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Urn IitsfnatiQaal SunilaT.ScM Issssi; SECOXD OtJAUTEh, ISSd; - ! LESSOR .Tin. MAY, 23nal i v Iff -41 4 BY BEY; J:Q. TAYIXHi, tt, ', i'.i .v i J Uli bVUlHU Vy , J , . Matthew xxt : 31-4(5 ,T. ; ' Commit to nieniory TelrW S4"40? ? tfhn the Son of man' shall come id his glory t abd all the holy angels ifh him, thea shall he sit opon the throne of Ids glory jm - 52 And belori him: shall ; be igatherea all nations f acd be shall separate them one from another, as a thepherd divIdeUx Ai ihep - from the goats -1 AndAeabA" et'th6 eept )h'tt3 tight ' hand, bnt the oata on the left.; i:;. : 2 Zi Then shsul the. King say unto them on his right hatd. Come, ye blessed of my Fath erj inherit the k'ngdom 'prepared, for you from th foundation f the vorld iJV-- . Sa far I was a hungered,, and: ya gave me meat ; I was thirsty, randi j ergave me drink : X traa a f-tranger.nd ye tockme in : ; 3G Kaled, und, ye clothed'me : I was aick, and ye Tiite4me i'l sa prison, and came unto eJd-il '&. JJtsii-m. P 3?, Then shalt U pghteons answer ;him, saying. Lord, when saw we thee a hungered, and fed thee f oi Ihirsty, and gave thes drink f; - 33 When. aawe thee a stranger, and took iheeint et naked, and dothtd tAeef !' , 30 Or when eaw we tb sick, or in prison, and came, unto thee r,-i .Wf ' 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as je have- done t7 -unto one of the least-of these I my brethren, ye hava-done it unto me. ut.: 41 Then shall he eay also, unto tkemton the Ivtt hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the deil and . his angeh : "' ' ' ' ; 42 Fori was a hungered, and ye gate me no meat j . 1 1 was thirsty, and ye gare me bo drink: . - .-. Z-:'- 43 I was a stranger and ye took met not in : naked, and ye clothed me not : sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not 44 Then ahall they also answer him, say ing, Lord, when saw we thee a hungered, "or athiist, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister untd thee ? . 45 Then shall he answer them, saying. Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. . . -. 46 And these. shall go away into everlast ing punishment ; but the righteous into life eternal. - - - GOLDEN TEXT. " And these shall go away into eier. lasting- punishment; but the righteous into lift eternal. Sattaew xxt: 4Gi. Daily Readings.- Monday, Matt'25j 31-46 ; ;Tuesday, Dan. ch. 12 : Wednesday, ilatt 24: 20-33; Thursday, 2 Thes. ch. 1 ; Friday, 2 Thes. ch. 2 ; Saturday, Bey. ch. 20 ; Sunday, BeT. ch. 22. ? ' ' . . . , t- 1 1 Preliminary Note. - interest in it will be enhanced," when we re member thatilreseisou words &&fvz tjenrIeitlCiaSiia ed by our ixra only some usreo Lny His sufferinsstS Matthew Henryf6rring to this portion of Scripture, eay " We have here a description of tte joeess of the last judgment There are so- passages in it that are paraboUcal, as thparating between the sheep and the go. dWogoeiie tween the Jui' 4,13 tbe Psons judged ; but there is- t016 OI similitude carried through" -e discourse, and therefore it is rather be called a draught or delineation of Unal judgment than a parable. " It is, ' were, the explanation of the ' former yarablea," This is the last public discourse of Christy ministry, s - .t-. t . s-Ki:onunents. -.yiT V Zl.TheSon of man; i. e., Jesus. - It . has been mentioned in a former lesson, that thoughthe evangelist never call Christ the- ' "Son of man,"' yet Christ often , called him self so. It remincs ns of his humatAy, and the mysterious union of His divine and hu man nature' It la ised here in connectiori with expressions which indicate His divinity. lli$ glry. Kotin humiliation and obscurity as at first He tSaaCxIItily .angels? To call the court (1 Ths, 4: 16j ; to gather the elect ; (chap. M; 31; "to bundle fhe tares (chap.' 13 j j 40); to be witnesses of the Bamb3,glorj (Luke"'' 12l 8 and of sinners' misery 14$; 10.), Henry, TheT, hatljie t.f The attitude of tegsl and judicial dignity and repose. Throiu &f.f& glory "flt txpression . "his glory,! la used twice ..with, emphasis ; the one indica ting his ; personal glory, the other the glory of His jadicial and kingly cfBoe. ; The literal rendering of, the. expression is, his throne ot glory,' or 'his glorious throne.. ,'. V..32- AH nations. The people of all na tions ; ' all mankind. John 5; 28, 23 ; S" Cor . - C: 10. Shall separate tAmThe two classes , having been mingled while in the world.- He . divides theioow because they are of differ nt characiersrj jli a tJtepherd. ' As eSsify aS a shepherd divides the sheep and goats in different flocks. ; These represent His People. John 10: It. Goats. The wicked. ftHk V. p. Sight fumd. The side of honor (see Fa. 110: 1).' Oa Vis left. The side of dishon or (see Eccl 10: 2). Abbott ssys :t "Observe, the separation ia not .into a great variety of grades which merge into -one another f it is into two well defined classes; This description cannot be renciled with the conception that the other world will be one Bimply of devel opment, into which all men will enter at the stage of progress 'reached hereyto pass by a process of ednc'ation Jnto the- next higher class. V There .are . bit. two' classes, though there may be grades ef character and condi tion in both. .Observe, too,' that there, is a real, separation', betwteatha righteous and the wicked on earth ; but' it is not made ap parent till Ihe judgment day.:iThen the1 