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BY ,MSCULAPIUB said the Psalmist, when he said, 'e 're wonderfully made;" but the Arbiter of fate aid mortal man create. complicated every part, • fearfully combined, onderful the beating heart, recondite the mind ! vein displays the fearful Him who formed it so; .ade the crimson tides instill - vigor as they flow. each nrt'ry, valves have made, itch both clay and night, )k the crimson retrograde, would existence wa leo • cart—astonishment might chain intellects with fear; ms and ventricles, how strange, fragile they appear! Ilse maneuvre—" here he sleeps," LII that would remain; .!ed not fear, Jehovah keeps eye on every vein. • uously it drives the blood the yielding lungs; ood the oxygen absorbs, then again returns. esing thence, the chyle is cast the liquid flood, in the heart is changed at last, forms nutritious blood. ;.: thence the heart propels it through arteries which pass ughout the system, to renew sorptions daily waste. ' one but He who sways the earth d sits enthroned on'high, thus have formed, from sordid dust, oh things as you and I. wonderful the lades's, too, Lt gather in the chyle, all that passes in their view, Itreogeneous pile. nourishment they thence extract, ich up the spine is borne; valves prevent it falling back, in a vein it's thrown. :rvous system well displays we are not of chance ; harmed, like lightning it conveys brain intelligence. brain responds, the news is sent • every living part; with the system quickly blent, • heaves the sanguine heart. inflammation's baleful flame des the lower part, brain through sympathy's insane, seems a demon spark : yes and rages till the heart th agony expands, loath uplifts his ruthless dart, snaps existence's bands. s termed " a harp of many strings," 33); 're numberless, I say ; Lot that formed all earthly things, !hould forever play. isic should like incense rise )ve the scenes of earth, ;reet the Author of the skies— di was its destined birth. le, Clarion County, Pa. the Preebyterlou Banner and Advocate. reatness of Salvation Proves the. Peril of its Neglect. was unwilling to glory in anything, the cross of Christ. For this he id suffered, and died. Feeling the the Cross, and sweetly influenced rat:Lions, with great earnestness he ,ow shall we escape, if we neglect. Salvation ?" How brief these id yet how full of weaning They truths of momentous consequence. tat eternity will ever continue to d in v€ st with illimitible imuortaßee. irm the greatness of a SALVATION dented in its grandeur, and incom-` in its magnificent and glorious re- And from this greatness is inferred, li. impossibility of escape, if we neg. B Salvation. And surely this very should awaken anxious inquiry in tied, when nothing but the vastness Aloe is argued in defence of the doo, at to neglect it, is to perish. "How escape, if we neglect so great Salve- The peculiarity of these words, force of the question, lies in this, that 1 of the neglect is proved by the ;of the Salvation. Now, in, what ;he greatness of this Salvation, that e attention of every intelligent and le being ? per, that Salvation is GREAT,, U- M(' Agency through which it was Every Bible' reader knows that Of tied is the author of man's Sal lr-The work was undertaken in fulfill. 'the covenant of redemption made the Father and the Son, in which Js to become the surety of the fallen. her being was found able or worthy to upon this work, and make an atone for sin. The angelic nature might been joined to the human; but the would have lacked the dignity that d give the required worth to the suffer. of the other. Man could make no lent that would repair a violated law, ,c was ruined, and under its curse. might have lain forever beneath the rig wrath of Jehovah, and his thron e have remained untarnished: Hence, mly hope for our restoration was, that a being should assume human nature, a body of flesh, that in humiliation, and .Iring, and death, he might repair the lach,healthe schism in the human soul, satisfy the claims of justice in the stead those who had fallen. This has been A. The eternal Son has taken upon him form of a servant, and has been made the likeness of men, has exhausted ',our , •se, and died ourdeath. This onctruth rests Salvation with a grandeur araigl6r7' fi n it e m i n d cannot comprehend.) :,This es it so great, sand urges it upon dor con tention, that it was the achievement of the only begotten and well beloved Son of the Father. When, through revelation, we gaze back at the Cross, and see the bleed ing victim bearing our sins in his own body, and exclaiming, " It is finished," the heart melting thought is, that he is none other than the everlasting God, " the Prince of Peace." And although thus becoming obedient unto the authority of wicked men, and dying an ignominious death, yet he could speak the word, and myriads of angels would stand around that cross; the universe would -be scattered into atoms; and new systems, and new worlds would start into existence, clothed in celestial beauty; and be peopled with a race, pure and happy as the first twain who dwelt in. Eden. • The dignity of the victim, the intensity of the sufferings, and the wondrous manifestations in earth and heaven, all make Salvation great. How great, finite mind cannot conceive, for it passeth all knowledge; but, dear' reader, when