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The Biblical pecorderi IN vPUBUSHElXJEVfiRT s- WEDNESDAY j EDWAEDS, BBOUGIITOK A CO. y- . s ; Z RALEIGH, N. a Offlee oh Fayettevllle St, OppKarket gssjfs of smscRTPTioxi One copy ene yew $2 00 One copy, six months,.. ........... J ,00 CInbs, -.of flve,I,v,.......Vvv10 Clubs of lea,;.,...!...-....."."-80 00 Remittances mast be et by Reentered Letter, Post oSceOrder, Express or Drift, payable l the order of the Publlahara. - ;IateriatiiiMl SiiiiafMooIlKS "" FIRST qUARTEIt, MSI. ,, 'lisSOSlXl-rSRUARTSTrH. .- l iOT; BT BET. JU C DUOS", AsherDle, N. C. ' i ... . ..''j ... . ... i. i i CBBIST HEALISfl TffE SICK. r . . Lake S: 12-88. ' , '" : - , . ') GOLDK3T TEXT. The pewer f Ged rupreseat to keaMkem. Luke 5: 17. .p . i - 'i f " - 4 Dallj HomeEaiBgr3. Mondty, Cbrirt -r Heeling the Sick, Luke 5: 12-25. Tue. day, PereDel framlfstthevt Vatt 6 lt t ? i Wednesday, Pandld from Mark; is Mark 1: 4045; 2:1-12. Thurtday, Lep 'roey Cteanaed, 3 Kings 5: 1-14.- TOday, 1 Paralysis Oured, John 5: 1-15. Saturday, Bins Forsiren; "Pa. 83: 1-11. r8onday, The Son of Mai Bestowing Grace, Lnke '5: 12-28. ; ' .' V . : i; l v.- CONTEXT. ( :; , Christ came from Naiareth to Capernaum Since last lesson He has performed seirersl miracles. Those related by Luke are the catting out of the nncleao derU in the aya agogne, bealiag Peter's mother in-law, mi raculous draught of fishes. . ( -i . .. f CHRIST HEALING. I. The Leper.-lf-IS. II. The Ptraljtle Slmer.-17-2C: C0XXE5TS. I. T Uper Healed.-! S-l 6. ; 'V12, i verse gives us (1) The hope less eondiUoa of this poor man fuU of Up rotf. No human skill could cure the loath some disease. A fit type of the sinner, (2.) His reverence and humility, B on kit fact. A becoming posture in our approaches to Jesus. (3.) His earnestness betought Aim. He realised his condition, and this msda him in earnest So we should realize our condition as leprous sinners. (4) His faith in th willingness and ability of Christ Lord, if thou wilt thou cantt -make mt eUan. V. lZ. :iTovched Aim. Others dared not even approach him, but Jesus Is ready to care those who are so polluted that their friends avoid them. Learn : The mere touch of Jesus can do what all human wis dom and skill fail to accomplish: I vnH, be thou dean. Whatever Jesus Wills is sure to be done in answer to faith. The leper's prayer was according to Christ's will, and it U now his will that all sinners askfor cleans ing. Immediately just like soul cleansing. The moment we believe, we are eared. ; V. 14. Charged him to teUno man. The cleansing would speak for itself, and Jesus wished not for notoriety. He. knew that every miracle would but incense His ene mies against Him, and His time had not yet come. We are not commanded new to hold oar peace; yet, after all, it is better: to thou than to soy that we are cleansed. Let our lives speak louder than our words.. Offer ferthj detnting. i See Lev. 14: t-20. ' V. 15. So muek the more. ' Not more than if Jesus bad not told- him to be silent, but more than ever before.'' "IfuUitvdet come to getherl The"-'way to get crowds to church and Sunday school is to EaYe Christ there tohe'aK '- ' - :" -' : y V. 16. Withdrew hynitelf into the wilder net and prayed. Lit Wat tn the habU of mlhdrieinj; Ac. Christ was never too busy for secret , devotion. It k In the closet," or "wilderness' that we .gain strength for Qod's ; work. Luther used' to eay that he was sometimes so busy that he had to spend two or three hours a day in prayer. Was it any wonder that he turned the world upside downt , ; 51 ri r '-a n II. The Paraljtic Sinner Healed.--1 7-26. "Y.:t7.As he via teaching.' No wonder working did be allow to take the place' of teachingJ' Fhariteet .and doctor of the taw fitting Jj. Perhaps some of the same doc tors with whom, 18 years ago, he talked in the temple The word titling by implies that they were there rather as critics than learners. the power of the Lord wot pretent t6 heal them. And yet these learned critics did not readily avail themselves of this power, but began to find fault. This power of the Lord our Saviour: seems, to have gained in secret prayer, as we have to do. ' Y. 13. lienoia. A word which In theN. T always precedes something Important PaUyl f Ji disease like our Paralysis, render. ing the patient helpless. 1 bring him iri and lay him before him. They did not,' like the centurlan, have faith --that Christ could heal bim absent Still their faith was strong and made them overcome difBcul- '' ties. -We should always be seeking means by which to bring our friends to Jesus. - V.: 19. Beeaute of the multitude. The mul titude' of to-day is in the way of many seek- ww , mivu uvro TvaV umv UlvoCaw oUQ apparently gathered around Jesus often hinder,: rather than help, f seekers after Cnnst inconsistent Christians are great - obstacles!, i Went upon the houtetop. Hot so difficult a task as to climb upon our bouses : for the eastern houses had flat , tops, and often stairs sending from the outside ThthjtejM0; i Made usually of hard? ened chm and quite heavy. WUh hit anieh. or Utile bed, different from the bed ?f 18 They .seem to have procured i smaller bed. - that they might the. better, handle It,! w " V. 20. Saw their faith : The faith of the - sick man and his bribers. Jesus answera our f alth-J or our ,j friends; TAf ttM bt for, given Wt' He (strikes at the root of the dis ease. - Our afflictionsvare the result of feln. Learn '.. The best-way to cure the body, is ursi 10 get ine soai curea. : ,, ,t . ,.; . 