gulf between them is fixed-forever," Matt -12: 37; LukelC: 25.; -3, c:1 l - - -C I V, aTiols'arf-Orist here for the first and only time "ajfplled Jo-himself this title,. Lkmdcf my iFtes Bsjis Ihe author and bestbweE ovthtainUlpranes3 Inherit the kingdom;." That is,, take .. possession cf Jt , They are paid (Bom. 8: 17) to.be "heirs of God and joint Jheira.withrJat'tJ1parI. '. Intended andy epppintedHe. said, John 14: 2, ?'I go jto prepare aplaw for jou."crw - ths-'fwnipn ffLttfjcorli& In the eoancils of eternity ; "from everlasting the plan ex isted to give glory and honor to the righteous by bestowing on them a kingdom. : V35. I teas a Jtuvgered, &e, ''They had a tender regard for Him and for Hid canse,and Improved the means and talents entrusted to them. Favors shown to ' His people He re gards, and "will " reward as : favors shown to tHmslf.BJ ift-iv jV. 36.' irtfW ' "poorly clothed.- Vame un U mi "Looked after me,'': :t Y.- 37.a 'Answer him. : In surprise. ' When, !cc.; ' They did not nndersland his words, and were unwilling to have' credit for 'what they I did not deserve ; they could not' realize that their ministrations to men havo'been.minis JLraUons to ChriaC I -V, 10, The least of thes my brethren The humblefifc of Christ's disciples are His breth--ken,' He being the "elder brother."j j.Tf June : dpne it vntotne. - What matchless condescen sion, is here i-' lie Ide&tiSea bimeelf with H people, and with the most insignificant and, despised of them. See Eph.- 5; SO ; Heb. 6: ilO. ""Ihe oommendaiiona poiued upon the righteous aeems to; proceed upon the ground jof the good works $hy had done. Did our Lord; teaoh'or imply a doctrine of sal.: Vation by works r of xnerit? ?The i very statement contradicts that' supposition for they who do nch works have no thought of merit in them ; they are astonished and over.' whelmed at the enumeration ; 'Lord, vhen uvyftJJmty :What; ttey;;4ia was not in the endeavor. to:me'rit heaven, but was the acting out of a true love' to Christ in depend Hence upon himn.jKeander says,' Vlt is ev- ery where taught by him!, that brotherly love is a peculiar fruit of aith, the very test of to genuineness t we cannot , wonder, therefore to find it made so prominent in this passage, , Delieven are represented in it as following the impulses of a true brotherly love, founded npon love to Christ, and as manifesting this love in kind acts to their . brethren without respect to persons. Yet they attach no merit to their works, and are amazed to find the Lord value them so" highly as to consider them dona vnto Mmse If. ' ?? ' -XJ.4U depart from me. They will be driven away from Christ, and shut out from the heavenly home. Cursed. Condemned. 'JZverlastingjlre,- "Whatever the nature of the punishment, it is unending suffering. Pre pared, not for them, but fhe devil and his a geh. Jude C. Dr. John Hall says : "If the devil were tut an idea of evil, an impersona tion of badness, a figure of speech, there would be so meaning in this." "Ideas' can not be punished in any form. i : I Vs. 42, 43. t Gate me no meat. . ,no drink, etc. Let it be noted that here no positive sins are alleged only sins of omission are men tioned here. This indicates that a life of in activity in the Master's service, the absence of love and good works excludes from Wess eanesa. We are not to gather from this Chat our morality or our . good ? deeds will save ua and justify us "tAVe 'are Justified hyaiih" without the deeds of the law." But the reality Btes. James says (2; 11) ' faith which hath not works is dead, being alone." - i ' :-r . ' - 4: I .V, 46. These, that is "them on the left hand,' The "cursed," to whom the King had said, "dtyart." : ShaU go. So says, Christ, tbe Saviour, the Bedeemer, the San of man, the King. Everlasting, efcrsat; The same Greek word in both clauses. Concerning these words' here used, "everlasting- and eternal,"' Professor Schaff remarks: "Both mean never ' ending, the Greek 'word being the same ' In the New Testament it is used fifty-nine tunes of the happiness of the righ cous, of God's existence, or of the church and the Messiah's kingdom; in seven, of the- future punishment of the wicked. If the former end,:tben the latter may. v The word ''punishment expresses positive misery, not 'annihilation;" especially "life," the contrast ed expreEsidn, means here far more than mere continued existence.. Endless and boundless life is contrasted with enless and boundless I The time referred to in this solemn and in teresting lesson " will surely , come," "j"The; Lord grant, that'', we "may find mercy of the, Lord in thatday,M (2 Tim. and that ire may be m the right hand. Let ns see about this great matter now, and then we shall be ready for the coming of the Lord. ', : COMMUNICATIONS Reniiniseeiic of a LongMissionMyliffe rrcuBEB ID. BY BEYJL T. YATES, D. D V 1 Shakghai, ChinaJ r In 1850 or 1851 I met, ia my itin erant work, an interesting mad (a tea merchant) from an interior prov. ioce on his way , to Shanghai with several t chops" of tea,,. I invited htm to call at my' honee, and come to my chnrch the bell tower within the , city,' ; lie . promised to. do so. Soon after I returned home he, hav ing disposed of his chops of tea, call: ed at my house. . I had frequent in terviews with him, when we talked much, and not a little about .tbe great salvation. His attention was arrested, as was evinced by his fre quent attendance at chnrch. ' When