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Comment on Petra2. bfiJ:ir
: I "Feed the fioek iffe'-f "1?
Every fetep of the way of Sur salya-
majesty, wisdom .and goodness, and
this amongst 1 Use ; rest ; 1 tbat ' sinful,
weak men, are .made isabsierVient iii
that great work
and soals ta meet
ishness if preaching,
so td carnal .wisdom) tbe chosen of
God are called, an( pome unto Jesus, 1 A
and'aremadftiWiiOT
and that the lifewhicl is conveyed
t0 "ft? 'J&'Wi
nanus oi poor mentis . oy.ioe same
means preserved and.: a4vaTiced-i
This is .the.: standing work, of - the
ministryi and this thething - here j
bonnd upontEeinijaf are employed
in it : "to feed the flock of God that
is among them."' Jesus' Christ de-
s(5endeo;yio; pprebase, ajchurcb, and 1
ascended, to i provide and forniahi U,L
v uuuwg .vuiihi. i miun,o yonr: .own ..neans. anasee I ciiumeu ue gospel among, uie uiua
$;tha by tbefc l wliatyou swti
, (or what appears ral'JBafl?: W?f
to senddown ? His Spirit "He: as
ceaded and; gave; gifts, particularly
1 "for the workttpf ;the;niinis j and
the great " use themlis this,tQ
feed tno noca ot liocuT i ji
Xot to sav anv more T of this nsnal I
- i-
resemblanciaj
thA wpalrrlpM and tenderness of thfe l
-rhnrnh- the continnal need she stands
in of inspection ,e and guidance -and I
Chief Shephj
4 the phrase enforces Jthe present duty
of subordinate pastors, a itbeiri care
and diligence In feeding that flock. I
The due mle ot discipline e not ex-
cloded, the main part of this duty is,
S bv doctrine. ; the t leading Hhem
; the wholesome JivgTjtenatthv
saving truths revealed in the gospel
accommodating the,. way; of teaching I
J to their condiUon sand capacity ; and I
with this thv Ahonld be! as mtlch as I
. r. . tt - : - - - . .
possible, ;pait cniany .acqnainiea, i
anL snitdiugenUyiandi prudently l
their doctrine to jit.MTbey are; tol
jeeaiMSMtj). luose more auvauueu,
to fee4 j&,Lt
weaker ; to have, special , care ot the
infirm; to learn of v their Master, the
Great Sbeoherd.to 4bind np that
which is ..broken,'' and,strengtheh
that which is sick,. (Ezek" 34 ; 16)
those that are broken 1 in spirit, that
are exerdseitf with r temptations : and
"gentiyVWafthem't
young, o(IsaQil)i'thoa whom
the inward work of grace is aan the
conceDtion and they heavy' arid weak 1
with the weight ot it jandltbe mah
difficuldesahddoqbtgsw
C A. m..m!omb avis) . atf M.rl'na
of that work. - Ob, what dexterity
thipgsr (zOor. :;2T.6J Who would
not taint and give over la it, were not
vua, .iwrav i ww v , --w aw -y
not all our sufficiency 4aid up in Hia
rich fnlness, and all otir insufficiency
covered in, Hisgra'cWus accept
Inference This; U t,he thing w;e
have toV eye and "study, to set Him
before us, and tto apply ;Mrselveslh
Hia RtrAnerth t6f 1 thia'" wbrknblf.to
seek to please but to jeea j not to ae-
light the ears, but to feed tA t&
of bis people; to' 'see kat the tood
according -;p jais apppmimui.
empty or. subtile , notions, .not. .1
affected expressions.t but hpiesome
truths, solid jfood, .spiritual imngs
:w ..nifH
. . i .iv? "
wiolydespg
tionMAnd: wfeta: copsider his
to our Custody fbtHimwho loves
higidd pme HKflk
Paul uses this same consideration in,
the same, argument, . (Acts,-20 ? 28.)
ana BKiuiainesa, wuav uiugeuce, uu jou nave canea J to watcn over you" I uew iwot jnwuw iuo huiu, uu qo; ii
above alwiatioa
nt enmnflftsinn i are:i needrnli for' this 1 iriia Wamaifa rn1nft''rAvInAniI.la I fdld all
t.ialr 1 liV7Kn lo onffloiont fnr thcOA I fTKfr. T mAnUnn mii1i .1: ffirmAd.4
last - v a DviivtV"" .." ."rl lawl ?uua ,x nuiuu'oaj IUI JUUI
- a -i
reauire bfiustan account concerning I with! a mind cleai! j and! active, iind t
it- . n:'-iiifJ-tt!B'!iinMfcif flruilr I .Amunnfi tlmnir anil fllf At tritK f liA I deed,' Ir haVft f
and at RA ilpar a-rateras the anostle message of divibe. life.rwhicfi Vwili hich a feeling
"The flock ofGodywMcii'fHjJiaUtl.pprsn stroag .efficient
. - .-. ..r. ... .rW
Dougnt with Jls own oiooa' '.now
reasonable is it ' that we bestow our
strength and life on that flock for
which our Lord laid down His life
that Ve beVmost; f$:!&f$H.
our spirits for them for .whom. fete lei
out His blood i ' j'Biist
holy man, Bernard,- A'somef that
blood Wired forth on' the Cross; how
carefully . would I - carry , it jy And
ought i not to be as careful of those
8pnj8ihatWwaa.shed.for
8erm.,'3). Oh that-price which was
paid for sonl3, which" He, who was.
