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Exposition of First CoiintWani5 V S5. j
For I -verily, as absent iri body, bat present in
spirit, have judged already, as though I were pres
ent, concerning him that hath so done this deed. : ,
tt In the name of oar .Lord Jesus Christ, w hen ye
are gaiherei together, and my sirU. with'tiie pow
er of our Lord Jesus Christ. '' -' u 1
a To deliver such an one n nto Satan for ihe des-
traction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in
the day of the Lord Jesus.' ' : . . is
- . ' ' r. NOTES. ' ' '
3. Tbis language of Paul is bigblj Talaable,
as showing the form of government that ob-'
tainei in the Apostolic times. H is here made
the !aty:of the cbareh toUulirdy to adminis
ter rebuke to an offending member ; - and his
8tjle and language would certainly lead to the
conclusion, that the general voice of the church
was heard in matters of spiritual interest to tho
whole body. This is reasonable. The whole
body. would be affected by the action that might
be bad in the premises, and it is no more than
right and due that each member composing the
body, should have a voice in a matter in bich
he was personally interested. This is the
course pursued by the churches of the Apos
tolic times. The consent of the church, or, at
least, a majority of them, was necessary to the
validity of the act. This was the pkn of in
spiration, and its chaste simplicity . must be
very conspicuous. The jurisdiction of the bo-
, dy ecclesiastic was not given to the clergy un
til long after the days of the Apostles. The
high pretensions and authority of the Clergy
were of gradual development. - It was not un
til the third century that they became masters
of the ckurchl This is a matter of history
The clergy of after years assumed an authority
which Paul did not dare exercised As this is'
a matter of some considerable interest and ini-v
portance, and as a claim has been set up for
clerical authority, independent of the church;
" and as that claim still has its advocates, we pro-
po3e to furnish you with some proof of what we
say. Our position is, that the spiritual as well,
as, the temporal interests voete directed by the
lady of the church, ali. the member? having a
voice in the matter.,. Our first evidence is from
Mosheim. He says: ' Let none, however,
confound the bishops of this primitive, and gold
en period of the church, with those of whom
we read in the following ages ; for though , they
were distinguished by the same name, yet they
differed in many respects A bishop during the
first and second century, was a. person who had
the cafe of one christian assembly, which, at
this time was generally speaking, small enough
to be contained in a private house In this as-.
sembly he, acted t not so . much with the author
ity of a master, as wjth the zeal and diligence
of a faithful servants U Hehad
not the power, to decide or enact anything with-
j out the consent of the presbyters and the peo
pie. -; , The churchesin those
'. early times ''were entirely .independent , none, of
J them being subject to any foreign jurisdiction,
? but rach governed by its bwn rulers and ita
fpwn laws.iliciaMy Tislalwn pil
' This i3 the testimony of. the learned Mosheim,
And we conceive tbat language could not be
plainer or stronser. To the same effect does
the late learned Dr. Neander testify. - In speak-?
?. bg of the " constitution and government of the
i church,'?- he says : -x ,' . ,.: .' 4n
: : The essence of the christian community rest
v ed in this: 7 that no, one individual should be
chosen, pre-eminent organ of the Holy Spirit
.for the guidance of the whole, but all were to
lf co-operate, each at ; his peculiar position, and
" with thA oifra 'KAstowptl on himl onesuDnlvins
what might be wanted by-another, for the ad-;
aucement oi me ennsuan nr, auu vi uicwm
- innn ond It nnnltl f hardtv work it-
self out - ia natural way from- the essence of
- the cbristtinUife and -of ? christian fellowship,
that this guidance should be placed in? the hands
V Qnvyont individual, lht monarcAiai jorm
. f government teas not "suited to'the christian
community of spirit. , f . Monarchy in
viritual thinas does nbt "harmonize with the
spirit of Christianity for this everywhere; points
to the feelin? of a mutual need of heltr to the
. aeccssity, and to tbe great advantage, as well pf
eommon conncil as of common Drave.,, .Vol.'
