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Prarbyt•rialt Lumen VOL VII, ifee3l6
Prosloyitarlina Advosates Vol. “Ig Noe 31 I
DAVID MoKINNEY and JAMES ALLISON, Editors.
VERM&-IN, ADVANOE;
For the Frectutertan Banner end Advocate.
The Atonement.
NO. IV.
EXTENT OF TIIE ATONEMENT.
Having thus briefly stated the nature and
design of the. A.tonetnent, the next question
is its EXTENT. And here I remark :
1. That the question is not whether, if
Snob had been the Divine purpose, God could
mot have saved all mankind by the sacrificial
death and sufferings of tho Saviour? This
has never been disputed. Just conceptions
of the greatness, power, and wisdom of God
make it indisputable ; " My counsel shall
stand, and I will do all my pleasure."-Isa.
xlvi : 10.
2. The question not whether the Uoly
Spirit is not comp tent, if such had been
the.arrangereents of the Trinity, to apply to
all men the benefits of the purchased re
demption ? Clothed in all the attributes of
Divinity, there could have been no possible
failure here. As the Spirit confessedly has
all power requisite to enlighten, awaken, re
new, and sanctify the soul, he can, of course,
perform anything else •essential to salvation.
1118. Nor does the , question. respect the
sufficiency of atoning virtue in the death
and sufferings of Christ to save all mankind.
From the infinite dignity of the person and
character of the sufferer, that sufficiency
must necessarily be unlimited, and of , course
not only inexhaustible, but without the pOssi
bility of being lessened. It is a well without
a bottom; an ocean without a shore.,
4. Nor is the question, whether, if a
greater number were to be saved, Christ
would have had to suffer more ? This were
a virtual denial of the exhaustless merit of
his obedience unto death' and consequently
derogatory to the character and work of the
great Redeemer. For aught that appears,'
his sufferings would have been no less, if
but one sinner were to have been saved, and
no greater, if a thousand worlds were to have
been redeemed.
6. Nor is the question, whether' ministers
of the Gospel are authorized to offer' salve•
Lien through the channel of a Saviour's
merits to ,all xnankind. "Go, preach the
Gospel to every creature," was the farewell
injunction of the ascending Saviour, obliga
tory on all the ministers of Christ until the
end of time. And assuredly none are more
unrestrained in this offer, or more zealous
and' efficient in the work of Foreign and
Domestic Missions, than the ministry of the
Presbyterian Church. What, then, is the
question now demanding discussion I
answer,
6. That, stripped of every extraneous ap-
pendage, the question is simply this : Did
God design, from all eternity, an application
of the saving benefits of Christ's sufferings
and death to all mankind?. On all the pre
vious questions, there is entire agreement.
But what did God design to do with the
death and sufferings of Jeans Christ ? Did
be, through the vicarious obedience of
Christ, design to save all mankind ? Or,
'was it hisl design thus to save only those
who have 'been, are, and will be saved?
This is the simple point at issue, and, at
present, we can have no controversy on any
other question. And should this statement
of the question be objected to, we ask what
else can be the ground of controversy on
thiw aubleci? , Af!..preebyterian.s, -we-anon,
only admit, but contend for the- unlimited'
sufficiency, merit, proffer, and applicability
of the vicarious obedience of Christ to save
any number of sinners, or even worlds of
sinners, if such bad been the purpose of
God. And should it be replied that God
entertains no specific design as to the ap
plication of the saving, benefits of Christ's
death to any individual; that, having fur.
niched the remedy, be leaves it to individ•
uale to make the application for themselves;
to which we answer, that this view of the
question would seem rational enough but for
one radical defect, viz : that unrenewed men
are deeply and universally opposed to the
remedy and its- application. Consequently,
on this supposition, God had sent his S,n,
and Christ bad died in vain, inasmuch as
the application being left to their owu
decision under the controlling influence of
a depraved heart, they would all " make'
light of it," and "with one consent begin
to make excuse." This is the universal re
cult, where sinners are left to their own car
nal volition! on this subject. But mani
festly, God in sending his Son to. leed and
die intended the accomplishment of a def
inite purpose; Christ, in consenting to this
awful mission, entertained the same purpose,
viz : "to sdve sinners," "to save his people
from their sins." Now this purpose of the
Father and the Son must necessarily have
been defeated if the application of the ben
efits of Christ's death were left to the self
moving volition of the unrenewed sinner.
Upon the records of heaven or earth, there
is found not a solitary case of such applica
tion, the very supposition, viewing human
nature as the Bible represents it, is not only
a moral but a philosophical absurdity.
For the Preabyterlan Banner and Advocate
The Sleepy Preacher.
Mr. Philen was an elder in easy oircum
stances. He was a systematic man—dili
gent in business and fervent in spirit. He
managed the world so as to enter upon, the
Sabbath free from worldly care and from
drowsiness. While he suffered not the
world to follow him into the Sabbath, he
contrived to , carry much of Sabbath into
the secular days. On Monday morning,
while reading about " the things of the
kingdom," as the elder rat in his portico,
Deacon Jones called with his friend from
the West. 6o you have been making a
call at the parsonage," said Mr. Pbilson
"Yes," replied Mr Jones'; "and I never
Was so mortified in my life; not only mortified,
but vexed and insulted." " What now !"
" Why, sir," after receiving my friend and
myself with all due respect, as he does
every one, he drew up a chair before him, and
deliberately laid his arm on the back, of, it,
and then his head upon nis arm, and
seemed like one asleep , We talked about
all matters, such •as we thought ought
to interest , him. But he gave no heed.
When there would be a pause, be would
lift up his bead and rub his eyes. Almost
as moon 118 the conversation was resumed, he
would. drop his head We talked about the
glorious Gospel and eternal life. Still he
would seem to bleep, though we do not
know that he was asleep. One that did not
know him, and judging from appearances,
would conclude that he was addicted to in•
temperate habits. We lifted' our hats, 'and
were about to leave without ceremony.
Then he rose and bowed us out of the house,
as politely as any one could. Can you ex
plain all this, Mr. Philson ? Myself aqd
my friend surely hive a right to regard the
whole as unchristian, untniniateriali anal' in
' tolerable."
Mr. P. replied : " I can explain to your
satisfaction. You remember that when
Ezekiel's preaching did not have the due
effect, he noted certain things, and said,,
Ezekiel is a sign. I have leard,onr parson,
though be does not claim to be a son of
thunder, preach many important, and edi
fying things, when yourself and some oth
,
ere'Would hive your heads on the'foiward
pow, and if not sleeping, you looked' like
sleepers. I often wished that you could
only see yourself in that attitude. "I have.
heard' the minister remonstrate frequently
against impriiiirielies? in the honse of God,
and urge the importance of wakeful and
respectful attention to the message, of, the
Lord. He has told, me that such sleepy
postures were very. mortifying to him, and
especially when ~lie would introduce a
stranger, into the,pulpit. He .said that be
could make some allowance for infirmities,
that strange ministers could not; that such
would go away under Ale impression
that his people were very impolite, if not
wanting, in reverence for God's sanctuary."