' no foplish mercb ant, , bat ) wisdom
itself, gave for them ! Were ..that
price raor8 ia our eyes or core ia
yours,1 notLir: z woaU so
either you cr cs, z the n
each take
soalsJ In this rcIJc"r ilrirci zi
enaeayors meet: we .to nse, and yoa
to Improve tbe means of earing toot
precloni souls. 'And Its we ought in
preaohihg Bofonght; yttharinj
-it
to propound tAw ena to yourselves.
tbityoa may be spiritnally' refreshed
anh?alltl !n Ihe 'atrengthof to
Dirine : ribirrishnent Ii ,thia' your
jprish yra wme
W rwf t JPi
theirprayirf,anthnj.aung
11
;7ear oreinren, aua aiso incinae I
the sisters: sour Dastor. witallliia
faiita-rTanLd wel alii haye imnd
greift ultisl deepl eoncerned
ftavJdpnBt ttiat heMeJmai
as, is ;l too gotten jparaenea ; pyt tne
seeming neglect of those who fail
to!pay the very1 smali snm pf dmisedi
Xhere are avfewF perhaps wbo have
grace, enough, npt to let theitbings.
nnrnr tham int & okt fiaw Vx "oo
auuw w ii a .w mm w . mi mm .
i'AsiNi?..ttiS--il':WwifWi. 1
ftiw r H.oii.i.n I
and not show some feeling, v For the I
happiness of your pastor and the 1
comfort of. bis amUy; JwonldBay? If
Pari Mm a iufment sa
Anc now, let me tell you whya
ive you this , advice, ..First of, alL
give- yoa ; this , adyice f. First of, all,
not that it is above all otber'cbri
vnn know von do not fe&l as nleasant
Q! his society, ybu 'would f if yoxf
inAitA;; ''Jwtfln: "'vA' I
nolo auuvubtu.iiv M4u. t ji u vu v vw ; i
would foel at ease jnthe presence of
yxiur. minister, be snre to pay him. j
Again, youdo!hot like to think of I
yoQr creditors. : Your , pastor not 1
Anlir ilAfiirPR ta ba thoncht of. bnt to l
be prayed for by . each one of you I
ant to think their creditors verv un. I
kind and ' nngen tlemanly if any re j
mark is made which teem to refer to I
them
Thnslamilies ands friends I
are often alienated
TnTtheix.feelingSjJ
lecome the jnost bitvl
and sometimes become
tArr AnAmlAW . Xnw. rAliHnn is love
I JJepd ttdlnahlgTheuo nof, I be:
I ' ." J " r '
toestrangerypur cunstian
sympathy : from him whom -
I love and svm
I pwh growth In
into I A'tAv vonrkitianiifWBcy much the hpwlmg tenipest. and Lthtf waning
ret of I mrif .nAW irniPA:. Jf. von nwA 1 iephyr, in tbes thundenng cataract,
i anvone-and vou intendJto pav him; BJ,a the pattendgsjrain-di
Then: if vou would- have freedom in! the earwhether it is talked, or, read,' which the
prayer at a throne of grace, beisttre5 J or declaimed or sung into the heart t I 'tieirjheart
to; pay;'your. pastor .Debtors are 1 It is the; holy alliance j of the,truth I ;wealth; fpf
brother.ovendH?Qftenheh
christian sympathy for yont preachU
Vta OJ' Uaif, A
fi
I 1 1 might say mnchcom tbis pointy
. . . .
I but I wHrot,'as I always mak it a
ppint -never tb ;f sayV anything to
oftendi urthink: I'h'avVsaid enoughA
however., to -convince each- of his
1 bearers tbatit is his' 'christian dutv
I tA VrA'w
r ;TTnrr?w osij ujtrmi
Let M lpokt,nowTat theinnpr Jifej
I Uocery bill is paid np. ; unkind
i word falls ' from his lips. ' He cah
1 4 -i-L?J.iil' zi4jiz zzifirjiiii! it -
I f r B!nrT?s r?" ifB?
I JihpQ what UdueLhimHe ijeait
I &ust,'ffll'"BTerrt"-l.eatt71kMOT
I hot fail to produce its effect on the
I congregation. ,This is the conrse to
I -" .' ' ' 5- mw.. :-!-- i : .-.nSTtT'SV .Hire
i preacners. xnen pay your preacaer
ana .yoa win vnuesa grjuiugp ;
ill a hort timeVHi8 penwt eyer:
be employed in; writing hard things.
. - . . - . ' .. ' i
Tf;- nnA r;u lenn&ir vnrtpateAa
14 allhea-ssbclaiionslo
the best people, and ae tne oes5 pas
tovewlllt&mut
will be feryenU-; , Visits always seas
phable and profitable. Sermons elo-
nnont- ToarriAiy dh"ir,'frittH7Sr"iirit:lAn.
. i.' i'l"" -1rrst2 . - A - -
I pf snch a preacher I mean the paidl some oi, ine mos. ansiocrauc, iasn j arpn ot ,wnicn stopa is smau ilioaso, j fio ,man
I Li! i 'rr. -L !Ji2'i.r 1 tAnahlA nitv mnprpjratinna nf annf hpr I the residence of the tDllmani V!Dnrf I ihAathpr
I" :
I np, prtcaef. - fie vaa, go iuw-ius i --r.- "--?-'T .1 . -"1 JiJ rT.; iiWJ lirrTC
WmKMWtSra wai cpmpietetelrpzei bveriahdltt iThe I p
JfiWrl cares. JSis "coat? is paid ibr h s J
leading the unbelievers to Cbrist and I company fwith genteel, people with I Those ; whoiarJjej had i rescued oyerv
reioicintheiheartsyof thegodly the' corners ,of moutbi xahd helmed ..bia ith S piesstonafif
