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Ti1 N V A D VO CAT u Z2 CZ Published by a Joint Stock Company under the Patronage of, tho North Carolina Conference Wm. E. Pell, .Editor. VOl;. VI 5fO. 27. RALEIGH, N.C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1863. T R R Jul S 2 TIISEB DOLLARS A Y3AR, IX ADVA1TCE. -. iiiiari .Vtlvot ate Publishing Company ,1 N . V. - UCT. .. U.. VOAltU, PrBSiPNT. Ym. 11. Cisinc.gim. O. G. If. J. Hist, aud Zsso 11. e . - ;fj is puiUgLed every "Wednesday :'. ver tnnnni. u minuter. Cur Lusi- rtrirt'y f' f'u;i princinh: A.! c:it will be charged $! r squar - 5. fur iirst insertion, snd j0 ceuts I t.-vch ui-e.Uut insertion. ( t; (' (- r itoriitl or Latitats nat-.-"' l-c utfetretted thus : - llv L.a'.f X . C. " I., it i Yt. LI. V. . V I II M ff Cgm&MJ 'A Anginal. lirlrt Wcod from Cobb Creek. JIY KBV. TiSi'tIT aVSBIEAK. T NCOVRAi'.EMKNT FOR THE IEN1TENT. There is one incident recorded in the liiMe. that is so suggestive, and so lull of -ueouraceinent to the humble sinner ask . - eaicrlr lor salvation from sin and e ter ra! wretchedness and woe, that I desire to iTcct thf attention of the reader to it. I r.iluie to the heaiiug of the daughter of tie wounu of Cana by our Saviour. I he r iler will find the particulars of this mi : in loth Matthew. The great leading -Vf in in this transaction, is .V God fiJuiii surtdy find him i oiTefed in faith prayer earn ! i In the name of the bless is certain to prevail. Let us i i i. - :i j.: s-;v oi:e lii'.rr.ition. Cehoid our . adorable Redeemer, the ti .I-man. standing in the midst of his dis clr ;e. perhaps explaining ?ome of the deep, c:id truths of God. some of the hidden .vstsries of revelation ; and behold a ffo niHQ approach hiui, upon her, face written wuh unmistakable distinctness, sorrow and care. Her whole iz manner meek and sub missive, aud yet accompanied by a certain rsioluteneis which anguish and suffering s. retimes bring. See hor as she gazes anxiously into, the face cf Jesus, and hear l.er earnosT. petition, as in heart agony she crie unt him, " Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David ; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil." Surely, the holy Saviour w ill grant, in mercy, her prayer. Can such a plaintive request go unanswered? Can such eloquent, pathetic Uar be resisted ? Can such deep sorrow An d distress fail to move Hun so lull 'of tendernes and lov ? " But he answered her not a word." He $ec?ns utterly deaf to her cries and indifferent to her sufferings. Even his disciples beseech him, "to send her away." And yet, reader, however singular this treatment may appear how ever harsh Christ here seems, there were concealed the deepest love and tenderest emotion3. Whilst He iqypeared to treat h?r with' cool contempt, he was really only affording hr a severe trial of her faith, for bhc had implored him to save her daughter ; evidently persuaded that lie wns both i-iJiinj and alih to accomplish, it. If he at once had granted her request P'.'ssibly, her tith end love would soon Laewixcd faint. But by delaying tho natter, her faith grew stronger, and if heard at !at. her love and gratitute would be more profound and sincere. So God sometimes tries the penitent. He sees that it is best that the blessing should be delayed, that the conviction may deepen and ihe anxiety increase. Sometimes the mourner i. so tried by delay, that with the i'salmist he is ready to cry out, " Is thy -uorcy clean gone forever." Take courage growing friend, there is hope ahead yet, :u; d jov, and 7 saee too. lie who heard tlie cry of the thief upon the cro3 in the hour of his direst extremity, will hear you. He my be tilmt for a time, but fticrcjr is in His heart. Only remain at the throne -of grace, only continue to cry idoud for mercy and pardon, and he will give you "an answer of peace " as he did 1'haraoh, when he sought from Joseph an interpretation of his dream. le not cast down ; yon may not be abie to see God now with the. Cj-e of faith, but persevere and He wi!l reveal himself unto you. Joseph made himselt strange unto his brethren, even when b. rnusti'uliy purprsed to treat them with loving kindness. But in plte ot" the silence she endured, in spite of the un-Cricndly manifestations of the disciples, the poor woman still clung to Christ as the only person who cotld re- neve nor row3. 1,1 Sbo wnrhirne.l liim " ptiil. k.v- Jtg, " Lord. ibip inf.. C5he ieit.how des perate was her cause, how fearful the con dition of her daughter. With what enrn itlness of ton r, with what sincerity of ap pfal does she exclaim, " L'trd, hrlj me." -1 his is the true cry of th real penitent. His conviction is awful. Ther is none to succor or Five but Jesus; the angry sea is rolling around him ready to engulf him ; he is sinking beneath its waves, when hie cry of distress comes up, " Lord, helji m:." Yet, once more, a it should seem, to prove the mother's faith, and to make it further manifest to his disciples, He re plies distinctly, " It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the dog3." Even this language of contempt does not excite r.nger in her soul ; but in humility she