your mortal has put on immortality, and you stand amid the glories of heaven . , and cast your glittering crown at your deliv erer's feet, it will be the enchanting theme of your praise, and thanksgiving, and.'glory, forever 'and forever. If, then, Salvation is great, because of the Divinity of Him who purchased 'it, how can you avoid the conclu sion, that the greatness of Salvation. proves the peril of neglect? To neglect and re ject it, must be.to throw scorn and contempt on the, blessed Saviour; and he being none other than "'the brightness of the Father's glory, and the express image of his person,. his darling Son, How shall we escape ?" If, then, the greatness of Salvation depends on the greatness of the Saviour—and none greater, or more worthy than he can be found in the wide range of three great worlds, earth, heaven, and hell—and this greatness demonstrates, that to'neglect this Salvation, is to throw away all hope, and array against ourselves that fiercest of all vengeance-Divine mercy scoined—" How shall we escape, if we neglect so great Sal vation'?" But, again, Salvation •g, s GREAT, because of the completeness and fullness of the work. Had any finite being undertaken this work, then we could not expect perfection; but being devised, engaged in, and per formed by an infinite being, it was perfectly done—the provision was complete and full. According to agreement, the sins of the whole race were laid upon Christ, and the divinity gave such worth to the sufferings of the humanity, that the whole race might be, pardoned, if 'the whole race would put faith in the substitute. All the sinner has to do, is to feel his need of Salvation, and his sins and unworthiness are his only recommenda tion ; for Christ having come " to seek and save the lost," he has discharged the penal ties due a violated law, and threfore, by ex ercising faith in the surety, the sinner be comes free as though he -had never trans gressed. In,the language of,an able, writer, " Thus Salvation not only provides for our pardon, so that punishment may be avoided; it provides, - also, for acceptance, so that happiness may be obtained. The faith which interests us in Christ that we are reckoned to have satisfied the law's penal ties in him, obtains for us also the imputa tion of his righteousness, Fo that we have a spotless covering in which to appear before God. Hence we have share in the obe dience, as well as suffering of the Mediator; and whilst the latter delivers from the death we had deserved, the former consigns to the immortality we could never have merited. And is not this a great Salvation—great in its simplicy, great in its comprehensiveness —which thus meets every necessity of the guilty and helpless, and which, arranged for creatures whom it finds in the lowest de gradation, leaves them not till elevated to the very summit of dignity ?" And if it be thus great in its provisions—complete and full—does not this very greatness prove the peril of neglect ? Now, if this Salva tion was in any way deficient either in pro vision, or fulfilbuent, or application, then there might be some plausible reason for , neglecting and rejecting it. But the great glory of this Salvation—that which pre eminently recommends it to our considera tion, and adapts it to our necessities--is, that its greatness is so comprehensive that we cannot find a moral want of which it does not present the supply. Its greatness can only be described by saying that "'Divine Knowledge took the measure of every hu man necessity, and. Divine love and power gathered into this Salvation a more than ade ;pate provision." How can you escape, if you neglect this great Salvation ? There is not a single want that is not anticipated in this provision, and abundantly supplied. Are you wounded ? This great Salvation applies the balm of Gilead. Are you sick? It brings the kind Physician, who gives re lief. Are you naked ? It gives you the robe of Righteousness. Are you poor ? it makes you rich in Faith, an heir of God, and gives you a title to. heaven. Are you hungry ? It fills you with the bread of life. Are you thirsty ? It enables you to drink from the fountains of eternal life. Are you in debt ? It brings a. , surety. Are you •in darkness ? It dispels all lowering clouds, and bids you hope. Have you a house to build ? It points to the only foundation, the Rock of Ages. Must you face that Wank and gath ering storm ? It eives you an anchor sure and steadfast. Are you to be tried ? It provides an all-prevailing Advocate. Is sentence passed, and you are already con demned ? It brings instant and full par don. Oh ! it is the completeness of Salva tion that makes it so great, and its rejec tion, when provided for us and suited to us, that blocks up the only way of escape from Divine wrath, and renders total ruin inevit able. How shall we, therefore, escape if we neglect so great Salvation ? Paul says, " If we sin willfully, after that we have re ceived the knowledge of' the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice "—in addition to that already made—" for sins, but a fear ful looking-for of judgment and fiery in . dignation, which shall devour the adversa ries- He that despised Moses' law died without mercy, under two or three wit nesses; of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, an