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For the Recorder.
Letters to a Young Minister.
No. XI.
BT A NORTH CAROLINA. FASftW
The more the people are convinced that
the heart ofthe preacher is in fiis, sermon,
the more readily will they be Impressed by
the fifpertant truths proclaimed "Words
t aflV-ctionate warning, should not be spoken
in a liMe.-s manner. Many discourses are
so cold "and chilling that they smack'of the
..Wnil;re of arctic : clisaev.' " Men have
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st.nslit. the sanctuary to enjoy , the enliveu
ing Variuth.of divine truth but have gone,
a war almost frozen by contact with icebergs
Jennjjcli greater earnestness. Souls are
perishing. Eternity is just at haud, The,
a -portuniUt'S of today will soon be number
ed with the past. Many of our bearer
with immortal souls beating within them.
win soon euier ute jkjui v hic wiuu, uu.
the opportunity and privilege of .urging them
to le reconciled to God, will be gone for
ever. Sound aloud the Gospel trumpet.
Hp, who speaks of life and death in dull and
careless tqpe?, surely is not himself impress
ed w ith their solemn realities, r Physical
exettiou Is not earnestness. The one may
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be present wuere tue oiaer is wamuig.
1 r .1 t. r V - .-n....l. ...nil lrkl.n
JieU ItHUK UiWV.lt Uiair IMCJ- piCAlu "til nu, ti
they exert their lungs violently, deaibocnti
fullv in gesture and even in theatrical dis
play, declaim pompously and' deafen the
ears of the people with their stentovian ap
Ideals. External agitations without deep
tendern'ess of feeling will never arrest the
interest of the hearer or benefit his hearU
When the Lord appeared - to Elijah jon
mount Horefc, he was '.not . in. the strong
wind nor in the earthquake nor in the fire
bat in the still-small voice, which, when
Eijjah heard, he covered his face in Via
u.airthj and listened l Jehovah's words.
Tliat man preaches in earnest when he feel
x.hat he says. - He may hare action oombin
yx'nh rarn-tnes?. but action akme la not
earnestness!
will not
people see now ne values ine aoctnnes u
knowledge, 1 Let , your people see ; that the
great object of your life to do good, arid
to labor for souls. Never fail in every ier-
won to invite sinners to theVSavioor.-
Never preach a sermon, the general scope
of which shall produce regret in a dying
hour. Wherever you may go, be it before
kings and princes, the fashionable andV: the
gay, never compromise the truth, but boldly
oppose iniquity and warn men to - flee the
wrath to come. By Such preaching Felix
was made to tremble and Agrippa,! though
clothed in the robes of royalty, - was almost
persuaded to be a Christian. ; l""'y- "' -
Por the recorder.
Careless WItcs.
BY QUKLQC'UXE. '
in
When "the preacner fi i'p
fail to preiA eloqnently. .vThe
In some book I recollect having found
Uiis remark. " Jt is tie duty of every wo
man to look as pretty as she can." There
are few single ladies who do not feel' this
respotwibility, and to their utmost strive to
beautify themselves. This amiery contin
ues until a yeaT or two after their marriage;
when,tif they do not chance tov reside ia a
fashionable community that keeps them up
to . their old habit, they gradually become
less addicted to "primping, and "finally
qmt it altogether. The change made by a
few years is often almost startling, and caus
es the remark, Poor thing 1 how she hat
faded ! she. used to be beautifuV It i not
always the.uomcm to whom this remark ap
plies, but her personal, appearance or
other words her dress.
Formerly she wore her .heair in shining
braids or glossy ringlet", and trained each
tress, in some peculiar aad charming mancer
now, her cares are so numerous that she lm
aMne she ha3 no trrae to devote to her head
gear; and then, there is no one te see her
" but home folks," and she does net deem
it worih pains-taking to adora herself for
them; so she just backs her hair all together
and twists it up into a horn shaped protur-
berance ou the baek of her head ; aZf -but
a few stray heirs that feeKng themselves
negl ected, wander-about at the will of th
winds..