" That will i do," said Deacon; Jones.
"Now I ses through, the whole. Oh ;1, how
many times are miniete'rs trial sorely tried,
at the sight of heads down—down not to
weep, but to sleep, or even like to sleepers..
I will never sleep or take the posture of
sleepers again. Oh I that all might learn
what. I have learned." V.A.
For the Presbyterian Banner and; Advocate
A Little More for• Elders.,
In addition to ,the many excellent. and
timely things you have recently published,
I would like to add what the Rev. J. Angel
James has said about elders and their office.
As he is one of the ablest, most pious, and
most experienced 'of England's ministi.ri,
his opinions are worthy : of special considir
ation.
Speaking of revivals and the dirties- con
nected , with their pro Motion, James
says, "The revival of religion in a Christian
Church is, as I have already stated, 'a com
rnon concern; there is' Something for every
one to feel and something for every one to
do • all can help and 'each should help as
much as he can.
"Deacons and elders, a fearful ' degree.of
responsibility rests upon you! • You may
never have considered how much the spirit
ual prosperity of the 'church depends upon
you. Next to, the pastor; you 'anise it-to ac
tivity, or lull it to indolence; you 'chill or
cherish its ardor, you quicken or crush, its
energies. Many .a> worldly minded, timid,
or lukewarm elder, has done more to pre
vent a revival, than his pastor, however in
tent upon his work, could do to, promote it.
"Such men paralyze the Zeal of their Min
ister; they are dead weights upon •hiri en-'
orgies, and obstacles in the •way of his use
fulness. Their old skepticism 'abont 'the
work, their heartless 'indifference,; their
groundless suspicions,*their pnerile fears of
novelty and fanaticism, perplex and 'Lander
the pastor, and frighten or petrify the peo
'pie. Dreadful employment of official iglu
elm I Tremble at incurring such' responsi
bility If you have not courage - or ardor
enough for your station, resign it, and retire
from the front rank, to the rear.
"But what a blessingis a spiritual, warm
hearted, prudent; devoted elder; one who uses
the office well,, and is alive to every work.
But apathy, neglect, and opposition on the
part of church officers betray a Mate of mind
unbefitting their station, and manifest indif
ference to religion, contempt for the pastor,
disregard to the church, a strange and guilty
unconcern about the salvation of•immortal
souls, and a fearful , oblivion. of 'their ac
• -
These are pungent, stirring, solemn
words. But considering the
; importance of
the office of Ruling Elder, and the utter
neglect in which, in many instances, it has
been regarded, the truth is not overstated.
It is well so much attention is directed to
this subject, and so much light thrown upon
it. And it is well that elders themselves
are beginning to look with an awakened in.
terest at the whole subject of their duties
and usefulness. This is a. promising sign
of the times. Yet it is but a seasonable re
sponse, to the many and direct calls to ad
monitions of Divine Providence to,this class
of laborers. The great need of this day,
and it is an absolute need, is either an
awakened eldership or an expurgated elder
ship. Those holding this office should
either arouse to duty, or resign and get out
of the way. Better by far, for the Church
and themselves, that 'they should not en
cumber the grounds, if there is to be -no
more zeal, and interest, and activity.
But how are the slothful and unprofitable
servants to be reached. I fear many will
never read what is written. They have not
desire and care to know their dnty—will
not look after information, and hence their
consciences will give 'them no trouble what
ever. But many, - I fear also, do not believe
what they read and hear, on the duties of
elders. They think they know, as well as
others, what are their duties; and with
such, the standard of duty is down - it "low
water mark." And they become either
sullen pr offended, under any means ,to
edify or excite and stimulate to .usefelneei.
Now what is to be done with such ? Nothing
will move them, because they believe
nothing• that is moving. No counsel or ex
hortation will avail, because they, thrust
these- all away:- And then they stand right
in the way of all progress, being perfectly
self satisfied . The minister •mourns and
weep, prays and toils in great despondency ;
the church is disheartened and stupifie . d.
No others are willing to go forward, while
these leaders are in the way Now could
they be enlisted as active laborers in the
Lord's vineyard, or persuaded to stand
aside and wholly. •withdraw, the cause of
vital religion would be promoted. Let them
work, or leave the field.
I very much wish, Messrs Editors, you
would tell us what we are to think of an elder
who takes no part in Sabbath Schools,earefully
avoids all prayer-meetings, whether in the
church or the social circle; who has as
little love for alms deeds as for prayers;
who is so employed in worldly business,
that he has no time to give to the church ;
and who looks coldly and discouragingly on
all special-efforts to bring about,a revival,
and will not' put to his hand to help.
You are of much experience and of, a
sound mind in all such things, and if you
will but speak; r know you will greatly
benefit others, as w,ell as one
" Wird AM ALSO AN .ELDER."
Dr. Chalmers on the Use of Scripture
Language.
Hold up your face, my brethren, for the
truth and simplicity of the Bible... Be not
ashamed of its phraseology. It is the right
instrumenttoliandle in the great work of
calling a, human "soul out of darkness into
the marvelous light of the Gospel. Stand
firm and secure on the impregnable' princi•.
pie, that this pis the-Word of. God, and that
all taste and imagination and science must
give way before overbearing authority.
Walk in the footsteps of your Saviour, in
the ittofeld office of caring fey the diseasert,
of the'body, and administering to the wants:.
of the soul; and though you may fail in
the former, though the patient 'may never
rise and walk, yet, by .the blessing .- of
heaven, the latter, objecemay be gained, the
soul may be lightened of its 'anxieties, the
right direction /may be impress'ed upon it
which will carry it forward to a happpeter
nity.
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FOR THE WEEK ENDINGSATURDAY. MAY 2S. 1559.
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iorVde Presbyteriati"Banner and 'Adroaate:
Dedication .of a Church..
On the first day of May, the new church
edifice. at. Pleasant Grove, Preston County,
Va:, was dedicated to the, worship, of God,
The Rev-. ..1% R. Hughes Rev. J.-H. Flan
agan, (the pastor,) and the writer, conducted
the services. The day was fine; and the
buitdiog was crowded to its uttariatcaPviaity.
The audience was attentive, and we, trust
the day will long bel•emenafiered.
The little, congregation,,Were-,has no dis
tinot organization, but is connected with the
church. at Kingwood. ~They-have. ahosin
what a little handful of spirited, persexering
individuals may accomplish. They, have
erected one of the most tastefnl'and com
modious country cburdhes to `be seen
bounds of, the Presbytery, and completed all
its fiitiirea, at a cost not. exceeding'sl;loo.