1 V tL,Jegan:tortato-tJ(,memrM Christy noidea aljl'rkyfta. tiotis c'taccordijAwul begins tocavik eon forgive jrint but Qo inTheir JtUadnesf ff oul, not let them .that tie" one; before; them ?as indeed God.uch is--tlse tlindaessof buman reat son and leartinSltf.Kt oxIfflaoiY tyu VWiFerecittdVuir thovghtn fYTaaart , : - I - a 1 1 - "I'll rr aj r : a . , - l.l .ll . AN II.. U- II I 7V f. 7 The Organ of VoEtnn 45. notlolrpeak to Jeiui to let Qlm knew what isinour minds and hearts. -Let us beware then of cherishing Impure thougb.ta.v -iY. 28. iWAeOtr U,mr to t Equally easy for. Christ to heal soul or body ,Xk our sicknesses no do we look tetHim for heal ing as we should t., .': .. i Uv. 2v: ftxi; Udryn .. Aj power "which He haa delegated o no man. He who iaa borne' the penalty; if or sin, surely bas the right td forgite sla. Arite, . tab (Ay touch. Thus showing that his palsied limbs had received strength . Whew Christ heals us in sul or body, H demands of us that we give some proof of U tp, the. world. 4 ll iWl;1"; case of inatantaneouf conTersion,,-Jporrf to kit oh Aovss. , What joy among hlv household He seems to hare been a man ,of property, glorifying .CML.The result of Ms soul, as well .as bodily cure, never fails to glorify -God for blegir,'. V. 26. Gixes us three effects of this mira cle uporiJiher crowd.'4 faulty all amaud. Even' the caTlling doctors had to wonder. Gforifed Gfwfc Showing that they had faith 1(3.) Weiri JBU& iU ear. The mysterious Is sure to make us fearfuL Tb'ey felt a little shock from the earthquake of Oofs power. Si ! COWUtilCATIONS. Reminiscences ef & Long Missionary life i BT EIV. U. T. , YATES, D. D. : lUKBKR 45. Tv C02JTUCIANTSM. . Coniacius, the latinized name of tbe Chinese philosopher Koong-Foo-$sit was the fodndex of the system which we pall Confucianism. He is said to have been born about five hun dred; and fifty, years before Christ. Be; Jived tathe age of 72, and died about ten; years before the Western philosopher, Socrates, was born. Judging from the effects of his exam- 1 , . . . 1 t a . pie ana writings, n was raisea up ana endowed with wisdom that fitted him to be, i n the absence of xevelation, the light of a great and populous em pire1. HiB system of philosophy and moral teachings have been to the Chinese what the laws of Moses were to the Jews. And the Chinese have fallen as far short of the spirit of his ideal man, as the Jews have in keep ing the law in the spirit in which it was desiened to be Kept- Thev both alike retain the Titnal formalities of 1 what is reaaired by their ancient teachers; and both adore their respec tive sages as they should 'adore the God of heaven. Confucius was a great and good man, and -the tenden cy of his moral teachings was in the main good. When askea to give in one sentence a rule for the guidance of one's whole life, he said: "Do not do unto others what yon would not have them do nnto von This is a negative uf the golden rule." His whole system consists m a min ute discription of the relations and duties of men to each other, to their parents, to their sqperioxs in age, to the ;oy6iTimeot and to their ances tors; with the Yiew of promoting good manners, good morals and good government. Me, time and again, laid great stress on the importance of proper attention to the offerings to ancestors -vmiai piety." in ms stnay ana mea itation on tne wants' ana tendencies of human natnre, he, conceived that the J;. worship,, 01 ancestors serving deceased parents just as they should be Berved living was the founda tion of all good morals and conse quently of good goternmeht He said, "How" greatly, filial was Shun? ono of thef first Emperors of C3iina.rr f'His Tirtiie, was' that of a sage; his dignity was the Imperial thronej.(or his ! digriity was that of the son of heaven,) his riches were ill within the fenr seas. ' He offered his sacrifices in his ancestral temple, and his descendants preserved the ' sacri- sfS l L a - rni . m. - t . ucea 10 nim8eir. xnereiore, naving such great virtue, it could not but be that he should obtain the throne, that he should obtain those riches, that he snonia ODtam ma lame, that he shonl 1 attain to his long life." - "How far extending was the filial piety of King Won and the Duke of Ltuno. JSow niiat piety is seen in the skillful carrying out of the wishes of our forefathers, and the skillful car rying forward Of their undertakings. In spring" and autumn they repaired and beautified the temple hall of their fathers, set forth their ancestral ves sels,' displayed their various robes, and presented the, offerings of the several seasons," &c. Lego's Transla- tum; n z . - " ? I could give yon scores of extracts of a similar character, from the clas sical writings 01 tne uninese sage. The advantages and; blessings to be expected from "filial piety' eonld not be presented to a superstitions people in- a more tempting1 light honor, riches, fame, andf a Jong life. This part of the philosopher's mdral teach mgs has beeav adopted, the s whole people, and has come down to oar day fjervertedinto the inost degraded form of idolatry; one that the 1 Chris tian missionary finds to bejthe strong hold of the powers of darkness. Tue people say we can gitenp the worship of'baif idols, bntidd v not