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VOL. I—NO. 18.
jDavim (Timber fertte,
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Richard W. Grubb, .
ti Ait IEN," G-\.
jty nnsELTony.
County Officers.
Cow,ty Commissioners— I T. P. Pease. Chairman. .T.
P. (lilson. .Tames Walhcr, .lanv s T aclilison, R. L,
Morris. 1.. Mclntosh. Thomas Gigniiiiat.
Clerk It. r C.—Dr. S. Kenan.
f'Crl- Superior Court— lsaac ,M. Aiken.
Ordinary Lewis .iaekeon.
Sheriff —Tames It. Reuneii;, .
Deputy Sheriff— Aiotizo tjuyton.
Reeefter Tax Returns— Madison Thomas.
Tax Collector S. W. Wilson.
Covut,/ Treasurer —E P Phnmpney.
■l he Van mission era meet flirt Wednesday in each
m inth.
Municipal Officers.
}•'v*<lO’ flavor —T. I*. Pease.
Ex-Of. A l-ter men —las. ■*. Gilson .1 ones Walter,
Jam s Lacklison, It. L. Moms, L. Mclntosh, Tlios.
Gi ,r min >\ t
Clerk on if Treasurer- t >r . s. Kenan.
Cl tv Vu; hot — Hi 1). ri E. Carr.
Harbor Marie'- —ft it. Ste.ulwell.
Inspector General—Y, S. Itaretsv.
Police Court every mori ing at 12 o'clock.
U. 3. Officers.
Collector of Custm.is flrunsvdck District— John T.
Collins. Ilea 'quarters a> Brni"*tvt‘ , fe.
Deputy CotL ctor of Customs for Port of Darien-
Thnmas Whi-ilcr.
Boardin'] Master Tort of Darien— Ciias. 11. Town
send.
XT. S. Mails.
Poxtnwtftr— T>. W. Ravi*.
Tlv* mii 1 i.'jiv’-’-? Dirmn -vry 'Vedm’Hd\v and Sat
lirflav at 0 oYWk A. M.. for N<>. 3. \. k
(i 1* K.. ?nuiur ch|# c-iiineetioiit* with mails going
North and Si "it h f
The m *i! arrWt'S from Mclntosh. No. 3. A. N: G
Jl R.. ev rv Tuesday and Friday cwnin* >at 8 nYlk
Mails close every Wednesday and Saturday at S>.
o'clock.
R 3ligious.
The*care religion* pcvvlcof at Method?** E
Phnrch v rv Sabbath evening at 8 and 8 o'clock —
Kev. R. 'I. Lockwood, Pastor
T?'*liirion a services at th“ Episcopal Chw.h every
Srinday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. It. F. Clute.
Pastor. %
RclijriiMi® services every Sabbath at 11 -A. M.. 3 P.
M. a* and 7 P >!.. at the colored Baptist Chinch— Kev.
It Miilin. Pastor.
Rmii'ton** services every Sabbath a* 11 A. M-, ami
3 P M.. at the. Methodist Church (colored) —Rev. S
Brown, Pastor.
Masonic.
Live Oak Lodsr* No 137 meets first Wednesday
each month at their Hall near the Magnolia House.
E P. C’hampney, W, M. A. E. Carr, Secretary.
CHANGES OF SCHEDULE.
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GEXE'L SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, j
ATLANTIC AND GUf-F KAIT.i.OM). V
SAVANNAH. October H 1873. )
ON AND AFTER SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12.
1873. Passenger Trains on this road will run us
follows:
EXPRESS PASSENGER.
Leave Savannah daily ft 1:30 P. M
Arrive at Jesnp daily at 8:15 P, M.
Arrive at Biinbridge drily at 8:15 A. M
Arrive at \thanv daily at. it If'A T
Arrive al Live Oak daily ;tt :) S A. M.
Arrive at Jar.ksonviia daily at -.10:12 A. M.
Lrrive at Tallah. “i. ; . daiiy at. • .10:55 •*. M.
Leave Tallahask .' daily at '. 2:20 P- M.
Leave Jacksonville daily at 2;40 P M.
Leave Live Oak daily at 9:05 P. M.
Leave Albany daily at... 3:10 P. M
Leave Bainbridge daily at 4:80 P. M.
Leave Jesnp daily at ... 5:00 A. M.
Arrive at Savannah daily at 8-20 A. M.
Sleeping Car runs through to Jacksonville. .
