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of the Church.
The name Christian, to the exclusion
of all party or sectarian names.
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THE EDITORIAL CIRCLE.
Dr. Schafft
Dr. Philip Schaff, ot New York, is
going over to Rome to spend three
months in studying the library at the
Vatican. This trip will be of great
value to the cause ol sacred learning.
Dr. Schaff is one of the beat and safest
tcbolais living.— Wettem Recorder
Drawing a Salary Only:
A pries’ recently published in the
Tribnna an article that attracted a
gooff deal Ol attention He stated
that there are in Rome no less than
500 prelates and monngnori, who did
nothing but draw a monthly salary of
1,000 to 1,500 francs, and five hundred
oilier ecclesiastics of the higher orders
dotW nothing, who drew from 700 to
1,000 Irancs a month.—Independent.
Brooks and Moody:
Phillips Brooks, the distinguished
Episcopal preacher < f Boston, recent
ly spent a week in New York, where
be preached a noon sermon each day
to overflowing congregations. Mr.
Moody was there at the same time,
and so great was the pressure to hear
him In another part of the city, even
by ticket, \b*t a second service was
held half an hour later in another
church, Mr. Moody repeating his ser
mon each day.—Exchange.
And He is Open in Communion:
Mr. Spurgeon returned, Feb. 3,
from bia annual visit to Mentone. He
says that while there be wrote com
ments day by day on the Gospel of
Matthew. Also that ‘ each Sabbath the
gathering at the breaking ot bread
consisted ot members of all theChurcb
es, and of many nationalities.*’—Bap
tint and Reflector. Mr. Spurgeon is
the most distinguished and successful
Baptist preacher in the world-and he
is an open communionist.
A Man’s Diet:
The Roman soldiers who built such
wonderful roads and carried a weight
of armor and luggage that wouk) crush
the average farm-hand,lived on coarse
bread and sour wine. They were tem
perate in diet, regular and constant in
exercise. The Spanish peasant works
every day and dances half the night,
yet eats only his black bread unions,
and watermelon. The Smyrna porter
eats only a little fruit and some olives.
He eats no beef, pork, or mutton, yet
be walks off with his load of eight
hundred pounds. The coolie, fed on
rice, is more active, and can endure
more than the Nrgro, fed on fat meat.
—Philadelphia Record.
Where the Danger is:
ll is always beet to avoid danger if
possible, therefore there is one rule
which ought to be taught in every
school in the United States, and that
is, never lift a wire off the ground.
As long as it is on the ground it is
harmless, no matter what pressure
may be on it. The moment it leaves
the ground it may be dangerous. If
. it is in the way of traffic you can safe
ly pull it across the street with your
foot, then put your foot on it and bold
it on the ground and it cannot hurt
yon, but do not lift it. Never touch
a wire tied on a pole. It may not be
dangerous, but it is like the unloaded
gun, it may kill you'.—Xtw York Tele
gram. **•
A New School Idea:
Chicago proposes a new feature in
her public school system: .Vmairon
is to be engaged tor every school
building, to look after the physical
welfare of the pupils in such matters
as damp feet, insufficient clothing, and
uncleanly ha hits, and to see that
delicate children or those with con
sumptive tendencies, are not seated
where the draft from doors or windows
will strike them. In view of the fact
that a strong body is even more essen
tial than education in the race for sue
cess in life, and that it is a great aid
to the working of a sound, healthy
mind, this Chicago reform seems to
be an important step in the right di
rection.— Ventral Methodist.
A Double Heait:
The Mercer County Medical Society
devoted the better part of its session
in Trenton, N. J, to the examination
of William King, a colored citizen,
with two hearts.' He is about forty
y" three years of age, snd the examina
tion proved that he bad a double heart,
like that found in some ot tbe lower
animals. lie has wonderful control
over tbe blooripumping organa, and,
to sl>ow bis powers, caused bis heart
and pulse to cease beating for sixty
seconds. He claims that *•*
discovered his double ht®taie ue
was about six months old. Tbe doc
tors consider it one of tbe nineteenth
century wonders,—Louis Republic.
