The Christian Sun.
Fltll)A V, SEPTEM BER J SSO.
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1). IE .Dunbar,.Proprietor. I
Rev. J. Pressley Barrett - - - - Editor, ,
tit r riusciPLKs.
2._Tlio Lord Jwus Christ is the only Head o! '
tl m Cbm eh. • I
The name Christian, to the exclusion ol
all party, < r sectarian names. ‘
Tile Holy I'ilde, or the Scriptures of the j
O. land New Tt. taineni a Rulficient rule of faith
and practice.
A,—Christian character, or vital piety, the \
k Only test uf fellowship, or church membership. j
;K_The right of private judgement and the |
liherlv of conscience, the privilege and duty ot
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EDITORIAL NOTES.
(Jin' brother, Kev. I). 1’. .Tones is
press: t g hard to win souls to the fold
of the Saviour.
Where is our good brother, Kev. A.
O. Andctson 1 Send ussome good
hews.lrom your field, l!ro. Anderson.
Ui v. \V. W. Staley l-ejiorts a good
meeting at Morrisvillo, X. ('. See his
letter, llow has tlie O.raham school
opened, l>ro. S f
Kev. S. 1L Klapp is actively at
work for flic .Master wherever oppor
tunity presents itsell. e wish him
abundant success. <
Kev. WS. Kong is one of the
most interesting preachers it has
been our privilege to hear. We
ought to have him pastor of some city '
church.
Kev. J. W. Holt, has moved his
family to Company Shops, N. U. ILs
, correspondents should address him at
that place. Let us hear from your
lielu, liro. Holt!
Kev. J’. T. Klapp's churches arc do
ing well and so is Bro. lv. liiuisell.
. Your missionary societies no doubt
liavc done good work in quickening
tiic life 01 your chinches.
■Kev. Allied Apple, one of our most
aged and beloved ministers has been
hard at work this summer in protract
ed meetings. He is one of our best
men. May God bless his last, efforts
for the salvation of souls.
Kev. Solomon Apple is serving the
church at Lebanon, Caswell county,
A. c. This good brother lias borne
many of life’s heavy burdens, but is
still engaged in the Master’s cause.
May his last days in tlio Lord’s \ ine
yurd on earth be his happiest days.
■—*.Utp. LafferTy,’ of the Richmond
Christian Advocate, is good on a joke.
Boon alter the Editor .of the Southern
Churchman wrote what Kro. Lafferty
styles “bad things of the Methodists,’’
lie left for the “Sweet Springs,” and
15ro. Itafferty says “he needed that
water.”
liuv. M. L. Harley is most actively
engaged in the missionary work. He
lias one or two mission appointments
•stable of his regular charge, and his
prospects are most encouraging. We
think every minister ought to have
as additional work each year, at least
one new place toi preaching and Sun
day-school work.
“Wo never heard of a member reg
ularly reading the Advocate wlio went
off to another church.”—Richmond
ClinUiau Advocate. Brethren, do
you see how important it is to have
every one of our members read the
Sun ? Do put yourself to work. The
Sun needs your help and you need
tllC.SuN's help. Work together and
the benefits will be mutual.
We are glad to know there stands
in the city of lialeigh, X. so
staunch a delender of the right as the
Jialeiyh Christian Advocate. It says
with an independent manliness that
seems to indicate “no backing”: “hot
every man in -North Carolina discour
age and liown upon the habit which
i, some candidates have of treating to
liquor in order to get votes, b row n
down the custom.” Good men—men
true to their country’s good, every
where, ought,to frown it down. Co
on Bro. Advocate. Wo stand with
you i;i this great question.
“Our system does not need-mend-,
iiig—it only needs working.”—1:1a
IcijtJt Christian Advocate. Ah! yes,
that, is the secret with weak systems
in most of the denominations. They
need workiny rather than mending.
We are quite sure that is the case in
our church. A good deal is said
about mending our system. He it re
membered t^al those thus talking un
derstand tiifTr physical natures, ft
is much easier to sit and talk of mend
irty a system than it is to get out of
the easy' arm-chair and noil: a sys
tem. We believe this is the secret of
■“so much talk about the defects of our
system of church work. It is a sort
of an excuse lor one’s own idleness.