ask ns to throw away our ancestors.' We '' are indebted to Confucius for this formi dable barrier to the 1 introduction of Christiahity Vn : 3 Oho more extract from .'Dr. Yegg's translation of 1 the Confucian "classics Will suSce. J will take the firstchapter tt 'the ''great- learning,?; (the great stiidy:cf taah) KThis may be regard id 'as the text of aH his vother writ ings; it may be of interest to ; soine tf osrthc-shtfalreavlcra,"1 a iL . the North Carolina Baptists, Devoted to Bible' Relrgionfiduci "What the great learning teaches is,' to illustrate illustrious virtue; (that which a man receives from heaven) to renovate the people; (by example) and to rest in the highest excellence. (The mental process by which the point of rest may be attained.) The point where to rest being known, the object of pursuit. is then determined; and that being 'determined, a calm imperturbedness 1 may be attained. To that calmness there will succeed a a tranquil repose. In that repose there maybe careful deliberation, and that deliberation will be followed by the attainment ofjho . desired; end. Things have their rest and their com pletion. Affairs have their end and their beginning. To know what is first and what is last, will lead, near to what is taught in the great learn ing. ... . 4, !.'. . - " , The ancients who wished to illus trate illustrious virtue throughout the Empire, first ordered well their own states. Wishing to order well their own States,! they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they, first extended to the utmost their knowl edge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things. . , "Things being investigated, knowl edge became complete. Their knowl edge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their per sons being cultivated, their families were regulated. . ! Their families being regulated, their j states were rightly governed. Their states being rightly governed, the whole Empire was made tranquil and happy. "Franvthe Emperor down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation o the person the root of everythingbesides. "It cannot be, when the root is neglected, that what should spring from it will be well ordered. It never has been the case that what was of great importance has been slightly cared for; and at the same time that what was of light importance has been greatly cared for." This first chapter of the great learn ing is at once e text oV d' key note to; all the Confucian philosophy. It is, of course, the religion of the government and of the literati ; and is called by them the religion of China. And while they glory in their sage, and profess to be the followers of his precepts,. let no one think for a mo ment that practical Confucianism of to-day is anything more than the shadow of what was written more than 2,000 years agoJ It is a treasured relic, before which all bow, just as a Buddhist will bow to or reverence a tooth, or any other relic, of Buddha. No one pretends to believe that it is possible for any one to observe the teachings of their ancient and revered sage. . -: i r-;r' , AVhile all, who know anything 1 about China and Chinese must admit that much of. the .teachings of Confucius ii high-toned, and has been of inestimable ' ralne in unifying and preserving intact this empire ior so many ages; it cannot De aeniea mat 11. nas oeen tne cause or the occasion of two gigantic evils, the influence of which cannot be over estimated: Ancestral worship fund- thui, and the retardation of the civil ization and material progress of the nation, by causing the people to look backwards and downwards instead of forwards and upwards; for they have made no progress in civilization or in the material comforts of the people for some 2,000 years.' . The volume of thought of the nation; during all these years, has been spent upon the Confucian classics, with the view "of securing ; the literary degrees, and thus entering' the portal that opens the way to office, health and influence. They have all neglected ' the axiom of CenfnciosHhat "the' extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things. i They have investigated nothing but the classics. Until they came in contact With llhineso speak ing Europeans, they gave no atten tion to geography, history, religions, languages except their own or, any of the sciences. An original thinker could not be foubd in the land. .This is a nation with one , idea: the glory of Confucius and his classical litera ture. The very air. is resonant-and filled with tne fragrance of the one sage unaer neaven., jlis classics are taught in every village school; where theTtoys commit; to memory his philo sophical works but do not compre hend them.1 1 And the fact 'trf. their not understanding them,' Hlht ' them withreverehde for one so wise and Tiiyiterious: Every iTej-c0ttnty-i- Treieccorai ana nrovrnciai city m tne Empire has its (yA-iTowwF-i-Confucian temnle. Most of these tetanies have no image' of ; Confuciusv butonly his tablet, elaborately ?. carved, or namented and guilded. . It is in con nection with these temples , that the primary and competitiye examinations are held The primary examinations are held at the tfttin cities, where. after a certain degree ,of . proficiency ,niueu, j,ub .Biuaens receives a "certificate grantinz him -permission to compete at the prefectural cities lor; the first literary degree fcorres- p6hdin to A.1 B. h With this dsgrts, he is allowed to compete at the rro- vincial citiea for the l second literary "degree; fccv Aifew cities that have produced a certain numter'cf literary men of distinction, are allowed tLa '.