VOLUME XXIVV NO. 35.
RALEIGH ! N."C.,: THURSDAY, AUGTJST 25 1859.
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EHen'i Chain. 7 v
A beauUfulichaia lay on Ellen s table, her
father's present on her seventeenth birth-day.
The fair-haired girl gajed on it with the enthu
siasm of her young heart. She imagined how
beautifully it would sparkle in Mrs. Raymond's
brilliantly lighted parlp, the next night, when
the young and gay of jlhe village were assem
bled there, to trifle away precious hours gol
den links in the chain; of life. 4 Life for Ellen
Somer& had presented; naught but the fairest
and brightest cturei Clouds of disappoint
ment and care, which overshadow so many
hearty had never, gathered up their blackness
and darkness for her, but very bright her sky
had ' been. Taught bj- a gentle pious mother,
she had learned the'. Value of truth and piety,
and the false fleeting nature of earthly treasures,
and months before, Ellen Soiuers had given her
heart to the Saviour. Xot under the influence
of a. nioment of excitement, but seriously, pray
erfully, and for eternity. She had seen the lu
nate depravity of her own hoary her utter ina
bility to hlake herself better, and she had given
her "heart to Him who alone could cleanse it,
and make it a temple St for his indwelling pres
ence. Before the world; she had professed her
allegiance to the Saviour in5 his own appointed
way. ''The vows of Ood were on her," "and
she" could not stop to play with shadows." Be
fore her was the world harvest, and it was "plen
teous, but the laborers- were few." Her father
was not pious, and to endeavor by gentle lov
ing efforts to lead hini to Christ, was I er new
heart's first w-orkfand' she felt she would suc
ceed, not trusting in her own strength, but inH
his promise, " that if lye ask in my name, ye
pliall receive." "When her father saw her devot ed
love tQ Gotl, and m'her daily; walk an evidence
that she had learned lessons; of love which the
world never teaches, Jiis heart was moved, he
felt there was trtith In religion, snchns his
dano-hter professed; ami whose precepts his gen
tle wife had been practicing for many.years.-r-Ellen
sat in her rooQi" tliia tranquil summer
evening looking at her new chain. She knew
it was costly. In imagination she saw. the toil
worn missionary on. "India's coral - strand, r as
he wandered beside rude jangles surrounded by
dark-browed idolaters, groping their way,
pureljr down to eternal darkness, and amid this
throng, she seemed tq hear one voice crying
earnestly to the fair-bio wred messenger of life,
"Books, books, give U3 books." Sighing, sorrow
ing, the missionary turns from these K petitions.
He lias none to give: perchance he utters an im
ploring petition to God that he would give to
his redeemed children in the land of .light
hearts to sympathize with the dying . heathen,
and a willingness totr give them books, instruc
tion, light and knowledge 'And Uien from afar
there came a voicer'Send us men, money, and
books for the perishingV'. Ellen Somer's heart
answered the. appeal,! "What can I do for thy
cause, for Thee, O myi Saviour ; Thou who hast
done so much for me H. She had given her pray
era, her pocket money, her words, her1 influ
ence, but still her heart cried out more, ' more for
the Saviour. ' Could she not give' up her chain ?
With its priced might she riot do much good?
were her '..heart questions. " Then'came fair. vi3
ions of beautiful maidens, J" wreathina: their
smiles," fairy forms, sparkling eyes, 'jewels rare
and: costly, guttering charms encircling swan
like hecks, and amid ! that joyons throng she
saw nerseu atnrea mpiyr oeauuiuiiyn is vrue,
but with no ornament 'amid the jeweled throng.
A little .while the struggle continued, .then
kneeling there-withtHe silvery , moonlight, rest
ing on her fair sweet face, she prayed to God to
bless ; her first ' sacrifice for His cause, small
though it was," and i through life to help. her to
love tuem. ana ms cause, more man au we
earth besides. She arose strengthened, " peace
; like a nrert; filling her Young heartrt
"Father Ellen saic gently, as she entered her
father's ' study, the next morning, "Father, may
I ask a favor of you V Certainly, my cliild, why
do you hesitate 21 "father, I came to thank you
again and again for this beautiful chain," and to
tell what a kind good father you are" always to
remember me, bat it would make me so much
happier if you wdald - take back the chain and
give me'the money Jt cost':", I want to send it
to Mr." M., the missionary, to buy Bibles for the
poor heathen children who do not know and love
the Savioujrt;Ifyou;WuJtdear father, you wil
mike me happier than ever before." Her fath
cr, astonished at her request, replied, 'My dear
utue aauehter, it shall be mtou wish, out wil
you not regret it? You know Lilly Kaymond,
and Pauline Wilson, received chains like yours
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. yeswruay. v be you see tnem to-morrow cign
will you not want yours baek again ?" A sha
flow passed over her childish face. - Ellen was
far fi-om perfect, and - to a girl of seventeen a
.oeauuiut ciiain I3 0itea a long-aei ired ornament,
and to give or. a up .just as it come3 into posses
sioh is often far more diScult than 'at first is
. supposed.- The shadow did notl'meer Ion": a mo-
, s r.u?e,- ana sue truiwuiiy auswered, uof
cu.i iit..cr,-wccn 1 remember that awar c
awayver
1..2 C
tea,
i;i tne, Durnm
StiTV - n mt.