accepts the application, but still perseveres. And she said, "Truth,, Lord ; yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their mister's table." T ith what grace and humility does she submit to the degradation, and sue for even a " do"r's noi-thjn." Rebuffed she still en- fronts insulted, she still implores. f " Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time." The cloud may look black, but the Syrophoenician still believed it had for her " a silver lining." The long de ferred blessing came. Then Jesus an swered and saidTunto her, O woman, yreat ts thy faith be it unto thee even a3 thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour." O, then mourning sinner, be not dis couraged. Let the language of your heart be " I will not let thee go, except thou bless me." If your prayers are not an swered when yo.u expect, pray the more. Do not cense your entreaties; do not dis pond do not relax your earnestness. llemember that the biassed Jesus himself declared, " Jink and it shall be given you, teck and ye shall find, 7a:ock and it shall be opened unto you." Never fear but what God, if he for a time withhold, does so only that he may in the end more ef fectually bestow the blessing unless the fault be in yeu. Pray then with & firm conviction that though you are amongst the most unworthy of God's creatures, yet even for " the dog.3" there are " crumbs" even for . the .most unworthy there is morcy, through Christ, on their sincere penitence and unfeigned faith. And may God in his mercy, give you soon your heart's ehiefest desire- that peace and joy consequent upon sin's pardon. Mav. 1SG3. TMng Neglected. Deah Bro. Pet.t. : I have read the article of a contributor on " Things A kricd" with a great deal of interest. Ac cording to his presentation of the matter, Methodism is a very different thing as it stands in our Discipline, from Methodism as presented in the practice of our people, and the general usage, of our church. The usage cf our Church is widely diffe rent from, and frequently in direct con flict with its law. This the article makes very clear. But if we are to believe the teachings of some of oar church lawyers, usage constitutes common law. So we have two systems of law, common law which is the practice and usage cf our Church, and statutory law which is the law enacted for our government by the General Conference. The article conclu sively shows that what is termed our com mon law, is often in direct conflict with nnv ntutntory law. or in other words our practice is in direct conflict with the rules kid down in the Discipline for our govern ment. Now, which are we to obey, our common or our statutory law ? By which must we be governed, by the Discipline, or the usage of our Church and the prac tice of our people? Some one who is learned in the laws of our Church, and ex perienced in the practice of our people will please answer. But why is this con flict ? Is there not some defect in the - system itself, or in its practical applica tion, that causes this constant conflict be tween the practice of our people, and the laws which the General Conference has enacted for our government 1 Have we not too much or too little law i Have we not too much or too little ritual ? Do we not require of our people too much, or al low them to do too little? Do we not teach our people, that it isa fundamental principle in our system for the preachers to do everything? They must not only lead our devotions and conduct our wor ship, but they must do our praying and offer our thanksgiving, while, our people have nothing to do but to hear the prayer as we hear the sermon. Is it any wonder that our people do not utter the responses as given in our ritual for the bacrameuts, when they are given no part nor lot in the worship on other occasions? Can we ex pect them to respond hi an audible voice at the administration of the sacraments, when we require them to be silent specta tors of the usual Sabbath worship of the sanctuary? We have so little ritual, and what we have is so seldom used, that one half of our people do not know that we have any. We should either have a more extended ritual, or we should have none at alb Our preachers and our people should be rcq-ihod to observe the form of Eervice ir.ia aewn in our ritual, or wo should dispense with it altogether. Our people- should either be required to take more than a silent part in the public wor ship of the sanctuary every Sabbath, or - they should not be required to join in the service when we administer the sacraments. Another reason probably for this neglect upon the part of our people, and of many of our preachers, is the example and influ ence ccf the older members of our Confe rences, and of others in high oScial posi tion in our Church. How few of our prondnent-men our men of position and influence in the Church, use the form of service entire that our Discipline requires! How often do they substitute a prayer of their own for the one prescribed by the Church in her ritual ? The Discipline re quires that in the ordination of Deacons tho communion of the body and blood of Christ should be administered to them vet I have never fv-en this done. Is it surprising that our people, and many of our ministers neglect these things, when our men of age, experience, position and influence in the Church, set them the ex ample ? A third reason probably for tho gener al neglect, is to be found in the fact that our ritual'has been so frequently changed. A comparison of the various editions of our Ditciplne for the last fifteen or twen ty year.