i
i There neay nicely firing dresses . used to
be adopted to the caprices of fashion a well
'as the clianeres of the weather. Her collars
were the admiration of H her female friend?,
and the " god taste of her friends onaocep
tionable. - Alas f since she 'has " nobody
bntn her husband to See her or to be flatter
ed by her dress, 'she is not quite so -particular;
Her dress often appears slatternly in
its fitting and bears marks of her visits to
, the kitchen and smoke-house, sometimes
speedily weary of one object of admiration.
f thkj bei their, charocterhow caret ally
shduld the wife array herself, how particular
should eh be that nothing in her appearance
or conduct may weaken her hold upon her
husband' fancy or regard. i Until her latest
years, she Bhould endeavor te look as charm
ing as possible, for with all her attempts it
will - prove a rate and difficult matter to
grow old gracefully"- and pleasantly. .
There are other faults of which married
ladies often need a reminder. Their preva-
ece is no excuse for their toleration, but
calls more loudly for a remedy. Business
with i many occupies every moment, and
eaves no leisure for the cuhivation of any
of pleasures or -cleganciea of life. After n
brief honey-moon, the wife settles' down by
the home fire-side, and stws. Day afttjr day,
month after months year after year, she is
sewing still-'till Hood'e " Song of the
Shirt becomes almost her own history. The
more she dots, the more there is to do, and
soon, slie has no time for anything else.
The piano is silent m the parlor, and the
songs she used to sing are old, and now for
gotten. ' She has sewed till her fingers are
too weary to practice, and 'besides she has
too much tfork en hand to think of attempt
iog it. How glad her husband would be
oftentimes if when he returned from his
day's labor or business, she would sing some
prixkiojs and his sincerity and earnest real
persuade them to believe." The trne earnest
preacher has a heart burningwith love to
Christ and immortal souls. . An earnest de
livery will make truth more attractive.
Garrick the celebrated actor was once asked
by a minister "how is it, that you who deal she neglects a collar altogether, and if she
in nothing but fiction can so affect yonr audi- .wears one, it is as likely fastened awry with
ence as to throw them into tears ; while we a brass-headed pin "because her breast-pin
who deliver the most awful -anil interesting is broken, and she does'nt Care for jewjry
truths, can scarcely prod nee any effect what
ever?" His reply "was, - " here - lies the
secret: you deliver- your truths as if they
were fictions; but we deliver onr fictions as.
jf they were trnth" While much depends
on an interesting and earnest delivery in the
presentation pf truth, there is however a
as she used to, and so she. has negletedlo
melting pathos and a holy .miction that can
only be secured by communion with the
Htily Spirit. The preacher, who announces
his text, with a tear in , his . eye, , has just
come from the mercy seat.; Heaven ; is in
his soal, salvation his theme and the. glory
of God his aim. . When' you consider, my
brother,'. tbtf object of preaching, you ;.will
at once see 1(he importance of simplicity, and
.earnestness in? the delivery ot.Gospel truth.
iWobject in the salvation of souls. -.The
xoord is.the sword of-t he Spirit-and is the
appointed channel through which ' spiritual
blessings are conveyed. By & lljrough the
influence of the Spirit, saints. are to be edi
fied and sinners -converted. -- Our "object
should not be to prepare -entertainments - for
entelligent anTiencea, to build up a reputa
tion a3 learned aiid great preachers or" to
woire a pastorate in a, wealthy- and fashion
"able congregation, but to save periling
u'J. : :cJl o .: -t-rr
are sent into this work as the Apostle states
for the perfecting of the paint?, s for the
work of the ministry and for , the edifgjngof
the body of ChristwEPb. iv,: 12., :And
'again " warning every man, and teaching
'every man, r in all; wisdom, i that we may
present every man perfect in. Christ Jesus.
Paut tells tut that it was T his hearts desirs
and prayer to '6od that Isratlmight :be
nave meiiucu. -
When visiters come she is always caught'
in a great rumpus--every thing bat of ordej
for which innumerable apologies have to be
made. Indeed, visitors have a wonderful
knack of happening in at the ver worst of
times, and doubtless often suffer compunc
tions of conscience for . having ventured
themselves where their corning is evidently
han.mtru8ionj. ; - .