It is sought to make it appear that
t.. the slow progress of our cliurcb is due
if to the defective system under which 11
. wo are working, whereas, in our1;
judgment, our snail-like progress is L
* due to “love of ease” on the part of I
& our workmen. If anybody’s toe is
JSteinehed lot them pul! of the shoe, and j s
ud eiv will tiud relief. ‘ 1
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PEERING PARAGRAPHS. i
— Loss. There is a great loss to -
mr cause by t he failure of our pastors j
generally to do as much pastoral work
is they ought, or as much as is abso- ,
ntcly necessary. With the nccessa- |
y pastoral work well done, our pas
ors would be much better supported, .
md our dcnoininational enterprises (
rould be sustained as never before,
virile there are good reasons for be- j
ieving that the number of sinuers
inmially converted would far exceed
inythiug ever known among us. The ;
ruth is, tin fear the work is not half
lone, and of course the fruits are in i
roportion to the same. A move iu i
his direction would greatly accelerate ]
mr progress iu Christian work. We ■
vould be glad to have the views of )
mr pastors on the subject. Will '
lev. M. I!. Barrett lead oil' in the dis- i
ussion t i
— liidiotic as Arguihent. We have
teen much surprised at seeing so
nany who claim to be men of reason
:esort to ridicule when they wish to
■ai ry a point against another. With
the masses ridicule is regarded as ar
gument, and for this reason design
ing persons often use it when their
side of the question has neither merit
nor argument. We submit that this
is a cow ardly course. We have felt
its lorce upon those around us, when
some one w ho had no more principle
than to do such a thing, finding their
cause weak, used tiiis method of de
fense. This is not only so of private
individuals, but of representatives of
the people—and most generally the
people accept it as genuine faithful
work. Public men, and reformers
especially, are often subjected to the
trial of ridicule by those who oppose
them and who have no argument on
their side. Sometimes this method
succeeds in carrying the masses
against him who has the truth. Ri
dicule can make a show after this
maimer, but like the flower of the
held under a heavy frost—it soon dies
and its influence is gone. A parrot
w ill ridicule the sweet music of the
mocking bird, but the mocking-bird
cares nothing lor the ridicule of the
parrot, and accordingly goes oil sing
ing more sweetly thau before. Let
the pallets of error go on with their
ridicule, but the brave disciples of
truth w ill not regard what his coarse
and jealous rivals say, they will con
cern themselves for the advancement
of Tucth regaidless of the parrots
of ridicule.
—.1 Strange Question. Some per
son has thought to ask: "Is the
Christian life still feasible V The au
thor half way apologizes for asking
such a question by arguing that this
day is so crowded and involved iu
conflicting claims that he (wishes) to
doubt that Christianity has in it that
adaptability and flexibility necessary
to satisfy our wants as a guide iu
these matters. We at first felt sur
prised upon reading the question, a
second thought, however, soon sug
gested that the conception had its
origin in a weak heart, living under
the influence.of sin. Evidently a de
sire lurks iu the hearts of many to
find and expose to the world a weak
ness in Christianity. The reasons for
the existence of such a ilesire are
many. Seine are too proud to have
for their leader the meek and lowly
Saviour who died on the cross. Some
have systems of their own to teachT
and they fancy that if Christianity*
was .out of the way, they could suc
ceed wonderfully. Some meet Chris
tianity in the secular field where gree
dy gain is rampant. To gratify this |
greed for gain they have entered
some dirty and shameful work which
Christianity will not tolerate. Hence
the influence of this great power is
against them—making them the
avowed enemy of our holy religion,
and for this reason they go about
from place to place and in tlie public
prints asking : -‘Is the Christian life
still feasible 1” is it a competent guide
in the conflicting claims of eur day t
ilis reason lor making such preten
sion-may be found in Acts 19: 25,
last clause. Head it.