1.
le made flat!" at this offerir!'
l v;A never regret
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a
' c-y ci;.n:n-noner, and it
a c Lj soul, O would rot that te better
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than a chain, ; father?" , Tears came into Mr.
isomer t eyes, xiever before had hQ lelt so pow?
erfnlly the , truth, aud beauty of tho spirit Jof
Christi that HVing, cfy principW oi faith and
love, which ruled his, daughter heart, he fH
was not of eartlw -Doubt the truth and reality
of religion he could no longer, and though he
Could not syrnpatmzQ wtth hllen m her lore to J
the, souls of men, yet he could admirl her spirit I
of pitfe benevoleuce and he did say to the joy to practice ? Would we not say, with one ac
of her heart, 'yevyes, my danghterj much bet cord, that a member of thej church who would
ter, here U the money, do with itas yeju please,' wy there is to God, ought to be cut off imme
and' when she : had! retired to her own room -to diately.i iWe are to walkuin newness of life
count over her treasure, the proud jnan' knelt, after we obtain God's inestimable love, and be
am! prayed, as he never had before for life and come members of the churchy : And christian
salvatioiK i The mountain of his unbelief was dancing I are they wnlking in newness of .life
trembling shaking ready to he reraoted by his
daughter's prayer offaith in iGod.vl :' '
Ellen Somers first sacrifice for the cause of
Christ was blessed of God' its influence was
felt far and wide.. Trues it was a small ict of self- J humbly, uprightly, and devotedly. You should
denial to give up a superfluous ornament, yetlbe known bv a pious walk; and a codlv conver-
it Was asacrifice to her! young heart! Shodidlsation, instead of dancing atnd walking in dark
it for Jesus sake and her reward came In her
own calm and happy feelings.1 Its influence was
felt for good in her own heart "A triuinplr of
grace over nature was gamea. lo ner latneri
it was the light which shone out front tie dark
ness or unbelief, to lead him to Christ. '
Beneath the bnrninsr ravs that fell on the
hills and valleys of Asia, a care-woni missiona
ry of the Cross was laborinc for Jesus. For
days and months his heart had been sad, not
tmu ne oouotca uio promise oi ms. u at
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uver "ie"omer inere came i- Wumgs w
home christians ray in, annj for the
saviour s cause A letter came to m
uue whu jo, ior ais weary nearu ,. cunia.,,-
eu r,i.ena onenng-tne pnee o net oeauuuu
V IKUU. II llif ft l I Ilia 111V UVIU
"young friend
good of the heath
God would bless
mi .1:
lie mitKinnnrv s nmrriran KrrpniniifiiiHii n m iin
-Ye"
umeu on m nn easier 5 vineyara. lie iph wu
in his own native land there was
aha nt la.ct I
who remembered the
perislung. degraded f son
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of darkness? -Thous
the influence of Ellen s crifice was W , and
we say that time will menure;its blessed
tnnuence r in not eternity - reveat its ennre,
purifying, soul-saviiir influence for : the
honor i
and storrof God ? Shah Ellen Somers
alone
give up a pretty bauble for Jesus sake ? Are
there not others who will say, as glittering jew
els meet their eyes and tempt theim to buy,
" My Saviour hath need." There are his poor,
his suffering children, precious souls for whom
w W -wiV a
lie died, sinking surely down to eternal des
pair. A sraaU effort by every christian, O what
would it not accomplish ? Who can estimate
the blessed result of one sacrifice by each of
those who name the name of Christ ?!
The following article on dancing! attending
the theater, and the circus, by chri-itians, we
take from the Mississippi Bapti&L It was read
before a Union Meeting, held, at Church Hill,
Lowndes county, Miss. It coutainssome good
and valuable thoughts; which we commend to the
perusal of those christiens who are in the habit
of dancing, and of visiting the circus, kc and
lope that it may serve to convince them of the j
impropnety ot wasting vaiaaoie time ana money
on such wordly and frivolous amusements.
ShOQld Christians Dance !
