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Iirilixiag tlLipirit-Wlit Kwuader y.
continue mj observations and
actions upon baptizo Ir. Mell
Ti "If laplo cr baptizo ioes not
ean o immerse then therd is no
ard intbe Greek language that can
nrees that act. If there is, wnat
Sonic hare claimed that afa-
jo is a more specific term than bap
to to express to immerse or plunge.
this he so, it is very singular that j
eHoly Spirit dwl not employ it.
1 14 equally singular that classic
riters failed to employ it when eo
eavoring to convey the idea of dip-
W Dr.Mell is a fine Greek gchol-
Ilfar what he says : tl t main-
lun that kaiaduo has not the mean-
g of dip&t all." I refer the read-
r to his work for the proof he offers.
The discussion Jhen of the Greek
ard lajAizo, which is invariably em-
U)jed when the ordinance of baptism
referred to. ought'of itself to for-
rer decide this whole controversy.
nd so it would but-for the heated
ljrea'?(if tanma4.ihe1
are ami spiritual Fenclon and ,' the
.intly Thomas a ICempis, were so
linded hj education and custom that
ey bdldly defended the terrible cor
iptions of the Romish Hierarchy.
3 these latter tfraes truly religious
ad iateliisent toea are found earn
Uy contending for the validity of
oarinj; and Jsprinklincr. in snite of
ie coaclasive, evidence which mod-
tt research ' and learning have af
omed 4q establishing that havtizo
cans to immerse and nothing else-
fiere could not possibly be any diffi-
Uy in ascertaining what this word
eally niears if all men were " candid
al teachable. It is passing strahce
t writers who claim to be learned
ki fair-minded shouldr-eudeavor tof
ttach three mea n i n ss to tliis word I
Flea the most gifted Greek'scholars.1
laying all Greek 11 tern tu re un-
sr' contribution, have ' been unable
xliscorefoad solitary example where
trer means sprinkling or pouring.
' bow that some of thera deby this,
;chf the reader will pursue the in
stigation with patience and can-
f, lie will find that all the passages
fl collate which they claim to i fur-
evidence in their favor (like those
ated by Prof. Stuart from Dionysius
Jl"aucarnas3us and; from Plutarch,)
W critically and fairly examined,
"ij Unraistalcahlv in thn trn
ssmioirthat 'bavtisohhs no'other
filing than immerse. If sol then
nnot posaiblv mean nourinf or
filing. - .: These are. entirely
ytrent, actions:. " They , would ' re
3lrMoo, a different praseology. I
"'rn a man, but I do not pour a
A I pour the water" So with
( ; water Nis sprinkled, not
' aa. In showing the absurdity
a "aiming that baplisos three
uiags-Ltopour, to sprinkle; and
erse-Dr. Bichard Fuller ob
boppose the ' woi d saw.
. a saWi and an axe. and a nail i
couW a carpenter know what I
j tnat a word means three distinct
W V.' 8air-:lt me"ana neither of
te: V; ere such a word,
would have to employ some other
. - - aow which of the three
III f I - T
-..Uiena Anathis true
fn, J C10?t geral Prds. . Bide
: meaDa one thing,
'es ride.
it
iOU mav riflff in ATJr-
but it i3 atiu ridincMWfc
-;lan ride, and wf, andaZ.MJ
15 li.au bupilZO
no more
means to pdur or : tpritdle ,thai it
means tojty, la it presumption to
assert that the English Vord immtrse
means immerse and. iiotMng else?.
