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BURMAN MISSION.
I. 1. In this Centennial year the
attention is fixed on the beginning
of missions; all turn with reverence
to the little cobbler’s shop in Eng
land, where in the heart of Carey,
the glorious thought of foreign mis
sions unfolded and blossomed; all
review with grateful appreciation
his labors at Serampore; but we
American Baptists hasten on, unsat- i
isfied, till at the thought of Burma
and the name of Judson our' hearts
thrill with peculiar emotion. Our
beginnings were here. 2. Has any
age or any land ever furnished such
examples of heroism as are found in
the lives of Ann Haseltine and '
Adoniram Judson? When we con
trast the Burma of 1813, —dark,
cruel, totally heathen, —with the
Burma of today, with its 139 mis- |
sionaries, 191 schools, 11,607 pupils,
550 Churches, 610 native preachers,
30,253 members, is not our interest
in this field further stimulated by I
such wonderful success? 4. Then i
the fact that “no evangelical work
of any amount is carried on in that
country except by American Bap- \
lists,” commands our eager interest i
not only as onlookers, but as intelli
gent co-worker.
11. Burma, a part of the British
possessions lying east of the Bay of j
Bengal, is about three times as large
as Minnesota, and has a population j
of about 8,000,000. The people re- i
present 42 different races, including I
immigrants from India and China.
Buddhism is the prevailing religion
the caste system here is not oppessive
as in India. Among so many races
and tongues the work must necessar
ily be divided. When Dr. Judson
began work in Rangoon, in 1813, he
worked for the Burmans exclusively.
Working without grammar, diction
ary or English-speaking teacher, in
three years he completed a grammar
and a tract; in four years the Gos
pel of Matthew, in eleven years the
.New Testament; in twenty years
the whole Bible. In six years he
preached his first public discourse,
in seven, baptized the first Burman
convert, Aloung Nau. 2. The
work atnoung the Karens began like
a Pentecost, and has been very suc
cessful. Dr. Mason called the Bur
mans the Pharisees and Sadducees;
the Karens, the publicans and sin
ners. Geo. Dana Boardman began
his work in 1828 at Tavoy, and here
was baptized the first Karen convert,
Ko Thah-byu. He- is called the
“Karen Apostle.” Many received
the word gladly, and in 1831, after
but three years labor, Mr. Boardman
had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Ma
son baptize thirty-four Karens. Mr,
Boardman died two years after. At
Bassein, on the fiftieth anniversary
of the baptism of the first Karen,
there was dedicated free of debt, the
Ko Thah-byu Memorial Hall. This
was built entirely by Karen. Chris,
tians, and cost about 822,000. 3.
The Shans are called the travelling
traders of Burma. The Rev. AL IL
Bixby began the work for them in
l§60; not in the Shan States, on ac
count of civil war, but at Toungoo,
where were thousands of Shans. Dr.
Cushing prepared a Shan grammar
and the Gospel of Matthew in 1871;
in 1881 a dictionary; in 1882 the
New Testament, and now he has the
whole Bible ready for print. The
first station established in actual
Shanland was at Thibau in I*9o. 4.
The Kachins live in the northeastern
part of Burma, bordering on China
and Assam. There are about 5,000,
000, seemingly allied to the Karens,
in tradition and religion, but they
are lawless and wicked. The work
among them was begun at Bhamo,
in 1877, by Dr. Cushing. This work
has been carried on largely by Ka
ren preachers, supported by Bassein
Karens. There have been more
than fifty baptisms. 5. The Chins
are in the western part of Burma,
They are Buddhists, with many of
the Karen superstitions. Their re
ligious ceremonies are mostly to
propitiate evil spirits. They believe
in a Creator and Supremo Ruler,
but say that be is so good that no
one need fear him or worship him.
6. There are so many different races
in Burma, so many attracted from
India and China by higli wages, that
tome work is being done for those
not reached by these Missions, the
old stations being centres of this
work.—Ensign.