The Longest Day:
At London, England, and Bremen,
Prussia, tbe longest day bas 10$ hours.
Ai Stockholm, Sweden,It is 18$ hours
in length At Hamburg, in Germany,
a- d Dantzie, in Prussia, tbe longest
day bas 17 hours. At Si. Peershurg,
Russia, and Tobolsk, Siberia, tbe
longest is 19 hours and the shortest 5
hours At Tornea, Finland, June 21
brings a day nearly 22 hours long,and
Christmas one less than 3 hours in
length. At Wardbury, Norway, the
longest day lasts from May 21 to July
22,witboutinterruption,and in Spitzber
gen the longest day is 3$montbs. At St.
Louis tbe longest day is somewhat less
than 15 hours, and at Montreal, Cana
da, it is 16.—at. Loui* Republic.
Self-Supporting:
Various opinions have been express
ed as to the wisdom of Bishop Wm.
Taylor’s movement along the line of
self supporting missionary effort.
Different reports, some favorable and
some unfavorable, have been circulat
ed about it, but he has held on to his
policy, aud now a ten years' experi
ment is entitled tomueb consideration.
The following suroirary of tbe work of
the decade certainly speaks greatly to
his credit: “During the past ten years
about $120,000 have been invested in
building colleges, schools,and church
es, and furnishing them. During these
ten years over twenty missionaries
have been constantly at work, and
there are now twenty eight or twenty
nine in the field. All have had self
support, and some of the stations have
bad $20,000 surplus over selfsupport,
a’l of which has been invested in the
work. Hundreds have been converted
Several of the converts are now mis
sionary teachers in the mission
school. Thousands are under the in
fluence ol the missionaries.’ — Prrsby
trrian Observer.
The Lutherans.
The Lutheran Almanac and Year
Book for 1890 states that in fourteen
leading cities in ths United States
there are 154 Lutheran churches. The
same authority, speaking of this
Church, says: “She is by far the lar
gest Protestant Church in the world.
The very name Protestant’ originated
with her. There are fifty millions or
more bearing the name Lutheran. The
people of our Church are found chiefly
in Germany. Austria, Russia, Den
mark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Ice
land, Holland, France, England, E >st
and West Indies, European Turkey.
South America, Abica, Madagascar.
Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and
United States of America, while there
are scattered congregations in nearly
every other country in the world to
which Christianity has extended."The
American Baptist Year Book <or 1890
gives large figures lor the Regular
Baptists in the United States. They
have 21,175 ordained ministers, 33,
588 churches, and 1,079,047 members.
These figures include white and color
ed, Northern and Southern Baptists.
The nnrnbor of baptisms last year wa9
144,575. The; have 17,096 .Sunday
school, with 1.158,665 pupils; the
value of their church property is $53
568,502, and the aggregate ol their
contributions last year was $9,363,377.
—Independent.
Here is the test with every man,
whether money is the principal object
with him or not 11 in mid-lile he
could pause and say: “Now I have
enough to live upon, I'll live upon it,
and having well earned it, I will aluo
well spend it, and go out ot the world
poor as 1 came into it," then money
is nothe principal object with him;
but if having enough to live upon in
the manner befitting bis character and
rank, he still wants to make more, and
to die rich, then money is the princi
pal object with him, and it hcuomos a
curse to himself, and generally to
those who spend it af'er him. For
von know it must bt spent some day;
the only question is whether the man
who makes it shall spend it or some
one else. And generti'ly H is hei'er!
for the maker to spend it, lor he wdl
know bed its value and use. This is
the true law of life.—John Rusk-in.
OUB LIGHT HOUSE.
“Let th* lower lights le burning."
How to Make People Good.
To try too bard to make people
good ia one way to make them worse;
the only way to make good is to he
good—remembering well the beam
and the mote. The time for speaking
comes rarely; the time for beiDg never
departs.
Georre Macdonald.
When to say Grace.
1 own .that 1 am inclined to say
graee upon twenty other occasions in
the course of the day besides my
dinner. 1 want a lorm for setting out
upon a pleasant walk, for a moonlight
ramble, for a friendly meeting, or lor
a solved problem.