—The Law of tlic Lord. State laws
and National laws are discussed by
hundreds and thousands of profess
ing Christians, and wc doubt not of
ten at the expense and neglect of the
law of the Lord. Most of our laws
in many important respects are
not worth reading and there can he
no doubt that both our State and
National governments would he vast
ly superior in true 'moral and civil
worth if the law of the Lord could**
hut have a fair and impartial reading
and hearing. This is a great afflic
tion to the good of any country—this
putting away the law of the Lord
from the hearts of the people and en
deavoring to draw their attention to
the laws of tho country which were :
born in selfishness and sin. These ;
aws necessarily feud'to corrupt the i
icarts ofthe people. The law of the I
bord, however, is very different.— t
Livid a man after God’s own heart, 1
ml a statesman, too, said : “The law I
f the Lord is pcrfcel, converting the
i>ul: the testimony of the Lord is
ire making wise the simp Id.”—
salps 19: 7. He again says: “Bles
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,ed nre the mi defiled in the way, who i
viilk iu the low ol' the Lord.” Psa.
19: 1. Also: “O how love 1 thy law!
t is uiy meditation all the day.” 1‘sa.
119: 97. “How sweet are thy words
into my taste! Yea, sweeter than
loney to my month.” Psa. 119: 103.
iVe mention these passages as a sim
ile indication of the effect of the law
>t the Lord upon the heart of umn
then devoted to its teachings. The
aw of the Lord is perfect,
— Tim Fact* on onr Undi/. -lolIN
?IiOITtrll.ilAN says: “A fellow who
iow!s with the wolves aud bleats with
lie sheep, gets nobody’s good word,
mless it be the devil’s.” There is
nnch truth in what Ploughman says,
md yet there are a great many peo
lie who have sot enough back-bone
‘to face t he music” or to keep from
timing the face as often as they meet
liircient sides of the question. Out
if this habit grows much evil. A
pies lion of importance arises. As
isual it has two sides. Mr. Weak
lack meets one of the parties most
ioncerned iu the atl'air. He hears his
ride of lhe matter. Mr. Weakback,
without, any hesitancy pronounced
li is friend’s side to be right. Said he,
■‘1 am surprised that Mr. B.,(the oth
er party concerned) should have done
such a thing—he is entirely wrong.”
lie bids good-bye. He soon meets
with the other party who rehearses
all the troubles, to all of which Mr.
Weukbaek readily assents, and says
that lie is utterly astonished—that
Mr. 15., is right beyond question,
while the man he had so leceutly en
dorsed, now is all wrong. This, we
should say is all a display of folly.—
A course like this, not only makes
ono think very little of himself, but
it works much harm among others.
The man’s own heart has been made
a tool, while he provokes each of the
offended parties to greater auger,
because he has added liis endorsation
to each of his neighbors, thereby
strengthening their own views of the
correct ness of their claims. The truth
of the whole matter is, Mr. Weak
back’s poor judgment and lack of
courage is the greatest wrong in the
whole matter. Had he possessed true
manliness, he would have been frank
and candid with each of his neigh
hors, pointing out their inconsisten
cies aud wrongs ia the matter, aud it
might have been quite different. It
is necessary to tell men of their er
rors, sometimes, no matter bow much
they may wish your approval. We
cannot be too careful as to giving onr
influence, especially when strife and
trouble are at the bottom of the cause
which asks the recognition of onr in
fluence. The key to all this unnec
essary trouble is due to Mr. Weak
back. If he were a mail he would
not be afraid to expiess the botiest
sentiments of his heart, aud thereby
show that honesty is best. We beg
our readers to cease the dirty work
of hcwling with the wolves and
bleating with the sheep. Be a woU'
or a sheep and stand by your colors.
If you area wolf, then bowl; if you
are a sheep, blent. Let there be no
doubt as to others, you stand—hold
up your colors with a steady hand,
and be a man.
—Non-Growing Men. Rev. Dr.
Cuyler says that on one occasion
Horace Greely said to him in apeitk.
ing of a young mem her oi' Congress
([great promise: ‘‘Mr. B- is an
nqncnt man, a very pretty man, but
e will never rise any higher, because
e don’t study. “The old white-coat
ed philosopher’s prediction came
true.” In other words, this brilliant
young man had cut his high dash
iirst—upon that he let go his oars
and fell back on them to rest. While
ho rested he depended upon the hist
strokes of the oar to take him over
the sea of time. The trouble was not
that he took a rest, that is legitimate
in all classes, hilt ratkerthut he did
not cease to rest. In this lay the
secret of his non-growing character.
