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THREE DOLLARS PER ANNftM.
VOL. XXXIII. NO. 19.
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Tlttlird’s Concert.
In that beautiful bower just over the way
The birds are having a concert to-day,
And the air is ringing, With the song3 they are
singing,
But I cannot tell one word they say.
. I am not versed in the language of birds
And I strive in vain to catch the words
That I am sure belongs, To those beautiful songs
They are singing so sweetly, the dear little birds.’
Now I am not very sure, but I think they are tell
ing
How rapidly the flower buds are swelling,
That soon they will bloom, And shed their per
fume
Over meadow, and woodland and garden and dwel
ling.
They must be praising that heavenly Friend
Who doth such beautiful blessings send,
Who Alls our bowers, With birds and flowers
That Friend ffhose bounty knows no end.
They are bidding us join in their songs of praise
To Him who hath guarded us all our days;
Whose love divine, On our path doth shine
And guides ns safely in all our ways.
Then let hs heed what these warblers say
I.et us praise this Friend while yet we may,
With cheerful hearts, Let us act our parts
And sing as we wen 1 our heavenward way.
Home, Ga._, Aprifltt/i, 1870. K.' T. L.
“Called in tlie Morning.”
To the Memory of little Katie, a daughter of Judge
Ihmi/nond, of Atlanta, <Ja.
ur iieu sabbath-school teacher.
‘‘An evanescent guest below,
She came and went without a stain,
Whither and whence? We only know,
Out of God’s hand, and back again!”
And there sweet child,
On the bank of the crystal stream that flows
By the White Throne thouVt resting. Gently
Beside the still waters that hand will lead
Thine angg) form; and point to wondrous scenes
More Jazzing far than is the noontide sun.
On seen such radiant light,
Ear hath no*ofr(Buicli sounds as those that greet
The listening ear. night is there! No cloud
Is hov’ringf o’fr the sky that brightly gleams
With glory ineffable. No anguished moan
Falls op the perfumed air, no fearful cry
Os sound bursts from seraph lips that there
Sing Zion’s songs forevermore—
A crown
Rests on thy fair young brow, a thousand.times
More fair since it hath known the touch of God!
And those dark lustrous eyes whose gentle light
So oft have lillcd my heart with tenderness
As toward the better land I‘tried to point
The way, shall never more be dimmed by pain.
We must not weep! Our angel only waits
Beside the pearly bars, for us who still
Each Sabbath feel her near. And though the band
Os fate hath borne me from my precious charge,
And nevermore on earth it may bd.jpinc
To meet with them at early morn.mr sing
Those songs that ever thrilled with joy, and guide
Their tender feet along the Christian’s path,
Yet blessed hope! one day we may unite
Below the shining mercy seat and there
Learn holy lessons from our God. How sweet
E’en now, to close our weary eyes to all
The glare of worldly sheen, and only dream
Os Heaven! Ah, this great joy I would not give
For all the pomp of earthly fame.
’Tis then
On and lost are near. Star-crowned they
[gleam
In the t .olemn waning light to keep our hearts
Without a a t a \ n) whisper peace, and hush
TbQXSirring elements that rage within.
Such, gentle Katie, is thine own pure soul
A comforter unseen. If on the good
And beautiful, our thoughts should rest still more,
How bright would be our path, for “as tuk love
So is tue pipe !” No evil fostered long,
Or hasty word of passion then should blight
The heart in which our Saviour dwells. It shines
Exalted free from bitterness and pride
A ceaseless type of llis*who taught each day
That God it Love! Then oft when worldly strife
Oppresses may we turrfto thoughts- of these
Our absent ones, undfnakc their own puie ijvcs
Examples for our o4n* Fond memory loves
To dwell on this sweet flower, plucked in the morn
Os life, and tiro’ no joyous smile on earth
Is seen, we know the glory on her brow •
To-day is far more lasting than-the crown
There placed by loved oVes on a festive scene
One year ago. Her May Day now is spent • •
In fadeless bowers, where no with’riug breath may"
The ro9y**hue ‘upon her cheek,,dispel the warm
light
From her eye, or .weep from God’s own hand"' ' v '
The gem forever Ilis, L. K. R.
Upeon eo., Ga., May 2d, 1870.
Contributions.
AU Consecration—A'o, IV.
If it be said, there is stfthdard given,
no law regulating benejrplence in the New
Testament, it eanwbt be said that any are
too poor to give while the commendation of
the poor widow is left upjn recQrd. Not
having enough will not excuse for neglect;
for she had little enough. Yet gave it all.
But it is not giving that is the point of ob
jection; but the propriety of preachers hav
ing only a small income setting apart for God
any portion thereof. There is an opinion
prevailing that ministerial support is an elec
mosynary affair altogether; hence, is so fre
quently heard in this connection of “beg
ging,” and church officers styled “beggars;”
and as preachers arc the beneficiaries of their
action, it is not far to the conclusion, that
they are the Lord’s poor, and hence, the
wonder sometimes expressed at their liber
ality—it being really a strange thing that a
beggar should give alms. How this has
come'to pass it maybe useless to inquire;
but may not the preadher of the Gospel have
unwittingly to it? A beggar is
known by a certain look and tone—the
whine is inseparable from the character. In
advocating not their own claims, but those
of benevolence, may they not have insensi
bly adopted it; and as many mind3 never rise
above selfish instincts, these -think they are
begging for themselves, and readily conclude
that the wlio.le system of Church operations
is qne stupendous charity—true in one sense
liut necessarily false in that under consider
ation. To overcome ignorance, to conciliate
prejudice, to [strike down covetousness in
the Church of God, must he wheedle and
coax and whine? Should he play the buffoon
and make appeals to passion,prejudice,pride?
Why use expedients for a temporary gain,
that react so forcibly against himself and all
the interests of our holy Christianity?—
Christ’s cause is not to occupy the same
platform with mendicity. If there be none
higher, every sensitive mind might well
shrink from its ad vocacy. This higher ground
is set forth in the consecration to which
Christ calls his people rich and poor, of ev
ery class and order in all the world. The
preacher himself is no mendicant; only, as
such, possibly,can he avoid this consecration?
showing itself in proportion of
income devoted to God. We say, possibly,
for we are not sure, but even upon the poor
est mendicant God may have some menetary
claim.
But further, if he is to be excused on the
ground of the smallness of his income, whom
will the duty bind? The majority in Chris
tendom will be excluded; for God “ hath
chosen the poor of this world rich in faith.”
