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11. C. HOiVAl r , tor.
A Home among flic Blessed.
I am weary, I am weary
Of the cares and tolls of life;
I am weary of Its sorrows;
I am weary of Its strife;
I am weary of Its flowers,
That bloom so soon to die;
And the Immortal spirit pincth
For Its homo beyond the sky.
I am weary of the trifles
That occupy my days ;
lam weary of the longing
For human love and praise;
I am weary o> these passions
Turning constantly to earth,
And my spirit pants for freedom
From Its Idle joy and mirth.
I have seen the flowers wither;
I have scon the loved ones die;
I have seen the clouds of sorrow
Overcast youth’s summer sky;
I am pining, I am pining
For my homo among the blest—
Where the wicked cease from troubling,
And the weary are at rest.
Missions.—-The System of Giving.
BY H. C. H.
1 Corinthians xvi: 1, 9.
2 Corinthians viil: 12.
It is evidently the plan of the Almighty,
In subduing the world to Christ, to accom
plish the work by a gradual process. He
commanded that the gospel should be
preached to all the world, beginning at Je
rusalem. There was to be the great centre
and base of operations, while the soldiers of
the Cross should go forth and push their
conquests in every direction. And it is
equally certain that the Almighty intends
His people to be with Him in
planting the banner of the Cross upon ev-
ery spot of territory which has been, and
is now, occupied by the enemy, lhe tal
ents, the labors, and the means of bod s
children are to become subsidiary to the
great enterprise, until Christ shall be en
throned in every land, and until homage
shall be rendered Him by every heart and
tongue.
Upon the present occasion I shall speak
more particularly of the contribution of our
means, our property, to the work. And 1
propose to speak specifically as to how we
are to contribute to the spread of the Gos
pel—how we are to give.
1. It is requisite that we should give
frequently, In the first passage to which
we have referred, the apostle enjoins that
they lay by them, on the first day of the
week, the amount which they felt inclined
to give. There are several good reasons
why this plan should be adopted :
i. As giving from right motives has a
upon the giver, the benefit would
be greater than if he were to contribute less
seldom, though in larger sums. Man is a
selfish being—very selfish—and the more
frequently he gives, the oftener will this
evil in his nature be mortified. If any one
doubts the selfishness of man, he has only
to take a bird’s-eye view of the state of so
ciety to convince him. If ever we should
expect to see men perfectly disinterested,
it is when engaged in sc common cause and
in meeting and repelling common danger.
m they
now claim to be contending. Well, what
are the facts as bearing upon the selfishness
of our nature ? Does any one take advan
tage of the necessities of his neighbor ? Is
there such a creature as a Shyloek in this
southern confederacy ? If any has any
doubt upon the subject, let him go into the
great business world —and if he does not
see selfishness sharply defined, then I have
not correctly studied the current of events.
During these times men are preparing to
make fortunes by the very disorders which
exist. Bank-bills are recognized by the
laws of each of the States as money, and
so they are regarded in the marts of trade;
but while this is the case, we find men see
ing gold and silver for just such a premium
as the necessities of their fellow-citizens
will induce them to pay. I speak of this
simply as an illustration, and not by way
of condemnation. It however shows the
selfishness of our race in a most striking
manner. It should be the aim, as well as
the duty of the Christian to lay the axe at
the root of this poisonous Upas, so far as
his own heart is concerned—and hence he
should make it a rule to give frequently.
2. In this way more money will be raised
in the aggregate, than if given in larger
amounts and at longer intervals. Asa
general thing, men will never give very
largely to benevolent objects. In the first
place, it is not always convenient to give
large sums of money, for the reason that it
does not come to hand in large quantities.
The more general law of circulation is, that
men recoive their income in something like
a perennial stream—small, but ever-flowing.
And receiving their money after this fash
ion, it is more convenient to give small
sums than it is to contribute large ones. —
Another reason is, that men are more will
ing to give a certain sum in fragmentary
portions, than they would be to give it all
at once. To illustrate: If a man should
give one dollar each .Sabbath for five Sab
baths, that would amount in the aggregate
to five dollars ; and if he should continue
this for a year, it would carry his contribu
tion to the snug sum of fifty-two dollars.