-T will satisfy any one that not a few changes have beeu made. The service I for the burial of the dead is not the same in the ritual published in 1854, as it is in that published for 1850. I see also that the communion service in the ordina tion of Deacons has been omitted in the last edition of our Discipline. Were these chancres made bv the committee on revi- sal at our last G eneral Conference ? We would like to know. Who was on that committee from our delegation ? Can he not aive us the information for which we as k? A Methodist. tichen liaves. Mr. Editor : Under the above eupho mous heading 1 propose to give you a short article, for the benefit especially of the younger readers of our Advocate. It is said that on one occasion two .men were overheard in a Western tavern dis cussing very warmly the question as to whether Socrates was a hotel or a 7iorse I And perhaps the enquiry is now linger ing upon the lips of some young reader, who knows that the writer is not in Egypt or Palestine, "What does he mean by Goshen ? Is it a firkin of butter or a "piece of honeycomb ?" Well, to answer the enquiry, although "butter and honey" have something to do with "Goshen," yet, these rci'ow- atrieles are not themselves "Goshen." Goshen is a very delightful strip of country in a certain county, where I have the honor, to try to preach the Gospel of Christ. It is watered by a delightful stream, in which -large quantities of the finny tribe sport, and upon whose banks cluster the "Virgin Bower" and "Yellow Jessamine," pouring their fragrance upon the April breezes. A few Sabbaths ago, while I was preach ing in a certain village in this land of Goshen, a bright little girl of about four years walked up the isle, and, halting in front of the altar, -attracted by the pitcher and glass which Eat on the pulpit at my right hand, exclaimed, loud enough to be heard by many, "Div me some dat water!' But the next moment the little innocent creature was awoke from its reverie by the servant, who bore it back to the pew where sat its Ma. So, thought I, there is many a grown hearer, who, as he hears the "riv er of life" described from the pulpit, sighs from the great depth of his heart, "give me some of that water !" But before he can summon courage to publicly ask for it, as that' little child did, the world sends borne back to sin -and folly ! What an encouragement it is to the way-worn itin erant to reflect, while he opens to dying men a fountain of the "river that makes glad the city of God," that while many only cast a wishful glance at its heeling waters, there are thirstings created in the hearts of others which are onlysatisfied by the well being planted in them which "springs up into everlasting life." Among the good qualities of the peo ple who live in this land of Goshen, is the one of extraordinary kindness to "the Preacher." Somehow or other the opin ion generally obtains that preachers are great "chicken eaters m" and a preacher that wears a moustache and don't eat chicken is set down at least as an oddity, Now, it so happens that am not particu larly fond of chicken ; and therefore I am almost grieved sometimes to witness what pains some good people arc at, to supply its place with some other article that can be termed a summum Lonum. This, I hum bly conceive, is all wrong. Many a good sister, like Martha of old, is troubled about many things ; but only one dish is needful to a hungry man. And I had rather be the instrument in God's hands of fastening some gospel truth in the minds of men, that they might be led to Christ, than to fare sumptuously every day. Indeed, good dinners do not satisfy while sinners are heedless and unconcern ed. There i3 a section of this land of Go shen which is dreadfully cut up with cross roads. After preaching in that section on a certain occasion, I accepted a very kind invitation from a good old sister to her residence for dinner. But thinking that I knaw the road well enough, I suf fered the ladj to drive on until her car nage was out cf sight. Ine consequence was, I lost my way, found myself beyond her residence in a swamp, drove back, took the wrong road, iode around for two or three hours, found myself finally far ther off than when I started from the Church, and at last had to get help to find the way. And it is just so with many who start for Heaven." Although they are 'called to "look to J esus," and to keep their "eye fixed upon the mark for the prize;" yet, they allow Christ to drive on, so to speak, while they tarry be hind with the world, until lie is out of sight ; and then the cross-roads pre sent themselves, they wander about be wildered in the dark places of folly, night draws on, the darkness enwraps thim, and they