d bath counted the blood of the Covenant wherewith he was sanctified "—the blood that gives Salvation its merit and its.glory— ' "an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of gmce.,, And still again, with inoreasipg earnestness, " See Viet ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they PI: I I\ , :1 Nl', : s :I't:,'.,. FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JANUARY 8,A,.1€457. escaped not, who refused Him that spake on earth, how much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from Him that speaketh from heaven." The Father says, in speak ing of the Author of this great Salvation, "'This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased : hear ye him." And the Son says, "He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die." Reader ! "believest thou this ?" "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father but nyr me '?" Trttly the completeness and fullness of this Salvation, proves the peril of neglect. And how shall we, therefore, escape if we neg lect it But again, Salvation is great because of the dignity and greatness of the Agent by whom it is applied—the HOLY SPIRIT. The Spirit was promiSed to the disciples by Christ, after his departure. He was to be their Comforter; Continue with the Church; to bear testimony to the Divinity of the Messiah, and apply the blood of the Atonement. When the earth was a shape less mass, crude and , chaotic—then a world in embryo—" He moved.on the face of the waters," and brought order out of confusion; and this beautiful creation is a monument of his presence and power. And the • Spirit of God, presiding at the birth of time, now resides among the children of men, to operate on the conscience and apply to the heart the work of redemption:; this gives to our great Salvation the perpetual Majesty of Divinity, and invests it with a grandeur scarce inferior to that which it derives from the sacrifice of the Son. And if we neglect this Salvation continually urged upon our consideration by the Spirit, " How shall we escape ?" And; reader, this Spirit' has often striven with you, and warned 'of moral danger, and pointed to the wrath of God that will consume his enemies. We •know that you have a conscience; for the Bible declares it, and we know that one work of the Spirit is to arouse that conscience to'a sense of duty. And if yet "in the gall of bitter ness and the bonds of iniquity,"' you 'have hushed the 'voice of God's witness, and grieved the Spiriti and your condition is fearfully alarming. v Why will •you trifle with Divine Jove, and quench the Spirit' of all grace ? Yes ! all have this blessed and Divine witness, testifying of " Righteous ness, temperance,. and:judgment to come." The young ;feel his strivings when engaged in the wild chase after pleasure, as before the mind's eye, will now and then pass the death -bed, the winding sheet, the open grave. The man whose whole soul is en gaged in acquiring wealth, .feels it, when the thought, with lightning speed and bright ness, flashes upon him, that when the Mam mon of this world is gained, the soul is lost, and he will be a beggar in the dominions of a cruel tyrant through all eternity. When witnessing the ordinances ,of the sanctuary dispensed, or - hearing the 'Word preached, the same Spirit that prompts'obe dience, and being hushed and grieved, will at the judgment bar be your accuser and condemner. With these arguments appeal ing 'to your intellect and touching your heart, " How shall we escape if we neglect so great Salvation !" Hasten to be wise ; " Now is the accepted time, and Now is the day of Salvation." There is a way of escape; it is through Christ. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." R. F. B. For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate. r • • OR, LETTERS TO . A FftLEND ON THE DOCTRINES AND DUTIES OF THE BIBLE. Letter IV.—God and his Law. For the Lord is.ottrjudge.--IsA. xxxiii: 22 DEALn. FRIEND :—I will begin where I left off. You are a sinner, condemned and perishing. What will you do'? What must you do ? What can you do ? I re peat it, what can you do ? You are guilty and condemned. Heaven and hell are be fore you; but heaven, how can you reach ? hell, how can you shun ? God's broken law bars up the way to the celestial city; and the flaming sword of vengeance guards the ac cess to the tree of life. Hell is enlarging itself for your reception ; your feet are stand ing already upon its crumbling banks; and if without an interest in Christ, - you are ready:to slide swiftly to perdition! Oh my dear friend, what will you' do ? What can you de ? Will you 'sy trembling to the law? It pours its curses on your head ! It is a broken law; you have •• broken it, and it knows no mercy. It cries for vengeance; and it can give you no relief ! Never can it give peace to your conscience, never impart quietness to your soul, never give you rest and hope. No, never ! It condemns, but it cannot justify, nor sanctify, nor give peace. Never, my friend, never ! And yet something must be done! You cannot live so ! Above all, you cannot die so ! Something mustbe done. You are convinced of sin ; the burden lies heavy on your soul ; the Spirit, God's blessed Spirit, is at work with your heart; and - what will you do ? What can you do? Work at a salvation of your own? How vain the at tempt I All your righteousnesses are as filthy . rags.