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Tbe miracle which. la the subject of this lesson, Ja recorded "only hy John, as he wrote after the other three Evan gelists,, his design was, no doubt to tip ply tome incident which they do not give. 1a A t he first; of the many, mighty works which Jesus -did, it is of great In terest The story shows that oar Lord was- not a reetrise or ascetic, bat took -an interest in tbe affairs of social life. , GOLDEN r TEXT.,..-, .. r, "This beginning of mimles- did Jesus ia Cana of Galilee, nd manifested forth his glory; and bis disciples believed o lum. Johns: il. '-..'. .-" --a'A-x THE LESSON. ; - I. JlSUS AT A MARRIAGE FESTIVAJU' ' i. And the third day these was a. marriage, in Cana of Galilee; and the mother, ot Jeans wu mere; . . j - ' - I 2, And both Jesus was called sad his (Us-J ciples, to the marriage. :t-- -- : ; v v i 3. And when, they wanted viae, the inother of Jesus sattfe unto him, Tkyav no jwiae.: 4. Jesus saith unto her, Womaa what hare I to do with thee ? mine hour is not yet come.. $, His roother saith apto thescmatswK soever he saith unto you do iU ,. . lt 2. Third day. From the ealikig of Philip (1 : 43), and conrersation with Nathanael. ' The interrening time ' was taken np with the joarney from Betha b&ra to Cana of Galilee, a distance of ' eighty or ninety miles. Oar Lord' had a busy life, and had. no idle time. "The Evangelist seems to keep a Journal of occurrences. Marxisms Geikie says that, according to Jewish custom, the wedding of virgins took place , on the fourth of th week Wednesday; and of widows, on the sixth day, or Friday.: Caa.-F-Tradition points out Ktfr Ken. no, foor and a iutli miles nortbweat of Nazareth, as the site of Cana. Mothar " of Jtntm va tKere. 8 tie was evidently a relative or near, friend of tbe family, as is indicated by these words, and also by the fact of her giving command to the servants (v. 5). Jesus was called . n-Was invited. ' His jiisciple,. Now ,Sve in number riz ; 'Andre w Simon' Peter, Philip and NathanaeL ' ;They were nQt yet called -to be aposUea, bat had begun, to foilow Jesas. sToth .marriagttn-Qt to the marriage festival, , which gener ally lasted seven or eighidaya ' k -. -&-5s- Wheu tfity wanted rfne. Rev. Ver taken-th wine failed. Wine had been provided, bat daring the protract ed feast r became exbaosted. Sach ; a mishap would be, 'to Eastern ideas, of lavish bpspitality," a calamity attended with much mortiflciuion to the "host. The mother Of Jesus taid to Afta. Evi dently she had 'some idea,, however it might have been, that Jesos might exert his power to supply the deficiency, if he wodJLl . Woman Not av term; of rebeke. Itaosets., consistent wtth the utmost respect, as is seen in 191 6, where, on the cross Jesus says, JWo man, behold thy son I" What have I to do with thee Literally, What is there to thee tmd to met A gentle intimation that she was not to trench on his divine power, or to dictate when he should perform a-miracle. He did not,' how ever refuse to do anything in the case. Mine hour is not yet come. Perhaps the time to perform the miracle, and the-wine may not have been, as yet, en-tirely-exhaosted.' Perhaps, the time to enter upon his public ministry. ; which was to be attended with miracles. . At any rate, the' imbjection which he gave I to bis mother at Nazareth, did not ex tend to his mission as the Messiah. Whatsoeperyhe jfoitb- -4a itThis command " of ' Mary to the servants Indicates two things : 1. Tnat &ne , was in a position of authority in the family. 2. That she entertained; the expectation AL.1 T . ' " uiBBraievus .wouiu inirpuee. II.Ths Miracle Wrought. 6. And there were set there si waterpotsof stone, after the manner of the' purifying of the jews, containing two or three .firki apiece. " " "J '' 7. esus saith onto them, FIJI the water-, pots with water. And they filled thenYup to the brim. ' - '-" 8. And he saith no to them. Drajrout aowv. and hear nato tac,.gefsnar of the fflssJU, AesV they bate it. . I su-ui4u o. When the ruler of tkeUeatt ba4 ,.tssted the water that was made wi)Mfft4 know aot, whence it was. (bottbc isexpants wftich dW the water knew,) the governor o(j hjJ ict called the bridegroom, - - . ,i? eai-tn s.O io. And saith onto him, Et&tj mSS -aS rthti beginning doth set forth good winej aadtwata menjiave well drank, .then ;)that, awhiflh . w worse: -but thou has.t ker4,thi, gPo4(wiae,;ian tilQw..; . -; . . i ,,i . ' 610. Six waUrpots2iohnm eaJ selsi with the -dregs- emamiog. herej eoeldtM ne- deeeptionln'thrB -miraeie-Purtfying. Considering the many-waab ings ,Qd cerenaowai, fwriiyiag. of the Jews, 4here is .nothing snr prising inlhe number ariMwof tiiwaterpota vSesr refeseaee to4iisirsrashiBas heads betesei eatmg, in Matt. Wi SvaadtO'tBe wesby ing of vessels, ta'Markr' 3, 4. T&rr ihneetrkins. The firkin was the He brew eoA,aboatight and seven-eighths,' gallons. The whole amonnto; vater; In the 'six waterpoU was probably , Trom one hundred to one hundred and fifty gallons. tAoalpt. They had been partiaUy empiieeJbtswcwmo niai ablations of the epany-f-tnr wa ter being potrred ovter their- hands.3'' To tArff.Thew is.no cjbance to cpjot. therwater with a IWle.wine. . Ejery.Uti tie item shows ,tbe ifh of, the sty. Governor itowtTe ,mtor, eenunonies. who nresided over the laast. The change from , watery Wto wine, was. mtinediate,: Umi the eDFexnors-enty, to teste each new lot.of wine, and tax test tbe food. Knew not wheucs U. inM Hence his Jkeeinopf was ihhse4 .end impartial. Ualiea tna .Ofigraah' A BP wedding took phvee Ift the, hns. P&ttok; bridegroom, and - he fgavp thf . ieast uenee the ruler tbpugbf; tlj&t ,tne tniae? groom had Drovided the wine. . Inthe beginnHng ; h"ffitdrutTTts i governor of the feast either a notes an ' old saw. or makft his little idkeflk AS he falls to theibridegrppmtwos t.hea.blea " nen men have drunKen aeepjjcOi milM!, the keennes sCjtibe M gpeM8a. . wiivQf .Inferior eradei mat he pot upon them. The3te4se until nota.ThiM anowe nat tbe miracle was eomotece, wtclnota DreteMef for this-wine m tne best of alL The "itood winen mel low; rich, frasrrant. and so mild that", large quantity could be,' drunk "without, intoxication,. It "was very far different v from the drugged article : titpassea vurrent io-aay. , ( ;, r HI. Tirji Erym t OF THX MiXACLK, II. This begiaaing of mireclej did.Jesas in Cana, of Galilee, Std ! roaaifested forth his glory; sad his disciples belisved oo him. v j 4 IX. JPw isminff wUracI&sHenfle ttie traditions of. miraolee. wrought . in ! childhoodas given, in tbet Anocrv. pmu MospeiViV m trpe, for Jute Jmherent. divine . cower. . Bis dis.. orjMes eeMevea en Am.