Mr. Flanagan (thapastor,) has great cause
for anconragement in the warm attachment
of the, people to his ministry, and in the
marked success- which , hits attended his
labors, i throughout the whole extent of his
Imissionary -field: - 'A. G. F
=II
FTom.our Correspondent
The. War Crisirk—Au;tria's Demo* ,on Sardinia—
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English, „Indignatio—French Enthusia,sm for
War- The EmperclF cz' General and doinmander
in-ChiefL=The New Troposal;• and Last Hope of
.P.eace--Austria baited in the Arena—Plunder
and Pawning—Lord Shoftsbary's Lettor,Lord
Derby'S Speech at the Mansion HoitsiThe
Biehop of Exeter . and . " Schisniatici w —Hishop'
of London al St." Pdul's-- Wornai and War—
Englieh. Presbyterian Synod--The Home lliksion
—The
• College—Ordination ,of
Deputations.
LONDON) April 26th, 1859.
WAR is alm,ost lbegun. A last effort has
been - made yesterdayi by the , Government,
to-avert its-horrors; by an appeal to Austria.
Last week,;' astonished Europe .-heard that
she had-sent to Sardinia a demand for im
mediate disarmament, and the sending
away ,of the volunteers, and that only three
days, was given for an answer,. If Sardinia's
reply „should, be unfavorable, ineroediately
war was to be declared. This panic, ; cansing
announcement caused, the funds and money
market of the whOle dentinent, as well as
of England, to fall heavily. Every one
knew that Sardinia wighed war, and `nobody'
believed that she would humiliate herself
before her haughty and implacable adier
glary.
The conduct of 'Austria, has beeri a mar--
vehnia triumph for the Emperor of the
French. " Rash," it has Wen, and,"Trim
inal," too, as Lord Derby emphatically de
clared, last night, at la Mansion House
Dinner, in a speech intended for the whole
world. The furore in ,Paris, and throtigh-
out France, for war, which the Emperor
had despaired of, has now beep aroused.
He is to be himself the Commander of his'
army, and, thus military enthusiasm, as well
as that of the bourgeoise. of Paris, is kin
dled to the highest pitch of- ,excitement.
Troops are dispatched night and day toward
Italy, and in the islaud of Corsica are to be
kept ready seasoned regiments, that are_ re
turning, or have returned, from Algeria.
At the same time, France , haa been some
what taken by surprise. As the- Times
said last week,` the Emperor's present prepa
dens are, somewhat ",hisli and unready!'
He 'had 'calculated on further delays . ; and
one cause of his desire tor this, may have
been the fact that the rifted cannon which
the French foundries have recently turned•
out; and which it was asserted andbilleved,
reproduced the grand secret of Sir William
Armstrong, have failed to stand the test,
and thus an all-important arm is weakened.
The three days' delay, at first were be
lieved to cover the concluding days of last
week. Now it appears that they only Began
on. Saturday night, and will end this day,
and that the Austrian Emperor's intentions
were prematurely announced. It is said
I here, that ,the. Austrian Ambassador in Loll
don had the news several days before he
spoke of it to the Cabinet. It, therefore,
burst on Lord Derby in Slush a way as to
provoke indignation and astonishment. One
account says that Lord Malinibury'desired
Count Appony to think of any word, how
ever strong; that could express disapproba
tion, and to consider that as the- exponent
of the feeling of the Cabinet. One' thing
is certain that whether,. the Ambassador
received-a .regular=" wigging" or not, that
Austria's conduct has intensified the disgust
of Europe at a power which—like that
Spiritual Despotism of which she is 'now
the, main support—is likely to continue im
penitent to the last. ,
Well did the Times say, yesterday, that
the first cannon fired in Italy would be the
signal of libdrty, for the Peninsula, and put
an,end to the treaties of 1815.
Lord Derby's Cabinet bays just made a
;• new proposal; and it is to the effect that
"England alone will take up the negotiation
where it was ,left off by Lord Cowley,"
(when the Russian proposition of ar Con
I great?, interposed,) "subject however to two
i conditions ; either the immediate, absolute,
and. siraultaneous disarmament by' France,
3 Austria, and Sardinia, or a consent on the
• part of all three, pending , the -result of the
mediation, to retain their armies precisely
in the 'present 'position; and maintain the
position, if not of peace, at all events of
inaction."
The proposal seems hopeless in the read.
ing of it., now that the passions of the
nations have got to a white heat, and that
the soldiers are almost face to face. I dare
venture to prophecy that France will (Meat,
at the same time insincerely, and with the
ultimate and fixed design'of fighting AUS
tria at a greater advantaget a ilittle later in
the year. As for Austria, all depends on
her ieply. If she is "'given over? to her
doom, she will refuse. As it is, she is
suffering terribly. Herr position has-been
compared to that of the bull in the arena at
Madrid, surrounded and maddened hy the
agile matadors, applying their crackers and
waving their maddening flags in his face,
and ito . rushing in blind fury on his, perse.
cutors. Financial rtiies awaits. her if, she
persist, and one reason for the invasion of
Sardinia add the capture of Turin, would
be " loot" for the , Oroakaoldiers, even if
they should ; he called; ;like the Scotch lad in
the turnip fiPld, to "go bock again." It is
stated that Francis Joseph bas pawned to
the . representatives of a , late ban'ker,
Vienna, the crown jewels, for an advance of
thirty-two millions of florins. That 'sum
would not cover her present militari,expen
diture for one month. Russia is advancing
troops toward the Austrian frOntie:A, and'
Hungary will rise if it but have theopPor
trinity. • .