—lsa. lxiv :6. Sin 'is your 'burden; and sin, ye.s sin, will be your ruin, if you are not delivered from it. The Spirit has convinced you of sin; . and you need to be saved from Mn, not merely from the punish ment of sin, but from sin itself. And what can • you do ? Will you attempt, ,to save yourself ?' Will you be your own Saviour ? Then the song of the redeemed can never be your song; for they sing, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, for he bath redeemed us to God by his blood: Rev. v 9-14; Ileb. ix : 22. No, my friend, no ; you can not save yourself. No, else Jesus had not died. No; the voice of Jehovah is, Hear, sinner, thou hest destroyed thyself; but in me—not in thyself—in me is thy help ! Here is hope; here is: salvation I For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever belieireth in him should not perish, but have everlast ing life.—Read Psalm cxxx; Hos. xiii : 9; John iii : 16. Bear this in mind, my dear friend and 'I may write you again on this theme, for I have much yet to say. For the present, in answer t) the question, What can you do I will give "only, these three directions : 1. Resist - not 'God's 'Spirit. He is work with your 'heart. You have long be thoughtful, sensible 'of your,sins, of 'the svil of your heart and life'. It is his woe to convince you of sin, and he is causing you to feel your sinfulness. He PRurti light into your conscience, and arms it;*itli' scorpion stings. He spreads out the 14 before your mental vision ; and he causes you_to feel that his an evil and "a bitter thing & sin against God, your lawgiver and judge. ; , ,resist not the Spirit 1 Cherish 'ltifluences yield to them; and cry with`Dairid; Oieltie in me a clean heart, 0 God ; andmrenew s right spirit within me. Cast me not away fromthy 6 presence:; and take not thy Holy.§pitit from,, me.—Pa li: 10, 11., 2. I?epent of sin,. You 4st repent or perish. The laW of God has 'boon with deep sorrow and self4aseinent must +confess your sins and Jailko them. Repent DOW j for, behold, : " w„ithg g 1 97 eepted time; behold, now is t 84 ! v4tion.--2. Cot'. vi: 2. '3. Beli4ve on the Lord . .. les4 sluri *AO -- thou shalt be saved.—A.cts t1f3,14 He is the way of life; he is ithe,only Sa viour; he is ready to receive Au now; he is waiting for you to come to him ; he is able and willing to save • embrace him by faith and live. And you must pray. You *do pray. Con tinue to pray. Ask. God. for, just what you want, for just what you need;,for his, Spirit, for repentance, for faith, forA _new heart, for pardon and salvaiion. - Be,unich alone:--- alone with God and with hiefirord. Read ' Ps. and cxxx; Isa. lv; Lukclxv; John iii; Eph. ii. And while you prayi.to Urody 80 7 mit to him; come,to Christ,now, just as you are,,,and trust him to do for yo youneed, anitell he has said; trust him' with your soul ; trust hint' with your Satiation. He invites you; come to him; believe inGhrist and, you shall be saved. Yes, believe in, Christ trust in him and then the lawgiver and judge will be your friend and your sal-, vation ; and you shall have hope, and peace and joy. So may it be I Amen. As ever, /or the Presbyterian Banner antfttracate Intolerance.,, MR. EDITOR :—We hear frequent boast, ing of. .the liberality and tolerance of our own age, in contrast with the biptry of:the: ~ olden time ; but I "am beginning to think ' that= such' boasting is not, sustained by the . facts. It would not be. difficult ,to prove, that whilst its modes of . manifestation have been ehanged, the spirit of intolerance in Man is just about as strong is ever. True, ieis - curbed and restrained by 'the meek spirit of Christianity; but every now and' then we behold it bursting .beyond this • restraint, and exhibiting its unlovely charae teristies. What, is the disposition, to punish for opinion sake;but the old stiiit of intol erance ? And is there-not toe much of this still active in society ? Is' it 'not exhibited • in a certaininipatience with the4mlpit and the press, when they are slow to take sides in the discussion of any of the, isms of the day, that temporaril.pexcit This impatience is sometimes oxidated by very - good people, who are . carried away by, some one idea, that has gotten: io near to their eyes as to hide all the world beside. Very sure that they are right themselves, they think it strange that any body can fail to think as they do; and they are ready to 'attribute the ,slowness of other people to adopt their views;and to become excited in advocating them,- not only to some defect in their powers of perception, but to some moral obliquity. Your own recent history, Mr. Editor, furnishes pustration of this subject; anal if you ever adopt, personally Burns' prayer, a Wad some kind power the giftie gie us, To see oursels as ithers see us," perhaps you will "let me attempt answering your prayer, by trying to let you "see"(your set' as ithers see you." Well, some, within the last six months, have seen you as a semi-Abolitionist—a hot Free-Soiler, at the least—covertly, and not very covertly either, .endeavoring to fiver, in your journal, the great sectional movement that was to result in'the dissolution of the Union, and the establishment of a Southern Empire. Deterrained to have you take sides, and