How many of the rich Jo-day are disciples
Christ? And of those who are how, many
give “-ns God has prospered tblliiS* The
increase of wealth .bringing an increasing
lore of it, and jritiAfcput the love of Jesus,
'how can they all hearts are as
flint, and all hands tenacious, event
rice. If one rises above his natiyHHBHKSjMh
melting with compassion and
hands becoming “ ready to distmrafe,
ing to communicate,” it is all owingto the
quickening Spirit, to the grace of the blessed
Lord Jesus. If the preacher falters here, be
cause he has but little, he excuses others in
like circumstances, and proves the grace of
Jesus to be languishing in his soul. But it is
urged, duty to one’s family forbids it; how
can one give a fixed portion of income when
all he gets is insufficient for his own support?
An apparently good plea but not unanswer
able. It might be enough to say one duty
can never override another. Our duty to
God has to be considered as well. But why
is his income inadequate, when the highest
authority has said “The laborer is worthy of
his hire/’ Said Jesus to his disciplSs, “When
I sent ye without purse ana scrip and shoes,
lacked ye anything?” And they,wonderfully
if not miraculously sustained, answered
gladly, “JtfotTiing ’’ —but no longer to be
thus Christ making this the
duty'of the Church. If the Church be ig
norant of its duty, or so swallowed up in
covetousness as to fail in its performance,
whoso is the blame? The stream can never
rise higher than the fountain; and
never gets above the pulpit. The
of a righteous example is far beyond all pre
cept. Men may preach like angels or preach
till doomsday; "but unless their preaching is
sustained by practice, the world will ever
run on in the same old groove.
Confessedly, the agencies employed' are
insufficient to raise the revenues theattfi'ance
ment of Christ's Kingdom demands - ' plan
after plan is tried in vain, the Cl?urch al
ways under a strain ami pressure’ and tbfl
full measure of relief never reached. There!
must be something radically wrong in the
System; and in my humble judgment it lies
Just here—in the failure of the Church to
come up to an entire eonsecratjonApf its all
to there over must be'failure until
the ministers of our holy religion lead the
way. When this is seen, when the docjrlno
ift preached and practiced, tile refler influ
ence must tell upon thousands, and! the
“hoarded treasures yield ” for the advance
ment Df the Redeemer’s Kingdom. The
grace of Jesus will come down upon the
Church as in the days when they prayed the
apostles “ with much- entreaty to receive the •
gift. ” An entire reversal of the present plan ,
certainly. lam fully awar£ of a difficulty
jpst here, .viz.: that all this is very much
like “sounding a trumpet" before one; but
I Have yct-to learn tll&t a plain
duty should be neglected simply because
one’s motive may be questioned. If he val
ues the praise of men moro than the honor
that cometli from .God, very poor is his re
ward assuredly;.but if otherwise, jbo may
safely commit tfcuHim’&lio judg
eth righteously.
I am acquainted with a preacher who for
a time took this ground, viz.; “ Not enough”
to consecrate to God. Ho gave, it is true,
whenever called upon, but this was at long
intervals, and always under the pressure.of
appeal, and never," it must be said, ‘ ‘ as.Sod,
had prospered him.” Now, to preachenljjkq
consecration under these circumstances was
an impossibility. How urge, on
ethers what he did He.
—imperfectly spirit,
soul, timgj -talents, to he had
none, but his income had" not’on it tli<s seal
otconsecration save in aidjsatisfactory way.
He to console himself with the tLyexght
that ho did-, give more than many others,
and if the ’ tenth was a proper scriptural
standard below which he ought not-'.to. full,
considering tho fact that his salaty \jjis often
cut off a third or fourth in amount,, why, he
did give more than the tenth. Here, for a
longtime he rested; but the consideration
woyld put .“ if -you had -reCeivfiHHhatr defi
ciency would you have devoted it to God?”
And conscience compelled him to’ say, “No.”
After a long struggle, the. conflict often
■doubtful, he gained tho -.victory, resolving
sacredly to set apart God’s portion of his in
come. • A. M. CHRTETZBEIiG.
Local Preachers.
•I see inis late number of the Advocate , an
article under the above caption, whicllTbeg'
leave to' notice briefly ; and I premise by
saying, that I have the honor to belong tq
that class, which the writer desires “shall
■cease from among while ho recommen
the,General Conference to inaugurate meas
ure's accordingly. Now that is worse .than
“disintegration knd absorption .” I hop.o the
good brother wilhreconsider tho mattelf'hnd
hot have us “wiped, out” entirely and in such
a summary nAnnef"..
In the first tjlrice, tho writer’s premises are
wyoim, ms arguments are illogical and
instance, the assertion, that secu
lar employments in connection with minis
terial duties are incompatible, cannot be sus
tained by facts and experience. Many illus
trious examples, Qu'the contrary, might be
cited to prove that ministers of ttttepspel
may support 'themselves, and
time be eminently successful as "preachers.
Let one alone suffice. The great apostle.of.
the Gentiles pursued a secular employinfentj
and, at the same time, was “abundant in la
bor,” and rather boastful of his indepen
dence. The irregular course he pur
sued had its effects then, and in thousands
of instances a similar course has its’ effects
now. '
Who that is at all observant, does hot
know, that a minister’s usefulness is often
injured, if not destroyed, because many be
lieve, (whether justly or not, does not affect
the case,) that he is more anxious to get
money than to win souls to Christ ? The lo
cal preacher labors under no such suspicion -
and embarrassment.
Again, the idea that a man must not en
gage in any honest secular business, and at
the same time be a preacher of the gospel
for fear of i'compromitting” his ministe
rial standing, is simply ridiculous. As re
gards uprightness ci conduct, there is no
distinction between a minister and any other
good man, and all Christians might retire
from business, for the same reason. Asa
general thing, there is not much expeoted of
lawyer preachers, or even of Imt&tr Christians;
but who before now ever conceived the idea
that school teaching disqualifies a man for
preaching ? Common people think the two
employments may be blended naturally and
most harmoniously !
We are all “members of one body,” and
each has his work to perform. The noble
and self-sacrificing itinerant minister has his
field of labor and usefulness; and in a ma
jority of instances, perhaps, has done much
to advance the kingdom of Christ; but he
has not and cannot do the work of another.
The local or “lay" preacher however humble
his pretensions, must also fight the good
fight of faith, while he feels “wo is me, if
I preach not the gospel!” It matters not
who does the work so that Christ is preached
and souls are saved. The writer was convic
ted of sin under the preaching of a good 10-4
4 cal preacher, and many, doubtless, will be
the “stars in the crown of his rejoicing” infl
the great day of eternity.. Fortunate woujite
it be for the church and* the Country, IP
there were many such as the now’ sainted
Ousley, in this our evil day !” “Despise not
a brother of low degree.”
*4*. H. Brewster. J|
[lt may be proper, lest Some may not know
the fact, to state in behalf of Dr. E. M. Pen
dleton, whose communication is here review
ed, that he himself has been for many years a
mnoh esteemed local preacher; and as a
more recent communication from him than
that under notice,.shows that his whole ob
ject was improvement—not the destruction
of tliat.excellent and useful class of minis
ters. Ed. S. C. Advocate.]
