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me Infant Dedication of the Baptists.
A HOME FOR BAPTIST INFANTS.
, Here we present and dedicate t
Our children, Lord, to Thee !
- Joyful that wo ourselves are Thine
. Thine let our offspring be. '.
v His a hackneyed objection, often tised against
4e Baptist -churchf that they provided no spirit
ed instruction, afford no religious aliment, fur
nish no sanctifying means of graceto their help;
fes and dependent, offspring.. Atrocious and
EiEgnant as thi3 . charge must be, uncharitable
ud unchristian as must be its source, yet we
fcrnent, tbat persons, calling : themselves cbris
ians, in the bitterness of sectarian ' strife, pub
Isi their own weakness," as well aa that of thsir
ease, when they ascribe to christian parents &
rat of feeling, a monstrous cruelty, unnatural
tren to thejnferior animals. Some persons of
ten signalize their courtesy. (?J by the slang,
there are infants every where, but in the Bap
it cb arch, and. in hell." We thank: God,- no
aUgbtened christian in this age, believes in in
iai perdition. . But can they, who so slander a
sre christian denomination, prove, . that cbil-
en are brought into covenant with , God, ' only
infant sprinkling ? The lioly Scriptures
neb. that God promised covenant mercies and
Ktssrags to his people and to their offspring,
respective of circumcision ; ; as when G od call
ed the Gentiles,' he required not, that they should
ie circumcised'. The y prophet Isaiah 65 : 23 ,
ajs of the future Gentile christian church,
" they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord
rci their offspring with them.1 But they ob
ject, baptism takes the . place of circumcision.
Indeed, Gentile children were ' not circumcised
W God's requirement. Neither were children
ia infancy ever baptized by H is command or ap
pointment. We read that when persons " be
SeTed, they were baptized . both men and - wo
ien." But it does not say children, any where.
AH christian nations are descendants of Gentile
kHeTers, -not Jewish proselytes by circumcision,
for Judaism is t not Christianity. 4 Ye shall
leate your name (Jews) for a curse unto my
ebosen : for the Lord God shall slay? thee and
tall his servants by another name." I he dis
eiples were called christians, first in Antiocb
Hah 65: 15. Acts 11 : 26.-'::- r r-
Besides all this, the analogy of faith, accord
to the Jewish dispensation required the pre
mutation of male children to the; JLord at Jeru-
alem. Luke 2 : 22, 23. The males represents
ae family. Here is clear proof of infant ? con
aeration, sanctiScation, and dedication to God,
tfmale infants, required by the Mosaic Law of
ol -But baptism, is entirely out of the ques-
ion. God requires his people, as much, in this
ge, 'to be a holy people, and to educate reli-
Rously and sacredly," their children,' as he origi-
wlj required this of the Jews. But ye (cbns
4suenuies; are.-' - a noiy nation , tne psopie
Uod." 1 Peter 2: 9, 10. The Jews were
sstructed to " train up their children in the
they should go," 44 teach them,?' as they
talked, or. sat in the house, viz: constantly, pa
ntiy tnorougniy, m ino principles oi tneir noiy
"akrion. . So Hannah, dedicated her child, lllus-
nous ftamuei, to uoa, irom ouxu to aeatn, as
tag as he liveth, he shall ba lent to the Lord
Toted. dedicated, , consecrated, sanctified vto
His service. So Timothy, 44 from a child," was
astructed and devoted. 1 hus for two thousand
'ears, till the birth of Christ from the call of
ibraham, to Christ's coming ! as Messiah, the
ople of God dedicated then- children to God
m instructed them m the doctrines and prac-
iee of true Dietv. At twelve years of age the
Wish boy was placed under the yoke of the
f,&eid amenaDis w iue auues oi religion..
When we examine the New Testament to
piie us in regard to the position; children were
occupy, in tho churcn of t-hristi we fiQC n0
lyllable concerninw their future circumcision
5 present baptism. On the contrary, the Fami
!as to be a sanctiJieHome, where, by pre
Pt and example, as in "a school of parenta
te, children were to be educated for God, and
?a cause and service. Epbesians 6 : 4. , After
Aspired Paul had enjoined docility and "obed i-
! -e on the Dunil, he charges the-parent,44-pro-
ie not your children to wrath (lest they be
uraged, rendered tarbule-it, refractory, and
lenedV but ' brin them ud m the nurture
1 admonition of the Lord." The original is
tfephete auta ec paideia, kai nouthesia Ku
fZy1 tktrepho corresponds precisely to the
fia Educo, to laad out, educate, to develope
-ir ideas of religion, to elicit spiritual reason
;cultivatin2 the cern by: suitable aliment to
4 mind, to nourish the mind, bring up morally
"1 mentally to spiritual life, as far as in them
v i-ow to jusaiy reaoDapii5L3 m taeu- prac-
-tn9 Greek ought to read, taptizete auta
? laideia" for paicjela taptisma or faidc
' CL is WA-hsiTti,n: naid,Q-harthm
s-hav
- t"" T JT J. 7
iicor
St. Pau'
At ectrophy of ' children or paid'
3 youth to piety not cLIli-b
-tro-ay,
crsion," and miscall it baptism !"