But. in Greek v means . im
merse.', j- If boptizo mens tmwcrw,
as all denominations admit, although
they claim more, it isiiot possible it
seems to me for it to1 mean.potjr and
sprinkle tbo r ' Immerse, sprinkle,
and pour aro three distinct ideas; ex
pressed by different words in all lan
guages; No" man id :his right mind
would think of wimHersing an object'
say an ' apple, audthen' contend
that he had " sprinkled' iV s This
remark is as applicable, says Presi
dent Shannon,? to the Greek as to
the English. V Indeed, it is well
known that the Greek excels in , thebr
precision and fidelity with which i
expresses different ideas, and even
diJferenLshads of ' the tame idea, by
the same words". : h
A fc7 words more in this connec
tion. Has it ever occurred to the
reader that it is! very remarkable, i
if
tbaptiso i means sprinkle' or pour, that
" water is never said to he baptized
vpon the subject of tho ordinance,
and that the water is never said to be
applied' Truly then, dees' the Rev.
J. M. Pendleton express himself,
when he says, "If baptizo means
sprinkle or pour, the water is haptized,
not the person. Wo cannot spak of
sprinkling a man without an ellipsis
or figure of speech." "A man can
not be poured, because pouring im
plies a continuous stream of the sub
stance poured. I say again, if bap--
tlze, in the New Testament, means
sprinkle or pour, the water is bap
tized. But nowhere is water found!
in the objective case, after the verb
baptize, in the active voice,' and no
where is it in the nominative case to
the verb in the passive voice. We
never read, -I baptize water upon you,
but I baptize you: It is never ?said,
water was baptized upon., them; but
itns said. tkcv vrere bapUxeH both
men and women." Therefore bap
tize cannot possibly .mean pour of
sprinkle,, Only substitute immerse
for pour and all is natural, simple
and "beautiful. Taylor in his much
miunted bookalike remarkable for
its boldness and its intense sophis
try has the following, on page 120,
on the pouring down of the ,Holy
Ghost." He says, 1 ' Try both these
irreconcilable propositions by the
substitution, of their synonyms.
4 John plunges you in water; but ye
shall be plunged in the Holy Ghost.' "
He is pleased to apply trie following
blasphemous language in derision of
the words employed by the Holy
Spirit: "Shocking abuse of lan
guage and principle I" That is,lt is
a ' shocking abuse of language and
principle" for he Holy Spirit to de
clare that our Saviour uttered these j
memorable words: "John immersed
you m water ; out ye snail te im
mersed in the Holy Ghest. Profes
sor Rqbixsos (high Pedobapti.st au
thority) translates this passage : "He
shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost,
&c." The meaning of all 6uch ex
pressions, as Dr. Fuller remarks, is
apparent; ' So abundaut shall be
he. influences of the Holy Spirit
that ye shall be bathed in them; It
is a prediction that J esus would im
merse his people in the illuminating
and purifying iufluence 'of the Holy
Ghost.' It will not bo denied that
he Greek fathers best understood
their own language the language of
the New Testament. ' Ilear Theophy
lact on these words , 'That is, he
shall inundate you Abundantly with
tlio gifts of the Spirit. Hear, also
Cyril of Jerusalem :..' For as he
thai goes down into the water and is
baptized is surrounded, on all sides by
the water, so the apostles were tot illy
baptized (immersed) by. tho Spirit.
Jiut Tayior.tninKS lam it is uewui,
and acoording to the analogyof faith ,
. Mr. . , t il 1 !t J 1.
of grammar,and of language,to trans
late these words : "The Holy Uhost
shall be poured upon youy shed upon
yovi,faU upon you, as John pours
water; sheds water; lets fall' water
upon you, &c." ' . , -:
The Holy Spirit wrote : I John im
mersed you in water, but ye shall be
immersed in the Holy Ghost."t Mr,
TAvlor would have you change the
construcuon by saying, " The . Holy
Ghost shall be poured,' &c." . But
that will do violence . both to . gram
mar and language and , the " analo
It AL E I G Hr
gy " wilVnot be preseryed. If he in
sist Upon pouring as the .translation,
then it will read : l Johu pours you
in water, but you 'shall bea poured in
the Holy Ghost.' A rery f shock
ing abuse of language and princi
ple 1 V To this idea of the pouring
out of the Spirit there are many 'and
great objections, as Df; Mell sug'
gests. It materialises the Holy Ghost.