Lord Shaftsbury writes to the Record ' a '
letter, copied into the Times, and other
papers, in which he strongly deprecates any
attempt to Support Austria,! in the present
straggle, by an " armed neutrality," that'
might. be converted. against:Trance And
`Sardinia. He refers to Austria's expulsion
of missionaries and deportation of the
Bible and to her _hatred, generally to reli
gious, liberty. r ilepoints, alit hew, ,the
House of, Savoy„ has
,emaucipated the an
loient Church of Valleya of the Vaudois,
i 1 and how . Austria's suedes • .would,,, tread
down: that noble band , i tts„ the, dust, once
more. Lord Derby —not, unmindful of
I, a
general electiOn—emphatielly declines that ;
i he never intended any rditerial `suppbil to
1 Austria, when he spokefOf ` an " aimed ,
neutrality ;" but "simply to, Inaintsin, the ,
position we had held,,,andtgat we should be
perfectly,. free to use out 4i influence- T and
God forbid that we shoulaliave to use the
arms cf `England in suchA&anner-=--as, di r e'
circumstances of the tinidOlonsideredi wed
thought 'called for by the.kaoF andintexeste,
of thp,cuuntry." - 410 S, • • i Mtn d otflit
,
At the same time, itminot be olenied
that D'lsraeli spoke verge. dl of SarWitii i ilr'
in his' hist speech in the : . . .'of CorifulVisi;'''•
and Lord Palinerston ariii#offiiilierals have
sympathies to-which the e,-with happy':,
exceptions—are comparati , . , Arztit,. <,,, 4f4
Prussia joins in the ' e nstriince to ,
Austria. . -.. ' -
' . The following, from.Be , , :2: 1 interest ,
.› ~ , •
the ladies, a,nd - sbow how ts;•';, , over tender.,
.. , .110L.4, ~ ' .1;
and pitiful, deprecates war
Speakingef Igtr, and warliktapprehensions,re-
minds me Of A recent diettifik of young Pribee
Frederick Williatir: '4Voutilfortnight-ago, the
Prince attended ,thejete gi3..ep Dr. Wagner on
4,
'the occasion of the baptism `b .. he doctor's infant
son. The father is the ph plan of her Royal
Highness the Princess. Vi , la, who likewise
I honored his house by her pr nee. Among the
1 number of the guests invite `as a young lady
I-personally acquainted with: . correspondent,;,
and who happened to have b ' lately engaged to
a gentleman not unknown to ,.Royal Highnesi.
The Prince graciously addre` d the " bride ".-==
according to the German si ' cation of the term
—congratulating her on her h ' 'y choice, and ex
it
pressing his hope of seeing k soon eater into
the state of holy matrimon , '` So far , so, good.
But what did the lady anew " I am afraid,
yourßoyal Highness;" she'd, " that Ishall
have to be married with the, '
,ating and colors
,flying round the altar 1" " i .fes," retorted the
Prince ; "'ladies, I see, are' '" died by the'stime` '
feelings, whether wives or-,b`b e : I can, assure :; ,
You, my dear fraulein, that,er situation as a
wife and mother, • Princess
, Morin fillip shares'
,-your feelings. Already feltenth she has been
questioning me on this subje
..' i qopiplaitiing of the ,
cruel poihibility of the br4iiiig out of actual '
5 4
strife; and asking 'repeatedl whether the .thing..
,could not be avoided.: But 1 !km afraid, ladies,
that'your husbands Will sc aly be capable of
consulting your in thWtnatter." Pkincess
Victoria,,who, meanwhile„l44. approach i ed, the
group, confirmed the statement oilier Royal' hue
band by a sidle and a nod. t f 1 0
THE BISHOP OF tfitHE 11'6 'bee'
. f
showing his bigotry again.' The Rev. • Mr.
Gladstone, same years.,49,' established a
Free Church in his diocese, and, had ben
bold •enmigh 'at that tinj-, - to, say," in the
pulpit, that, "his dioces would be held
responsible for the PusentOractices of his
diocese." Mr. Gladstone' WWI one of those
who 'impugned the G-Airk judgment on
the Baptismal Rezeneration.loestion. The
late Bishop .of London, - ,t , t , of personal
pique, it is said—forbad hi , .. to officiate in
his diocese, and virtually, . spended him.
Nevertheless, he has a 001 egation and a
&lurch, uses the Liturgy o .i , , believing in
Confirmation in some sort„ trepares candi
dates for it from ,time tn,,,tj.„. e. , Several of
his catechumens have bee ; confirmed,by
bishops of other dioceses), .t „the Bishop
of Exeter refuses to 411, 4 4 i , tliii,i i i of the
kind, and comes outsron ,•-'against Mr.
Gladstone, as "one wilhaer t i , uistrations are
manifestly schismatic " , ,
.., 4, .fßzeollyttit,44o_o - `'- -„, - ;fAtaPtt•-
ing," . remarks on this, in one of the
morning papers, that the Bishop "admits
to care of souls, without ordination, Itomish
or ' sacrificing' priests." 44 Perhaps," he
adds; "..it may not be known , to some of
your `readers„ , that the commission of a
Romish priest runs : ‘ Take thou authority
to offer. the sacrifice ,of the mass,, as,well
for the living as the dead.' If schism be
fin the body,' and not out of it, there is
not a bishop on the bench who is not a
schismatic, for they all hold the validity of
Romish orders!' ,
" As respects the
, Episcopal patronage,
the Bishops are all'Oest all of them, Sehis
males ;" they appoint men, without any
reference to their " soundness in the faith,
and ii some instances without any reference,
to Christian character.. I could ,mention
some scandalous instances.: I know of a
Bishop who, a few months - ago, appointed a
man as one of 'his - rural deans, who had
been suspended , ` for profligacy `of the very
worst description in another diocese.
THE SERMONS TO THE MASSES, at St,
Paul's Cathedral, were; for the present sea
son, brought to a close last Sabbath evening,
by the Bishop of London. A large'ehurch
near at hand—Christ's °Church, Nevigate
Street—will be kept open during the Sum.
mer, and free to all comers. • Doubtless a
supply of effective preachers, will be fur=
nished, and by the Divine blessing, Much
good accomplished.
THE ENGLISH. PRESBYTERIANS areable, •
to look back on the meeting of Synod which
closed last Friday, with : feelings of great
thankfulness and encouragement There
was emphatically a spirit of peade and
brotherhood diffused, and a most Comment
dable zeal displayed on behalf of the , iari
ous enterprises in which - our rChurch' has
engaged. We have a:Home Mission, which
establishes new 'preaching stations, and also
supplenients• the 'Alpena` of ministers. , A
decided advance in the scale of minis
terial support, is' likely to be *lade. No ,
minister, has , at present less than £lOO per
annum; but this is felt to be quite inade
quate, and our noble hearted laymen, headed
by Bobert Barbour, of Manchester, are de
vising liberal things.
OUR. FOREIGN MISSION iS invested with
peculiar interest, from the remarkable, bless
ing with which, its operations at. Amoy, in
China, have been crowned, and also. - from
the' deep and , tender impression maae on the
consciences and.hearts of ,our people",,aV well
as of auxiliary Minds in Scotland, as to, the
necessity and duty of increasing the-.num
ber of laborers there.
It pleased God to remove, last year, a de
voted young missionary, Alexander Sande
marl, who had ,forsaken family and heredi
tary position and property, in his burning
love to the . Saviour and to the perishing
heathen. He had, ere' he left,' Aevised, in
case of his death, all, he had to this cause of
missions in China. Several thouand pounds
will thus accrue, ere long, to our treasury,
and it is by "the: express desire of >the , de
parted missionary to be expended not on
printing, but in the ,support of living.and
speaking evangelists.