are lost ! Jesus, ray everlasting gaido, Fix my wande ring eye on tkee Let me 'ncath thy sceptre bide, While I pres? towards hvn and thee. Direct my' wandering feet tho road, That leads to thee, and luaaven, and God. E. A. Y. Mercy is like the rainbow, we must never look for it after night; if we re fuse it here we mu3t have justice in eter nity. The Mkucies of God, if not loadstones to draw us to hcavcu, will be millstone? to sink us to perdition. Hours with the Hooks. BOOKS IN GJCNIRAL. Books are vcrv much like men In some 000K.S you can almost &t;u of those who produced them. , i . i i. , the souls This ac- counts for the great variety of books. We have some books that are bright, sun ny and laughingly cheerful. They look at you with a bright glance, and always meet you with a smile or a grin. There are others that are wild, rolicking and playful, that come on you like the storm of mischief, and leave you with yonr hat off, and your whole nature in a most un deflnaMe 3tte. A large olass of book3 are dark, sombre, melancholy if you read them much you will live perpetually un der a cloud, and always have the blues. There are many books that are kind, warm and geniai; when reading them you feel that your soul is flooded in sunshine, and bathed in the genial light that makes their thoughts sparkle and flash and glow with fire. There are great boots tnat spread before us' continents of thought, from .?nr i-vPvntVi Tnpro wnicn loom up tuuuuLuiuo - are also good books liko their authors; they are full of piety and the Holy Ghost. If you rad them they will make you bet ter, holier and happier, TJieir influence is purifying, elevating and i?oul-inpiring. They suggest pure thoughts, produce ho ly feelings, awaken warm sympathies and call forth,"the heart's purest affections. --i-i-ii Therc are a great many wiofcea dooks the incarnation of sin the embodiment ot evil. Their influence is like the breath of the pestilence. They blast the spirit like lightning. Men put themselves in their books. "They embody their, thoughts, feeling?, principles, prejudices, passions, loves, hates and sympathies in their works, and send them forth as 'a- circulating edi tion of themselves. Thus they give im mortality to their influence in this world. It walks the earth producing good or evil, sin or holiness, a curse or a blessing, af ter they are dead and in their graves. Calvin, Wesley, Fletcher, Milton, Voltaire, and Tom Paine, are still living in their works, acting upon' millions of minds and hearts' through their books. But books like poisons will not injure unless they are taken. Header, bo careful how you tako soul poison from the books of the age. ,ross Creek, May i, 18C3. , ?rom tlic Army. A soldier belonging to the 27th N. C. Regiment, Cook's Brigade, writes as fol lows : Wilmington, -N. C. May 4, 1861. Dear Buo. Pell: To-day I received 20 copies of the Advocate. I distributed them among the members of the Regi ment (27th N: G. T.) My comrades seem to delight in reading your excellent paper, and I sincerely trust that many will be materially benefitted by its perusal. I am sure I am much edified in reading and digesting its columns. I think it is a bet ter paper now than before the war. You will please pardon me for my neglect in net writing sooner and acknowledging the receipt of two packages sent previously. I received the first at Coosawatchie, S. C, and the last two at this place, forwarded from Pocotaligo. The main reason why I did not write before is that I have all the duties of a soldier to perform, and about the time I intended to write I was sent to Charleston on business for the Bri gade, and was very busy until w were or dered here. But I am sure you appreci ate the circumstances under which we sol diers labor. However, we can do better than we do, and by the grace of God I am determined to bend all my energies to ad- vance the cause of our blessed Redeemer in this portion of the army. I continue to conduct my prayer-meetings and exhort my fellow-soldiers, and although my la bors arc- attended with difficulties, as I cannot devote all my time to the work and am cut off from my books, I can see a wide field open for usefulness, and if I can do nothing elseI can gather together the scattered lambs of Christ's flock eve ry evening and strengthen and encourage them, and our prayers shall continually ascend to heaven for the revival of God's work the prosperity of Zion the care less ones, and for an honorable peace. I am sorry to say that some soldiers in our Brigade who were consistent members of some branch of the christian church when the wa commenced, now place themselves among the unbelievers, and declare there is ao eternal punishment for a Confede rate soldier. Other backsliders deny the reality cf experimental religion. Please tender our heartfelt thanks to the kind friends who contributed of .their substance to send us the Advocate. We appreciate the gift very much I assure you. Pray for us that the gracious revi val at Fredericksburg may extend to us. Your in Christ, 0. w. w. The following letter from a soldier in a Mississippi regiment has just come to hand