It undertakes to tell the mode of .the
Spirit's operations, which expressly
contradicts John, in : 8. It absurdly
places the.IIoly Spirit above ui. and
eonfints him there Gpil is omnipres- j
r. it pouring is to uct tacen as a
fit symborto represent the manner of
the, Spirits operations, so must a
rushing wind, a breath, an emission
sound, shining forth of light, ' an
Jnnointing, a well of water spring
ing up, a stream, drinking. . To all
these, the operations of the Spirit
are compared.':- The truthis,the pour
ing out of the Spirit is a figurative
expression, as are the others.
Before leaving this part of ihesub
ject, I will submit the remarks of
one of the. profoundest Pedobaptist
scholars of this or any age. The can
dor of the exposition and the fidelity
of the passage to the teachings of in
spiration, will appear in striking
coutrast to the performance of that
literary acrobat, C. Taylor, as he
airly vaults into the linguistic arena.
Neaxoer, in his " Life of Christ,"
thus felicitously expresses himself :
"He (CKrist) it was that should bap
tize them with the Holy Ghost and
with fire ; that is to say, that as his
(John's) followers were entirely imf
mersed in the water, so the Messiah
would immerse the souls of believers
iJteJfloly Ghost imparted by him
self ; so that jt should thoroughly
penetrate their being, and formwith
in a new principle of life, And this
spirit-baptism was to be accompanied
by & baptism of fire Thod who re
fused to be penetrated by tbe Spirit
oj .the Divirenifc should 4 jicstrby
ed by the fire of the Divine judg
ments.'' '
For the Biblkl Eeeord-r.
MARRIAGE FEES A VERY BAD
HABIT.
When in Raleigh, immediately
after the close ot the jwar, I married
three couple, receiving no feo for my
services. The absence of the fee was
a novelty in mj-esperience as a min
ister, hut as our people were then ab
solutely destitute of money, I did not
complain. I supposed, of course,how
ever,thatwhen times grew better "the
parson '' would be remembered. I'm
afraid, brother EJitor, the parties in
terested haTfc not bsen prosperous or
happy since marriage, as I have
heard not a word on the subject of
fee from any of them, from that
dav -to this.
I am told, Sir, that it is becoming
customary in some parts of N. C. not
to pay ministers for marrying per
sons that not very far from your
capital, three ministers, who had
officiated at several marriages each,
recently,, on .comparing notes found
that the net result cf their labors on
those festive occasions; was a one dol
lar greenback.
For the honor of my native State,
I am sorry to hear such a report, and
in the name of a most worthy class of
men," I protest against this, gross in-.
justice. ' JSono make 4 such sacrifices
for Christ, and ;nono! are so poorly
paid, as ministers of the Gospel. ; I
do not know a single pastor in N. 0.1
who is receiving a salary, from which
he can save" a dollar, after ; support
ing his .family : in fact,, the great
majority of them find exceeding dif
ficulty in providing food and raiment
for those dependent upoti them, from
the meagre income allotted" by the
churchesr ;Many of ? these , ministers'
are men . of talents and .. education : ;
they could make money an lawyers;
phystcians, merchants and in other
secular callings, as their fellow-men
do. "-Tliey could realizo in these pur
suits three on four times what. they
receive for preaching the Gospel,' and
the churches should remember that
they sacrifice in - money, every year,
all they could make above a their. -salaries
Ifa minister seek to! secure a
subsistence by eombining : a; worldly
"w i th h is etacr ed cal I i n g, h e is liabl 0
to become secularized himself, and
besides the "world; and the church
too, will often reproach him with be
ing too fond of filthy lucre The
N. . C F E IB 11 U A&
churches expect theif castors to dress
like gentlemen 1 ;y ; must live
tooy"Iike gentlem; ; their fami
lies ' must, be welll ittired ; their
children" must b rt located ; they
must move in the best circles of socie
ty j they, must ettqrt in; company;
all this is expected ff t item, and ; yet
many of them recejvl salaries, but
little above the wages 0 "day-laborers.
