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Many good and stront? things were said in be half of MISSIONS During the Session of the Southern Baptist Convention. Subscribe to and read the Christian Index, if you would keep informed. ESTABLISHED 1821, &lxc Christian Published Every Thursday at 57% S. Broad Street. Atlanta, Ga. i. c. McMichael, fbopbietok. ■■ 1 t Organ of the Baptist Denomination in Georgia. Subscription Price : Ono copy, one yearß 2.00 One copy, six months 1-w One copy, three months...-• ••• w Obituaries.—Ono hundred words free of charge. For each extra word, ouo cent per word, cash with copy, „ . , . To Correspondents.—Do not use abrovia tions; be extra careful in writingproper names; write with ink, on one side of paper; Do not write copy intended for the editor and busi ness items on same sheet. Leave off personal ities; condense. Business.—Write all names, and post offices distinctly. In ordering a change give the old as well as the now address. Iho date of label indicates the time your subscription expires. 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It is announced in one of our religious exchanges that in New York city “Bel gian blocks arc laid on Broadway, Wall and the principal business streets, as well as on Fifth Avenue.” Yes we have ridden over the blocks on a Fifth Ave uno omnibus. The next time we shall not get on the omnibus I The Worlds Fair directory has asked Congress to rescind tho action requiring the gates to bo closed on -Sunday. The principal reason alleged for tho request is that tho directory are so anxious to have religious services on the grounds Sunday afternoons! Wonder if the di rectors think their thin veil of hypocri sy hides their real desire I The First Church, Portland Oregon, is s'd' l to be our strongest i.hvroli on the tPacific coast. The wall of the church Edifice is of white sandstone. Cost with site is $175,000, and occupies a ground area of 123 xlOGfeet. It is a fine example of Gothic and Romanesque architecture provision is made in tho plan for free dispensary, reading rooms, employment bureau and “ other forms of applied Christianity. Will seat 2000. The Salvation army treasurer has begun counting the proceeds of tho “self-denial week.” The indications are that $250,000* will be realized. The largest sum thus far found in one envelope has been slls, hud the smallest 3 cents.—Ex. This sum raised in one week. South ern Baptists have allowed [themselves fifrytwo weeks to raise the same amount As a Centennial fund. Will they do it? H. A. T Jr., correspondent of tho. Bap tist Baltimore, writing of tho ordina tion of Rev. Hartwell K. Hawthorne to tho full work of the gospel ministry says; “Brother Hawthorne lias many of the talents of his gifted father, Dr J. 11. Hawthorne, and his friqnds in the Virginia valley prophesy for him a bril liant career. He is pastor of Hebron Church Nelson County.,and of Mt. Ed. church in Albe marle .Couniy, Va. The Baltimore Baptist says “the qnes" tion has troubled many pastors whether it is wise to carry young converts through a course of catechetical instruc tion before baptizing them into tho church. Tho lapse of so many young church-members after baptism into their old ways of life may well give seri ous concern.” We fear the trouble is deeper than tho lack of “catichetical instruction.” Young children are frequently rushed into tho church without satisfactory evidence of conversion. Recently a Methodist church we wot of received several children not over seven years of ago: and wo have heard of some Baptist churches doing the same thing. Dr. J. 11. Eager our missionary in Italy lias been writing a series of articles on “Romanism in Italy.” Tn one of the latest he tails of a nnmbcr of absurd . superstitions which were hold by the peasants, and attributes them to their religious faith. Wo can quite easily par allel ids list of superstitions from the ri diculous beliefs current among ignorant classes in our own country. Superstiti. on seems to inhere'in ignorant minds of nil religious persuasions. There is probably nothing that the average man or woman Is more willing to do than to confess faults! But some how the thing has gotten wrong end foremost. Our eye has fallen on this choice bit from Dr. J. 0. Hiden: “Now and then I have been annoyed by ill-natured people who come to me with ugly stories about their neighbors. The Roman Catholics believe in what is call ed auricular confession. I do not believe In it. But as between tho Roman Catholic method of confession and the Baptist method, f c onfess that 1 prefer tho for mer.’ Tho Catholics confess their sins to their preacher, and some Baptists confess every body’#.but their own.” fljmtian ENTHUSIASM IN CHRISTIAN LIFE. Jesus Christ was an enthusiast. His life was pitched on a high key. There were no times of sluggish ness or indifference. There was a comsuming zeal for God,at all times. So intense was his life that his friends thought him deranged. {Mark 3- 24.) So thoroughly did they mis understand him and the ruling mo tives of his life, they planned to keep him in the quietness of home until the delirium should pass away. They attributed his devouring ear nestness, his wondrous claims, his attacks upon established orders and abuses, his seeming neglect of sleep and rest, they thought there were marks of a disordered mind. Jesus was pre-eminently a man of prudence, good judgment, planning for the future, keeping out of need less danger, taking time for rest of body. He trained the twelve, that His work might go on after Ilis death. He made a home for His mother. Under and through all his life there was a great and growing earnestness. There was an impelling must in his life. Paul was an enthusiast. Ho did not know the meaning of half heart edness. When he was against Christ, h& was all agaiust him. When he was for Christ, there was not a par ticle of his nature that was not for Christ. He was also charged with derangement. He alludes to this charge in 2 Cor. 5-13. Men could not understand such a reckless dis regard of personal comfort, such prodigal earnestness, such contempt for personal sufferings, such whole heartedness except on the ground of insanity. The controlling motive in his heart was love for a personal Christ. Tennyson makes Queen Mary say that in her dead heart the name of Philip will be found. Jesus Christ lived in Paul’s life. (Col. 2; 20.) There was great method in Paul’s life. He was careful of his name, (2 Cor. 8 : 21) he planned for large collections, 2 Cor. ’B.) He cared for tho churches. He showed great tact. (Gol. 2: 2.) Paul did not possess a majestic presence, but he did possess an overpowering and sublime enthusiasm. Can any comparison be made be tween these lives and ours? Are they capable of imitation by the average life of to-day? Were not these livesjentirely separate from that of the man who may work ten hours per day, whoso heart is crowded with the burdens of public life? The answer is that every Christian man must have a close blood relationship to these two lives. There must be an enthusiasm in all the life. It is a crime against the Christian life to think that Jesus Christ or the New Testament de preciates the life of business. It is the aim of Christ to make a holy life, not by forsaking the world and shutting up the life in the convent, but by remaining in life and sancti fying it. It is a crime against Christ’s idea of life to divide the life into two parts, the sacred and the secular. It must all be holy. No man can divide bis life, as the farmer his land, into fields assigning one to business, one to .polities, one to re creations, one to religion. When Jesus Christ gets hold of a man He gets hold of all there is of him. From the innermost thought to the outer most life there must be the controll ing, and pervading spirit of Jesus. If there boa call to the high voca tion of politics, this life and oppor tunity must be under the control of Christ. A Gladstone may live as holy a life, as distinctly called of God, as a Spurgeon. If a man bo in business there must be earnest ness, and honesty, and success in His name and for Ills sake. It is a shameful thing for a business man to be unbusiness like in bis life. Jesus Christ was as enthusiastic in his daily life, when a carpenter, as when bo had entered upon his Mes sianic calling. If a Christian man be a farmer, ho must be the very Lest kind of a farmer for tho glory of God. Jesus Christ intelligently ap prehended as a Saviour will create large plans for the life, will give im pelling motives, will beget a Holy enthusiasm to make tho plan and tho life correspond. > Those two thoughts need to bo placed side by side in tho heart of tho Christian man. Put religion in your business. Make it your busi ness to bo religious. These two ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1892. principles will beget a symmetrical, rounded, earnest life, not forgetting the claims of the daily bread, not forgetting tho claims of the spiritual nature. There must be a part of tho life distinctively sot apart for worship, for prayer, for Bible study, for per sonal work for Christ. There must be as much enthusiasm in this part of the life as in business, as in poli tics. The Bible must as eagerly bo read as the daily paper. Tho pray er-meeting must enkindle as real heartiness as the social gathering. There must be a genuine delight in winning men to Christ and and his service as in getting out a full vote for the party. There have been and are monos this kind. They are en grossed in business, they are heartily interested in social life, they work ten hours each day at their trades they are devoted students of the Bi ble, they are in love with the prayer meeting, they are concerned for men one by one. Such mon are rare- They • carry their [enthusiasm all through their life. A large part of the business of their life is to be