- 4. i .tit ",J-1i S J RALEIGH, H". 0., WEDKESDAT,. FEBRUARY honor of an image of Confucine jet their, Oh-Koing.. 4 Now just as soon as a young man has the honor, of be ing admitted to the privilege of parj ticipating in the examinations at. the Oh'Koong.'ht becomes filled with wide and' self-conceit; his cup is fvUot j viutuuoius. aua wie gioryoz ms posi tion, so honorable in the sight of men, Confucianism then, with'its eon-! comitanta ancestral - worship and H?f reinforced by superstition standi out as the seemingly impregna ble citadel, that must be stormed be fore Christianity citt ba taid tov havt secured a firm footing nnder the hon est protection of this corrupt govern ment. We . have laid, seigo to tthis Citadel. .Our agencies, sapper and miners, are at work True, our nnm ber is small, aid we have no reserve; but, in this business, "it is not by might, nor by power, but by my spir it, saith the. Lord." With the bless ing of Ood; which is sure, nd the constant presence of Him who said, "And Lo, I am with you always even unto the end of the world," a blessing that is conditional on. our observing all thing! whatsoever be has command ed, we know that it must in .time yield to the force of divine truth. The leaven is at work. Already there are commotions in certain quarters; Confucianism will die hard, for , it is moored in every heart and backed by the government We shall hate; a fierce struggle; but Ood reigns;4 and He Can make the wrath of man praise Him. Hepe in Ood and work while it is day. - -'';- ' ;. j ,1 TEIP ABROAD. . :i j A ride of 182 miles takes us first through the Tuscan Apennines, one of the grandest parts of Europe, over bridges, tunnels (45 in all) and galle. Ties in uninterrupted succession ; then we obtain beautiful views of r the val leys and gorges, and of the luxuriant plains of Tuscany, "the Garden of Italy," pass Bologna, the broad val ley of the Po, along by Padua, and at 4:30 P. M. reach the Queen of the Alriatic The fields of hemp along the road especially at tract our attention. In some places the stalks art ten or fifteen feet high; The corn, too, is splendid, while the yield in Hhe wheat fcrops aeemrtcm enormous. , we step out oi we train and, in the language of if ark Twain, "tnfo a hearse"- gondola. There are scores, if not hundreds, of them In waiting. They are about 30 feet long, and three or four wide, taper ing off at each end into a point They ' are invariably black, and are lined with black cloth or velvet, and have pillows or moroco cushions for seats. Each has a little cabin with windows, curtains and .f'ai mirror, which occupies the centre,' and. can easily be replaced by an awning, s The prow rises in front to the; height of the cabin, and is crowned with pol ished steeL They are propelled by one, two or four gondoliers, ; who stand, if one, behind; if more, , near both ends. Their movements are. as graceful, as a nymph, but their dress is icant) consisting of a bine flannel blouse trimmed with white.' The gondolas were once vert gay, but the salt Water sd changed them that they beeame - very expensive and the Re public forbade the use of colors inthe trimmings, and clothed them all in black There are 2000 of them con stantly glidingbackand forth through the canals, as noiseiesa as a ghost and as graceful as a swan. One thousand of this nnmber belong to private fami lies, while the others are for, public use, and kept lor hire i ou can rent one by the day for about, two dollars and a half, gondolier and all: go when and where you please, provided you make1 an agreement ,bef ore v s(art ing. If not, you may; look out for trouble. ? The gondoliers alwayj' ex pect "la bois,w (a few1 centimes extra for a dnnk.) ' , Venice, you know, 'is1 situated on a nnmber of small islands two or three miles from the main land! 1 It ' was first settled, they say, by the inhabi tants Of upper Italy, who fled -hither in smaii, ooau to escape tne cruel treatment of the baroanan hosts' of the ; North, in their invasions. : As there was no such thing known then as ships of war, it was an easy matter for them to defend .themselves, from any attack by land, being . thus en tirely cut on xrom au communication, save by water. There are 72 . islands within the. Corporate limits and cot- ereu uy we tity, wiui m more imme diately ' surrounding, (104 - rn alL) These are cohnected bv 888! bridges. ow oi wnicn- are puDiic, me tuners private. rThere'are ohlf two bridges across- the Grand Canal, which Winds through the city ! in the form of the letter 8, and yet ohe well acquainted can goto any part of Venice on foot. .There are :120 small canals, only ' six xees ucep, useu ior oru inacj purpOBea. The Grand Canal, however, is sixteen feet deep, and, in front of St Mark's, twentysiXifeetif The average width of these canals is ten or twelve feet except the Gtahd, which is fro" fifty to one hundred feet The popuution isaboutl30,00Q..4 - ' It looks very strange to see fashion able young ladies come out of . their marble palaces. r dressed within 'an inch of their lives, gt into a boat and gUde off to pay pcp a.7.?,- (Almost every rhcxaa i a Venice jsTConta rsous U one or more cf these cir.Ij,tJthst with si gcrdcl One caa'ta jnst where h$ choc;:i)i.;Tt cy row up to the front doer , and, get out ,oa thakUrs li'Jit certain ties ex tr.s dy, you may scs I . :. ...... . ' " ''.I.. .. ... v A :-:it ji rtlZi Vy .crnnov from- two to a 4oxeh children, .boys! the Witer and there aaema to be sucbJ t a thing a .coming out in as bad con- auwn;as when pne . goes in; for be-s sides all this every thing that. faTTs overboard from the boats which carry) merchandise, floats on these streets of slim6vAnd yeV:for U this,4. there5 are many things- to charm, especially; whr 1 w Mmm!ir lb of Venice. Byron halbeantifnllyex-' preased it : " ' a 4.r:.. . "I stood la Venice xjn. the Bridge ef Sighs, A palace and a pi0n on each hand ; ? 