Another reason which commends this in
spired rule of giving is, that it would enable
the poor to unite in the work as well as the
rich. If each one were to make it a rule
to give something every week, it would not
be expected that any should make large
contributions, and hence the poor would
not be ashamed to give their mite where
none gave largely. And besides all this,
there would always be something in the
treasury, which is certainly an advantage
over any other system of giving.
As already intimated, it would be a pe
rennial stream, ever flowing into the treas
ury, and also flowing out in the same pro
portion to go on its mission of love
Here is a stream, a small one, but there is
a mill upon it. That mill takes a part or
the whole of the stream to drive its ma
chinery ; but when it has done this, the
water is set free and goes on its joyous
way, ready to turn other mills or to drive
other machinery. So with frequent giving.
Another reason which 1 would assign in
this connection is, that it will keep the
cause for which we give more constantly
before us, and, consequently, more warmly
enlist our sympathies. The cause of Mis
sions is admitted to be a Scriptural one—
a good cause ; and the oftener we give to
promote it, the more we shall love it and
the more earnest will be our prayers for
its success. The more frequently we give,
from right motives, the more we will love
the missionaries themselves, and the greater
will be our sympathy for them in their
work.
11. We should give as God has pros
pered us.
The ad valorem principle should prevail
when Christians are raising contributions
for missions. This principle does not re
quire a man to give according to his prop*
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ATLANTA, GA., JUNE 21, 1862.
erty, but according to the amount of his
nett income—that which is left after pro
viding for the legitimate wants of his own
family. This is the only equitable principle
that can be adopted, and this will bear
equally upon all. Here the rich and poor
can all find the measure of their obligation
as modified by their ability. And that
there should b.) equality in giving, bo fair
minded man can question. Every true
Christian is equally interested in the spread
ofthe gospel, and, as such, should be ready
to make his share of sacrifice to promote it.
And as God knows the hearts of all men,
He will be prepared to reward every one
according as he acts upon this equita“ble
principle or disregards it.
The work is a common work. Each one
is equally responsible to the "Lord for the
exercise of his powers according, to the
measure in which he has received them.—
He has a certain amount of the work to
perform, and that amount is in the precise
ratio of his ability to do it. For illustra
tion : if you send two sons to work in the
field, one of whom is able with the same
exertion of his power to do one-third more
than his brother, then he is responsible for
that much more. This is the principle
which is equitable, and should be observed,
in giving.
A Lost Moment!
A dark spot on the vista of memory. —
How many such are recognized by my
backward glance! llow many more must
be percived by Thine all-searching and all
seeing eye ! Lost in the waywardness and
inconsiderateness of youth—in the errone
ous aims and ill-directed labors and too
easily suffered interruptions of manhood.
Lost in sin, in selfishness, under manifold
influences of a worldly spirit. Indolence
has lost me many moments —the love of
ple)uro many—the weak consultation of
the flesh many more. How fearful the
sum !
Lord, wash out these dark stains in Thy
most precious blood. May thy blood, O
Lamb of God, ‘who, through the Eternal
Spirit, didst offer Thyself without spot un
to God, purge my conscience from dead
works, to serve the living God ’! Teach
me duly to prize, and wisely and earnestly
to improve, my time. Teach me ‘to meas
ure my days that I may apply my heart
unto wisdom.’ Grant me grace to ‘redeem
the time,’ with the constant remembrance
that ‘the days are few r and evil.’ Enable
me to weave into the dark texture of this
sinful and suffering life the golden threads
of prayer, and holy thought, and charitable
actions; that, so serving Thee here with
sincere and constant love, amidst the in
firmities of this mortal flesh, I may be pre
pared to ‘come up higher’ at Thy bidding,
and serve Thee in the power and the purity
of an angelic and glorified nature, through
everlasting ages!
Little Sins.
In the fortification of a city or tow u, all
the ramparts are not castles and strong
holds ; but between fort and fort there is a
line drawn, that doth, as it were, join all
together and make the place impregnable.
So it is in the fortification of the soul by
sin. All sins are not strongholds of Satan.