Charles Lamb.
Be Mot too Hasty.
Be not, loo hasty in judging that
things are unnecessary because thou
hast not seen them; or else thou may
esi condemn the living experience of
many who have known far more ot the
love of God, and ot bis requiring?,
than tli\self.
Job Smith.
How Wesley and the Devil Agree.
The devil does not like field-preach
ing; neither do 1.1 love a commodious
room, a soft cuslnoD,a handsome pul
pit; but where is my zeal if 1 do not
trample all these under foot, in order
to save one more soul ?
Three Parts.
‘•Mi dear young men, the humaD
race may for practical purposes be
divided into three parts: 1. Honest
men, » ho mean to do right, and do it.
2. Knaves, who mean to do wrong, and
doit. 3. Fools, who mean to do which
ever of the two is pleasanter. And
these last ma> be divided again into:
Black fools, who would rather do
wrong, but dare not, unless it is the
fashion.
Charles Kingsley.
Better Than so Teacher.
A leacher who comes late to the
Sunday School may be better than no
leacher at all; but such a teacher is
not aa good a leacher as he ought to
be, or a» he could be. The flf'eeD
minutes before the school session be
gins may be made the most impor'ftnt
fifteen minutes of a teacher's work
with and for his class. The teacher
who loses these minutes loses a golden
opportunity for the day; and, if in
addition to those he loses the first
fifteen minutes of the school hour, he
is at a disadvantage that no word or
skill of his will enable him to make
good;
H. (Ji.ay TauMBt i.t.
Selfishness.
Another force for evil is selfishness.
Esau's selfishness was shorts’gl ted; he
was hungry and tired,.and Ins appetite
called for pottage. He thought little
ofthe birthright, whose advantage*
lay .in tin future. The present desire
was bis only thought. Jacob, on »fie
other hand, was longsighted m his
selfishness, and took advantages of
his brother’s weakness, but Jacob was
as selfish a9 Esau. How many law
suits come from this longsighted
selfishness ? Brothers and sisters
ought to guanl^iigainst this evil with
care. Head the pa rub o of the rich
fool, and you have a picture of the
selfish man—the mau who pulls down
his barns to build greater, that he may
lay up for the future, though hundreds
are perishing about him for lack of
bread.
A. 0. Dixon.
“Stays Here Sundays.”
A correspondent of the Watchman
says: ‘‘We once received an anony
mous letter from a woman, begging us
to preach a sermon on the duty of
fathers to speud some of their time at
home. The good sister said: ‘My
husband is off to bis business in the
morning, before my children are up,
and then comes home at night after
they are in bed; so that be hardly haa
a chance to become acquainted with
'i. '
bis own children.’ ’' And then apropos
to bis point, he tells ibe following
story: ‘ One of the business men of
the kind described above, was passing
a’ong the street, to bis Btore, when be
saw one of bis little children, who bad
risen very early to play ‘Hoops.' Ac
costing the little one roughly, he said,
‘What are you doing bere? Go home.’
The little one being slow to obey, the
father spanked him, and sent him into
tbe house, - screaming indignantly.
‘Wbst is the matter ?’ said the mother,
‘Man bit me,’ rcpli* d the urchin.
<Wbat man wai-it ?’ ‘That man that
8ta\s here Sundays.’” We know
several business men who would be
greally benefilled by reading and heed
xnq that little story'.
Backward Boys who Became Foremost
Men.
For the comfort of all parents ol
“backward boys,’’ there is the story of
one of the most illustrious men that
ever lived, Sir Isaac Newton. We
have bis own authority lor saying that
he was extremely inattentive to his
studies, and stood very low in bis
school. At fifteen he was taken away
from his books, and set by his mother
to the useful work oi tilling the ground
and disposing of its produce. But
his love of study increased with the
years; he returned to school, and was
fitted for the university. “The history
of science." says Sir David Brewster,
trom whose biography of Newton these
facts are taken, “affords many exam
pips where tbe young aspirant had
been early admitted into her mysteries,
but he who was to give philosophy her
laws did not exhibit such early laleut.’