; , The quotations from this learned and candid
, author might be very much extended." Tbese,
v however, are suSicient, to show that he touna
&e apostolio 'churches governed by what' we
, therdid Paul, or any of his fellow cpostle3:as
Dnmi L - x x a t" '".. "it. ..re ' . e f
--uic me rioir io uirecs me ,uira ut auj vi
, c cnurcnes without the assent ot ' me caurcn
. itself, Iq the passage before us" this feature is
- prominent. ; Paul m : this case, in " pronoun
Cln2 sentence of erprimmnnif atlnn from the fal-
- lOWshin of the church. fnTinpiv"? himself united
,. W spirit with the whole community, assaying
,t..at rehrly, m a matter of s-jcb common con-
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'.Such" then, is the teaching
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wise for ns to follow as nearly as possible1 in
the - vay inspiration has led. This we are to
"learn - from the inspired records. If s Infinite
Wisdom has given us a pattern, it would seem
to say the, least of it, that it were folly - for er
ring man to attempt an improvement upon that
plan sSBesidethe Scriptureiauthority. for this
plan, it is the reasonable one : this b one that
reason would prcmpi us to follow if tho . New
-Testament history and doctrine was silent on
the subject: - '
" For, I. When the interests of the church are
common to all its members, it is reasonable to '
suppose that each member will feel his respon
sibility to'the whole bod, faithfully to dis-
charge bis full share of the duties of the ag"
jgregate membership t Each l one - would ifeel
that the spiritual welfare of . He whole, depen-
ded, to a certain extent, upon his individual ef-,
fort and fidelity, v ; This would tend to keep
alive the , sense of responsibility and . mutual
"need. If we would cause church members to
do their duty, we must make them feel their .
-responsibilities to the cause, and we see no bet;
ter way by which to do this, than that of giving
them a share in the spiritual concerns of the
churchi ' -$" ft " i '".-
2. "Another reason that' would. impel us to
the adoption of such a plan, even if scripture
were silent on the subject, is found in the fact
that this course would tend to promote union y
among the members of the body. In this case
. they must feel that their interests are identical.
Instead, then, of jealousies and animosities ari
sing out of castes and peculiar privileges they
would feel no other than as a band of brothers,
whose interests could not be separated without
serious detriment to ; allYHence they 1 would
feel as Paul ; says in' another" place, If one
member suffer all the members suffer with it,
if one member rejoice all the members rejoice
with it." Nor do we see bow this happy state
of affairs . could be obtained upon any other
i 3. The loss of this equality among the. meml
bers oftheohnrch, and this, oneness of interest
and design, was the prelude to that awful apo.
tacy that so soon, after the A postles, overspread
Christendom as with a pallC Had the example
that was set'by the : Apostles, been followed,
the world would have been 'spared the i night
that deluged it tor five ctniuriesl burying under
'its raven influenca letters as well as religion.
It was the establishment of superiors in the
church, that gave the clergy their influence,
and finally invested the ; Pope of Rome, with
the guardianship of the christian world. . Such
being the fatal tendencies of inequality -among
the members of the body of Christ; it should-bo
shunned as the worse foe "to the triumphs of
the Redeemer's kingdom. 1 We are- aware that
other plans look well and promise well, but the
result has' shown; that ' their 'appearances are
generally, if not - always delusive;" Whenever
the idea of superior and inferior is 'established,
either there are jealousies and animosities en
gendered or, as is most usually the case, the
inferior sinks down into indifferent inactivity,
through negligence or oppression, while the
superior advances from one degree of arbitrary
rule to another until a monarchy stands put in ,
ugm iciici iiuD jjiuui uciciumcut ui ,iu
principle has .been noticed. by historians. Be-
sidc the extracts already made from Neander,
we propose s one more, j In . speaking ot the
u changes which the constitution of the chris
tian church "underwent during this period, rela
ted especially to the following particulars : 1 .
The distinction of bishops from presbyters, and
the ; gradual development of :the monarchic,
episcopal church government ; 2. The distinc
tion of the clergy from the laity,' and the form-;
ation of a sacerdotal caste; as opposed, to ; the
evangelical idea of the ; priesthood. .- ,t 3. The
multiplication ,of church pfiices;! Vol 1, p.
; Here is the . enunciation ;, of the principles ; !
which underlie. the whole"; system' of priestly
'. domination, and, although we may, be m want
'full and jexact information T as to the manner1
in which these changes iweref' made yet; there ;
can be no' doubt that they were made. The
design Of those wha first encroached upon the
apostolio plan, might have been a: good one,
yet if it was so, cxpenence has shown, but too
plainly j that the judgement was a bad one.t j.
tT,.' From these remarks, brethren, yon must see.
that, the affairs of the church are entrusted . by
divine authority to jon collectively. ;-.You can-
not, u you wonld, transfer your obligation, to
do what yon can for the general welfare," to any:
other; The very compact by which you exist
together as one body, invests you with solemn;
responsibilities: ,J It is ; utterly impossible for,
you to divest yourselves of them. If, there--;
- fore, you diregard your; obligations, you incur
' a corresponding degree ' ot guilt. Uurs is a
. form of government that gives you the largest .
,freedom for the exercise of your f gifts,; and ; at?
.the same time lays . the . responsibility of . the :
- manner in which . they are , used s at your own ;
door Take heed, then, that you, use your lib-;
:erty aa God requires .you to doV The great!