God requires the worship of man ' undivided
might be appropriated to the1fin. , ;H hvm , .
en, and a simple prayer that vnur fr tr w:n r.u w,f i. tb
him and his holy wbrk. u.Lm nl ,ifr, " 1,1,1 ..t v..
and universal. We are' not to serve Him with j dissipation of thought, superflcial habiu of re
a half service, but we are to serve 'Him with flection, and renders sober application of the
all our being. For ' Thou shalt. worship thai
Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve."
Then is it doing God's service to ' attend the
Ball-room, and other places Of amusement? I
answer, iNo. . We are to give Utm aii our ser-f
vice, and our time is our service. ' For time is
given to man to prepare himself for eternity ;
Bui one may say, " Christians danced in! olden
times, and why not dance now? . The fact is
simply this. In ancient times christians danced
m nonor ana praise to tioa ; iney jaancea lor j aiso inauencing ouicrs, wno cannot auora m to
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joy. xnat was one pt tr.e means by which they
praised God for; their dehveranceT? But anoth-
er may ask what can be done with the passage
which says'atime for all things. . 31 H e. 7th v.
of Ecct" A'tiroe to weep, and a lime to lauglu
a time CO mourn, ana a lime to, aance. . r ow jarei aii. iuc lime , iu ueot ior u neceasn
as we have seen dancin? ; was' the icustom of fries of life.whoi never "fail to co, and even
wor8hipins God in those times of reuderinc
God praise or glory, this undoubtedly has ref-
erence w KHueuimK ute uns ,. a. ume io mourn,
and a time to be merry or rejoicing. ;:; But this
fact ought to satisfy every one that; the present
form ofdancW is not in vogue with that spoken
of 'in : the Bible. Let me ask the question:
Where is the Ball-room that has ever had any -
thing like thi3 in it praise .to God and.on
the contrary, how many there who liave been
coram?? the God that made them all the-while ?
How many have you ever heard of being con -
vertea in uie uaiJ-room, or ever conviciea oi
the error of their way?-. It ought to-bo tb
motto of aIJ christians not to go to auy place
where they would be ashamed to die i And wbolghng maneuvrea, " Ihelast guard ot virtue,
would like for it to be said tf him after be dies.
that he was a member of the churchy professing
to be a christian and died at the ball-room, thea-
trey or the eircus ?, Be? it known . to every
man,' and more particularly 'to the Baptists, that
the first Baptist that ever put foot upon the soil and profane swearing, is likely coj abound, -had
his life-taken; by a wicked dancer. . Oh 1 cause the entertainment is such as to please and
Baptists-rye who are iff the habit of dancing, or attract the b wer grade, "rather than the . higfier
visiting such places, ? how" can you have" any of moral character. ';Wcgaould think of the
love for Christ, when you know hU great fore -
runner was beheaded by such persons as those,
ior simpiy letting lnem Know wnat ms aiasieri
told htmto tell them.;JDaneinjg. wa -: ancientl v 1
tor praising fjod, now it is for praising the Pevi',i
deluding the people,-and opening the ;wa, for,
all other vices that . inevitably follow it as
certain as." the thunder" follows the Jightningy jwes the character of tho professor It." makes
or as tlie night follows the day. I think I can no differeneo what motivjffyoU may have in go
show to any person that ft is wrong for a mem- ing or what tho world mayiiy of the innocence
bcr of the church to dance.V How would it look
for any of our Elder brothers to engage in the
practice 7- How would it look for; my of bur
ministers to oancc i
confidence in them?
vv ho would "have any
Who would go to" hear
them preach ?
fcir.nsr,- ny v,
Would not all both samt and
cue accord, they arc hypocrites,
deceivers, tl:
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rrciess to
chrifli
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thry c.ve vi.-j t.
::cr? -Then it
is ia-t r.3 l.-.l'
for the weakest member of the church, -or the
smallest christian tp ba guilty of this ovil as it
would for any of our ministers or El er brothers.
Any member or the church who has been, in-
formed upon this subject and will not quit danc
itig, ought to b cut off and j let goto the world
where he belongs. ? It appears that dancing
originated among the infidels of France.
jNow bretlirenlcn anytlune that w totdTersc
to religion as infidelity, be right for a christian
I when it 'was the very thing thev delighted
tin before they became meiooibers of the church?
Look into this and see what a bad example you
are setting btforo others.! , You shold liv e
ness. , ? Do yoa expect to ride to Heaven
. !TJa flowery bede iof ease, 1
wb-W vm are w cnve W in darkness ? Sup-
pose Christ had have consulted his ease,
what would bcs your condition ? I tell
you,
christian friends,! old and lyoung, ifyou expect
to be the disciples of Christ, you must deny
yourselves, take up your cross and follow him.