“When Newton entered Trinity Col
lege, Cauibiidge, he brought with
him,'' continues the memoir, “a more
slender portion of science than at his
age falls to the lot of ordinary sehol
ars. Cambridge was consequently the
real birthplace of Newton's genius.'
Sir Walter Scott was auother “hack
ward boy.’' His autobiography tells
us Hint he was behind the early classes
in which he was placed, both in years
and progress. “1 did not make any
great figure at the high school in
Edinburgh,’’ he says, “or at least any
exertions 1 made were desultory, and
little to be depended upon.'’ “Names,
flates and oth r technicalities of his
tory,” we are told, “escape! his
memory in a most melancholy degree,
but it seldom failed to preserve most
tenaciously a favorite passage of
poetry, a play house ditty, or, above
ad a Border-raid ballad.'" - But when
Scott came to the reading of Spenser
anu Tasso, and, above all, Bishop
Percy's Re! ques of Ancient Poetry,
his imagination was quickened. Still.
Gieek stood in his way, and his in
structor. Professor Dalzell, pronounc'
ed upon him the severe sentence,
“D ince he was, and dunce he was to
remain.’’ One ot the most hrdbant
naturalists of this generation was
Franci® Maitland Balfour, whose life
was unfortunately terminated by a fall
?yhen he was ascending or'descer.ding
an Alpine peak. At twenty seven
years of age he was made a Fellow of
the Royal Society of London, and
three years later received a royal
medal tor Ins discoveries. Oxford,
Edinburgh and Cambridge all en
deavored to secure him as a professor.
Before he was thirty one years old he
had accepted a professorship instituted
for him in the University ofCam
bridge. Darwin wrote to him: “I am
proud lo receive a book from you who
will some day be the chiel of the Eng
lish biologists.” But Balfour, in com
mon parlance, was a “backward boy.’’
He had great difficulty in learning to
write, for he was uot only left-handed,
but inapt in acquiring particular
muscular movements. He also tound
difficulty in learning to spell, anti in
the ordinary school work he made but
little progress. But alRarrow,as we are
told by Professor Michael Foster, from
whose memoir these statements are
derived, one of the masters, Mr. Grif
fith, in extra academical Hours, dis
covered that the pale, earnest some
what clumsy handed lad, though he
gave no premise of beiug a scholar in
the narrower sense of the word, had
in him the makings of a man of science.
All these hoys, be it observed, were
“backward'* before they received the
right kind of intellectual nourishment.
When thev f.urd their proper intel,
lectuul habitat.!hey became amciii" the
most to:ward amt distinguished of
men.
Plksuiknt Gilman.
The Importance of an Educated Min
istry.
Few men of this enligiiienco age
will dispute the importance of an ed
ucated ministry. If such are to be
fonnd, I am sure they are ashamed to
come to the front with a causesu un
founded, and which comes so directly
iu conflict with reason and comfnon
eense. -
I. 1 would urge the importance of an
educated ministry, from the standpoint
of my own personal experience.
My ministry began when an educated
ministry was very little appreciated
by the masses, and by very few mem
hers of the Christian Church. Prep,,
aration for the pulpit was raMier re
garded as an evidence of weakness, or
want of talent on the part ol the min
ister. Or rather it was an evidence
that God had not called him to the
woik. If God had called him, they
argued, be fully qualified him for the
work, without study, preparation or
forethought, and that he ought to start
out a full fledged minister. That he
ought to be so full of the Holy Ghost,
so endued with power from on high,
that he only had to go up iu the sa
cred stand, open his mouth and the
Lord would fill it. My experience,
however soon taught me that this was
a mistake. That God promised only
to help those who help themselves,
that t.e are “workers together with
him.” That 1 had not only to “study
to show myself approved of God, a
workman that needeth not to be'
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of
truth;” but that I also had to go to
God in humble prayer like Job, that
he might “order my cause before him
and fill my mouth with arguments.”