i n ii lit n r t i a. i iii w in Mr-i. ra ii i.iin
church; and the church love arid re
joice with her pastor. , IA I
' Let no one suppose that I: am
writing in my own interest, as you,
Bro. EJitr", know that ia S wapvilla
net a cealcr cf "my cliurch t
the .Recobee,, and none, of thera
r.,
34fii3''ft
THE SING SONG PEEACUEES OF THE
4 SV(i-:J f.
cnei
ties. . They .song , their hymns, sung
their
ermonilijThe ftnne, ws in peculiar
on all
r
WEena4l
Drimltiv
simple.style
of instrumental church
musical ever.'heardj.was at Hickman
Crek Smi)thCOTnljytnja(e8see,
where father Durham ? the pastor,
would "stand np in the pnlpitj tall
ndeoerabielwhis' long white bair
hanging, :about r his shoulders, -and
sing I through the teeth fot jail tuck
cqmbyryubbrown0 paper a
be natives of ! those wild hills
knew
bui littJeior scientifioAAnsi&feBut
J - ! . u .l
comb and " the ; paper, viwaS 'tt sort of
h1!"6" ?Tf fit !ft Tt b
aQd U tho ptherparts.i3
P ft ?F,,e';ca1 vatea
this oid-fashioned! Isingsongeacbbi
irigutljjveye
aanoeoi souis Jiave: oeen conyeneu i g
sanas ot soaia nave: oeen conyenea
nnaer meeis .? PeffnT wan
. a V - '. ' A . l .
?ps-h
uiusiu iu iuoi UU.-UWY .oco, auu iu mw
'H
and in heaven. .1 (Jur i religion Would I
x- --' - ..-t '"f j .t. .
r- f"! 1
of ppcriecc, wis oia noi, respona w
tho musical wants of our nature. -it I
is; the "gospel : taken into the heart, I
1 oat saves, men, uai.! 19 iue piuer
ePce. whether th
trnth entei
eyej or thi
s the
ough
heart through tn
with the heart,' 1 tbat Converts the
soul, and makes man 'a pew creature.'
We learn in . chemical science, that
at
different : bodies , imay,-lie in nnxta
, .
posU
until., the 'presence - of a- ihrsub-f
I stance! suchias oxifirenl. of caloric.
l stir their affinities, then a,newcpm-;
I 1:Ftn' t..".'ixrt
I lie in juxta posiuoniwun inenearc,
1 without analliance , with it, until a
affiliation witn tne trutn, and Uhe
affiliation with the trnth. and thft
lfiul wconrerteojaany ot pur oiu-
I : . . .. ?. . J.,l ..f. . ,
Jashioned hymns are foil thegdspel.
I Hence it is that ; so many sduls are
bsertedtk pur yeyyal meetipgs,
by singing the gospel into them,. i
sLet ns not be in, haste to condemn
this old-fashioned sing song ireach
I ing. It accomplished good I in its
t
1
.l t?r41 "ti'i-,-J il'i I xnenyerwwBpauniwByypi t toine-true ana living 5x00. ' isnonia
day. There must be. power lhit, fo!bala4tifal pridgekph thecentraljlnotiaireldared
I Xhe two are aUthe 'J same ; only the
I organ? nas aaen, inei piace pi : tne i
rBAb AAnk iifiTiTrrmvwv jaWh'i
i fT. Tlr w-l ; i-TIt T-'TTfil
; -yrJ,iSMmiMitim
Ssifi ,ta.i iii5u-iHa:f 4i4i
tobacco may. be pleasant
! are engaged therein;
Puc .P08"1?,?0?8? aTe?.0M
panippi to jtbp8e btta
seensomei cases in
somewhat akin if
somewnai axp W, It
altogether ofdisgust was created
rioweyer," the last month pr tyro held
U srownibg AAi ino'sit disgusting it
ail the events ot the kind that I ha
- 1 :-"i' -"-'i. m 1 tt.- ki
Tr,Ieardj-r.pt;lBeeDi
bo too, althPughu I have ;both peardt
of and sWn . some r,yery .remarkable
I f' . ...TT.. '
Linsxances. f nave
f J .1 ' . tt. :r.lj:,.i!.'r..-
- 1 j"" r - -w-f
' t niwi ti nfti ffhhAr'a fiharnhn flAAri-Af
another spitting upon his neisbbors
parlor carpet.' Have seen a , man in
j - -
bosoni slightly ;:t dispo!bred:ftom not
being particular .: .while 1 ch e win g
tobacco." Have seen persons while
engaged ia pleasant - conversation
with la s and gentlemen in cham-
ber, and in parlor, interrupt tho coar
a nnr.
yersation, vi
ance- of ' the
ery mncb
uch toitheann
annpyi
ladies1 particularly
by
tiitig; frod
their : Beats! and walking;
serosa the
iio6ritot4ptt ibi'ih4;iii
jfceprm
a-;S
pito&pBut'ttte
bt-
ring instance tops the climax
.i"L :ktL it-
1 . I : . -I : .... :t
plendid
andl; spadi(iu5i
church I One io
theiactoM
m. Plpt, telptber
very near.
ediately ia front
bfil
tin r
ent. refined
WpM christian P
6f
lev
importance.
ml rwiWAi
ch istiau dcnominatidnl '; j
WXc&nY 'Mweldery
, U1FU' iiuli
nopie lamiuet?, prommenB
"1.-.!- Ji J ..!.'. -i : -i I i-i-i. i-H
cUnsti
ns:i
eminent mimsters or tqe gos
ts" : I.
fail::
aph(they
uuu uiuie iuc
re-
spitting upoa
Brussels c:
laiiy spitting
upon
at!
ehb of khat highly! genteel and ,
as
iu-1
telligent ( gregatipal 4? Someho
-I
oriothcr, I cannot keej? from thinking
M t Mis hadtbenh theras M
years ago; Wool
brethre severelv.'l if Hd ' w
i ve driven tbem oatj far making
lose a'topaoco PheWeris epitboj
1 1 . E 1-3' : " v - 1 3 :I I - IT r !T t .
HOME IN FL
age pi piu, aou opuus, nca ou I
lnW4;ofteh i wpiiaelLif ikbeii
ark Is hot more the lanfiruatre bfi
F
MiAAnUAUAy tlhari Wiril! o Ui
Dp we ever think bow iasUng itsini I
naence i . now nome is interwoven;
WAr:im1s if ' ir.ru fit t-i ' I :Thil Iwfcp
Wffl
Mlldiiot'
fit
mi
PENCE.