He made one big effort, then he stop
ped to rest, aud so far as we are in
formed, he is resting yet ; this gives
a key to the otherwise strange words
of Horace Greely. He did not study.
This has been the secret which has
so often shut off the brilliant career
of many a promising preacher. How
the Church has lamented its loss in
this matter, always admitting that
they had been disappointed in the
talent the young man possessed,
whereas they were only disappointed
in reality in his willinguess to work.
He ceased to study, aud then he ceas
ed to be a growing man, aud bis
friends felt disappointed. Dr. Cuyler
further says : “.No minister can sus
tain himself who is not an earnest
worker, an industrious delver into
Tod’s Word, aud constantly accumu
ating fresh and fertilizing thought
Vom every quarter. But while you
ire to keep your own intellect active,
•"oil must remember that your chief
>im is not to he directed at the intel
eets of your hearers. Nor are you
o furnish simply intellectual aliment
o your people—much less mere iutel
jctual banquets. The preaching
liich feeds the head, and starves the i
eart, and leaves the conscience nn- I
niched, is a solemn sham.” As <
reachers, our people come to us for (
natrnction for the mind and for tbe
ipplieatiou of practical truth to tbeir
jeurts. If we dowot study—if we do
lot hold repeated coiumui.wns with
)ur liible and books generally, and if
we do not hold oftener blessed com
munions with Qod for grace to aid
in onr work, then us ministers we nre
largely a failure. The people expect
instruution and a godly example of
11s. If we do not get it ourselves, we
minnot with any sincerity hope to
benefit those over whom we huve the
spiritual oversight, brethren, study
to show yourselves workmen that'
need not to be ashamed. Ur. James
W. Alexander, a godly minister and
a most successful preacher of the gos
pel, says in advising ministers con
ceuiiug their work: “Preach Bible
doctrine uitk passion. Avoid ab
stractions iu your seruious. Inter
sperse anecdotes. Don’t be afraid to
say simple things; consider Daniel
Webster; thegreatest xuyint/x me situ
pie. The Bible is tbe one book of the
preacher; study that. The reason
we have so little powerful preaching
is that we huve so little heart piety.
Hod’s Word is the best corrective ef
error; preach the Word.” The Bible
is the Christian minister’s groat wea
pon of warfare. If we know it thor
oughly and can use it as a wise sol
dier, our conquests for Christ will be
many aud glorious. We walk in the
midst of a perverse and wicked world.
We have need of our weapons at every
step taken. If we know it fully we
shall be more than conquorers
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Study
the Bible. Preach its blessed doc
tnues.
NO!
Say No, young man, aud stick to it,
when invited to visit tbe bar room,
billiard-saloon, teu-pin alley, pool
table, card table, or any other place,
where if you go, you will walk iu tbe
current of the uugodly, stand iu the
way of siuuers and sit in the seat of
the scornful. Don’t let the example
of those older than yourself influence
yon iu this directiou. Never mind,
if Mr. B., or any one else goes, even
if they be members of the Church,
don’t you go. There is danger; you
may not see it now; the way jnay
even seem right, but the end thereof
is death. Thousauds have discovered
the danger when it was too late to
escape the sad consequences. The
temptation is strouger to the young
aud hence 1 appeal to this class. Aud
then the young men of this country
are the hope of the country and of
the Church. Ruin them, aud every
thing is ruined. Prospects of both
are blighted, hopes are crushed, and
tbe future of our beloved state aud
country, w ill be one of uutold misery
aud wretchedness. He who helps to
do this,.either directly or indirectly,
will bring down upon himself and his
country the wrath of God.
The honest, truthful, sober, virtu
ous young men of the laud are its
pride. Is there anything in all the
universe nobler, grauder, more god
like tbau such a young mant On the
other baud, there is uutbiug in all the
multitudinous life of the world, so sad
as the fall ol a noble, generous, kiud
bearted young man from the paths of
virtue, religiou aud peace.