Fredericksburg, Va., ) April 25, 1863. J My Dear Bro: The Lord is ever merciful to those who wait upon Him, and pnt their trust in His omnipotent power. Of this truth we have the evi dence and witness here in Fredericksburg. More than two hundred souls can testify to this truth, who have professed to have had their hiua pardoned and fonnd the Lord merciful to their sin-polluted soulg by the shedding of His blood. Our -meeting is still progressing finely, which has been in progress ever since tho 15th of February, with the exception of not more, than one or two days re; ss, since the beginning. All praise a id thanks be given to the Lord for the mani festation of His loving kindness, and the influence ot His Holy Spirit upon us at this place. Scores have been converted, and yet they come ! Still they' find that there is room. Daily the altar is filled with mourners who bring their sin-offerings with themand as many as will may leave them thcjre and arise and go ia psace. Many -thus have done, and now they go on their way rejoicing in the love of God. And now my: prayer is that this good meeting may continue uninterrupted till our whole brigade may find peace with God, through the atoning blood of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. The hand x)f Omnipotence is with us here. About two hundred and thirty have joined the church since the begin ning of this protracted meeting, and now daily meet together and praise the Lord for what he has done for them, and for whit they have seen and felt. A Soldier op Co. B, 13th Miss. Regt. Thoughts of God's Moral Perfections. The mingling admiration and study of the Divine character, which effects the transformation- of ours, has respect rather to His moral than His natural perfections. Knowledge, in-all its length and breadth, reveals God. We follow the adventurous step of Geology. With her we essay to penetrate the globe, where no ravine lays open its fissure, no mine gathers darkness and dread to its perilous shaft. We grope in those gloomy central depths, in which it has never been said, "Let there be light." Even there, God is seen setting fast the foundations of the mountains, or overturning them by the roots j knitting the rocks together into aHamant, or dis solving them by the breath of His mouth. We go out to the uttermost parts of tho sea. Oar feet press "the farthest verge of the green earth." Every clime unfoHs its riches to our gaze and grasp. Wo be ooaie pupils of S utm-f; at all points where she has granted audience to man. And her testimony is, that God constrains the wilderness to blossom as the rose, or visit3 the patience of husbandry with famine ; measures the waters in the hollow of His hsnd, or dries up the floods at His rebuke ; preserves life amid the angry storms of ocean, or scuds death in the brilliant sun beams of the quiet landscape. .We spread out the records of History. On every page we are confrouted with Providence. We stand in tho presence of One who breaks the arms of the mighty, and clothes infirmity with conquest ; causes the wise to stagger like a drunken man, and guides simplicity in the path of prosperity ; scat ters the possessions of the rich "as chaff driven of the wind," and fills the hungry with good things. We take the wings of Astronomy, and ascend the heavens. We converse with systems in their revolution, ani suns in their flight. There, n tho pinnacle of the universe, where God calls the stars by name or makes sack-cloth their covering, we behold tho finger of the Almighty stretching forth the amplitude of space, and wrapping a vesture of glory ground the worlds which thought itself cannot compute. Still when we have travelled over tho territory of Human Knowledge, when we have stood on all her observatories, and gazed, with streaming eye, toward the loftiness of the Divine character, when Jehovah has come forward to her appre hension, with these grand and awful ha biliments about Ilim, and she has spoken a3 interpreter between our spirit and tho Father of spirits "how little a portion is heard of Ilim." . Impressed with rever ence or inspired with sublimity by tho natural perfections of God; struggling in vain to support the flight of imagination along the measureless recesses of llis eter nity ; in the tumultuous tides cf univer sal change, marking that immutability which rises alone, as a rock from which no atom may crumble, on which no revolu tion may pass ; pursuing with solemn and chastened step the mysterious omnipresence which annihilates solitude and pervades immensity ; trembling before the omnipo tence, to which creation brought no effort, which fashioned the heavens and the earth without even making bare its arm ; affect ed, as nothing but these attributes can af fect us, we forget that such trains of thought, after all their impressivencss, may rendr no contribution to the sancti fication of the heart. This study may be an intellectual exer cise, not a spiritual one. We may urge it more as a matter of taste than as a matter of principle'. The -ardor of the scholar may displace the contrition of tho sinner and the veneration of the subject. The rsason may take an extensive