AW these things are very wrong My
good . woman, what sort of a. person did
your husband marry ? Yon think he mar
ried yourself only, of course, and that out
ward circumstances do not Increase or lessen
your value, but you, are mistaken. Men
seldom stay in- lov- if -'they have been .so,
nnless they 4 continue to believe the woman
of thejr choice is, fn reality, ail she seems to
be.v Did yon not, by the' ar ts of dress, lan
guaga amLannerv charm him? iryou
lay aside. .those iascinations, md. make bo
eflWrt to retain his poutinue I admiration, do
you not fear hatrthe charm may dissolyei
and Jeave no seutinjent in his heart but the
duty he owes yon as a wife t Indeed,"you
may be i Many a slatternly, wife has lost
the love she won as a nice and tidy young
girll .It is , . poor .wm plaint to 'a man's
affection as well as tastes, if you treat him
thus, and he mast feel it so. .What if 4he
does so tpo, I am not talking about men s
induct now, but that of married womeu.
No matter ihowsAff does, J onr dnty is the
4nme, and if "you perform . it faithfully, he
will be ashamed to grow old first, and wil
keep himself in practice in the arts and nice
of those dear little songs that sa thrilled
mm when ne was courting I xle comes
home humming one,-and thinks hell ask her
to sing it after supper but she looks so tired
odt,and bcsiJes is so anxiously busy 'with
her work, and looks so little like a bird that
had ever, sung so tender a note, that he gives
up the idea, and sigh to himself aud think
"it nas oaen aonr time since he was a
bachelor.
For readisg, she has now as little time as
for the exercise of accomplishments she is
hardly able to keep np with the times nn
less it way be such war times as these that
excite every one. As for aiitmg down de
liberately to read a book, it is quite :mposi
ble. There is the garden, or the poultry, or
the spinning and weaving", or the smoke
house, or the dairy to attend to, and afteay
clothes to cut and make for children and
servants. It is a great deal for one poor
woman to have on her hand but' if she is
rich enough to 7iive all these cares, she is
able to employ some one lo assist her, and
take much of this drudgery off from her
hands, so as to-allow her soma time for im
provement as well as. recreation.
She once considered it imperative that she
should keep "read up" On. all. topics of
general interest so a3 to have maieriaf for
conversation in society, and 'tis a pity that
with the fine mind she was said to- have
when a.school! gi1, she should settle down
before she has reached middle age,- to chat
of nothing but chickens and ducks,' gardening
and gossip. Tis a pity that the .beautiful
piano her father gave her, should stand
there idle, ruining for want of use, and des
tined to be old and out of fashion before her
daughteis are able to use it. Alf those old
should- be more needed, : For a wUe, o
h,angff from ant amUU; intelligent neat
and prettyvoman, to, a peerisli, one-Weft ai'
slatttrnly gossip, is quite enough to drive a
man to the verge of despair, and make him
repeat With mother goose, "in. her nurser
oracles, , ;. . , L 1.
"Neeilee and pins, t . , ; v.T
, Needle and pma; . . ,
When a man raarrien
- IIU trouble begms.";
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The Yp Karen Coj. -
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Man v vears.8!rci. a lad v was seated' read
ing, in the- veranda" jof her Burmese hoase,
when suddenly she was startled by aeeing a
ittle, Wtlddooking boy, standing before. her.
and asking, with great eagerness, 41 Does
Jesus i Christ live here He appeared
about twelve years old. His coarse, black
hair, matted with dirt, bristled up in everv
direction like the quilU'of a porcupine J and
me only cevenng , about nis 1 psrson was a
ragged cloth of cotton.
44 Do -a Jesus Christ live here? be scam
asked, as he crouched at the lady's feetJ
" What do von4 want of - Jesus Christ T
inquirel the lady. . .
i want to see him ; I want to confess to
him."
Whv. what have vou been doiip. that
you, want to confess to hnw 7
' JjoingT repeated the boy i "what have
I been doing? Why, tell Uea, J steal, I
do everV'thing that is bad, I am afraid of
going to hell, and I want te seek Jesus
Chpsf, fori heard say be can save us from
aell. Does he live here r O, tell me.wbere
caa I find Jesus. Christ?"
"But, my poor bey,", said the lady, "Je-
6Us Christ does riot save pJile from hell if
they continue to do wickedly.
