INFIDELITY A REFUGE FROM DIS QUIETING- TRUTH, I.U the recently published life of Theo dore Parker, wo find him in oue of his letters making the following admission: At one - time the Bible rested on me like a nightmare; I could nol bear it, nor got rid of it.” This is a very significant confession. .Docs it not throw light on the scope of that .peculiar theology which its author put forth ? There is nothing strange or surprising in that repugnance with which he admits that he .had once re garded the Bible. Thousands and tens of thonsinds' might, adopt his. ycry words. , The carnal mind is 'enmity. and it revolts' against the claims, which are necessitated by His' existence and holiness. It finds the Bible articulating these claims with distinctness and authority, and with the blinded jnstinet of malice endeavors to silence the “still small voice " in which they were uttered. Indifference toward it is thenceforth impossible, The jus tice of its claims must be poncedod or denied': One must find peace and a ref uge in .that submissive faith which casts itself with trembling hope at tho foot of the cross, or begin a, life-long conflict with those truths* which enforce upon tho soul.tho obligations of a 'sinner in the sight of God. " _ This la the inevitable alternative. Here is the point at which the paths of tho soul’s spiritual destiny diverge. Tho choice' here made marks the crisis of the spul’s experience. Let that choice be the . right one, and the conflict is forever at an end., . The terrors of Sinai are lost in the glories of Calvary. “ Mer cy and truth are met together. 5 ' The old antipathies of thp soul givo place to that loWly submission and loving obedi ence in the exOrciso of which it exclaims, “ O how love I thy Jaw !” Not a singlo feature of the divine justice is marred or ofased. Not a single claim of the law to a perfect obedionco is abated or set aside. And yet that which was unspeakably terrible once, becomes glo riously, attractive now. Tho soul de lights in God, and makes his word “the man of its counsol.” It robukes itself for Its former enmity. It wonders at that v hardness of heart which it once evinced. Henceforth it is in harmony with God, with his 'works., his provi dence and his grace. What a stereotyped experience this has bCcome in tho history of the church! Paul" tineo felt toward the Gospel of Christ all tho aversion of a bittOr and unrelenting persecutor. Shepard, of Cardbridge, tells us of the agonies of conviction through which he had* 1 to pass before ho could submit to accept “ tho truth as it is in JeSfis,” and evoryroador of his “ Parable of the Virgins” feels that he had himself trod the paths which he charts out with such clearness and’ distinctness. Bunyan’s “ Graco abounding to the chief of, sinners,” re veals to us his agonizing sense of the crashing weight of Bible truth,' and sometimes seems merely to expand, to a more full expression, the confession wrung from tho pen of Theodore Parker. Here iwas tho point where the two men' Height have stood side by side, united in common experience and sym pathies. Buthero also their-paths began to diverge. The same problem was to be-solved by both, but: they attempted it by-diverse methods. Bunyan ac cepted the. truth that disquieted him, and sought poaco by tho blood of the erosß. Theodore Parker revolted at doctrines which humbled man "and glori fied, even in tho exercise of redeeming mercy, the fearful holiness of God. He too must have peace, but it must be a peace secured by putting aside what disquieted him, by essaying to refute doctrines which denied him repose. His choice is made, and thenceforth, fashioning for himself an “ absolute re ligion” sifted of nearly all that excites the terror of the sinnor and the rapture of the,, saint, ho labors to put it. into reasonable shape, and commend it, by all his acts, to the aceeptanco of others. The Bible mußt ho interpreted or re duced to such a shapo that he. can “ bear it pr get rid of it.” "~ \ ~How far he was successful it is, not (dr. us. to say. We know not whether doubts, and fears intruded to the last beneath that veil of calm assurance with which ho propounded his theories. But there must have been , at some time jjharp ,if not protracted struggles. Tho “ nightmare” of that conviction which every intelligent mind feols in reading the.law of God and the terms of the sinner’s Balvation, is not easily thrown off. The giant Enceladus under burning -iEtnaseems but a parablo of the agonized .spirit undor the