' freedom which you enj py , "while it ' constitu tes
the beauty and excellence of our form of church ;
government, does so, not at the expense of per-)
sonal responsibility, but by this means pro-:
motes and enhances it !Here is developed that
beautiful principle of mutual dependence , which
is so well calculated to foster a spirit of for f
bearance and forgiveness. But as already sug-
igested.jwithyottr privileges there come cor res-
donCng obligations.; You have the , largest
liberty for the proper exercise of all your gifts,
and you are. responsible for its use. - ;. .. -J- '
. It is yours to decide who shall break to you f
'the bread of life.' . You hold the control of this I
nulriC The humblest member of the church
? is invested with power over tckat shall be taught 5
from thu sacred desk Here is the power
ereater than thaL eiven to the members of anyl
other church organization of the present day,;
. with whose polity we are acquainted 1 -Now,
then, brethren, while : we have 'the;
ihhi to claim .the! Apostolio churches as our
xattern in covernmcnt, let us stnvo to j imitate j
tbem in purity, m doctrine, ia zoai. JLet us ;
prove by our ?coniact that- oars is the form,
promotive of christian Iita and vitality.; -l say
it lolily, but kindly, that tba Baptists have
the Loaor of rreservin'r the world the ordi-
nances, S3 taugnt ana f
ties ; cni ht it be oura to i.t
t.r.1 :If-c;.
l'it :;..;! t!;:m t3 C i iz
by the Apos
the world an'cx
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a high calling. ; If we have been preserved
from falling into the many errors of the Papa
cy, it is not because we ,aro better by nature
than others, but because our God has been
pleased, of bis goodness to save us from them.'
While, therefore, we rejoice let ns do, it withi
trembling )See what is entrusted to bur hands!:
See the high position ire; occupy f .f. Lbok at ;
the claims the world has upon us ! See what
would be the result of our failing to be faithful
'to the solemn trusts committed to our charge I
Suppose, for one' moment, that tbe name and
principles of the great Baptist family should
ibo q blotted fromj tbeworld,i f.. Wheje is ;j tbe
i migh ty bulwark that is to resistthe wves;of
o error,' as they issue from that fruitful source "
of, abominations Papal )Rome and threaten
to engulf the Christianity of the world rYVho
is to roll back tho flood she r would pour upon
us Brethren; th e time may 1 come when an
other Wicliffe and Huss'may be' wanted;'; But
if we are faithful to our principles, these time-;
'honored and heaven-sanctioned principles," that
have lived through - the awful -' apostaoy of the
ast, and kept alive, through God, the pnro
ight of the gospelif we are, faithful tq these,!
the floods of error: thatl Rome -belches forth;
will be hurled back upon , her own doomed
head, and the gospei banner stained v not "with;
; the blood of Peter, or. Liquor), but with the,
blood of Christ, will still float upon the breeze,
and yet wave in triumph over ' every land and
'among every people. ' Each one of you has the
honor, offered you, of bearing a part in this glo-;
rious result.' ; Will you act well that part? -
Bro James; I must beg leave of you and your
readers to refer again to the fact that these are ;
extracts from a course of lectures being delir- '
ered before my congregation, j Tbe style is, of
necessity, different from ; what it would be un
der other circumstances. Fraternally, 1 ;
i", - ' : ' (" . ' 1 Warrentox.
f ' ' From the Christian Observer.
Critics; and' Reforaerd Refiewed. -
J&Ien who set themselves up as publio Fresbyte
Criiics and Reformers, are pcblic ruxCTiONA-
kies. .
It is therefore no departure from the courte-
, sies due to gentlemen in., the i ordinary relations of
life, to Sfeakof them and their acts as public fuko
KOJARtES, in their own style, with all freedom, ac
cordinj to their 'merits," as our; corre'spondent has
done in the following communication. Ed
-'i '' Correspondence of the Christian Observer
;? - ; .: St. Louis, Feb. 22d, 1855.
In your paper of the 10th' inst, there is a
communication, as well as an editorial upon
that " blood and thunder V magazine, recently
started by the Baltimore theological fast boys,'
which administers a very dignified, and severe
.rebuke, to their assumption their arrogance
.their vanity their irreverence and their sciir
rility. The firm is evidently' rich in this kind
. of capital, and with it, would make the' fortune
of any political paper based Jnpon a credit of
snch' a character.' But the ' : boys" v would be ;
somewhat set back,'' were they to hear the
comments made upon their enterprise by the
leading Old School ministers of St. Louis... It
wont do perhaps to give names, for it might
r cause a fa mil v difficult v. But if some of the
j . D. D. 's who bave spoken here, would only say
'.in print, wnat iney nave sata in private circles,
' about- tbis new rowdy " affair,; yon rairht
wipe your pen, and leave the chastisement of
,tbis ludicrously pretentious : magazine, 4 in " the
hands of the "orthodox whd seem to have
no better opinion ' of it than vou have. In-
; deed," Ivhave seen in no direction such con- j
-i tcmptuous condemnation of thb theological
work; as I have heard from the lips of the best
: Old School men here. They laugh, deride and ;
-despise the youngsters,-who seem suddenly to
"?( bave discovered that tho centre of the universe
i-is just about where ; their centre- of gravity is,
si though they do not seem to : have, discovered i
that the country is laushmsr to see. that ! the
higher. a monkey climbs,, the more he shows his
kU't " y? '", . . 1 .".