range through this field of enquiry, while the affections grovel in the dust. Admiration of the Divine glory, in this aspect, may be joined with hatred of the law, and of the higher glory which that law brings to light. To guard ourielves against so de plorable a result, we must take into fre quent remembrance and review, the holi ness of God. And whal is this holiness ? It is -potf er, the instrument of purity; wisdom, tho minister of benevolence ; benevolence, the associate of righteousness. It is spiritu ality, in the sight of which the heavens are not pure; justice, which will require v. man to reap whatsoever he sows; truth, rnmoveable alike in reward and retribu tion. It is faithfulness, which reaches to the clouds, and maintains its covenant to a thousand generations. It is anger, kind led only by sin and appeased only upon repentance. It is jealousy, denianding atonement; and pity, accepting it. It is knowledge, making recognition of -vies to punish, and of virtue to mature it. It is goourusss, in harmony with wrath ; mercy, , tempering vengeance ; grace, which nn ports law; long-suffering, which gives no countenauce to licentiousness ; sovereign ty, in obedierrce to moral principle ; pa ternal tenderness, allied with judicial in flexibility. 2iel. JItrald. What Is Your Hope t Reader, what is your hope tfcout your soul ? Have you any, or have you none ? Can you tell me in what way you expect to be accounted righteous before God ? Depend upon it, thes are very serious questions. You and I arc. dying men. After death comes the judgment. What is our hope of .acquittal in that awful day ? What are we going to plead on our behalf before G od ? Shall we say that we havo done our du ty to God ? Shall we cay that we havo done our duty to our neighbor? Shall wo bring forward our prayers, our regularity, our morality, our amendments, our church going? Shall we ask to be accepted by God because of any of these things? Which cf these things will stand God's eye ? Which of them will actually justi fy you and me ? Which .of them will carry us clear though judgment, and land us safe in glory ? None, nunc, cone. Take any command ment of the ten, and let us txamine our selves by it. We have broken it repeat edly. We cannot tuswer God one tS a thousand. Take any of us, and look nnr rowly into our ways, and we are nothing but sinners. There is but enc vsrdict, Wc arc all guilty,- all deservo hell, all pught to die. Wherewith can wc como before God ? We must come in the' name "of Jcsih, standing on no other ground, pleading no otl(c" plrt hart liis, 4t 'A--Vf -" f A croxr. for the ungodly, and J trust in him." O, believe mo, Christ must be nil tho hope of every one who would be justified and saved. You must be content to goto heaven as a beggar saved by free grace, pimply as a believer in Jesus or you v;Ul never be saved t( all. Lty and Gospel. The law matc3 known to us our fin. Rom. 3. The gospel rcvcala a remedy for it.' John. 1. The law declares our bondage. Rom. 7. The gospel shows us our redemption. Col. 1. The law is the word of wrath. Rom. 4. The gospel is the wordofgrace. Acts.' 14: 20. The law is thecntcnceof despair. Dent. 27. The gospel is the communication of comfort. Luke. 2. The law is tho word cf tribulation. Roai. 7. The gospel is the tlduigsof peace. Eph. 6. The law says, Thou shalt be damned. The gospel says, Thou mayest be saved. The law says, Thou art a sinner. Tho gospel sayi!, Thy sins arc forgiven thee. The n asks, Where is thy righteous ness? The gospel answers, Christ i thy righteousness. The law say;, Thou art doomed to death and hell. Th-i goj el replies, There is no condemnation of any kind, or from any quarter, to them who arc in Christ Jesus. Xot If nppj in llcavem" " If you were to die, and go to heaven to-night, Fanny, could you bo happy there ?" said her aunt. "Not happy in heaven !" asked Fanny in great surprise. " All who are there arc perfectly hippy, for they arc holy spirits ; but hjw could you, with your wicked heart unchanged, enjoy Jhcir holy prahes ? If you do not love to think of God, and talk with him now, how could you bo happy to lire with him for ever? How could yon praiso him eternally, without a heart to praiaa. him ? It is only those whore fins hsv been waf-licd away in Christ's blood, vh can enter ' that holy, happy psace aud they only "could be happy there. If you would join them when you die, you n.Uft give your heart to God, and begin to servo him now." Kiclir of the Bible. An able biblical scholar, who has just been carefully .tudying the books of tha Old Testament in order from Genesis to Job, writes, " 1 thank God for the j-pirit-ul profit 1 havo derived from the revision ofevrry boot. I see more clearly thaa aver before, that each book has its partic ular place and oince in ' all scripture 'given by inspiration of God, and profita ble for doctrine, for reproof, for correc tion, for instruction in righteousness; that the man of God may be perfect, thorough ly furnished unto all good works.' " Set out for God at your beginning, and hold out with God until your ending. -!?f
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