he was ready to return to his borne, he called to thank me for all my at- tention, &c I presented him with a copy of the'rNew Testament in "Chi nese, aod tucu tracts aa I had to dis tribute. - f My mind and prayers followed that man.' The next year' when he came to market with his new tea, he called, aiidj in an excited state of mind, gave me a history of that Sew Testament. lie said that his home was at a citytwithin an Amphitheater 6t; high mountains, encircliog ;t'Wo small counties j that the only means of egress and ingress the three cities and. many large cities withiD, were two natural caves or tannela, in one cf which there was . one and in the othe other two draw bridges over fathcrnless caverns ; and that al! the large qaantity of "tta'.ttaf was pro duced irea the sides cf these noun tains within, had to bo brought oi . men's shoulders through these ton. 'nels or caves ito the- nearest canals j that there was a large population in the towns aijd villages within . who literally knew nothing of the outside ; world, except what .they got from, books,aa few, besides merchants.ever ; came out ; that among this interior; I population there were many literary. men men in easy circumstances who Tiad tithe to read and' study beoksf thatr when I produced the book yon gave me,; they devoured It,' ahd said it-was ft- jereat and a1 good b h.k i that Coniticias mast hate had access to that, boot j that they must have-; more copies: of iltj that they took off the binding and -distributed the leaves ,- among many writers to copy ; that Ihey afterwards came to gltier, and carefully read the proofs, to see thau , every character was cor-, rect. This point being settled, they, stitched together the old book again' for safe preservation, and then gave out the sheets of the; copy to have more copies made f that this process continued till they had sixteen entire copies of the New - Testament," and about? forty t copies of pillions - of Pau1 epistles ; that : the book had been placed : among their classical works, and a introduced h into thein schools as a text book.! They said,t from the stndy of the book, they:dis-' covered that there was another and; older, volume, .and urged ..the tea merchant, to be sure and apply for tbe other volume of the sacred elass-: io. 'This I gave him in two volumes He urged me to go home .with him' and preach to "the people of the in side world," and I was strongly in clined to do so, but the ominous roar of the thunder of civil war warned me to wait till peaceful times; ; The Fai-ping rebellion had broken out in the Southern Provinces j and rumor said a vast multitude ot rebels were moving nprth; npon Nanking, and. that- idol temples, imperial armies and imperial officials all went down before them. I urged my friend to wait tili,we could have definite in iormatioh abont the rebellion. 1 He replied he must go home ; that once he was through the tunnel, and the bridge drawn,! there would be no danger. . He feared robbers by the way, as he ' had a large quantity of silver with him. l took his name, the name of his place, Province, &c, and be left. zA;-n-. -Su As he has never returned, he was probably robbed by the ' way - and mnrdered, or fell into the hands of the trebjelsi 1 the ; excitement and confusion consequent npon the near approach , of. the rebels, .1- lost. my njpnrajui vi Qis name, place, &o.r and -: consequently have . never been able to follow up and direct the work commenced in the Ngan E'tcai Pro vince by that New Testaments There was every appearance that the seed hadfallen into good ground . The people having but little connection with the! outside world, were appa rently free from- crejudice. , We may' buuie uay ii uu wuaio viuages oj, semi" christians." The Xtord can preserve his word of truth. " " r In China, as elsewhere, wet some- I times meet .with a., man .or. woman whose heart seems to have been pre pared for the reception of the truth. We read of " the desire of all na tions." "AH : nations, "even id'theb? superstitions and idolatries, are seek ing an unseen and unnknowp good one that is beyond their own power; Hence, they- seek it through such supposed supernatural powers as have become of ; reputation in their midst s Among snek people there are .some: who seem to be taught of God ; ;for, having . tried alii the schemes jof Iwblch'f they, ahavev. any, knowledge, ;tbey still feel a void that their sys. .terns cannot fill.- Such cases; are rare in China, where their systems of re ligion have had the test and sway of jthousandsof years,.,- I r: In. the year 1853.1 met one, a Ut erary man of note from the Chi kiang Province. After hearing me preach, he came to me , in chnrch, and said : H I have long bees seeking a religion that would supply the cravings of my heart, and that conld pardon sin, give : ease and rest to , a disturbed mind, and inspire me with cheerful hope for the future j and the religion ot Jesus ; seems , to , meet; my; case Can yon f urnish me With a book that contains all of the religion of Jesusf I gave him a copy of the New Testa ment. He devoured it day and night, and in a few days he called and in formed me that be had read the en tire book, and that he knew its con t.ent;n I was ''surprised' toflnd he could repeat whole chapters. His was one of those minds that could commit to memory by one ;or. two readings.