The Old Preachers Again.
Will no one but “Simon Peter" in all the
Conference speak out for the old pfeachers ?
Can I Apt stir up the sympathies of the peo
ple for the widow and orptmn ? Dr. Boring
is raising the Orphan Home,
and thousands
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on. "] r ,\[ l
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vided for qr xVfi the claims
of humanity-and of patriot
ism. I love the weep over
the graves of those immortal braves who
had to fold “our conquered Banner” with
bitterest tears, and they look down from
heaven, to-day to see if wo intend toredeem
puivSaOred pledges to their “homeless or-*
fahnhs.” But I cannot forget those depart
ed veterans who “bravely fought and fight
ing fell” in defence of the spiritual rights
of nameless generations.
Will no one speak for such heroes as
these ? Where is Bishop Pierce who has a
hand.nqd heart for every good word and
workr a facile and elemuent pen- for the suf
fering poor and digressed of earth ? lam
only waiting for those in authority to speak
out effectively for some meet thq
claims Os vmr loved ones of the Conference.
Brethren, let us hear from you. .Tahki
April, 1870.
~ “l>avid
“David Grey"—what veminisflßces t what
memories the bal’d name recalls ! In 1851,
• while journeying on a pleasure tour, tp tlie r
Blue Ridge, we stopped in Rutherfordtbn',
and were detained there for nearly two
' weeks through the entreaties of the pastor,;
Bro. RisHer, to assist at a revival than "in
-progress at'that- tpNvn. The presence of the
Rev. ‘W. A. Gamewell, “in faith and mucß
assurance,” "sedmo'd to have been the moyv
ing spring of work of grace,'
where souls under, saWk>f|ejjui}t lay sense
less at the altar; wiferefashijjja'blo converts
threw away their goftf'and’JUiery; where'
whole congregations bowe<T—with few ex
ceptions—to the calls for earnest prayer. It
was amid these scenes and surrounded by
these circumstances that I made the ac
quaiutttAowof "him familiariy'known in that
section as “Father Grey.” He-was of a
hopeful, happy', cheerful turn of mind that
made him p welcome guest in any home.
We dined together at the house of Mr.
Mitchell, jfFbelieve they were related,) but.
it was in the home of Bro. Hamby—former
ly of tho S. C. Conference —where his
and social qualities shone most
ausly. They were congenial souls;
Jseen long associated together, and
great delight in recalling past incidentswH
jheir lives. On one occasion the conversa
tion turning on the providence of God, they
related the follcgring occurrence which I
have put into the mquth of “Father Grey”
—not remembering which was the speaker.
“In a buggy ’together, we were traveling
(mpthe narrow pass through the Blue Bidge:
s deep sadness came over my. spirit which I,
suffered for a time in silence?, but the", bur
den becoming too heavy,.'l .disclosed the
fact to Bro. HamMkkwK immpdftitely ex
claimed, ‘Rro. it’ is .wry remarkable,
but I feel the same way !’ I responded, ‘lt
may be the timely movings of God’s Spirit
to forewarn ns of a clangor near. It was pro- 1 '
that we should get dovrtt and hitch
our horse and retire to amadjoining clump
of trees and pray to be delivered from evil.
“We. did so and got happy while praying- •
Kng assured.wjijiwver of evil mighT hap
jjtQ harm would come to us. Not long
after we had retaken our seats and were
nearing the narrowest
pass on the bank of the FredfelPßroad, we
Cspied coming full tilt H waemt-rath full
teams. We hallowed to the driver rWßvide
the road, but he heard not or heeded not
our ciacs. I saidj ‘'Bro. Hamby what shall
wejK? if we go to the left we’ll be. precipi
tatecFiuto the river; if to the right, we may
be brushed against the mountain.’ But
dowif upon the rapid wagon with
the mad Bro. Hamby called
hurriedly, mountairqPro. Grey!
take to the mountainT liut in less time than
I am speaking, the lumbering wagon rolled
our light vehicle up on the aide of the
mountain, which fell back dMfcween the
wheels, wheii all came to a dead halts—horses,
mules, buggy, wagon and inmates mixed
and jumbled together. It seemed impossible
to extricate from the tangled and confused
mass, the restless and impetuous animals
without great destruction. Yet when Bro.
Hamby crawled out from under the side of
the wagon, and I got from between the
all was separated and we be
gan to gear up again, to our surprise and
joy we found our buggy uninjured; not a
buckle out St place; our horse unscathed
and we without a scratch. With upraised
hands and hearts, we thankfully uttered
‘Glory be to God! this is the evil, but He
has delivered us from it!’ ” "*
It has been nearly nineteen years since I
listened to the recital of this incident,
since I was associated with “Father Grey,”
I believed him dead long since, and was no
little surprised to see his obituary in a late
Advocate. What changes have taken place
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listened to his animated conversa
tion ! * The war with all its horrors—a na
tion’s dowpfaU—yet he weathered all these
rough blasts, and has reached Heaven in
safety. How encouraging to youthful Chris
tiansJto see these hoary veterans, who have
(Hbeen fighting so long, and 3° well, dying
j.with all the honors of conquerors. On the
p other hand, nothing can be more discour
aging .than the turning aside of an eld
Christian who has wrought well in many
hard fought battles of the past, but whose
Mjith has failed in the last life.
“ Marion, S. G. " *C. M. C.
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The Annual Report Trinity Sun
day‘School, Charleston, South
Carolina, April 1870.
The school was opened every Sabbath thad
past year. Average-attendance of officers ancP
teachers 28, and iff scholars 127. -Total av
erage attendance, 155, an increase of 19 over
that of last year.
The largest atlenSance any Sabbath was
206, and the least attendance 57.
There have been 20 teachers and 86 schol
ars admitted, and 5 teachers and 53 scholars
have withdrawn —-an increase of 48 members.
The roll now consists of,
Officer and Teachers males 23,
• females, 22 tv • • ■ 45
108. .... - 209
ri;e sihuol 254
s‘i:,ws!,'oar
>b a t h a .
copies Sunday School Visiter .
........ | 200
are 29 classes in the school including
-sting infant class of 55 scholars,
classes.
BfflMßß. ic-rs of the school have -quited
i visited the school. Charles Mos
■■Kl of typhoid •fever January A7th,
and 3 months. Jin. Bessie
■HjHk', one of our teachers, died vfcl'y
■Btlarch Bth, niaed :lil years ,-flTfi' 6
■■W" deeply deplore the teriiliua-
HH9|Hnchc lives so full of hope and uso
their families, our school and
?sSq’svill ofjlim “who doeth all things well.”
This school s[ill suffers from removals, 25
having-.remo.ved from tho city the past year.