To encourage u' he has promised to make his
yoke hgat, a-d be will do it, yes, his grace will
Jo ;t y ,,jU(Jt thrm Ms S-1GS1, feeling,
amJ (.jjn ca?fe lnem tjjg l4Uft winda, aud
ftU b-Jt for the excellmcy of Christ.
in hand and
mcu miu the Jtitute wrti of jour benight
ej Jand. Go with Ue lamp in vmr hand, aud
,abo n3 u j,, lov anJ
"-itner, inuem the kingdom preparetl lor you.
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nart,va (hrntr.4 -irti)a nn,i II vain Kal.hl.r.rrj
Those nlaces are eiartlv aiiitl to xcu X m-r.
ft.icW way UU1 through grace thoy turn
from tWm; Iiut to those who profens to have
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indulgence in tins fashionable annwement.-
Those places are proiesadonally places of amuse
ment. And I do assert that the christian has
no right to seek for places of mere anni wmciiL
The word of God requircsUhat we should occu
py ourselves for his glory, for usefulness to oth
ers, and improvement to ourselves, and not for
our amusement We bould not engage in
anything which would be inconsistent to give
thanks to God. I believe no christian contends
that thero is. any good at such places. But
there are some who contend if there is no good,
there is no harm. But there must bo mme-
tie commtmitr where Uiey make their appear
tmng in ir, ior tuev nave a poweriui cuect 111
ance. row that somcthm'r. cannot be noltin
and as it is not good it must be evil, and this
evil is what christians call innpcent amusement
I Thus christians not only indulge in idlene.vbut i
in vicious idleness, and fondly dream that they
are not sinning.
You waste time in attending the theatre or
the circus. ' It is not only a few hours wasted
i -tuvi oouivumr uy-,
in thaking and Ulking of the C4ming event,
a ril in Kaia n n nr nnrl f Ailtnrr f oil thur naaon nn r I- .
in this court of folly. It is injurioiuto the in-
tellect to! attend tlie circus br theatre it induces
mental faculties irksome and intolerable. Many
things eould be said concerning the, injury of
the intellect in attending circuses and theatres.
f It is alo Wasting money. The money you
gve to tnem snouia oe usea ior cnanuoie pur
j poses. The christian has no right to throw
j away money.. He or she is a steward of God s
I And if you imagine that you have a right to
throw away money in this wayj because you
can spare it, you should remember that yon are
Iturow away tneir money insteaa oi paying meir
debts yes, even borrow other people s money,
and insanely throw that away for admittance
into the circus or theatre I do not doubt
but thereare some professors of , religion who
take their families to all Ue circuses that come
along, and often have to borrow the money to
i l'aJ o . , iviuus ti.uuiauuii. .-
j tendance to the circus and theatre, also injures
the heart it blunts the moral sense ; it causes
a man to walk, in the coqnsel of the ungodly ;
to stand in the way of sinners, and to set in the
1 seat of the scornruL W itli the evil that is in the
circus, the visitor, whether male or; female, is
inevitably affected, and more or less' corrupted
f by every visii. iNo christian can attend 'the
1 circus with an approving conscience, unless that
i conscience oe a yery ignoraui oue, (ibb lautas
I tic tricks played off by men and women men
j M omen and ;Women as men, their jug-
I MThe practice lof the r professional fooL and
I other things too tedious to mention, have a ten
i dency which is any Uniig else but religious : or
J morahThe associations :of such places must be
I corrupting. V Fri yolous talk, coarse language,
1 motto," f Evil ' commuiicationa corrupt "good
j manners,'; and such contacts can scarcely be met
wiwi yy young persons wiinouc moral injury,
If professors of religion willingly go into .such
company, they act contrary to ths prayer our
jo'ivicnir taught u ijead ut not jnto tempta.
I tion.1 , Tho practice of attending the circus, in
ol the .circus for. thoso' very worldings will con
1 demn you for going ; they will denounce
ou
for acting inconsistently with, your .profession,
and will rightfully doubt whether you are what
I you profess to be.. By i their fruits you shall
know tiif m. bach conduct makes the chris
tian a Etiuroun tiocK m tne way; ot sinners,
Thy Avill not havo conHdcnco iri you and your
inf.-ncc will do r.o roouL' And now, christian
I fries. Z you that are m the habit of attending such
i iiuiiiiiiti ivi l: ' vj ii u' irn. 1 urn aw uitr
(I.nmil.tv . I -,r ..41 Tl . . 1. ..
daces think, Took and consider this matter, and
et me ta j to you, to beware: of this evil. Let
us live more humbly, uprightly and devotedly.