-kesia literallv,
"--;tion.";. So f.
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there
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.i ijL. I Hill. f illlnntn I m M
struct their capacities and original endowments,
jvn, juur cnuuren m mind, by religious ad-
w vucir uuues io uoa and man,'r n
other words, cultivate serious piety in your cb.il
in
dren.
It is utterly a vain and fruitier ' aonroh. tn
attempt U find any color of title to baptism for
uuwu3tlUM uttura) ra tll9 testament. But
for infant dedication to God, publicly, formally,
nd privately, without baptism or circumcision,
there is abundant evidence. And for the faith
ful, prayerful .education of children at hom
by their parents, in the christian religion there
is positive Scriptural obligation, and the most
precious promises. 44 Infant sprinkling" 44 feet
washing" and 44 confirmation." nr Pa,cT, 40
Pope Pius the Ninth himself j inventionsneeded
uuiy.ro Keep rast Hold of the mrada-of men, and
. - j uu uipusiug injpressionsa&OTUsty
fetters of a once cruel, benumbing, and brntal
mng superstition. While we rejoice in the in
struction of chHdren in Sabbath schools, - in
ACftflPmioa on1 r,All...; " j .i .
7 vvuegra,. wo - coutena tnere is
no instruction comparable to parental viva voce
education in the aanctified home. The i fathers
ana mothers lips electrify, by,love, the deep re
cesses of the hearts of their f beloved s children.
They can daguerreotype their own religious sen!
timenta on the minds of their children, and im
plore the Holy Spirit's influences to ingraft' and
seal them on their hearts, their affections, : their
immortal spirits. No clerirvman b as t.ViA J nnwoi.
of elementary religious instruction,' that God has
delegated to parents To disciple by preaching,
is ministerialoffice work, and to administer bap
tism and the 4 Lord's Sumer to the. HisomW
who gladly embrace the gospel. Baptism; is no
charm to drive away original sin, as the African
Cojmcil held A. D. 253 . Nefrroes are nntnr.
Iy superstitious, and their reasonings as- clear as
mud !- not fit to lead in great matters.
ff We do -not believe that anv ehrisstian ritn hnl
been lost, but "while - superstitious . innovations!
corruptions and abuses should be ; rejected 'and
abandoned, the pure Scriotural nrecents and
amples of .God's people; should be cherished
and imitated. - God has made a' covenant with
his people, bv the sacrifice of -Tlia Son Jftssns
fho children of his people are" Air. ' beloved for
the sake of. their parents united to Christ. They
ought to bs dedicated, to God, . 44 they, are the
seed. of tho. blessed of the? Lord, and . their off-
t." For this cause. Jesus the
Lord .blessed them.' He took them in his arms
and laid his.hands on them, in blessing arid prayer.-
So Ausrustin held of lavinr on nf Kan.-,,
it signified44; to pray for them." Hence we see
44 prayer and blessin,, and not baptism, was the
usage for children of tho covenant church of
God. I will ba a God to thee, and to thy seed
after thee.,, Bring up your children to me, not
to Moloch," nor to Mammon.- Such was, in fact
the history of the early christians they instruc
ted tne catechumens m the faith; laid their hands
on them, prayed for them, blessed them, and
when old enough, baptized them, and led. them
to the Lord's Supper. So Tertullian taught.