The salaries are small : 'they are not
paid as they should 'I '; iarterly of
monthly in advanti? ' ccper-
ally have to waittill jj 1 ciC the year
longer than that. In aftlargument
of this kind, facts are .worth more
than unsupported assertions," Well
sir, 1 coma lurnisti mat?y painlul
mm . .
facts bearing on this point. I will
mention but two, and one of them is
personal to myself, A church abun
dantly able to pay, has owed me sev
eral hundred dollars for more than
six years. I know a cnurch in N.
C. that has been indebted to its pas
tor nearly a thousand : dollars; for
eight years. Minister? inust pay
their debts when due : their ; charac-
terfor integrity must bo above sus
picion or their influence for," good 'is
lost. " How can they meet their obli
gations if the churches .do "not pay
them regularly and liberally t The
man of business who should treat his
bank account a the churches do
their pastors, would forfeit his stand
ing as a responsible man. .And yet
the debt due the pastor is moro sa-
credly uue thaa that ot tho tun k.
i . .
But, sir, I did not mean to , write an
essay on tho insufficiency of' pastors
salaries Or tho tardiness of the
churches in paying them. My pur
pose was rather to give some; reasons
for not withholding any means by
which the minister may be able to live
comfort ibly and be frco drom the
slavery of debt. : La '
To returiOomarriar
and I presume iuN; 04 4 t.the law
states Uisttactly ihaEyTtriiUicrjBiiJvu
receive nine shUlingsx abfKrt dollar
and a half, for officiating at a mat
riage. That much ho is legally
entitled to receive ; he can sue for
and recover if$ A lawyer is legally
entitled in N. C. to four dollars for a
plea at the bar in behalf of his client,
but there is not a lawyer in the State
who will undertake a case of any mo
ment, for four dollars. Does not the
respect due The ministry demand that
the 6arae liberality that is extended
to the bar should be shown tho pul
pit. . My own opinion is that ministers
should be paid for tiie extra service
they perform in attending funerals,
as well as marriages, and this as a
right not as a favor. -If it is necessary
to correct the bad habit above re
ferred to, the ministry should refuse
to marry any one who is able to pay
and fails to do so, or they should in
stitute civil process to recover the fees
allowed them by the law.
If any brother, orany body not a
brother, reads this article, who did
not pay the preacher wheq he was
spliced let him send him at once a
cow, a barrel of flour, a fat hog or
something else worth about , twenty
dollars, and thus ease his conscience
by paying his just debts
' TH. P.
: ..- - v ' rv t : .
i PARAGRAPHS BY SPukQEON.
From Mum In? hv-rCTfirulii-
"And because of all this we make a sure
' eoentfnf."Nehemiah ix. 38.
There are many? occasions in our
experience when we may very right
lyand with benefit, Tenew our cove
nant with God. Atter recovery 'from
sickness,- when, -like -Hezekiah, we
have had a new term of years added
to our life, we may.fitly do it. After
any deliverance from trouble when our
joys bud lorth anew, let us. again
visit the foot of tho eross, and;renew
our consecration. ? ; Especially let us
do this atter any sin which has anev-
ed the Holy 7 Ghost, or brought dis
honor upon the cause of God ; ' let us
then look - to - that blood ; wh ich can
make us whiter than snow, and again
offer ourselves unto the Lord. We
should not only letur troubles con
firm.our dediejitiontJ God, i but our
prosperity should do tho fame. ' If we
ever meet with occasions which de
serve to be called 'croV ni rig' mer
cies then, surely, if He hath
crowned us, we ought also to crown
our God ; let us bring forth anew.' all
the jewels of the. divine regalia- which
have been stored in the jewel-closet
of our heart,- and let our God sit
upon the throne' of our love, arrayed
Y 6 ,vl 8 6 7 ..