Let us pray for God's rod and staff toi comfort
us. Let it bo a' pleasure to lis to turn from this
dark picture and look to Him who made himself
a curse for us. ;Let uspray often, and let' our
prayers bo fervent We should not com oi-before
our Saviour with indifference. ' r We1 may
ask for great things, and the sweet influence of
the Holy Spirit to cheer and sustain us in7 all
the advttUes of 4ife. The worthy objects of
our anxiety is a home in Heaven, and the r sal
vation of a living faith. When asking such
blessings; every faculty of the soul shoud be
active with holy 4 desire. ; . Every word ahould
come glowing with fervency and devotion from
a heart melwd under the inflaenco of divinelove.
J. G. MONTGOMERY, t
Covetuusnrss. ;-;
The subjoined article on Oovetousness," we
clip from the Watcrn Recotder, published in
Louisville, Ky. It Is important that covetous-;
ness in church-members should be noted and
rebuked, i But how are we to tell when a i pro
fessing christian is covetous?: We should think
that a brother worth from $3,000 to $20,000,
that dou't pay more than from $3 to $10 for
the support of the ministry, is a covetous man.
But to the articlo : .
I notice in the Recorder of July 11th, under
the caption, " With what docs the Christiau
have to contend? a Question of vast impor
tance to the purity and efficiency of the church
es of Christ namely, "I ak every Baptist
what is the rule or manner U) prove covetous
ness on a member of the church? who can
show one instance where a member hs been
excluded for covetomness T The writer has
shown in detail some of the withering evils it
has entailed upon the efficiency and purity of
the church, and then asks if there iiauy rule by
which it can bo detected and- fastened upon a
member ? I would answer there is certainly
a rule ; but the difficulty is to get the body of
the church to act in ferreting out the guilty
member : because the evil is whispered, invol
ving so many. It would be like breaking up a
church in the use of the rule in dealing with
such offending members. Such a trial it would
produce ! such a mouthing ! But Saw have
nerve for tho conflict. "e would lose mem
ber?, and the rest would have to do more to
keep up, to pay out the expenses of the church.
The conclusion is, we had better bear wil h such
as are supected of the eil ; for we can hardly
keep houtM? any how.
I rejoicj that tho brother who asked; the
question, has done the cause justice to stir this
question. I am glad he has talked plainly, and
I am sure he will not be offended if I shall talk
in the game way. 1
The Scriptures condemns covctousness, 1 arid
the church is admonished to withdraw from ev
ery brother .that walks disorderly; i. e., exclude
him. ; The covetous member acts disorderly in
withholding that which is just and due the cause
espoused by the church.
Adopt,' then, the "equality" rule to Taise
means to meet the expenses of, the church, and,
so far as church expenses are concerned, : you
may come up with the covetous member; so
aslo make him amenable to the rule, with his
general course in his dealings. In 2nd Corrin
t titans viu we find this rule t raise means for
benovolent purposes. If it is allowable in be
neficence it must be more so to raise money to
meet actual indebtedness. In tins chapter the
members of the church were exhorted to " per
form the ; doing of it" a command. Then,
again, there is a positive command in 1 Cor v :
11, "not to keep company if any man that is
called a brother be a fornicator or covetous "
etc., evidently the meaning is to - exclude him.
The church is to judge him too ee, ver.
12. .' . . . , , .iv--,
It may be asked, How shall we detect him?
J list as we wonld a liar or a drunkard by his
fruits. The rule is also a valuable aid in fer
reting out the guilty member. ;
I might here ask this quest-ion. Does not tlie
church in her fellowship indorse the sin of covc-
tousness by so doing, and thus become parta
ker of his evil deed ? And yet, as party to
his sin, openly violating Gods law, she pleads
innocence, by ; ignoring the evil Yea, and
God sends the mildew and the blight with
holding the early and the latter rain, while its
members profess to be lamenting, the barren
ness of tha church. What I a church expecting
to be blessed in its open and manifest violation
of God s law. . Never. f
" ' Let churchcs deal with thd covetous and the
extortioner as they do with thW liar, and look
to God for his protection, if they desire a bless
ing. XI know of a church that has excluded
some forty members for this one sin alone, and
to-day aho is doing more for all the missions of
tbe church than she did when they were all to
gether, and she is' infinitely more healthy, mo
rally," than she was before.: . The cquaht rule
was adopted as the base.; The penalty was ex
pulsion after, all due labor was had to get
all to do their daty. Many said they : were'
free, and they did not intend to be 1 compelled
to give their money. They ' were told they
were not reauired to cive. but Dav their debt t
besides nobody wanted -nor expected to compel
them even to pay j but we desired to know if
they purposed in their- hearts to sustain the
- r -.' is. '.i ..'. - .
cause mey waa proiessca to; love, ii not, we
would withdraw- the fellowship ' of the church
irom tnem. ; tney naa given in tuetr names,
but left but their -means ; to ' worship as '" their
Idol. - It cost that church fully half of its mem
bers id purge itself as nearly as' it could f from
this sin. ";: ls -J Xr . KT?T-Kv .f4--if
I also Itnow of anothpr 'churchi ; that adopted
this rule,' and has excluded members , under it.