' " You seem to have in your vicinity,' just Buch
pugnacious?-' and caluminous' gentlemen n we
have' bereft Dr Li N. Rice; is doing here, the ;
same work which Robinson and others, are
doing in ! Baltimore keeping ;up aTacket and
a warfare on every body in general, and Con
stitutional Presbyterians in particular,- without
' - l m. . - i. . "? a. - i yi
rcguru xo wnat is irue, magnanimous or.nris
tian, and in happy insensibility -.to the dauiago
he is doing to liis own standing and credit as a
vurisiian miuisier iu mis community, t u a
, little remarkable, that Dr. Rice has no name"
m the entire West, but as a theological fighter.
'All bis books,' are' attacks on somebody j Were
be to dia to-day, ho would leave behind him no
' reputation but that of a pugilist, and a love of
" broilSr" v He seems to have no power to discuss
a doctrinal question, in its ' positive aspects,
separate from its antagonism to something else,
- and it is a common remark that he has no com
: prehensive grasp of any doctrine, and can, illus
trate it only on the narrow ground of its nega
. tive relation to some other.. He never is known
to inculcate a theological opinion, wituout spen
ding his chief strength in an onslaught upon
t some supposed Opponent." And so much so is
'this true in the pulpit and the press, that even
"his own friends grow weary, and long to have
him expatiate in the wide fields of truth; with
out going over the border for a pitched battle
wim Borne imaginary, r re at toe. - v ;a- c
- He has managed to keep himself before th e
"publio by' lectures on i various topics, ; and by
the aid of friends who have blown his trumpet
-for him- But hi is a man of so much turmoil,
bo fond of strife, and so etcecdiogly.nnjust,"
that public opinion is setting .strongly against
.him, and his influence is much less. than i that of
, bis more quiet brethren, whoi more fraternal,
Christ-like and devoted to tbe salvation of souls
are building up . tho causa5 of Christ, on other
foundations than those of controversy and in
sane hostility to; others. -f fbj .m$: -J
Doctor R.,' has recently6 delivered in this
city,a series of lectures on the signs of the
times." He has prepared them for the pres,
but thought it might be of some service, to his
'notoriety to deliver. them first,in bis own pul
pit, Sabbath evening-v They were listened to
.by large audiences. . Bat Borne .discriminating
'judges, pronounced them exceedingly superfi
cial afT-iirs, and a poor remodelling of the views
of others. The i impression they m.ida was not
very fiattorin to t'u3 author, tor when" ho re-"
uverc.
1 t:,3 c.")urs3, in
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Libra-
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Hall, th3 "auJlicc..
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scarce i LuurcJ, vCi
tj iIl -.tj tie wis
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'dom'.of discontinuing the coureo. The lectures
are now in the ' hands of the printer,' and will
soon bo before the publio in book form1', They
will perhaps,- by- the aids which, publishers un
deretand bow to apply, ; have a sufficient circu
htion to pay cost, r But they will add nothing
ito :the reputationjof their author.? idfM i
. He has as you know added to . his pastoral
duties, the care of a weekly Jjeligious paper
It is curious, to see in it some of bis old mate
rials, 'used when editing 'the Protestant and
Herald, fifteen to" twenty years :ago;"' and the
.same old, war-trumpet, with which he wakened
- the echoes of Kentucky, against Presbyterians,'
'Baptists, Catholics and all othersis continu
ally giving out tho old familiarsnotes; to that
t. same old tuue.,TH is'really painful to tliiiilc
of his being in Ieavcn, ! without the privilegel
of blowing that old trumpet there, 1 though to?
bttn, u be reaches that nappy and-peacelnl.
worjd, it will bemuchpiore painful to mef
the. many godly ministers, whom in this world,!
he' so unscrupulously f maligned - and injured.
5 Happily ' for those v who ' meet -him there,' hts
spirit wut ue greany cuangea men, ana nis ever-
, jasiiog wrangling anu,war wu nave euuea,
;- ; . EfXectiTe Singing
: WTe are happy to give place to reminiscences.