in royal apparel. 1 If we would learn 1
to profit by our prosperity, we should
not need so much adversitjr. It wa
would gather from a kiss ' all the
good it might confer upon, us, t' we
should not so often smart under the
rod. . Have we lately, received some
blessing which we . little expected ?
uas meuora pus our ieei m a large
room?- Can we sing of mercies mul
tiplied? Then this is the dav to nut
our hand upon the horns of the altar,
knd a.vi" M, Rind m a Viavo mtrr ClnA
bind me here" with' cords, even for
ever.'' 'Inasmuch as we need the ful
filment of new promises' from God'.
let'us offer renewdd prayers thai our
om vows may not oe aisnonoreit.
Let us this morning make with Him
a sure covenant, because of .the pains
of Jesus which for the last month we
have teen , considering with Mgrati
tude. ' . - . ' - ;
"BememberAhe wordunto Thy servant.
upon 'tfhtch Thou hast caused me to
hope.l Psalm cxix 49. .
"Whatever your especial need may
bo, you may readily find some prom-
ibc iu iuc .uiuie a u iieu io lw Are
you faint and ' feeble because your
' - ; .. t ' 1 '
way is rougu ana you ere wear
Here is j the promise" He giveth
power toi the faint." - Wheqt you read
such a promise, take it back to the
great Promiser, and askllim to ful
fill His own word. Are you seek
ing after Christ, and thirsting for
closer communion with Him ? This
promise shines like a star upon you -"
Blessed are tWy that hunger aud
inirsi aixer rigmeousness. lor they
snaii 00 nueu. xaice , mat promise
to the throne j continually ; :do. pot
plead anything else, but go to God
over and over again with this
juuru, j x uou iiast saui it ; ao as
Thou hast said." Are you distressed
because of - sin, and burdened with
the heavy load. of your iniquities?
Listen to these words " I, even I,
urra lie that biotteth out thy trans
l r ' s .. 1 ;n . .
ieiou, auu wm no more remem
ber thy Sihsi ' You have no merit
of your own to plead why He should
pardou you ; , but plead His . written
engagemcn ts, and Ie : will perform
in
not
.1
chil
castaway r w mat is your s
take this word of grace to the throne
and plead it : The mountains may
depart, and the hills may be remov
ed, hut the covenant of My love shall
not depart from thee. If voii have
lost the sweet sense o tho Saviour'
presence and are seeking Hira with
a 6orrowiul heart, remember the
promises': " Return unto Me, and I
will return unto you ; ' " For a small
moment have I forsaken thee, but
with great mercies will I gather
thee." Banquet your faith upon
God's own word ; and whatever yottr
fears or wants, repair to the Bank of
raith with your Fathers, note of
hand, saying, "Remember the word
unto Thy servant, upon which Thou
Jiast caused me to hope."
" pray not that- Thou shouldst take
them out of the world.1 John xvii 15.
It is a sweet a'nd blessed event
which will" occur to all believers in
God's own time the going home to
be with Jesus. In a few more years
tho Lord's soldiers, who aro, now
wUl have done s with;cohflict,s and
have entered into the joy ; of their
Lord. l5ut although .Christ prays
that His I people may eventually he
with Him where He is, He does not
ask that they may bo taken at once
away from this world to heaven. He
wishes them to stay here. Yet how
frequently does the wearied pilgrim
put up the prayer, "O .that I had
wings like a dove, for then would
-flee away! and be at rest TJLhut Christ
docs not pray like tha.!?: He leaves us
in His 'f ather s hands, until, like
shocks ofr corn fully ripe, we shall
.each be gathered into our r Master's
garner.' i Jesus does not plead for our
instant removal by death, for 1 to
abide in the flesh is " needful for
others, if not profitable for our
selves. He, asks that we may be kept
from evil; but He never asks for us
10 u ttULuineu io lue inneritance : in
glory till .we are of full age.- Chris
tians often4 want to1 die - when they
have any trouble. Ask them why,
ana itney ten you,- " uecause we
would.be with the Lord." V We fear
it is not so much because-they are
longing to he with tho Lord,' as be
cause they desire to get rid of their
troubles ; else they would feel the
same wish to die at other times; when
not under the pressure of trial.
