men, a man ot sorrow and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” “Sure ly he hath b r ;rne our griefs and carried our sorrows.” Oh when we think of all Christ, our blessed Redeemer has suffered for us, can we murmur or complain? He has borne our griefs and sorrows, and we are not left alone to carry them. “As thy days so shall thy strength ever be.” Blessed thought! Glo rious promise I Doesnot this fill our poor souls with joy, and cause our drooping souls to look up and beyond the trying scenes of this tempestous life, and view by faith that “beautiful home”—that glo rious ‘beyond,’ where soon—Oh so very soon! we shall all meet to part no more forever? Oh what a merciful high Priest—what a glo rious Redeemer, and precious Sav ior, poor sinners have! For Christ come into the world to seek and save that which was lost. In this was manifested the love of God toward us; because that God sent his only begotten son into the world that we might live through him, “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent his son to be a propitia tion for our sips.” “We love God because he first loved us.” The children of God while here in this low ground of sin and sor row will have to endure hardness, persecutions And afflictions; “for whom the Lord Loveth he chasten eth and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.” “Now no chastise ment for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievious; neverthe less afterwards it yieldeth the peaceable fruits of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.” The Lord is a present help m time ot trouble,—our strength in weakness,—our light Danville, Ind. Dark Clouds “Lo I come unto thee in a thick cloud” Exo 4 19; 9. For many days past I have felt like the Lord was come unto me in a thick cloud: —no light—no comfort —no joy or peace, no love or rest, no sweet meditation. Hence the truthful expression above. When I saw and felt that my soul and body was horribly black with sin, and saw no way to escape the region of endless night, and de spair was depicted on every thing visible, I trust it was only the ful fillment of these blessed words “Lo I come unto thee in thick clouds.” When death comes and takes away father and mother, and a honor of darkness seizes upon our whole being, let us remember these sweet words “Lo I come unto thee in thick clouds.” And when death enter our little home and take away our dear companion whom God has given us, and our house become a house of mourning and tears, let us remember it is only the fulfillment of these heav enly words “Lo I come unto thee *.n thick clouds.” And when we gath er around the sick and dying broth er or sister, when earthly skill has failed, and see their strength gone and breath and life ebbing away, then it is we feel the power and weight of the darkness impenetra ble ; then how good aud comfort ing to know that though the cloud is thick that enshrouds us, that God has come in it, and is present with us. And when our dear children begin to sicken and weaken until death become visible and inevita ble, and our poor hearts begin to throb with awful anxiety that soon sinks into deep despair and our breath is spent in prayers to God, and every earthly help has failed, and death like a relentless foe takes from us our beloved one, oh then we can truly see “Lo I come unto thee in a thick cloud.” Dear 'brother hanks ; —Your Postal received, and appointments for Eld Barwick will be promptly published. 1 ' lam glad to learn the good Lord continues your la bors, and that you and I may dai ly discoyer those admirable bless ings so comforting to the family of God. Oh that I may have that agreeable turn which appear in you and other ministers, so suita ble to their calling, in my declin ing years and old age! The many cries foi|niy services, of late, — the healy weight and necessity laid me, is the power moving me almost day and night, in love mind, feeling, seeing, hearing and tasteingJl am made to bless the Loid foifhis goodness, I trust and lean upon him for all the power to enable me to fight the good fight and finis the work assigned me in the fnise of Christ and the church. My flesh seems to be si lent —paeeive —in the work before me, of late, More submissive and dependent on the Spirits power to light upland fill the earthen ves sel, which moves me willingly to the duties I feel impressed to do, lam made to know that without Jesus, I can do nothing, May the Lord continue to bless you and your precious wife and children; and also the church of Christ every where, I have been trying to serve 2 churches in the week, since I saw yoa- Baptised sister Sam Stephens at Bersheba last week, and oneor two at union :—look for 3or 4 next meeting these Churches aB in peace and love. Pray for® 0 ’ Bove to all good-by J. W. Parker. Let not the wise man gkry in his either let the mighty® 1111 glory in hls might let not rich man Biory in his riches. | at le * tha * glorieth glorv in^ llo ’ tnathe understan dethlanihnoweth me, that I am theLord ww hich , ich e * ec uteth loving kindne*j udgn ?® nt ’ and righteous nnoo the earth. ness, m*” humble ourselves wnder the migh ty hand of God. So that when he tries our faith by telling us to do i lowly things—for instance, that we ought to wash one another’s feot, —we should do so leaving the spirit of natural pride (which God always resists) behinds us. The literal washing of the saints feat serves as a reminder of what the Master has done, as does any oth er command, ordinance, or ap pointment of the Lord. But for the literal observance of the Pass over, how long would Israel have remembered the history of their deliverence from Egyptian bond age? The lowlier the work, the more like Jesus to observe it. The more like Jesus, the closer we be come “followers of God as dear children walking in love.” E. C. Thrash. Silvey, Ga„ Oct. 1896. “Behold the righteous shall ba recompensed in the earth; much more the wicked and the sinner.” “Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.” Any one wanting my book, containing my Expe rience, Call to the Ministry, Con flicts in the Ministry,church Iden tify, Doctrinal views of Election, Atonement, Death, Life, Grace, Final Preservation, Resurrection, Heaven, Pastors, Good works, Bap tism, Coforting words to the poor, Christian Evidences and obedience and my views on a number of texts of Scriptures etc., can purchase it by sending me 50cts for a single copy or $4-50, per dozen. Address Send at once, Lee Hanks. Boston, Thomas Co., Ga. “The wicked worketh a deceit ful work ; but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure re ward,” ’ one;—- ' cips in mind—and Oh how horri ' ble the thought! and then remem -1 Bering how vile I am, the tempter will tell me the Lord will not ap pear for me then. And a borrow of darkness and doubt will seize me. And then I cry to God. And how soon this storm passes. So that the moat of my time I live m the blessed assurance that even down to old age I will prove his unchangable love, and feel that he will provide eved for the hoary head. Here I shall sweetly rest and wait. Do others have such awful fears? &c.—P. “Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbors service without wag es, and give th him not for his work.” BY EARLY RELIGIOUS LITE. Dear Beader: —Having just publish ed a little book of 100 page, divided in ti. an introduction and eleven chap teis, under the following heads: Early Impressions—Found Guilty—Lost— Temptations—‘The Morning Cometh —Saved I—Added to the Church—What is my Duty?—Ordained—Fleeing Jonah-like—Delivered; in which will, be found much that will come heme to your heart, interest and help you, If is now offered to you and the public in neat form, ruled pages, printed on. good paper with flrm paper cover, at the very small price of ten cents a copy, three for twenty-five cents; seven for fifty cents; eleven for seventy-five cents; sixteen for one dollar; fifty for two dollars and fifty cents, to one ad dress, charges paid by me. Send 10c in silver, well wrapped in paper, and larger orders in registered letter or money order, at my risk. Give name and post-office address full and plain, and of your express office. Also, about one hundred copies of “Mercy Deering, or Faith against In fidelity,” contains my good lithogragh portrait, 268 pages, cloth binding, price 85 cent, but to close them out while they last, will be sent with “Early Re ligious Life,” both for 75 cents. Yours in Jesus, David bartlet. Crawfordsville, Ind., Oct. 26,1896.