1 I
in .. -J 11
Anw:iUSLU'J-iri.!:vmLi'1 I
JHWiMWR ' VIUC I,; iiUlM 11 W1 I
eat earti with ai ta.t
saeptres;. )thoras, .diadms;tkfo
dpms and empires, vtil) pe forgotten
iiie pleasures alter wmcuttfe youn
and the gay pnrsod . with the! nio,
aeinaea 1 eamesEness-uG
earnestness
4 H . l3j'
am onto
Iaccc
s4JwithraIl the gHtieling
v are i
ivmi-
if., i ii
M-ishil
away a bat tl
hjome, it J nyer
iabit8, moulds
er die
I forms thd habits. ! mod
elchtrf
l - W - n "I r X ' ill, ; ; f i 1 .
I acteri shapes the life add tunes
tne
a . F -
tf.
1 bt fore
a ' 111 i
- i f s
or.iraraarpus songs oi pta
t
if ft .-trlT'lTl
1
orges tnenainfwunj
whic!
the
! : Lii'k-- '-1.5 II rL'J
abound
I etrlSj
1: ; l
-t. ' iK-
othe
or rathe
lfW
w;hat
after , home;
only
II i t. 1 I i S
'to wh
oft, children Jrli
8tream$
i .'.r,..
iaiheifiwa
ifylnjue
tliemi
nrhiJi mKnLik-iiit.a idr.nL'l
uw3fcjf uu uv tuw WKLvuea"ri" ttzLV-riSX ."T"'"
ion life ate losf. -
Undthen make home iwhat soWeWa
I ypuiwill w
l t ... ... i. . j . . .. ; k .
lso 'you naa maae iK.a'iP f
1-f-Hf. ax'AvSpfircfHT.;-!
Berldev.
R .
ft:
THE HEROIC iPEASlNTiJk
illaJy.tbekiW!x) thelTefjn
Adige, fitahds. the talyi of OTerpnaJi
I broke,' aud Jwas dasbtd witb bu.
.uij BaiuoM wic ui.u6P .ui
itsi0entraliarch;5b0forfer tbej
ilectoe andihis fomily: were, able
Sore, sjiqlfiritly, against thft bridgeV
hBi-ra4nUjc 'tlla:.gavjajirayl
and ati Jast pptnmg was.jett put the
smglej pillar on which tho toil-taker!4
honsg -jwasii puuti pieiuntortunate
mani who saw his Pwn death and that
the face, could ftj$ lmplpfjaj hem
1 ions wnpagft 4nany persousMqre asj.(
wppatftftia jBiues x)! .toejriyeni
I -ha-hoata-Brera at hand, nnroria had
I MniifrAenonffh, to ? venture tnrthAi
rescue. A rich nobleman :ofi'ered ai
Jbak Pf to thei peikn wio rwohld
4vhf. Pirfortnnate family. I The as
eembled crowd heard the word;0f the
nenfflalW'fc HnfcnonnA liajJn
! age enpogh to attempt to win he.re
warn,, uuui a iasui. ,uittuO; uia way;
thrpush .the crowd, loosened, i boat,
and with his strong arm forced a pasf
j sage, tbrpughthecras&ingic&ii' With
anxous hearts the, e pec tatprs watched
him trpm.thQ shore. .. 'JLhe rescuer ar
rived; at .the .cottage, but. unfortun
ately, his.ppat was- top small to cou-tiin-
the whole I family-. ? and - three
times he made ; tbe perilous yoyagi
purseoigoii m t is cr.nd; bnt he re.
iassd it, saying? .,I da not put cy
lite in jeopardy for rroney. Give it
rather to this poor ocn bh3 Lis fin
ny, tor they Uro ir:t ell tr.c.r f;r:3
in tLis f.ood." An J v ithout r
for an answer ta rett
his hone.
r
riii in I
13ITESE$TJNG
SSI0NABI TO
iit-r
f TreMiBe-'kai Taai4lBir.
! Hating ; worked! so bard indoors.
:-ii.it?Ji-rS3; 7T ,r?ir
we were giaa to pel asram in tne pnen
ttrwifl iiniU nrn?TCaafA -A -&it.4f-
' 9 - 1 w 1 . -. 1
v ytuagea ere we reacnea ine nome r -
ot Purfriend MrVf Dioong Once l
mere wet uaa a greac many visuors I
mostly women: ana children; rAlew l
pwu uau4a m 1 an uigui, wubu lUcir
flays: worKiwasovertfiH -grm m i 1
jext qayiiwe ;visitea six villages.
wn4 mi.
,u.,iur. LU4UUUC. h 6 were, i
Hklr.U.iV.1 i.i.. fim..-,Ljl'i' - j I
lieiigntea to see ;ine coraiai regard i
en5e m m by nisneatheu
nergn
has ahalltlreely ai: his service the I
ancestral balo a,heathett houArtine.iwhich.fewillsvettflllfonpj rtila4
t.-:T v. i.j. -it'
access to) some small "room where hA
room wnerene 1
teach ibrehvwho are
soksedsittiuWo
stodingir4 a,;attee tottalk to the A
iP"f I
futo'the
ntSf a natlvA 1 frAntlAmnn J
Berved. with tea, thfe; women urged to
cpie in, jaad fall .liberty given us to
talk-jto them as lohg as we pleased.
U is-IMuchii easier on'' the ! throat to
talk in a robni i thabin the (men air.
Next day .was Bunday, and we, of
P?F8TO?nrf?me1jra
tSK Kik
5nJ at Mrs. Nuggestiiajj We had1
BndaychpoU -She, took the women, I
Hi nrnnA(r thai man ant tkanltil I
UU1CU OUU bUllUiDU. .LIE LUD D1LC1" I
enf' an1l J'
i- I
4 van too'1
usual,! at
mef J aopnfgxteen in tee ciass,
'"sv's m?- w iH'.w6' w
tnilri. IIUnrinnili.rt),l.nnn.