terrors of Sinai. ; But when tho purpose to evade tho claims of duty is fully forced, the skill of man will contrive methods for executing it, which often meet with temporary suc cess. Soon- rush to serrrs of am’ 10 ''. mont to escape -from thought. Some bond over tho chess-board to render themselves oblivious to tho game —so graphically sketched by Retscli—of Satan’s playing with man for his soul. But it is the same impulse also which urges a man to attempt to undermine the Gospel system, and render the terrors of tiro law null and void. In this attempt, different , methods may be pursued, hut in nearly all we may trace the venom of conscious antipathy to tho claims which God makes upon tho peni tence and humility of tho soul. In the case of nearly all tho forms of modern infidelity wo feci that there is ground for more than surmise, that— as the language of Theodore Parker would seem to intimate in connection with his own course—the wish has been father to the thought. An intelligent mind, averse to the spiritual claims 5 and duties of the Bibleis impelled toward some phase of infidelity, and that phase de pends largely \ipon -the structure and training of the mind itself, or the cir cumstances in Which it is placed.' One may give the profetence tb " the Abso lute Religion,” Or ho may drift toward the coarser and more vulgar infidelity of Tom Paine. Ho may find rest in the crude TOmahcd by which Rend n caricatures the noblest'life that was ever lived on ’ earth; : or he nitty'with Herbert Spenpor philosophize ’God into tho re gions of'the “unknowable,” hut all these diverse paths j however they may cross one another, tend to the. same goal—• either to be able to bear tho Bible or to got rid of it. : ; ■ \y'‘ i: *THE; BETHESDA HOME, It is an interesting fact-perhaps 0b generally known, that there. is in the neighborhood of? this :, city, Ohostnut Hill, an institution on. the principle of Mailer’s Asylum in England, as ex hibited in- “ The LifqofTrust.” Wo take a few extracts froma Report kindly handed us, published in January, 1862: In 1854, three years after her conver sion, Annie Clement was appointed to take charge of a class connected with a missionary churbh in Eleventh street, in the southern part of Philadelphia'. The duties of this work called her to visit families at their homos, and Bbe was thus brought in contact with much destitution and distress, which most aboundin'ithis section! df the city. Her means wer.e freely distributed; to lighten thp miseries |)f the poor, but she labored and prayedtehieny for (he salvation of their souls. She found * how much de ception was practiced upon the lent; how money, clothing, and; even fobd were .frequently exchanged for in toxicating liquors. Many Would rather beg than Work, and would use tlicir children as taeans-to rouse the sympa thies of the humane ; and then squander What was given for relief, for that which only rendered their .misery more miser able, and sunk them deeper in povorty and degradation. ’The care of childretT was laid as a burden upon her heart,’ and she felt the necessity of a house whore they might be separated from such degrading, influences,.and., trained to a religious life. -Bettriiig'tbiS burden continually iii her prayers, she soon felt: assured'.that, sooner or later, God would, provide her such a place,; but when, or where, or how, she could not tell. She also conceived the idea that a House of Industry could bo carried on in such a manner aB greatly to improve the con dition of those old enough and able to work; that many young girls, might be saved from degradation and shame, and trained to lead industrious and virtuous lives, if separated from e-fit influences, cared for anfl: brought into a cheerful and religious home, whore they could be taught to work, and their labor, so systetnatized a.B to insure profitable .returns for'their industry; that women with drunken husbands; who sat nura-' ing their children in rags and dirt, could be persuaded to leave off their begging, and comb into such tt house, where they could learn to earn a living and keep themselves decent. At this lime, the Holy Spirit was preparing hor heart for a iifo of faith, which should receive temporal, things from tho hand of God, as directly as spiritual necessities are supplied. One text was so strongly and constantly impressed on her mind that she firmly believed some time she would' be com pelled to render a literal obedienco. It was, “ Sell that ye have, and give alms,”, and almost, without