OFFICERS OF THE GEORGIA BAP
TIST ORPHAN’S HOME AS
SOCIATION.
President—Mrs. Harvey Hatcher.
Treasurer—Mrs. A. J. Moore.
Corresponding Sercetary Mrs.
Judge Lumpkin.
Recording Sec’t’y—Al. E. Barnes.
Auditor—Mrs. B. Conkling.
Vice Presidents—Mrs. W. J. Nor
then, Mrs. J. Al. Brittain, Mrs. J. C-
Wilson, Mrs. 11. McDonald, Mrs, J‘
B. Hawthorne, Mrs. V. Norcross.
Trustees—Mrs. A. E. Bozeman,
Mrs. A. D. Adair, Mrs. W. J. North
en, Mrs. W. S. Armstrong, Mrs. Al
bert Cox, Mrs. Eustcrlin, Mrs. J.
Norcross, Mrs. C. Peeples, Mrs. En
gine Black, Mr/. C. Goodwyu, -Mrs.
Lulie AL Gordon, Mrs. J. 11. James,
Mrs. R. E. Seymore, Macon ; Mrs.
I). S. Printup, Rome; Mrs. James
Brown, Greensboro; Mrs. W. W.
Chisholm, Savannah; Mrs. 11. II-
Wheatly, Americus; Mrs. E. Smith*
Thomasville; Miss Mary Wright,
Augusta.
Officers of Executive Committee—
Mrs. A. J. Orme, Chairman ; Mrs. W.
J. Northen and Airs. A. D. Adair,
Vice Presidents; Mrs. C. Peeples,
Mrs. J. M. Hill, A. 1). Adair, J. 11.
James, C. B. Brady, J. McD. Nathen,
Mrs. IL Hatcher, Mrs. AL B. Fitzger
ald, Mrs. J. C. Wilson, AL Dawson,
Mrs. B. Conkling, J. T. Pendleton.
Advisory Board—Messrs. A. D.
Adair, J. Norcross, J. C. Wilson,
Walter, Dunson, AL C. Kiser, B. F-
Abbott, 11. 11. Cabbaniss, Judge J.
T. Pendleton, Gov. W. J. Northen,
Judge George Hillyer.
Legal Adviser—Mr. Porter King.
Physicians—Dr. W. S. Armstrong
and Dr. Chas. Benson.
Oculists—Dr. I lobbs and Dr. Chas.
Roy.
Dentists—Dr. Crenshaw and Dr.
Chas. Crenshaw.
REPORT OF GEORGIA BAPTIST OR
PHANS’ HOME ASSOCIATION
FOB SEPT. 1892.
The attendance was unsually
large showing that the interest in
our Baptist Home is increasing.
After devotional exercises and reci
tations of verses from the children,
which were unusually interesting,
the reports of the children in school
were read and all were delighted to
know that progress was being made
by all the children. The highest
mark in lessons being 98 and lowest
95. There was reported two more
children to be adopted, these go to
the same home and are brother and
sister, and an application for seven
children.
The Home Committee reported
they had bought the new range but
did not have the money to buy a wa
ter tank, this would cost S2O more.
How much we need money to carry
on the good work. The Heme was
in fine order owing to the efficient
work of the Home Committee of
which Mrs. J. 11. James is chairman.
The Wardrobe Committee report
ed a nice box of clothing from W.
AL S. per Mrs. ]). B. Fitzgerald,
Omaha, Ga., and nineteen children
clothed by individuals or societies
and yet there are others. We were
glad to have with us Airs. Putnam
of Brunswick, Ga. The W. AL S.
which she represents clothes Mattie
Martin, and we feel sure she will go
home to work for us with renewed
zeal.
Will not some one send* us coal
and wood for our winter use ? We
are sure there are some who can do
it, will you not listen to this appeal
for the fatherless? Many can send
in potatoes, apples, beans, peas, dried
fruit, syrup. Send us boxes or bar
rels of provisions, they will be re
ceived with thankfulness and make
the hearts of many rejoice. The fol
lowing is list of donations for the
month.