If tbe guardian angels which hover
around us for our safety, could ever
weep, they would shed sorrowful tears
when the young man turns aside
from the way of light aud hope aud
puts himself under the guidance of
tempters that watch for his soul.
I pray the Lord that this article
may attract the attention of some
young man, and be tbe means iu his
bauds of saving him from so sad a
fate. E. W. B.
Several Things.—The Virginia
Valley Conference met yesterday.
Sickness kept us at home—Kev. M.
B. Barrett weut to the District Meet
ing at Sharon. His account of it
will appear next week.—Bro. J. U.
Newman has entered the University
of IN’. C. Well pleased. Let ns hear
from you,Bro. N.—The Institute will
open Monday-week. Get the children
ready and send them in that day.
Stand by your own school and do
your duty. The prospects are en
couraging.—Interesting letters left
out this week.—No room. Will ap
pear next week. Help the Church at
New Hill, N. C.—Help the Ministe
rial students.—Get us a subscriber,
or get five aud get a premium.
—Our Evangelist, Eev, J. W. Wel
lons, is one of the few men who would
leave their home and go to work for
the Church without a salary. He not
only works without a salary, but be
works hard, in a tedious Held wheie
the tares are growing thicker than
the wheat. Let the prayers of the
Church go up to God for His servant.
—We have heard nothing of two of
our most aged ministers of late—Kev.
Robert Bawls, of Ivor, Va., and Rev.
3. 8. Barrett, of Berkley, Va. We
jhould be glad to hear from these
iged veterans occasionally.
— Rev. H. B. Hayes continues very
eeble. His love for our cause is no
ess than when he was strong physi
ially. May God bless his declining
lays.
GATHERED 8RMNS.
—"A shot that hits it hotter than
a broadside that misses”
—“Dr. R. 8. Storrs is of the opinion
that the dry-rot in tho church, rath
er than the skepticism outside,is what
we have most to fear.”
—“During the century of her exis
teuce, tho First Church, Richmond,
Va., has given to the world about
one hundred Baptist ministers.”
That is a blessed batch of sheaves to
lay at the Masters feet.
—“The North Orange Baptist
Church, New Jersey, reported 182,000
expended and given away duriug the
past year. Fruit! What l'ruit I If
an acceptable ottering unto the Lord
what a glorious harvest will be reaped
from the seed sown.
—Rev. Phillips Brooks, D. D., rec
tor of Trinity Church, Boston,preach
ed before Queen Victoria recently at
Windsor, England, aud was the guest
of the Queen from Saturday to Mon
day.
—The hungry rooster that finds a
worm doesn’t crow while eating it.—
Richmond Advocate. Have you just
found that out, Bro. Latterly 1 How
ever, we suspect you thought that
rooster would not be sufficiently over
anxious to eat that worm to step so
important a work as crowing just at
that time. Well, there is no telling
what will happen.
—The Sunday-school work has been
a great power in the bounds of the
Eastern Virginia Conference for the
upbuildiug of our cause.—A. Ii. We
think that our cause has been greatly
strengthened by the Sunday school
work.
—I think the influence of a good
mau, or a good woman, teaching ten
or twelve children in it class is an in
fluencer, lor this world aud the world
to come, that no man can measure,
and the responsibility of which no
mau can calculate.—John Hrit/ht.—
Teaching a class is preaching tho gos
pel on si small scale, but we believe
it one of t he most effectual ways of
doing good—of preaching the gospel.
A good .Sunday-school teacher is a
good preacher of the gosjiel and should
look upon his w ork as such.
—The hook to read is not the one
which thiuks for you, hut the one
whieb makes you think.— James Me
Cosh, D.D., LL.l). No book in the
world equals the'Bible lor that.—
Baptist Teacher. Surely uoue can
make you think on a subject of great
er moment than the Bible—your soul
is depending upon it for freedom from
the letters of sin through our Lord
Jesus Christ.
—It wins a colored preacher who
said to bis floes : “We have a collec
to make dis morning, and, for de
glory ob heaben, whichever of you
stole Mr. Joue’s turkeys, don’t put
anything on the plate.” One who
was there says : “Every blessed nig
gab in de cliurcb came down with
the rocks.”