I deil before, they! could, answer very I
well: and there vere several children
aFnryWTOrP
tad lonff Instructed" tbem
ioyed; it V6j7iHn Wiafe .ik:
Mil a ii auu c i IUIOL1UUU.U duqui . w en er;u-
rye en- I
b 1
Monday imothihg found us again in
i &rnh1krimnfcin foritirl tia airamin I
y,f k natWehristiaPMr,! JedHia
twiie sava us m coraiai ereeiin. anc
we felt at home latonce. lOur.quar
Iters wertf tjr pleasant, be ng a new
a.'At.o.d: fl Uf fthAJ U . lint Wo
rttty ii
ot'haylt batthe third was
Clean ai
ii comfortable. J We had
visited Incessantly.! The
pne cnrsi
ani Wdnian and
the inquire
r re
they had I
earne
Jbej Catechism1
andhymn
cbk,i ad-weiutig Ith them.;;.. (At
iirliti Mr. Diontiffi holds' ' r An Aral
ervice.1 ;it flip' my neart good to
ee the pork thisf good, bnmble man
s i accompusniusj r. : . ue. nas, readv
lacs intp ilthel families of many of
)th;;bhtt4ii(d
inent pi ue-wpen,' teacuing- mem
and their husbands together. ? What
ost tofueib eesd me, .as
farmers We
st f the next
M. I t t- U l':-.a.LT-1 'SJ.-.tJ- J '!-" -r I 1
for. y W W01" Are twp. things s that t
llliNFK VI IIS II V 4 IHrn flt I IIPIMIIH IIIIIIHII I H4,n. Ul-iiift
i n i j v i) ii rTr."ri".rrrrTiT'a: - r.ri v riiurr.ii I. iim I. in in
I j 1 1H I iizoouE eeema i m iauor i uuuu.ap I .nnHitinn t 'Brr riino
7 rflT prwi?anou8enias. t)4.. neara nim p u, that
ma Mi jexnorapg a nuspanoj ana wue to pray i ,tbe other;
at Pn xogeiuer;uauyj . xue veopie in inas i fimft
if 1 teDen ahicrbll abd ii
m afiiday:iamdntetbi8,li warm-hearted, hos-
p pitaoie peppie, ana lett with; pressing
.nvitAtiOns th ?n baeki '' In themnrn
i ius u apena t ma signs i a jus.noose
jotbel
enipihefj
tcamea ugaiuto .
argp crow4,
wscpw usIf! There wa!
nrettv soon in attendance saimanv
i ;n attem
Hhe hall would fnot 'hPld! them, and
thev! adjourned toir the vardJ'tlhone
!you Jwou'fethihki topi desperately nn
jfeminine,,bnt Xjspokp.tpj fhem all
iwith thenii to :taf nt iroui their idolater
y'Boulsj before me sunk, m
ilnarkhARsL ' J Mr. TrATiof fnl.
U.1J JUUIUICB;
spoke last.
toldHto go
?pie were; men
and-returu-forpreaching at
mum
After; supperJ Mr . lizoone? Jield
services! iri the! han, thejwomen who
caMdsitting:wUhiJlrsi Holmes and
myslfnii thJM ain4tbi inner,
jroom, jwheie .wp . could hear all and
Jake jpaf tTibrithe singing.! Services
fen! we retired I with" inward groans
ourf s'leepirigf aarttaent ! l i catf
vrforgetthat'nMht.1 Tbesmoke!
bbekB&dlihiinddwj tb-i'
wb4iopnilhe8tiflin
ppere,-the i sli varigii creatures (insects)
that crawled ever : as t-Uucn. a' night
I never passea vy pf coma not but
jaWb at the situation ; but we wished
no lets tor moraingf.;iiffpT'.i:'if ;
f P1NT1 Cie Throat M f f .
AtterJpmK
some inquirers and 1 1 j taught ; some
bojsi Then followed a general service
by Mr.ifD2obbg.:; We welcomed the1
time of departare;1for Mrs," Holmes'
jandjrwera Pxhausted.r:Our thrPatS
were, sorepand tited,! imperatively'
demandiogrest. f Tbe.s'train of teach-;
ng,--teacbing," talking; 'talkibg, rights
throttgbi all day, fong, from, before
breakfastrfrequentry; ;;nearly always
tiirfter;"feupperV;wa3j' beginning tQ
teli;!pp:! carl ;Oar teoorteoiis bcst-4'
who; by the "way,1 ib to be baptized
soon' escorted cs puti of tbe villi je.
hVYe rere too lircd to do any talking
at yillaTs ca the way end tow g'.r. J
we were to f rt back ito car cleo,
cos:forl-l lz qcarters aillr.Dzooag's
He bznt .-,T2j. visitors itLat we niit
have aifclircst.! AfLcr Clzner I
m night, i Mj8; Holmesand. I, ,with Jdr.
n uiya I; xf jbpongd jiuen.j tWaipkeaiovcr! -to a
ISoU cold neiehbor ntr villaffe: )' ;'f I "drr'
4
T
nlgh Mr; Dzoong" had family pray- J SHOKT, ts. PKATEB-aEETKGS.
era, and a good many neighbors were V iVimTMnnii- iHU
io.-i.tien the last; hymnwas sansr
my poor , throat felt itself, very ill
usea. ana x Knew u l aia not rest it. v
juu wouiu nave auoiuer missionary i
onxne retired list peiore long.'
-A a.: ji ? a a i" v ? m mr
Mrs.4
Holmes? throat was even.worse than
tnifia i . . . .
i r
4- iWoTropities.