-: He had cast away every vestige of i bis old (Systems, and bad embraced heartily the Christian, re gion. tiler; no w wished to be baptizetL Though we were in the midst of war, I managed . to fiid a ; place and bap tized him His new found hope gave him joy and comfort.' T He delightea to dwel on the liberty of the gospel of Christ. He had all bis life been in bondage, seeking rest and finding cone.. He .returned, to bis home at Hay-Nyung., ;J . . , Some years afterwards, when the rebellion was over, I visited his place to see how he was progressing, and jith the intention of making him the nucleus of a workria his town or vil lage'.' ; found Him, and sooa discov ered that' the powers of darkness had forced him to hida hid light under a bashel. He said - when ha retaraed home ha began to teach his new re ligion, which gave sach clans that his patrdnsf threatened to wlthJLraw their patrcnase if be continued to teach the foreign religion. He was a teacher of young men. who were pre-, paring for the literary examinations,' and as "he ' had ho other means of supporting his family, he yielded to their demand, lie said he had no ai ternativelt was yield or starve He was in great" trepidation during the interview- he had - with me on- my boat; lest be should be seen; with me and lose his.; place.? yllet asaured. me that his own trust was in Jesus, and that he should die', inf the faith., I have since heard of his death.' It is Impossible for any ne in a christian land to appreciate the trials ot a lone christian in '! Chinese 1 heathen city twenty-five years ago; The light is' dawning nowaTay ibe full, light cf day soon come."-:. ; ' ' - .13 NOTES OP TRAVEL.' G. Washington Jones FMds "A Miracle a of Grace' What the Religion of Jesus . can do. . It Works Glorious Chan-res. "Jfee Ac. ; . .P vu. VtatJRecorder t" " .V '' , , r. Here am I in this far 6ft land stop ping, for a few days with the breth-, ren of Mossy Bottom Church. . r;I iavS found several 'strange brethren, but I cannot report alt at once.r : I flpent a pleasant night with brother Junius -P. Gratti who has beetn as member of the church for 12 or 14 vears It3 is a feast of fat things in tbe desert of life to meet with one so Christ-like as this good brother." S .v, j . He was quite ungodly at one time was profane, predisposed to drink and was once engaged in some donbt ful speculations. He was regarded as a "hard case" and he sits now and weeps as he tells of his sinful life and says that he is a "miracle of grace He is modest and: does not' thrust himself forward, but delights to tell of God's goodness in sparing and his grace in saving him. He frequently quotes Paul, 'By the grace of. God I am what I am.. I Cor. 15 : 10. And those who know him best are ever ready to finish the verse and say of him,, "And bis grace which was be stowed on- brother Gratt is not In vain. ' . f .. ' . ' Brother Gratt told me he went to church and heard an earnest man of God preach and it was so evident that he believed and meant all that he said that he was compelled to listen to him.- The preacher brought out so clearly the evil and guUt of in am RPP.n in the death of Christ that hisheartws-tOTched Md hM thought on this glorious theme day after day till'it did seem that he was the worst of sinners. He felt that be had helped to nail' Jesus to the cross and his heart was full of sor row and despair. As he thought on these things he wept over his sins, the spirit of God led him to realize in heart that ' Jesus had ;" borne his sins in his own body npon the tree,' and that the cars , that was due to his sins had iallen oh Jesus and now through the death of Christ he could live, ; Light , dawned,, despair fled away, sweet joy came and his whole heart went out to Christ and he felt that Jesus was his Saviour.' He was a new creature now. He saw every thing ti a hew light v, 7 : " He then determined, to ' read the New Testament and follow Christ ac cording to his word When he learn ed in the Bible what Christ desires his people to be, he seeks help and grace from God that be, may be j ust what. is demanded by . tbe Master, . He says that he learned from the Book that La disciple . must confess and put on Christ in baptism and that baptism, is ' "going, down into the watern, and. being, buried ..with Christ and rising np with him from the watery grave to walk in newness of life. That .tneans that we are to be like Jesus in acter. "'" - our lives and char :" He was baptised and seeks strength daily to walk In Christ's footsteps. He also . learned that the religion of Jesus is one of self denial we mast crucify the flesh, abstain from every appearance of evil and not love and be conformed to this world which is an enemy of -Christ and trne holi ness. Matt.lG : 24 ; Horn. 6 ; 6 ; Gal. 5 : 24 ; 6 ; 14 j L Thes. 5 : 22 Bom. 12 2j X John2 1 15 He jeel that these and kindred passages compel him to live in harmony .with them if be la to be a true disciple and please Jesus : lie declares that the gospel teaches that christians must have the spirit: of kindness, forbearance and forgive ness. Matt. 7 ; 1, 5 Eph. 4 ! 