They watr to go home, not so much
for the Savipur's company, as ' to bd
at rest. " Now it is quite right to ' de
sire to depart, if we can do it . in the
same spirit that Paul did, because ? to
be with Christ is far better ; but the
wish to escape from trouble is a selfish
one", Rather let your care and wish
be to glorify God by your life here a9
long as He pleases, even though it b
in the midst of toil, and conflict:, and
suffering, and leavu Him to say when
" it is enough." ' -': :
em. Are you airia jest you shuum ,nMn. uJ'Aa;:,
be able ta hold on to the end? i:LSr"T
estAUr hating; tlathUTdur' . t ; : ' ""v'F-
d off Gocf ,'you) should .-'V-'K V'.W
V-V
THE CHRISTIAN MERCHANT.
' One of Paul's friends: chad a name
remarkably in keeping . with hia
character. OnesiphorusnciWjaid?
"assistance," and phero, to "bring,")
uvnuo,;u; wau . u lugs aar neipr
comfort. -Paul, writingfromtRomo;
during his eccond 9 imprnment,
and "with his crown of. martyrdo u
in MY 'sight;. Bays: "The Lord,
give mercy o the house of Onesi
pborus; for r he refreshed' m, und.
was vnot ashamed of my . chain. '
iut wnen ne was income, he sought
me out. very aui2entiy, arnd round me.:
ThaLord 'fruat-Uata.liJi that- he
may. find mercy of the Lord -in. that
day 1 and in . how many, things ' he
ministered uri to me at Ephesus, thou
Lknowest very well' V This was writ-
ien 10 Mimotnyy the pastor at JSpne
sus, and. from the concluding words
of the quotation as well ' as from a
message to the. household of Onesi-
phorns, iiear the close of the epistle.'
11 appears it was at Jbpuesus that Une-
sipnorus uvea ;.no aoubt one'ot Tim
othy8 right-hand men. It is believed
that he was .a ..merchanL -and that
omecali of business taking hira to
itome, he "sought out," whilcthere,
"diligently," the imprisoned Apostle,
persevering until ho "found", hira ;
"not ashamed of his chain. How
the aged and war-worn; Apostle an-
juetiuiuu iuo Kinuncss, nisown worus
show. 1
The picture one sketches in hisVwn
mind -of this bravo and good Ephe-
sian merchant is "an exceedjnrlv
pleasing one. ' Ave aro justified irr
. nj
sui)po?ing him a man of wealth and
social position ; but arnan who view
ea these as only means by which he
might the more efficiently servo the
servants. "The reproach of Christ"
never daunted him and so WhenHn
godless, cruel Romev he had ? ascer
tamed how that "brother Paul"? whom
at some time, previously he had I hos
pitably entertained in Irs own house
at Epesus, was hearing that reproach,
chained as a felon, ahd perhaps al
ready cohdemed to death, he defied
all the danger and th 6hame," and
I Pa.VA himsflf no TOR, f Tl Iia linrl frtimd
yM n.,'. 4 tanysucn viace
I hiftnTy' r aUu'B3nrrtSi there. -are' more
no w than ever beforeln alt the chris
tian ' history. It would iieMcasy to"
name scores incm. eiiuer now
"bringing aid" in this work and war
fare of Christ's cause, or having fin
ished what fell to them herp, gone
up higher. X)ne , sees them in . all
walks of life, from the loftiest to the.
humblest. There have been' kings'
who were ; "nursing fathers," and A
queens "nursing mothers. I here
have been statesmen like WTilbcr-
force, generals like Havelock, manu-;
facturers like Budgett, merchants like
Peto, liko Lawrence, 1 ike Col gate,
like Gilbert. To these we could add
such names as Winthrop in the "'older
f? ITT : . 1
mues, xriggs anu narrism tne newer
ones Besides these might be named
a host of men now in different walks -of
Imsiness, who delight to make all
tneir prosperity mere serve to enrich
the treasuries of great religions en
terprises, and to whom the laborers
in such enterprises look with feelings'
of thankfulness, and trust not unlik
what Paul lelt for his - friend and
brother, Onesiphorus.