Through the kind and constant efforts of
M. Edmunds, the singing of the
been much improved.
Pastor has been present with
|H|e r afly every Sabbath and most faithfully
with us. His monthly meetings
with the children have been well attended,
and have added much to tho interest of thfi
school. .
We feel to bleajf God for the continued
harmony and prosperity of the school, and
are mom than ever impressed .with tho im
portance- and*’ magnitude of the Sunday
scliohT* work: The' Sunday-school is
great tributary of tho. church, and Hie!
channel through whicji in .Jthe immediate’
futfire the accessions to the church are chiefly
to be found.
The character, the usefulness, the happi
ness and the stability' o's the Christian de
pend groaiH upon his eariy training. The
up ’ a body of choice
auxiHpia to»:*the pnlpii*— >ve mean the teach
ers. #¥frey ’see the necessity of qualifying
themselves to teach ; the soholats’ push them
. forward, hence they find the necessity of’-
studying'the Word of God, its chronology,
. its history, its biography and its doctrines.
Then too consider the relation qf the Sun-
to the minister, tlrff'seliolars
dHwil the soteachers
niinist.V, wbojKist rnain
&• in powt-c, in
his ssjlf-i-e«pncK w To raise
the -school is t3 fllic gvhole so- -
ciety. We must look largely, even princi
pally, to the for oiir-- Pastors.
If all the young men who graduate at our
colleges and theological seminaries were to
be employed they would not meet MIS neces
sities of our pastoral work. They would not
prove a reinforcement sufficient to more UraijH
keep up the loss which we have by ’
and disability. How then are we as a churcff’
to be.aggressive, to carry forward our min-<l
|.istry and fulfill the great mission which we
[ have believed, and still Relieve God has com
afcttid to ns ? We must loolrtd the Sunday
;Wbol. We are to train up in our Sunday
men who will have hi heart and a
every good word and %ork, and
a‘ generation of Christians who
will be imbued‘fuljy with the beneficence of
the gospel. The Sfinday-school in every re
spect shMjUuipleasant, cheerful and happy.
The of parental success is in
the delight the child,
in tho children to prefer .home to
place, in leading them to expect
to find iriHlie home their sweetest joys and
their purest pleasures and to finc( in their
pjrfate their roost joyous companions. If
fthe-hbme is thus to be rendered pleasant
and beautiful for the child, we should make
the Sunday-school equally attractive. Ren
der the
home-like place. Let every child as he en
tersJ.it,- feel the very-. atmospherfe'Sfi love
penetrato of his nature,, he
may feel happy, and prepared by Mreweet
gentle disposition, to appreciatS'fcie. studies
and mfiround him. There
should*dominate in too Sunday-school the
utmost kindness, sweetrfess and gentleness of
manner and spirit, at prq. same time that
there should be exerted cdnStant firmness in
the administration ofUiscipline. The Bible
and the Church call us to carry on this work
with the children. The Christian, the pa
triot and the philanthropist call - us,- Thd
past and the future, our country aqd-our
God,.call us to “gather the children!
The main power foj good of any' Sqiday
•tcliool lies in the character of its telphers.
Let them bmhply, intelligent, spiritual, and
-they will and validity to thfe ’ser
vice thSy conduct.
There is qpiqprer route to the heart of the
than tlttough the heart of the child.
estimate the good accomplished in
our church or country by one good faithfnl
Sunday-school teacher ?■£%
Dear teachers ! love QSljlfr fi -° f of all.
Love Him with a deep, trTOpersonal attach
ment. Love the souls that yon would win
to Him, and make them see that you love
them. In the Sunday-school we spend some
of our most happy hours and receive some oT
our best education. Has the love of God
been planted ip our hearts ? Then it will be
our eamestdfeire to make it known to oth
ers. Has God blessed us ? Then we shall
strive to be a blessing to others. H our spirit
be full of love to Christ and love to souls for
Christ’s sake, it will be told.to every one by
our faces—our scholars williifbw i?.v
“Up then,-and beside all waters
Sow thy seed with prayer,
Sowing freely, lowing always,
Sowing everywhere.”
Dear teacher ! take your class in the arms
of prayer. Have faith in God. Believe His
Word. Expect the blessing. It will come.
He is willing and able to bless you. Do not
let another Sabbath pass without a direct
faithful personal effort to win your scholars
to Christ. * Our scholars are fast going to
eternity! We know not how near they may
be. Ponder these things and let fße solemn
weight of souls rest upon and you down
until you discharge your whole duty.
Parents! ff-o believe there should be a
close sympathy between the homa and the
studies which are pursued in the Sunday
school. It is a burning shame upon religious
parents, it is something that should cause a
blush to. mantjjplhe cheek that thoughtful
Christian pareffit can let. their children goih
and out week after week, and year after
scarcely everknow what the lessons
they are learning in the scho«ik|
■Jmchild go in and out thus and never
sympathizing thought, never have a
IWiHßftggestion, never have a "lesson of
Holy Scriptures JpWught into review in tho
home-?,.
It appears tO-us that the mother should
make it a dutyjo follow tho child’s learning
of the lessons of Holy Scriptures whatever
they may be in the Sunday-school, that thus
there maybe begotton a strongpower of sym
pathy between Jhe child and the parent, and
thus the child may b£ assisted in its efforts
to learjmvnd lesson.
The telpher 'of the child should bowel-
the parental roof as ene of
its as the immcdiatS
tho parlfet because enjpyjng tho
and friendship ‘of tSe chifd. We helrevif pa
rents should'know whether their childreif
atteAd Sunday-school, ov —often they
may bo sent, but fail to arrive*-in time*ior
school. • . *. \
We believe parents should havo
Sittings in church and their chiklveir.be re- *
quired to sit with them, instead of being
scatteredAthrougli the church aud getting
with otheh children and thus disturb the
congregation; Wo desire that you will more
faithfully co-puMMiftl&tC. us in these.labors
ofjove.. , \flsirt|jHpppl as often as you can
and oncouragafllSsKLyoui' presence. Wo
want your conuselsPyon’r influouce, your
prayers aud jtmr entire co ; operatiqn.
The statistics of this sciigjffl show it be
in a much more prospctqjjfeonjlition than
ever before.
We contemplate this /oar, as far as prac-*
ticabhj, introducing the one losson system
and-blackboard exercises into the school.
Finally, brethren au and friends, wo again ask
yon to rajuember ns daily, and heartily to'
.join us in oilr motto, “God bless our Sunday
school." , Respectlußy submitted,
S.i'Mcisr.'A, N r.LSON,
■l Superinteflftept.
with High Church
'-'By liev. J. E. Evaps, I). D.”