a struggle her heart said “Amen 1” In the autumn of 1859 she took rooms in the building at the corner of Thir teenth and Ellsworth streets, and re solved never „to ask help from any human being, nor make wants known 'to any save God. The Report says: “Many mothers with young children seemed peculiar objects of pity and sympathy. Some-of these were taken to the Home,-under the impression that .there was •an institution for infants established Lv tho city, to which the children could bo sent when their mo thers found places to work out. But, upon inquiry, this proved to be a Children's Hospital, unavailable to any but the sick, and it was ascertained that there was no provision made for children under three years of age. The ladies in charge of tho Home regarded these circumstances in which they were now placed . aB indicating the path which Providence had assigned them, and im mediately devoted themselves to the care of young children." We give an item reminding us of Mr. Muller's narrative: “ Jammry 24th. This morning our. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1864. closets and purses were empty. We ate our breakfast, not knowing where dinner was to come from, and a sick person of delicate appetite must be provided for. A severe storm was rag ing, and few persons would like to venture out ou such a day. At ton o’clock A. M.. a carriage stopped at the door, and a delicate female came in. bringing a large basket of all kinds of provisions, needed for our dinner, and. leaving ten dollars. She said she had been so impressed to bring these things, this morning that she could not rest; Her brother-in-law had thought it too’ stormy for the horses to go out, and ; she had determined to come in the cars, when he concluded to send the carriage:”* The Homo was removed about two years Since to Ohostnut Hill, arid not long' after a. large and commodious house, ’originally erected for a race ground hotel, was offered to the .mana gers free of rent. Tho offer was accepted. The institution receives orphans', and? aged people wflo are dependent. It is in successful operation,(.under the care of Miss Clement, a Methodist, Miss Lawton, a. Presbyterian, and-;MrSi-; Yttlentine, a Quakeress. The Rfepott closes with these words: . 1 -.- tB- “ And thus God raises up m ono place; and another testimonies of. His power and, the truth, of His word, that They who trust in/Him. shall'never b.c coni founded. Prancke’s MissiOn HOuso iii Germany, the Orphan Housu of Goorge Muller in England, the Bethesda Home* •here in Philadelphia, all witness to. the power of faith, that those who. believe not may be left without excuse: 1 God will vindicate the truth of His word,. “ And Whatsoever wo ask, we receive of; him; because, wo.keep his command,: ments, and do those, things that are pleasing in jhis sight.” (ljohn iii. 22 s ) LETTER FROM INDIA. My Dear Brother Mears. :—ln jiiy last I gave you some account 1 of the murder of our dear brother Janvier. Thinking you will be in terested mseeing how justice is meted out to his cruel murderer, I send you Commissioner Lake's summing: up and sentence in the case, Which has been confirmed by the higher authorities. : ? . I send also the translation of a letter! from the priests, which'they sent to the' Deputy Commissioner of Amritsur with a hundred rupees for Mr. Janvier’s chil dren . The letter does the priests credit, and - bears distinctly on the wrong opinion of some officials' that the natives in general httte the missionaries because they teach Christianity. ! No doubt . some do, but the great majority of them respect a man’s religions convictions, and respect hini all the rnoro* if r he' fli(j(6* up to his convictions. To this cruel murder of Brother Jan vier must so soon be added that of ’Brother Loewenthal, at PeshaWur, of which you Will have heard before this reaches you. There is some ground to hope his servant shot him accidentally;' but thus* -far the' circumstances, give occasion: to Suspect • malice •" prepon so. These tWo able'and devoted brethren are/a great loss to our mission work and* the O. S. Presbyterian Board.' But neither of these cases can b;e re garded as ainy evidence of general hos tility to missionaries or their teachings: It is possible the recent violent attack* upon Brothei' Burnell, of the Madura Mission, may be traced to siieh'hostility.' but'not so either of these m ni de -' i You are awttve that our Christian'con-, verts embrace in their number . one of our native pin ncos, • viz: His Highness, the MaharagaDhuleeps Singh: He has made his home in England for some; years; but has recently and left a very pleasant; (impression of his Christian character.' A spiritual minded man like the Rev. George Bo wen speaks of having conversed -with;him much on the higher spiritualities of our holy faith, and with great satisfaction in view of his attainments; in the .divine life and knowledge. While in Bombay the Maharaga gave an entertainment to his native Christian brethren, of which I enclose a brief notice. - ... , .Hast year I.gayo you some account of the unhappy decision of Sir M. Wells in the ease of the young convert Hem Hath Bqso,.forcing, him. back, into, the power and control of Bis heatlfen iiafhbf. A similar case has just been decided in Bombay by Sir Joseph Arnould. The young convert was of j ust the same' age, but Sir Joseph Arnould accorded .to him the. age of discretion, entitling rhim' to choose ' his own faith: and? : place' -of residence. This decision is -directly, opposed to that of Sir; M. Wells? but; who can doubt that justice and hufoahityy as well as true piety, afei on the side of; Sir J. Arnould’s decision •? r Such are a few of the lights, and shades of our missionary work in this dark land. Our work is hard ; oftenare we quite disheartened. . Government often fails to adopt measures And use its influence as we think it should. : We know that our lives are constantly exposed to the malice of some daring, revengeful native; and sometimes our spirits are oppressed with an apprehen sion that dear friends far away in our native laud are feeling less interest am praying less for our dear mission and these perishing idolaters for whom wo labor. But, may God strengthen us for our work, and help us ever to feel that it is ours to follow our ?Divine Leader oven to the cross. In haste and Christian affection, yours sincerely, R. G. Wilder. Kola took, India, May 20, 1864. THE MURDER OF MR. JANVIER. (Lahore'Chronicle, May 7.) The Crown vs. Bhag Singh, son of Hun !jeet Singh.— The crime with which the iprieoner stands charged was committed a,t Anundporo, .a ;to wn in the Hoßhior ;pore district, founded by Gooroo Govind Singh; the tenth andJ.ast Gooroo of tho .Sikhs, under whose teaching the Sikhs, from harmless devotees, became a mar tial race. As ; he himself said to his fol lowers:—Hitherto you have been Sikhs (disciples), henceforth you are to b'e Singhs (lions).” This connection of •the town with their .warlike Gooroo has made Anundporo a place of great fame among the Sikh's, and it contains .seve ral Sikh temples to which pilgrimages are ‘made. The. chief assemblage of rpeople, however, takes place at the plooljee festival. It was at the time' that itfiis festival" was celebrated • in Stardhj l lB64, that the deceased, Mr. Janvier, and his brother missionary, the rEev.!Mr.;ipoxletpn, came.to Anundpore in orider tq preach the gospel to the large concourse who were assembled therp. They selected, however, a re tired, spot for theirwofk; and it is shown m evidence, that no altercation took placd during the. fair between the Mis sionardcs ancl the people. Indeed, the .briebner nimsolf admits that he killed the deceased, not because bo was a Missionary, bnt because he was a Euro pean- From the confession of the pris-. pnor-, and tho ovidence adduced, it ap pcars’lligt the' fair 1 was oyer, and on the 2ith; of March thSOohcluding ceremony Bad been .performed,: Whioh consisted in bringing out in,procession all the flags pn the different oikh temples and doing worship to thCmi ’TheMissionaries had 'retired to their tehts,and about 8 P. M., Mr. Janvier came outsido to give 60me orders regarding his march the follow ing day, when suddenly the prisoner Bhag Singh appeared, and struck him two severe blows, one on tho top of the head and the other just above the right eye. /Mr. Janvier did not utter a word -afterwards, and remained insensible until ho breathed his last the following morning before day-light. The medical evidence shows that the injury above the right eye was of such a nature that death must haye ensued. The club used by the prisoner is'about two fee ; t long, hnd weighs nearly three pounds. TEhe prisoner admits that became from a Sikh temple- some four hundred yards distabtiwith the deliberate intention of tkillig&a European, ihet only motive if ie aSsignls' for this act, is, that he was ; 'bpeb-strabk With a 'whip across the faco by some European Officer for not saint-1 ing him. AlthoSgh this doubtless