Passengers for Bmns”iel< lake this Train, arriving
at Brunswick daily at 10:30 P M.
Arrive at Brunswick daily at 10:30 P. M.
Aeave Brunswick 2:30 A. M.
Arrive at. Savannah .... .8.20 A. M.
Passengers from Macon hv M. and B 8:00 A \l.
train connect at. Jesitp with train for Elorida. Pas
sengers from Florida connect at ?esap with train
arriving in Jlacon at 4 30 P. M.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
(EASTERN DIVISION.)
Leave Savannah (Monday, Wednesday and
Friday) at ." 6:50 A. M
Arrive at -Jesup (Monday, Wednesday and
Friday) at ‘ 12:30 P. M.
Arrive at Lawton Monday, Wednesday and
Friday) at 7.30 P.M.
Leave Lawton (Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday at 5:40 A.M.
Leave Jesnp (Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day) at 12:40 P. M.
Arrive at Savannah (Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday) at .* 5:45 P. M.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
(WESTERN DIVISION.)
Leave Lawton (Sunday excepted) 7:25 A. M.
Arrive at Valdosta. “ 9:33 A. M.
Arrive)( Quitman. “ 10:54 A. M.
Arrive at Thomaeville •* 2:40 P.M.
.Arrive at Albany, “ 7:00 P. M.
Leave Albany, “ 8:15 A. M,
Leave Thomasvilie, “ 2:JO R. M.
Leave Quitman. “ 4:16 P. in.
Leave Valdosta, 11 5:38 P. M.
Arrive at Lawlon. a 8:05 P. M.
Connecting at Albany with Night Train on South
western Railroad, leaving Albany Sunday, Tuesday
and Thursday arid arriving at Albany Monday,
Wednesday and Frioay.
Trains on Brunswick and Albany Railroad leave
Junction (No. 9, A. and G. R. &.) for, Albany
on Monday. Wednesday add Friday, at 11;00 A. M-.
and arrive from Albany Tuesday, Thnrsday and
Saturday. 2:49 P. M.
Mail Steamer leaves Baihbaidge for Apalachicola
every Thursdav. at 8 A. M
H. S. HAINES, Gen). Snpt,
SAVE YOUR MONEY!
TIMES ME HARD!!
T T IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT EYE -Y ONE
L SHOULD FIND THE PLACE
WHERE THEY CAN GET
The M For Their Money,
OLD STOUR, CORNER BROJtb
AND SCREVEN STS.,
jD a!L XAi £ : -1 3 Cr • j
Would respectfully Invite the attention of their
friends and residents of
Darien and adjoining counties,
tvt their large and well se
lected stock of
G eiicral Merchandise,
CONSISTING OF
BEY SOODI
CLOTHING,
HATS and CAPS,
BOOTS and SHOES,
GROCERIES,
3 AC 0 IT,
FLOUK,
CORN,
MEAL.
GATS,
HAY,
LIMB,
HAIR, &c.,
CHOC II ER7,
£ TOVE3,
GL/iSS-WAHS,
Tin-Ware,
Table a~d
Pocket
Cutlery,
Farming Implements, k,
Particular Attention
given to the supply of vessels.
Captains of vessels are
'especially invited to examine
our large and complete stock of
SHIP CHANDLERY,
before purchasing- elsewhere,
which we are selling at
prices that will
compare
favorably with any city
in the South.
GOODS DELIVERED in the
CITY and on the RIDGE,
FREE of CHARGE.
GIVE US A GALL,
A. & IL STRAIN
May 2-1 r
DARIEN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22,1874.
PAPER STATIONARY
AND
PAPER BASS,
& MCIIOhS,
1211 BAY SIREEX, SAVANNAH, GA.
April 20—lm.
tffe.L.HEIN S,
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA,
Cures all diseases, Scrofula, Cali
cers, Dyspepsia, Piles, ton
sumption, l ini'di ait<i ail
diseases of the Ittttgs,
and Fewer.
I Al' persons snflering from any of the above dis
eases will "do' welf to Cull on Dr.‘ L. HElNS,’radlw
e ii red.
All vegetable medicines, and protected by patent.
'Apriri-T-ly.
j WALTER A. WAT,
ATTOIt N E V
AND
Counsellor at Law,
AND
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
DARIEN, GA.
UTTER practice in the Superior Courts of the coun
ties of Mclntosh. Camden. Glynn, Wayne, Ap
p'ing, Tattnall, Liberty and Bryan. Also in the
Federal Courts in cases of Banki uptcy, Ac.