1 saw from pot the waves her structure As from the stroke of the enchanter's wand. ' A thousand years their cloudy wings ex pand -i vy- ii ti.--.r;t Around me, and a dying glory smiles O'er the far times when many a subject i. viand :ir-:VTts- . . ' s-., -.-r:1- u Leoked to the winged Lion's marble piles. Where Venice sat in state, throned on her 2-2mrjuaidlsles.N-.s-fWi;r orf .y;... The cars now run to the city over the famous bridge which is two and a half miles long; all of brick; stopping 'at the end of the Grand Canal: Keach iag thelhotel, we brush off ' the worst of the dut and prepare for a ramble, pinner js" served, at which we meet a young man from Alabama, who has somewhat familiarized himself with the places of special interest, rahfl who proposes to stroll with us.v ,We go down to the large open Piazza - or square in front of St Mark's, where we find hundreds of gondolas waiting, like cabs areund public j squares in -New York.; The moon has lust made its appearance over the historic waves ox tne mue Aanauc, ana is occasion ally yeiled bf the fleecy clouds which glide through the star-lit sky." Even ing tephyrs xan the brows of the mixed multitude, kissing alike the rosy cheeks of the fair American belle, the swarthy dimples of the .Italian beauty, and the furrowed brows of the haggard faces of beggars with a sur prising impartiality, JSvery .thing invites to a ride. We enter a rAettrs and glide slowly, sweetly, noiselessly away. Tjy the Grand Canal we go, viewing the palaces of the princes of former years on either side, and ever and janon meeting a gondola with a merry, joyoui" throng. There is a caffee at tne wharf, brilliantly illumi nated, having a fine band of music to attrtihe passcn b la front, there ira ana aeLiees arransva aranan tabie2 accommodate hundreds of . --,--- -. - peeple, and they are an occupied. Europe has not some of the luxuries which we enjoy in America such as ice-cream, soda water, lemonade, etc. They have something that they use in their place, but to me they are poor substitutes. Jiut an over tne country their principal drinks are wine and beer men women ana children drink these. . . . Now"We. will take a short walk around the Square in front of 8t mark's uatnearav Anis occupies ice same place in Venice that St Peter's does iu Itome.- There, is a kind. of gallery or colqnhade on three 'sides of the square, on a level witn we pave ment? a All along this there are little stores, shops and saloons full of their articles of merchandisewhich con- sist principally of jewelry of every conceivable- kind; - cutlery, photo- grapnie ana sterooecopiB views, uuoas, albums, glass-ware, ana notions genefr ally. T A good deal of A the jewelry is of Venetian gold, tne same as tnat of Which' canaie-sticas are maae m America. One of their principal ia dfistties is the work: in class : . and it is wonderful how many different arti cles .they, can manufacture from it bracelets, necklaces,' cravats,: hats, bonnets, dresses and an endless cata logue ef other things. The curiosi ties in this line are sufficient to repay one lot a trip jo x.urope. , t , . . JDUt lb is uuio i.ua( we were paying bur homage' to king- Morpbeus, for the hands of tne clock in the tower point to XO. . So we make our way back- through the crooked, winding streets, so narrow m some places, that yott can tohch the walls on both sides with your hands-fin fact; some of the alley art; just wide enough to: admit o&epersen at time, ana a two nap ten to meet, thev have to turn side- wise ana squeeze by. -" ' ; -t 1 "xnere are j no venicies nere,"vou jenow, ana au tneir transportation is by water.; ljonsequently; the night's repose is interrupted only by the con tinuous ' tread of the nassine ' multi tude, not even the barking of a dog. nor the mewing f a cats is heardl S SOi: .affectionately enfolded in - the arms of Somnus, ; the night:. glides sweetly away.. The first sound that attracts my attention Sunday morn-' inir is vuat ji a numan Dei n jr. samui- ingat the top of his vouie: I jump up ni put my head out of the . window to see the cause of 1such distress, and find a diminutive form passing along acroas- the back of his &eck a pole four or five feet long.4 to each end of which is attached- a huge tin .vessel, ana ne toddles on. crying, j tffwr He has. water for sale. In a little box he; -C4rries ice and in small case some bottles, full of svrun and f ssencejiol lemoni cmnamoni .t' illaf assafras-or , something stronger,! and, if you wish it flavored, he squirts! little of the' syrup? into iWmsk' enough tor you to taste it Thereare j-Scores cf thes water venders bassicg, uu. cvaey tnaTT- ? sale