There are the greater and grosser sins ; but
between, there is drawn a line of smaller
sins, so close that you cannot find a breach
in it; and by these the heart is fenced in
against God.
Now, is it nothing that your little sins
fill up all the void spaces of your lives?—
Is it nothing that you no where lie open to
the force and impression of the Holy Spirit?
He, by His convictions, batters the greater
and more heinous sins of your lives; but
the strongholds of Satan are impregnable,
and give Him the repulse. He seeks to
enter in by the thoughts; but these are so
fortified by vanity and earthly-mindedness,
and a thousand other follies, that, though
they are but littlesins, yet swarms of them
stop up the passage; and the soul is so full
already, that there is no room for the Holy
Spirit to enter.
Sympathy is a beautiful thing, for it ex
hibits the angel part of human nature. But
it is sometimes excited where it is not need
ed. It is too precious a quality to throw
away where it can do no good. But prac
tical sympathy never makes such a mistake.
Sentimental sympathy is always doing it.
Practical sympathy will help a poor man
to work, and assist him in preserving his
own self-respect. Sentimental sympathy
will give him half a dollar in such a way
that the man will feel degraded in accepting
it. Oh, ye who have the means placed in
your hands for sympathizing effectually
with those who need sympathy, by amelio
rating their troubles, use your power hum
bly, thanking God who has esteemed you
worthy to act in His stead as a benefactor
of man.
Modesty is both the presage and orna
ment of rising merit. ~
LADIES’ COLUMN,
Aunt Edith to Wessie.
THOMSON, Ga., June, 1862.
Bear Wessie: In looking over my pa
pers I find that a considerable period has
elapsed since my heart was made both glad
and sorry by perusing your last kind and
interesting favor. Numberless apologies
might be rendered for my remissness; but
time and space are now-a-days two such
important items that I will forbear wasting
them at such, and trust to your generous
heart to forgive, while I attempt a few lines
in reply.
When you wrote, it was early Spring.—
Winter had bidden us adieu, and Nature,
of which you seem to be an ardent admirer,
was clothing herself, slowly but surely, in
robes of living green. The tiny bud was
just beginning to peep out from its wintry
bed, the tender grass to put forth; and,
though sundered far, yet in spirit I could
revel with you in all the delights and beau
ties of reinvigorated nature. *
I love the grand old woods ! I love to
sit at the base of some time-honored giant,
of the forest, and watch the shadows as
they flit while the gentle breeze move3 the
branches overhead; I love dearly the music
of the pines; but I never enjoy these rural
pleasures without thinking of that gifted,
yet (to me) saddest of all poets —Byron.
How ardently he worshipped Nature, even
from his very boyhood ! and yet there al
ways seemed to me something morbid in
this feeling which inspired and animated his
bosom. He loved the creature—but blind
ly, madly turned away from the wise and
wonderful Creator; ho paid homage to Na
ture in all her varied forms of beauty, of
grandeur and sublimity—and yet never
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God. The solitary grandeur of the broad
forest entranced his pensive mind ; the
starry twilight, veiled in all the beauty of
an eastern clime, inspired his tuneful lyre;
and there was music—wild, stirring music
to his soul in Old Ocean’s roar; but beyond
this he had no power to go. No higher
emotions thrilled his earthly nature, and
his ear was ever dull to the music which
warbled above, below and around him,
proclaiming
‘ The Hand that made us is Divine ! ’
He was a strange being—to adore nature
and yet never love the God who formed it.
Those only who have bowed at the footstool
of their Maker, and rendered Him first all
due homage, can truly and wisely admire
and love the wonderful works of God.
But, dear Wessie, I remember that you
have been deeply afflicted, and need a friend’s
sympathy. Death has bereft you of a be
loved brother, and me of a friend; for al
though personally unacquainted, yet I
consider every soldier my friend—for in
fighting for h)? country he is befriending
me—and deeply do I sympathize with you
in this bereavement. May,, He who sent
the blow apply also the healing balm, and
enable you and yours submissively to say
‘He doeth all things well.’ You are not
alone in your grief; many bleeding hearts
there are all over our loved confederacy ?
and few are the households that hare not
been called in some way to mourn the
ravages of death.
A sad circumstance, the result of this
war, occurred in our neighborhood recently.