Particular attention given to ihe collection of
claims, and the examination of Land Titles.
April : -
j D. T. DL N'nT
: BANKER & BROKER,
Brunswick, G-a,.
T)UYS AND SELLS EXCHANGE ON New York,
1) Savann ih, Boston, and Philadelphia, at lowest
market rates.
Buys and sel.s Gold and Silver and Commercial
Paper.
Interest allowed on special deposits.
Collections promptly attended to, and business so
lieiteri.
j April 25-1 y.
' The six,
WEEKLY,""'SEMI-WEEKLY, AND DAILY.
THE WEEKLY SUN is too wi lely known i , re
qn re w y extended reeeinme.edation: but the reu
se ns which have already given it seventy tbnu'silid
snhscribi rs. and. which will we hope give it many
thousands more, are briefly as follows:
It. is a lirst-r *te newspaper. All the news ot the
dav will he found in it, condensed when unimpor
tant. at full length when of moment, and alwys pro
sented in a clear, intelligible and interesting man
ner.
It is a f'rv* -.vte family paper, full of entertaining
and instructive rcadingof every .kind, hut contain
ing nothing that can offend the most delicate and
sci iipnlons late.
It is a first-rate paper. The best tale -and
romances of current Pterature are carefully selected
and legibly printed in its pages.
If is a first rate agricultural paper. The most fresh
and instructive articles on agricultural topics regii
1 lily appear in this department.
It is an independent political paper, belonging to
no pa-tv and wearing i o col ar. It fig ts for > rii ci
plc. a> and for the election of the best men to office. If
es ecialty devotes its rn Tgtes to the exp sure of
the great coi-r.ioli-in? that now weaken and dis pace
our country, and t.hr. atv i? to undermine republican
institutions altogether. It has no fear of knaves,
and asks no favors from their supporters.
It report- the fashions for the Indie- and the mar
kets for the men, especially the cattle-markets, to
which it, pays nays particular attention.
Finally, it is the cheapest paper published. One
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not ti■•<.es-are to get up a club in order to h.ov- Till:
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single dollar will get the paper for a year.
We have no travelling agents.
THE WEEKLY SUN. —Eight pages, fiff.v-sfx r.o'-
nmtis. Only SI.OO a year. Mo discounts from this
rate.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY SUN.—Same size as the
Dailv Sun. $2 dO a year. A discount of 20 per cent,
to eluh v of 10 or over.
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Address, “THE SUN,’ - New York City.
Game Chickens.
I T. PITTNWM, A.T? at his* stable in this place.
■** • the pure Mark Sumatra Game Chicken-, and
offer* to sell Fi to any one wishing to raise from.
They are the best chickens for this climate*, and are
better than other breeds for laying eggs. Call and
take a look at them.
M. L. MERSHON
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BRUNSWICK,- ----- GA.
\XTILL practice in alt the flour s <>f the Brunswick
'' Circuit and Mclntosh in tin- Extern Circuit.
Darien and Brunswick made aspecialty.
May-22-ly.
W3AGON& BRUNSWCIK
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RAIL ROAI).
Change of Schedule.
Superintendent's Office, M. A B. R. R.. i
Macon, Ga.. April 25, 1874. f
0’ N and after Monday, April 27, 1874, trains on this
road will run as follows :
DOWN DAV PASSENGER TRAIN (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.)
Leave Macon .... 8:89 a m
Arrive at Jessup .... 45:45 p m
Leave Jessup .... 8 .0(1 p m
Arr.ve at Brunswick - - - 10.30 p
IP DAT PASSENSEB TRAIN (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.)
Leaee Brunswick ... 2.15 m a
Arrive at Jesup ... 4.45 am
Leave Jesnp - - - 6 lfi a m
Arrive at Macon ... 5.00 p M .
lIAWKJNSVII.I.E ACCOMODATION I SUNDAYS EXCEPTED)
Leave Macon - - - -3 30pm
Arrive at Haivkinsville ... 7.00 pm
Leave Hjiwkinsvide ... 7.15 am
Arrive at Macon - , 4 . 11.30 a m
The down day pAs.aeng t and express train makes
close connection with trains o' Atlantic and Gulf
railroad at Jesup for Florida, g:id an day train con
nects at Jesup for Savannah, ar.d at Macon for points
North, East and West.