and yet it surwves and is blessed.; V; ;,-v " .
f 4 When j wiuthe ' churchos icome, up in tlieir
strength, and adm'in'utcf the discipline : of the
Bible? . . ' ' . -; -;?-
But,' Brother Editor,it isnot popular Some
one's feclingj, would bo hurt. Yes, so they
would, and so may tho church, dragging along
a mass of moral putrefaction, dwindle and die
for want of this remedial agent. "
.7 : ' LMcMUKRY.-
'Clay pool, Ky July,-1859. , ri :
Ilcrvfas little as' 'possible of ;what h t'o-tha
prejudice of others.
The Sao of all Christian Daly.
The sum.of every Christum duty is express
ed in the words of the mother of Jesus, to the
servants at the marriage in Cana . of Galilee,
WhaUoever he aaith nhto"you, ;do it!;
Dr; Reynolds beautifully, says t "When
Christ uttered in the v judgment-haU of Pilate
the remarkable words, 4 1 am a king,', he I pro-;
nounced a sentiment fraught with j unspeakably
dignity and power. K His enemies might- deride
his pretensions,' and express - their mockery, of
his claim by presenting him with a" crown of
thorns, a reed and a purple robe, and nailing him
to the cross, but in the eyes of uufallun intelli
gence, he was airing. A higher power presid
ed oyer that derisive ceremony, and "converted
it into a real coronation.' ! That crown of thorns
was indeed the diadem of empire, the purple
robe was tho ensignia of royalty that; fi-agile
reed was tho symbol of unbounded power, ) and
that cross the throne of a dominion which shall
never' end." j Jesus is a sovereign the King of
kings, and Lord of brds.;' 't;:- f
The Will bf this grcal king is contained :ia
the Bible. In this book: nothing is superfluous.
There is not a chapter or a verse which 'may
be disregarded by -us without absolute sin.
fill. : :i ' r - -'' 1 .
inere is nothing wanting; no room icii ior at
crees of Councils, Conferences, Synods, or Popes.
All that is necessary for faith or practice 7a put
down in the Word, or clearly implied. It was
iierefore, a noble principle of ChQlingwortb,
"the Bible, the Bible alone is the ' religion of
Protestants," but a principle fearfully disregard
ed by most of those who rejoice in the name of
Protestant i
How solemnly does the Holy.Spirit warm us
against adding to, or taking from the words of
God s book ! " Ifany man shall add unto these
things, God shall add unto him the plagues writ
ten in this book: aud if any man shall take
away from tho words of this prophecy, God shall
take away his part out of the book of lifV, and
out of the holy city, and;from tlie things that
are written in this book." Thts surely should
be enough to engageour constant and explicit
obedience to the words, " Whatsoever he saith
unto you, do Ln It is bur duty to take the
New Testament especially, and begin with the
beginning, and whatever we find commanded
by precept or example that to do. - ' "'
When Jesus commands Repent, this tnust
engage our cheerful obedience. We must look
at sm as a real evil, loathe it, and give it up.
rinding our inability to remove it from the
soul, we must look to the Divine Redeemer,
with nope of mercy through Him.
When He requires us to believe, that we must
do. All his declarations must be received as
certain truths, fixed facts, and be acted upon as
such. We must love his requirements, and do
them. "' ' i' :! ' ' . - -' '
When ni commands 'tis to' be" baptized, as
He wa immersed by John in the river Jordan,
we must do it. Never should the quostion be
asked for one moment will somethiBs else do
is it essential-is it fashionable what will
my friends say no 1 1- Away with all such tri
fling with the commands of Jesus. It is un
worthy, it is sinful. He requires us to present
in our baptism an illustration of His burial and
resurrection, we must do tL We cannot be
obedient without it Immersion is as essential
to baptism as roundness is to a ball.
Does He say come to my table and remember
me? That we must do. How dare we' "stay
away when he requires us thus to show forth
his death, until i;e come, Are wo unworthy 7
That is not the question' but this, do .we love
tlie Lord Jesus, and have we been scrip turally
baptized? Have we lost confidence in some
member of tlie church? ; This is not the ques
tion we do not come to remember brethren.
but our Saviour. '
Docs he require ns by his grace to" become
holy in heart and life ? . This must we do.
' Without holiness no roan shall see the Lord.
Be ye perfect, even as your Father in heaven is
penect AV hen ne requires us to go about
doing good, we must do it " Letns ever pray,-
" tiord what wilt thou have me to do 7 and
enter upon every Opening field of usefulness.