ior1 tcciri xaerchandS;le5 thei heat is f so 1 pressire ia the middle cf the day .i! aj-j.W85s:A;eooiini tendency u -ryjr-19 mvuii uoor. . steps, ,in , oauiing.! r How convenient to have a bath house; at one's door 1 Of cburse,' all the filth: atid 'StCnchof the city are cast 'into: T-rii' Genlnal Intellxeeiice' !l6;: 1881: : 3 -A 8BBS0N, '-'i i Preached by G.. Tfasklmgten Jones at Vousrt UUhe Church. ' , THB PXTIL QS DEES3 PARADE, ETC. s akiud tne aevu ucetn mm up into aa exceeding high mountain, and Iheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glo ry of them; And saith unto him; All these things- will I, give thee, if thou wilt fall down andworshJp me." Matt. 4: W. ,'t I " Jt is withpeculiir deligut that .1 this day appear for the first time be-: fore the intelligent congregation of Mt Oilbo Church, i Your fame and good works,; my .hearers.-have fsrone abroad in the land, and my heart has! long panted to, meet you and stand before you and preach. And be hold the good time ' has come; and; I assure you that: there is at least one1 happy heart here to-day. .. , ! . .1 call your attention to the Ian-' guage of the textr Which is the lan-' uage of the devil, as you perceive, i select this text because we have so much of its author, in us, and we ought to look; after, ourselves some times as well as to give so earnest at tention to others." We must examine ourselves 2 Cor. 13: 5. , - : .' Evidently the devil was a little, be side, himself when he uttered this text and was in for making a big show on rather small capital. Let us hear him. 3' -; t-v) ' 1. In the first place he went . up oh high hill, where he, could see a long way, and I . think I - can ' see him tak ing a wide sweep with his long bony arm, and still more bony fingers, and he Calls the attention of Jesus to one kingdom after another, and points out the resources of each in detail. It was a grand time with him to show off his possessions. '. It is true he did not exactly say they are all "mine,' bat he strongly implied that they were when he said: ,"A11 these will J "give thee," etc. " ' And yet there is much of this same spirit in us, or much of the devil in nj for when .we do like him I think that we are like him in spirit We will strain every nerve ana devil-like exaggerate a little to show off well be fore those that we like and dislike. - 2. But I call your attention, my at tentive hearers, to the fact that the devil, was, making all this show on borrowed or stolen capital. - He laid claim to these kingdoms, vet' his title wastnot good " and he knew it" He was promising more man neownea subscribing liberally, when he did not expect to pay. f ao not say tnat any 1 do not say that an ui. yuu b Jut. uuw wuujtuu ener uiu such a thing in your lives, and I don't want you to do so, for if you should do it, you would be so much like the the devil that I could not love you as I. now do. Your good name would suffer. The devil knew that he was really a bankrupt when he made this promise, though he claimed, to be so stout in kingdoms. He knew , that the Law of God and strict justice held claims against him that would sweep away alt his claims ' to these posses sions. And he also .knew that: he could not well escape a fair settlement of these, claims, and yet he promises to "give ail oi tnem v lie was very liberal with what did not belong to I him. That is his way. I do not say, I any wakeful hearers, that jou are so, 1 but I refer to the devil alone in this i matter, ( xur w say juu were oi tnis ! spirit woma De aoout equal to saying I that you have the spirit of the deviL i a do. not say at, ana almost deny it. My pnvs,te ; opinion is that the devil had made a desperate grab at these kingdoms, and nad just gone far enough to put a claim upon them, ana he knew tnat ms eizort was a fraud and his title not good, and yet Jie . put. them down as his in his talk, ana .brags on them while "go ing to ana iro in tne earth." Me now meets one who . he knew coma hold them, and the. Law and Justice could not reach them in the hands of Jesus . , Hence he , seeks to "get in" with Jesus, nave everything put in his hands, (the devu had no wife) and thus he would escape all claims and yet .keep up a show of great pos sessions, while it. would be hard to tell who did hold the lawful title. He wouid thus hide his fraud, escape settlement and payment and yet have the privilege ot speaking in ; myste rious way of his kingdoms 1 It is no wonder Paul referredto "his devices." Now, I do not say that I could prove this it is mv omnion. or. at least it is just like the devil to do that thing, , . ri - w w w anaoi, course ne.aia it. . . uut marK, my weeping hearers, I do not say that . '-' ' ' A. - 1 - . 1 '" i . I any mortal man ever aia sucna tning. I Nay,!for me to say that of you, or any One, would be to indulge in that fear ful h profanity, :which we ( sometimes .near.iroia tne ups . oi tne proxane, i i i iv. . ir iL. when they say, y ou are fike'- the I deviL? J 3. I this Again, x cau your attention to f ffi2r?,ll?iI 1 AW.4e.8 give thee, u," etc; This does seem to be liberal in these degenerate days, when we are not willing to give one-fiftieth part wouia 7 not eive i even rone kmedom, and that a small one. . He, says, all these not a part not one half or I the best hart but ' "all these.' . m w - "T 2 ti k . -. . jtr ' a. a . , 9w- a wi neoffers to "giTethen-notto trade, eichange or dividev but; to '.give? aa I heen noble indeed 1 7 Buty when" we knd that his' claim Was - fraud tod I a- swindleland that he I prepoeias to . hid9 away I ana jst eirir to enjoy ana I the Ointment that cofru hist."stuffi i t iV 4. ' If O Kt.il r. f T1, Tl ,7Y r" . 