But I would not be understood that
God’s assisting grace is not necessary,
'hough we have a polished education
and studiously prepare for the sacred
desk. For without the gift of the
Holy Spirit to se^l the truth our ef
forts would be in vain. The a room
panving influence of God’s Spirit has
given'sueeess to the word iu the past
and ‘.hat only will give success to tire
word in the future.
The disadvantages 1 had to undergo
yi my early ministry for the want of
belter education, were almost iusur
mountable, and I would be sorry in
deed it any young brother minister
now, had to pass through the same
experience. I was forced to devote
nearly alt my time to study, to the
great detriment of my secular business,
upon which I was dependant for a
support, my salary being very meagre,
o learn what I should have studied
before 1 entered the ministry. This
placed me in a very embarrassing and
in unenviable position, aud I almost
feel glad to day 1 can say like Moses
'o the Israelites “we shall no more pass
this way.” But when going around
my circuit, of about one hundred miles
in leDgtb, many miles from home, to
the great sacrifice of ray secular busi
ness and the pleasant family associa
tions, aud so poorly prepared for the
work, I found comfort in the promise
of Jesus. “And every one that hath
forsakeiy" houses, Or bretlnen, or sis
ters, or spother, or wife, or children, or
lands, for my name’s sake shall re
ceive a hundred fold, and shs'l n'-crit
everlasting life.”
Could my knowledge ol nooks and
methods have been even what they
now are, in the commencement of my
mmi'try and had I received proper
encouragement, I could have succeed
ed far better. 1 should perhaps been
closely as?oc;a'ed «itb all Ihe work of
i he Eastern \ irgiuia Conference for
the forty years past and my name a
household word in every family. But
unfortunately it has taken me all these
years in private study to learn what
should have been learned in the schools
before I entered the ministry. Tuns,
showing the great necessity of a prep
aration for the ministry.
11. IIV argue the 'importance of .an
educated ministry from the fact that the
advanced thought vf the present age. de
mands a hiqher ministerial education.
All departments ol business, in pub
lie as well as private life, call for
greater culturg^jimd more . thorough
preparation. This then makes it im
perative on the part of the church to
educate the ministry that they may
keep pace with the professions. Great
and radical changes have taken place
since I entered the ministry. Then
there were hut few indeed who reached
their alirtnmi. Few regular graduates
of college. Now there are many, not
only among the professions, but many,
both among the gentlemen and ladies
in private life of education and culture.
In the pale ol our church we have pro
fessional men, doctors, lawyers, pro
fessors in colleges and high schools.
And as water Seeks its level, so does
society. Or rather the educated and
cultured seek associates among the best
informed rniuds, aud are better edified
and more interested in the discourse
of the learned divine.
Then, education is more generally
diffused among the masses. With some
exceptions we have a reading and
thinking public. There is an interest
manifested amoug all classes of socie
ty on the great and grand subject of
education. Even in the Sunday
Schools, among the children, we see a
growing evidence of cultur\ of thought
end conceptions, even above their
\ c-rs. Taeu in the Sunday School
the International Lesson sysietu ha-.
given man ami woman, anil e\ en child•
ren 9ucb a general knowledge ol the
Scriptures, there is a special demand
on the ministerial students for theo
logical training in the school of the
prophets.
HI An educated ministry is insepar
ably connected with the highest and best
interest of the church.
To say we have an educated minis
try is almost equivalent to saving we
have a strong, progressive church An
educated ministry gives the church
prominence and wide commanding in
fluence. It gives it character, dignity,
attractiveness, and opens tor it a
bright auspicious future The educated,
.UkRIltl-JB t W ster has advantages
for usefulness far above the weak,
poorly educated minister. Education
gives the minister of talent power in
his church. He leads and gives di
rection and impetus to all the great
ar.d important enterprises. The min
ts er of commanding talent and supe
rior educational advantages, has the
admiration and esteem o; the church
and the world. They are the repre
sentative men of every denorflination.