esteeming neutrality, even "in .a religious paper, almost wicked in so great a crisis, and not finding anything to their own taste, the opponents of, Free:Soil Principle set you down 28 a Free-.Soiler, and crumbled and threatened accordingly. Others .have seen you as a Pro-Slavery man. The columns of your journal were too ,barren of news from . Kansas; and you never came manfullyr out and defiouneed the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and the men who voted for it. You were blamed for being on ' both sides, and tor not being on any. yen said, too mich upon these .topres for some, and too little for others. When you gave an item of news, as news, some thought you ought to have suppressed it, and others that' you did not give enough, nor make . what you, did give quite bad enough. And vibbii you did speak, different and opposite constructions were put upon the same article. The .t'ree.Soiler found proof in it that you Were Pro-Slavery, and the Democrat thought it was decidedly. Anti-Slavery. In truth, acting upon that exploded old Latin saw, " mediis tutissi- MUS ibis," you kept so strict a'neutrality, that to uttraists on both sides, you seemed against them. True, I hear a great many 44 old fogies" commending your course, and saying that this double fire of fault-finding proves that you were right; but then, what consolation can the opinion of " old fogies" bring, in this' nineteenth century ? I know of several 4 subscribers who re= fused to "patronize" you any longer, and to renew their subscriptions,,assignin g these opposite reasons. You have;,lost some toler ant subscribers from both extremes. Well, if this does not "from many a blunder free yOu," it will surely give pu "to see 'yersel as ithers see ye." I notice, too, that your contemporaries, the Reformed Presbyterian, and the Pres byterian of th,e West, are resolved to make you out Pro-Slavery, whether you will or not. I ,have no doubt that they have nice little motives of their own for their special pleading--the one as againfit your Church, which he would condemn—tbe other as against your circulation, which he would. tracobize ; but as you have proved yourself able to defend yourself and your posi,,tion you need not such humble as, nuns What I desire tck is, o to protest against, that &Citing spirit of, intolerance; that. would silence er abandoneveryprassandeyery pulpit that doei not` become dmidedly par tisan: " You must speak out,;" and when ou do speak out, you are denounced if you differ in opinion with any of your bearers or readers; and if you preserve that wise and Safe. medium; where the truth usually lies,:between extreme fopiniOns, then you are ;placed between, two fires, Is this tendency., !of thin g s for g9od ? If every pulpit and .eieiy press in the is''foreed, by this in tblexinco of caliniteis and boniervatiiin, to' becOme - .pairtisan,iwill it tend , to expedite the ...dissemination -ituid :adoption of • 'sound principicp ..will it defeat.. this .end Who believes the statements of a partisan press ? Who respects a paltititili - pulpit ?' Why even those whorin moments of excite 1110.4N:SIVR0X. 11AQ11...perWersion,sof !the rm,,Pad would- despise both 7t4 1 : 1 "„iftejr, get sober. The' pulpit that caltrily,:iticidly, ea rnestly, and dispassionately. unfoldist" th'e 'perfi3dtAtivr Of` libertY,". aslits great 4uthor,.,did.,,*ithoute serving die time; ialidiwithontyieldin moilid'ditfarill'a popular clamor, will Ibe the most effective in promoting the cause of God and liberty. The press that, plant!-Al iipOrt the iock of truth, refuses to float with the frothy ebb and flow of popular excitement, is the' press that, in, the long run, will, do most good, and obtain the strongest hold upon public con fidence. Some singular instances of 'the inconsis tency of this partisan spirit of intolerance, have fallen under my own observation. I know a minister of our Church, to whom a respected, parishioner said, during the, heat, of the late political canvass, " I - am begin ning' Wthink'that the Presbyterian Church is Pro-Slavery."; " Why do you think so?" " Because you don't come out at such• a time as this, and speak your mind." 44 But sup • Pose you, knew that my oi.inions differed, frOm.yours, would you still want me to speak out ?"" Well, no; I don't think that would im'right." Another , parishioner of that same , minister was disposed to blame his pastor for just opposite reasons. At the iii the heat of party zeal, both blamed his neutrality; ' 920 w, both deknowledgc that he was 'wise in keeping aloof. -; , Another citse : I know ,some men who applauded the independence_ of those:minis ters whointroduced politics to their pulpits; and the same men were diipleased with their own paitoriand have shown him unkindness because he did vote—but not as they wished. Herein is consolation for thee, Mr. Editor, upon the principle, ; that misery loves com pany. If a pastor of a single congregation cannot, please every hody, in his little flock, 'either by speaking •or keeping silent, can you complain, if you fail to please all of the ;thousands, to whom you weekly preach? For the Presbyterian Banner and. Adreeafe A. Consoling Argument. The Apostle, guided by bilspiration, uses the following arguaient to Prove that God will bestow upon his children all thinkawhieh 4..ey flea. ' if4lre