Hence blcssmz, laying on of hands for. prayer
and with prayer is the sign of the christian cove
nant with children, as taught by our Lord, and
held by the early christian church, before it was
corrupt. T iaivin regretstnat tuis practice was
abandoned, as he considered it" Scriptural,: salut
ary, and impressive. So Jesus blessed children,
commended their docility; guilelessness and im
plicit humility, aptness to believe teachings ; and
so by his inspired apostle Paul he commended
christian parents first; to educate thcni: in ' the
Lord, in His faithr unto His obedience. 2. He
commanded christian "ministers ; to .." feed his
lambs." : ' 3. In the early church, they held it as
a duty, to .instil the principles of the ; doctrine of
Christ into the minds of the children of the con
gregation, to bbss and pray for them, to baptize
them when they gave evidence of their hearty
reception of Christ's ' faith, and admit them
thereupon to communion; and all church prm-
leges. ; riv' ;;,; :rr -k-A.-Mi
. Now; th are is no Baptist on earth , that is . ex
cluded from this obligation of privilege, with re-
ect to this christian education for his children,
s wards, or even, if he desires it, (and who
would not desire f itVfOf; orphans-or neighbor's
i .t . ' . " l 1
cnimrcn ori strangers.' -Aireumciaion uas, ueeu
repealed as to Jew and ?' Gentile t Baptism has
never been enjoined on; any but thoso who, by
reason and mature age ana instruction, can "re-
pen t,' 44 believe". and take themselves person
allytbe baptismal vow of obligation, to the Fath
er. Son and Spirit m the- ordinance ot ; immer
sion. . But God has never repealed infant "dedi
cation never withdrawn nor diminished a sin
gle oblisation on christian parents to be holy,
and train their children to christian -holiness,
Nor. thanks to His name, has he ever withdrawn
a single promise that He would recfiive dedica-
with praver.and faithful means of grace, appli
cable and consonant with . the subjects of their
petition. "Thousands vof, families Baptist; and
Paidobantist thus can testify, . in ascriptions of
praise to God,' for the conversion of all their
children. ; Not bv baptism, but by christian ed
ucation, bv nrccent and example, in a sanctified
home, asrreeablv to God's appointment with
promise. Here, then, is a place for children of
Baptist congregations, and the oniy ngnt piace
for any children, nntil by the grace of God, they
" are found meet to bo partakers A with ; the
saints," of all the ordinances vof thp people of
God. ' - - ' ' .
But suppose, they object,jt:eso children, any
nf rtom lift unbaotized ? The Pope of 'Rome
again !) Ah ! you make baptism essential to
salvation ! , cease then to cry out against Baptist
bigotry Baptists have burned none but they
bv thousands, been led, like
lambs to the flames, for assertins to the " death,
that 44 infant children needed not baptism, for
thpv were saved bv Christ's atonement : that
they could not Vepent nor believe and hence were
not able to confess Christ in baptism." If in
fante die, the Saviour who once blest, yet Bap
tized them not, will recenre them to Heaven.
Hp " this same Jesus" in heaven;; and His
blec ,ic "will never fail, far les3, be: converted to
the most, awful ccrso! Popery is the contrast
in nil it3 rites doctrines and practices to Christ,
because it is Antichrist, Antichristian, full of
prmr and - all unrighteousness. If christians
would 44 searcli the Scriptures mere, and burn
up the 44 Christian Fathers," every vestige arid
trana cf Pcr?erv would be ollitcrated from"c':ns-
onflnm Hn-nt ism 1 3 t - rc "-lmeEtal UHOriU CI
the christian soldier, Chrhfs . doiling, for Lis
people's warfare, Ho
:a cress
BALEIGII, I. C.,. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1852. .
at .nurse, with regimentals!
Baptism implies
the having once lived to sin, to, tho world, to the
h, to Satan, and the putting off". all these'
tO PUt On Christ " Infanfa
4(
put on any thing, but are helpless and uncon
a . .....u uv-tiui UUU-VU.UU1
scious. Baptism implies a new life, after having
lived an old and a bad oue. Infants are, as to
all this, without sin; knowledge, or experienca.
We trust it is clearly proved, that God has
assigned the proper and most salutary, place to
children in a sanctified home: that He requires
their. consecration to Him, their religious educa
tion for His service : that they should bo bless
ed and prayed for .by parents; , teachers, and
Christ's ministers : that thev should ba irutmtr n
tally. led to Christ, by tha diligent use of all
u uppumieu means oi grace, ana wncn they
know Christ spiritually, thev should " be 41 ban.;
tized into Christ'Und led to communion. This
is viod's arrangement, and this is Baptist con
fortuity to the will of their adorable S overeirrn
They rejoice in. so rich a provision 'of covenant
grace to them and to their children,' and they
icannot presume to pervert the Divine institution
of the Lord's baptism, to accommodate it to the
idle credulity and senseless superstition of popish
corrupt priests, and blindly, timorous parents,
and ignorant people. To those who ar'sensi
tiyej and all parents ought to be naturally, scrip
turally, notpopishly seusitive to the spiritual in
terest of their children, we hold out a scriptural
Asylum, built of God, and invented by man.
We can pruve that our -Families, v Sabbath
schools and churches justify our - doctrines and
practice,' and secure the gracious blessing of God.