-That is the five who wHh him. Their growing . faith n hhnas the eseiah, was eopflrmed. -; lAttir JPrvwi Missouri, '7 -L- iDear Brother t--l have leeeived ; and ad the last Recorder -this uiominjr and new feel so thankful for the blese ed feas that I want to write and tell yon and my many friends and brethren in Aorta uarobna how: glad I am to hear zom 'tnenvevetf ' tnroagn the neWsps? rier. Oh how I would love to-reesh oat my hand and give them a good hearty shake this morning. How many names of churches and - brethren I in the dear old Recorder, I oaee knew end sini love.1 Tee, I many times think of tie eharehee-and-dear brethren-all the - ray wm the extreme West to the ex rethe Eastern part of North Carolina, at many of my dear- brethren in the ltnfeti axe gone hornel 1 have reeent r reeeived. letters from different parte f the State telling me of the departure f many of the dea servants of God. btbr frew the West and East. And aknong others invitations to visit North Oarohna. I received one from 1 Green--vlHe Invitine me to attend the Babtlst State! Oonventiori when it meets " there, epd " I ant 'under promise to do so If spared, but many of my dear friendB ere gone whom I once knew and ' loved i i Greenville. " ' " A word from Missouri may interest ray many xnenas, -as l nave not the timeto write to alL Tbe eity of War nsburg, my home, is the county seat : Johnson eoonty, a little west of the intreof tbe Stats, and -one among the very- best coanties ietbe State, with sev eral good towns in the eoonty. We have te State Normal School here; there are twwersfce state, one xtortn and the other Sootheaet. The one " here m the best in the State with 450 students. fe haver a population of about 6,000 with 15 churches, -white and colored, and three public city schools. The Missouri PariBe Railroad rune t irongh-owr city,-as-we-are between St. Louis and riejasas URy, e miles east ox tiie latter' 'Just at - this time we are hjaving the Vbig" strike, nothing on the but lour maat aoq passenger trams ery.i 4twetJ-tou;np!r ; , no, telimg ben iox where it.wUl end; ' i v r This is a nne.'egtieoJtaxal end stock wins county,. We have flue mineral rings one mile joni the court house, id the finest stone quarry in the State two miles of tbe court bouse, employ- g 400 hands. t The Rev, Sam. Jones of eorgia, tne notea preacner in xne ethodist : Church ; Southl is ; to hold eetings here before long. The under- ing is, it is not to pe a . jaeinoaisi meetinfir, but it is expected that all the cburches.. are to be.beneatedt.as in St, Joseph, where I believe the Baptists Taped tht largest harvest. I am now in my third year as pastor of the Baptist flock of Warrensbnrg and like my field and -work very ranch, my people seem much encouraged. Dr. Woolfplk assisted me in a meeting, be gjririinjr the first Sunday in Fobruary ejad lasting A little over two weeks, re sulting in 14 addition to tbe church. I rjskptid ..three last . Sunday night and will baptize two next Saaday night. We have a good and eommodione brick ehrueh hooee, well furnished and well Sfated, ?with two- Sunday , School elass rooms, and then chairs to fill the aides, and 'yet many either stand or leave f r want of room. The church is , con nected with the Lafayette and Johnson Association. Rev. "W. Pope Teaman, n. D., is tbg CorrespondingSecretary oj te Mission Board of the Baptist Gen eral. Association of , Mo. Be and I will, -visit the churches U this Association in te next month, to take the annual col lection for State Missions. I will then tell aboetit. ' du L. M. Bejirt. : iWarrensbttrjf,, JIarch 1 1888. ' Leftfr f From- Davie County. After nearly year spent in Davie county, -1 feel like emphasizing some vtlings said in my article to the Recor der in Jane last; of coarse I have seen more of the country, and. the people, and have experienced more of the con sequent helps and hindrances. 1 It has Ions been my rale in life to es timate men and things by what I find teem to be, and not by what! hear teem to be, hence I remark, that, In raany respects the hall was not . told me, while in others I was told once and again; true I have found no angela-and ltr uiMiiasiiKr uui uuuij eu spirits, therefore t ia. evident- that the masses; are not upon the summits of righteous-.' ness. neitner in we surrae ox aw. : Sin enough surely, but . there is con tfolling grace also. -.. I years ago this country may have been tne - hose etUthouse," but I find it cheokered with ehnrehee and schools, apd. filled , withi pleasant and thrifty hhmea of taste and refinement.'; j 3 Among my churches prohibkion,-jtro-? bits as a rule, and their religion does not resort to the heels for winter smuee ment. the proverbial Jug Hnekings" are rapidly passing away, and the old fiddle lies strtngiessin tne iamoer-snea, or has been demolished altogether. - . JLike those of the "house of faith, in gaTVfav county, so these of Davie have not been" unmindful of my epmfort, as the many articles of beauty and utility, 14 my apartments testify, and not least among them 'Stands this '- excellent rat tan platform rocker; the more comfort able and eoiy because of the motives nromntine such sifts. Bat blended with. these pleasant experiences are the griefs;; consequent to this; ,uie ivuu our wpr rience has not been an exception.'.; Our. aged i sister, Eliza White, for nearly a hilt nturyVmostfaithful and : effl.-. dent ; member , of ,paton's church, was willed to her, "place" fa heaven., recent ly, A few months previous the ehureii hfd became responsible for the entire support of herself and an older (and much afSicted) maiden slstert now we have but one to care for, and I feel that it would be a calamity . to that , church old this one be taken rrom us, .