de voted to Christ. Piety is not a part of the decoration of the life, but an integral part of it. Paul was .an en thusiastic tentmaker and an enthusi astic worker among mon. Harlan page was a printer. He counted the men won to Christ by tho score. He did not neglect his daily work, ho did not neglect his distinct ly spiritual work. Faraday was a leader in scientific work, he was an ardent worker for souls. Havelock and Gordon were soldiers, brave and skillful. They were deeply concern ed about the kingdom of Christ. Livingstone was an explorer in un known lands. He rejoiced most in men discovered for Christ. Men have succeeded in business, been leaders in trade, and kept a clean conscience and a passion for souls and Christ on top of their busi ness. The tendency of busincs' and cards is to drive spirituality from tho life. (Matt. 13-22) A close fellow ship with God, a life of prayerful ness, the sight of things unseen, the absorbing desire to please Christ, the constant activity in Christian work, the placing the entire life un der tho yoke of Jesus Christ, the thought of a present Christ, these will help to produce a life that is joyous in service, that counts busi ness and prayer a privilege, that de lights equally in success and in souls. Blessings be upon that man who car ries a hearty enthusiasm into every nook and corner of his Christian life! How often a Christian life is divid ed into two markedly distinct lives. The business life is marked by fore thought, energy and enthusiasm. The whole heart is thrown into a the life of trade. The church life of that same Christian man is marked by sluggishness, indifference, tho ab sence of business like push. What is wanted is not that the distinctive ly business life shall be regarded as anti Christian, or destructive of piety, bnt that Jesus Christ and his spirit shall dwell so richly in all parts of the man that enthusiasm shall char acterize the entire life. There is enough material in each man’s life, if placed under the control of a dom inating earnestness, to double its power and ' usefulness. Wanted, not more opportunities for usefulness not larger abilities dr more talents, not more capacity, not more years in the life, but a plan that shall cov er all the life, a spirit of devotion that shall sanctify it all, motives big enough and strong enough to enkin dle an earnestness of endeavor that shall beget an intensor life. One man in a church, deranged with Paul’s derangement, would be worth a hundred ordinary deacons’ Christian lives. Mrs. Craik wish es upon her tomb-stone those words: And when I lie in thonrenn Kirk-yard, Willi my lianiln upon my breast. Say not (did well or ill, bay only—She did her best. Every dwindling and shriveled life would expand into a splendid and Christ like life if that spirit wore to get possession of the heart. . C. I*. Eaciieh. Hightstown, N. J. Mr. Moody, will have charge of the Gospel meetings at Chicago dur ing tho Worlds Fair, and is now so curing assistants who will proach in tho language of every nation whose people arc likely to attend the Fair GOB’S PHYSICAL AND PROVIDEN TIAL GOVERNMENT IN THEIR RELATIONS TO HUMAN FREEDOM. AND HAPPINESS. BY S. G. HILLYER. It has been shown in previous pa pers, how. God’s sovereignty and human freedom, when, rightly under stood, may be completely harmon ized under his. moral government. We found that Luman freedom does not extend to every possible action but it is restrained within definite limits by the paramount will of the divine Law-Giver. In the realm of God’s physical government, man’s freedom, though theoretically unlimited, is yet practi. cally restrained by his want of power. It might be here, that a want of .power to perform a certain act, is not, strictly speaking, any limitation upon one’s freedom. But it is not necessary to discuss this metaphysical point. It will be grant ed by all, that a Want of power is, practically at any rate, a restraint upon freedom. Then it follows that in the realm of nature, as well as of morals man’s freedom is limitad by the sovereignty of God as manifested in the Laws of nature. And when that freedom is exo> - <sed, within the appointed limits, it is in harmony with the sovereignty of God. It only remains to consider tho re lation of God’s pro’-idential govern ment to human freedom. We learn from the sacred scrip tures, that God’s Providence is over all his works. We read that the very “hairs of our heads are num bered,” that “he rnakuth the wrath of man to praise him, and the remain der of wrath he vestraineth,” and “not a sparrow falls to the ground without your father.” This last thought, Kirkewbite has beautifully expressed thus: * • ‘Ye winds of night, your for'Ss combine Without his high hi In h.. Ye cannot intlienioii .1111 pine Disturb the spurn)'/-' •les*." In thia ferse. Iwl} 4* 14 ihc' words of the Saviour upon which it is founded, the c«*e of the sparrow is used to represent any And every event