JAS. W. ROBERTSON,
Apr2-8-tf Genera! Superintendent
Brashear’s Broken Leg.
FULL AND EXACT PARTICULARS OF THAT
REMARKABLE ACCIDENT.
It w:ts Asa Brashear himself who
told the story. Asst as everybody in
Louisville knows, is not. unacquainted
with rus. It. is possible that lie is
better ao juninted with the queen.’ of
clubs tiiau lie is of Sheba. It is prob
able that the blue and gold of the
king if diamonds is more familiar
to him than the picture of Solomon
arrayed'in all bis glory. In point of
fact, i' is highly probable that Asa
is much better up in the history of
Pharaoh than al! the kings of Israel
put together. It is also highly prob
able that Asa is fond of a social glass
or two; at least we have bis own
word io that effect, and nobody dare
dispute what A-a Brashear says, and
expect to come out of the tight very
sound. But. this is bow he lianpe ed
to’tcfl p'o story. Asa is lame of one
leg, ..., 1 \ve a-ked hurt one day what
was the matter wit'll'the defective
limb.
“ii nv did I happen to break my
leg, (id you say ? Well, it is a curious
thing and I’ll tell you about it. You
i see l'd been drinking pretty lut’d for
a week or so, and thought I'd lay off
and get over it. I live in the third
story, tliirly feet or so from the ground
and nty window c.'mes almost down
to the noor. It’s mighty easy to fall
out of 11 1 at window, amt there’s a brick
pavement down below which ain’t as
soft as a feather bed. So yoj see a
j fellow that and fall down there would be
mighty apt to hurt himself. 1 fell
down there once, and I know how it
is myself.
“It was dark when I went to my
room "that evenin’, and I thought I’d
sleep awhile and see if the trouble in
my head wouldn’t stop. It was a whiz
zing sort o’ feeling, and I didn’t feel
exactly right about what I saw. In
fact, hue last think I took _tlmt day
there'Was a t!y in it. At least, I tho’i
so; hut Jimmy, who was behind the
bar, looked sorter funny when I asked
him in take it out. Howsoever, I soon
feel asleep, and slept I don’t know
how 1-mg; hut I woke up rather snd
ieiiiY ’anti heard a strange kiud of
noise outri le the door. It was awful
dark, and the noise on thetsWr-TSdlTb
ded like a thousand men with felt
slippers on, striking a thousand rat
tan ctu.es on steps, and till in military
line. AH at once mustc struck up.
hut it wtis laint-'ike, as if the band
was ever so far away. I told you it
was daik as pitch, but the door snd
leuly opened, and a blaze o’ light
came in that blinded the ro that I
couldn’t see, any’ more than when the
door was shut. When I got ovet the
daze I looked i own on tiie floor, ami
there was a long file of little soldiers,
not one of’em hignei’n my finger, all
ahnareliiu’ into the room, headed by
a hand of music, and with the Kurnel,
who wasn’t higger’n any o’ the rest ot
’em, mounted on a house correspon
din’.
w ell, they marched into the room
and formed in tiles in front of m v bed,
and I was looking at ’em all the time.
When they had all got fixed in proper
ranks, the fellow on the horse pot
down, and the band stopped playin’.
After he touched the floor the Kurnei
comment el to glow, and before lie
stopped grow in’ lie was us much as
eight feet tall. 1 kept a lookin’ at
him all the time, and then lie got up
on tiie bed and took a screw from his
pocket and sere’Ccpd .it i to the ceilin’.
Tiie’n lie stepped down again and
caught one o’ them little soldiers by
the nape of the nedlv and tied a string
around his neck and stepped up on
the bed. Ami I was lookin’ at him
all the time. Then he tied the other
end of the string short up on the
screw and let go o’ the little soldier.
The poor tittle feller kicked around
for awhile and grew black in the face,
and 'then died, I ’spose* at least he
didn’t make k\iy more fuss that night.
When the Kurin 1 saw that he was
dead, he got down again, and as soon
as he touched the floor ho began to
grow smaller and smaller, until iie
was no big get’u ho was at first. Then
lie got on his horse and the band com
menced to p ay, aud he shouted ‘For
ward, march - ,’ and the Little soldiers
commenced niarchin’ out (A the room.
“Now there was one lit tie soldier
that seemed to be watchiu’ me all the
time, and when the lest of ’em com
menced marchin’ out, he slipped back
from one life to the other and so on
til) lie had got to the rear rank. When
the last of the little soldiers but him
had got out of the door, this little
chap he came rutiuin’ back to the bed
and savs:
“Asa, put down your leg.”
