our every day conduct in life, then
faith is dead being alone. ' True
taitii will rev-eal Christ as our
righteousness and fulfill the law in
ris, keeping our body under, and it
▼ill work by love that is good and
profitable unto men.
It is a sad fact to me that tliere
is so much drunkeaess ia the land.
What is to becwae of the people: so
many of the yotmg as-well as the old
ones are under the power of this
«vil liabit.. We speak as to our
•arthly condition^ for it will uot
make void the purpose of God.
I erhaps these short sighted,
♦v^er-lieatod -temperance organiza-
’tions have done much to iucrease
■drunkenness. *
Tlie scriptural way of living is
*afe and sufficient liere as elsewhere.
>^very one professing Christ should
-hve soberly redeeming the time.—
Wiien we show by our conduct that
our affections are on things above,
«nd we will^ not even eat meat, much
less dnuk liquors, if it makes our
brother to offend, we maintain good
works which are profitable to men.
I here is scripta^jal authority for the
moderate use ©f all good
when we see the dreadful amount of
wnsery brought about by the use of
ZION’S landmarks.
ha«-cleaused and sent to us, making
no question about color, jioliti'cs &c.,
and to dwell together in unity as
long as each one abides in his true
relation and place in obedience to-
the scriptures, and we are to spare
none who do not submit to the law
of Christ. Such conduct is scrip
tural and good, and profitable unto
men.
We have since the early days of
Christianity been opposed because
we reSuse to admit that the Lord
has but one true church, which we
do, m an offeusive manner to other
denominations, by baptizing those
that come from them to us. But to
continue steadfastly in the apostles’
doctrine and fellowship, and in the
unity of the spirit and the bond of:
peace, or to hold the true doctrine*
to'contend earnestly dor the Mth
are delivered to the saints and to
practice it in our lives, convincing
men tliat God of a truth is in us, is
both good'and profitable to men.—
We m-ufit not only abstain from had
works, hut we must be- careful to
maititaiu good works.
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pect to make a fortune by it, but need
money to publish it with. When I
went to Georgia a goodly number
^of^the brethren and friendi#' that I
"Saw paid;' up promptly aud renewed.
Cannot those do so that I cannot
see.
Our friends generally will favor
the cause by aiding in obtaining sub-
sciibers and sending them forward.
Newspapers generally assist them-
selvea very much by advertisements,
while the Landmarks refuse to 4o
this. Our expenses are about $100,
cash (one hundred dollars-) per
month, counting my own labor at not
o%€ cent. Tire labors and responsibili
ties on me are heavy, but if the ]3aper
is profitable to others and its publica
tion desired by the subscribers, I am
willing to bear the burden so far tt*
I am enabled. I feel that these
facts ought to be stated and that
they wuL be sufficient, as we expect
to say no more at present concerning
this matter. If'Ibere is no amoun-i’
annexed to any subscribers name in
the .next issue it shows him that he
e H
©wes nothing.
Sead This.
There is a considerable amount of fiends. Elder Sik
money now due Zion s Landmar.s
is the
among
goou re.-isou to
question whai good, we are doiug, a
fellow being by setting him- an ex-
ftrnple that may cause him to stum
ble. If one needs strong drink let
him take it, but let it be tlie neces-
■«ity of sickness or infirmity, and not
Wic supposed necessity whicli a vitia
ted appetite which loves it pleads,
t>r which a former indulgence in it
creates. No drunkard shall inherit
the kingdom of heaven.
We are of those v.d)0 do not drink
behintl the door and boast before
men of our temperance, but if we
are under a habit tliat thirsts for it,
•itlier behind the door (mt before men,
let us beware.
\\ e are .known as those who re
gard the scriptures as our only and
complete rule of conduct.
We have no alliance with inirtittt-
tioDS of any secret order; w'e also
feel it our duty to faitlifully submit
tu the powers that be, rendcring'to
Cesar the things that are Oesars’
*nd to God the thing-s that aredlod’s.
We have no scriptural right to rail
at our lavrmukerg nor the officers of
law, but fo set a quiet example of
checriul obedience to law. Wo also
-aiK content to receive into our num-
ail u li‘..eu w© -beireve the I.ord-
which we truly need for puisllshing
the papier, for its expenses are pret
ty heavy, next number Janu
ary 1, 1873 will have opvpesit'e the
name of each Bubscriber tlie amount
he is due tlio paper up to the end of
the year for which-lie’is now receiv
ing it, for the money is due for it
in advance. For instance s-ujipose
a subscriber paid to December 1,
1872, at January 1, he owes for the
paper up to December 1, 1873.—
Each subscriber by examini-ng the
statement opposite his name can at
onee know how much he owes and
for what time it pays. As If it ap
pears that .A. B. owes $3 50 to
Augu.st 1, 1873, that amount paid
entitles him to the Landm^jrks up
to August 1, 1873. If any agents
who have been sending clubs are
‘^Trial OF Job."
title of a book w'ell
Old School Banijif^"^" ^ ..
ists and their
aiD hnr H. Duraud ik the
^nor. ^nrlchetl'
of
ciio’cmumns of truthful
late^
The book is ncafly bound;
$1.^5. Onlers .sent as follows:
Elder SILAS H. DURAND;
Herrick, Bradford Co., Peiin.