that may occur in this world. Under a providence like this, it may well be asked : where is there room for human freedom ? It would seem that human volitions are no better than the strings of a harp that utter no sound till they arc struck by the hand of the player. The mystery of Providence has perplexed the wisdom of the ages. But, while we may not be able to comprehend the providence of God in all its amplitude, and in its com plications, yet I think we can com prehend its relation to human free dom, if we will only keep distinctly in view what this freedom " is, viz, a God given right, including of course permission, or privilege to do as one pleases, within certain limits fixed by the paramount will of God. In his moral and natural government, God has given to man a certain amount of freeeom. And in like manner, in his providential gov ernment, God leaves to man wide area of freedom, in so much, that we all are conscious that in most cases we really do as we please. But wo are also conscious that our freedom is limited, —that we cannot do always as we would. Ac tions may be innocent and lawful and we may desire to do them; and yet we are often prevented by causes which wo could not foresee, and which wo cannot control. Thus every man is conscious that he is not altogether his own master. And this restraint upon his freedom, whether moral, physical, or providen tialj is imposed by the paramount will of God. Hence it is manifest that human freedom, in all the de partments of tho divine government is subject to tho divine sovereignty. It is just what that sovereignty has permitted it to be, —no more, no less. And therefore it can never be out of harmony with tho sovereignty of God. And this is as true in his pro vidential, as well as in his moral, or physical government. But this discussion would bo in complete if wo should fail to notice the beneficence of God in thus lim iting the extent of human freedom. I have already noticed, in previous papers how this beneficence is dis played in God’s moral government. Let us then see how it appears in his physical government. There tho forces which limit our freedom, are the laws of nature. Now the [doc- trine has long ago, been well estab lished, that our highest well-being in the present life, is found in conform ing our conduct, as far as possible, to the laws of nature. It is thus, that one’s physical structure is de veloped to its highest perfection, that health and strength and longevity are secured, and that all- forms of suffering may be escaped, or at least abated, These are all the essential elements of our mere earthly life ; and they are tho out-come of those restraints which natural laws impose upon our freedom. That this is so, is sadly illustrated in the case of those unfortunate- who disregard these laws. - I need not cite exam ples. They may be found everywhere. Not only in the haunts of vice, but all - along the walks of honorable in dustry, and social life. Men and wo. men often kill themselves by disre garding the wholesome restraints, imposed upon their freedom by na ture’slaws. Let us next consider the benefi cence of God’s restraints, in his pro vidential government upon human freedom.. There is a subject which we cannot understand. We cannot comprehend the vast range of divine Providence, unravel its intricate and diversified complications. Human reason cannot help us to solve its mysteries. ' For what little wo do know about it, we are indebted to the Bible. Indeed without the Bible, we could not prove that there is a pro vidential government. But in the Bible we have a continuous history of God’s providential dealings with nations and individuals, for nearly four thousand years. To accom plish his cuds, we learn that he some times used the forces of nature, — the Hoods, the winds, the lightning, pestilence and famine: and often employed the wrath of man himself to- do his will. Then he sometimes used the min istry of angels, to instruct men, and no doubt, he also employed the more august agenct of uie lloly Spirit to check the wickedness of the ungodly to comfort his people, to inspire his prophets and to carry forward to its complete accomplishment the glori ous scheme of human redemption. Moreover the record plainly shows us,, that God’s providential govern ment was intimately associated with his moral government. Indeed the former was the executive agent whereby the authority,and sovereign ty of the latter, was most signally vindicated before all men who have thoughtfully studied the record. Let us not miss the all important les son which these facts teach us,— that God intends, in some way, and at sometime, to justify and save the righteous, ami to condemn and des troy the wicked. That the provi dences of God do teach this lesson, all history proves. Even among the nations who knew not the true God, the cyclone, the storm, the earth quake, famine and pestilence, have impressed upon the human heart a sense