- s old, edcted, and nearly helpless. k vktwtlA0 fViJa. Ca itak rains of ttoMsured axul tanxnt saint, who have- berne the beat and burden of this war f ajre gainst sis f6r so many Jears, and during our minority: building up for us a phristian community jn which to live plpasantly and prosper; , Surely their declining years should find no peed un soppUed, and no earthly comfort should be denied them, when in our power . to' give it, , W. J. HoPKias. Jfarmington, N C, March, 18S3.. t . FOREIGN MISSIONS. A Rrrsaoe by Rev. A.T. Cohea, Pastor 8mitkville(N.C.) Baptist Ckarch. ! This expression has become well de fined in its application to the promulga tion of the gospel among the Heathen of Jorehra lands: vet it is not confined to these, but extends in Its practical appli cation to those In other countries who are destitute of 'the pure gospel, or are enveloped Jb the darkness and supersti tions of a false system, professedly based epon. the. teachings of the Bible a coin luuveu cuiu uiukVBuru jjiuo. . . Iht this connection. Italy of . Europe, Mexico of 'America, California of the United States, with portions of Africa included, as also all the adherents of tfce Eoran, forming a very large propor tion of the more . enlightened , nations, Catholic and Mohammedan. "Foreign Missions," thus defined, has a :world-wide application,' embracing home fields as well as foreign fields. : The same reasons which arewirged for labor at home among those who are des titute of the gospel, or who are in pos session of a vitiated gospel, or of any system of religion not in unison with re vealed truth, are as applicable to our efforts and as obligatory upon us as Christians with reference to fields that may be foreign to us, to the - regions beyond." I These arguments will be as cogent to adequate effort as they will be pro motive of . a sympathetic ' self-denial ' to the aceomplishinfr the grand purposes of Jehovah towards tbe whole race of Adam, as well as that particular part of it to which we may belong mdlviduauy, or with regard to that special part of God's earth in which we may have been porn. - i Let us glance at the arguments which ere properly used to urge the work' of Missions at home : 1 1. Men need the gospel. , Is this need confined to any one class ? or is not this the universal need of mankind t . Is this not tbe cry of human nature every where! Do not , men in every land " grope after God, if happily they might find him V , Is it not true that in every clime the moral necessities and spiritual wants of mankind cry for the gospel I These interroiiatones find an answer. in the consciousness of every human creature.. And when the gospels finds its way to the heart, bow sweetly it sat isfies the cravings, of the soul as the very needed good. It commends itself to tbe snirit as adanted to its wants, whether that soul be covered with the dark skin of the Asiatics, or the darker skin of Afric's sons, or the fairer outside of the uaucas an , oi .Europe ana America. The whole earth is she Lord's. . It is proof of the divinity of the gos pel that it is suited to the condition and needs of the vast, the almost numberless varieties of character to be found in the inhabited parts of our earth. Search the habitations of man from the Arctic poles to the Equator in all climes, and can we hnd one individual who is so pure and holy, so ready to enter upon tbe enjoyment of the eternal state as not to need the srospelt Alas I the farther we penetrate the dark regions of our world, among those who are without the Bible revelation of the gospel of Jesus we seem as though traveling farther and farther from toe source of light to where the Bun'B rays never penetrate. The cold- I pess of the polar seas can not be more dreary and chilling than where men live without the cheering, warming beat of the sun of righteousness. Tbe earth is not more destitute of vegetation there than the lives of each are, as to moral and spiritual destitution and desolation. So that if there is any proposition more apparently true than any other it is that couched in the known condition ox heath en nations. They need the gospel of the Lord Jesos Christ. 2. There are destitution and heathen at home. ' DESTITUTION AT HOHBt What is this when compared with that which characterizes the heathen nations! . If then there is need to preach the gos pel to those who are surrounded by the influence of churches already organized at home, how much more reasonable and compulsory the doty to give this advantage - to those who have- never heard " the glorious gospel of the bless ed GodT" "How-then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believ ed f And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard! And how shall they hear without a preacher! And how shall they preach except -they be sentf(Uom. x.; 8. The gospel reveals the only way of salvation for man. ,-Xr. This is the reason we preach it dally at home to our children, and to our neigh bors, and employ, those. whom God has called to " the ministry of the word." Tills is the reason we spend many, many weary hours in prayer and- supplication to God for the influence of bis grace to carry conviction to the hearts of our fel low men, and to incline them to avail themselves of tbe opportunity to be sav ed. ' Does man live only in enlightened countries! Wherever we find man is he not-aa immortal who- is to be saved by thesaspel only? . . ' - ; This divine arrangement for human Redemption was meant to reach to earth's remotest bounds. " : - ' - ' I Christ bur blessed Lord did not die f erthose only who might be Teaohed by our; churches at home. He has sheep sdattered everywhere,-and these are to .be .brought into his fold, f The blood that cleanseth from all sin was meant for myriads. yet unborn in i our c world. Wherever the sinner roves there he may find. v " -":tJ ' W ir '.!-.' riwioaataia ausa-wtw oiooa.;; vl urawn from xmmaaaet s veias; - , And sinners plunged beneath that flood,' ' t - ii ,v.:. :U The eommand of Christ comes to us with all the authority and pathos of a dying Savior. - Go, go ye into all the world and nreaeh the srosnel tin to everv ereature, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and Holy 'Ghost; teaching them -to observe all things -whatsoever I have commanded yott, r - i But what Is the design of ' missions f It is to furnish the world with the knowl edge i the way of salvation throngh the Lord Jesus turut . ' ' -- . - - a. By sending Missionaries to preach thesTOsneL , b, By furnishing the Bible, so thai) each one . may read for. himself . in his own language the,.glorious,mesaagee jpt and peace for the irullty sons of men, ; t c. OJ orgaiiuuiir iiu ultvju t, uuiu vwh, and to hand down to coming generations the light pf divine truth. , Such a cause as this is worthy of onr prayers and ef forts. .".