, u&e tue iouowing, oi wuicu our country js lull,
and will be grateful to allx who will - take tbe
trouble to supply them for our columns." iTble
principle actors in this scene are still living. '
: ' , ' ' : . Z - Editor."!
The following impromptu by mo was sung by
a well-known Baptist Minister of Western New
.'. York, as long agoas 1 83032, "being suggest
ed by peculiar circumstances of the case which
;:were these ; .. ,-. . iV-ri.,pAk. t ;.':
This minister was much engaged in protract
ed meetings, and on the occasion to which we
; allude, was laboring for a email feeble XThurch,
surrounded by quite an I able community of
Presbyterians and Methodists, who jointly own
ed the only meeting-bouse in tho place. Tbey
, had consented that the Baptists should have
the use of the house for this special occasion
not once suspecting the least danger of losing
the converts, as" the Evangelist would leave as
soon as his meetings closed, and then all would
be gathered into their respective Churches. 'a :J?
After the work had proceeded some days and
a considerable number nad been hopefully con
verted, the time was near 'when the Evangelist
expected . to leave. Three or four days only
remained for him to gather in t bis harvest of
converts, or he must leave them to unite with
the j dominant Churches of . the town. :, The
writer having looked the , matter' over, humbly
suggested to bis senior, what he feared would
be the result of leaving the converts "uuinstruct
cd on the subject of baptism. We will at
tend to that, he , replied, "j 1 shall call their at
tention to it next Thursday the - day previr
oua ie- the one whan'ho -designed to leave--1
sugested'iny fear that h would "theu ba too
late, as weshould lack timef t Tiuie enough.
tiunr .enough," ho promptly replied; I shall
givo notice, that i shall preach a sermou by re
quest, and all who wish can go forward in bapr
.tism V7 a few having expressed a wish to do sol
Accordingly, on; 1 uesday evening be anntmnc
ed from the pulpit, an address to young Chris
tians for ..Thursday.;
distrust ahl uneasiQess on the part of M r. V.t
the Presbyterian, and Mr. P., the Methodist
Pastor, who said, " We hope nothing will be
done to j influence the fcon verts ;! let them go
just where tbey pleas?, and as will be most con
venient." i V 'v- ;rffi: i'V 3,AV-..;i-.,i..r,ir
.. At length, the period arrived for ihe appoint
ed sermon to converts, is all of i whom were in
.their, places, ani he gave out for Jis U'Xt, .i Ye
are my mends, ,u.y do wiatHuyor L command
you." - WW constitutes a friend of the Lord
Jesus, and what he hascoiunwndi'd, were the
points on which the freacber patiated.3ri He
gave a clear and forcible ; view of our personal
and relative duties, and d welt with special em
pbasisjon believer's baptism. After closing the
discourse be called on all io show their friend!
ship to Christ, by being baptised. : ? But no
sooner was ne seaiea, man air. t'., tne Aietno
dist rose and exhorted the.1 converts to e iution
"saying,' Beware "of haste;? beware ofexciu
siveness, beware of false doctrine, such as the
-vile i lea of once ingracealways inr graca, a
doctrine that came from hell, and it will return
thither with all w boem brace it-'; ''- Ainet was
the respo'nse5of 5his, friends. Air, W?., in a cold
formal way said hi concurred with his brotheij
who had just spoken about the danger of haste;
but not on the doctrine-of divine sovereignty
He beUcved all who are truly regenerated wil
'be savedidr'orI? ::mxj--H::- '
; , .The Baptist prescher .was all this time look
ing full in the face of . his audience and reading
..their, thoughts, and tbey returned. a look of ex
pectation that he would, make all plain. I felt
a dread of what would ensue, , but to, the surr
riso of allhe said 'nothing, but struck up a
ively old Methodist tune, anl sung the followV
'tng impromptu words with as much ease as if
It was one of 1 WattaV 'the ! converts joining in
tna chorus: - - - - c '
, Corneal! ye loving Christians,
Who feel the sabred fire, 7
, , Obey the truth to day,. r
-
And prove the devil a liar. 7 t
, . And to glory we, will go,and to
,4
:'" I had rather be a Baptist, V
And. have a shining face, v
0 Than to be a Methodist - .
.And always fall from grace. - -
t f- " And to glory we will go, &c-' ;
3rt
I had rather be a Baptist, " , ; '
. And despised every hour,"; V, , " 7
- Than a Presbytei'ian : ' ,
" ' " 1 And never have the power.
' And to glory we will go, &c J '
it If sprinkling is convenient, s! ' ..- ;
.tf
It has no claim to truth, - - - :f f : t-i
U may be good for b ibics
" But will not do fur youth. '.-' 5 ...