4 But I want to stop, answered the boy.
" I want tostop doing wickedly ; but I can i
stop. I don't knew how to stop. The evi
thoughts are in me, and the bad deeds come
out of evil thoughts. What can 1 qo7
V Nothing, said. the' lady, "but you can
net see Jesus CliTlst now." Here she was
interrupted by a sharp cry of distress from
the poor boy. "But," she continued,. "I
am his humble follewer and fervant, and I
can teach all those who wish to escape from i
hell how to do so.
The joyful look of the wild Karen boy
was beyond- all description, jis He exclaimed,
" Tell me I O, tell me f Only ask yonr vn
ter, the Lord Jesus Christ to save me, and
I will be your servant, your slave,- for life.
Do not be angry. Do not rend me away.
I want to be saved, saved from hell !"
The lady, you rnjiy believe, was not an
gry, aud the next day she took him to the
htlle Jamb"oo fcliuol house; and never was
there a scuolar, m any schooj or country,
more anxious fo learn "ihe truth aa it is in
Jesu." After some time, he was baptized ;
and then he went on daily improving in. the
WHOLE NO. 1395
ties of his bachelor style of ".fir-nps . It
paved." Do net prosliente the imfoit'to tHe will repay hy , woman to trv the effect o
carnal purpose of show'rnc lb advantage careful a tfciji ion 16 her person and dress, for
your superior education aiid vat "stores ofl n'' a' 'd to be CKr ' fck1r things who
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melodies she used to know, buaied in the
past tho lost to ear "to mem'ry dear."
Tnewife, and mother has tnore need of all
her gifts, whatever "of nature or cultivation,
than 'ever .when single. he displays to
greater advantage if able to talk well, and
makes people around her more easy and
comfortable.- "An example of intelligent
conversation set before a child in alt its .early
years, nas unioia enect m lormtng its tastes
and characteV, Tliey revero as well as love
apparent who is supposed to "know all
about every thing." A Woman who ,culti
vateS and constantly -improves herself occu
pies a very commanding position: ' She will
be lcoked up to. by friends and- neighbors
and becomes the p'rnle of her husband by
her intellectual endow menu as well as by
the manner she entertains his guests by' her
culinary skill. '' "
I would therefure add to the . remark I
quoted at first. " Let -every 'woman make
herself as agretolU and eompanionalle' as
possihU. This is the ' oiOre necessary' be
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cause me amiaoie geiiiKmesdr of yoijthdoei
not always survive the' Wear and: tear Of
married . life and household . Vexa.toni---
' w wkvmo muss hiiu :uiaiit orienjimes
L do not say :w hose fault -it msy often be
for I am ut speaking of women pnly." And
while 'en paremhese'l'mny as well remark
that I im not 'trying by hijr picture drawing
lo-discourage young men and bachelors from
taking1' wives : widower, -I could not dis
courage,. ior they'll have Mites or tiVj
the temper ts notkept in subjection,' there is
more need jbnn etfe'f , -that', other thing-i
knowledee of those tilings which belong to
our salvation, i ears passed away, and the
gentle lady had gone to that happy home
where sin and sorrow, are known no more.
The wild Karen boy had also changed from
boyhood to youth, from youth to strong
manhood, and, then the hand of death was
aid upon him. But while the strong man
ay bowed' dowti with sicfcne.as, while lie
toesed wildly to and fre upon his fevered
couch, evenTthen his heart was filled with
irecioua memories of Jesus, find his lips ut
tered fragments of hymns and texts whiqh
ho had learned in days of health.
At last the . parting hoar arrived, when
without a sigh or straggle, his happy spirit
passed away, to be-forover with th at Sa
viour whom he Jiad sought with such eager
ness. .