-V"': ',::.r':-i- Angels are interested in it. i-ney re joice whenever and wherever a sinner repents and turns to uoa. jesus is in terested in It It is indeedhis own cause. He illnstrated the true spirit which Ought, to inspire our souls. He was a Missionary himself, .pot zrom anotner country, but from another world. . i He was sent by the Father, he was or dained by the Holy Spirit, lighting ipon him at his baptism, and was en dorsed as heaven's Missionary to earth, ky a voice from the throne of God's es sential glorv, saying, This is my belov ed son in whom I am well pleased." And again at bis transfiguration oo the Mount, X This is my beloved son, hear ye nun.?' Dear Brethren, let us near ana oney the heavenly voice. Let us follow; his example. As he fitted us, let us pity our fellow-men everywhere. Let no theological dogmas cause us to neglect tiie needy. Let us feed tbe hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick, preach Jie gospel unto every creature; then will esus say, ' ' Inasmuch as ye did it unto One of the least of these, "ye did it unto me." O the ravishing sweetness of that Slaudit of the blessed Savior in that ay I O the bliss of doing the smallest kindness to Jesus who hath done so mueh for nay We need not fear to follow where Christ leads. ' At one time daring the revolution of 1778, the weary march of the Continent als trader Washington, could be traced by the bloody tracks o! tbeif naked feet on the snow and ice. The eathwav of Jesus as be labored on' earth may be traced in bloody sweat apd agonizing crosses, all endured for poor fallen man. Let us place our feet in the same tracks, if necessary, wherev er he goes and we need not fear that we are encroaching upon the high preroga tive of heaven, or rashly and presump tuously striking out into new and un trodden paths. Human policy and man power may fall, bat wnere unnet natn trodden we may walk. Where Christ leads the way we may safely follow. Amid the howling of the storm, or the darkness of the way, we snail hear the Captain's" cheering voice, "Jb'ollow thou me," What an argument for missions may be brought from the partial success of this work. I say partial, because the results have been comparatively small; yet wonderfully grand when compared with the efforts put lortn. wnen i walked the streets of Baltimore lately I was struck with the grandeur of many of the private and public structures. Private houses and public buildings,! church edifices costing millions of dol lars. I could not bat think how small is the amount consecrated to the cause of Christ as compared with the immense sums of money invested in the piles of marble, brick and mortar! ' The few thousands contributed by the whole State of North Carolina, and. several other States for missions would hot erect one of those buildings. Yet God has so blessed the efforts pat forth: as to cause the hearts of his people to rejoice. If this cause be not pleasing unto the Lord why should follow suth glorious results! We may point to the thousands of im mortal souls rescued from heathen dark ness, and tell you to listen to their glad songs of deliverance ; witness their or derly and consistent christian lives; be hold tiie churches organized, their na tive preachers going hither and thither among their own people, and, apostle like, extending their labors to neighbor ing cities, towns and villages, to break,, unto the famishing the bread of life,: and tell me, is this not the cause of God! Is the work of k Foreign Missions to be condemned, or neglected, when such manifest blessings are the result of very feeble effort ! If this has been done in the green tree what might we expect in the dry! Tbe common brotherhood of mankind is a peculiar doctrine of the New Testa ment. -. When this shall be recognized by all who shall be divinely instructed among the nations, we are inclined to believe that the time is coming when those who shall be enlightened by the the light of God's word, and redeemed by the blood of Christ, among what we call foreign fields, or heathen nations, shall be so Impressed with the Spirit of Ubnst tbe Spirit of missions, that they will feel so " const rained by the love of Christ " as to seek opportunities for do ing something for tbe Divine Master, and the good of souls In those portions of the earth called the more favored and fairest parts of the world. I mean to say, that, I should not be surprised if the time is not far distant, when per haps, we may be the Objects of commis eration in the hearts of the christian churches: gathered in what are now heathen lands; and their missionaries shall be sent to us to oar country, to other so-called christian countries to convert the heathen in effect, and build up the waste places, and enlighten the dark nooks and corners, and to preach the gospel in Boston, New York, Phila delphia, Chicago, JNew Orleans, Charles ton, Charlotte, Atlanta and many other cities, frowns and villa-res and neighbor hoods of the United States, as well as la -England, Scotland, i Ireland, Italy, Turkey and South America. And they will call these efforts to spread the knowledge of the gospel in other places than at home; u t , VORXXOSr BOSSIOSS. We peed not smile at this. .Why call this an imaginary therory t Is " it not pot the very spirit of Christianity, the spirit of Jesus, to seek to bring sinners. everywhere, to Ubrist, the lamb of God that taketh away the sins of , tbe world f Why. should It be thought a thing in- creditable, that God should raise up a peculiar people to be called His own. who shall perform His righteous will! ; ! That Christ having patiently waited for his church to move - on in the glori ous work oz preaching the gospel unto every creature should grow weary, if not impatient or displeased at her sloth, tardiness, eovetousness and , penurious-' ness xor nearly - nineteen centunes. should select from those who . are not now His people, a band of devoted fol lowers from all climes, and send them forth, a noble army of Christ's adoring sou is