Report for the Georgia Baptist
Orphans’ Home, September.
Clothing—From Mrs. Calhoun,
Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Williamson, .Mrs.
Charles Lane, Miss Leontine Chis
olm, Mrs. Green, Mrs. James.
»Shoes—From Mrs. Thornton, Mrs.
Calhoun, Mrs. Snellings, Mrs. Wool
sey’, Mrs. James.
Provisions—Beef from Mr. Smith ;
Mrs. Hall of Edge wood, vegetables ;
fruit and vegetables from Mrs. L.
A. Hall, Washington Street ; chick
ens and potatoes from Mrs. James ;
irish potatoes by’ Mr. McCarty ;
sweet-milk from Mrs. Northen, but
ter-milk from Airs. James; five
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1892.
pounds butter by Airs. Cole ; two
pounds butter by’ Airs. John Hill.
Furniture—Six pieces by Airs.
James ; one bedstead and four has
socks by’ Airs. Tupper ; one dinner’
set containing 105 pieces by Dr. J.
William Jones ; twenty-one school
desks by Board of Education per
Alajor Slaton.
Boxes of clothing—One box from
West End AV. AL 8. for Bessie Alar
tin.
One bundle from AV. AL S. of
Brunswick, Ga., for Alattie Alartin.
One bundle from W. AL S. of Co
lumbus, Ga., for Oda Burk.
One box from Omaha, Ga., Sum
mer Hill Baptist Church containing
three feather pillows, nine cases, two
sacks dried fruit, and clothing.
TItE ASUKEIt’s RE PORT.
Ist Baptist ch—through Mrs A .1 Orme,
Mrs. Gov. Northen $ 1 oo
” Richards, New Orleans 23 00
2nd Baptist cl.—through Mrs 1. J Laird.
Mr. AD Adair 4 00
” George Hillyer 2 00
” Henry Durand 100
Mrs AD Adair 1 oo
" J T Pendleton 1 oo
" HHatcher 100
" John Moore 3 0
" W T Armstrong 2 00
" George Lownds 1 oo
" Jenkins 30
" VVJGarrett 50
Dr Charles Benson 60
Mr W F Manry , 200
“Johnson 25
Mrs Vassar Wooly 125
" Lewis Abbott 60
"TJDay 50
W JI B,2nd Baptist church 2 50
Mrs Prcauleau 1 oo
” Goodwyn 2txt
“ John H James 1 on
” T it Brady 50
" E H Thornton 500
" S P Richards 2 00
" John D Cunningham 5 00
6th Baptist di—through Mrs H Dawson.
Mrs J 8 Kempton 60
" McAfee 50
“ H Dawson 50
Miss LW Clark 60
" Luna Lovett 25
Mrs Dobbs 20
West End ch—through Odair 1 80
Sirs A P Free too
“ James K Polk 1 oo
Rent on Stable 6 00
L M I! nion Gordon ch—Mrs W W late.... 3 00
Midway ch Georgetown—Miss Ellie Meth-
viu 11 75
May Harris Lewis 1 00
Miss Naomi Jafkson, Mars Hill ch 1 oo
Contribution Ist ch Macon—Mrs Zettler- 100
t hrough Mrs Orme 2 50
Miss Carrie Matthews 1 oo
Mrs L It Thomas class 2 75
" J E Appier 1 00
Fancy work—Mrs Fitzgerald. Sold for-■ 600
W M 8 Talbotton ch 5 00
Miss 8 Y Gibbs’ S 8 Class 1 22
“ Bessie Lumpkin 100
North Georgia Association—H Hatcher.. 623
Middle Cherokee " ..3 00
Total 8123 25
Alits. 11. Hatcher,
Alrs. A. J. Aloore, President.
Treasurer.
Address Airs. A. J. Orme on ad
mission and addoption of children,
234 N. Pryor St.
(Che
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.