Here is a solid Bridge over which Paidobaptists
may cross to us,. from Popish frontiers- and we
will do them good. . But we cannot consent to
risk the Popish , GV", by venturing our souls
and our children soul$y on so crazy a strueture,'
as the rotten "wood, nay, and ? stubble," of the
Pope and the christian Fathers ! ! ! r -;
We believe that children dedicatDd to God.
with prayer in'sccret, ' will be received 'in the
arms of Jesus, as their Great Prophet, Priest;
and King, to bless, sanctify and save them. That
the public prayers of ministes; and christians in
Sabbath schools, a3 well as the patriarchal pray
ers in tho family, all come up f4 accepted in the
beloved',' Saviour. . Glory be to God, for such
a place for children ! a holy place, next door to
the kingdom oi Heaven ! But no 'out of place
human traditions is a fit place for the tender in
fants God' has. entrusted, to -His own people, to
bring , up for Him. Let Baptists priza their
covenant privileges, v more highly. ' The more,
the truth is persecuted, the brighter its lustre.
Devote your children in 44 tho everlasting cove
nant", of God.; Educate them for. Him, and for
your country. T Educated, sanctified mind gov
erns the Universe; according to the .will of God.
And let mali'mant tomrues slander on. ' Ministers
of Paidobaptist churches daily confess, that 44 all
Scripture and truo History sustain Baptists."
Indeed were a rich man to bequeath .$50,000 to
each one of his six grown children, who were to
prove they had been baptized, before they could
touch the legacy, I would lay my head on the
block, not'eve pf the heirs, would risk Paido
baptism I .. And when all childien arc dedicated
to God, as wo have proved,- universally they
should be, we should be a holy nation, as well
as happy people 44 a peculiar treasure," jewels
of the Lord of Hosts. " And as a church, where
volu ntary , baptism prevailed, there . would be
44 one Lord; one Jb aith, one Baptism." - ,
r . 1 n - - Wm. A. Shaw
Address ? to all Charches in ihe Southern
1 -" States and Terri tories.
Finding it almost impossiblo, by means of per
sonal intercourse amon the'ehurches and minis-
tersiof the Southern States and Territories, to
impart such information, as to the plan of opera
tion3 which the -Bible Board of the Southern
Baptist ' Convention, is" aiming to establish
throughout the ; South, as will secure the har
monious co-operation of all the South in prose
cuting to their full consummation those plans ; I
have deemed it best to write out a full exposition
of the Board's general plan of operations ; so that
each State organization and each friend of our
Bible Board in the South irJay be in full pos?3S-"
sion of all the information necessary to an imme
diate arid'active co-operation with- the Board in
prosecuting the great and good work assigned it.
i This Board wa3 established by the Convention
as a grand centre to which all the liberality,
prayerfully appropriated by the Southern church
es and lovers of the Bible, for the circulation of
the Word of God at homo and abroad, might be
directed ; and around which all might rally in a
grand and uniform system for "the accomplish
ment of the great objects for which the Board was
established. " . - '
Deeply and solemnly impressed with the mag
nitude of the work assigned them, andof the
responsibilities resting, upon ; them, as individ
uals tnd as a Board; in the prosecution of these
momentous interests, having prayerfully investi
gated, as far as they are capable of, the relations
of all the parties, interested in their action, to
each other and to the Convention ; . and the vari
ous instrumentalities, or agencies, ' necessary to
be employed in order to success - in the enter
prise, and the co-operation of all the parts, have
adopted the following plan of operations, viz :
t The Board desires, and proposes, that in eve
ry State and Territory, in the South,-where the
Baptists are of adequate strength, there, shall bo
a Bible Society, or a Bible Board under the
direction of the State Convention or a General
Association, which shall be auxiliary; to this
Board, but which shall have the entire super
vision of all the Bible interests of the State in
which it is located. :r.y--frrty--.-
1 Each State Bible Society, or Board, shallap
point its own General Agent, and have the right
to designate its own funds ; but will b expected
to Teport annually to this Board, as hereafter ex:
plained, '' '"Li T V"T ' - '"y-. 7"
s : he General Agent of each State Society or
Board, must be a man of piety, industry and bu
siness capabilities. - He Ehouli traverse the State
to collect funds j and promote a uniform system
of benevolence among the churches. He shall
also divide the State into suitable Districts, and
in each District, employ as speedily as possible,
a piou3 and experienced man to act as colpor
teur, whose duty it shall be to survey the Dis
trict at least once a year, to visit every family
in bis District to ascertain the amount of destitu
tion in it, and to supply the destitute with the
Word of Life. It is not 'enough tha'the colpor-
tsnr cViav.'I 1 hn abla ta f r.ll boors : La must ba a
Vrayc
to
apt hir.: -
self to the circumstances and conditions of all the
various classes of society amonsr whom he ma
.: i . . i . it.: - t . . "
miugie; luih-m aim uvlng religion wberever he
i. ; The culporteur shall be reauired to sell
the Bibles and Testaments wherever it is possi-i
ble, at the prices at which each book is marked
by the Board : except - where the destitute are
too poor to buy, and to scch he shall donate a
Bible of the cheaper class. Tho colporteur shall
be allowed 20 per centon all the books he dis
tributes, whether . sold , or given away, " and this
shall, constit,uto, his wages. 'He shall 'report
monthly or uai terly to the General Agent, sta
ting tho amount of books sold, and given away,
and the amountTT? destitution ascertained, and
the amount of destitution supplied. ' , : '
rTbe. General Agent shall report quarterly to
his Board,-.' embracing in it tho result of his
own labors, and the substanco of the reports of
an tne colporteurs under his supervision : and
each State Society, or Board, shall report annu
ally to this Board, in time to have the report of
eacu auxiliary, embodied in a general ' report to
the Convention, in-May.,
, J his Board has made arrangements for the
procurement of Bibles and Testaments, upon
terms so favorable that 25 per cent, may be ad
ded to the prime : cost, and still sell' them as
cheaply as similar 'books are sold by any other
Bible Society. Fire per cent: of this 25, will
generally cover the cost of transportation, and
tuejiU per cant, will pay the colporteur for sell
ing the books : so that, excepting the donations.