to ao uis bidding i ,f .. i Has the spirit of prophecy again de scended! O, there is a bright day com ing to supersede the present darkness!' O, I seem to hear in the not far distant future the - tramp of that army of the Lord's. They comet they cornel They, march through tbe earth gathering re cruits .from , everv nation. On their banner Is inscribed in blood-red charao- God's grace, proclaiming- pardon 17 ters - beneath.: a blood-stained , Which. all can understand, , cross, I - -. ."'TKX. WORLD JOR, CHRIST.,. t They ery, " Hear ye the word of . the fxrd : O north, give up: O south keep hot back: bring my sons from ' far. and ?uy daughers from the ends of the earth. Isa. 43). For the kingdom of this world must become the kingdom of our Lord Jesos Christ : Antieipeting the event we shout roll ' on thou glorious period t let the whole) earth be filled with the - glory of the Lord ; let tbe redeemed ones return un to glon praising the Lord 1 Let Christ triumphantly reign over all the earth ; let "Him see of the travail of His soul d satisfied." Let the sea roar, and the ulness thereof ; the world, and they dwell therein. , ; . " Let the floods clsp their hands: Let the hills be joyful together . Before the Lord; ' ' r For he cometh to indee' the earth: With righteousness shall nidge the world, Aad the people with eqmry PsjoS March on then elorious army the lord ; ye chosen ones of the Most High t i V Salvation ! O saljration! . The joyful soond proclaim. Till earth's remotest nation Hal learned Messiah's name. Waft. .waft ye winds,, his story, Aad yoa, ye waters, nail. Till like a sea of glory. It spreads from pole to pole; Till o'er, our ransomed nature The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, "Creator, In bliss returns to reign. i The Facilities for Making Known the Gosptlin China. BY BIT. A. P. HAPFER, K. D., P. D. : The Christian people In America have but an imperfect knowledge of tbe facil ities which exist for the making known tfce gospel in the populous empire of China. Some of-these I will endeavor to state: One of the greatest facilities in China, as compared with any population equal in mumber, is that aU the readers among its two hundred and eighty mllhons read $ie same language. ' What a grand op portunity it jb that when the Scriptures are . satisfactorily translated -into the Chinese book language, it will gradaal-? j ly become tbe Bible of two hundred and eighty millions of our fellow-men. The same remark applies to all commentaries On the books oi tbe Bible, all treatises on Christian doctrine, the evidences of Christianity, and all department of Christian literature. It is also a won derful facility in missionary work that in two-thirds of China, as far as obser vation extends, the people speak the Mandarin language, and can understand With greater or lees readiness alt those who speak It ' It is true that In the qther third of the country the people Speak dialects so different that those who speak one do not understand those Who speak the others. " Bat as eaeet of these are spoken by some millions of people.no one who learns either of them may feel discouraged for fear he would not have people enough to preach to. It is an additional facility that all these different dialects have been stud ied and reduced to some system in ac cordance with the principles of lansraaee in Western lands. Phrase books, other Primary books and vocabularies, have been prepared, and are ready to facili tate every new-comer in the study of the language or dialect which he wishes to acquire. With the aids which now exist for the study of the laniraaffe. Chi nese is not so hard to be acquired as it was forty years ago. It is a facility for which all Christians should give thanks, that tbe Bible has been translated not only Into the Book lanffuaee. which can be read bv all read ers In all the provinces, but also into the Mandarin dialect and Into the several dialeots,8o far as they are now known to missionaries. These translations are not What we hope they will be fan tbe future. But it will give all readers a satisfaction tp know that they are good and faithful translations. In addition to these trans lations of the Bible, there is a very val uable and extensive Christian literature, comprising commentaries on many of the books of the Scriptures, summaries of Christian doctrine, discussions of the various duties and relations of life, evi dences of Christianity, etc., and a very great number ana variety ox tracts. Hence every missionary can now com mence, and do some work from the day of his arrival, by using Christian books and tracts when relaxing from the study of the language. vo xork Evangelist. ... f.-.-.V-v. Mules for Beading the Jtotjf Scrip tures, i 'xneee rules are part of a sermon preached in the parish church of Broad Clyst in Devonshire, by tbe Rev. Pre bendary Adand,the vioar, on the " Doty or qeercmngUM nenpturee. L In reading Mol ..Scripture : keep steaaiiy oeiore yoa us great purpose of teaching you the wilt of God and thai way of salvation through Jesos Christ 2. Let Its beautiful histories, and the many interesting questions which arise out of it serve (as they are doubtless in tended! to engage your; attention, and to help you to look at God's dealings with man In .many different points 1 of . view ; - but never read or search into them in a mere spirit of curiosity, or let them distract you from its one greej purpose, ; - - . f z. xuma it reverently; remembering was vroa eausea tne nooks to be written mmm WMvnmv. w UV1U, Uv W U W VI as we have them ; and that he ir speaking to yoa mrougninem. ' 1 '-- 4.' Read it VtankfuUv: blessing God who has caused It to be written for vorrr jaaming; ana oiten renecung now sadly e . . . as ... m . - w in the dark we should have been with out IU guiding light and what blessed hope yoa have through It which; with out it you would pot have had. ' 1. S. Bead Itvraysrfuuit. It Is lwe!t to 1 offer a short prayer before reading: but II mean at to the whole; spirit of, yonr reaomg, reap: wita tne wian ana with the expectation that the voice , of God in a . , ... . .- Holy scripture may speak to your heart and conscience, and that yon may be better for reading that portion, which is before yoari-a - . , - v,. ...... ; . . 