Among autumn millinery, a hat
of coarse heavy straw, of a deep red
color, is shown, trimmed with
changeable red-and-green silk, pink
ed on the edge and plaited in a full
ruche. A piece of the same silk is
gathered up and placed on the tip of
the small high crown, which is set
far back, and the brim is narrow in
the back and broad in front. The
silk must be cut on the bias, and
nine inches before it is pinked will
make a wide trimming, and at least
four times the length of the part to
be covered must be allowed. It
should be box pleated through the
middle and ’fastened firmly to the
hat. It is placed at the same dis
tance from the edge all around, so
so while it touches the crown at the
back it will leave rpiite a space in
front of the crown.
A simple but dressy form of col
larette, which may’ be worn with any
style of waist, is made of ribbon
about an inch and a half wide, cut
in graduated lengths, and sewed to
the lower edge of a collar made of
the same kind of ribbon and finished
at the back with a bow. Use seven
strips of ribbon, the longest measur
ing about nine inches, and lay a
shallow plait in each at the top. Do
not extend them back of the shoul
der seams. Finish the upper edge
of the collar with a ftdl ruche of the
ribbon or of lace.
A pretty ribbon-trimming for a
skirt, to be set just at the edge or
above a narrow plaited or gathered
ruffle, is made of ribbon about three
inches wide. Lay clusters of three
inch plaits at intervals of two inches;
then catch Lack the upper plait of
one cluster at the bottom and the
upper plait of the next cluster at
the top, and so on alternately. It is
easily arranged, dressy, and very
durable.
The black silk dress, which has
long occupied a secondary’ place in
women’s wardrobes, is said to be
again coming into favor. Indeed,
silk of all kinds is growing in popu
lar favor. The prime favorite, just
now, is bengaline, a heavy, corded
silk, very similar to the old-fashion
ed Irish poplin. It will be much
used for combination with other ma-
terials, and ranges in price from
$2.25 to $3.00 a yard. The woollen
goods displayed this season have
never been surpassed in beauty and
variety.
Alajenta, a tint obsolete for many
years, has again come into use, and
is much employed in combination
with delicate shades.of gray.
The revival of the apron is one of
the predictions for fall, and if Pari
sian reports are true, we may soon
see the dainty brocaded aprons laced
with frills and ribbon trimmed,
which were a regular feature of
the house dress a generation ago.
A pretty and inexpensive way of
draping a bedroom window is to
ruffle squares of dotted muslin and
run them on a brass rod at the top
of the lower sash, and tie them back
with white or colored satin ribbon.
A valance of the same material,
trimmed in the same way, and with
bows of the same ribbon at the ends,
may be placed at the top of the win
dow, if it is fastened to a strip of
wood which projects far enough out
from tho window to allow freedom
to the shade.
A pretty coat for a little girl of
five years or so was made of fawn
light-weight cloaking and trimmed
with bands of brown astrakhan. It
extends to the bottom of the dress,
and the loose fronts are made close
fitting at the sides by long under
arm darts. It is closed at the centre
of the front with brown-and-fawn
mottled horn buttons. The back is
close-fitting, with coat-plaits at the
side-back seams. Over tho coat is
worn a double cape of the same,
made on a shallow yoke. With this
coat is worn a fawn felt hat, trim
med with loops of fawn and brown
ribbon, and two brown wings placed
saucily at the back.
For a girl of ten a school dress
was made of blue and white mixed
cheviot, trimmed with plain goods
matching the blue shade in the ma
terial. The full round skirJ was
finished with a deep hem. The
waist was plain, with three forward,
turning plaits at the waist-lino at
at each side of the centre of the
front, and three backward-turning
plaits similarly arranged at each
side of the closing in the back. The
waist was made upon a lining. The
standing collar, the cuffs on the coat
sleeves, and a pointed girdle, were
cut from the blue goods.—Exami -
ner.
CINNAMON BUN.