—Rev.Dr.William L. Breckenridge
once said to his mother: "Ma, 1 think
you ruled us with too rigid a rod in
our boyhood. It would have been
better bad yon used geutler methods.”
She took a pinch of suuff, and said :
“Well, William, when you have rais
ed up three as good preachers as I
have, then you can talk.”
—Spurgeon not only has a Pastor’s
College and an Orphanage, but also
carries on not fewer than nineteen
Sunday-schools, in which are some
five hundred teachsrs aud nearly six
thousand scholars. He is at the head
of a respectably sized army, and has
all the generalship that such a posi
tion demands.—Bap. Teacher.
—The National Sunday School
Teacher, on non-attendance of child
ren at chnrch, claims that the super
intendent and his faithful hand of
teachers in the Sunday-school are
among the most loyal mcmborson the
church-roll, and gives a little nudg
ing to the preachers: “It is a fact of
which we can assure them,’' it says,
“that the ministers who take some
special notice of the children in their
sermonizing, do not lack, of chiidren
hearers.” The Teacher ends up thus
philosophically; “In doctoring a
disease, it is nor well to give doses to
the wrong individual.” And nobody
will dispute it.—Bap. teacher.
—Here is a sermon in a nutshell.
It is the testimony of a faithful wife
and mother, and speaks volumes to
thousands: “ I devoted myself to the
charge of my nursery ; I attended in
person to the physical and mental
needs of my young children. The
work was laborious, but it has repaid
me. They are healthy, brave, honest,
and frauk; they are cursed with none
of the small vices contracted by inti
mate intercourse with persons of in
ferior intelligence, and they are self
sustaining at an early period. Neith
er pert nor precocious, they ripen
early to judgement and common sense,
and I believe that the careful tillugc
of my own little held has produced a
harvest worth the labor.” Careful
training will tell on ages, tell for
Hod;—Conference Worker.
Bebklsy, Va., Aug. 20, 1880.—
Our meetiug at Providence is still go
ng on. The Lord is truly blessing
>ur labors. We have had up to this
;itne 15 converts. Pray for us.
H. H.\B.
i
rHE JEWS SAVED BY FAITH i THE GEN
TILES THROUGH FAITH.
WHAT 1>R. SMITH HAYS OF IT.
Notwithstanding God divorced the
Church, his wife, in consequence of
her fornication, ho premised them a
ileliverer, which shonld come of their
)wn family and of I heir own blood,
who should take upon himself all
their sins, and become a ^vicarious
utouemeut for them in the llesh; sat
isfyiug the demands of the law, in
their room and stead. Not in the
room and stead of Gentiles, for it is
nowhere said he suffered for them ;
or that they were under the law. The
promise was to the lost sheep of the
houso of Israel, who had committed
the unpardonable sin under the law.
Thu Gentiles would not commit that
siu, for what was sin to a .lew was
not sin to a Gentile. Gentiles did
not belong to that fold; neither did
they have the same shepherd, or be
long to the same mother ; or the same
lather.
The services of the tabernacle and
temple were conducted by Israelites,
and for their benefit only. None but
Jews-were permitted to tako part in
the erection of the temple,except one
cunning workman, who was selected
by the God of heaven ; who was a
type of things to come, and was not
at its completion when the comple
tion was celebrated. II Gentiles were
equally interested, why w ere they not
circumcised? God caused them all
to be circumcised (the Jews) t hat they
might know whom they were, for
they did not look lor a deliverer from
any oi her source, Ilian from I lie cir
cumcision.