Two brothers, just in the vigor of manhood,
left their young wives and homes, one month
ago, to enter the army. For the sake of
mutual pleasure and comfort they joined the
same company, which was encamped some
few miles from Knoxville, Tennessee.—
Not long after reaching their destination
the younger brother was taken with the
measles. In a few days the disease assumed
an alarming form, and his friends were no
tified of the fact. His faithful young wife
left home and hastened to join him, hoping
she might be permitted to soothe and alle
viate his suffei ings, and, if possible, bring
him home to get well. But alas! it was too.
late. On the way she met his corpse, at
tended by the almost heart-broken brother.
Who can tell her anguish—her keen, bitter
disappointment! And to think she could
never look upon him again !—God only
knows the trial.
They buried him, and the same day the,
older brother was taken with the measles.
In one week he died; no skill could check
the disease which fastened upon him like a!
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viper, and all the fond attentions that lovH
could dictate proved of no avail. Oim
month from the time they left their homes,*
with all its joys and comforts, were these
two youthful brothers laid in the silent
grave, and stricken hearts now mourn and
grieve over their irreparable loss. Quietly
they sleep after life’s fitful dream; but
heroes they were, for they sacrificed their
lives to their country’s good, as much as
he who falls upon the battle-field.
But I must hasten to a close. Excuse if
1 have wearied, dear Wessie; and may our
Father shelter you under his wings, is the
earnest prayer of
AUNT EDITH.
Tlic Appeal of Gratitude.
* Christ lays our gratitude under heavy
contribution, in His appeals to our hearts.
Do we continue in sin ? It is against our
best Benefactor and Friend. It is against
One who has done all that love and mercy
combined could do for our release from the
consequences of sin. It is against One
‘who sticketh closer than a brother ’ in ev
ery hour of affliction, temptation and danger.
Do we prove finally incorrigible, and go
down to the woes of the pit? We must
trample on the blood of the Son of God
shed for us. We must crush beneath our
feet the body of Him who was wounded for
our transgressions,'who was bruised for our
iniquities, and who had the chastisement of
our peace laid upon Him. We must steel
our hearts against the claims that His hu
miliation, sufferings and death make upon
us, and close the fountain of sympathy that
naturally gushes from the heart for one
who has done great, things for us.
Can this be done? Can our eyes be
closed to the shame and humiliation He
endured for us? Can our ears be stopped
to all the groans and cries He uttered while
in the agonies of death ? Can the urgent
calls He makes to the weary and heavy
laden, and the tears of sympathy and love
He shed when He saw the multitude blind
on to ,ul ijtatjr, twaCipTSieOl T
Can you, reader, join that mad cry of His
murderers —‘ Crucify him, crucify him; his
blood be upon us and our children ’ ? Can
you crucify afresh your Lord andj3aviour,
infinitely kind, gracious and ifterciful to
those who deserved no mercy, and put Him
to an open shame before the world?
You will, you must, unkr 4 —J-_,
set forth in the word of life, shall have e
effect to bring you to Christ and cause you
to submit to Him as your Saviour from
sin and death.
s>'ilave You an Altar f
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| you an altar in your house, dear
where it has never been set up. And what
shall be said of that house where it has
been thrown down f It may have a hearth
to warm, and accommodations to comfort
the body, but it has not that which likens it
to heaven and binds it to heaven.
But where the altar is in the house, how
rich the privilege—how great the blessing!
You may go from the morning worship to
your daily toil, and after the cares of the
day are over you may return, and at the
same hallowed spot the day may be ended
as it was begun —with God. O, that family
altar! The house where it is has a safety
lamp in it. The Bible, read aloud, has its
truths brought home to the heart, asd the
earnest prayer of a godly father for spirit
ual blessings on his family will surely end
in precious mercies. Does not experience
over all the Church prove this ? Fires have
been kindled in many a breast whose holy
flames will never die out; there, sons and
daughters have first learned the power of a
living faith; there, servants have been
taught the way of salvation; and there,
sometimes, * the stranger within the gates ’
has been arrested by the grace of God.
What is the condition of your house ?
Is it, like that of Abraham and Samuej
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