1 1J -ypjiL T EeadlaIioom n7.n if Whr 'did! he thus nut in conditions that would spoil so clever ail offerinsr t vlo Knew-inac f esus coma sot accept this condition, and Aet , he makes it j I do not accuse you, my dying.4 con- gregation, oi ever making a vain show of liberality by;pattinjg in am'5f Vot j-cenaition tnat others , could not. comply with, and thus- gain to jonr4 selves all the honor ' of disinterested liberality, while at the same time you retain all your! possessions 1 Nay,: to make even a hint of such conduet on your part would be to aaxiat yon are a aeviiisn sec, ana that would be profane,- and I never 'was. that The right and noble thing for the devil to have done was to have laid to Christ : "Yon see these kingdoms. I made a.., savage . grab at; them, and laid heaty claims to them, but they are hot mine.AIl that I possess in them is ill-gotten, and f"will.-not have ill gotten gains about me. . I hereby re turn them to their true owners ' Thine they are and thon shalt have them all back again without any fs.w But the reason why he did not thus act was because he was the devil and not a Christian. If ha had- heen a tra! christian he would not have Irished they -were notxhis by right.' ATI christians know that by experience ' ; . Anen i cau your , special atten tion, my sobbine hearers, to another proposition in the text, and that is 1.1- M. i J 1 I . tne pome mat x wisn to Drmg before you. !.- "All these will I give thee if thou -wilt fall down and worship me." This brings out very clearly the na ture of the devil, and I sometimes think that we do not resemble him in anything mere than in. this "fall thou down and 'worship me" disposition. This disposition is found in every aze. in every .clime and in everybody bnt me. as f. go jogging over tne earth on my sorrel pony, I see it, deplore it condemn it and sometimes I al most fear that I may some day feel it It is a very etong and undying passion when it once" rets hold of men. and how I would dread it if I" could have it I The roarinsr cataract the deafen ing thunder, the enraged lion and the burning prairies, are not more fearful than this awful word "fall down;" and oh, my beautiful audience, with what an emphasis and a bite of the Undid the devil use it here to Jesus. .Hie did it just as . we, or ratter you, ao to one anotner I , it is iaiijdown. downdown, iff the; dust J Get low. let mePput foot -onr ffitr1 heck; ;,J I must rise, but you must come down that is the devil " nature, and this part of him crops out very freely in i US, Or in you about Mt GllDO i church, and all over the world. And that other part "worship me" means much. .- Not only must yvu come down, but .. must be worshipped. honored, petted, . exalted, magnified, eniargea ana gionnea.; xnat .was tne way the devil leit and talked, and that is human nature aa well as devil nature, or. rather, it is the. devil na ture controlling, pur human nature. : It would take ever so 'many whole years to tell the history of the cases of this sort tnat i nave seen in my trav els I must name a few and 'call up--on my valued congregation here to supply others) xrom tneir own obaer- vauons. .. . ... r ; There was Sam. Drapshot, whd had money and vanity of mind, who mar- Tied Jane Simpkina. JNow Jane was poor. but pretty; find it was a rising step withner to get into the Drap shot family'" So the Simpkinses liked the match; 'encouraged Jane and spent the last dollar in the fami ly to see her wedding day all right ana set on. - x es, ana tne omrpicinses j wanted to cultivate Drapshot'because he was ia little up in the world, and they -thought that he might help them. . But as soon as he ; got janB and learned what they were-in f or, he frowned, put on airs to the whole family and cried, ""fall down, come dowjx- at once,- and let me be the he- anu no b tjui, uu uu? devil was in him, and they had no love, no peace, no joy and Jane died 1 All this because Drapshot was forever crying, "uaii-aown- ana worsmp me.' -'" --ivi ;'''.' :t : h ;:Ju.o Peter Brownlee was . a ; member of Turkeyyille church, and he .was not all that he ought and might have been. Some were really : offended : by his walk. He was excluded, but; Peter saw his error and eame with tears and said:Is repent do forgive and let me serve the Lord. But old deacon Highstrung said, " Nay, that is not meet to be done. - Let him fall down to me. Let me ; set my foot on his neck, roll him in the dirt, slime him oyer with the devil's slime, and let me be great and let him be little, meek and tremble before f me, and then I will be jabsnedl with ihte 'confession and petidon.;-, Iiet bim fall down to me and let me humiliate mm, ana au will be well." xnat - cnurcn was . d,b that cry of the deacon". Sis elewriB' said iboutthe same Of 0Wv ii fAared- him; far more than they loved him, because he naa tne sniriLoi tne aevu ia unit u he was ; one to be feared I It is the spirit of Christ in ns that makes peo ple love us. a fi x , ! New! I hate riven these two cases. I: rniirht rive. dozens of others..bnt you, my. very dear.hearers;iiave seen mkhv In Vonr own experiences. 