“Well, I put down my leg and the
little ellBB climbed straddle of my
foot.
“Now; Asa,” says lie, “pull your
leg up in the bed.”
“I put my leg up on the bed again.
| and the little soldier ran up to the
; side of. my pillow. .
“Asa,' says ho, ‘‘did you see the
{ Kurnel hang that little soldier ?”
“Yes," says I, “I was a lookin’ at
j him all the time.”
“ Well, Asa,” says tfe, “lie’s a coinin’
hack to do the same thing to you in a
j minute.”
“(rood God !” says I; “what must I
do?”
“ ‘Asa, says lie,” very solemnly, ‘the
ouiy thing you can do is just to jump
out o’ that winder.’
“And ! jumped; and that’s how J
happened to break my leg.”
The writer then inquired of Asa
wliat he supposed was the explana
tion ot what he saw in the room.
“Will, said Asa, after I was taken
hack to my room, and the doctor had
set my leg, I told him all about it, ami
he laughed and said he supposed it
was the jim-jams. And I suppose k
was tne jifii jams.” —Courier Journal.
About Two Pious Women.
[Alta-Cai'forniau, July 25. J
Last Wednesday as the western
bound train of the Central Pacific
Railroad arrived at Toano, two wo
men of the crusading class, who had
| been traveling on the train for si me
' time, got off to see if they could find
eit,her sjn or sinner to go for.. They
had with them a basket tilled with
nice little Bibles, and with these they
were going about doing good and ma
king money. While on the train they
sold several Bibles, and talked aboil
religion and rum to every one who
would submit to being thus inflicted.
While wandering 'about seeking cus
tomers for their wares, they ran
across a genteel-looking individual,
who was engaged tossing around
three pieces of paste-board, and who
seemed to be buried in deep medita
tion. They drew nigh unto him, and
noticing his finely-cut, classical tea
tares were o’er spread with shades oi
sadness, they offered consol ition and
a Bible for four bits. Finding thcia
were no customers in sight, he goon
maturedly, resolved to give the ladies
a little game, just to while away time
and keep them qir’et. He threw tin*
cards, and then asked them to pick
out the Jack, which lie had previously
shown them. They did so, once,
twice, three times. Then lie threw
them again, and one of the innocents
cried, “there it is; you can t fool me
if you did threw ’em quick. <- Nu
madam, you are mistaken.” he replied
and drawing out of his pocket a ten
■in I two twenty-dollar pieces, he said,
“I’ll bet yon SSO you don’t know
which is the Jack.” “Oh, we neve 1
he'.” said one of then), “but you can i
foot us With your nimble fingers.’
And then they stood and eyed those
goal pieces, and thought how much
good they would do them, and how
iittlo the possessor appreciated their
worth. Watching for the favorable
moment, the reckless young man said,
“Well, I don’t care, seeing its you, I’il
ii-ii you what Til do. .Seeing you are
so sure about if, I’ll bet you this SbO
against that basket of books—hallo
dem-me tiiy’re Bibles; but everything
goes us it lays you can t find the Jack.
Now they were convinced more than
ever that lie was a bold, bad, wicked
man, and they determined h> fake,
his money to help them along it the j
good cause in which they were enga- |
ged. They “put up,” and as both
were certain that the same card was |
liie one they were after, one of them i
seized it with, “This is the bay.” ft I
was turned over, and —it waa the tray j
of hearts. Their naturally long faces j
at once assumed a more serious cast |
and they looked at the card, at each j
other, at the bad man, at the money,
and then at the basket of Bibles,
thoroughly bewildered. The monte
sharp put up his tools and walked oft j
with his plunder, and before the vie- !
thus comprehended the situation he j
disappeared from sight. The sequel
is soon told. The winner marched
through the train and distributed the
ii.bles among the passengers. Si ver- j
at of the tropuies are now on exhibi- j
tioii in this city. What became oi j
the women is not known by the pas- i
seiigcrs.
A small boy telling ins pal how
lie came to be detected stealing ap
! p'es in a grocery store, proceeded
thus: “Well, I didn’t care so darned
much about bein’ seen, but the clerk
was cross-eved, an’ I thought he
; was wntchin’ a dorg tight across the
l sheet, but lie was lookin’ square onto
me, an be helped mo clean into the
| gutter !”
1 An hp-couutry woman gave
birth io four children last week.