weigh-, "cd with him, tho ceremonies in which he had taken part that day wore calcn late4 to rouse the spirit of fanaticism; for the - procesSion of flags’ referred to | above, serves to remind tho Sikhs of the | martial triumphs of their last Gooroo. l and p||his followers; apart from this "the prisoner Bhag Singh belongs to a I.Sbct'of Sikh Faqu'eefs known' as Afcal | lees (Immoßtals) or- FTehungs, who, urns dor the Sikh rule, enjoyed immunity from all law and authority, and who are much addicted to the use of intoxi cating'drugs. • ’■■■ / The evidence adduced shows that the prisoner waß caught by Kurreom Buxsh as he was running away after the com mission of this act, of which there .were tlwo eye-witnesses, Giilab and ‘Dnlloo. <E-0' had just before thrown his club away, and. this was found close to the place yrhorehe wan apprehended. Tho ’evidence addiiced, and fhb.confession oF ‘the’prisoner, clearly establish, his guilt ; the Court concurring with the assessors, duds that Bhag Sing has committed tho Offence of murder, and has thereby com-. mitjL’od ah offence punishable under Sec tion; 802 of the Indian Penal Code, and the’ Court directs that the said Bhag Sing (subject to -the confirmation of su perior authority,) shall ho hanged by tho neck till ho is dead. Eqward Lake, Gomtnr. and Supdt. Hoahiarpore, 28d April, 1864. Idirect the Deputy Commissioner of Hoshiarppre to give a reward, of fifty rupees to Iturreem Buxsh, in addition to tho' t.jvcnty rupees received from the Police; J fdr capturing the l '-murderer Bhag Sing: "The evidence, shows that | jfJKurreem,Buxsh had.not followed him up so promptly, tho prisoner Bhag Sing would havo got mixed up in tho crowd, when it would have been very difficult to have apprehended him. \ -The Sev. Mr. Woodside, who attended the,trial of behalf of ,Mrs., Janviei;, and the Society with whom the deceased was associated, having expressed a wish to receive the club with which the fatal blow- was-struck, his requestyras grant ed and. the club made oyer to him.' . f . ... ■ ' Edward Lake. ''Ho3hiai'pore,2Bd ; April, 1864. . The India paper from which the above is clipped, adds the following ae 'e'oun.t of the remarkable action of priests and. heathen functionaries in behalf of missionary's family: reference to the above, we may mention tbat some days ago a paper in Goorroukhec was handed to' Deputy Cornmiesioner of Amritsur, by, a depu tation from the Priests, bfihangs, and A'kalis, cpnnocted with the Great Tent pie there, with a contribution of 100 ru pees, of which the . folio wing is a/trans lation : / " “ We, have heard the circumstances of the death of the heroic Missionary gen- : tleman who fell by the hand of a reck less ■ Akali at the venerated town of ; Anundporo. We are all extremely griev ed at this inournfui event. The Mis sionary gentleman was possessed of affable manners and an excellent dispo sition. He was killed by the band of an unworthy person. Being grieved at this untoward occurrence, we all re member it with great sorrow. The gentleman's children, in consequence of his death, must have been brought into great distress. Therefore, by way of assisting the children of the heroic gen tleman, deceased, we give 100 rupees out of our own pockets, and with sin cerity of heart we pray our venerated Guru, that, besides the punishment the murderer receives from the Goverment of the country, he may receive addi tional punishment, as the reward of his deeds, from the Tenerated Guru.”—La hore. Chronicle, May 7. THOMAS CHALMERS. Tin: apostle or. cut missions Fully to appreciate tho Christian de votion of Dr. Chalmers in tho work to which he gave the best energies of his life, w© should remember what brilliant opportunities he had of dis tinction and of usefulness in other and for different spheres of effort, which good men more affected than he by worldly considerations would have found eminently congenial to their tastes, and certainly useful enough to satisfy their consciences. But Chalmers was ambitions'for a far higherdegree of usefulness than he could Attain by his power of eloquence alone, mighty though that was. Ho aspired to immediate and vast achievements of tho most practical and personal character. He aimed to realize the marvellous reforma tory power of the Gospel, in the lowest and most needy classes of population. It was not enough for him to sway listening thousands with the charm of his oratory; to hold the nobility, the magistrates and tho senators of Great Britain, and the masters of