the system is self-supporting, and will be capa
ble ot. an extension . equal to the annual, collec
tion. - . . ' ' ' ' -'
Each auxiliary Board will order tkeir books
through this Board, and thev will be shiDoedas
soon as the orders can be forwarded to the rub
. . l- . ... I - It .
lishers. v The shipments will be made imme
diately to ' the place designated by the society
orderin? the books, so that the least possible ex
pense will be incurred. ' ' ' '
. . in ordsr to secure entire unuormity in our
whole procee'dinss, a. uniform Der cent must be
added to the lprime cost of the books, through
out. our entire field (the South,) and a uniform
per cent, paid colporteurs, in all the ' States and
i en il ones. . , , .
As 20 i per cent, upon the sale of :, Bibles and
Testaments, may not in all cases afford adequate
pay to coiporteurs, a inenaiy unaersianuing.ex
ists between this Board and the Publication So
ciety in. Charleston, by which - our.' colporteurs
can be furnished, with a stock of Denomination
al Books, at the same per cent, to the; colpor
teurs; so that nn industrious and steady man may
realize from this joint stock of books, supplied
without cost to .li'iui, an annual income of from
$300 to $100 per 3car ; good wages to any man
who has to gain a subsistancc by labor, and many
suitably men of age and experience can be found
in almost Uny district in our.country;By a gen
eral and" vigorous prosecution of, this -plan, we
shall not only be able to supply all the destitute
in the South with the Word of "Life, but- also
give such a general circulation to our Denomi
national Literature, - as effectually to disabuse
jhe public mind of the absurdities imposed upon
it by those who seek to pre-posses and - preju
dice it against our doctrines, pratie'e and church
government ; and this to every Baptist' is an im
portant, and must be a desirable achievement.,
s In those States and Territories . which are too
feeble to constitute an auxiliary - society.; this
Board proposes to aid by a system of Agencies,
similar tothose proposed for the wealthier States,
which agencies shall be conducted under the su
pervision of this Board until such State or Ter
ritory is in'a condition to take it in charge.
In addition to the supply of the Home field,
it is the duty of this Board to provide means to
enable the Foreign Board to publish as exten
sively .as the demand required; the 'Holy Scrip
tures in all those foreign fields occupied by the
missionaries of the Southern Baptist Convention:
but as the funds. required to meet the wants of
our foreign field, must come from the several
States, through their State - organizations, it is
important' that "these" State Boards should keep
in mind that more funds are; annually, needed
than what' is required to supply, the home destr
tutions, bo that this Board may bs in a situation
to' meet the wants of our Foreign Board, r .
. ' .... . O " :'
- Inasmuch as requests have been made for aid,
in cash, by feeble States, to enable them to cn-
gage in the work of r canvassing th State, ; and
doing something m the way. of Bible distnbu
tion. T deem it proper to gtato here, that as the
Board has no other way of getting.funds but
throuh the State auxiliaries, it cannot supply
funds to feeble States.' .All it can do at present
is,! to supply books to colporteurs to sell as above.
Still, if such feeble Stats or Territory could sus
tain a General Agent, the Board would supply
books to the colporteurs under his direction.
' -AH the work required cannot ba done in one
or two years but so soon as the strong States
have supplied their. own. destitution, they will be
able to aid this Board in supplying the destitute
of the feeble J States and Territories. Let the
plan be " pursued systematically and vigorously,
and in a few years we shall reap results worthy
of our numbers an 1 the cause we advocate ,.