6. Read Ithvmbly; remembering that a book wWeGod has caused to be writ ten by mengUted wlth,JU lioly Spirit for that purpose, smnst, be, yery much my, lar tpove us; tha we murt be content to wait till God shall give - ns - es.e.a a - . - 1 more ugnt; ana tnat meanwhile he twul enable ns to understand all that is good and ; needful for as to . know. 27is vieamngs,, KNitoms of, zabob:.; . - ; ? ssWawassstBBs , , .. . Declaration of Frinciples--'Tem - : neranee and Urotherlv liove. " 'Whether we 2 sympathize with vthe vesuet or.nee we-am freedte ree- bgeise the fact that; labor is aronead throughout America, as never? before. Now that the press of the country Is ivingso much attention-1 to the organi- n known as the, &ntgbts of Labor so many different views areexpreesr as to the motives and aims of this rder, which represents one of the most' fv t v u wvmas ava ww aaa ww viuvvm States, His important that we sheold -now lost what prinflples they, profees to hold. If the principles advocated entagonize tbe best interests ' of the ountry, tne order ueserves the vextsure it fiieeiurah; but if tbeadoptioa-and knforojetnenli Of these princlpte willitend elevate humanity and bring; tbe mass under the . influence of practical hristianltyi then those who are united i this effort aheuld receive toe ayntpa- iv and hearty ennport of all .christians. lU wiM admit that a movement of , this ind properly directed can accomplish great good, bat if left to the guidance if common istie agitators it is manifest haiJthe result wUl be eyiL Already , Soma or. tne most noted ministers are members of the order, and doubtless, in ease of 1 difficulties between employer ind employee, they will do mueh good having difficulties eonicaWy adjusted,; is evidenced by the recent circular the order In the United States and a, by- T. V.'' Powderly. General astel Workman, theorganization does tot Approve of strikes (only in case of extreme necessity) and unreasonable de mands of laborers. " j Tme article is not intended to pe a plea for or against the Knights of La bor. .Let the foUowipg. declaration of their nrincinles speak for them : I " The alarming development and ag gressiveness of great capitalists and coe eorationf unless checked will inevitably , lead to the pauperization and hppeiesji. degradationpf the the toiling, masses. . I it is imperauve, if we desire to enjoy (he foil blessings of life, that a check ' be placed upon unjust aocnrnnlatipn and e power (for evil of aggregated wealth. This much desired object can be ac complished only by the united efforts of (pose who obey the dlvme injunction. f .In the sweat of thy faceshalt thoa eat bread, Therefore we have .formed tbe Order of the Knights of Labor for the purpose f organizmg ana directing tne power oi Indus trial massqs, notas a political arty, for kt is mere-4a it are crvstaliz- sentiments and measures for tbe ben- fit of the whole people; but It should borne in mind, when exercising the tight of suffrage, that most of the : ob- tections herein set forth can only be ob tained through legislation, and tbat .it fa the duty of all to assist in nominating ; and supporting with their votes only Such candidates as will pledge their sup port to these measures, regardless of party. But none shall however, be compelled to vote with the-majority. and calling upon all who believe in Curing " the greatest good to the great est, number " to join and assist us, . , we declare to the world that our aims are; I. To make industrial and moral worth not wealth, the true standard of Indi vidual and national greatness. . IL To secure to the workers the fall enjoyment of the wealth they create; sufficient leisure in which to develop tiieir intellectual, moral and social fac ulties: all of tbe benefits, recreation and pleasures of associations; In .a word, to ' enable them to share in the gains and honors of advancing civilization. 1 in order to secure these results, we demand at the hands of the State : IIL The establishment of bureaus of labor 'statistics, that we may arrive at a correct knowledge of ' the educational. moral and financial condition of the la IV. That the public lands, the herit age of the people, be reserved for actu al settlers; not another acre for rail roads or speculators, and that all lands now heldfor speenlative purposes be tax ed to their full value. V. .The abrogation of all laws that do not bear equally upon capital and labor: and the removal of unjust technicali ties, delays and discriminations in the ad rninistnujon of justice, . . . - VL The adoption of measures provid ing for the health and safety of those engaged m mining, manufacturing and building ixtdustriea, and for uwlemniflea- tion of those engaged therein for inju ties receivea through lack ox necessary saiegaards. VIL Thereeognition byfoeorporation of trades-rinione, orders and each other associations as may be organised by the Working masses to improve their condi tion and protect their rights. vilL .The enactment of laws to com pel corporations to pay their . employes weekly. In lawful money, for the labor cif the preceding week, and giving me chanics and laborers a first lien upon tbe products Of their labor to the ex tent of their full wages. ; n IX, The abolition of tbe contract sys tem on national, state and , municipal Works. ' ; .- a. The enactment of laws providing for arbttxatlOT tjetwwm employra employed end, tox enforce the discision of the arbitrators. - XL The prohibition by law of the employment of children under 15 years of age ia workshops, mines and iacto- ries. ; .. . . . . , . .