her parlia mentary eloquence, enchained by his commanding powers of speech; or even to melt the opposition of hardened sin ners by the overpowering tendorness of his appeals. It was not enough that tho first critics of the day laid down their pens, and joined in tho general applause of his eloquence; that Hr. Lockhart, of the Quarterly Review said : “Most unquestionably I have never beard, either in England or Scotland, or in ahy country, any preacher wiiose eloquence is capable of producing an effect as strong and irresistible as his;” pr that Lord Jeffrey should say: “It reminds me more of what one reads of the effect ot the eloquence of Demosthe nes, than anything I ever heard;” or that Wdberforce Should write: “All the world wild about Pr. Chalmers;” oi* that Canning, himself among the most eloquent of British statesmen, should bo. greatly affected, at times evon to tears; by Dr. Chalmers’ .discourses, and declare that he had never been so. arrested by any oratory; “ The tartan,” Said this generoas critic, “ beats us all.” It was not enough that ho won inch triumphs as : are described in the follow ing language,; by an American clergy man, presont at two of his lectures bn Church Establishments delivered in Lon don, previous to the disruption. . We' give the description, that our readers may bettor appreciate the devotedness of the eloquent doctor in preferring-the -work of evangelizing the noglccted masses of his countrymen to a more brilliant career. , Tho concluding ieeturo was attended by nine prelates of the Church of. Eng land. The tide that bad been rising and: swelling each succeeding day, now burst all bounds. Carried away by tho im passioned utterance of the speaker, long ere the close of some of his finest passa ges was reached; the-voice of the lecturer was drowned iriapplause, the audience l'ising'from their seats, waving their hats above their heads, and breaking out into tumultuous approbation. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm that pre vailed in London. • The great city .seem ed stirred to its very depths. The Doc tor sat behirid'a small table delivering his lectures, the hall in front being densely crowded with one of tho most brilliant audiences that ever assembled in Great Britain. It was supposed that at least five hundred of those present were peers and members of the House of Commons. The sitting attitude of Dr. Chalmers seemed at first irreconci lable with much energy or effect. Snch an anticipation was at once dispelled by the enthusiasm of the speaker, respond ed to if possible by the still more intense enthusiasm of the audience. Occasion ally the effect was eyengreatly increas ed by the eloquent man springing un consciously to his feet, and delivering with overwhelming power the more magnificent, a movement which once at least was imitated by the entire audience, —when the words ‘The king cannot, the king dare not,’* were uttered in accents of prophetic vehe mence, that must still ring in the ears of .all' who heard them, and were re sponded to by a whirlwind of enthusi asm which was probably never exceeded in the history of eloquence. Nothing fpree- might make an obnoxious individual the holdei: of a benefice, but there is no external force n?i? I< V“ alce him a minister of. the Church of ScotlamL, The king,by himself; or by his re- EtSKo’ tlio spectator of our proceedings; of the poor man's house, is true m all its parts of the churoh to which I have the honor to belong. In England, every man's house is his castle; nothat it is surrounded by walls and battle ments ; it may be a straw-builfc shed; every wind of hea ven may whistle around it, every element of heaven may cnier it, but iua saxci c.vmnm, the kinci dabe nct.” was more striking, however, amidst all this excitement, than the childlike hu mility of the great man himself. All this flattery seemed to produce no effect whatever on him; his mind was entire ly absorbed in his great object; and the same kind, playful, and truly Christian spirit, that so endeared him to us all. was everywhere apparent inf his con duct.” “He was evidently more deeply moved,” Bays Dr. Wayland, in his recent excellent memoir. “ at learning that his ministrations had been blessed to the conversion of a soul, than by the rap turous applause elicited by the moßt successful of his public addresses.” And his opinion of the popularity to be gained by these methods was stated by himself in an address to his Sabbath school laborers in Glasgow, in the fol lowing