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'. 1 Zion’s Landmarks. (*i‘inison fountain from his own heart for lier to wash her black soul in and make it white in Ids blood, and thus to present to himself a glorious church without spot or wrinkle or any such thine'. Oh! Christians, love your dear husband and obey him at all tinic.s and in all places, because he has done so much for you and loved you much—his groans in the garden on tile cold ground, his exclamations on the cross—my God, my God, show it! much le.ss look at his bloody cheeks and face from the piercing- thorns in his mock crown, see the blood trickling off his elbows trom the nails in his hands, behold the crimson life-giving blood rapidly fall- i'lg fiOm his heels from the nails in his feet, and above all ca.st up your eves to his side and see the red cur- "ent flowing to the last drop mingled with svater running down his side, w-e it fall in a puddle at the foot of the croSvS. Look fu, wonder, and adoir, love, praise and give thaidrs to God and to the Limb for such wondrous love as this, written in blood, groans, agony and lioatli. K. H. PfARRisox. (To be Continued.) because their cteeds are cvSl. ILu- in- Unccessfnl at time.s, but never wholly stance, when the apostlrs preached to | f^o. Their burden enlarged to almost all men, some mocked and perseented; intolerable extent. Mine increas- noNY tile gospel made rniuufest the i , , , . ^ t i i liatreilamTclmitv tliat t!,™ 0|>|.03-i S'"*' afkT I had I ers uh-cady had and in the same i I'^’P^'^edly the virtue of the : sense it is a savor of death unto death, j law, as to find it irnpo.ssible to keep ! \\ hen the Savior spoke to them and ; it my.self,but W'as comiemned justly. : did the works before them which : ; none other ever did, then they had' ... , ! no Cloak for their Sin. It left to fol-i , - ; low their own ivicked nature none themselves the woiwt, the poorest, the I would receive the gospel, and the ' wickedest. None could possibly be ! more it is rejected again.st themselves ; mori; so. d'his too was in course of ! the more they make mauifest their ’ travail. 1 doubted whether I 1 bwe of sin. Hence the R-o-spel .shall ; ‘ i i i -i-i i ^ r IT- 11 11 a- ' could be permitted to live as umvor- i tie preached mall the world for a j ' ! witne.ss. The gospel in itself has no : ^ myself to be. All hope : death, but is full of life. It is only ; now gone, I was fiirced to give up, i by manifesting the hidden work.s of ! but not resigned. A good time this, I darkiie.ss, or showing the niiwilling- } ness of sinners to believe and forsake ^ their sins,and that even to such an ex to a[ipreciate help, but, I could no way expect it. But, to my sur- I tent that it matters not how earnest- : and great joy, this ponderous ' ly or ably preached in the letter to ■ load was .one evening taken away. I ; ungodly men, they do not come to it : felt then taken out of the miry j because they love evil and lo ,-c dark- | ^ rock, ; ness that we iptended its condemna- ; ,. • j xi r a . 1 ,. ’ and a song of praise to tlie Imrd put j tion. I . » 1 ■ j We hope the brethren will plea.so j I wne.v none mt Je- I remind me of my errors and call for | >-'is could do this work,and only thro’ ! explanations'when 1 fail to cxpre.ss ! mercy. So I prai.sed him for mercy’s mvself clearlv. Lookixtg Glass, Oreoox. April 20th, 187-1. 7>r’«r Brother Gold;— I noticed in the eleventh number of the current volume of the IjAND- viARKS an idea that you announced tiiat I vrish you would ex[>laiii. The idea is this : I.ONG BOTTOM, Freestone County,Texa.s, March 23id, 1874. J Dear Brother Gold; I .sake. I loved him with my whole heart. I rejoiced with joy that was unspeakable and would have spoken it out but ne’er could express it. I ! was fall of glory. One routine of a ! circumstanc'^s surrounded each of I Bather contrary to calculation number of each of the lust two issues ! them, v.diile others did like mvself, so I 7 .7 of the JvAN'PMARK.S ctime to me at | that we arrived at the end of our trials, -I this office, also the postal card. I! all in different ways—still all to the had suppo.sed the time for wliu-li I | same end. Their peace was my paid nearer out tlian it was; and peace, ti'cir rejoicing my rejoicing knowing something of the trouble of .and their comforts mine. “'Fhe gospel justifies 'the believer ,uid condemns the unbelievin;r.” I changing/ihe address oil yotir book.sl^^HI^'nd imiro, tl/ey sjioaiT of This declaration appears to run in to the idea ofa gospel condemnation. Now if the gospel does condemn the unbelieving, according to my weak jndgincnt, it does more harm than good, for there i.s probably not moi-e than one-fifth of the jieople that iicar the gospel }ireaclied that are true believers. If this is true the Bible fondemns five times a.s many as it justifies. The original word Angdia rendered gospel in our version signi- lies a message. Theologically con- ,-i'lered, it is a me.s.sage of peace, of joy or the development of good news —and L cannot see anvtliinfr con- * O dcinning in it. Suppose that two men were ju.stly condemned to die, and were in prison and the Govenor ,-;li()uld reprieve one, and .send a raes- Kige to bear testimony of the reprieve, would it be proper to say that the message condemned the criminal that was not reprieved ? Ungodly men are already condemned by God’s holy and righteous law. Hoping soon to hear from you I will add no. more. Your brother in tribulation, Lsam CRANFir-L. i I did not intend laying the task np- I on von as I did not feel able to con- i . ' . . I tinne a subscriber. But, be this as ; it is, and as it may for the future—I ; am glad you sent them, for I am ; rather isolated from the most of my I brethren now and was in tlic jiro])er I mood to digest their contonrs. ATs, I I have rejoiced in reading the last I number, especially the evidences j of regeneration, as gi\'en I by these tender ones, these lambs— i E. N. Braswell and Eannie Howming, I as also your uncle of long vears ex perience, are confirming proofs of the doctrine ofsalvation by grace. Tliev say, that once they were, nnoonceniod about their salvation. This was mv a keason of perfect ease of mind. So had I this. It was succeeded too, as witii them, by doubts and fears. I tried to got iny burden back, I prayed for it—but to this day that burden has never returned. I have had many and constant eros.ses but never any of tlie same character. I doubted the realitv ofmv conversion, wanted to pa.ss through the change again, that I might determine the matter.