A Disciple in a Blaze t
I knew that the crdel Nero wrapped
many a Christian in a garment of pitch and
then set him on fire. Bat 1 fell in lately
myself with a disciple in a blazer Sure enJ
ough, he was all on firei I There was little
or 4io smoke.. -It was too hot for that.
looked abent for some Nero who, had done
thii but-I did notsee any.' -::m.:x j;,T J-xt
s. 1 was a very sad sight. 1 do not know
lijpw long the fire had been burning, when
I saw htm ; but 1 .was afraid - it had been
some time, or else it had burned ,with : great
fisreeness, for there' was never inore" dect
flive and painful marks of fire.; on a human
teing. lie had ocen very handsomely dress
ed up to the time he took fire. But when
1 saw him thopeautital roue charity, . was
burnt tq a" cinder. Tt had been the ." bond
of perfectnesTbat was all .ashes when I
bsw it.". 'A very valuable girdle called faitli
was shockfngly-. scorched.; And you ca
judge of the severity . of the .heat,' when I
affirm that a urease piaie oi ngnieousuess,
which he Tin worn, was melted down, -and
bad totally disappeared. He had before
been " shod with, the preparation - of tiio
Gqspsl, of peace," and capital shoes they are
which are made of that article, but these
were all crispad by the ifire.f You : would
not 'suppose anything like peace had ever
had.nytlungvttoj;da-:with..lhein;e?Ahd :I
could not but notice, too that the shield of
faith I had.bfteh seen hirahave, wss pretty
much reduced to a nonentity. : It had been
given ""to quench it'ne firey f dirts the
wicked, which" mttde it the more painful to
e.e it perish in, the flamed. And the hel
met of- salvation," hsjd grown brighter in
(he heat, and was shivered j and the "sword
of the1 Spirit" shared ;the sam -fnte. lii
sljort, tliere next to nothing left of that
comerl V array n which, as a strong ', man
l "ion yl.u P nuyi tv.lllVTf Il VUO TBIltUa
scenes pt' tlfi community. nThefire f hid
made such Ka! b, that there" was 1 scarcely
any ppran jbf a'man; about hxm j cer
tajnly; likeneas to a Chnstiaa man.
I did think, Q0dose inspection, that there
were some uvjj outlines oi such a likeness,
t did not q$;t jike to give up that -there
were none.- ; -
The active- Tof an engine famous for
patting ont i 6f M this kind called the
"lively orocllf ? soon aubdaed the flames. -The
disciple M I not suCTered much np to
this pointy foQfe heat had tery much blun
ted his sen whiles -but, as he ' now- began
to look abouB- lm. and especially unon him
self and bec to see in what a blaze he
had been, km& irlut little there was left of
his goodly tfiSTrel, then did sensibility re
turn, and it clear that eeme of the finest
and most tint it nerves of his moral nature
had felt the ."! itlence of the fire; and he
wept bitterly f- - v .
Inquiring out : the . matters I l learned
that he hftd a J Retime carried a lage quan
tity of an CStlkivQ powder about hi call
ed passion. ue had not obeyed the Great
OaptamV'orCiir to pitchy the whql of it
overboard' jh there was enongh for a: stray
spark to fa?lbn and do mischief. Such a
spark came jh way, hence the blaze above
oescribed. O
tot fci
Jtf?eGoaIUDajV.
Beader,; gnot be a robber: He that
steals, brea"Ti God's eighth commandment.
Above alt, 7i not rob God. Sunday is
God's propeKji Give God his, day.
I do entr? you, for your' soul's sake, not
to profane t jSabbatJi, but to. keep it holy.
Do not buififtl sell, 01 idle .your time on
Sunday, ijlifnot the example" all around
yon, let net fife invitation of companions,' let
none of Uaf things move you to depart
from thi yyd rule, that .Gpd"s day ihould
1 he Sab'fi is one of the greatest .bless
ings which; v?d has given man. Do not
make a ba -f i?e of this blessing. He that
can not givl fod'his day is unfit for heaven
Heaven is; eternal Sabbath. O, while
you live, 3M God his day.
Once givf vver caring for the Sabbath,
and in. the you will give over caring for
your soutyv!he steps which lead to this
conclusion f f .asy and regular. Begin
with not h ffing God's day, and you wall
soon notjho' God's house; yon will soon
cease to hop l God'e book; and by-and-by
yoifwnl gnU God no honor at all. Let a
man lay a fjpdation of having no Sabbath,
and I a nvrjl r 'surprised if he finishes with
It 13 a Tej. Rirable saying of Judge Hale,
M Of all ttim Arsons who were convicted of
capital iriioj ft while he was upon .the bench,
he found ot ( a lew who would not confess
upon inqnf&'lrthat they began their career
of wickeiii Ji by a neglect of "die Sab-
Eea'der, 'f- Iblve, by God's help that yon
will reiaemr t ? the Sabbath day to keep it
holy. Hut it by a regular attendance at
some place,4ere the gospel 13 preached.