We earnestly. commend to our brethren, this
brief outline of the plan of our operations; and
hope it will bo everywhere adopted and vigorous
ly prosecuted.' ' ' - v--.'
. v WM.C.BUCK,
. ; Cor, Sec. B. U. S. B. C.
P. S.Wo earnestly request the. Editors of
all our denominational papers - in the South to
give this an insertion in their columns,' and call
attention to u oj a suon euiionai. ,r .
' . . W. C. B., (for. Sec' -.
The Old.Parasol.
In one of the churches of the village of M
the Sabbath had arrived for; the presenting-tie
claims of missions in our, own country ; and ac
cording to the usual custom, in each pew was
placed a slip of blank paper. Ths eye of a
young laay, as-sne entered ' ner pew, resteu on
the paper ; stie knew its purport, and- a cioua
nthered over her usually sunny face. It was
not that she did not love the object for which
that little paper asked a subscription ; of the va.
ried calls to . promote her; Master's kingdom,
none was dearer to her heartj and she was a chear
ful giver. But now; if she gave, there must be
a sacrifice, and for her, a great self-denial.
She had heretofore given a dollar annually , b3 -sides
her efforts in the sewing society. Small as
thi3 ro.3y seen to those who giv3 their fifties, but
it was not saall to her. Her mother, unhappi
ly, tbouut t.nicu of making an appearance-in
' the vrcrll, r.n.1 often rcjroved
uor uati2;Dier ior
what she deemed her unnecessary libarallty. - Her 1
father at her request, had - granted her a , stated,
though limited allowance, for " his . income was
small. Unexpected calls . unon her rmrse had
eft her with only one dollar.. She had designed
withtbat, and a small addition her mother had
promised, to purchase a parasol, and bad con
sidered she must withhold her mite until the
next year, hoping then to double it. V
I But the sight of that' siljut little p'etder
which she. had never returned blank, caused h?r
some misgivings, and a struggle commenced m
her heart that did not. lessan as she IHtmcd to
the destitution in our I Western States how
thousands must perish for the bread of life, un
less the oh urch awoke to, her duty and sent forth
laborers, for the harvest truly was plenteous.
but the laborors fjw." ' - , -
The younr lady cast one look at her old para
sol, as it stood ; in the corncr,'o . the .pew for it
was old fashioned, and much the woro for wear
She thought of the appearance it would make
beside the richly dressed city cousins who were
soon to visit her : bow it would excite their mirth
and ridicule, if not their compassion for her pov-
erty.. And then she might incur the displeas
ure of hermother, if she appropriated her money
to any otusr purpose than to buy a new one.'
All these thought passed rapidly through the
mina or tne youn; toiiower ot jesus. l hen came
the saying of his, 44 He tbat taketh not his cross
and followeth me, is not worthy of me." It was
a slight cross, she felt, for her to bear, and ta
kin the little paper, she wrote on it with her
pencil, 44 C-- H-, $1." The cloud pass
sed from her brow and when the servico was en
ded ,she took her old parasol and walked home
wun a ngnt hoart, blessing God tor an opportu
nity of making any sacrifice for his glory.- '
: A few days passed, and a fetter came for her
from an absent brother, containing an, unexpec
ted gift of fifty dollars. ; Taking it to her mother
she said, See, mother, bow God : has returned
my dollar , aod with such interest ; but I shal
carry my old parasol this summer, tor ,- it seems
like an old friend who has done mo good." , '1
all. tho professed followers of Jesu3 would roak
some sacrifice, forego" some anticipated grtifica
tion for his cause, how would the treasury ot th
Lord be increased, -x-oxi may not receive your
dillar back with interest here, but you will haye
what is worth more the sweet eonsciousness ot
your Saviour's ajproval. .
Privileges of tire Sabbath. :
f.s-The Sabbath is the- day when .you may , "sit
down to the Bible without fear of disturbance.',
lt is the day when, with our sinless progeni
tors, you may take the tour of paradise, and lis
ten to the anthems of a. newly created, world." -
It is the day when, alonzside of -Enoch, -you
may feed the flame of devotion; and try to divine
the wonder and imbibe the ardor of a walk with
God. J, V 't V
It is the day whcn,"accbrding to your .various
mood, you may mourn with Abraham at Mach-
pclab. or meditate with Isaac in the. fields of
Mam re, or go down into Egypt to view Joseph
iu all his glory. J v
It is the day when you may bid ' Jacob's star
twinkle, anew, . and Zachariah's fountain; flow
amain. - t
- It is the day when you may fill your ear with
draughts of melody from David's sounding. lyre,
or let your spirit ride aloft on Ezekiel's .flying
wheels." , ,- j
A It i3 tho day when you may take a pleasant
walk to Bethany or Emmaus, or, a fourth disci
ple,' ascend Tabor with Peter, and James, and
John; y 5' ' ; - r f-
It is "the day when, with Mary, you may clasp
that cross which quivers no longer, and look up
to those pale and painless lips, which need never
repeat, 44 It is finished," and gaze on that-'-countenance
in death so divine, and beneath its thorny
crown so blissful and so benign, till it -says to
you, 44 Be of go )d cheer, thy sins are forgiven' "
It is the day when, in the upper chamber you
may listen to a sermon of Paul ; -or," a pilgrim-to
Patmos along with the beloved disciple, see Jesus
again. : - . ...