And to glory we will go,w '
' And to glory we will go, and go anJ go,
: ' . And to glory we will go. -- r 5 M -
In conclusion, it U n fell??? to say fty three
persons related their Chrisiim eipe
vcre'bartizsd, to tha Joy tf tha 11
lanes, and
1.1,
Li. w
Church ani tl.3 utter cc:i.crnatioa cf their
opponents.,-!:- r.' . ' 11. k. s.
-. - -r- v . . S C i . i r $- t- - - -- , "" 1
Pray fcr yesr Pastor. v: Jt , : .
T- When the beloved Oncken was in this coun
try, he said he bad been surprised in his visits
to different places,' to find such ; a neglect of
prayer for the ministry, and especially, for pas-:
torst nd added that he . bad been in families
where, in the prayers daily offered at the domes
.. tio altar, no petitions. were presented for the.
Diessing 01 ,i,oa upon uie pastors oc inese rarni
le And ;he thought that? Jiowever far:we;
might be in advance of the' Christians of bis
' own country in some things, they surpassed us;
iu mas parnouia.rt- oiuce we oearu vuat retnarjt,
wubavef given Murlthoughtsiniore1 attejntively
to this subject; and are convinced that the de-'
ficiency of which that - good man spoke,' exists
to a lamentable degree. Prayer is -offered fori
; many otber.things 4n the closet, in ih family,?
and in the .social." meeting, ,but r the Pastorisf
forgotten.., And if; our observation is. correct,?
i&(ne2leeirof.U9we speal is graduallyJiii-i
creasing. ::S-'-l:4:
. V.The feeling ia toa prevalent, that henwe
have made suitable' 'provision ' for" the pastor's r
support, and he is promptly paid 'for1 bis servi- f
ccs, our duty towards him is discharged. His
'relation to bis people is regarded too much in
the liglitof a business transaction He is treat
ed as though be was employed to do k certain
kind of. work, and. was competent to perform it
without more sympathy and prayer than is be
stowed upon those whom . we. employ- for other
kindsja f service. But. this ; is no; tbe, Ti?ht
view of this subject.. Something more is due
from us to. our pastors than - a mere pecuniary
support. . .The pastor needs and should receive
the. confidence, the co-operation .and the earn
est and constant ; prayers of bis people. He
sustains a relation to ns different from all other
relations.1. His work- is different, - and bis re
sponsibiiitiesi ; His is a labor of constant watch
fulness and anxiety. , If be is a true man, and
faithful to the trusts: committed to him, there
is no moment of consciousness, either by night
or by day when he is free from care and the
crushing weight of bis responsibility. Some of
his flock are sick, perhaps dying without a pre
paration for heaven.! Some are anxiously in
quiring the way of life. . Some,' It may be, are
neglecting duties which . they once habitually
performed. "Some are inclining to a fatal heresy
in belief, or a gross inconsistency, if not immor
ality, in practice. . All these he sees and knows,
and his heart is full of anxiety " Tf jwi i
And moreover be is a man of like passions
with others, f exposed ' to ' temptations from a
great variety of sources, libable to bo disheart
ened and dbcouraged in his arduous work, and
without the prayers of his people may be left
to give up in despair, deeming himself unfit for
tho-, ministry, and seek employment in some
sphere of less care and responsibility. r . v J
The great apostle, with all his'' talents, and
inspired as he was by God,' said,' in the Bin
cerest language "of h'ls hearti u "Brethren pray
for U8.'? Sometimes he urged this request from
one consideration, and sometimes from another,
but. often and . feelingly urged it. And if he
needed the prayers of his brethren, most cer
tainly the pastor of. the present day needs such
prayers. Without those prayers be will . be
likely to accomplish but little in, tbe cause of
bis Master. 'I And besides the benefit accruing
to him from such prayers, wo who did offar
theuishall "be better fitted 'to receive profit
from bis labors ' The word which" he preaches
will come to ns with more power if our hearts
have been raised to God in prayer for him who
proclaims it. . . Let us then, if we have a pastor,
.remember him always in our prayers,- and if we
are of those, who have no pastor, let us earnest- -ly
pray that God will send us one, whose labors
he will jbless, and ,with whom we4 can . heartly
co-operate. . 1 iiv ZtonV Advertiser.
. And is it not a privilege as well as a duty, to
have prayer ? g I need notdwell upon.lhe na-
ture pf; prayer t for i ustXhere is not a Chris
tian in this assembly who knows not what it is.
'It is not a thing to be taught t it b the deepest
instinct of humanity It is,' In my judgment,
just as natural to pray as it is to breathe. - And
what tbe Spirit teaches ; without whose teachf
ing prayer will not be the incense that' risea to
heaven- is . to.' pray for things that are truly
good, in' the name of bim through whom those
things-' aregiven ; and in every - Christian's
heart such: prayer is an irfepressible instinct.