own Son but freely gave him up for us, all, how shall, he not, with him also freely give us all things ?" In this passage there is a a premise and inference. The' premise is, God has given . uslis own Son'; the infer; ence is, -he will freely give us all things. It is implied in the premise, that Christ is God's greatest gift. The inference is founded on the principle, that the greater includes the less. God has bestowed upon us his greatest gifts; therefore, he will not withhold the lesser. ones. It follows, therefore that when a man has received Christ, he has the promise of God that he .shall never suffer want in time or in eternity. He shall have everything which will promote his real good, infinite: wisdom being the judge., He shall have everything he' needs to facilitate - his journey toward heaven. When a' man 'becomes 'a Christian, he becorries a pilgrim, seeking a better land, a fairer and an eternal home. He has heard a.` voice saying Arise and depart for, this is not your rest. His great object is to reach that city, which bath foundations whose maker and' builder is God: < Now, everything need" ful to support, to guide, and to guard him, shall be hirmshedhim. In other words, everything needful' to promote his constant and rapid growth in grace shall "be furnished Ife who knows , his own heart, and feelsbis d'ependence upon God, knows how to ,estimate, this, precious provision for the, supply of his spiritual wants. God will also supply all the temporal wants of the Christian. The promise is not to bnunderstood as having no reference to the use of means. The appropriate means are to be used, and then he can throw him self on the Divine promise, and feel secure. He mei , not have all things which he may think 'would be for his good, but he shall have All things which' God thinks will be for his e good. He shall- have all that in finite tenderness,, guided by infinite wis dom, - shall see fit to bestow. And what would he have more ! Hence Christians are not to be careful and troubled about their spiritual or tem poral, wants. God, will supply them all, if we put our , trust in him.. He that sparad not his own Son, but freely gava - lim up for Us all, how'shall lienot with him also freely give us all things . • • Western Correspondence. TN wryer ' aJR.' .n.INNEY :—I stated in= my last that in reference to education in the West, it,•was manifestly the : duty, of Old 'School Vre„sbyteri,ans, .Ist,,to endow, and that suffi ciently, those Institutions *nett we hive, advantageously and whichare located; and 2d, To establish' others where without, ques tion in ten years they will be needed, and , where, if we do not enter , the , field we mill find ourselves, : as heretofore,far, outstripped by our more enterprising,neighbors. Ts the first of these propositions reed eablel That it ii - desirablel will not puttee to: discuss; as , every intelligent friend. of _our Church who 'knows anything, of, our con dition in this respect, feels, i that,it is very, deinrable. Its, practicability Must be ad mitted, if we consider what in a previous letter was stated; ' - that other and weaker denominations,, had in this field well endowed institutions. Is it asked how this, endowment may be raised ? I answer, even as those denomina*na . .effected ,their wcirk,:bYearneitly PriSenting the cause of Western. education 'to friends of Ohuichin the East; where ffundS , are. more abundant that here. Among ,our Oengerf gational friends, a scheme has been rn. operation WhiCh has eventuated in great good ; A Society was formed, 'whose sole duty it was to raise funds for educational purposes, which funds were to be expended upon this Western field, under certain regu lations, ncorporated in . the constitution of the Society. I would not propose such a plan, as we have an efficient Board of Edu cation, capable, if the funds are furnished, of doing the work of'distribution ;: but I wbuld recommend separate appropriations, and more sy,steniatie, efferts in:behalf 9f our schools aud i colieges. -Let the friends of our' Church' take into. 'their coneideration our weak`various nstititions ; let theni dedide as- to the wants` cif ertett; andAet conditional . . offers ;of' aid be made of .suchia , charactetas • to stimplate;the friendaef the scheol, Avon' the field to enter t more heertily upon the work TO'inake my -plan; Mere' clear the; reader; leas take; iflbildpleaCe; Carroll i College, 'in Wisemain. That: our ;Church,' and that the . State. needs such: an Institu tion,. none can'doubt. To place that Insti tution upon a proper foundatioe ' it needs at least art endowment of' $100,000: `Let wealthy friends be` iriformed of these facts; let them assure ,themselves- of them; then, let ,a proposition be ,mad'e to raise, in, ten, years, the above amount, one half among, the friends of our Church in the East, and' one half upon the field, within the bounds of the Synod of Wisconsin ; and let the payment of the former be upon, the. condi tion that the latter is raised. • If an annual fund of $5,000 be raised in Wisconsin, let the friends each pledge themselves that' a like amount will be annually paid• by them;" she good work to continue until the whole be raised. And are there not in some one of our Eastern cities, one hundred wealthy men, who, for the sake of building up an Institution of learning• which would , be •a blessing throughout all time, would be will ing to contribute fifty dollars a year each, for ten years,? 