A delicious cinnamon bun for
luncheon or tea, is made from two
ounces of butter, three eggs, one
half cupful of yeast, one teaspoonful
of salt, and one pint of milk. Put
the pint of milk in a farina boiler,
and when hot pour it over the eggs
which should be beaten till light
while the milk is heating. Add two
ounces of butter, and let the mixture
stand until lukewarm ; then add the
yeast and salt, and stir in enough
flour to make a thin batter. Beat
thoroughly an continuously five
minutes, cover the bowl, and stand
in a warm place till morning. A
cupful of flour is then added to the
sponge, and when it is well beaten
stir in enough flour to make a soft
dough. Add the flour a little at a
time, and work it in with the hand.
Take out on the bread board, and
knead quickly and lightly for ten
minutes. The dough is not as stiff
as that for bread. Put into the
bowl, cover, and stand till very light
in a very warm place. Take out
half tho dough, roll it into a thin
sheet, rolling from tho center toward
the edges. Spread with butter, then
sprinkle with dried currants and cin
namon. Roll tightly in a long roll,
and cut into pieces about two inches
long. Place the buns tightly to
gether in a greased pan, the cut side
up, and stand in a warm place cover
ed until very light. Bake in a mod
erate oven half an hour, and take
out the pan and separate while hot.
Use tho remaining part of the dough
in the same way as the first’—Select
ed.
To make a nice rico pudding, take
a quarter of a pound of rice, and
boil in a pint of milk until quite
thick. If it should get too dry add
some more milk. Beat half a pound
of butter to a cream, add ono by
one the yolks of eight eggs, a quar
ter of a pound of sugar, the grated
peel of half a lemon, and the rice,
which must be cold. Finally add
the whites of the eggs, beaten to a
stiff snow. Bake in a buttered mold,
and turn out in a cake plate. Serve
warm with a fruit sauce.—Exami
ner.
It is well, an exchange remarks, to
plough gardens twice in the fall.
The first time should be as early as
crops can be cleared from them, so
as to destroy weeds. The second
should be just before freezing
weather, turning up the ridges and
leaving it rough, so as to expose as
much as possible to the weather. On
these ridges some of the earliest
crops may be sown or planted with
out further ploughing, in fact,Jbefore
the land is dry enough to allow the
tramping of heavy teams. It is thus
that tho earliest crops of green peas
are grown. The land for later-sown
vegetables can be cultivated down
to a mellow tilth, and except possi
bly for roots that run deep, such
spring cultivation will fit fall-plough
ed land for seeding better than will
a spring ploughing, which will turn
under the mellow surface soil.—Ex
aminer.
Aiken, S. C., Sept. 19, 1890.
The Electropoise has worked won
ders in my household. I introduced
it to Airs. Cuthbert last Alarch as a
remedy for rheumatism, and since
thed she has laid aside stick and
crutches and is able to attend to all
of her household duties. Another
of my family by using it is better
than she has ever been, and I myself
find it an admirable tonic when
tired out after three services on the
Sabbath. Several parties have in
vested in this instrument because
of our experience and expression of
opinion. Very gratefully,
Rev. Lucius Cuthbert.
(Garner
On the North Sea.
Sailing out on the sea at the close of tho day.
When the glow of the sunset is fading away.
When forms grow dim in tho dying light,
I stand on tho deck in tho purple night.
I have sobbed with anguish the long, long day.
For the way of God did not seem my way;
I have struggled against that mighty will,
But night has cornu and my heart is still.
Oh, the gentle waves, passing softly by!
Oh, the stars coming out in the twilight sky!
Oh, the stately ships, with their lanterns
bright.
Green, golden and red, through the purple
nightl
And tho waves are whispering, soft and low,
"Take rest; go to sleep, and lorget thy Woe!"
It is God’s own voice on the sea tonight;
“Fear not the darkness; I am tho Light!”
And my wild, wild sorrow is hushed to rest,
I feel that whatever may come will be best;
It is God’a own love that, will guide my way,
I can sleep in peace; it will soon be day.
—Anna Baadsgaard in Christian Inquirer.
A CHRISTIAN HERO.