In connexion with , this foreign mission, an
ordination took place in Regent Square
church, on Friday, last. The services were t '
very solemn, and the afieiating ministers lul s ;ortant, _43 '
„ h i„.
ministered largely to the intellectual delight - It matters but: little by what particular
and spiritual benefit of the Synod assembled, path any individual stela makes way to
and the audience in atlendapce. Mr. Me- eternal death. The -real 'point' which con-
Milian, of Bourneworth, a minister of rare (mime:thrill is, notwhether..oursinf be of!one
pulpit gifts,' and' refined mind, preached the kind or another,:morepr less naisellievens,in
sermon, the Moderator—Mr. McCaw, `
of" men's judgments and to our worldly' inter-
Manchester—put the usual questions to Mr. ests, but whether , we, struggle against all
SWanson, the candidate, (a 'Young man of sinimitimiae ' `
sin'-`whether we have or
high charicter; from`Aberdeen,) and Offered' have fibt 'pladedt ourselves .'under' , the -banner
up' lie Ordination prayer. Mr.:J. , D.'Burns, ofr ouriLerd ,, ifebas •Chritit,,,trusting in him,
of Hampstead--a poet; a man of. genius( a cleaving M I him feeding, cu, him ; by„,faith
Mildest, let able==deliiered' a charge , which dui y, l and so,,,roseiveijond `
coot nualip 7e 7 ,
*ill not speedily be forgotten by. those that nearing ;41es:elation, to be Cs faithful ger=
lieteried , to it. His tribute to the memory # vents and soldiers
,x,11(1,
HESE
MIMEIMMI
IMIM
Sandetnary and .eissi,Lfine.4.patnting' o. the-;
119'0,41n -of Vlei , lollPg,, gl)glittgq!4, P4 0 :3
amid the raging sl i ztses of
,rebellion, 'had;
last year, held his own• qterlineine of
and zeal for noditif and - 4s Queen,
awing the ralrelli intriViViVA (pciinting out
the , h,:i'gherdieroism. °Da unisedon alone ambiig
the 4 heat t hen.,) wern, t peouliarly beautiful. . •
I ,,,pun;ilA, are sure; to flow into s
t t o s aiv,:eiferi that
Snh ly
elSl E iialee c e
,
dff tilter ll estrin'ity and 5n ity iiswri'ioonktteq'
atfatr, dthttleauxiltary t Lnotavel. optra=i
,
, tops InffinerfA‘4.Y.4.llellWY,l34. l llo.o3.APo. l , R 4:
!",141,ing,its:quartpliy.ine. 1 4,ivkit, With #dress-_,
es isiul reports of funhe received, 'Willie in
eldelqeliCpler 'and `"rainitiier
d'hdittieriintelidbrit are 's.", Where; " 'sub=
hiding into_osople 000rnen ss of: the, erowdeds
. room and looking ,: on, .and ,104ning tßstJr4 t ,
anMst i lbe
o smingisi flatl,ndstio pow
erfully to bhern#L 4 A'bullnessrlilleiVia.praefi-
WehAft4WillW gie of llofeikn
Mik s ita t iglejo qoa, AirlifelfiVitrll It 14 ,VCI_
R.ln,Conneitionivith, and supplementeisV ,
On:Foreign, Mission, we -,have missionaryi
to, the !Awe at , Corfu, hi the Mediterranean.
of the chrirch'raiSe one half of
hitPialarY, aid' Mr. Charter's has proved a
great blessing to Scottish aoldiers there; as
during,both the Crimean and Indian wars,
many of them received_in, passing,,perma-,
tient goodd, from his ministry.
To soldiers, indeedinni Chttielqs tnrniug
hivin g 'and' grantiall , eye; and there
intention of z abandoning our z
Corfu r if, it mere ,ouly to mein telt+ Mr. (: 1 . 1 a 1. 7
teris, theru„, „ He „ha,.acpess,,, , to the.,
Jews, except as to childre n in a, school, and
tflt anodes IS limited `NeVeithelesti we feel'
we ought to labcii"erid pre i y;'end' wait irk)
faithifor. the ialvatien 'of d'sritel,‘"zind dfir
missionaries— l lefti {to ,latitude ,which is 4
]awful ~and righttc ,se,e 4 k,,to,:benefit the :
GenAiles It f is thus that the' 'Disk .
I"fesbyterian 'Church ifieslitiinaa
ctidgrat , 'knit tit" Bain
respectivelyi.andlhus blessingsimanir
fold have come on the,seuls,.of„manypenr,,
tiles, nominally „gbristiap!,, but previously
dead in trespasses and sin S.. • ,
-,1 11 1 IdP/1 7 4 43 )00P§ 1 P N .41 1 ir ,§99-18P44,1 11 ,1P-1
~
night,had an .ordination service R iv er
Terrace Presbyterian Church The Candi- 1
date 'was` Mr. - CAW, arrainiiits 'of 'One-
English-Treebyterian -, College, Who offered:` ,
himself ~a fter two iyearetheological .study f
and also,, an utidergrOute.,of,,,.dinhurgh ,
Pniversity, Ittains his Preellterian.:
ism, and this in aciordanee with the eatho'.'
lid' bails oflh'e' TAnd6n Society: 'Rd
also ordained , .by lidpesition of • handsi•Con:i
gregationel and': Presbyterian ministers upip , „
inz in the act„ as ; well, as4n..„the i servipes..
Dr. Lorimer, our
. ffebretv'end'ifiblical Grit-
ic,ifire 'Professor,' iiilered pryer; the'
James llarnilton 'gave the ;charge. Ofir ` •
College thus has; the.honor of furnishing the ,
first of the new, band of missionaries about!
to ,kke dispatchedrto China. Many ; of them
will occupy entirely new ground,
Our College is proving . a blowing 'te'thri`
• Church, and is now regarded as an - absolute
necessity for our, extension and progress.
Dr. McCrie's accession to its
,stail, has told,
powerfully in its favor. A movement for
its permanent endowment, as far at least as
to supply one-half of the income, was begun
Vhe- - lattm
armed 144 $10;000.-. • - • , ,
;Union. with the United Presbyterians,
was brought up after dinner k in a verypleas
ing wa, during last week 7 . ' Three elders of
that Chuurch were' present; and spoke warmly
in •favor of union, and the vast. majority of
, our Synod are ,in favor of, it. =-,lt':lB„hoped
thatn common basis can be formed here, as •
basAeen the case in Canada. 'ln: London,
the strength of the United Pieebyterians is
ennell; "comprising only four 'congregations,
i none - of which .are' numerous, save that
I Dr. Fletcher,, of. Tewsbary. Tint in : the ; ,.
',North. they ‘ are stronger considerably, and
altogether they `number 'about seventy
churches. T need n'cit say haw in incerpora."
tiOrr like this 'wottld serve all-our•sehemest of
usefulness, and give increased power for ‘
doing good. • ; „ •
I will conclude at present 'by observin g
that the "school scheme," ,is for the sup
pert of secnlar yet Scriptural Day Schools,
and the `« Synod. Fund for rinting - ‘ev:
penses,,Clerk!s.salary, amtespecially,for. tray,
expenses,to,and; fro, from the,.§ynod.