Wiio has-Boston on Regeneration
tor sale’? Addrecs, Elder J. R.
Respess, EllaGlle.‘iscliley Co., Ga.
COMMUNICATED.
charged it is done by mistake, and
if any other mi.stukes are made if the
•suoscribers will please inform me of
rt I will settle according to their
statements. I believe the bi'ethren
and friends of the La.ndmarks are
disposed to do riglrt, and when they
see what is behind will respond to
our necessities. If they desire the
paper to continue its publication we
request them to pay up and renew'
diheir subscriptions. We do not cx-
Lkac-iiville, Oct. 24, 1872.
Brother Gold:—Fhave thought
for sometime, that I would write f>r
the Landmarks, but he.sitateff on
account of my unfitness for the task ;
but on reading the Word, we are
told, -'^as each man hath received the
gift, so minister the same one to sn-
olber, aLgood ste\vard.sj of the man
ifold grace of God."
The subject on which my mind
has been exercised, is the two cove
nants—the old- one of works, and the
new covenant of grace. I thmk
every creature, wdien first brouglit
out fd Egyptian bondage, is brought
under tlie bond of tha covenant of
works, and seek-s to be delivered
Irom the onrden of sin by keeping
the laiv; it is then, when rading
the wor/i .that eveiyjfromise appears,
eonditioiiaj,*uj>on bi.s oiiediencc—the
veil Is not yet taken away by read
ing the Old Testament, and h.
constantly trying to justifv himself
by ^oi’ks ofself-righteousness. The
word would now be for him "‘a savor
of d«atk. unto death.-' without a far-
t ler change, for we are told-that hv
the deeds of the law no £osh livin.
■shall be justified, and if they which
are ot the law be heirs, faith is mad.,
void and thepromi.se of none effio'
But, behold, saith the Lord, the duv
is ^ooie whenlwillmakeanewcor-
enant with .the house of Israel, and
the kouse of Judah, not accordinr to
•the covenant that I made with their
athers on the day that 1 took
them by the iiand to .bring thorn out
of the land of Egypt, ,vhich mr
covenaut they break, although I was
a husband unto them, saitn the
^ord. After those days saith the
Bord I will put my law in their in-
ward parts and write it in their
learts and I will be their God and
they shall l^v
creaturgqg brought under the cove-^
of grace and has the divine law
wKtteu in his heart by the Holy
Spirit, he is made to- feel liis utter
helplessnetis and misery without a
meditatoiq lie n^ong«r
self ^JScT increased
goods and^avmg. need ot' notiiing,
but feels ashamed and confounded
for his -own w.a.ys,and is ready like
,Job, to repeut in dust and a.sbes,
aud say I have heard of thee by tju;
bearing of the ears, but now- L.i.ue et o
seelh thee. The soul is now ena
bled to receivo th.e word iii ius (riua
s|uritual meaning and by the grace'
of God it is to him, “a saver of lib;
unto life." He is willing to receive
Christ in all liks offices as ‘‘prophet
piiest and Iving as Gou ‘‘manifest
in tile fli-sh for the redemption of
his peojile and possessed of all power
in heaven and earth in his JPriestly
office, as the Shepiierd and Bishop
ot his soul: he can rely on the proKii-
.ses ot the Old and New Testaments as
yea and amen in Christ Jesus as
Saint Paul tells us that Christ wa.s a
minister ot the circumcision for tlie
irutli ot God to confirm tiie jiromi-
ses made to the Fathers (alth0H''h
some wo'uld tdl us that- the clu
re.stament is now done away) it
contains many preciou-s piomises
comfort the believer in his ear*hi v
pdgi image, and we are told thatull
scripture was given by iospiratiuis
oi God and is-profitable for doctrin«
for rep^rqof ffir com'Ctiou that the
man of God may he perfect thoi-
onghly furnished to all good work-.
Brother Gold jf you think this is
worth publishing please correct tiie
niistake.s.
V>ours inOhristian love,
3^'ANNY CLARIU