; He cannot live without it, be cannot' move
without it. ..Pe feels that a prayerless man is
a graceless man j: and that the enterprise he
commences without asking God to bless ltt is
one in .whieh be can expect-. no ; great success.
God asks the tribute of. your acknowledgment
of bim and be will give you all the! blessing of
success; " for whatsoever such' an one doe th
shall prosper." ?Pray in your, closets f pray In;
the bouse of business ; pray when you are walk
Jng upon the highway., Shut your door ; sound
-not the; trumpet : make no display ; but. lift
this heart daily- three times a day if you like-
at stated hours and in stated places; If you like,
for these remind you of the habit; but " pray."
Pray ' that G od Would giva " you grace for each
."day, (for there is, .'only t promise for th e day $
that he will give yon bread for each day r" that
. he will give you " forgiveness of your sins, and
an inheritance among: all them that are sancti
fied." Great soldiers of our country, the great
"Washington of "America prayed upon the field
of . battle ; prayed under.tbat stern and terrible
necessity of nations where men made in the
.image of God take' part in the' dire shock of
j battle prayed at such a crisis, that the God of
justice would decide the conflict. Let ns pray
in approaching a communion-table, in approach
"ing thejudgment seat at whicli-we must ap
pear ' knowing that whatsoever we shall ask in
the name of Jesus JbelUveingihe l will, give it
s. Pray; and pu- will prosrr upon earthy
'pray, and you will find your prayers on earth
lost ia the praise V of eternity, through Jesus
Christ. Gumming on Daniel..,
t: 5 ' Jealosy ainscs Jllcistcrs,
' We have read Sunny-Side and Shady-Side,
and we have sometimes thought we could write
an 1TJndef-Sio!er-'tbat .might contain revelations
not brought to light iu'either of these volumes-
Ministers have troubles enough, it is true j but i
c those troubles do-.net all corn a from restless j
fchurches and neddlcs-' 'e 'dcaccr.3l --.They . cf-1
t-n cone iron cic i c.hsr. ills Eortcr; re
Ji.zs it, there u z nLktcrs.as ia every
other professional class, an. unworthy jealousy
of the reputatfon and success of: those who "ara "
more popular. 1 In conversations: about breth- .
ren, we sometimes mark with pain a disposition
to criticize and disparage, rather than to ap
proteand;tooiceintheir" ;
know sincere ' and 'good men, who are .yet so ' f
extremely sensitive to! their 'o'wn'rerjatations. . .
-that they cannot bear to hear anybody praisad
, but themselves as if whatever was added to
another's fame was so rnneh" taken from their -
own.- ;They seeni nnwilUng' toconce'de' tha v 1
talents ' pf? supior'men If a distinguish ed ' , '
preacher is named, they f throw in abatements
tojoaUfbe general isebe3e criticisms : s
may. do just,. out tney seem to rn made ia aa
unbrotberly is ,
L'peeoliarvto tbne'mofessionOn'the contrary.
: we think ministers have far less of it than elth-
er lawyers or doctors, for thev da not so often T -
.come into: close, contact as immediate rivals. , ! -
.But jt is ajs portion rof buan jmSrmi which -
cleaves even to "good men,' and which stains the '
'whitened of tr-eip" rfarmsnta" ? P 3 " .'"-
Is it not time to have done with this misera- ; j
We feeling, and tos cherish nobla'iand generous . "
vtVtfo!9ni1 i'ln-wr'- i- ttt'at lKAi ivf : Tt. .
p. vi. JVJ IU ue ViUUtCIQI; M. HO ":
world, is wide enough for nS alL CA body of '
men, organized and combined for a great mo-
. ral end, oughtta bo , animated by the noblest ' :
passions and by the most generous spirit toward ; ,
.each other., . Comrades in war, brave champi
ons in arm's, theyougbt to be so intent on the -general
victory J as to forget their petty claims J :
for promotion. .In the Christian Church there
u ample space for thousands of the gifted good. '
The more strong'menwe have Jin ' the pulpit x '
the 'better.'. Our numbers'' are all tod few for : '
tbe battle we have 'to . fight. . We hailthefe--.
fore, every mighty man as a new champion in , '
the Christian bosti and our . hearts swell with
joy . as we see a fresh young giant rushing into .'""
the battle s All honor to the r learned .and the .
eloquent, whose, pensand ftonguesare wielded -
in tbe service of truth. J Most humbly da wo " " ,
give thanks to God, whenever wo see a man of;
power rising up in oue6f our 'cities. : Our hope v.