It is greatly to*be desired, for the cause of
“the truth as it is in Jesus,” that this sea
■La rapid and general circulation. All
SBbguinents against the assumption of
Sigh Churchism which it is generally ncces-.
snry to pore through folios to obtain, are
here comprised in a nutshell. It should be
a hand-book for Methodists who have to be
proselytism-proof, apd a vade mecurn, es-,
pecially to one so frequently, these: times,
called upop to give a reason fc>r his being a
Methodist* The groat battle of Armaged-.
doUjto foughki'now, is between Formtd
.ism ana* Spiritualism—Formalism . beiiig
only the.old fidelity, with U.new.
'The High-Chasoif i'ttialism putting
tlievCliurcli before Christ, substituting water -
that of the Spirit, giving.power
orsfligiAntion to the priest, exhuming -that
poftishrfigtnent,'- the.^, apostolic succession,
t.hihby unchurching sg jftGnt part of chris
fenaWnV .or what is-.the' same, invalidating
Jits sacraments and /Ordinances; these liere
a|BJ*so greatly to be-,dreaded, are met and
rfihutted by thp weapons of warfare as pre
sented liy the arguments keen and tren
chant, contained in tliis “Short Method with
High Churchmen.” No Methodist should
be without this cheap but protective
■nst the hues,
s, which High-church policy' directs
nst his household, in order to swerve,
•especially tjie younger Members of it, from
the godly simplicity and spirituality of Pro
testatfj-* worship, to the sensuous and idola
trous of Pupaoy.
The’T>ook can be obtained direct from its
author, Dr. Evaris, Savannah, Ga.; or from
J. W*'Burke agon, Ga,, at 25 cts.
per copy.-V M. M.„
Columbia, S. C. ' ’ >
Judging r n just Judgment.
In a European town lived .an old man
whoso sole thought seededto ac
cumulata'gold. His coffers been
runrfing o.vMybutins “dross
that perishoth'J.WiVs winter
of life but found him limbs,
and tottering footsteps, more eager in his
pursuit for gold. When mind and body
were alike ■fWSaJi®£ with time, his spirit
seemed to rise above their weakness and con
fusion, to a vivid, terse acuteness, when the
object of his mad, wHd tftybfi'on was to be
attained.
It'jyas strange that the old stood
alone in the 'weylS- -The poor despised him ;
the rath passed him by with hauteur. Lang
ago thefrrendsgf his youth had given him
over to his fjioL ..’No eye kindled with affec
tion at his-approach ; no voice grew soft in
the geiitle Accents of
him “even the little childrSßearneato
with argLmdefined terror
form moved along the, stral, ®a‘d in itC
antique well-worn c(6thij^f. ; % ' W
After a 'and his .gold-jvate
hujjed from nlfgraSp ! He was buriea&nd ■
th«f,people saw his vacant place without the
vyjqal emotion of regret. All shared ’.in the
curiou*.wfth tjjjearu in,what had
disposed of his vast wealth; but no one sup
posed that any but selfish motives would be
revealed even in this last’oct of his life.-
The poor of his nature tawn had alway’s
suffered from the water, and the
difficulty of Wringing it a good
When will was read, this fad
true character, which his mod-
a fear of failure in his
{Jans, liaiTPq, effectually concealed.
In his rally manhood, he had noticed the
sufferings of the poor os they toiled to pro-
even a meagre supply of water. Like
nis divine Master “he had compassion on
them,” and a resolve pure as ever thrilled a
human soul, caused him to quench all selfish
ness, to toil in youth, in manhood’s prime,
and in old age—to meet sadly, yet with
undaunted courage, the cold, cruel glance
of the harshly judging world, that he might
bequeath to these suffering ones the needed
blessing.
To this day, crystal streams flow in marble
aqueducts in the old town. -Even the beggftr
children are free to play amid the flashing
diamond drops, that glitter in the sun from
the perennial fountains ; while they are as
unconscious as the birds singing above them,
whence came this heritage, and that for this
lived one whose life was heroic, whose days
were one lofty sacrifice.
In a secluded village lived a woman, who
had once claimed the love of young and old;
but a strange net-work of circumstances sur
rounded her. Enthralled in these mysterious
meshes, she became an object of detestation.
The old curate, the dainty belle, the ragged
urchin, united in the common voice to heap
upon her scorn and contempt. From every
hand an arrow sped, until her life was blight
ed to the core. Weary, forlorn, her falter
ing footsteps bore her trembling form, from
year to year, amid the despising people.
Time passed away, and she grew old beneath
•th’g double weight of years and woe.
a day of awakening came. The hun-
Hhy plague, upon the wings of the wind fled
from the great city to the Woodland town.
In terror and dismay tho physicians fled,
leaving the stricken ones to their dismal fates.
Soon the streets re-echoed with the groans
•pf the dying. The skilful nurses stretched
ou beds of death, left their patients 18* die
aloae. V.There was one, who night aqdiffhy
watched with ,earnest vigilanpe. .Her soft
voice fell like music on theriii*,’gs kneeling
beside the sick and dying, gke prayed, or,
with gentle she southed their aching
brows. ./■•-*,' •
Was she more''than mortal that without
rest she never seemed weary, never faltered
in the hard task-Mi
Those whoMHfitf turned from
wiHi words qf execration their lips, felt
bleSsed, if her light step but sounded in tho
*r tft - ’
•. Many were pome to' the tomb, when the
plague*fifqjmg no new victims, gathered'ikß
.sombre rolies and fled away. If „
There \yere. numbers of 'uaffc SB
ures, tottering about the town, aud sflfcjfng
constantly of the woman who had now bent’
their hate to a holy gratitudSl bright
her life would be girdled about with their
(lavish gifts offtffeetian and oitoihiftf thought.
The past, with its blackness, would be swept
away in this new light of love !
But, shocked, they looked k up to seo an
other going to the tomb, when they thought
the last of the plague had died. • It was. tbit,
woman—the nurs^—the white soulecl sufferer
they were yet to fww. * a
' A "few days passed,'when- man end
tered.tlij town and whose,
names had long been \vritteu*op their tomb
stones. Last of all, with "trembling tones
he asked for her whose mound wn3 yet fresh.
Tears fell thick and fast ou.riris wrinkled
hands as thegroup gathered enviously around
him. Composing himself, he related the
short history that thrilled eaoJi heart with a
bitter remorse. She, far the sake of ‘a holy
love'had borne this igTii’s reproach ; while
they lent their a ; d to biifdeu hii more tlrrough
the long years. He Sad come conscience
stricken in old age to’release her but death
was merciful sooner than him.
1 ‘Who art thou O ! man that judgast m-.
'offigrr with his Maker he standeth or
falleth.” Anget.a,
Oolhcahqa Valley, Ga. .-'
From the Now Yqrk Observer.
Tlie ’Threefold Cord-
In teaching children in Suuday-scliook, a,
threefold division of the matter taught can'
be made into - Bible Words (texts,) Bible
Fads (stories), and Bible Truths (doctrines).