32 ; IT. .Tim. 1 : 10, 8.. Brother Gratt prac tices the graces as; well as preaches tbem. He is ever ready to help and be loves to render aid to those in peed He says his sweetest experiences have come from obeying these and like Sciptures.' ; The New com maud ment is a well-sping of joy to bis soulnot in merely quoting tt 1 or preaching from it, bat in "oyiul obe- dience to it. Brother Gratt is a liv ing example of humility and he says that a christiantoast be hum -ble, for Christ was humble. Matt. 11 : 28, SO;: and he 'taught that his disciples must" be also.. Matt- 23: 11; 2 ; John 13 1 2, 10 ; II. Cor. 12 : ft 8 ; James,4 : 10 ; J.. Peter 5 : 61 ; With the Bible in hand I do not see how a christian can desire1 to be otherwise the'- highest gospel plane is that of deep humility '.n All feel that tie teachiagi cf thi - New' Testament on humility have exercis ed a transforming power in the heart and Ufa cf Junius Gratt.' -He cakes ho vain shdwof 'huallity, do&ii not whine aid put ca a fic5 and eanctl-scruous tir3 c : :-ia hcly tones,' bat te ia .1 ant and cheerful and 6enJ3 Eur::. "una and joy wherever he goes. He has received, the teachings of Christ in his heart and it brings its legitimate fruit in a life of humbleness. - He has also extraordinary- candor, - honesty and ? concientiousness. He is thoroughly transparent. There is no double deal ing in bis nature. ' His - word is as good as Tils bond and his bond is . equal in .value to all he possesses! j lie thinks it no compliment for one, to say these, things , of him,. fori, he wonders how any one with the Scrip-' tares as his light and 'guide can 'be anything else.. He declares that the character of Jesus is so pure,' so free from-deceit that this i er?onrh to. '( 9 everything falsa from his heart' Then the words of thn ennA hnnb demand such a character in every discipla Ps. 101 : C, 7 ; Prov20i24, 5 ; Ps. 55:23; I.,Peter2 : 1, 22 ; Matt. 15:l9LMatt7 : 15: "Bevi 21s 2G; I. Tim. 4:2: Bom. 12 : 10 :. Levi 19 1 11. 2. He declares that God's word is tO double dealincr doiHtiK unrl frani twhat fire is to stubble, and It sonnds very mucn aise it when one . hears ; him quote- the above Scrioturea to prove It. He quoted other Scriptures aiou ou me- Buoject,- out i railed to mark theni.- 4 .ii.cq.-i;::i ? $:mz Junius P. Gratt's motto ia. "Thv iwho have - believed in God -must -be careful to maintain eood works' Titus3 : 8. He does not wisbitoW a fruitless branch of the vine15 John 15:1, 8, nor a barren fig tree." Luke 13: 6, 9.. With him' "covetonsnes is idolatry' Col 3 : 5, and he ; say that the words . of Jesus. Luke 11 : 15. "Take heed and beware of cove-l tousnesa77 ring In his heart like the sound of a great alarm bell and they warn mm agamsc a terrible sin and he must heed. And yet brother Gratt is not idle and indifferent to ' his earthly interests. "Not slothful business. ' fervent in spirit, serving the Lord," Bom. 12 : 11. is inscribed on his bus iness banner. ; 7 ' ; And Junius Gratt says that he was pot naturally disposed to heed these things lie was far from self denial uu waa iouu - oi ; pleasure t ana . nis appetites were his master and led him Into vice. All his life he had shrank; from the idea of being baptised land the name of Jesns i was hatefdU to his ears. He was by natnre inclin ed to be unreasonable, and unfor giving and rather drove people from him. He was regarded as very self ish and no one ever thought of call ing on mm ior aia ana sympathy, in ls selfishness be wa distant and proud and no one conld . scorn the humbling doctrines of the cross more than he. His life was one overshad owed with dark clouds suspicions hang over him like the pall of death. His ; word was always uncertain when self interest was at stake and more than once his integrity suffer ed from his doubttnl conduot in bus iness.. . Some thought that his hon esty had gone to dwell with the lost arts. But stinginess was his' most prominent characteristic, ; ' 1 ' i But what a change he feels it and all see it and feel it also. He says "it is grace, grace, grace a miracle of grace." rfHe now declares that his delight ia in Christ's service, this boast is in the cross and Christ is. above all to him. Earthly honors, riches r and pleasures have no charm for' him when they come between,, him and Jesus. : lis told me how he ; became honest in an hour he was - reading Paul's, address to the, Elders. of; Ephesus and he came to these words;: i"I have coveted no 'man's silver or, gold br apparel," Acts 20 :33. He read again and ahut the book - and thought over, 1; and then bet looked. at it again and he saw that Paul did not only not ''covet'" but he sought to make 'an- honest' living as the next verse'tells; - 4 He meditated on it a moment and said that is the way to be a chris tian Paul's , way and it shall be mine. I shall covet no man's pos sessions and "with mine own hand" I shallmake an honest living. He bowed on his knees and he prayed for Strength and God came down into his heatt and filled it with joy and grace aod . be arose, feeling that- in God he could go forth with,; Paul's motto as his own This wai before Lba united with tbo chnrch. Aud he aaaea : rom mac aay to tms hour I can say'with my hand on my heart tbat-J have never received a cent from any one unless 1 had earn ed it fairly and honestly.