They inaugurate and carry into exe
cution the wisest plans for the spread
ol truth. These are the men the Chris
tian Church wants to-day, men if not
in the run, the peer of those of s'ster
denominations, who are capable by
the magic of their superior gilts to at
tract the thinking world. Such men
we need as the siandard bearers ol our
cherished principles, who we can with
unfaltering trust send out to th^ cities
and strong holds of sin. Then our
little church would “go forwaid” with
unprecedented success and spread into
every conceivable direction like rays
of light, into every land, till the “little
one will become a thousand and the
small one a great nation.’’
IV. We argue the necessity of ah ed
ucated ministry, from the greatness of
the work in which they are. engaged.
The importance of a preparation for
any work, from a logical standpoint,
must be estimated bv the importance
of the work itself. The work of the*
minister of Christ is the grandest of
al! work and demand a grand prepara
tion. The magnitude of the prepara
tiou may be best understood by that
strong and forcible flgure given by
Christ himself, “What king going to
make war against another king, doth
not sit down fiist and consult whether
Le is able with ten thousand to meet
him that cometh against him with
twenty thousand.” The king then did
not go to war unadvisedly—into such
a gigantic work without preparation
He did not go into the great conflict
hastily, or was he moved by momen
tary impulse. His preparation was
cool and deliberate. He perhaps call
ed in the wisest men of the kingdom
as his counsel of war. He began al
once to call into immediate service a
grand army which was disciplined b>
the most scientific officers- and the
most modern and approved implements
of war were provided. All the re
s< urees of tLe whole kingdom were
called in to requisition, ai d prepara
tion for a great conflict on the grand
est scale began. So the minister of
JesuS is to engage in a fierce conflict
with sin and satan. And it is a work
»>l sui’ii ma^uiiuuc na iu uuu^ iuiu
r< qsisuiou aTtho powers at Lis com
tnand. Ami he is no! = -ffieient for the
might \ ia-k without tlie in st careful
preparation—the hest mental disoi-^
pline—heart culture, voice culture —
indeed he must bring to ics help all
t.be resources of nature ami science
He must be a man of more than ordi
nary ability t'o confront the combined
powers of darkness, vice in its multi
fareous forms, the sophistry of the
skeptic and the taunting, scoffing infi
del. lie must in the true and full
senee of the word be a wise man. For
“he that winnetb souls is wise.” And
he that converteth a sinner from the
error of his wav shall save a soul from
death, and shall hide a multitude of
sins.' > ■ -
The minister then is a watchman in
the highest and grandest" conception
They watch for souls as they that
must give an account. “Ttiere is no
higher destiny, no interest so nripor
taut as that ot the soul. “What will
it profit a man if lie shall gain the
whole world and lose his own son I ?
Or what will a man give in exchange
tor bis soul?" The worth of the soul
then.is beyond all conception. None
can compute its eternal value. Yet
the minister is watching for these im
mortal spirits as one hat gives a a
account.” As one whose work will
pass the grand review of the scruti
nizing gaze of the Judge of quick and
dead in the great day ot final reconing.
They watch for souls for which the Lord
Did heaven'y bliss forego;
For souls that must forever live,
Xu raptures or in woe.
What a grand work then, what a
holy, responsible calling is that of a
miuister of Jesus! Well might Paul
have exclaimed, ‘‘How beautiful are
The feet of them that preach the'gos
pel of peace, and bring glad tidings of
good things.” Au education is highly
important then 10quahfv.them for the
responsible work of preaching the
word. To be pan pled with, the armor
of Jesus, with a skillful use ot the
‘ sword of the spirit” rich trophies will
be achieved under the leadership of
Christ the Captain ot salvation. Yea,
with holv. prayerful consecration and
(tuly Cost posveir to wield the two
edged sword of the spirit they can go
on conquering and 'to conquer and
Satan’s kingdom will be demolished.
“One can chase a thousand and two
put ten thousand to flight.” We
notice
V. In proportion us education in
creases a ministers usefulness and poicer
for good, it also increases his honors and
joys in heaven.
“They that turn many to righteous
ness shall shine as the stars in the
firmament forever and ever.” The
abundant labors of the faithful, effi
cient minister will be crowned with
joyful satisfaction in heaven. Paul,
the learned and eloquent divine, and
prince of the apostles was honest with
unexpressible bliss even whilst in the
flesh, lie was caught up by the Spirit
into the third heaven where he heard
unspeakable words, and so great was
his rapture, he knew not whether he
was in the body or out of the body.