of dependence upon a higher power, and inspired a desire, in some way, to propitiate him. Thus the religious sentiment, however mis guided and debased, has been kept alive in tho human heart, so that the Glorious Gospel of the blessed God finds acceptance among men to the uttermost parts of the earth. Hence we see the beneficence of divine prov idence in its restraining effects upon the wickedness of men, True, the world is bad enough; but we know not what it might have been, bad there been no judicial providences to check its progress, But the providence of God is not only over nations, but individuals. And here also, we find it marked with beneficence. Nay, wo have cause to rejoice in the providence of God. Over the righteous, it may be corrective, and even afliictivc; but never punitive. God is acting tow ards them as a loving Father. Ilis design is to lead them up to Holi ness “the end of which is everlasting life.” So that “all things work to gether for good to them that love God.” And “these light aillictions, which are but for a moment, work out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” And even over the wicked, the providences of Go<) are often beneficial and merci ful. Whether they come as blessings or aillictions, they are designed to lead tho sinner to repentance. But they are sometimes also punitive. Wo find around us everywhere, men and women whoso diabolical wick- edness has already brought upon them the sufferings of the deepest shame and degradation. Such ex amples are useful to teach us how ruinous is sin, and to warn us against its still more fearful horrors in the world to come. In a word the rulings of Providence have been such, tliat perhaps no man has been quite as bad as he might have been ; while millions have been able to attain to a good degree of virtue. Thus, by the glorious pro vidences of God it has come to pass that there is in the world a measure of happiness, and away open for all men into the kingdom of everlasting life, through the Gospel. 73 Wheat Street Atlanta. CHRISTIANITY'S GREAT FESTIVAL' BY S. JI. PROVENCE. The religiousness of mankind has always found expression in festivals, As there is no people without a re ligion, so there is none without festal days. It is a widely prevalent feature of. our social life to celebrate important events by a cessation from labor and by such ceremonial observ ances as are appropriate to the mat ter in hand. A principle so universal as tho fondness for festivity, and so intimately associated with the deep est and tenderest and noblegt feelings of the human heart, we may well believe to have been implanted by our Creator for wise and beneficent purposes. We have many illustra tions of its value, in the history of Jehovah-worship. The divine insti tution of the Sabbath had its histor ical basis in the fact that “God rested on the seventh day from all his works.” The Jews celebrated the memorable occasions in their history, and kept alive in the popular heart a sense of the divine guidance and blessing. Their deliverance from the destroyer in Egypt was remembered in.the Passover; their escape from (/he cruel and wicked Haman, dr ring die Bali) 'lonian captivity, m the 1‘ vast of the Lots; the purification of the temple after its defilement by Anti ochus Epiphanes, when Judas Mac cabeus had driven the Syrians out, by the Feastofthe Dedication. Other festivals they had, each with its own religions significance. So the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and every an cient people of whom we have any knowledge, had their religions anni versaries. Indeed, as u writer of learning and distinction has said “To trace the festivals of the world through all their variations would be to trace the entire history of human religion and human civilization.” Now, the supreme fact in the his tory of men is that Jesus Christ “came into the world to save sinners.” The New Testament history is ac cepted by the severest scientific crit icism as true. The life of Jesus Christ on earth is a part of the an nals of the world. It is most fitting and natural that His coming should be celebrated in a great popular fes tival, which shall make its own appeal to the hearts of men. The day of his advent has been lost, but the fact is unalterable. JEHUS CAME. And in accordance with the uni versal law of human society, the event of his birth is celebrated wher ever his story is told, and becomes interwoven with the warp and woof of human life. Think how vast the influence of this celebration upon commerce and business. In all the channels of trade there is new life. In every lino goods are prepared “for tho holidays.” All tho wants of life are remembered in tho prepara tions for tho season of festivity. It is true that wo do not make the re ligious features of the Christmas-tide as prominent as wo might. It is also true that much of crime and wickedness goes on during our festal days. But no one, perhaps, would wish