- , . s ' -. : Bro. Gratt is wb at I would call a New Testament christian made one by the power of God and the truth as it lain Christ Jesus. He loves the Bible, reads it, prays over . it and seeks strength every day to enable ; him to live out . its high principles brfuto men''.;v-.f When I looked npon bim j recalled the word of Jesus, "if the Son makes: you free you. shall, be free indeed." And again, "Sanctify them through thy truth thy word is truth." . The result is Junius P. Gratt is a live christian, a comfort and inspira tion to his pastor and an example of light . and pewer among . men. ; All have confidence in him. . AH love to hear him pray and when be arises in meetings and with streaming eyes exhorts,-!! lister, andevenr the toostievn-minded say, "He felt-it ill he is a-good' n--.'' u t JVhea any one is sick or in distress they send for this humble brother and bis coning ever scuds brightness and . gladness 'to their ..hearts. . His pray ers are;va!aed fat. cbove; tHI ricbes., JVfcen tbe wicked.rrjct evl eco2 at t-9 rtligiou cf t2 crc:3 enl thsy de, nounca chnrch cezsbsrs es hypo cntes,all will eay, "we except Junius n..'a "i. - i-- --.L-.' . -.P. -it I vriatb u is a goou man ana sincere jhio lua oi uuvuiiou ana consistency is .a witness; for Jesus ythat -1 puts) to silence all gainsayers-" f u. j i a I i . m J . 3 m . . . a k naa heard some one sav that our word Sincere comes from two Latin words (sine and cera) and mean honey with out wax; and brother .Gratt re-t minded ma qf that meaning, Ha is, free from thos blots in.his .charaeU, ter that would answer to Wax in honey.- Yet he says, ! Bv the" tracer of God l am what ! am.14 Precionsi grace that worka such wonders in- frail, sinful and depraved men. v, t For days the tnflaence; of brother - Gratt was felt "on my heart and1 it was. heavenly land- s?rc3t.uSsih..u the experience of all who came near him. As Itngged along on my sor-, rel pony my heart would rise np and pray "O, God make more New.Testa- ment christians make me and make all who name the name of Jesus New! Testament - disciples that they may. stand, up aarf aithf ul witnesses for, Jesus and his power to save. ' iP SU I have found here the coun terpart of Juniua v.P. Gratt in the person t of U Peacou , Snatchwell, .Origin of the Different Sects-No 3 Ehe Dutch Eeformed Presbyte rians seceded from tbeJSomau Oathon lies, in Europe in r1540..The New, School Presbyterians separated from the Old School, in 1838. Tbe Sece-; ders ( separated from the" Presbyte rians in Scotland in 1832. The Cum berland Presbyterian separated from the Old School in 1803. They , were opposed to making a collegiate coarse of education a test of qualification for the gospel ministry. , i -The Lutherans were founded by, Martin Luther, who was a persecu ting Boman Catholic 3i until 1517, when be began to oppose 'John Tetzel . for selling indulgences ! ia Germany. : The Pope's Bull against? Lutber bears date J nne 15, 1520 j and Dec 10, 1520, Luther burnt the bull, decretals and canons at Wittenburg, and began "preaching "his new doc trine. : Their confession of faith was composed b$ Luther and Melancthon, in 1530. , " ItMs worthy of note that . Luther, alter ne naa begun to see the cor rnptions of Bomanism, and to expose: them, did not at once tear himself away from the; chnrch in which he had been nurtured;" bot suffered much and long before he renounced -the juriadiotioo of- the Ton tift His immediate . followers; also retained for some time, many of their ancient isoperstltions, as exorcism in ' bap tism; the wafer in the Lord's Supper,' and . pnvate i confession. Lutbere views were peculiar about the pres ence of Christ at the Lord s Supper. While he renounced ; the Catholic view of transubstahtiation, he,held to the notion of consubstantiation. 1 j On : the action of baptism' Luther entertained correct views He says : ,'iThe name baptism is a Greek word, ana -may oe lermeaa tupping;, as when we - dip something in; ' water that it may bewholly covered.- His error was that of. the Catholics; that the cb urch has aright to alter qrdi- hauces. ..if be could have set , aside this erroneous dogma of tbe Bomah Gatholio' chnrch, and received s only the baptism instituted by Cbrist,and 'practiced uniformly by the primitiye idisciples, bis reformation would have . been more complete, indeed he would have been a Baptist. His reforma tion, therefore, though in many res pects a great onev was nevertheless, sadly incomplete. .The reformation of .Oncken, and his associates, is a far greater and more scriptural one than" that of Lutheri :'The organization of ILmther, was too late by 1500 years to be a church pf Christ, nji.,'.? vi sj. f Tbe next of modern sects are the, Episcopalians. Christianity p. was' planted in England about A D tJO, and flourished till A. D. 597,when the Pope sent Austin, - the Monk, ? with about forty others, who by fraud and threats,' brought a majority , of . the British churches' under the papal yoke and kept tbem there. In the year A. D. 1200, John, King of Eng. Jand, interfered iwith the papal in fluence, and Innocent I1L laid ah in terdict upon the kingdom. . In 1211,' L the Pope excommunicated king John;!. and in 1212, he dethroned him, and gave l Philip -. Augustas, King of .France, authority to take the kingdom. :. Panduff, the - Pope's legate, took John's crown and kept tt five, days .and when John .was sufficiently . humbled it was given him as a present from tbe Pope. J uenry v m. was a Boman Catholic, afad during ; the reformation lie so bitterly opposed "Martin Luther, that Pope Leo XJ declared him 'defender of the Faith, in 1521. But after: this Henry VIII. fell in love with Anne Boleyn, and petitioned Pope Clement VIL to divorce biin : from bis wife patharine; - and, . because OTement' wbttldhOt iaivoree him liebibke Communion with the eh urch of Borne,; and Ideclired -himself bead r Of' the chhrch ' of- Eogtand,; A. D. 1534 Henry