powerful language: “ There is another, and a far-sound ing popularity, which ib indeed a most" worthless article, felt by all who have it most to be far more oppressive than gratifying; a popularity of stare and pressure and animal heat, and a whole tribe of other annoyances which it brings around the person of its unfortu nate victim; a popularity which rifles home of its sweets, and, by elevating man above his fellows, plaices him in a region of desolation, where tho intima cies of human fellowship are unfelt, and where he stands a conspicuous mark for the shafts of malice, envy, and detrac tion ; a popularity which, with its head among storms and its feefron the treach erous quicksand, has nothing to lull the agonies of its tottering existence bat the hosannas of a drivelliDg generation.” Ho deliberately and consciously "chose, “as the dearest object of his earthly existence—-to use his own language— the elevation of. the common people, humanized by Christianity and raised by the strength of their moral habits to a higher platform of human, nature ; and by which they may attain and enjoy the rank and consideration due to en lightened and companionable men.” He felt that he was called, so far as in him lay, to the noble work of Bending 'the Gospel with all its blessings for time and eternity to every family throughout the whole of Scotland. This would not bo accomplished by building fine churches. The poor, the degraded, the vicious, would never enter those magnificent temples, commonly called tho houses of God. Tho Gospel must be carried to them, and wherever Chalmers went he at once commenced the performance of this’ duty. Of pas toral visitation he spoke thus This is what I call preaching the <s?iiispel to every creature; and that cannot be rdono by .setting yourself in the pulpit as-, a centre of attraction but by going fortli.and making aggressive movements upon the community, and by preaching from houso to house.” “ There will never,” ho says again, “bo a general revival, of religion until Christians at home go forth among the heathen fami lies around: them, with the.same enthu siasm' that they expect from missiona ries who go abroad.” PRESBYTERIAN ORGANIZATION. . The London Times gives the follow ing remarkable v testimony to tho effec tiveness of Presbyterian organization: “ The organization of the Kirk is perfect and potent as the organization of the Popedom. In every parish there is the minister, with his little senate of lay elders and deacons, called tho Kirk Session, who rule the congregation from week to week. Every month the Pres bytery meets—being an assembly of iho ministers, with a certain proportion of laymen, from a" cluster of parishes. Every quarter the Presbyteries of a county meet in Synods, and every year there is a General Assombly of the whole Kirk, which is made up of minis ters and elders elected by all the Pres byteries in the kingdom. The system Of self-government is tho most complete that can be imagined, and, based as it is on public Opinion amply expressed in long discussions and elaborate voting, it is almost irresistible. In scores of conclaves, groat and small, doctrines are "discussed over and over again; from thousands of pulpits, and in tens of thousands of little prayer-meetings, the prevalent opinion is diffused, and in turn reacts on Assembly, Synod, Pres bytery, and Kirk Session. It is a mechanism of prodigious power for the diffusion of opinion, and for the stamp ing out of heresy. All the parts of it act and react upon each other with peculiar sensitiveness. There is nothing like it in England. There is nothing like it anywhere, save in the Catholic Church; where the organization is equally potent,'though on different prin ciples.” ■ -The Hearts, of,believers are like the needle touched by the loadstone, which cannot rest until it comes to the point, whereunto, by the secret virtue of it, it is directed.. For being once touched by thedove of, Christ, receiving therein an impression of secret, ineffable virtu©, they will ever be in motion and restless until they come unto him and behold bis glory.— Owen. If we Suffer we shall also reign with him.” The members of the mys tical .body must be conformed unto their Head. In Him sufferings went before glory ; arid so they must in them. The order in the kingdom of Satan, and the world is contrary hereunto. First the good things of this life, and then eternal misery in the method of that kingdom. —lbid. 8
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