Are His judgments upon us ; upon our sub
stance, our families, our persons? Then He
requires suomission. lx-t it do rendered, say-
inc. thoueh He sUv u vet will we trust in
Him. It is good to obey him unmurmunngly
to lie in his hand, and say "thy will be done."
Does He require prayer? ;. Prayer for our
selves and others prayer for the outpouring of
IBs Spirit upon all Jiesh ? This we must do'
without ceasing. Our hearts must be kept - at
tuned to" prayer iM like David's harp of .eolemn
sound.!; ' " :
Whatsoever ne says,1 do it Is it to preach
His gospel? ' Then refaseand his woe is upon
you. v Is it to go as a missionary to the hea
then ? f -Then remain at home, if you dare. Is
it to teach in the Sunday "school, to lead a prayer-meeting
among the destitute, to sing?; De
cline to comply, and yon are tinder the censure
of your God. . i ' ; . X - ; -X . ,
, Doing just what Jesus says U the path of
safetv. ' Duties are ours, events are God'a
When doing what he 6ays, we are His friends,
and all thej wicked on earthy and all the devils in
hell, 'cannot overcome ns. We are safer in
life and in'deatlv.;U Vi; f & ,Vf .V;
. -This too, is the path of happiness. It is folly
to expect happiness in irreligion. Heaven, earth,
and hell will prevent our happiness in this di
rection.; Tlie only true happiness is in obedience
to God. ' It is this that f has plucked , so 'many
thorns from the dying pillow, that has robbed
death of his sting, and thai will yet derive the
grave ef its victory.--- Christian Index,
;jf It ts strange that the experience of so many
ages should not make us judge more solidly; of
tne presenvana tue4uture,jo as to tase prop
er measures in the. one for other;; We doat up
on this world as if it were never to have an ena
and we neglect the next, as7t were "neverUd
V The day on which General Havelock sur
prised Lucknow, and "rescued from death? 1,000
English "women and children, was 'the day ap
pointed by the English Government for the
whole nation to cumDle themselves belore tioa
with fasting and pravpr; and, to fcapplicaie Hs
mbrcy upoa India'.; ..Thus thfii promise was ful
fllJcd "Before; they "call; I will' answef, and
; ! while they are' yet speaking; I will hear.'
;J A Waitcbman's Ccnclsslcdi ; j ;
The ofSce of a' watchman xs'ono of great sa-
crednesa "and , f esponsibility. He Is entrusted
-r-.rl 3 j.-ier .l - J.' ,i.-t4
wiiii, wie saieiy. na weiiajB oi ouiera,,. wuaiu.
himself. The sefituial; oiitlieibut'post ot'tia'
army,t in lhc iieigbdrhooo! of a dangerous, foe,
has a weight of trust that no one can estimate.
The man at. the main top bf the ship, ; .may, tv
One moment inattention, occasion the destruc
tion of aH on board.; How solemn is the trusf;
even of the property and , the lives of others.
But to be placed in trust, with the spiritual; the
eternal interests ' of souls,; to stand as a watch-
man, on the, towers of Zion, to be charged witu
th? v responsibility.: of Uking "orders f froin the
mouth of God: and of warning the people from .
uimh vtuu ut Boiucieni. ior mat irusn : : ' ,
To one Of the Prophets of Israel God - made
a very brief, plain; and-e'artifcist statemeni of the
relations in which Jic stood Ul liis people,, and
to his eternal Judges rtfflpectively. . It is of the
highest importance that these 'relations; and
trie dutie8 and responsibility; that "belong 'td
them,5 be seriously ponddrcd, by all who presume
to tmdertake the office of a spintual watchman.
Here is the commission.given to "the -Prophet.
FJekiel ii ' "'- V . f v v
Son of man, speatf to the chfldreri of ihy
people, and say unto theniWhen I bring . the
sword upon a land, if the people of the. land
take "'a man ; of "their ;;cbasts(,!vSJid set ' htm for
their watcliman : if when he seeth' , the ' sword
come npon tlie land he blow the trumpet 2nd
warn the people, then wKosoever heareth tbo
sound of the trumpet, and taketh not - war ning;
if the sword come,;, and take , him' away, his
blood shall beTupon his .own1 head. ; He heard .
the sound of the trumpet and took hot warning;
his blood shall be upon him ( but he that taketli
warning shall deliver his soul.
" But if the watchman see the aword Jcpme
and blow not tlie trumpet, and if the people bo
not warned : if the sword come and take any
person from among them;'te Is UkeU, away , in
his iniquity : but lus bloody will I inquire at the
watchman's handL' ? ." ';Z Wfii?