HE LAYS DOWN HIS LIFE FOR A
FRIEND AND IS HIMSELF MIRACU
LOUSLY SAVED.
There are heroes in every class of
life; many a name unnoticed and un
known to fame is yet written in the
Book of Life, enrolled in the noble
army of martyrs who have laid down
their lives for others for his sake
who died for them.
Such a hero was Alichaol Verran,
a splendid specimen and true type
a Christian Cornish miner.
From a boy he had lived and
worked in the dark mines, but he
had learned to lisp the name of Je
sus at his mother’s knee, and the
dark galleries and levels of the mine
did not hinder his having an abiding
I sense of the Savior’s presence.
One day in his full manhood he
was engaged with two others sink
ing a shaft. They had bored a hole
in the usual way for blasting and
according to the rule one of the
| three had ascended the shaft, leaving
■ the others to finish the preparation
I for firing the charge.
Tho hole was filled with powder
! ami securely tamped, and all that
. was left to do was cut the
| fuse and then for one man to as
’ cend the shaft and let down the buck-
I et for the last, so that ho who fired
I the fuse might have time to be
drawn up to the surface before the
charge should explode.
Alichaol and his companion had
become familiar with danger. They
were careless; and while the fuse
was attached to the charge, they set
| to work to cut it through with a stone
and an iron drill. In doing it the
[ iron gave out a spark, and in a second
tho hissing of the fuse told them
I that in a few moments the charge
j would explode.
Both dashed to tho shaft, and
j holding onto the bucket, gave sig-
I nal to bo drawn up; but alas! the
I strength of the man at the widdlass
was not equal to lifting two; he could
wind up only one man at a time.
To remain was death to both, and
it was Alichael Verran’s turn to as
cend. lie looked at his companion,
stepped from the bucket and quietly
said:
“Escape, lad, for thy life; I shall
be in heaven in a minute.”
Swiftly the bucket ascended, and
the man saved leaned over the pit’s
mouth and listened—listened for
what? For the great roar and boom
that told him of the sudden destruc
tion of the brave comrade who had
given up life to save him.
L’p came the smoko and rubbish,
blinding and sickening. There could
be no doubt of the miner’s fate,
close shut against that fearful hole.
Yet down they hurried, and among
the scattered blocks of rock at the
bottom of the shaft they shouted in
faltering tones his name, “Alichaol!
Alichaol! where arc you?”
And the strong answer came,
“Thank God, I am here!”
Eager hands dragged away tho
rubbish and rock, and there un
derneath a huge slab of stone t hat
had blown across him, and lodging
against the end of the shaft protect
ed him from all the rest, they found
him safe; not a scrath upon him nor
his clothes torn. He had sat himself
down in the corner of his rocky
prison, placed a shield of rock before
his eyes and commended his soul in
prayer to God, and the God who
cared for Daniel in his rocky dungeon
had delivered him and saved him
from death.
For years he lived to tell of God’s
goodness to him, and to lead others
by his example to the Savior, and
then they laid him in the quiet coun
try churchyard where the long grass
now waves over his sleeping place.
But his name still lives in the hearts
of the simple Cornish miners; his
heroism is still remembered by maid
en anti stripling, who have learned
his story from the aged folk who liv
ed in the time when the brave, good
fellow gave himself up to die for his
friend and comrade in the bottom of
the pit shaft.
“Greater love hath no man than
this, that he lay down his life for bis
friend.”—Christian at Work.
AN AWFUL STORY.
There was once an awful little
girl who had an “awful” to every
thing. She had an awful house in
an awful village, which was an aw
ful distance from every other awful
place. She went to an awful school,
where she had an awful teacher;
who gave her awful lessons out of
awful books. Every day she was so
awful hungry that she ate an awful
amount of food so that she looked
awful healthy. Iler hat was awful
small and her feet were awful large.