BIBLE WORDS.
Some' teachers allow their pupils to learn
an unlimited number, pi verses,' which will
probably soon bo forgotten bntirely, or re
membered only os links in m chain, of which
’the first must bo.recalled tS mind
the others; . • . .
If a'chfld, who lias ldarneiT in this way,»is
'asked for a single ‘text, he will usuqjjy give
the first versa of some chapter, us “TU'niio
opened his mouth,-and taught
or, “Anil seeing" the multitude, fie
went up into a 'mountain or some other
.text which,'tal(eii 'by itself, is of little in*
terest. ■
A second method of teaching Bible Words
is to require the pupils to learn five or ten
verses each Sunday, going regularly through
some book of the. New Testament, mien
this plan is pursued, the teacher is often
tempted to Spend all the hours of instruction
in explaining and enforcing the truths con
tained ili the lesson, and to omit requiring
the learn .thoroughly the words
which would injure the remembrance of the
truths, and eidF them to. mind in the future.
When the Binle is thuSlearneil, the memory
fa encumbered with many comparatively un
important verses, and young pupils often be
come discouraged by trying to learn, lessons
which they do not understand.
A third method of teaching Bible Words,
which has been practised with much success
in mission and industrial schools, is to
chooso short striking texts, which are print-'
ed or written on cards or in books, or selec
ted by the superintendent. They may be
learned by the children at home, or taught
orally by the teacher, if the pupils are toft,
young, too ignorant, or too toilful and care
less to study them aloiio.
These texts should not bo learned once for
all, but should be repeated every Sunday till
they are firmly fixed in tlie mind. . A set of*
questions with answers in the exact words
of the Bible—like that in the Tract Primer —
if often reviewed, will , bo more surely re-«
membered than the same texts learned in
any other way.
If each text is made the point of some Bi
ble story, which is told in a lively manner,
.the text will recall it e whole. whri*ever it is
repeated. Eromrinefto three tSfttyill be
enough for eachfronday. Intelligent chil
dren will soon leim to select-striking
ges, or proof-texts; but tho ignorafre blill
drjk, who form the majority in most schools,
wilrnot readily do this. Sometimes wHjfh
Psalms may.be thus learned, and
repeated in concert, nrefttreflYboywi
•who have been five, years in
who oiinnot texts understand
aingly ; -yet a teacher might easily
•make a Scholar learn in* year one bun-'
striking textffwliiih would never
be forgotten, such as ‘’CTWist died for our
ijjfis.,”
slialt JiEepraft ana be
coaGrteff, that your sinsGwr.W blotted
o'W- 'jjfr*
w • BIDLZSTOEirare w
In teaching Bible sforiJPßt is, well to
connect with each story a tea* which will
foitt.Jhe'Joint of the lesson. Select, forin
• stance, *the story of the conversion of Paul,
ip connection yvitli his prayer, “Lord, what
xwt thou have me to do ?” Show the chil
dren a portrait of Saul of Tarsus. Excite
their attention by an account of his charac
ter as a pessecutor, “consenting” unto the
death of Stephen, “haling men and women,
and committing them to prison.”
Use the language of the Bible narrative os
much as possible. Set vividly before them
the ride towards Damascus. Describe the
appearance of the crowded escort. Call their
attention to the time of day—noon—the in
tense brightness of the sun at that hour;
the light brighter than the suu ; the falling
down of the guards ; the voice fromdieaven ;
and Saul’s immediate, humble inquiry,
“Lord, wbat wilt thou have me to do ?” Go
on with the history, and tell them of his
changed name, then of his subsequent min
istry, and his apostles. Show them how he
carried out the spirit of the text, by striving
always to know and do the will of the Lord.
Afterwards, whenever you teach them a
verse from one of Paul’s epistles, make them
repeat the outline of the story. Intersperse
the story with questions, talk with the chil
dren, not merely to them.
BIBLE TRUTHS.
The doctrines of the Bible should be kept
constantly in view, in a course of texts and
stories, for there toll be some points which
| will not always come up, and will, therefore,
j novel* be explained, unless the teacher pur
sues a regular system "of doctrinal teaclung.
Ihe Apostles’ Creed brings up nearly all
the principal subjects of belief, and is a good
basis of instruction. Assembly’s Shor
ter Catechism is ah aiShfrable guide, espe--
oiully in selecting subjects for advanced
classes, whoso minds are sufficiently matured
to understand those points which would only
puzzle little ones, and burden their memo
ries with words which, to them, hM-h'tera%
* ‘in an unknown tongue. ” The most impor
tant points for young children are God’s ex
ceeding love to them, as shown in sending
his Son to die for their sins, and guarding
them night and day ; tho*happy heaven
he has prepared for those who repent of
their sins, and believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ; the penalty of sin ; and the sacrifice
of Christ in our stead ; his perfect life for
our pattern ; the ten commandments, and
other precepts; the return of faith and re
pentance, and the latter as involving both
sorrow for sin and reformation. ,
Children often do not understand the sim
plest points. I have asked a great many—
“ What mustgou do to be saved ?” unite tho
usual answer is, “Pray,’.’ though they slam
to have no idea lmw prayer and salvation fire
connected. * '. , \
..Not comprehending the flfee way of salva
tion—the i|n> of-Gpd l^Lwist—tho mind
often lingMilßig in dnrlfiWiJblindly gftp
• bio> .a n 4 seeking earnestly xcuknow how a
-Sinner may obtain say,
“Go oa'seeking ; you are doing well. Bo
patient, light come bye and bye. ” Every
thing but “Believe on tho Lord Jesus.
Christ. (
If tkfyjSeonis, facts ajri the doctrines of
the Bible were the awakened
soul would at once such as
“God so loved the world, that ho gaycMiis
only begotten Son, that whosoeverbefiwoth
in him should not perish.” Such a counkTof
followed will be bleoUd
to both children and teacher, and we can.
[recommend its trial ftroni practical experience
Bas jH results. " -. ,
- . “I Dtd fo* Thee;
What Hast Thoff doncrir me.”
“I «avi my precious life for tlii-c. Gal. 11. 20
My precious blood I aboil, I Pet. 1. ltf*"
TUw. thowmightUt ra'nsoruvd bo, Kph. 1. 7
Aud qulckcueiTffohi tho dead. Epli. 11. 1
I gave my life for thee Tit. 11. 14
w 4*t bus thou given for me ?
I spent long yearn for thee, I Tim. 1. 15
In weariness and woe. Isa. Uil. 3
That au eternity John xvii. 24
Os joy thou might's! know. John xvi. 23
Jt 4 J spent long years for thee : 'John 1. 10, 11
Hast thou spent 4ue for me ?