And it is the day for prayer the Sabbath it
self one closet, and your quiet chamber another
-i-a closet within a closet, when you may surely
shut out the world, and get very near to God.
The day for looking back, for confession, for
eyeing the Lamb that was slain. I.
- The day for looking forward, for self-didica-tion,
for holy resolutions, for obedienco -i begun
anew. . . , . . . - " . -'
And it is the day for public worship, when the
glad bells say, 44 Go ye up to tho bouse of -the
Lord,77 and the willing .worsuipper answers,
44 Thy face, Lord, will I seek.", . . s
And it is the day for Christian converse; when,
coming from the bouse of, God m company, pious
friends take counsel one with another ; and when,
under the quiot roof, they read, or go over the
sermons, or commune together. : - . . . J
And it is the day for family instruction, when
the hymns arc said, and the chapters read, and
the truth in Jesus expounded : and when - the
father affectionately strives to leave the lessons
of heavenly wisdom imbedded in filial love.
t It is the dav for the Sabbath school. andVthe
prayer meeting; and thi visit cf mercy: .
It is the day when, so that you do not exhaust
yourself or overtask others, you may give every
moment to the cne thing needful ; . the day which
is best employed when: the soul ; gets all,5 and
heaven gets all, and Godets all. Dri James
Hamilton. .'
" Friend, Don't Swear !" : ,
i Upon going into; a wagon shop a few ; days
riuce," the first thing that met our aze, was the
above sentence printed in large capitals and
posted up in a conspiccous plaoe. v :
. Those three short words were suggestive.-
First they gave undoubted proof that some one
connected with the shop was a man who had not
forgotten God's injunction, not to take His name
in vain. ;;:. . r. -; k
Second, they showed that he wished others to
remember the same injunction. And third, they
showed, we thought, that he had taken a very
jood way to give them a warning to that effect.
There was nothing harsh ' about it perfectly
cool and mild indeed something pleasant
u friend, don't swear," just as though a peculiar
interest was felt in each individual who might
read it. It might have read 44 no swearic- al
lowed in this room" 44 all profanity fort-' l? n
here," or any otho peremptory .'-ccamsud, .-hut
we doubt whether either would have accomplish
ed as much as the pimple request, Frier J, don't
WHOLE NO. l??o
swoar: Would it not ba vr li if in r . p
kinjs of iniquity, W2 vr?re to U33 mere
pud hot so much -denunciation. - One
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particularly noticed about this littlr ?cht.-:3. ,
was, taat it never seamed to conctnruoa in he
east, any species of profanity or ii revcrn??.
Now wo .have kn-3wn some-.fv.id -m?n. inJc"l
Christian ien, -.who of coursa-wo'ilJ uoi ror t-i "
world swear, themselves, but who .nverthW
would seem-very much delighted with a weU v
story,-cven though " It " abounded, in oatb
would lauh heartily at a jk
even tnuiJtr'
u-ious subject were tie butt of it.
sentence on the contrary hid the san
gentle admonition tor all sucb--lH
u.
swaar: Vc were informed that the elLc i .
silent yet ever speaking liitle -2ntenc3
was most happy : tbat although' frraixent
all classes of men, an oath was rarely hen
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As ttc tarne to leave, ire could not lni
that those three words misht bo posted u
every place of public business or resorti
our shops on board our steam -boats in
rail-cars, and even in our legislative halls.
But above all we lonired for such a rjnrifV
public sentiment, that the face of every resn
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taoie man snouia D?ar, on .its very lineiinunts
such a legible and unmistakable Friead, drm'fc
swear as should effectually awe down the ten i-
ble profanity which is now so all-aboundin-T
that the awful swearing, becauso of which tho
land mourocth, might forever and entirely ceas3.;
hvangelist.
A Trick well Played.