to see abolished a commemora tion so full of happy recollections. It is a time of reunion with loved ones, a time to bestow gifts and to feast and to open tho flood-gates of joy. It is a time when our Christian civilization puts on its holiday attire, and when tho good will, of which the angels sang to the shepherds of Bethlehem, risen to tho surface of life. - Mulieo and bitterness and strife are out of place. The tide of human sorrow runs low, and wo occupy ourselves in being happy and in mak ing others happy. How true all this is to the spirit and nature of Christ’s mission to tho world 1 Tho most Brother Minister, Working Layman, Zealous Sister We are striving to make Tlio Index tlio best of its kind. Help us by securing a now subscriber. VOL. 69—NO. 49. truly joyful thing in human life is salvation from sin. “Rejoico in tho Lord, ye righthous, and shout for joy,ye that ar'o upright in heart.” “Re store unto me the joy of thy salva tion.” “Rejoice ir the Lord always, ‘and again I say, Rejoice! There is no joy like that which comes from conscious peace with God. It is well that the tide of human joy should run highest in the celebration of the divine Peace-maker’s coming. It is well that the world should lay aside its care and its sorrow, and turn its eyes away from sordid pursuits, and give free rein to the heart’s gener ous impulses, and look up to him who gives us peace with God and peace with men and peace with our selves. It is an .expression of the soul’s pent-up longing for the uh" broken peace and tho joy ineffable which wc hope to know in the life to come.. It is a prophecy of the com ing time when the knowledge of Jesus Christ and tin joy of his great salvation shall fill tho whole world as the waters fill tho sea. HE CAME TO SAVE SINNERS. It was a world lost in sin. Only Jesus could save it. The success of aiiy undertaking depends chiefly upon two things: fixedness of purpose and ability to accomplish it. He who constantly changes his plans, or has no means of carrying them into effect can never succeed. Jesus Christis “the same, yesterday, today and for ever.” And He said of Himself,“All power in heaven and in earth is giv en unto me.” Tho Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost.” “I’m come that they might have life.” ‘•I camo not to call the righteous but sinners.” “No need have the strong for a healer, but they who are ill.” These are some of the words in which he set forth his mission. It was an undertaking worthy of the son of God. But he did not.miscalculate his resources. Ho was not like a i.frig c;<>iiig - to war -.itliout 'knowing tho sir-ii.ftii us Lislo- - ~s■ not building without first counting the cost. He knew the craftiness and the power of the adversary. He knew what would bo needed to put him to flight. He won the victory for us. He is therefore, “able to save to the uttermost” that salvation can include for ;i sin-stricken soul. Am 1 a sinner? Then Jesus came to save me. Am I soul-sick and weary? He will heal mo. Am I lost? He will bring 'me back to his fold. How accurately all this touches the festering care of human misery! It is a “story” that will be fresh and new when the world has grown hoary with (eons of years. As long as there is sin in tho human heart or hope in the human soul, Jesus Christ will draw men to himself. This is the Evangel that is to win tho world. With every returning season more and more of the inhabitants of the earth celebrate tho coming of their Redeemer Tho Gospel is pushing its conquests with ever increasing ra pidity and j >ower. Its victorious hosts are growing more compact and jubilant with every revolving year. 'Hie celebrated traveler, Dr. Park hurst, declares that in all his jour neyings he has seen no new heathen temple. It cannot bo many years before multitudes of converts from Paganism shall join in our Christmas festivities. The grandest and might, lest movement of modern times is tho missionary enterprise, Thousands of men and women are pressing its claims. Millions of money are flow to its support. It is our happy priv ilege to join the triumphant hosts of God in their glad inarch to universal victory. It is ours to help forward the work of tlio world’s redemption. W e aro“laborers together with God” in tho accomplishment of his pur poses of grace to men,and in prepar ing the nations of tho earth for tho song of joy which shall fill tho world when our Lord shall come again “without sin unto salvation.’. 'Hie Itev. Dr. .lo.ipli J. Bui. lock, a minister of tho Southern Presbyterian Church,and well known throughout the country, died lately in Kentucky', where he hail gone to attend the wedding of a son. Ho was a pastor, at one time, in Balti more, and was, for a time, one of tho Congressional chaplains, lie had reached tho eightieth year of his ago —Pros. Observer. Miss Anna B. Hartwell, daughter of Rev. J. B. Hartwell, of San Fran cisco, Cal., has been appointed mis sionary to Canton, Chiua,