02 two hundred, ,who would each give twenty-five dollars annually, for suck a plirpose ? In one single church of the Baptist denomination, there has been subscribed, for the establishment of a West ern'-University, within the year, 1856, $lOO,OOO, to be paid in installments run-. ning through a series of years: Time can be given for the payment of the endowment for these Institutions,. as they de not now need the whole amount which should be pledged to them. The object of asking the pledge is, to furnish assurance of their ulti mate 'endowment, and thus strengthen the hands of those laboring . in their behalf upon the field. Suppose an offer could be secured in favor of Carroll Collegs of $50,- 000, from the city of Philadelphia, to be furnished in annual payments of $5,000 each, provided a like amount could be se cured within the State of Wisconsin; with what claims and confidence could, the friends of the Institution labor in the home field. In addition to, the, scarcity of funds, they now_meet_mitli discouragement from the fact that Uncertainty and doubt as to the final success of the enterprise, hang over it. And thus it is in reference to all our In stitutions. I• do not:wish your readers to understand that I ant issuing a special plea for any one Institution;'for the friends of Carroll know not that. I write; but 1 am pleading for the general cause, and but mention that College by way of illustration. And now, could not an ample endowment I be obtained, if the proper effort were made, for each' of 'our weak existing Institutions ? Could not some plan be adopted by which 1 our excellent Secretary of the Board of Education could be ,possessed of all the in formation necessary to assure friends East that their efforts in our behalf would not be in vain. , It does seem to me that an object so desirable is practieable. Wisconsin , needs an amply endowed In • stitution ; Illinois, needs one ; • lowa needs one. Could not $56,000 be obtained for one Of these in Philadelphia, and $lOO,OOO for two others in New`York, to be paid in annual installments running through a se ries of five or ten years, conditional upon the payment of a like amount, at simulta,- neous, times,, ,to be raised upon the field ? But I must resume this subject in another letter. • In reference to our North-Western Theo logical Senlinary, there seems, to.be,a little cloud forming which I sincerely 'trust may be dispelled without prodicing serious re sults. At the time the constitution for the Seminary was under .discussion before the Synods of Chicago. and. lowa, resolutions were introduced in each body, instructing directors from those Synods to invite the Synod of Missouri to co-operate, When the Matter, was under discussion before the first named Synod, Dr. Stephenson stated, distinctly that Missouri had virtually dropped its, connexion ; with New Albany, and herice it did not become the friends of the Semi nary to make• overtures to there. This position is now positively denied by the Synod of 'Missouri; and 'those friends in lowa and Illinois who•wonld wish their co operation, feel, that a full, and free explana nation 'should be given. If the fallowing statement in the St. Louis Presbyeeiian of the Bth, be correct;an explanation is called for. It says : • "BY a solemn compact, the Synod of Missouri was united with several, other Synods in the control of New Albany Semi nary. The churches within its liounda, in consequence of its relation to the' Seminary, had contributed more largely to its funds than any other, except that of, Indiana, and that of Cincinnati ; ,and even now, the. Board of Directors are seeking to secure a bequest of $5,000, left by a member of 'ollo' of' our churches. When it was, proposed to transfer the Seminary to the General Assem bly, the -Board of Directors sent the, propo sition to the Synod of Missouri, for its, ap probation, - thus' acknowledging its equal' right with 'the other Synods, to a voice'in' any disposition of it. After the founding of :the, Danville Seminary, the Synod, by, a, direct vote, refused to dissolve its ,connexion, with the , Seminary, and appointed a com mittee to inquire into the state of its funds.' One `or niore; letters were received by Omar& the.Professors,•but, as we are informed, were not •laid, before the Brsard r nor answered.. The -committee was continued,and is now in existruce. The Syne#,. thereftwe,rhas eon tinnsd `to clalin its right 19:it Share in the coatrol'nf , thatdi &VI I . t o th e ; D i on th &dabber last,f.the gynotritrelations tor. thri Sen4ntßY stentimiofl ungbUtaged- J 30.1 7 1974 we, are, niformid,that relation has t l4,9li, •solvna - ; tharlglits of' tliPSYnoehave been annulled ; and it has been g left in kind PAOTESTANT., Philadelphia, 27 South Tenth Street, below Chestnut By Nail, or at the Ofilee, $1.50 per Year, / &E ...a 1° Delivered in the City , 1 75 -41 Mj."l terms,' to ..other parties to say, whether it shall hereafter be admitted aswpartner is the conceit:" Thes fin. the PeesAyt . crjo. Mr. Editor, here is a direct issue. The. Synods of lowan and Chicago 'would? no 7doubti have instructed their delegaterrufkiri the Board of ,Directors to invite Missouri as the other Synods had been invited,, , to o'co-cperatien, if theyhad not understood; from DifSaPlien- Bon; thit Misieuri• liack-wittrarwarnr.q-Since these-; statements , have been urade brAtis opuxi,Thaxty in ; owa and Blineisfeel that an exPlanation absolutely demanded: Let. 