;j We aetout earlv on ofarretn
lAnrnMif Tiia fu.Bf n9rt nr if n
tbat - We
back with
The little4
14... .... .... v
A fnll of , ttftnhirtMa :at; t.h nrtMAt .1;
"Tl - c.wf-ww
nf thn innrnv ! Thv wrA nnitft.l
heroines in i the; eyes of, their PlayL
who came to see them offiI
Jinrm wa hivA-ri thbt' viiia.or k-Vii r
Kf.hnnl tnll rnVPrtlftWIllW - IXhlMMlA
.miHron traroi Aonnontin jw i,of.
stdwed cosHy in Ibasketimnd lifted f
pnuo:a.flonKey.. iiow4 cauv tnev
chattered 1 v Mrs. Holmes intends to
have our return .cavalcade painted
by a' native artist and send it tp'youY
if not sent trith tnis letter, it will go
oetore long.i wei wereoveiyhappy.
to carry pacK , tnis taneiuie resnlt 01
Pur labor. The little eirls are. chil
dren ot ennrcu members. - Mrs.
Holmes has the 'promise of another
P" theriWnett month
or next
mv BlGTAfva I DAhAA " IrhA .a A AAMIA 1
next monthlf Thernight .have' come
at once, but ' for want of clothing:4i'l'
ttt '.v . . . "..t'?l
(We require their parents to clothe
fTm--)
t We had twenty-five miles, before I
rus our we passed over it ramdiv i
t It ' . . ' I
ana were at nome i oy tour o'clock, l
resting ah
inn. v i ,
aoont' neon for dinner1 at an 1:
51 "-AliiPtr' 1 1 1
: The nleasnre of eleanlinASS. nniftt 1
u xi a,i nnrnTirr orrov onnn n vnejenAW
and comfort, after snch a lonrnAV. la I
better imagined than described?-1'
r- j- -r I -I
s '-ki-W' rf"'IMdiONp I
Titty GlimjChiw
ii Ttinui (Vhitnti J fTkinn - Ann ft At la?
vfiil
A Healthy Church : u ?
,!It is the mission of a ch urch to" do
goodj To this end it must be healthy.'
ii a iact sorry we. are to state it
-that top many churches, 60(called
fall short of doing the 'work they
ought1 They are not healthy.' Some
Af , thAtn arA VATu'ih: ; Tlrin flrthatw
whole existence some ot them have I
"been HviDg at a, "poor, dying rate
uu iurv tuiKuii as wen oe ueaa ior
all the good they accomplish.1 Their
trouble is that they do not Observe
.tbe laws of healtb. Wben;a man
violates well-known. health, laws fbe
need not' be surprised if he ' becomes
, week and emaciated, pends his days
in wreieneaness, ana sinKsMprema1
tnrely to tne grave; What is true
of the manis trheof . the chnrch.
j)t. Oojlevwho la-himselt the : live
worffttM
characterize J
ioe ; a igoest
' . lm . " -
health." The.
they all; worship," arid
that tber all work. 'The
appertains more directly tof the
heart r the second appertains as'weir
tp stheaKhead.ttfie bandsvand the
parsejiThe if allest combination pf
the twol would almost realize ithe
ideal ; of church-life in. 'its hiffhest
QmJMMM4e,vfrmi silt itdlh
- B-B" B W
I ' Ht-'t i' Ii i' i . m 1 ' wmm ' -
I rf !i-w-fcTl'nf im. W" -'-r'T?iiJ-;tre''-' t
f VriiteStfi!i3 :- ' foist.; ft)i.5&3 U:
j;.i'plh.'.-sT-kAl:o Ii
; xue ioiiowiuff uisconrse uy a con-
Vetted Chinese tailor, with " reference
Vbthemerita i of Coufacianism, 3ul,
dhisib and Christianity,' is worth
preserving: ; ; ... T'.' ;;'...'""'r :':,:
I A' mail had fallen into a deep, dark
tA tj anrf.4 at ft i 'eli rnfvB Imh '
J"' -b Bwf - bm ,.; aaaaaj . uviWUia
groaqing a.nd .utterly,unable to move.
Confucious. walked by, approaching
the edge of the; pit; ! and aidr Pobr
fellow; I am Very sorry for you. Why
were yotf "snchJ a foot as to get in
there I Let nip; give: you a piece pf
aayice in jyouy gep pucjjiop't ; get in
A Buddhist priestext" pame by
and saidf "Podr-fellow If ' I am very
mucu pained to' see; yoa there.i l
think if you could scramble op two-,
isirus pj ,ipe; way, or even nait, i
could reach you 'and lift youup the
rest:? 4 But the 3hao X i b the pit' was
entirely helpless and unable to rise.'
4 j IText r the .Sayiour . earned byand;
hearing tbe cries, .went to the very
brink of the pit, stretched down and
laid hoTdof: this ;podrrfroaribrtngbtr
h im r n fi. laml r lea ill : ) fitn I mi A nin.nA
lio aud cin -no
'..I fr' -t t - if
Be?aimpucxrj or u neatness, cs "i
a!
Princeton Seminary '" were in the
habit of preaching at a statioh some
distance from! that - place. T Among
their habitual hearers was a sincere
and bumble, bat unedacated; Chris
tian slave, called Uncle Sam, who on
bis return home would try to tell bis
hiisttess what hef could remember of
the sermon, but complained that the
students were top : deep and; learned
for him. One day j however, came
home in great good humor; saying
that a poor unlarnt old man; i ost like
himself, had preached that day, who
pe supposed, was bardly fi t to preach
to the white people : but he was clad
be catsey for. his 6ake.for he could
remembcr 'tcerything he had said.' Od
inquiry in was found that Uncle Sam's
"nplarnt" eld preacher was llev. Dr.