P. S :---DePlitetiOns from 'the 'Free and' .:
Irish Churches were in attendance it 'the
' Synod; and were cOrdiallrreeeived.
Po; thaPret(byter!"32, Banner and Adirceata.
The BanAer Bible bnuniy in ;the .United
Montgomery 'County Texas, after having
been faithfully lextdoredi with a,view to :a
thorough supply; of, every family with
Bible,iwas„ found to
' ,opntaiu: not, a single
family, which diid not possess this invaluable
treasto.e. Can tie same be said of any
other'County 'id the United gtatei, North or
South ask . for inforritation. TEXAS.
- . Manner, in , Preaching.
The importance of a just and impresOve,
manner_ in, , preaching, is. well, fitistainetiliy
the following y fY.om . * an English ''paper . :
"There is mull in ' commOn -between the
tragic actor and miler preacher; but while
the'actor's power is generally, the, result of a
studied elocution, the preacher's is ,almost,
always native. ,A. teacher of . elocuton
would probably say that the manner ofiChal-
Meta, Guthrie, or Baird, was a very ;bad
one; but'' it suits the , man, and. no, other
would ; produce; a like impression. In read
ing the most effective discourses_of the
greatest preachers, we are, invariably disap
pointed: We Can see nothing very Partin
) lar in those quotations from Chalmers which'
are 'recorded as having 'overwhelmingly im
/
pressed those_ who, heard them-. In short,
an ~ac e essory,, whieh in, England is, 'alpaost
entirely neglected, is the secret of Scotch
effect.' Nor is it any' degradation 'from an
orator's genius, to say his 'power lies much
less in-ichat be- says, . than bow. be says it.
' It is,sayine , al' that his weapon olio be. wielded l
by no other than his min. 'Manner
makes the entire differeneebetiedzi Maerea-
Ai itLethe :poorest'' Stiiiller that iiittidera
Shakespeare. The matter is' the., same, in
. theuaiii" oreadh.' Bach has
. the same thing
to say 5 the. ennrmous difference lies in the l
manner in iyhieh be says it. The greatest
effects are recorded` to Have lia,4e been 'protiuced:
by things which; - in Merely reading them,
would• not have lappeared so.very reinarkablen
ME
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o-90gie1641 1 e..) .ffttirin.R;3,loAPTofori
preached from qiiatiane iv :49,714.1.1,t ,
rusalem which is.above js free, ridemOie
nfoiliafi of'ltrab lialtveitWild l &dor
eir#g'igisd
& t, then unity loft the; visibleeCtrdslahaofc
Christ #lt was called Jerusale m . • fit s fflat
I.( L AI ~,
not an,aggre7,lte oopposs4 of a. great f roany.
p 2 independentuu' l 1""' "
etty, ,
I rma ems. was one
city, to bh~s iliggeot rnenSlili4
capitals of Paleatidelpily ni atcroll4cleheit EltiP
cityi ipeerlehs fah ddun yalledj ( tbe,
jiy, j of,c,cllthe„ t enth,,,
of e the
anotle Olinreli was ,its sktrituality—(‘,TcAt
aicyein Whiohjor'iti!,o4."
'Another' iVe r iiiible
freedom'; "Jeri:title& which' is-almci;
ia,free,"4- Under thin.heatiAralc'etle,eni4tl
T.. 1 4i, 8 qt/Ilirit4l l tre,e4o44l•Pille gl op d Wte...
outerlife ar dear) , ~1 the art vieibre
ft' wlll u ribt rlie e 4 '`, ,: .-• , A- .‘.
i t
otithet*frituall, l ' 777'
:t f ' : P - ? 5: i ; :' "i'' t '
- .814 1-- - Si ' . '
lotabitrit:the lasi ,a Au vbiaidgreeaouv
CAristchatlongebthistreedouktin•his4burch;
she is herself free, as well as , the, mother 9f
freemen, and of that freedom she cannot be
bereft, without an invasion of the preroga-
tives'beetowed on her by her heievariltliiiig. 1
There is a liberty, indte4, .whieh i liharrkithe!
to GodruP deqPotpo!zo‘ stio.alne.44•,e o itut i olt4 ..
laws can airidge--the,fiberty ef ir tlm soUl.
it iebtherwise with the lredotri `Of t. ,th'e`
Chiliagate?' fie W bin i 6 jtaie' far ' b deg?
. ,
hi thiegs'ispititail; and :maiiage theutrifairs
oftChrist's bonse,,acoording , ttokthis-Wthrdi'
her ; rfed9,m•toimeff•eh the, §etiPtATes, Md 1.9.-
preada t h e Gospel ~% her freedorato choose
her ownr ' r aiia'to extend'liallielf in
pastors,A .. . ..
We' Wdifd-t-tof 4 this 'fieedoriv, - alrlifetely in&
et9eiiEnda-prOvt, that .iiht•l May. hot forcibly
' andkunrihtinttely,i,deprivid.*. IBtit7elle is,'
hX, 33 tYiPetlig4P, ttk, krpfpPt of,,all,§mietiP
, Her chifdren, indeed, are ,place d .
d under ris..,
tors and'raleiS Aititiliie' over - th in t We -
Lbird,ll.:But , ,there ial ithis viat')differeticeihe
!tweep her rid Itheeol4% , Teatitmenty,C)turek
'in this re?pect„ tbra i t r h i reas.,,the a Chttrolk
cr... 00 , 4...1,,,, i LA ow 34i,•%144% dsi>l
udder Pr Jaw was R ,. aced unler tutors. and
i,g,oierimr.4 v`ithOV'She 4aslituild'igit'lhirein c `
inoiatkellAiie, ii4lilftryliridliftlioili dlibiiielz i
Ithillehtireh ioNtlie diiweerusaldwhastinscat
te.the freedompf .mature ageif,apd; iplieXe : ;,
as,: then, the. Church rop t y he said i o l'iNfe l
:been made ' for theoplinanceiiirnir viiiiCh
`she was . I)laded, the 'Oidililliass of the OW'
`pep aie tidivq6l.4 for:.thb ChafehC. tit iffor ,
'her.thrit the/ 414 d •of (the Churchl.hie ap-.