- XIL ;To ;prohiWt the hiring out of convict labor; - " " , v ." ;. . XII- That a graduated income tax be levied.'" ,J J 1 i J And we demand at the hands of Con gress: ;; ,4f?stii: s-lf- "i-.;-.r.i??;.t fax ti; Xiv. The establishment of a r-mmrl monetary system, in which - eireulAt- tasj medium in neeessary (quantity shall issue direct to the people, without the lntervenuon ox banks; truau the na tional issue shall be full legal tender in payment of an debts, publio and private: and that the government shall not guar antee or recognize any private banks. or ereate any banking corporations i XV. Tbatmterest-bearmgbondbllls oi credit or notes snau never be issued by the 1 government but that when need atiaee, the emergeney ah all be met by issue ox tegal-tender, non-interest- bearing money. - r, - XYL That the Importation of foreign labor under con tract be prohibited. I XVII, That in connectioa , with the postoffice the government shall organ vise fioancial exchanges, safe, deposits and facilities for deposit of the savings of the people in small sums. . XVIIL That the government shall ob tain possession, by purcnase, under the rights of eminent domain, of all tele graphs, telephones and railroads, and that hereafter ao charter or license be te any corporation for 'constrao- lon or operation of any means of trans porting intelligence, ' passengers or height i '..:?. wi i And while making the foregoing de- ids upon., the state . and national roverrrment we will endeavor to asso- siate oor own labors. &"i-3' XIX. To establish coKperative insti tutions,. such as will tend to supersede ie wage system, by the introduction pf a co-operative industrial system. ; I Ai. To seeore for both sexes equal pay iot equa .worn. -" h-.:- ; &mi ? tmq M W . .. - . I XXL To shorten the hours of , labor y a general refusal to , work for ' more ban eight- hours.' erZz 'mm XXXL To persuade employers to agree o arbitrate all differences which maw Srise between them and their employers, p order tnat tne bonds of sympathy be iween them - may be strengthened and strikes may be rendered ' unneees- Whemthe great strike on the South- restera railroads first began. President fay Gould would not hear to a settler lent lri which the Knights of Labor irould be recognized, but when he fully Saiized the power of organized labor he ixpressed a willingness to Subjait aU lifferences to arbitration. The press itches of the 28th Inst, announce itMr. Powderly and President Gould have agseed l In regard to arbitration apa it is probable that the great ; strike is ended. ! Knights of Labor organizations are strong temperance societies and they loater education and the spirit of broth erly love.. Educate labor and treat it as tbe handmaid, and not as the slave. 0f capital, and there need be no fear that our social institutions will be endanger ed. -v :;.'.:!,. C.L. 8. . ' ww t vr. j V - ma jotms nopinus university, juarcn zy. One JBrof her Respond. In my article In last week's Issue of ie recob per I mentioned the pressing immediate peed of help for the hurek building in Naahvflle,, 0. I Loped the Lord would put it into the leans Of a number of breuiren to help enoe. ut omy one nrotner nas an rered. Brother John M. Stoner, of iwood. N. C, sends me one dollar. the receipt of which Is hereby acknow ledged, and heartfelt thanks tendered. asked for 200 brethren to do as broth er Stoner has done and save us the un- Jleasantneas of a debt , But where are bte 199! ' I know the churches hear almost num berless Appeals for money, ' and - all the ceases are worthy: but this call thus apt Jpportioned is a small one, and there is one' more worthy and deserving of help 4-how can one be more needy! If you Wish to give f 1 to missions send it to me lot this, church, and yoa will help one of the needy mission fields of t our own State. Here are over 200 kind, clever and geroerous-hearted people and but a small proportion of them professors of . reUgion. All, or at least nearly all of them desire a Baptist church in their little village. Many of them even of the non-professors of religion, have given most Uberaliy toward the building. The little band of brethren and sisters who compose the church have given ao liber ally as to feel it quite keenly. The car penters will soon call for their money we nave paid tnem some and the . ma- terial is not all paid for, and we ' often ask each other, "What shall we dor This is the county seat of Nash coun ty, and ought to be blessed with a Baptist ohurcb. a wholesome and religious in fluence should radiate from . this place over the whole county. There are more than 50 children here, and more than that number on the Sunday school roll -r-some come from the surrounding coun try and we need the church for the Sunday school, to say nothing of the Breaching. 1 preach for them and hold ible readings with them in a house that is neltheriTpleasant nor ceiled--a small house at that Imagiae the com- fisrtf!) in such a place on cold day. A brother in a late number of the Ke- oorder said that people should build their, own . houses of. worship and not beg other people so much. That is true where a church has a good hold and is fully established. But what about where they -: have but small hold and little property! " --.J.?- ;; ; But we are helping ourselves all we can and would not " ask other people" for help if we could help it ' It will not do to let this work stop. I should r very mueh - regret to sell mv horse and baggy and walk to my i other appointments, but I should prefer that to a fzuu note at interest I'm not complaining, rm thankful for the work, Ira thankful to God f or " counting me worthy, putting me into the ministry, but I still have room to be thankful for any help to give this cause success. M. J. WlLLOPeHT. The Church and the World. Mr. Jones Is no less severe in dealing with worldly-minded church-members. I have bad . members . of the church sometimes come to me and say, " Mr. Jones do yoa think it is wrong to dance!" "Are yoa a member of the church r f Yes." " And yoa want to dancer Yes. f " Well, go . and danee. then. Dance as much as yoa please, and be sure yoa get in a good lot of it here, for it is going to be too warm where you are Soing for that sort of exercise.'' "Mr. ones, do yoa think there is any harm in playing cards r " Are you a member. of the enurenr " Yes." " And want to play eardsr "Yes. Yoa like itr "Xes. " weu, you, go and play all yoa can, and be sure you get your game ended, because i It is going to be too warm for cards unless they are made of asphalt or something of that sort where you are going to," . " Yoa had better have it out here" "Mr. Jones do you think. there Is any harm In a dramP Yoa want a dramr Tes." Yoa a member of the church V Yes.' You like Itr,? Yea. a" WeH, go and drink, old fellow, and drink a lot of it , I . tell yoa right now yoa won't get any drams or any water there in the country yoa yoa are heading to." ' x ' - He suggests uus testor the .half -and half Christians: .. , ,..,. f - WeH, now, here is a doer going along following two men. But yoa don't