The *!olivc"er of Israel prayed that
the cup of deal ii inigli! pass, hut his
prayer eouhi not he heard, because,
witluipt il, Israel eonld no! ho saved
from I lie i o i so of I he law. They were
compelled to look to Israel for a King;
lor there was no King promised them
from among the Gentiles. No Pro
phet or Priest or sacrifice was prom
ised them from Gentiles; neither did
they look tlicic for one. .1 gentile
sacrilicj would have 1m cii worthless
and heat hellish, In cause they wete
idolaters; and without promise of
such a deliverer as Messina. John
the Baptist u as a Jew, aod he never
offered his baptism to Gentiles w hen
preparing the way for the Redeemer
of Israel. He did not even promise
redemption to Gentiles upon any
plan. Ilis theme ftasthe kingdom of
heaven at hand for his brethren, the
Jews; and the Redeemer at hand,who
should '‘Baptize them with the Holy
Ghost and with tire.” It does not
appear that ho ever thought of Gen
tile redemption. Christ when he
came, as John said, gave iio iiiuts
that ho was to grant repentance to
any lint his brethren, tiie Jews, and
forbid his disciples going in the way
of the Gentiles. He performed all bis
miracles amongst bis own people,
and not one did lie perform among
Gentiles, He never preached a s«r
moil for them, or instructed bis disci
ples that salvation was intended for
Gentiles, but suffered crucifixion and
burial,and rose from the dead and as
cended to heaven without preaching
to Gentiles. After which he set apart
Paul to preach to Gentiles, that they
might he saved through faith. When
Christ gave tlie commission to his
Apostles they supposed the commis
sion meant to the Jews scattered over
the world. The Jews therefore look
ed fort lie Messiah as a redeemer of
Israel, who should redeem Israel,and
iiul a redeemer oi mo ueimiea. tuey
did not know (lint his blood was to
cleanse them from their sins as a sac
rifice for sin, but that ho would eouie
as a temporal prince to rule over Is
rael. But the truth is, he came to
his household to die for them that he
might reconcile his lather to his wife
and children, by his death, the death
of the only begotten sou of God —ta
king upon himself their sins, satisfy
ing the law, thereby making peace
between God and his wife, the Church,
nailing their sins to his cross, it is
proper to say, he tasted death for
every man; because every man that
believes on him, he will in no wise
cast away, whether he he J«w or Gen
tile, therefore he can be the God of
the Gentile as well as the Jew, for he
has offered salvation to Gentiles
through faith, aud to the Jew, by
faith. Christ was a Jewish sacrifice,
made under the law, yet without sin,
therefore could atone for'sin by giv
ing his life as a sinotl'ering for his
brethren. “Greater love hath no man
than this,” that a man lay down his
life for his brethren, or his friends.”
A Jewish sacrilice was not required
to atone for the sins of Ueuiiles.
Let me give an example just here.
What law known to God or man,
could claim of a household indemni
ty, for the loss of the house of those
who never had a known interest in
it, or who ever knew of a man being
compelled to pay for the sins of others
but Christ. Is there any sense in
saying that Gentiles woro sinners
with the Jews,pr that the sins of the
Jews were chargablo to them in auy
sense. Justice would blush at such a
inclusion. If Gentiles weressinuers
with the Jews, the world would have .
jeon destroyed ere this, for the sins |
if the Jews have cost the life of the
ion of God tot save them from dent b,
Mul they will not believe; And, but
lor Gentile fnitli, we would not be
believed on in the world to-day. Sup
pose Jrws and Gentiles were both
under the law and jin the same stato
of unbelief, cannot any man see that
both would bo to*day in the same
condition before (Ju<l—all the saute
people with names, without a distinc
tion 1 The truth is, Gentiles have
nothing to do with .Jewish law or cus
toms, and are not responsible for any
thing they, as a people,have done. 1
must say the conduct of the Jews,
begs all comparison for wicked
works, and they will never see the
Kingdom of Ueavcu unless they sore
ly repent, and see it from the same
standpoint the rich man saw it from
his place who represents them in
their unbelief. Glirist will never die
lor them again. They are saved from
death hv die death of Christ, but they
never will inherit the mansions of
heaven unless they pass through tho
place Christ prepared for them m his
death. They must accept Christ and
believe, or lie. damned in unbelief. It
is impossible to please God without
faith, llow can Christ reconcile the
Jewish Church and her childiCn to
God, while in a state of rebellion t
The difficulties that separated them,
still exists because they have not re
ceived the atonement.
Jt'Bii.KK Smith.
Richland, (la.
NEWS FROM THE FIELD.
'■'Lift R/i your f;/rs, ami look on the Fubln; for
they an- white, ahva.to to /iirmist-—>7. John
Haxfoi;d, N. C., Ang. AT, 1880.—
The second Sunday, notwithstanding
ir was an inclement day, 1 commenced
a meeting at Monre’Union that con
tinued for 7 days, with au increasing
interest from day to (lay till the close.