;pointed, helps An d f , , goTermaputs o aattithe
Church 9heys them that have ,the rule. only,
“ ire the 'Mitt": 'ln''Sho4, fiendot 'ili in
:scrified 'on' ' the 'biiiiier v e thi elriii4h l —Lta
birtner.which ;MIA beentofttaArod'de t re id the
dust, .and steepedlimthelbloodi 0( italfaithfuL.
beareis,,but ,wl . tigh, ie Atill"graspsd l ph the,
hand of • their / eittoqre though„ nnwortlay ; ip l : .
lo:Weill', ! ;iird'is s l eill'ilyilik; nev'ar‘to:ge, 'folded
up' till the iliiiiit is ‘.ll.eard'i'dvirltli'eltaftlia-
Christ'ilar *aquaria; eind:tiat , Chtiritiht , is
freed:l ~ "et. • .gig • , I - .::.t •vi.lt ';.) 't
Dr-4 1 ' , C
liczty, ,FAe 4r 0 , 41 e0, ( 1. tltttit49.
visible Churehls cliaractorized by tits ,
enthe Mother OfVe all
- hp`Plieatine 'diedirdilie," l liil.
Marie , had: the= followingiremarket---Iltm ay
be expected, perhaps, tolapplyv the
_general,
remarks I haye padfi o Al _,that t partioular
branch of the Chgro,liipsible which
iielong; peiii we
r
me, nor itilt,:netdral" o enter • decals
I mayiliciweverAnalloilitedtosay, , that if Ahab
form of Church polity is the best whiehpern
mitts, the, spiritualfife ef the _Church to, in
crease, undir God, and to act with: the
greatest amount' of ireedoin, • pnrity, 'and
power; andif.we may 'take our text :tie af
fordingus,a view. ef the leading features, ,if
not of the complete ideal, : O r the , Christfau. ,
,Chnrch-..-we, may,
,spirit of : boasting,
and with little fear of contradiction ,
main
tain that section of the Ohara has no
cause for being ashamed in the gates. ' `Thel
Presbyterian , Church certainly ~endeavors,:
at least, to keep the unity of the Spirit in.
the bond of, peace. How far she succeeds
in her endeavor we Shill r not sof,- foil'
many things we offend , all ;" - P , biit , she 'en;
deavors to exhibit , at once -the unity, .the
spirituality, the freedorti,,andthe L oatiinijoity ,
of the Church ca:P 6 O. And we, wo,ald
onfyaalrfioti,, to point ' te, , any
in which even* that endeavor 'hes been Made'
to' eciiiierire 'the unity ' l and 'order'' OfP
Church in combination- witit,Aitst,spirituality;
and ; freedom. 40 let,„me ,onjy-,,, , ,add i that,
while our Presbyterian patty can appeal to:
, _ =4;
many a ,teKt of Scripture in, its behalf
which yie ire? net'willing'ici'eurrender; 6 6.its
opponents, yet'the beet Ajf all arguments , - in
its favor.is,,that it .s grows, by spenievof
necessity, out, of 09 , .very i of,,,the
Church of Christ as that is described in the
Nevi Testainent: 444 hardly `Say tow
lunch' the view 'wee - Wine taken Of the'
Church - is fitted 'to endear iV -to our„affen-,
tions. She is our mother, in .whosei bosom,,
by, wankel' thiorord• of life,,we have been
born unto God and bred for heaien. It is
by means of those ordinances whieh'tiatiat'
gave tp.bis Ohirchl thattwaN , are
cherished, eomforted,;and built up:in, our ,
most holy fOtb. While new born
babes we desire :the sincere milk 'of We
woldihat We rea'Y ginti - thereby," Jana not
ignore mother to Wheiti,iiiider'Clifik, we
owe o'er birth 'and upbringing,' under the
pretence of some abstraet, notion about a
Church Such Over-refinement
cuts all the 'tenderest nerves of sympathy
bet Ween godly men and the visible Church
without thentr..' It =ia imposaible 'to sym
pathize with the. varying fortunes of a so
ciety which they have been led to think is
nowhere, recognized,in Scripture. - They do
not, see in it a direct appointment of Heaven
—a society intended `to engage their, best af
fections, dear''for 'its own sake -and ' for
Christ's. And hence all appeals xin,itit., be
half are lost upon,them. JElt - lr, different the
feeling, of the ancient belieyer
~toward his
Jerusalem! and Why may it not be trans
ferred' to' the "Jeintialem
whiCh lithe ' inother ? If I
forget theei 0 jerusalem,Jettmy right hand
forget „her cunning . Y d ." do. not, remember
thee, let my tsngue
,cl?aye, tie rani' of my
mouth; , if I prefer net J:„ertosaleiri - above'rhy
chief Voy:''' ,
how rrinclilidels this - .view tend to
enlarge and expand our, minds in relation
~to
tie ,Church, lilting us ti,hove . ,opmwri !mail
communion, above, all sectarian and national
peeuliarittea,elose as the atrinAphre`Of our
chi:Pete, harrowdf
poWn? We to speak of.,,ownlerufsa
lem,-: our IZion:f,) ,IT out , Jerusalem , : your
Zion ,IS ikthe 4 Zion "pc,,thsp,„„Mighty . ,Goil,
'
the heavenly Jerusalem, ,the mother of ins
at' if&
men of till I - nations, ''tOrigites; wind -
This ,ist'thea..T.erusident, thgdpregrese % ok
which we should hoist, in .t t,eream l oi,
which we should keep in our eye in 'a our
efforts Ibldifitienthean ?if 'ar lenem
ination.'' If we content fourialv6s with sit-,
ting down,,to.admire and nrehipow,
swiginAgalninitYoatt
of Christ in niiniatnre, our minds are_ sadly
in dangers otteiilg i lontiVeged i within the
riathvefiiiiteire pielieribVta l outselvesf and
, ditomithitionalizesiViiiiitmeif goodtthing,.
instead, lit "etbg. scrips ttlifithplikew
ft ISL YI AZ reM
Wgeitiii - WO. 848
tiSe”Vill * blitt itt l ietCottrbuStrthe gen erovs
l'ihor4fit'tinh% t tfilir• Church of' Christ is
tretist94l.94l).ke• -Ig, Ailey the Ylew.we hay e
tak'endis*fitted,l.evlaen .rightly, improved, to
eblistouriretivitiesein,.behalf of the eaten.
siblivotAtiel,CinfiCh-dt•Christ Love to the
itilie fel 'le robivi l iin-6 - ipii I but.; 'etandi n o ,
.11 -- • 4 -ttr.^: ~ , ,Alf •-,',, IV tr... , ..., k r b
a v lPAe) l t. y71.1144,4fa5ke. us „ valiant in its
ticience.And. steadfa s t, in , Ike maintenance.