'us have the'tintli that in the'establiihmerit of such an enterprise there Maybe - no ()hate- eleuto interfere with :its - ultimate Success. A recent letter from ! o most, worthy,brother from Iowa ! a leading member, B 6 Synod, reveals the fact,._ that - inO,ter,, with others, unless explainer nay 'dampen the ardor of of the biheriVise meit active and efficient friends of the Seminary. I trust this cloud may be dispelled. We learn by private letters, of, some con siderable interest upon the subject of reli gion, in the churches of Bloomington, Ill.; among which, the church of brother Ewing has.indications of-a refreshing ehower. The church under the pastoral carts of Rev. Dr Phelps, of Dubuque, is also called upon to praise the Lord for some, manifestations of his favor. IClay the work - deepeii and widen, until many shall rejoice in the salvation of the Lord. A most pleisant and'gratefut expression of love and appreciation' was' made by the Old School Presbyterian church of Daven port, in behalf of their. pastor, Rev. J. D. Mason by recently presenting him with a purse of two hitndreil dollars. as New Year's gift. How many hearts were made glad by such tokens of regard fromthe peo ple of their charge, upon January. i5t,1.857? This church also gave, recently, to the Bible Cause, one hundred dollars, at one contribu tion. Verily, a CalviLiistic faith does not seem to interfere with good works. So far from it r that we belieVe they go hand in hand together. Yours, &e.,. .1405 . .• . ....,a . i0 . .. , „1,J,E , ,44,4 :. ig,.. THE Christian's fellowship with God, is rather a habit than a rapture. FUTITRITY.-It has been beautifully said, that " the veil which covers the fac t e of fu turity is woven by the hand of mercy." A SMART lirr.—A prosy orator reproved Lord North for going to sleep during one of his speeches. " Pooh,• pooh !" said the drowsy Premier, " the physician should never quarrel with the.,, effect :of his -own . NATURE'S 'FASHION. —There is ,one' fashion that never changes. The sparkling eye,'the cballip, the rose,,leaf blushing on the cheek:, "the elastic step, are skiffs in fashion. Health—rosy, bounding, gladsome health—is- never out of •fashion; what pilgrimages, are made, what prayers are uttered for its possession ! Failing in the, pursuit, what treasures are lavished in con cealing its loss or counterfeiting its charms ! How To BE BEAUTLFw...-If man, or woman either; wish to realize the full power of personal beauty, it must be by cherishing noble actions and purp6ses—by having some thing-to do, and so*ething to live - for which is worthy of humanity,:, and which,, by ex panding the capacitiesurihe soul, gives ex parision and symmetry to the body which contains it. —Professor Upkam. The following words were written by Sir William Jones on the blank leaf of his Bi ble :- 44 I have carefully and regularly pri rused the Holy Scriptures, and am of opin ion, that the , volume, inclopenclently of its Divine origin, contains more Sublimity, pu're, morality, more important hiatOry, and finer strains of eloquence, (than can be collected from all other books, in whatever language they may haye been written." RELIGION. • Like snow that falls where waters glide', Earth's pleasures melt away;. They rest on time's resistless tide, And odd axe, while they stay. But joys that from religion flow, • Like stars thaigild the night, Amid the darkest gloom of we, Shine forth with sweetest light. Religion's ray no clouds obscure, But o'er the Christian's soul It sheds a radiance calm' and, pure, Though tempests:roundiiim roll, His heartanay break 'neath sorrow's stroke, But to its latest thrill, Like diamonds shining when they're broke, That ray will light it still. ADVICE TO YOUNG WIVES.—Let me especially recommend to a young wife a considerate attention to whatever her hus band will require Olen he comes' hothe, foi.e he 061121313 home, in order that, on his return; she may have nothing to do but to sharer in the comfort ~ and enjoyment for which she has provided, and may, not be run ning about after his usual and reasonable requirements, exposed.to his reproaches for her negligence, 'and to those of her own conscience, if she as any.—Home 'Truths for Home Peace. WELSH ADVIOE.—The following counsel given by, ljativy the Wise to Taliessin, the chief of, bards when he was a scholar has in : it sufficient practical wisdom to claim a place in our pages. Cativy was the princi pal of a college in South Wales, that flour ished about the fifth century. Think before thou speakest. What thou shalt speak. 2: Why thoulshalt.speak• 3. To whont , thou mayest have to speak. 4. About whoin thou art going to speak. What Will become of what thoupayest speak. 6. What may be , the benefit of what thou shalt speak. 7, `=Who ' may , be listeaiag -yhat thou shalt speak thytworda ,on thy fingein, apsl , before thowspeakestaturn them these, , seven ways, comb flirty;-harm :from 4ffittithoiiiiiiiiitqaY: • atify; 'Witte d‘- livered this to Taliessinewayi blessing. 0.'327
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