died in 1547, and Ed ward VL his y son, i. reigoed till ; 1553. Then Mary, bis sister, who was a violent Boman Catholic, took . the.thtone, 1 aua t anting tier reign fcA"rotesiauts; Suffered, great persecutions She: diedijn-I553,rand ElizabBtb ilis daughter, wf .Henry .VIII., by Auua Boleyn,? reign d till 1C03 y During berreigu the Episcopal church wa established, a -iThcs-- England --aas Under Catholicism CC3 years, and the pri-:c:pal chan-? ttzt: tnc!j, pUce when tbey rt'-r-,'end tli?.t eiirrs now, is that tL;y r;j::t tta ..PoV authority, and discard sorsa of hij Lexteruai ceremonies. Thev, ulead j ...... a r - ' - that their' priests and church5 order; ire-one and the same with theEoman Catholic : and -so I far cfrcoi: being ashamed of it, they, are: prpud ta der. fend it, and they are sa certain of it, I iu, "" .' "V" jjuijjus t with ahy others.5 ; 'Their litarirv re quired Imrnersiod for baptism, &ad if was'for'i'ia longs time; universally practiced, except ir cases of cliaics The Episcopal chnrch, therefore is iearly 1CC0 years tod late to be the Cbcrcsof Chrlsto'"!'' iont:ui,m a y Please give the following extract from H. Harvey, Xsuthor of " The Pastor), a place in your paper:' ; ! t " la all ages gifts' have been be stowed specially; idanted t tor tha awakening and-ouversion otsouja. Tbgiftsayn?andi ua nar nc ine mai, tor 4het pastoral efflce butt t fJPPPitihiiatfng a pas- rora gilts iney are often high value.. The revivalist mav not al- wayspossess'tbe learning and teach. ing.powerof the .settled pastor , ha. uugub peruaps iau 4a tne qualities essential to the'eohtihuous guiding,' organizing. S andi coverhln ofi church; but M power to make vivid the .truths .and -impressions already received by, the, people, to develop umuemv laicuk cuuvicuuu, ana to press men to definite and avowed religions decision,: he may be special iy gutea. some pastors eminent in teaching and pastoral qualifications lack the awakening power, and thus it is often trne in tbe SDiritnal work that one soweth and another reanathi In ench cases the revivalist comes aS a re aper, with special gifts for ingath ering, where the long and patient iiuu w ma sower ana cultivator pas preceded him; and lias alreadv nre" pared; in the souls of the people the firtiFifnaT hotwAe'' - r ' - - VUIVUHi UOi f f30W?Si r iff tl-'7 A? ine reiauon of.the evangelists to the pastor, in special religions ser vices, is always one of great delicacy. The most f tan k r understand in e and cordial co-operation bet weeu tem Is of the highest moment - Mnch cam. therefore, should be taken not to en. croach on the prerogatives of the pastoral office, br to lessen the esti mation in which the pastor is held by the people. There is sometimes danger of this. The sermons of the evangelist limited as thev are in number aud frequently repeated,not only have the attraction of novelty to the people, bnt, are often spiced with' a fullness of anecdote and der livered 1 with' a freedom and force which the pastor's cannot possess, by reason of the different and i wider range of subjects which he must dis-. uss ana i,ue xar, neavierand more extended draft made oa his resources. The less thoughtful hearers Will con trast what seems to them to be the comparative ; dullness of: the ; pastor : with the freshness, and spice of the evangelist, an.d the pastor unjustly suffers, r Atnong-'the converts 'also there is often a special attraction to him who chad been the u Immediate agent in their conversion awhile tha long and patient toil ot him who had prooaoiy prepared the . way for that final step is overlooked or disnaraed.' Plainly it is the duty of the evangelist to recognize ajid hold ia check toess l-'rT- fitr r" '.--.T.rrR' tendendes, ani-to strengthen , Inl,??.? 1 every possible, way the pastor's posi tion In the Convictions and afftwtioni of the peopte.!He may thua dreader nisi wort a permaneot blessing ia tbe churches vby making itiibemana ef cemenung ,ther relations a of ahd people. WAounWt will iatn jdefewwitttheJarraagements W the4 meetings to the jadgmenY and expe 1 rience of the evaneeUst. butia donbtl jfal, whether,: hrider any rMm9euw''3eT&FewlB7 stances, an e van eel I at1 should sAAk ;-'..' . xne ;contronortbem, or a pastor saomacQuceaeutomm.'7- -r--, i . " - -. ! " W. G. BOLL1N3. I jAlesvWe, April, 1880. WOMANi MISSION SOCIETIES. sr xu a. . o. xowts, bsosxtabt o cdtul ! BIBLE READERS IN lands; t HEATHEN - The following ver- interesting let ter from Miss A. M. Field, of Swa towt Cbina;will be read , with Inter est by Women's Mission Circles, and those who are Interested in the sup port of Bible Readers. The letter is &ated- ; , . j SWATOW' China, Pebl 10, 1880 A large amount ot work, mast be gone by the foreign missionary lady, efore any traioiog of native Bible romeacau:welI be begun.uAa the christians are scattered over a wide region; ' living in towns and hamlets -emote from her home and from each ther;'sbe is obliged,' in order to be me fully Acquainted! with them, to nake many difficult and wearisome ourneys.. Oaly in this way can she earn the exact condition of her peo ple, and get sueh familiarity 'with the field itself thkthe can defioliily tnd wi8elv direct the Bible vromp.n ben thev-; are easasred cm Itfcflr Iu this way, too. she tains what are the spiritual ngeds cf the ma&ei of heathen wrsmj?n kh-t is tiaaco-iat ana tLa kind tt tiraticn the Bibls vc rp i-n la cr tz:.: to, render, then the!