Love to the souls of men is - a generous,
4 7 22414 4 :00.' , ;4 ;lid\ though in, the breast
of itheNbaviouvit burned with undiminished
ardor tovjard each, notwithstanding the
ruVitiget:re,timbraeed, yet with us, love,
the wider it is diffused, like the waters of a
rives spreed , over an-immense surface, loses
in intensity,w)iat it gains in extent. But
love to Chiist, and to his ,Church for his sake,
donceittriitei - tle 'affections on Otte 'grand.
objehtliilanil '•the ' aigivities, of 4lt'eedul *ill
1 ' It' '' : • ',,,' ni/Ort.oo l l l ,o6rAiyak4 1 01a.Vhriat
, :1 ... ':" • ' `:' 'l,‘'.: -:', c ligpulilf4tienisii4t ..as., in a
do ,54...... i ts=- • eines yof is people, in one
, catholics petition, " Thy kingdom come, thy
will be done oh earth as it is done in
heaven." . ' '
Dr. M'Crie then constituted the Synod
with prayer, and having thanked the Synod
for the honor they had confei:red upon him
by 'appointing him Moderator, and the kind
ness hid . experienced while holding that
office, protieeded to say—And now it
fal t s,to. me tndep office, it my oce, into the hands
n, r an,nt,her., To consequence. of so many of
the older - brethren:in the Synod having been
already 'elected-to the Moderator's chair,
tidr lehtnee necessarily confined Ito the
junior: memberil of Synods And, I. roust
confess. that{ t I , hays , felts considepble
corning to, a olecisioa, as, to the
individual I - Should • recommend to
you on this occasion, inasmuch as there ,
were so many - that - Nitre, - in 'myopinion,
quite othupstfinttstocAttitriditicharge, *f the
4qVtttll 09 1 TtiaTI tofoithey,blen
electedwould no' doubt v hive filled it
Nina ektiNinved' 4nd 'to Ihe l
Ohiireii tip' Whit:White? 3. belliig.'` But- after (
consulting tiith in iarionstlarts of
'they Ofiurdisii3.llsvericome t -to the resolution , :
0 .4 4, 11P14 in g- t O.44M 4 e• na TP.O . 4. 1 -
M'Caw,,„ of Manchester—(hear,
110 ° 8ter"ModPifiot af foi'lte'enstiiiig - year.
kna/Flatildrahadedlthitilthese` lequairited
witlilatir.excellent , brother - will agree with
umittithiqitips,that from the, highrespecta,-;
~ot; „ cha,,,,raetir as a, minister „of,
I ..Teltis'ehrok; f the, moderation of his views,
Of hie miniers,
lbie!piety,fittfdt-his fialeng he' itlientitled
your, fsuffragek ~ otri this -.omission; . (Hear, , "
'hear ) pay .take occasion to ; , addi that as
;our Church is -composed of ministers and
:congregations lielditifig lo all the three
inktiontiAsknetif fothhris of 3
them Scotch, andi fothersof 4,hem Irish, I
}think ought.,,to t distribute , our x PLYOtS
:41,pity l to...,the three, nations. And as iny d
,pfeitseesSOr,' Mi,‘Thomson, ' cOrimenced'
hinEngland,' and may 'thini
rewiialled an:BrtklAilio minister,- and I; fresh
tfroni, stile 'NANO -p...nlayi.be ,, Considered %ea' a
- r
:type of the Scotch.,,mi*ter,, it imp* : right
land fittingthat on' tbis occasion we should
,do.„ 41 )13,811.0li to Ireland" —(liugliter)—by
'efeeting one who; nu Irishnian
ministers, Ir. understand, to a -con-<.
;egatilui chiefly, consisting,' of.. Irish Pres-.,
yterians., qt i ph„Ait, t h m gwik, plpaeure that I ,
' , propose., to YOu the; natne of Mr. William
M'Caw as our' MOderator. [Applause, and
Cries of icagreed;%greed."]
Sleeping Hearers.
Old Bishop Aylmer seeing his congrega
ion pretty generally• asleep, took his He
irew•Bible .from his pocket, and read. a
3liapterorhieh roused' attention, when the
minister s . 4arily rebuked them for sleep
ng they might have understood him,
&ndlietening - wheri they'inew not one word
Of, the witty Dr. South it is said that
preaohingkehre ,King Charles be saw that
ipott;iitat.e atileep : he stopped short, and in a
orid' and altered' tone of voice three times
ntilleffout, golioid Lauderdale." Ms lord-
Wrsteod xip and looked at- the preacher,
ba) tidreased,him with , great composure :
44' 141y lord, I am sorry to interrupt your re
ose, bat I must beg of you not'to snore so
WI/41; MA Inn aliiiild'awake the king'!"
'Aredreir Waller,- one "Sunday afternoon,
raw,the people; during the singing of the
;vain beforeserrsion, composing themselves
for a coinTertable nap; and taking the Bi
ble, be beat it against the side of the pulpit,
,
•naking agreat noise .. 'Attention beim ex
.
pited e lre.saidi 444arn 'often afraid T preach
you to sleep; bat it ,can't be my fault to.
llayolOr yeti are asleep before I have begun 1"
Ministers' Wives.
It is/so common ,to speak of the quality of
the wives, otpaston3, when settling or un
liettyng their, that one might almost im
h,gine they iilso were eniployed, and salaried,
too. This is a mistake. Some one treatts
the subject. under: three headsvoncisely thus:
:The 7 relation of a pastor's wife to a
congregation is the same as that of every
'other' woman ; her marriage with a minister
invests her with no Ace, and gives her no
pre-eminence.
.2d. 'Her duties are the same as those
Commanded by the Apostle Paul to be per
formed by, every other Christian woman in
the Married state—no more or no less.
"When she'performe these to the best
of her ability, nobody ought to complain.
Speak About Christ,
A young Christian writes us, begging
that.we say a few words to older Christians
in reference to the duty named above. I.le
says that young converts often hear their
'older brethren say to them, " Be more faith
ful ; take:whigher stand on the Lord's side
thatilmilmvp,ever done." And young Chris
tians sometimes feel like sayipg something
in kind reply , like this : " When you meet
those'whom yen: knOW hive recently become
bite - mita in the- thingsof Christ, make it
a; point _to say something to them about
their religiqq„and ithoir,,Saviour, for they
44e 0 a14,ayei glad s to addressed thus, and
they need to'be.- 2 tiaange paper.
Ward of God.
By 'continual` meditation on the Sacred
UrritieW a tisan natnridly improves and ad
9titices l jn.holiness, ae to tree thrives and
kntrishesin a kindly and well.watered soil.
4.4,,tkc Alas otrightepusness show them
selves at the proper season, as opportunity
calls for y them;
~ and the words, which are to
hiiriWtions t Witi r the leeies are to the fruit,
fill not on'Afie ground, but are profitable as
well as ornamental. Everything in, him and
about him serves .the purpose for which it
was intended. brethren are benefited
by his Maker is glorified.—
kerne.
MaMM
NEv - Etbe soured b , 3 , ealu muy and detraci
, Wieland' never thrtikrtifeeeseary=,to confute
them ' • „for they arm! aparksowhich, if you
'
; dninit:,,blovoiNdl 'go, coat RfAhepselvep.—
Bcer:aiive
Agsr•tqAM * kt.ito
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