It is a truly noble model of Chris
tian excellence which the character of
Onesiphorus affords. A young man.
just entering bnsi nfcsslife,could hardly
select one; moro worthy ot his -imitation,
even among the New Testament
worthies, than this. -In these times
the. liberal Christian merchant, ; rr
other -business man; holds a position
scarcely second, iu its opportunity for
great usefulness to any otheiv With
voice and hand alike,, hecaji 'serve
the Lord that bought, hi pi-; can, bo
himself a preacher while he contrib-.
utes largely to equip .? and sustain
those who are called . to'this service
exclusively: While; in direct per
sonal labor in various departments he
is filltng his ov. n fndividual sphere, -he"
multiplies hi asclf niany . times in
the liberal help he j;Ivs to send min-"
isters of Jesus c into v.M Jhe world."'
And ho- ri'it'i r'istor value -such
men in ..their cburches",-' we 'need i not
say. ' Often the t;? hetveen ,the
faithful pastor ami tho f n ally faith
ful burden-bearer at hi-:. . Ie,s beauii
fully like. that hetween i'anl and One-f
sipliorus ; and often does tho much-
enduring, shepherd of -the . flock5 re
member with ' rcost -earrret' prayers
,that brother, and allhisUiouse'wlib
more than once has " sought him out
diligently, ' helppd ! him - iu4 some
stress of difficulty, Tvlieved'thtf ; emp
tiness of his purso or girdtd. up , the
fainting courage ot his heart. Such
wilt find .pu't otf of the -Lord in that
day '' when all the- stewards give.up
their account.--. Times and Witness-
' . '-.j . ..... . : . - ... ..... try
To Maine . is asy enough j with v some,.
it ia nil of n piece with tho bardiess of their
toinporaments;"Lat ta ! this - delicately,
how shall we Ienrn tliat? 1 answer, Love
aiiJ then s.iy wliiit yo;i w!!!. Mea will bcir
any thing if lovo bathe; ?.; -- t.
NUMBER 28.
I MUSTOO TO THE' PRATER-MEET-- - T-
Because I shall nnd some Tery". -
dearnfriends there.The saints are.-
my friends. . I love them; and I love
to be whefe thev are. " "I' know noma
of the be8t "of them will he there; :r It
will do me good to r see- them. -They
have a family likeness which I like :; "
to look upon. I love tahear theirX -i
voices, too, ih prayer, and in psalms'i
and hymns, and; spiritual songs, r. :
xou must not Keep me irom . mis
- Besides.the above friendsr.omeof
wnom may iaii oxauenaance, mere
win uerxneT7esfr srtfna a uaver in vne
universe. ucl never Tans-ot attend- i
ingthe smallest prayer-meeting.4 If,'
there be. enough to use the word tneett j.
or so that the ierm tea can be proper, .
there J am certain ot nnding Him.