“My Father’s’-Homo John xviu's
My ralnTOW-circlcd throne, Rev. iv, ‘8
I.left night. Phil. 11. 7
In wanderings sad and lone. Matt, ylil 20
v I lbft ItirH fflr Uic<-: .JlCcrr. i’ll! S
’ Hast left aught for me ? ’ 0
1 suffered mncTiMor thee, lm. till. 3
•* More t4-.11 tliytongue may tell Milt. ekvl.39
Os bitterest 11‘gouy, . * ’ Luko'xxll. 44
To rescue tUeo frojh hill. Iloin. v' 9
I sufferetAnucli for tliee; ’ I Pet. il. 21—34
What cansf thou becysiov me?
“An 4 l.fiave brought to thee, John lv.lO-»-T4*
‘-Dbwi*rVm my hoin.e above, John 1i1.*13
Satottion mil and fj‘i?e, Rev. xxl. 6
’rgy pardWp and’my love. Acts v. 31
•Great giftsTbrought to thee. Psalm lxvlll. 18
Wliat hatji thou brought to me ?
“Oh, let thy life be given I Pet. Iv. 3
Thy years for him bo spent— II Cor. v. 15
World fetters all be riven, Phil. 111.'3
And joy with sufferingblent! I set. iy, lilrrlfl
- - firing tliou'thy wOTtlileifß ulf. ' I Cor. vi. 20
Follow thy Saviour’s call. Matt. viii. 23
[Wo published l,ho abjvc beautiful lines more
, than a year ago. They lia-mttvoeusentus, with the
Jests above appended Jo eaph line, wo have
ot liotthis-Wnsdoncby tlioJSn. ssi. A'n^l,
StiscdliUti}* v-
I. u li.
"•The following rich _buri'es<jnu*pn ex
travagances of the mode*.'*,unbelievers,
would resolve all the fs of Scripture into
“Myths” was . written ’some years agb by
nil ingefliouA TV-ncli ecch^iuiitipqp;
NapplyW®, says the writer, an imperson
ation of the sun. ,
* ' 1. tire AfturaKtpbleon and AuolM
10, or Apolecm* the gud of the sun, there
but a trifling difference; indeed the sedKl
ing difference is lessened, if wo take tIT?
spelling of his name from the column of the
Place Yendoine, where it stands Nenpoleo.
But this syllable Ne prefixed to the name of
the sun-god is of importance; like
of flje li any it is of ti.rook Origin, auoij ne
or nat, a particle of affirmation, as though
indicating Nifpoleou as the very true Apol
lo, or sun. i
His other name, Bopaparto, makes this
apparent connection between the French
•hero and luminary of the firmament conclu
sively certain. The day has its two parts,
the good and luminous portiaV'jjnd that
which is had and (fork. To the sun belongs
the good part, to riaftaoon and stars Uetfhttf
the bud giereforo naturuT
that Apollo or 'ojictuld receive’
the surname of »*.*» A,
2. Ajiollo was a Mt-dffpMft
nean island;
ih tlm same sea. ' According to PaUsanias, ’
Apollo was an Egyptian deity; and in the
mythological history of,the fabulous Napo
leon wo find the hero in Egypt, regarded Jjy
the inhabitants with veneration, amLrmeiij-’
ing tlieir£homage.
3. Tilb mother of Napoleon wiuupHkFnifc
Letitia,'which signifies joy, - nn&flrah Im
personation of the iln In W|r*Bjflil dis
pensing joy and gladness m all- crMfiop'
Letitia is no other than the break c&dny,
which in a manner brings the sun into the .
.jvorlA _an(l»fJwith.-xttfy flng#h opes the
gates pi da/. it is significant thfct the
Greek name for mother of Apollo was-
Leto. FVorn tlus the Romans mode the
name Latona which they give to his mother.
But Lcpt\ is the unused fora* of the verb
hr Lor, and signified to inspire joy; it is from
this unused form tliatHje substantive letitia
is derived. The identity, then, of the
mother of Nappleon with the Greek Leto
and the Latin Latona, is established con
clusively. . ’ • •
I*4. According to the popular story, this
of Letitia had three sisters, and was it
Bt the same with the Greek deity, who had
too three Graces ?
*K The modern Gallic Apollo had four
brothers. It is impossible not to discern
here the anthropomorphosis ol the four sea
sons. But it will be objected, the seasons
should be females. Here the French lan
guage interposes; for in France the seasons
are masculine, with the exception of autumn,
upon the gender of which grammarians aro
undecided, while Autumnus in Latin is not
more feminine than the other seasons. This
difficulty is therefore trifling, and wiiat fol
lows removes all shadow of doubt.
Os the four brothers of Napoleon, three
' are said to have been kings, and these of
course are, Spring the flowers,
Summer reigning over ijie harvest, Autumn
holding sway over the fruits. And as these
three seasons owe all to tho powerful influ
ence of the Sun, wo are told in the popular
myth that tho three brothers of Napoleon
drew their authority from him, and received
from him their kingdoms. But if it be added
that, of-the four brothers of Napoleon one
was not asking, that was because ho is the
impersonation of Winter, which has no
dbign over anything. If, however, it.be as
serted, in contradiction, that the winter has
an empire, he toll be given the principality
over the sno,ws and frosts, which, in the
dreary seasoulFof the year, whiten the face
of the earth. Well! the’ fourth brother
of Napoleon is thus invested by popular tra
dition, commonly called history, with a vain
principality accorded to him t'» the decline of
the power of Napoleon. The principality was
that of Canino, a name derived from cani,
or tho whitened hairs of a frozen old age—
true emblem of winter. To the eyes of
poets, the frosts covering the hills are their
Lair, and when winter frosts them, they rep
resent the snowy locks of a decrepit nature
in the old age of the year ;
“.Cum galidua cresclt canit in montlWu* humor.”
Consequently the Prinoe of Canino is an
impersonation of winter; winter whose
E. H. MYERS, D. D., EDITOR
WHOLE NUMBER 1800.
reign begins when the kingdoms of the
three fine seasons are passed from them, and
when the sun is driven from his power by
the children of the North, as the poets call
the boreal, winds. This is the origin of the
fabulous invasion of France by the allied
armies of the North. The story relates that
these invoders—the northern gales—banish
ed the many-cClored Hag, and replaced it by
a white standard,. too, is a gmoeful,
but, at the same tjme, purely fubulous ac
count of the northern winds driving all the
brilliant colors from tho face of the soil, to
replace them by tho snowy sheet.
6. Napoleon is said to have had two wives. €
It is well known that the classic fable gave
two also to Apollo. These two were the
moon and the earth. Plutarch asserts that
the Greeks gav<* the moon to Apollo for
wife, while the Egyptians attributed to him
the earth. By the moon 1m had no posteri
ty, but by tlm other Jie had one son only,
tWlittle Horns. This is an Egyptian alle
gory ♦epretenting tho fruits of agriculture
produced by the earth fertilized by the Sun.