Archibald Alexander, who when be
heard tbe criticism, said it was. the
highest coapliraent ever paid to his
preaciiiag.
naa , two utue gins coming . which nrolone them trf an hour and
us to'Mr8.v Holmes school. A 'half, or 'two honrs arid ' fn hnA
daturas ere-'iBO mem'lrcihiimho lnnW Rin. 1 Attend
S it wise to hold long praver-meet-
,ingst ; The practise; ot our largest
cuurcues, wiose wnicn nave tne sreac
comuuiuer ui ouvt)f wonting mem
bers, and those which accomplish. the.
greatest amount or work, both in the
prayer meeting and out of it, is,' un? 1 .1 V
less I am; mistakeii,1 strongly against jela
it!" Their meetings are limited to an
hour, orat most an honr and a qnart '
ter.t But' there are some, churches
mAAnnr. th ..r...n!.i
i-iuiiuj uc;wu& luni noo kuuuuutu
ioir
Now if the shortmeetin are betSm5Txn,eal.
tr for Me, why not for another; es-?w
riJrttonv; iiat-t-awriTt7il7,n'nnm, t
riT withth-AA! ninm,t r I
l.nrnrlrlnn niatol t
;i 1. u i . ui t. ur.i 1
endure with profitrrAfter attendine
twd.nd4
'iumany thrS
vices during the day; they are called 1
npoa tP attendfauiveniflgc8ervice
which is longer; than any :of t the oth.
SfZl
cannot be very favorable to the exer
cise of active t religious1 feeling, or to
the performance pi religious -duty It
not onfrequently happens that.those
who. are interested ;,and thoughtful
Muring the first half of the meetioer.
h.irfn.M AnnnMtlil.MjiMi
wheu the real, cause :ia fatigue and
drowsiness, .With such persons the
. ..t . , '. r . -.
meeting ceases to be of any benefit
Llong - befbW. ii closes; and itislmpbs-fmusitfof
sible for them to carry away from it
anvoi tnatimnression which anrotit-i
. . .! . W:-.T'T-
able meeting always leaves.
f Again, it is universally admitted
: that ions' Tirftvers and PTrpndAri-rA
mart dAtHmAntartA thA lifm nf
a nmvAr. mpptin tr. nnrt iwt it ia atiIv
r ;-T--oji' f.," J
by these, very means, to say nothing
of the pauses which sometimes occur,
meetings; can be ear-i
ried onj A conscientious pastor majr 1
teei tnat Hi be ciose8;at s the na ot I
an hour he will hot be followiner the
lead of the Spirit,! and will do an in
justice to those who would be prompt
ed to tate part alter mat time bnt
it has been - demonstrated; we think,
that no one need tQ be thus deprived
r of the opportunity of doing his duty.
pLet the meeting be commenced with
r the utmbst!DromDtnes8. and let ' it be'
understood that itlwill close just as
promptly Let bestor,: after one
or'wo Zwfi prayers, open the meet
inr by a few verses of Scnptuie, and
4 few brief, pointed remarks, and the
remaining: thirty or: forty i minutes
will ibe all, sufficient fpr .as many as
duty requires to take:partrJForln
this part of the' meeting two minute'
speeches and prayers are more effect'
aa! ' jthan r longerp ones.; iriWhen i a
brother, prays, he should baye some'
thing special to jiray for, and, then
l siop: ana usewise wneu-ae speaas.
i I storsy tbiplabrif bu have
i , " " - " r ? v- j -
- -luT VAnAivn.awaninlai. tiAftfirnii nrian
the, tneering t carried :pn, and, see if
uj j v;.v n if nui uiv v w. J ui f sou
your uieeuuKs . uo nos, increase in
nnmbers, interest and efflciehcy'. JP.,
i 'iJSl
516
i.'
s.-fca'
'What is vour,secretF asked a
-1
lady of "Turner, i tbe .distirigoished
painter, , Ho. replied,' 'I have.no
secret;;. madam, but. uarq work.
Says Doctor Arnold, The diflerence
between ohe man and anotberis not
so touch P in :- taleo t 3 as i & eriergy.w
f tJNotning,D says ueynoids, 4iis dented
well-directed labor, and nothing -is
IP be: attained 'withbnt it. 'Excel-
lence inany department," says Jobn-
Bon.t(cau s now be obtamed by. the
Jabor ;of a life-time, .but is not to bp
is but one' "method, ! says' ;Sidney
Smitb. and that lis hard labor: and
a man who . will,, not pay, that price
for distinction bad . better, at r once
dedicate himself to the pursuit of the
fpx7 fistep f by Cstep?r reads the
French proverb, i tone goes very far."
'Nothing, rays Mirabeau,'is im-
possible to the man iwho can wiIL-r
This W the' only taw-4. of sUccesS.rxr
"iiave you-ever entered a cottage,
ever traveled in a coach, ever talked
with a peasant in the field, or loitered
wiiu a mecuanm at iue loom," asseu
Sir Edward Bui wer Ly tton, "and not
found that each of these men bad Pr
talent yon had not! .knew something
ypu .knew - not T" .The most .useless
pfeature that erer; yawned at a club,
or luieu in rags uuaer ujo sans oi
Calabria;' has t no excuse for Want Pf
iritellectfei What utenWwant? isnot
talent, but pnri)osersla other: words;
not tbe power to- ach ieye,:,bu 1 1 he will
to labor. mniZ tv;-T!j; miB'Mi:
i Tele GkkAT :a.tdEiThe:
mother of a family was married lo an
infldel,.who made 'jest of religion iu
the presence of his own children j yet
she succeeded in ! bringing them all
np in the fear of the Lord. r I asked
hec one day how she preserved them
from the influence of . a father whose
sentiments were so .opposed to her
own.' This was her answer, "Because
tp the authority of a father, 1 do not
oppose tbe authority of u niother but
that of; God, Fromc their t earliest
years my children;, have always seen
the Bible upon my table, f This holy
book has constituted the whole; of
their . religious : instruction. -1 was
silent that I might allow it to speak,
Did they propose a question, did they
perform a good action, I opened the
Bible, and the Bible answered, 1 re
proved or encouraged them. The
constant, reading! cf the Scriptures
has wrought the prcdivry which Enr
prises yoa. Eev. Adotyh ZIonod.