Settle-dowfinder a faithful ministry, and
once settled 5 et your place m cnurcn never
be emptn k Wive God hitday.
'.f,Fafter,s-Prxer,:-.
' For 'rrS 'lirwn nart." savs' the excellent
Mr. Flaver :.', I must profess before' the
world tliit;;io,..froav the bottom of my
heart, blesilje Lord, who gave me a reli
gious anqfvfder father, who often , poured
his souF lo t iid for me. lhe prayers and
blessing ll. i by him before the Iiord, I es
teem a,bovk f fairest inheritance on , earth.
Oh, it is" I small mercy to have thousands
of ierventl 4 jyer8 lying before the Lord in
heaven fo'-s. . . . " . .
" Audr'hithat we would be faithful to
thi8'dutyjtt Rarely our ylofe, especially to
the souli M adr rplativea, aaould Inot- grow
cold; Ot't$ at we would remember this du
ty in puf i if s, and if God gives us oppor-;
tunity ahWijilityi1 discharge it- fully when!
anog, ai vnnst uia, tnai w
aense Uian ever before,' M Whio tpA dwelt ;M
inougni, coma i now aeeray friends, that .Vm"
might warn them to see to it that they lay . '.
their foundation1 for eternity : "surel B-atn-
toneas Yotr Are. j .
. It U said that ' a' tKibr heathem wnmiin' ":
when entreated by a missienary to come to?
the Saviour, renliai? hfc kw wnnti j -u. -
- w wuiu uu bu mm
soon as her heart became good enoughs- ,
jvn, returned tbe missionary, that is like
saying.you will goto the fire after yenr gei -
vi uitjvaTiu veetc ior luou as soonr '
a yoar huagejr is asiuagedf.nIrvwbuld' b
a great mistake to suppose tiat such afti er.-
m.iscominea w .we:neatlienJit: springs' ,
from die self nghtebusOess natural to' tho
human breast and is to be found in "alf fands
ana no rarely amon those who. fro tlielr -
youth up, have enjoyed the most careful and-
uiscnminaung k insirucuons.; indeed, noth-. -
o w.w.wvmw tuia uycf-j vumu -propensity
but the effectual teaching of the blessea . .
ppint. it seems very easy to understand
I,- J-.i.i-f .. .. ,
uto uwinnfl oi gwmcoua saifstion, but . 1
experience shows that it very hard r " .
earness to Christ. u "o
Dear reader,, rest not contented witff ;
thing, short ofjiearness to Christ. A great
deafii said irt the present day about sjicra-,
mentsKind books, and ministers and they .-'
ought to be rightly estimated and duly pr
zed ; but there is danger, least we aliould
rest upon these means of 'grace, u instead - of
rVgarding them as , a medium of ommuh'ii
cation between, ourselves and the '.Saviour, ,
whiclare intended to bring' us ,in;o' closer .
it" I --. ,
every uuHg oy mis simple test, "Does it
make Him increasingly precious to me, and.
deepen my resemblance; to llim? Fol;
whatrs heaven, its elf but nearness fbCThristf
"To be withTbee where Thou ar gauif
a departing saint to the Saviour; "that is :
heaven," Then to sit under Christ's shad- '
ow now, is the preparation for hejiven,- of
rather, the commencement bf it f for glory "
A-BIaek tloiiaY
. m viwuvt unics mua irareier mmit
I his pace and think f hi home ; .whereas av
lair uay apa a pleasant w.ay.was:e jria im, ,
snd that ttealeth away his affections in the
.wttv. 4 me couni-. riowsver .others
may think of it, yet I take it as a mercyjthat-
llOW And lliAn enma iAnfa AA-Um Li k. .
me and my sun and many times trrjdhlea do
conceal my comforts: for I perceiw if I
should find too much friendship in my inn,
in my pilgrimage, I should soon fdrget ur "
atter s house and my heritage. .