To prevent all mistakes, aboixi it, '.Ue v
has had it wi it ten iu a book, .and the y
book i8prinled,and it is almost every- ;
where. -I believe the book, and I;"
shall go to the prayer meeting. ' IV
cannot be denied , f ' " .'.--
Besides, 'I want to refresh- myself .
with a glimpse or two 'of things int
visible and eternal. 1 have been toss-4
ed up and down all .day by worldly
matters, and have got my, eyes so
full of their dust, that J. feel Ws if I
should like a little clearness of vis- ' '
ion, and a little better scenery than Vr
I have" had all day. The prayer- ;
meeting is a capital observatory; 'Jt
is very high above the world, and..it
ia so jnuch nearer the upper country, t
that "if people can: anywhere -ge a ,
glimpse of that land, it is there. ' It '
is true that visitors must; carry their ',
own instruments, such as faith; love;!
hone, e'c.Y with them i but these in-v
struments are wonderfully, improved
at this obfcervatory Many saint?'
have told me that they have got the"' j '
a sight of the " Selectable -Mo':
tains,' and thought lzf h
glimpse of the pinnacles of ton
icity ; and having myself f V;.
nrimn Trotixr nwir thn clT ' T ' i. " i
do certainly lovethOtvV ' j '
and X must go : '
. , JESUS A ?f;:S--- .
. .Wha'-r; v .
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wherei n -l'Yz- U
beat ha-
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confidemvX; .
with childlikesw- - - .."
child, wearied v 1 '
Ifuns to its fond iU f
trials come too seVere-i
fears enlarged iu its ow; ;
howBOon ihe throbbingr;
hiding place in tho frwthei
embrace 1 Faint emblem : '".
Christian's refuge. ."ty
WHY THE ggglSSMK
Paul, in commending to ' the r Cor-r
inthians the lilcrality of the f Mace
don iau Ch rit in ns,- ? represents $ them r
as even; fxeejediug their ability -..in i ,
ministering to tho. Siiints-Ven in-
stance so remarkable that wo might ,r,
natur.illy -bo curious to know by
what motive thty . were impelled' ' In
a few words, we are in'bfraed.T" They;3
gae themselves to the Lord.' -This
is an 'explanation altogether '
satisfactory. ' -They heartily and sin- r
cefely surrendered themselves to the:$
ord, i and hence they would not
withhold their pecuniary assistance ,
from his afflicted people. It will .
hlways be so. ' The true and hearty
christians who feel they belong in
body and soul, to the Lord, cannot f
be niggardly, and hence, by this rule v
all may do well by trying themselves, V
whether their faith ia a meio fancy, l
instead of a fruitful principle. . '
A PRAYING "LUNATIC IN . A RAH.
nVAY CARRIAGE 1 . . f
; At .Han well, England,, recently, ar
youog lady was put into a train aione y - -to
go to(Lond6n. . As the train A was
on the point of starting, a gentleman"
rushed up and got in.' Shortly after 5
the train had Started, the - gentleman 4
jumped up and exclaimed, 'Thiscaiy t "'t: :
riage is too -heavy, ? and it mm.t, pei ' p
lightened' and, straightway his cars
pet bag disappeared ut of he win-j,
dow,. He sits still a few minutes, 'i-.
when he begins agaihand this time .
his coat and waistcoat follow his hag i ;
After a little while he said, 'fLetusNf' v
pray for the , Duke of Gloucestef.f- 1.
Dawn - thev go on 'their t knees, "the
poor girl only seventeen; too fiighteai tnlf .
ed to do anything but . obey.. r?Wheri
that was done they, prayed , for ?thVi ;"
luke of York, and then for another -in
tact througlu. a , .whole. stringVbfM-
dukes 1 and then they. sat. down, ;tho
oiing lady frightened -out of her . '
senses.'- Alter a few i minutes he be-A
I gins again lt. won t do : 1 can t-.-'ra
stand it; tue train is too Heavy ; eitlii t .uU--j
er you, or l.mutj geT out; .1 don't
want to, so you-must 0' , The girl ji
in despair Bays, ,"But . we -.have not:.t
prayeo for the Duke of Nor thumber
land' "Ah, no. more we have'! J '
Down they go on their knees,' when : L
lucliiiy tho train stopped at a station ' ;
arid the youn lady called the guard, " -when
it was discovered that the geu-
tlemcn was a lunatic escaped ircm
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