Many are fond of playing tricks, as hidin
boy's cap, or a; girl's bonnet, at 'school. " Suoh
things may somotiraes be done for arau3emcat, 1
or to confer ; pleasure, - but Defer to atiy' one's -.
serious inconvenience. ' -"
2 In one of our collages, a professor- who made
himself very s'ocial and familiar with the students,-- f
was walking out with an intelligent scholar, when'
they saw an old man hoeing in a corn-field. Ho - -was
advancing slowly with his work towards the .
t oad, by the side l)f which lay his shoes. As it
was near' sunset, the student proposed to play
ujumu luau a iriCK. . ."i will hida his shoos, Wd
will conceal ourselves 'behind the bushes, and see ' :
what he will do.", "No," said the professor, 4it :
would not be right, lou have money enough ;
just put a dollar m each of tho old man's shoes, -;
then we; will hide behind the -bushes, and sea '
what ho will do." ' " . . 'J
i-'The student agreed to the proposal,- and they
concealed themselves accoriingly; 4 When the la
borer bad finished his row of coki, he" camo out
of the . field to go home.. . He put on on3 shoe,
felt something hard,' took it off, and found ther '
dollar. He looked around him, but saw no one,
and looked up gratefully towards heaven. He,
then put on th a other shoe, and found another, i .
dpllarw He looked at it and looked all around '
him, but saw nd one. He then. knelt upontha'
ground, and returned thanks to God for tha"
blessing which hadrthus. been conferred upon
him; v. The listeners learned from' the prayer", 4
that the old man's wife and one of his children
were' sick, and that they were very "poor ; "so V
that the two dollars were a great 'relief sent to
them from heaven. ' The old man now returned -.
home with a v cheerful i and' gratified heart. X
4tThcre," said the pro'essor, "how much batter
this is than to; have hid the old 'man's shoes.";'
The student's eyes, filled with tears, and hs said :;
he would neyer play another trick unon anv on.:s
except in Kinuness. Jim. inest. . ;
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The Best Teachert " ,V -
Thc following - anecdote was related , at thJ V
Congregational Association, at Pittsfield, by RavY J
Mr.1 Ellis: . ; j: f ,
He went recently he said, four miles bkors
breakfast, in Franklin,, to see John Colby, 834 V
years old; who had lived till. 86 an infibL Iip4l
then fell into great distress of windaad was 'j - '
impressed as with a voice from heaven " Go to-' C "
the Bible." 4' Go to Jhe Bibla, -why I hava'
never learned to read. " Uut be went, and learn- .
ed to read by slow process from the, first ela- - 4
ments,and obtained poaca in Christian-hopl, la"
the wonder of his neighbors, and the vexation of
his rife and family. - Mr. Webster, hearing of.7
the facts, . visited his yearly 'acquaintance. 2.
44 John.'said ho, 44 what is this I hear of j-oul ?"
"O Daniel," he replied, 44 you ae a great n?ad; v,
you make laws in Congress, but this book con- i
tains better laws than wtiat you make.",; Ho ro-
turned to his tenant's house from the interview ;
much impressed and vory thoughtful. 'He was'.,
inquired of with solicitude, 44 Mr. Webster what ,?
is the matter with you, are you sick t." Ah,
Taylor,'? said Mr. Webster, 4 there are miracles'
in these days John Colby is converted' With ,
this anecdote iM.r. Ellis submitted, the resolu-.
tion. .... - .' -
- , Th Cloud of;Mercy ;
How vast ths range of blessing y otir prayers may
takev Who can tell the; history or trac3 the
wandering of yon cloud that; sails ia light "and
glory-across ; the sky, or indicate - from what v
source its bosom was filled with the vapors it is .m
yet to shed back upon rtbe earth Perhaps
though how wandering over the tilled field and '
the peopled village its stores ware - drawn frcrra
some shaded fountain in the deep forest, where J
the eye of ujiu has scarce ever pen trated. In
silent obscurity that fountain yielded iti pittance, v
and did its work of preparing to bless the far-off -laDcJathat
it shall yet be glad for. Ani evea -thus
it is with the descending Spirit. Littls iy ?
we know often of the secret or;rin of ti9 d:-rsof -
blessing that descend on the churches o God. Ia
the recesses of some lowly cottage, "in the d:rtbs ,
of some humble heart, may be going on the work'
pious intercession, in answerio which tLdtrrace. -;
of heaven descends "on us and our children, on '
the labors of the wondcriug and jojful pastor, -
and on the hearts of the far heathen, until tho
wilderness ? and the solitary place are glad for -
them. Xr. IV. R. Williams.
All may ee Usefltl. How tarrca a trco '
is he that lives, and spreads, ind cumbers th 3 ,"
ground, yet leaves not ona sjo1, not ona; goDl';'
work to venerate after Lim'.; I-know-.all cannot
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