The pretended eon of tjie frtW’fious Napoleon
is said, £ mPPd*®cen born on the 20th of
Ma*oh,.tlie seae<£ of tlm spring equinox,
when agriculture js assuming its greatest
period of activity, g
7. Napoleoit is "said to have «*eleased
France from tlm devastating scourge which
terrorized over the country, tho hydra of
tho revolution, ns it was popularly called.
Who can not se&iiilhis a Gallic version of
tho Greek legend oiTtApollo releasing HeMas
from the terrible Python ? The very name
revolution, derived from tlm Latin verb re-.
Volvo, is indicative <vf the coils of a serpent
ilike jho Python. ■» * •
8..T1m famous hereof tho. 59th century* 1
hacb.ifc is asserted, twelve marshals at the *
liead.of his armies, un *four who were sta
tionwv and inactive. Tlm twelve ftf-stfW
mnyJp seen at once, are the signsAifsthe «*
zodiacs* marching under the orders of the
sun Nupoleon, and ench««re parted' into
twelvo-portions, corresponding to the ttvelvc
signs As for tlm four stationary officers,
immovable in the midst of general motion,
they nro'Jlm cardinal points.
9. It is currently reported that tho chief
of these brilliant armies, after having glo
riously traversed tho Southern kingdoms,
lUUUttratcd the North, and was tj}er&,nnable
to maintain his sway. This, too, represents
the course of the sun, which assumes its
greatest power in the South, but after tho
spring equinox seeks to reach tho North,
and after a three months' march toward the
boreal regions, is driven back upon his tra
ces, following the sign of Cancer, a sign
given to represent the retrogression of the
sun in that portion of the sphore. It is on
this that the story of tho march of Napoleon
toward Moscow, and his humbling retreat is
•founded.
10. Finally, the sun rises in tho Eastland
sets in the Western sea. Tho poets puJflre
him rising out of tlm waters in the’ East,
and setting in the ocean gfter his twelve
hours’ reign in the sky. Such is the histo
ry of Napoleon coming from his Mediter
ranean isle, holding the reins of government
for twelve years, and finally disappearing in
the mysterious regions of the great Atlantic.
—Curious Myths.
The Mighty Evil.
Intemperance is a mighty evil. Mighty
in its waste of property, costing us annually
in the United Stntes, directly for liquor,
$1,491,865,000, and indirectly in expenses
and losses $1,250,000,000 more; and involv
ingMfc destruction of sixty-two millions Os
bushels oh*grain.
It is mighty as tho parent of crime, caus
ing yearly 000 murders, 400 suicides, be
sides sending 200,000 persons to prison for
various crimes.
It is mighty in its crushing effects upon
clothing multitudes of them
Ssvjtn rags, and sending yearly 200,000
hospitals and other charitalnP
mighty in tlm destruction of human
life: T&fe.suig yearly tlm death of 60,000
drunkifr®!, including 570 deaths by delirium
tremens, and 3,700 by other forms of insani
ty; and making at tlm same time 30,000
widows and 90,00fiflLhans.
. It is mighty in banalizing injuries inflict
‘jgirou siffferiutoyives and starving children.
It is its wastes of the moral
; man, gathering a great army of 2,807,200
tipplers, and adding yearly from that num
,bfr 93,547 victims to the 60,000 confirmed
that continually exist in our
mountry. ■ *
\ It is migbty>in its destruction of souls,
ktreading jn tho very dust every commaud
■ffflnjt, shutting ou(. the means of grade,
searing the cousciquce, and fitting the spirit
for everlasting despair.
It is mighty because it is sustained by a
combination dt wealth, capital, law, fashion
and all tho elements of this world. —Tctp
perhnSJJ Vindicator. 1
\ .
What Shall I Pray Fob ?—“Why not
pray for just what you want?” saida speak
er. “Why not ? When Christ was here on
earth his language was: ‘What wilt thon
that I should do unto theo ?’ He asks us
what we want. If we want temporal help,
why don’t we tell him. He is the some yes*
rijerday, to day and forever. When he was
liere on earth ho never turned away from
those who were seeking temporal help. It
is true we may ask for things which are not
good for ns to have. But if we ask believ
ing, we shall have something given a thous
and times better for us than the something
withheld. But I believe in asking for need
ed temporal blessings. I believe He answeis
such prayer. lam sorry to see persons in
temporal distress putting in their petitions
that we will pray for them in the day of ad
versity, in a timid- manner, they felt
afraid they were very im
proper. No !it is ulqKoper. This is a
world of trouble, and unlever shall get rid
of it till we get out of the world.”
■ < The charity of Dorctfa tosk the sensible
. and practicable form of making raiment for
the poor. In this way a good disciple may
show gratitude and love to the Saviour, as
much as that woman did who anointed his
feet with precious ointment. Christ is no
longer here, but the poor wo have always
with us. ‘ ‘Lord, when-saw we thee a stranger,
and took thee in ? or-naked, and chothed
thee ? And the King shall answer and say
unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto
one of the least of these my brethren, ys
have done it unto me.” Here is Divine
sanction and approval of Dorcas-like work,
not the working of priestly vestments and
showy altar-cloths, as the manner of many
is in our day, but making useful raiment
and clothing for tho poor.— Sunday at Home.
A Small Audience. —One of the Saviour’s
most delightful discourses, excepting the
sermon on the Mount, is that delivered at
Jacob’s well to but one listener —and that
one, a poor, despised Samaritan woman. It
encourages tho heart of a minister, of cours?,
to preach to multitudes —often it fosters
vanity and pride. But let him not count it
condescension, when tho occasion calls for
it, to speak the truths of tho Gospel to soli
tarv listeners, or to '*two or three , gathered
togeUnfr in tlie name of Jesus. For, he
that converteth but one sinner from the error
of bis way, saves a soul from death, and
hides a multitude of sins.
Live in the Sight of God. —This is what
heaven will be—the eternal presence of God.
Dq nothing you would not liko him to sec.
Say nothing you would not like him to hear.
Write nothing you would not like him to
read. Go to no place where yon would not
like God to find you. Read no books of
which you would not like Gcd to say, “Show
it me. Never spend your time in such a
way yon would not like God to sny, “What
art thou doing ?”
Death will put an end to the filling of
money-bags. Like Jesus in the tempi'*
death will enter and overturn the tables ol
the money-changers, and the seats of them
that sell doves, and with a voice of authority
he will cry, “Take these things hence 1
Spurgeon.
A Woman is naturally as different from a
man as » flower from a ires; she has more
beauty and more fragrance, but less strength.
She will be fitted for the rough and thorny
walk of masculine professions when she has
a rough beard, a brazen front, and a hard
skin, but no sooner.