SHE feAN THE EISX.
yrhe Bv Mri Damall. Presbyte-.;
rian pastor at Milton, .'C., relates ,i
the, following' incident, ?which was 4
told him at the recent meeting ot the ,
Presbytery at Greensboro by a raling
er.:and attu&Iiycccuneda
among a .,certaui. .congregation in
lorth. Oarblina jv? r:":J-
I A yqnng lady at church gave heed . .
toa powerful and awakening sermon, ;i
the preacher; urging an immediate !
acceptance of Christ, and warning
Ptitae darigera of delay and putting".
off lbr.a; more convenient seasoni4' A
alter, tneypungja
dangeroosiyiill iand sent i
ladywasi;
for . the
preacher qJcome-and see, her..
He.
went, and found her at death's door, ,..
and: yet she' told him' she neither :f
anu yec 6u
Wisned nim to pray with or talk to ,
her that sbp .heard, his Isermon the i
Sunday before, and-at the time had" r
TmmiE'm
l "T "rrTrr V
C
raTortheayl
the book the following fatal sentence :
'III run the risk.' A few hours more1"
and the ' young woman ' died in the 3
darkness of! despair, j ! She had run ?
the risk.' "-Presbyterian. :, .. , : ;
7 iij V
i 'xhe , gospel gloomy I It , is an
J anthem from the harps of heaven, the
thriver of Iifo washingits ?
shores on - high jand i pouring in cas
cades upon the earth. ' sso so cheer .!
ful was the song of the morning stars,
nor the shouts of the sons of God so . '
joyful. Gushing from the fountains t J.
of etetnalharmony it was first heard i
on earth: iri a l low .tone, of solemn
giauuee9.uiici.t3u iu jMieu u v iuo iiuiu ;
1 .1 . 1 S 1 1 il. T 1
God himself! f This gave the keynote
othegospl semg; Wr Patriarchs ?
caught it ;.up 5 and taoeht It to the
generations foUowinSri lb breathed
from the barb of the psalmistr, and y:'-.
rang like a clarion, from ,towr to
mountain-top as prophets proclaimed
ttiea-year tldfs jubilee p Fresh notes f
from bcaveii : have enriched the har-J J
mpny, as tap juora ot .iiosts ana nis
an'gels have revealed ' promises, and .
called bnrthe: sufferin g children of "
Zioa to be joyful in their King.'From '
bondage andi exile, t from dens and ,'
caves, from bloody fields and ; fiery;
stakes and peacefal death-beds, have '.t
they; ; answered, -..in ' forces which
cheered -tne disconsolate and made"-
oppressors shake upon their thrones,-;
while sun and moon, and all the stars u -
ofnifhr. atnrmv wind- fnlfillincr Lin .
word, the roaring sea and the fullness "
llinmnf inijinliiifii nriif I. ilia -IWi5fT,t
fleldsiaud all .the;. trees of the wood,' '
havA .rAirtinpd .JiAfnTW-'thrt i Trfird. and I
the coming
pf his armoiuted, for the -,
redemption
of Lis . people ' and i the
glory of his
holy name. -l)r: Hodge.' '
SLEtPINO BI FAITH.
? tfii'trtciui iFdlth tA cToArr wirooflr
t .
Worry is the' parent bf restlessness j '" ' -but
he thatjlievethu1ers ioto!rest. -1
"(Tberjust live by; faith jiVlbey work, 3 k
iwait;itoiVprest, eat 'and slerp, well ; ;
vben they believe firmly. Pillow the
bai bP 'the assurance "that the Lord
scares for nsu and work all things for ' v
onr gofnl, a$d the pillowed bead rests :
4p comfort. Befresbing sleep :pro- tiy
Jongs )lfe' tbe physical thus profits , "
;by tbeitpiritaal. vMany 'believe tbat 1
jChriiMtirwilljOsaveat laet, bat doubt ?
his care in little things j , they trust ; ,
Jhim. for . the greater, bat distrust iu
small concerns, and nence worry and,-.
bhafeJjrThijjLord Is Purt keeper in " :
the little every-day; trifles of life, the v, iC
Jafiirs fpt,v;thefe8hop,?farm, of3ce, ;
1 kitchpn, .nursery, parlor, temporal
and. spintnal, indiyiduaj and social,, !4
hnd 'invitei os "to cast all our cares
onhim;abd when we 'do it, -He u
eiveth) his . beloved sleepiand that I
enables them to work? and prosper. U!
i
THE CHRISTIAN I PERSECUTION, v
.1 f tiny ,il ' - " ' ' ;
$ I Uoleas a fcrain of nustard seed be
brnised thpnextentiot itsirtue is
never acknowledged. For without i T
bruising it is insipid, .but if it . is ,
bruised it becomes hot, and it gives .
out all those pungent properties that "
wiera t0061116 Tans :every - ,v
gpodso Jong, as hp is not smitten is
regarded asj insipid and of slight aeV'
count, r But if ever tne grinding or s j
pprsecition crush him; iustantly he '
givesl forth! all :theVwarmth ot his S
savor, and aH that appeared befor
to be weak or contemptible is turned i
into godly fervor, and that which ia .'. .
peaceful times he bad been glad to :
keep from view within hisown bosom,
he is driven by the force of tribula. f
(ion to make knoyrnrr-Oregory
BELIGIOUS ; F1DEL1TT. ' ': W?; '
When 'Eldssuth, escaping' the par- '
Suit of the Cossacks, sought the pro- .
tection of the Sultan, that monarch -pffered,him!
safety, wealth and high .v
military command, if ho would re-. ,
npdnce Christianity and embrace the
fdigisi-cf Mohaamed.1 -A refusal
of these conditions, for anything La .
kpew; to the contrary wonli te -equivalent
to throwiug tinsclf epen
the sword cf .; Eussia," which ."was
whetted for hi3 destructicaj an J tLI.3
was his answer: " Welcome, if need
be, the ax cr tbe gibtst, l -t evil bs
fall tha tongua that drci to n'S to
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