I think it was, undoubtedly, the best
meeting that 1 ever saw in my life.
The citizens of the community and
mein tiers at ties ptpro say the church
is in better.condition now than they
ever saw it. Betweeu 20 and 20 pro
lesscd faith in Christ, and 11 acces
sions to the church. The ago of the
penitents varied from 10 to SO years:
conceits limn 11 to (10. 1 will attend
to the ordinance of Baptism the 2nd
Sunday in next, mouth near the above
mentioned church. Some hearts
wen- reached hero that neighbors and
I fiends had given up for ha.,;. J will
receive others into the el.urch here at
my next appointment.
On the 3rd Sunday j met one of the
largest congregations that I ever saw
on an occasion like this, at Christian
Chapel, jlev. Bros. Cotton and S.
B. Kla;,p paeaehed for me on Sun
day. ltev. .1. W. Hole came to my
assistance on Monday ami remained
till the close (Friday ). Here we had
another glorious revival. Bro. ll.
won many friends here ; lie preached
line sermons every day. About 25
were, happily converted, 111 accessions
to t4m church. The church was very
unieli revived.
Bast Sunday 1 met my congrega
tion at Shallow Well (though quite
sick) and tried to preach, alter which
1 administered the Sacrament of the
•Lord’s Supper to a goodly number of
columnuieants, and then administered
tluhirdi nance of baptise! to 13 per
sons.
At 4 o’clock in the. evening 1 met
my congregation at Poplar Branch
null continued t'.il (Tuesday ovening.
The Lord’s children were much reviv
ed and strengthened. One soul was
happily converted. Owing to sur
roundings we discontinued the meet
ing for the present, and will hold a
meeting lor them in October it Prov
idence permits.
Two of my chifrehes are .so lunch in
terested in the salvation of souls that
they have petitioned for another pro
tracted meeting this fall, if my physi
cal .strength holds out. I will conduct
auother meeting lor them if leau pos
sibly do so. In a few days I shall go
to Bro. tlolt’s field id' labor to assist
him in his meeting. “Bless the Lord
O my soul,and forget not all his bette
lits.” Pet kb T. Klapjp.
UtALKIGH, ft. Allg. L';>, 1SS0.—
I have received the lolloping contri
butions : F. O. Moriug,$il.oO. It. K.
Petty, $1.00. Dr. Herndon, $150.
Kev. 1). F. Joiies, $1 00. 1 n my, arti
cle on the Superanuated Fund, the
phrase: No gathering when I come,
should have lead,Go before until you,
and iuake up before hand your boun
ty. Our colored lirfetlireu of this state
had a eonveutiouj in this city last
week. II. B, Havks.
BlOIILAND, (Ja., Aug. 25, 1880.—
I have just closed my protracted
meeting at lied liiil. 1 baptized 7
happy converts last Sunday. The
cdfcgregatioii wliifeh attended the cer
emony was the lalgesf. I ever Saw at
such a place. Wo hart 8 additions to
the church—one by letter from the
Missionary Baptist Church. This
makes 9 additions this year to this
church. I preached twice a day, ex
cept two days—15 sermons iu all. A
Baptist brother preaohed twice for
me. Congregations largo all the
tune. There afij others who I trust
will unite with the church of their
Oir cause is gaining
Stine of the Baptist
and M. K. meiubtrs nre taking to my
letters. Juhii.ek 'Smith. *
clioiee soon,
ground here.
G'BAITAM, N. C., Aug. 20, 1S90.—
The protracted meeting at Morrrsvillo
continned tunc days, and resulted in
twenty four cotiversions. It was, in
every respeck a good meeting and the
sbureh is elifouraged to press on in
their work. Bov. 1). F. Jones was
with me, dit| faithful, elUoient work
tad made many friends.
The hou.-A has been plastered and
s now enhiploto except painting
vliieh will ho done this fall. This
:liuroll pays lot preaching ami
igo of $8 |»r au-nibor, beside# f
iberally luotfcor purposes. *
fjjflP W. W. Si
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