When here husband protested she
whimpered out, “Shadvaclt, you know
how tlu-ee reapin' accidents are redu
cing the population of Wisconsin.”—
MUu-iukee Sentinel
$2.50 A YEAR
SUNDAY READING*
* Written for the Gazette.]
Religion,
Religion (from religare ) meairn to
bind anew or to bind fast. That is,
in the general acceptation of the term,
to bind oursehes by vows to obey
God. It is the same, whatever be
the nature of the cleity*, or the doc
trines of the creed, whether heathen,
pag au, Mohammedan, Jewish, or
Christian, in name. To obey God is
the sum and substance of all religion.
In the Christian, it i3 diversified ac
cotHliug to the doctriues, ritual and
laws of each denomination. As he
believes, so each one pledges himself
to s> rve the Almighty, 'as his sect
tenches him. These sects, however,
are human, and therefore, there may
be error in the matter and manner of
what they teach. Their diversity
I proves that there is much grrqr or
there would be no difference of opin
ion and action. These diversities are
no more Christian thaD the errors.
The true faith of Christ is one, and the
mode of its communication to men,
and their exemplification of .if in then
lives, are one. God is unity; not va
nable. “There is one Lord, one faith,
one baptism.” If we would servo God
we must seek the knowledge of tiuse
from the Bible. Serving Him through
second-hand knowledge, the dogma
ot the reugious systems dots not ena
ble us to grow iu grace and true
know ledge, The learned clergy can,
of course, or, should be abie, to throw
much light on the meaning o.f the
Holy Writings; but when they have
differed so much as to have founded
the several sects or schools of relig
ious thought we may conclude that
they are not infallible. .We may re
spect their opinions, but those opin
ions should have little weight with
i those who are divinely warned ,to
' work out their individual salvation
with fear and trembling. The con>-
j fort given is, not that divines and
coalmen tutors, but that “God vvorketfl
into us to will and to do.” Henese
there can be no spiritual religion, that
is. of the Holy Uliost, if we merely be
come a Christian with,pome particu
lar nickname. Hence, joining a pay
ticular ehiirch because such, dues not
make us Clmst-like. We me
heavenward, sve are stili earthly; We
labor for our sect; we decry others.
Hence when asked, “what jfryoftr re
ligion V” We do not say “the Chris
tian,” but give the nickname by
which wo are generally known and iu
which we seem to take more pride.
We do not get religion, We cannot
make it, or imagine or ccnlf'O*’*
God gives it. It is TLs good influ
ence causing us to love, trust, amj
obey him. ‘ The vviud bloweth where
it I,sloth and thou he tires 6 ‘the sound
thereof, but caris’t not tell whence it
cometh and whitLer it goeth; so is
every one that 're born of the spirit.”
lTm Cnristiau religion is, tLereiore,
one. It is above all seels which carl
themselves Christian, knowing no
more of them as such ou earth, thud
it will recognize of there ,i ISbtWiii).
But so long as these sects remain, and
the human mind continues thus er
ratic, men must connect themselves
with someone of these just
as they believe it to be the Vya
representation of the New Testament,
Cnurch. At the same time they musjs
keep in mind that the Master is the
Head of the church, end not the re
verse, that Christ is the power, the
church the instrument of that power
in the ingathering of souls. Obey the
Master, and the church as subject to
the Master, but only so far as the.doc
ilities and rites of the chute]) are coo*
sistent with the Master’s words.-, Jjet
us remember that we do not put tee
ehuieb in place of Const. Our Chris
tian vows are made to Cod, fiat
me church, to God alone are we final
ly responsible. We respect and obey
me laws o! our church, but we are not
bound by them. Our promise? to
God are t oncer, because His doctrine
was fixed from the beginning aud His
precepts are perfect; our promises to
the continue only so long-sA
we agree to accept its human condi
tions of membership. Serving (fie
church is not religion, put serving
God is. The church is the Ttefuge
of God into which He collects siuueis
to educate them for Heaven. Sinners,
more or less, they will always remain',
while iti the church. The perceptible
difference between disciples is evident
in the degree of their honest, persis
tent, prayerful effort to love God aid
keep his commandments. This is re
ligion. When a man practical.y pre
fers his sect to his God, he eventually
prefers himself to bis sect. His relig
ion, then is selfishness and bis relig
ion must conform to his own inclina
tion and interests. In true religion
selfishness is lost in the loyerfor
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