— But vet, I am involved in doubt. Onlv feel to hope that it wa.s, and that is my only hope. This I know, th,at I am changed in mind. I love the Lord and all his peoph'. I hate sin. I have often to repent of it in myself. Now after condition. Tliev became concerned i arriving at the same conclusions bv without an effort. 8o did I. This concern became stronger—because a i burden. Mine too—a> licami one..— They carried it wherever they went —could not get rid of'it. Nor could I ofmine, though I made manv re- ' sorts to do so. Thev could not en- ! i tertaiii company, they w'cre so much We agree with brother Craiiliil in lii.s strictures and state that we did not fully express our views, or they were misunderstood. Men are coudeinned already and fhe gospel makes it more manifest- was our meaning. Eight makes manifest the corrniitloii already ex- i>^ting. This is the condemnation that light i.s come into the world and iuen love darkne.ss rather than light the operations of the Holy Spiriy each may take their own course.— \de may go ho-mc to the house of the Ixird or we may not—^^jiist a.s we will. If we do we will be obedient; if not, disobedient. If we arc obedi ent we will insure the continued favor of onr good Mastor, feed upoii the concerned. I beearue strange iir mv | food he has prepared for us, without ways on thi.s account. I wa-S: too sick of sin to enjoy the company of the idle, thoughtlc.ss youth—ever formerly dear associates, tlie gn^ly man I was afraid of, would have given up my other enjoyment for the time to hear their discourse togetiier, in private, on the ,«ubject of religion, but would not admit it lest I .should be questioned by them. I tried to money and without price, growing in strength dav by day. But if disobedi ent we shall incur his displeasure,and beside.s the .stripes he may heap upon us .shall be left to ourselves, and shifting upon the husks of this world shall become- weaker and ireaker.— Yea,, tlie-joys, which, G?oI has prepar- tnl for his people, aa¥.l which to- them, when applied to their u«c-,. are- iJie ly .strange to them—div'elishahle. I went to the church, I have never regretted it. They advised me to unite with them. Thi.s I did, bi4t .sometimes regretted it, I often felt unworthy a place there. This wa.s the rea.son ; I came near asking them to di.scliarge me but did not. On examination of the scriptures and by eommunication with others I .soon became convinced that to live was but to sin. The best that one can do is to try not to do it. It is an impoi> ative duty devolving upon every Christian to live godly in Cliri.st Je sus. To go to the liou.se he has pre pared for them and there live in, obe dience to him, letting their light shine to the praise of his lio,l.y naini-. In so doing they will fi'nd peace fa their souk. The sooner tlxev go. too, the better. Young converts,.to. pro.-.- per in their new life, fin', lack of it may stay away till they luvvo become condemned in their o.wn cv(?.s. and • ' lienee it would be- a great ta^ik to. go. - Idlene.ss and disobedience have well nigh taken tlieir lifej ligh.t and en ergy. The.so say, ‘^My hope i.s too small, I feel unv,'orth,y a place there, I lox’e the church and don’t want to clog its wheels,”' Ac. These and like sayings betray a guilty ieeling. I know .some such Christians. To all .such wlxo-: read, this .1 would pi’av you ill Cha’ist’s stead'to be reconciled to God'. Samuel C.’. Dexton'. conclude that all was a delusion of | .sweets of this life, and forctivste of the brain, and \va.s to some extent i tiiat which is to eomo, may be. entire CiiRLSTLVXS are moving from a Avoi ld of sin'and dt'iuli to. one of and life;. How loth weasi'e to leave this, world.) yet liow anxious to leave it. How much we admire the wav and love every sign that we are right, }'ct how slowly we movCi. Wore it not for invincible grace- the .saint would never reach tlnit eountry lu' prizes above all else,, iw leave the one in. which he is a- pilgrim and stranger. The-bread he eats on the way humbles iiuii, for it i.s small as manna, and comes as contrary to na ture, and is as tastele.^s to tlie fie.sii yet all true Israelites are nourisdied bv it ; still how abasing to man. To fli'sli it seems a toilsome, fruitless journey, but this unbelieving fleshlv innnnuring mhelious carca.ss must perish tii the wilderne.ss, for it cannot inherit the- kingdom of God, since it is of the first birth or of Adam. As Israel of the old was not to walk after this, imbelitwing, murmur ing principle, but was to encourage him.self in God, and be strong in the Lord, .so now ehristiiui,-; should lav- aside every weight and the .sin that doth easily beset, and run with ]>a- tienee the race that is set lieforo them looking to Jesns the author and lia- isltor of our fidtln See what he en dured fin- ns ; what .sutrering; what a death i'.aredeem us. iSee the glorioii.s ho{ic o-f his resurrection; that he i.s be come the first fruits and sure forerun-. er ot sal vat:oii,enthromHl in tlielieav- en.'i, having all power in heaven and all that believe in him do so bv- the faith ( f the operation ot God, or liv that faith vviuehGod has jiroduceil bv the same power that be wrought in ra sing Christ from thediad. d'hea how glorious the evidei.o's to u.s of our salvation and that of Gol. W(> seek a eUy whose builder and maker is God. Have faith in him.
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