-r:?:t irticra Kzi aa uairj.1::! Llzzi Cf esy ti etren'r-i to d.-a7 up ca, there ia no rca-ca v.Ly ii n;-ht net; well to iarite all the Chris- j? ban.Tom3l'!.ist3.,'A ccJiool. avhere :' theyj wc4dbeV tatrght to read aud " understand? the Bibli; But when i thar-Jiiti'io.l;3 expend i is linit- ed, lt.ia iapasnjatht muchre i C3v exercuea o la -tta sslectioa ,cf ; It best not to take into my class thosa'f wno ouer-tnemsetis as pupils, but n to seek oct tnd liivite to it those i -whose Christian cisractsr is such es ; to plainly rt'aitisttd them for this wcrli.-JOHyrt2Ci Jtasrc-tly ts-; quamtca r:ta ts wenea invited to i join the class, c"! one. fael era that'll she is r: ' zzz. iLtr ti.3. and nc:3y'".:p on t'i r,L3 1:3 ttdji-j t:. i:;uef; solely for theEIUe's sake. --.We have ii thejoycf finding naayc such in our '! classes, and such will and do remaiu steadfast through much hardship in the. workiowbichlthey. are called, u , Some ; have studied a few months : and then returned to their homes, to ,1 be more joyous and lutein gent Chris tians all the rest of their lives. Borne study for years; nd grow in grace ima wondcrfal jray, l dj pot esnd 1 anyone oat as a. Bibla woman until i she-has learnedto- read tha -Hymn-book and - the . Compendium, of the ; Gospeis.stS;f - - i Once a year all the Bible women : return to their, school house here, for ibourfihree11 months continuous study i of i the Bible. 1 Perpetual con-, tacti .with,-heathenism benu nibs the conscience, andj jhey need the quick. entng luuuenoe or a new view of their,) During ths - last . five years the : : average number, of Bible , wosjeni here has been twenty... ui those now employed, nearly all have been en? gaged, in the, work more: than three earnest women', humbly and brsvelyj doing , a work that is In heaven: i reckoned at an immense value. They 4 tRu vj , vww w iiuo wuuuy .sua-i- tionsy ; at ' each of which there are rooms provided for thm,' in connec tion with: the chapel. .The two give companionship and protection to each other, and spell each other in talking when' many come to hear.' They go out to the 1 villages and hamlets, of which there are - always several tens within a few miles,: and; there teu the gospel story to t he pagan ' women in their own bomes.f Sometimes they stay several days in a village, lodging - with friendly; hearers. .-f&iX sztK t At present the Bible women are sent out to their stations for -three month8 'ati a time, the interval be tween - communion seasons' here r at Swatow.vIf, on returning, they cref port manyJnquirers at the station where they have been, they, or two other Bible women, are sent to the same station0 for the 'ensuing' three mohtha' -But if they report -few or none willing to heed their message , they are sent to. some station where j there ' is an' audible' call for - their 1 labors;' It is very desirable that the Bible -Women," when at the country ; sfAtibna, should frequently hate en- J couragement and : advice fromi tha i oreign missionary lady. - Their work.; is so unlike anything which Chinese ; women' habitually ' do ; tney; meet with ianaay rebaSj and are tntler so many, temptations t lag;- they find such real obstacles in the way ine5 wiainess-tnat uwy? must ; .oautr wr uosv mivas ot wa aa, aawjsgf mvui ejvaaa-v ; ona whose wisdom and zeal ii greater than their own. The Women receive one dollar and . a half per month while here learning :toft read When they? begin -their wotk as Bible women, they 'jeceive ' i6160?6 na f "0WTO maa tnem Wle ,e"?J? 5 &JZJ9rJZi. i? ?f. ett food j and the halt iiiHiri; hi Clival sa-aria v m roTfi siviavtaara--; aania wmi f ,w . sms. w jaw; w mmj jSk w .;wy "P"WMr ""s $ give their ; time " to Bible : woman's; work. They dress and live as poorly ; as do the 'pocr women when' theT;- teach : and they endure much expo- sure to rain, cold and fatig:;; In a ; way that is unknown; to ; til,. other.:, Chinese women, they go, to places distant from their own homes, and dwelt among strangers. Tkey often 1 BufTar ) extreme L hardships, tmt aio Bible woman: has ever given up, her wura. uocaase ta was unru. x vu . ui , the women lived through the hottest -months of the year in a stable;' beH cause there were numerous laqcirers In - - a certain place, and no other j lodgings than, the stable. Two of the women were badly beaten, in a - certain village, and yet before their Z wouUds L were healed these women ' wet back to that place to continue their work, because .Its welfare de. msnded their presence. . . J,; 1 The results of such work can. nof how 1 be accurately computed. ' But ? when all those who have gone forth ? teari5s.:precioua tsed eota -egain with rejoicing, these women will also t come brining their sheaves, and, we .; Shall be amS28d.:at the greatness s of " taa Harvest. ATjr.t.t! ErFrar.riTS. - i rPEtarCT wisioa hath four parts, j izriwisdora, ba principle of doing, hings .aright , justice, the principle . 5f doing 1 1 iage cqually.ln public and private ; fortitude, the priac!p!3 cf OCi uyicg uocx cancer, hhii t:ci.a , t :f "3 tcrr"--"'-2t t-a pri;-::; cf j tabiaiag dsiires, and, livb; cod trately. 4X , ,,-..,-; ... ..j -ns ij most sarcirl wLo ij r-ct lIeiua;L:stta -:;cl T tv. I; - fr L-.rt-aathet-: tiJ Lis C-js ccllia. Ti anllin.
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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May 12, 1880, edition 1
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