for the Church revives, as' we think how.many '-
such are scattered over the land ; and when one
by ono tbey depart, we mourn ibeir death, and -pray
that God wouldfraise upt bther? pf equal ;
4Sourage?f to' fight over thesame battles for the -"
next generationr-iVi Yl Evangelist. v , -
Vi The Belimr at Death. . , -: J
: How5 is iHkrto' be after the! few moments '
which, under the pangs of death; we have to
continue in this world ? v It is an ? annihilation - '. " "
that lies at the door f ; Is death the destruc- ; :
tioh of our whole being so as that after it we 7 ,
shall be , no more ?. ; So - some would bave the
state of things to be. v .Is it a state of substance
in a . wandering conditiou, up. and . down tho
world, under, the 'influence of other morepow- ; 1
erfub spirits that rule ii the air,' visiting tombs - :
and solitary places, 'and sometimes making ap f
pearances of, themselves by the impressions of ' "
those .- more 'powerful "spirits; as some imagine ' . '
from the story concerning Samuel and the witch .
of Endor, and f as It is commonly received in - v ;
theftPapacy,out of a compliance with: their - -
imagination of purgatory h Or is it a state of - "'
universal misery and woe I a state incapable of " ,
comfort or joy 2 . Let them pretend what tbey . v
please, who can understand no comfort or joy I
in this lifebut what they receive by their senses;
they can . look for nothing else and whatever
be the etete of this invisible world, the soul can
undertake nothing of its own conduet after its . 7 ' '"
"departure from this body. . It knows that it
must be absolutely at the disposal of another
Wherefore no man can comfoi t ibly venture
on and into this condition, but in the exercise - '
of that faith which enables bim to resign, and :
.give up bis departing. soul -intothe hand of - v
.God,who alone is able to receive it, and to dis- '
pose it into a condition nf rest and blessedness
, So speaks the "apostle, J am not j ashamed ;'-''"
for l luvw-wlioari imw betieTe07"ana" am per-
suaded ? that he b able to keep that which I
'have committed bntQ him against that day.' -
H eriin as in all other graces,' is :our Lord
.esns Cbt&tdugreaCeximpIev-ft Ue'-resigned .
bis departing spirit into' the hands of his Father, -:
to be owned and preserved by bim in its state
of separation : " Father, into thy hands I com- J ,
mend my spirit Luke 23 1 as 'did the -
Psalmist,! his type, in a like .condition ; Ps.
31..: ,5. -But the faith of our Xord Jesus Christ '
herein the object, and exercises: of it, what ha -i
believed and trusted nnto in this resignation of.
bis'spirit into the bonds of God is as large ex- 4
pressed in the 16th Psalm. - 4I bave," said b3, ;:'
" set the Lord at ways" before me J because he is .
at my right' hand;) shall not be mqved; There- r .
:fore my heart is glad, and my lory ' rejoice th ; - "
my flesh nho shall rest in hope. ' For th on wilt
not leave my soul F- in hell neither, wilt thou
suffer thy Holy one to see' cbfruption?Tboa "
-wilt show me tbe path of life ; in thy presence ,
js fullness, of joy, - at thy right hand there are
.pleasures forlevermore.??4s Heilefsx bissoul in
the hand of God, in full assnraoce that it should . ..
suffer no evil in its state of separation- but '
should .be brought again with his body into a
blessedjTCsnjrection and "eternal glory, So - v.
S tephen resigned his soul, departing under vio
lence into the bands of Christ himself.". When'
he ' died he said Lord Jesusl; receive my -'spirit."".
-' ' - ;-' '; 7 -, - . -Jf ,
This is the last victorious act of faith, where- - 4
,in its conquest over its last enemy, death . it
self doth; consist. Herein the soul says in and
untq:itse!fir 3 Thou art jdow" taking leave cf
time unto eternity j ail things about thee are
departing as shade, and will immediately dis
appearJTiiV things which thou, art entering
into are invisible; such as. "eye has not seen, ...-.
!nor ear heard nor will they enter into the fccirt
'of; man 'fully to conceive. Nowlherefcre, '
with quietness and1 confidence? give up' hjsclf
'unto the sovereign power, grace, truth, cnl '
fditLfaloss of God, and thou shalt find assured
rest and peace."-' ' -
But J ecus Christ it is "who doth ir: :iit
-receive the souls of them who beliave ia hi
So we see in the instance cf Ctcphca. Ai
what can be a greater ccouraeaert to rci'u
them into bis bacis than a daily eerier -l:l::a
,oi ui3 giory, iax;3 person, tis poorer,
ation, his ouoa and grace ? Who tha
in lira, that t:hr"3 unto Lim, can f:
lis c-.!t-
t 1 :'. 'v-3
;4C3it" Lis" "uep'-jrtis? spirit" c-to L:
c-re ? L.vta V73 a-3 t. -a
and Jtzz3 tl . ll-- tt t'-a rht