Yet, lie gloried forty years after over
that rich experience. And in view of
his departure from earth, he joyfully
exclaimed. I have fought a good fight,
t have finished my course, 1 have kept
the faith: henceforth there is laid up
for me a crown of righteousness which
the Lord, the righteous Judge shall
give me at the last day.” The minis
ter with five talents,, who has gained
other five by education, culture ar.d
full consecration of all to Christ, will
not only have the applaudit of “well
done good and faithful servant’’ but
he v?ill be inducted into those raptur
ous joys and tianscendant glories of
the great pa’ace chamber of the Son
of God. “He that soweth bountifully
shall also reap bountifully.” He that
goeth forth and weepeth, bearing
precious seed, shall doubtless come
again with rejoicing, bringing his
sheaves with him.’’' Therefore, we
joyfully anticipate the dawn of the
blessed morn of eternity when God
shall come to gather up his jewels;
when the redeemed from all lands,
clad in robe3 of spotless white shall
appear before God, the faithful minis
ter shall come rejoicing, bringing his
sheaves with him. When they that
sow and they that reap shall rejoice to
gether, and shout the harvest home.
What a blessed re union of ministers
and people ! Then next to Jesus the
great central figure and joy of all
hearts, will we want to see the man
under God who has led us to Christ.
What rapture then, what inexpressible
bliss to the mtnisb rs to recognize the
smiling, happy throng, who are count
.ed as the saved, the trophies of their
victorious labors, as they shall gather
aro: nd them, applaud and bless them I
And as the Master honors them with
crowns and kingdoms, thrones and
ceptres, anil they are made kings and
priests unto God. When “the ran
somed of the Lord shall return, and
come to Zion with songs, and everlast
ing joy upon their heads; they shall
obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow
and sighing shall flee away.”
R. H. Holla xp.
The Present Ownership of Property.
Now in the present condition of the
community,"" is the distribution of
wealth issuing in such a state of the
social organism, reasonable? Is it
right ?' The two questions are really
one. There are those who, more or
less explicitly, contend that it is. Well
does Mr. Henry George observe:—
“There is a gospel of selfishness,
soothing as soft flute3 to those who,
having fared well themselves, think
that everybody ought to be satisfied.”
1 am sorry to say that gospel is not
unfrequently preached in Christian
churches. Then,^ there is a sect of
political economists for whom to buy
in the cheapest and to sell in the
dearest market ts the whole duty of
man, and the payment of wages the
sole link .. of-human society. This is
that Benthamite doctrine which Mr.
Carlyle denounced as a “wretched,
unsympathetic, scraggy atheism and
•egotism ' It is what George Sand
called “the love of money erected into
dogma of public morality.' The
practical outcome is the declaration
which we so often hear.tbat a man has
a right to do wliathe will with his own
This is indeed a contradiction in terms.’
A right is uot a tiling which can bo
used by ihe mere arbitrariness of self
will. If you so use it, you convert it
into a wrong, for it ij> a moral entity
conditioned by duties. Bights and
duties can no more exist apart than
can the three angles of a triangle.
Speaking generally, all this seems to
be hidden from the eyes of capitalists.
It has been said by Victor Hugo, not
too strongly. ‘The Paradise of the
rich is made out of the Hell of the
poor.' Taat the wealth of the world
should increase so rapidly as it does
increase, and that its benefits should
be absorbed by a small class of capi
talists, who grow richer, and withheld
from the great mass of producers, who
grow poorer, is surely sufficient proof
that the world is out of joint upon
this vital question The sophisms of
selfishness, the platitudes of political
economists, are opposed to those
•moral laws of nature and of nations’
which rule supreme over property,
commerce, industry, as elsewhere.
‘It is unjust, if cannot last,’ said the
wise Duke of \Y einier when the first
Napoleon's glory was at its height.
We must say the same of the present
distribution of property.— IT. S., Lilly.
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