" So thou,' O son of man, I liave' set thee
watchman unto the -house of": Israel : therefore
thou shalt hear the word at my month, tmd want
thetn from me; . When I, say unto the wicked,
O wicked man; thou shalt wifely die; if thou
dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way;
that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but
his blood will I reqnhre at thmehani ;; NeVeri
theless if thou warn the wicked of his ;way: to
turn from it a if he do not turn" from, his way,
he shall die itx his iniquity : but thou bast de-'
livered thy souL". ' t
Here are some things to be observed.- First,
the spiritual watchman is to uttef the warning
which Ood bids him.' TheTWord of God is lus .
authority. He is not to consult human wisdom,
or human prejudice, nor public opiuion nor fear
the public frown.- He is to' wafn the people as
a faithful messenger of God; .. v:, J Z.
The second thing" to be remembered is, tie.
people mav, ot may not; give heed to the warn ?
mg. j. ne waicnman 13 not responstDie ior tne
manner in which the lrea th wajTune,:'i htii
for his own falthfulnesst, or unfaithfulness in git
ing.it5
The tlurd thing isyuanjjr soul pendi through
the watchman's unfaithfulness, his blood will be
required at the watchman a hand.-: But if he is
faithful to his trust he delivers his sou) j;frora'
guilt-. , v.- rWt'A.
And when it js added,- that the responsibility.
of a watchman of Zion is co-ex tenave with bis
influence, and who can tMifk of it without fear
ana wremunnffi- it resta onuie preacuer.: aho
salvation of the - souls to-wbom he ministers,
may.ije" depending, nndei God, on his faithful
ness.? Woe to him, if by fear of xnai, if .by a
desife fo5r popularity, by sloth, .by ;want of thor
ough: preparation & 6onl is Ieift'to perish in his
tins 1 It rests with peculiar respxinsibuity . on
the editor of a religious journaL , If he is faith
ful, if he warns the people m earnest, he; may
incur thferr iO-wilL he mav loose their patronage',
lie mav sacrirlee -hni own temnoral interests, but
woe to mm to una 11 ne tails to ao.rns auty.----If
he see the sword : coming, and ; he"fbi"rno
voice of "warning when" the j interests" of Zion
suffer, when the tide of even is flowing in,; he
will meet a dreads account $ at last" Wester
TVtf teaman. ' , " V, -i . j 11 -' -w
i- ; 1 The Life of Godliness. . - - J- -
The ascetic life of abslinerice, of fastin'g,' ans
terity; singularity is the 'lower and carthlief '
form of religion.: .The - life ot godliness iS'tn
glory of Christ It is a thing far more striking
to the vulgar imagiriation.tof : be religious after
the type and pattern - of John theaplist-a'r
fast to mortify every indination-o be fouhdl
at no feast to wrap onrselvfcS into solitariness;"
and abstain from all social joys ; yesj and far "
easier so to Eve, and far easier so to via a char
acter of religiousness?- A; silent maa;'k easily"
reputed: wise. A man who suffers none to seel"
him in the common jostle and; undress of life,V
easily gathers around him a mysterious wail of
unknown sanctity, and meni ;honor him;for a
saint, : The unknown; iiidways iwonderfuL;
But the life of him whom men called-a glut-
tonous man ana a wine oiooer, a incnu 01 puuu
cans and sinners, was a far ;.hardlr-and a fer
hea venlier. religion. To shroud ourselves in no;
false mistbfholiness ; ; to dare to show ourselves?
as we are, making no solemn aiTcctatioa ? ef re,
serve or difference for -others; to;be fdund 'al
the marriage feast to accept the invitation of
the rich Pharisee; Simon; and the scorne peb-
iiMn 7mhiia to mix wiui lue - cxowa Oi
men, using no affected t singularity, content to;
be creatures not too. on gut or guou or uumn
nature s daily rood j ana v yet ror a man . amiosi,
it all to remain -a ebnsecrated.?spirit, his tiiaU?
and hissoh'tariness known ;only to his PalheifJ
a being' set apart not of this world,' alono: in '
the heart's deeps with 0od jr ; to puVthe cup of
thia wor.ds'g.adaes3 to ,his?lips,' and vet he ua-;
intoxicated ; tbvgaze stcadily on ;all its -graa-
deur, and yet be undazzlcd, plain and siiaplein
personal desire; to feel its brightne'ss -andyet ,
defy its thrall '; this is. the difSculV.
and glorious life' of, God in the. eour.6f -man.f4;
This, this was the peculiar" glory of t.e life of.
Christ. .-:---- V ' '?
, ; Excellent .Rules. -
- "t. To believe nothing to the d:spirr.cccr.t
of others tuVIarn absolutely fcrdel to-it. -v
2." 'Ahvas;to telievo thit," if the ctl.cr i
were heard,' a Very Cllrcnt account wcull ".2
given of the matter.1 i