(rOd'S Chili -
Do you feel -that you art ne tif Qid'r
children ?" asked 4 lady pf a Sabbath school .
scholar. "I o pot know," lie answered ; "I
only know that once my Saviour was a great
way oSJ and I could aot see lum. . Now he
is near and i k've to do things and love not '
to do things for his sak, like as I lo for my
father's or my mother a sake." Here in
deed was that sweet, spirit of obedience
which is the root of all true piety in the
heart.
we dieiJiC
shall bo inlpbre, but they are in the midst
u defileclgjmpting;- troublesome world--;
wnat maty tai tnem we . ao .not ? kiiow.
Surely, a Jf 9 are bonnd'.td . remembet our
irelatfvt4!4y day and to lay . np prayers
for them f!jhe time" our health, so it be
comes' tiSs-i imitate Christ in our earnest
ness with- ld for thera- when we die.
Tlioughlt , ie,' our prayers .djo not die with
U3; .theV' tlive us, and those we leave be
hind lis world may ' reap the -beiefit
of themiyiri we kre turned to dust."
f ! ar View of Lf crnlty.
EterniT s -another thing than -we ordW
narily lk lit to be in a healthful state. - Oh,
how. vaHtid. boundless 1. oh, how fixed and
unalteratfV olrr-of what infinate importance
it is tha', be prepared for efernity 1 1 have
be.enjustl$ Ving; now for.more than a' week,'
ana anAena me nave tnought me so. x
t .-. ' -i . TV, ' - .. a f
nave ttm ear views ot eternity : have seea
tne oieea-e
are;.andJij
slhterR8
that,"thbf t
A sure Foundation.
The bridge which the gospel lays ovr
the gulf of God's wrath for poor sjnners to
pass from their sinsjnto the favour of God
here, and the kingdom of God " hereafter, is
supported by no'cftfiu'r arclies than the wis
dom,. pow;err mercy, and faithfulness of God
so that the. believing soul need' not fear till
rt sees these bdw dr break. It is called tho
everlasting gospel'; wfceiilieaven M - earth
go to wreck, not the least jot or tilt W of any
promise or me gopei siiatt t uuneu m tuejr
ruins. GurmaL, ' "- . . ' v" .
ness of the godly, in some meas-
r... , , , - .. . . .ji
ve longea to Bhare tnejr goui
las been comfortably satisfied
firralcft. I 'ahair do' so u bat oh,
M Slit is raised in my mmd fru-.thQe
.'art iisUken, and - who- bring ' their
whOr.'arr xiistaken,
false hop pv'r
Kb them to the grave J The sight
was so kJ knfnl, that I'could by . no mesns
bear itff f l saiS under a more nuVcting
The Great End of Life. ; '
There is but one thing .that , deserves' our
highest care fen J most ardent desires, and
mat is uia.i we may answer tuo great ena '
for "which we were made! .viz2itb 'plorify
W . . r O mf
that God. who has given bs oar AeiHg,,' and'
to do all the good we possibly Can. to our
fellow-rhen. '
1 The Chief LeamJns".
The excellant Richard Baxter said if bis
own- heart were obedient to his; commands
he would lay upon it, among .other the
foltewing injunction : r " I charge 'thee' to
make Iho study . of -Christ, ? and die ;reat ;
work of man's redemption by Thim,. Jh
chiefest learning,1 and most serious and con
stant wbrk i and in that wonderful "glass to
s iLn'TjiM-Af divine ioVe. and toheaf what
is said of it by the son from heaven . add; to
come rldiy-as recoHccu v yvH, j
Gaablin.
; V
;Wlvat harmis there" says the ..yrtung
man) " in playing a game or so f f r miw''.'
ment?' ;"Not.mnch--otiIy it is atfende by
loss of time los'of healrlt, mi losoH rrim
habtU--g4mhligg,lrhjkiH,iiveaTing ;..aiwl ,
is then a; tended 1y l-s -of-" pj.ce," Ws .tit
fortuue, and l.ss of .both soul aiU body.
That's all; " .
tfa .