know whose dog he is, to save your life, for he is following two men. Bat yoa say to yourself, "I will find out whose dog that is. ru go up a little farther to where the road forks off, and when one of the men goes one way and the -other pan goes the other, Til watch which road tbe dog follows and then when he turns to the right I shall know the dog belongs to that man, and If he turns to the left I shall know that he belongs to the other man,! Now if there is a prayer-meeting and a theatre .on the same I Ke contracts made lor ererr-ethcrreak adr) Hiiwinu, aor for special poaitJos fap.. , , -J6 i j OWtnaoaa, sixty woada kmg,. are :iaaerte4 .fresa Kcharga When, they exceed, uu kepae cent for each word. must be paid la advaaea, jt pight, and see a crowd going nif sMichl gan avenue ,1 cannot teU, f or my life Whose dogs they are, but I go up to 'the orks of the road and then I can tell, stand right at the forks of : the road knd I see some of the crowd head off to -,' ward the theatre, and some to the pray-.-er-meeting. ; And now, if you turn oat Wednesday night ta the t.hfntra . 1 vwvw J a SJSa W' the devil's dog, and yoa need eaynoth- J things, but the roads fm-k- l-n -, kw. tell whose dog you are every time thercs The idea of a Christian man-trying to hold a prayer-meeting and then going to' the theatre, or pUying cardsV'or 'goirig ; tothedanceat the same tlme!" It 'af3 disgrace to the cause of i Christ-Ucfcfoav4 go Standard on 8am. Jotfryyf -y - nr .. ! , , mmM-'v I i Scriptural Authority for Believers,, .Baptism vs. ZtfanftejpiiX InieplyVaamoiatry'll lure authority for infant 'baptism," we 'M said recently tkutfWiknwwtktintmm it 3. he following taUe. m been, prepared. or giving advocates of that, custom. an opportunity ' of deciding It "for t.bm- selves. Those who think they 'find In-iX fant baptism in the Bible are here afford' ed aj opportunity of entering their proof passagesin tbe left hand ceixter;, Scriptdbr raoors orlaxaupTORa rsnon os- u israNT baptism to bsUevebs' saptisml! ... I BE INSERTED; - iT- ' . ' - 1 ; ' '-, ; tksBattiit. it-; : r pari: xi: tyj; Luke n; "Matt ta: 1,8; Hark iV- imso. Mark 1:8; Luke ill: 8, ., t,T, 12, 16; John 1:85. -oa. U; Actsb o, 23; xi 87 l xriii: 85; ziii:94; John & 88; Lake vfl: 89. IX. Baptism if nmrLeHh Matt. Ifl: 18-17; MarTcl: 8, 11 LukeiikSUi.-ii''. IILOrist Sm-jtixtni, , -i ! John mr S, 86; hrf 8f IV. rf -. Comedss&m a given by Christ to i Iffr lXrcttUt. iiii iii Matt, itxviii: 18-20;.Mik v:BatHufi,t em? !. 11:87,88,41,47. VI. Philip Baptising . Actsvtti:fil.13,iai,wlr YttiptiMths" :iM JawssvalUOU hJ4 ActtwiuS-SQ- ll,BfitisiofPaJ. Actsbrrl8;xa:lAl ' lySaptiefOrni- -1 : iiuteudhitfritndsr J J Acjsx:44-4S. ' iXmiLyOia' " 4 sag more aooat it. j i nat is true, as eoreT jf ,we .tIkm. , We get, mixed up in V this world, and we mix all aorti i f ' and htr Mtms$hoU..i ActsxvU 13-140. . XLBapttm ef the Acts xvi: 80-34. ; . XIfUrW gaptit&i iimt Corinth , Acts xriii: 4-8; I Cor. 1: , lS-lTrxvfclavr sJ XII ittrttDisef- Ba-tttxtd. - Acts six: 1-7. f -"i 'v.. t Bafitism. . " Romans vi: 8-6; Cot IU'' 13? Eph. hr: S; -I Cor-.a xfi: 13; GaLHi: 27; I Cor. xwi 29; Heb. vi; 3. it XrjFfgM&fm$itei tratins0Bptitm Ua by ancient eventx. I Cor. 1, 8; 1 Vthi'mP XVL Christ i Exhibit$t , his Suftrings Vn- ' - dertht) Figure - fcofji , of Baptism.' , Matt, zx: 82, 83; Luke"4 Journal awssengfr- IHstressing Poverty inrOesnMn A Massachusetts young man, now. 3oi Germany as a student writes home of the distressing poverty, which he sees In.-j Germany ; of the way women have ' to . work to keep their little ones from starv ing; that they - are glad" to do a man's work, but cannot . always find it to do,1 1 and in that case must beg; that women, ,0 bear heavy burdens of produce to ' mar- ' ket and in addition to the load on their 1 backs is frequently a nursing babe in i their arms; and he adds: .;Th qries-;ij Hon , arises, where is the father! , Most likely in some beer garden,, with a mug of beer before him; without a thought 1 ' of the hungry mother and ehfld, "irnd are wandering through the dark and at narrow streets crying for bread.?fv Hev, says: ."Everybody drinks beer in Ger-; many, even the clergy,' and I do ' not;" care to associate with any of the young' ' men, as the ? great and all important question with them is, Where is the best 4 ; peer sold!. . . .There is no home sociauV ty here; What sociality there is is found in restaurants,' where women and child ren, high and ; low,' meet together' and;si the children learn to. drink .before i they . ,fj learn to walk.! Again he says:. "I have become convinced 'that it is the " temperance principle which makes the u homes of Ameriea the happy, prosper--i3 ous homes which so many, of them., are, apd that the intemperance of Germany makes German homes What they' are. And yet the brewers Of America, wouldiq If they could,: transform the American into the German type of. home life, and,, r have everybody here, as in Germany,. . drink beer. - -i'-V' Iont Condemn the Fharisees. c3 : " 'i- : ;3:'Wn iil is no use for as to condemn Phari- .i It sees that have been dead and in , their.,,, graves for eighteen hundred years. .The' same thing besets us all; we all of us try ''' to get away from the center, and dwell contented on the surface. 1 We are eat isfled . to take the flowers and stick them . , into our little gardens without the roots , to them ; when, of course,' they an die -" out t People may try to " cultivate vtrW tne without religmn, and , to acquire ,H correct notions of moral and spiritual, -t truth, and partially and temporarily they may succeed, but the one will be st ' yoke of bondage and the other a- barren 'A theory.' i I repeat, love Is the basis of all ; j right-doing. If yon have tn&t firm form- ,t datiott laid in the soul, then the know!" edge and the practice will " be bailded in v1 God's own: good ' time ; and if tnot - the-1 higher yoa build the temple, and tbe u more , aspiring . are ... tbe , cloud-pointing 7 . pinnacles, the more certain will be its . toppling some day, and the more awful ! Its ruin when ' it comes. Dr. A . 1 Hada-tv ren. ;i--;;f - j?'?.
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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April 7, 1886, edition 1
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