When she took an awful walk she
climed awful hills, and when she
got awful tired she sat down under
an awful tree to rest herself. In
summer she was awful hot, and in
winter awful cold. When it did
not rain there was an awful drouth,
and when the awful drouth was over
there was an awful rain. If this lit
tle girl does not get rid of this vul
gar way of saying “awful” about
everything, I am afraid she will
come to an awful end—Selected.
READY BEFOREHAND.
“What are you doing now? I never
saw a girl that was so continually
finding something to do!”
“I’m only going to sew a button
on my glove.”
“Why, you are not going out, are
you?”
“Oh, no! I only like to get things
ready beforehand; that’s all.”
And this little thing that had been
persisted in by Rose Hammond un
til it had become a fixed habit, sav
ed her more trouble than she herself
had any idea of; more time, too.
Heady beforehand try it. As sure
ly as you do, faithfully, you will nev
er relinquish it for the slipshod,
time-enough-when-it’s-wanted way
of doing. -Selected.
BROWN'S IRON BITTERS
Cures Dyaptpsia, In
digestion Debility.
DO YOU WANT DO YOU WANT
Teachers? Schools?
Thooldest and tho best. The first tube es
tablished in tho South.
Has supplied more Teachers with positions
than all other touchers' aironcies In
the South combined.
Southern School rod Teachers’ Agency
Naslnille, Tenn.
24declv .
THE SECRET OF LIBERTY.
It Is Found tn Obeying God’s Law M
Taught by the Gospel of Christ.
I will walk at liberty, for I seek thy
precepts.—Psalms cxix, 45.
This is a profound saying, a stroke of
inspiration which leads this Hebrew
psalmist to lay bare the secret of all
liberty, and by contrast the root of all
bondage, in the soul of man. He per
ceives that there is a wide reaching, a
universal divine law; he perceives that
sorrow and pain and bonds come from
violation of that law, and then he grasps
the happy truth that by obedience to it
we become free. At least twenty-five
centuries have passed away since this
sentence was written, but the world has
not got beyond the truth of it, and it
cannot, for that truth is eternal free
dom by conformity to divine law. This
is the great principle enshrined in the
text.
Liberty, freedom, enlargement, are
found in obedience to God’s law. There
is a noble confidence in the psalmist's
words. He knew perfectly well that the
service of God might cost him'much.
Already he had endured affliction be
cause of well doing, and yet he has such
trust in God that he is persuaded that
day by day, ever increasingly, he should
walk a free man, at liberty because he
sought the divine precepts. The human
idea of liberty, pushed to thfe extreme,
is this: Let the law die; anarchy is free
dom. The divine idea is obey. Great
peace have they that love God’s law, and
nothing shall offend them!
The words of the text anticipate one
of the wisest sayings of a heathen teach
er, who declared that “to serve the gods
was to reign.” Probably our judgment
Is convinced. We see plainly that to
obey is to be free, but, alas, there is a
practical difficulty—a chasm before us
which we cannot ourselves bridge over.
We are in this dismal case, that while
we are persuaded that to serve God is
good we do not love his law, and we
cannot obey it. There are those who,
partially awakened, have resolutely set
out on the way of well doing; they are
grieved to find that it is a bondage to
them; the conscience and (the bent of)
the heart are not at one.
Where does help lie? There is but
one answer, and that answer is, the
Gospel of Jesus Christ. This gracious
Saviour does not come to see us free
from the law of obedience (to do that
would be to put at defiance the govern
ment of God), but he comes to save us
from the final consequences of our sin.
He comes to pardon, to strengthen us by
his spirit, to shed abroad the love of God
in our hearts. He begins by freely for
giving, and thus putting away that sense
of guilt which is to those who feel it a
fetter upon the soul, and this forgiveness
is obtained by that cross which is the
supreme manifestation at once of the
righteousness and love of God. That
victorious cross conquers the old repug
nance, breaks down the enmity, brings
a new atmosphere unto our spirit, so
that we begin jxujove what God loves
and to hate what he hates. We walk at
liberty, for we seek his precepts. The
Christian man comes to see, not only
that God’s will is right, but further,
that it is blessed.—From a Sermon by
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