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When they exceed this length one cent for each word must be paid in advance.- . : :,5; We admetimes learn 'what is the nature of true religion by direct teach ing and sometimes by contrasts. Let usiearn of Jesus and the natnre Of his religion, i by contrasting 5 his spirit with this seen in the devil in thn tprt. Jesus is 'meek and lowly of heart" Whenhe saw the evidence of true re pentance' he' readily ' forgavei-Luke . u xie - -reynea not wnen he was reviled." He prayed for his ene mies,, while they ., mocked him on the cross. ri He commands us to .forgive - Svnd tolore and TiMv for tbnan vtis "perfecnte,,; ni ; .Such is the spirit of Christ and we must have that spirit or we are none of his.-s-Bom. viii: 9. It is not according to Christ's religion that we Cry to others to fall down to us, but that we humble ourselves and oe -ciotnea with humility." The meek inherit the earth, and a quiet and peaceable disposition is of rreat Talue before the Lord. . '. - Now we can iudee whether we have the spirit of Christ or the devil, and we may well know that we are Christ's if we have his spirit and follow him, and we shall be with him in glory for ever, But "with the devil's spirit m ua, ; and manifested, we may well know that we belon&r to him and will go to hihx when we die. Whose spir it have we, my beloved hearers ? This Suestion will soon be answered at the udgment Seat of Christ and its answer wul fix our destiny, ; MMaBeBsw"sWBSa-M-' OUS , MISSIONARIES ; LSD THUS VTO&K. .t: - . -- ... From Mt Airy Bro.- C. C Hav- more sends : the JollowingrMy field of labor, is a very encouxaeins one: have good congregations. 1 thought ast year that X could not stay in this field another year, the Opposition was so great; but I have determined to stick as long as I can do any good. I have to work against three regular Methodist preachers " living in the place, so you can get some idea of my work. Bro. Thos. "Carrick reports favor ably of the work at ; Washington. The bad weather prevented him from securing an audience once or twice. There are thirty pupils in- the Sunday School; and it is doing good work. j Uro, 15, Anight occupies rone church and four out-stations in Greene and Pitt counties, and reports 1ft Ber--monav!J- notwithstanding the cold. He says: "there is but one place where i preach wnere we nave a are; out . one Missionary Baptist church in this county (Greene.) I have hunted up seven of the original members, two males and - five females. -1 have also drummed up seven more in the vicin ity who have written for their letters to join with us. They have had no pastor here for six or seven years,1 and very utile jDauusb prewvuLuic uunug ; these years. No Sabbath School; now, ; nor prayer meeting m the village, i (Show HuL) no Baptist living m the town.1 rnave - appointed .weekly - prayer meeting, but the bad weather kept the people away, r We shall see. nengion is at a low bdd m , wis , aeo- , rm t .11 1 3 A. uon. . xnere is a joar . atbacueu. w most of the drygoods houses in the place; drunkenness and profanity all around, parucuiariy : on oaturaay. Oh for a. prohibitory, j law I and oh ! more yet, for an. outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon tne people in mis . part bf our State. Pray for ' tts, ' es pecially that the Lord will bless our labors amoung this people. : ' ; Brethren, the 1st quarters salary of our Missionaries ia now due and we have not the wherewith to -pay them: I am glad to see that so many heeded my appeal the 5 th Sunday m Jan. This !wul Aid jus very imuch, but unless a good deal more comes in we.shall fall very far short. , . " Josy xi. xtAT, uor. pec. ELDER E. DODSON SPEAKS. ' I went to As'heyille the 3d Sunday in Januarv:; and raised in cash and pledges over fifty dollars. The weather was against me out, uruLuci uulvu. was a fellow-AZpr (not a fellow-At- derer to the truth. 3 John 1:8. Un ' he 4th Sunday in January I collect- . - - "W 1 ( ed about forty t dollars', m ynanotte, though some good members naaaiea. Members were hot numerous. Elder Whitfield was a fellow-helper and not a fellow-hinderer. - If all our church es had such pastors as Elders Whit- neia , ana uixon x couia rawe . iu times more money . than I do for mis sions. ; , ' . ': . , -.-.i- - . Mr P. O. for Februarv and March is Milton N. a It is a money-order office.; The people can send either by registered letters or by money or ders, , : ' - . ' " ; - Jfi. UODS03T. " ' VAn Ensflish actress, passing along a'atreet'one day. heard singing. She - looked in at an open door upon a lit- tie prayer meeting, ana caugnt tne WOrds--'. --' h,'' , . Depth of mercy can thrxe be She entered; listined awhile; and then went away; but the s hymn went - With her. She became a christian, and determined ' to' leave the stage; but the manager would not release ner rrom ininumg ner engageiueu. - , last nightshe played with unusual brilliancy, and at the close was. called before the curtain? fier contract was discharged; she nad ' no master how btittJhristotanaing t tneruiwiwi clasped hands andtreaming eyes, she. sangi 'i :.':j'5B4 v - - . Depth of mxopl can there be. , ' .o jsc 'Mercy still reserved for me? J , Can my Ood bis wrath forbear . 'Jie, the chief of sinners spare f -' The atidiehce was melted oy the pa thatic confc:dca tod plea, and many sonhV the ime 'mercy. JV7to varum , ,,r-. - 52 I