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VOL. I—NO. 18. jDavim (Timber fertte, PUBLISHED EYEIIY sATURDAY M OK2*l BY IR.I-CHARD w. GRUBB. ' office in phillip’s building. Subscription liatss, ill Advance. ! For one year *2 80—Foi six months. .$1.50 Club Rates: ’ Five copies, ejieh otie year 2 00 .. or over, each one year 1 50 Advertising Rate? : I'FVt SQUARE, lOJines space.'CV'Ft insertion.'. $1 5o • ( . 1 >* Eirth* iu&sequent insertion I On •#- Special‘ft'dtelfto Yearly and Lci'ac Aiftiertiscrs. ,ttv< rtisehvents IrtiVri responsible parties 'will lx ! o thiished nntirofrleied dht.'when the tllr.e is not jpeclftod on the copy, iiiid'paymcnt exacted accord. iirjly. ( Oominunicatlon? for individual boned:, or cf personal character, charged as adverdsements. Marriac.-s. and Obituary notices not exceedin' lonr hues. .solicited for free publication. When cx ' seeding that space, charged as ndve>- f o*ementr. dills lor advertisements due upon presentation after the first'".sortion. but a spirit of commercial ! ii lerality will lie practiced toward regular patrons. !’o avoid any misunderstanding, the above rules ivpi he adhered to without deviation. Ml loners and communications mould lie address- 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. ■•ssaSjpr** rSweaqiiaS ;| *eaSse<Ml iSS*# L-?!3 , •l suaea.T*33l j i ■ 1 w _ Isr ~ vr C Sa 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 dollar .a year will secure it for any subscriber. It i not ti■•<.es-are to get up a club in order to h.ov- Till: WEEKLY SUN at this rate. Any ope who sends a 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. THE DAILY SUN.— V large four page newspaper of twenty-eight columns. Daily circulation over 120-000. All the news for 2 cents. Subscription price 50 cento n month, or $0 00 a year. To clubs of 10 or over, a discount of 20 tier cent. 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 f-=-~ XAm, w i &£-.!*. | j 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 FKAET