• PR , ,-• • • yrip : .T AN ..f. - Pirillbytorlan Illaulacti Volk Vlll.l , 14. Ai Preabgliorlana Advosates V.l e XXX' Ne• 161 DAVID MoKINNEY and JAMES MINN, Editors. fERII3,--IN ADVAION, rig nat Vottrg. Trust In God. Oh Thou, who art the helper still, Of .those who trust in thee, LoWthou on me ory for help, Dolifranoe speed to me. . I'm weary, Lord ; downcast and weak, I 'm apt to turn aside; And oft forget what thou host traid 4, The Lord, he will provide." I'm fearful, yea, and faithless too, When clouds around me fly, And I forget, that o'er them all, There shines a oloudless sky. Perplexed by many dismal fears That crowd around my way, I often fail to call on thee, To drive those•fears away. Afraid te trust a sovereign Clod • . My : Maher and my Friend Oh no 1 I 71 ever trust in thee, Until tbis life shell end. For thou, art good, my graoioue Lord, Oa thee I'll fix my trust, And thou wilt save my preoloue soul, And lift me from the duet. Then; 'mid the anxious cares of life, I'll oast my cares on thee, I'll lean upon my Saviour's arm, Till cares and troubles flee. Yes, e'enln death I 'll trust thee still, To walk with me along Thro' death's dark vale, and then will sing Thy praise in endless song. for the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate Letters for the New Year to My Con. gregation, "walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time."—Col. iv: 5, NO. VI. Let this be a year of Increased Liberality., Begin it with your "Systematic Beneio.• lime." Or, rather, since BenevoleTue; means only to wish well, and there is often; an (( impassable gulf" between the wish! and the deed, write on the field of your practical Christianity, in bold, broad letters,; Systematic Beneficence. Systematic well doieg. And let it be systematic. 1, Remember, giving is a grace. It is a beautiful grace. It is also an ordinance of ! God's house, as much as prayer, praise, or preaching. We must give, as well as pray' or preach . Indeed, giving is just the hand! which praying and preaching holds up. When we give, Israel prevails; when we! stop, giving, Amalek prevails. It cannot be otherwise. The work of the Church is to evangelize the world. This is the work of the whole Church. The great commission, " Go preach the Gospel to every creature," was given to the whole Church. The obli gation to do it rests on the whole Church. But how Bibles are to be printed, churches and -eohoollouses built,- - missionaries lren't °Wand sastained, without money, is a mys- tery. The heathen will not print. Bibles and pay missionaries to convert themselves; we must do it. And to what better use we can appropriate our money, I know not. Yet, when the cry of perishing millions comes to us, and we ask you for help, some of you mill it " Legging I" Oh I. lot me tell you, the man who so despises God's ordinances, and so tramples underfoot the most snored instincts of humanity, I should not be surprised to see himself a despised beggar in the public highway. " With what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again.' Think of that. 2. Give Systematizall,y, Do not leave to chance impulses this glorious, heaven sanctioned philanthropy, which shall one day bring all nations redeemed to the foot of the Cross. Understand your bumbles', and know your yearly income; determine the claims of your family and other inter ests ; then give, five, ten, twenty per cent., as God his prospered you. Honor God with your substance, and my word for it— nay, God's word—all history and experience for it—God will honor you. " give, and it shall bo given unto you," dollars for limes I 8, Deny yourself for the sake of giving. Et must come to this, or the world will never be converted—by us. The dollar that you give for cigars, young man, would print a dozen Testaments, which might save a Atundred souls, or start another Chinese revolution. Yet when I come to you, on contribution day, you give me a quarter to give the heathen with, and your tobacconist a da;:.,r for cigars ! What shall I call that ? Christianity ? No, sir. Humanity ? No, sir What then t Why I call it a mon strous absurdity, if not l!Orse, before God. There must be self denial. But you ask, what will all this lead to; is there, no end to giving ? Shall we beggar ourselves, and let our children grow up in ignorance, for the sake of the heathen? No.' I answer emphatically, No, to both questions. No end to giving until giving has wrought its overt end, and no begging for yourselves or intelleetual starvation for your children. I never yet knew a liberal, God-fearing man, aughf,the poorer for enlightened giving to Ohurek enterprises. Never. On the con. miry, the most liberal and successful business men of the age unite with the wise King of Israel in saying, n The liberal soul shall be made fat." And both but express the uniform teachings of Providence in respect to this; But practical men want other proof than any man's word, or perhaps even the word of God. Well, I verily believe the peace of Mind and the good feeling about the heart which acmes of duty done, will tsti sharpen every faculty for business, that die increase of your gains will be double 7tbst , you gave to God. You know how di es ; !lit, brain is, when the conscience is atom jti l Vtit! The amount of careful read* neeehsai, to an intelligent giving, will'make you and yon" children so much better informed, that, your 7orri.tY will increase in the ratio of your intZl",4l 6ooo . An ignorant Man is always behind in" ever} thing. Again: Would not the habit of prudence, foresight, and economy; acquired by this careful looking into your business to know where the dollar is to come from that you give to God, amply repay you?' But a truce to such compromises. What is the religion worth that will net submit to a little self-denial in so glorious a cause ? What is a man's Christianity worth—nay, I will not speak of Christianity—what is a man's humanity worth, who would poise a dollar on his finger's end, uncertain whether to give it for' the civilizing and evangel izint of the nations, or for a dozen Havanas P I come to you and say, " Gentleinen, here is a boz. of the first brand cigars," and you hand me a .Ir, for the Winter'', smoking) 1 come WO ) . and " Gentlemen, here are five Misdeed millions of heathen in utter darkness rind degradation, and I want you to help' titi• Pour the light of heaven in upon thou,' you hand me a gnawer/ Do you think I put the ease strongly ? Let me tell you I could;put it stronger yet, and be far within the' whole truth. And I ask again, „not what is euoh Christianity worth, because there is no Christianity about it, 'but what is such humanity worth ? The world mustbe brought to Christ. , We mutt bring it by preaching Christ. Miracle! havestoeued. "Go teach,". is our business. Make dollars "teaoh,'! if you cannot teach in person. Dollard arc- elo. quent when they speak through Bibles,'abd schools, and Missionaries, on heathen shores. The .Alillennium: will not come • we must, bring it about. Therefore, and /or this end,, , be more liberal this year than ever you Were before. fL For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate Decease of Dr. Addison Truly, a great man has fallen in. Terliel., Joseph Addison Alexander is dend:l Thal laborious student, the profound thinker, the; able Oemmentator, the ripe scholar, the learned professor, the apt instructor, the, impressive and powerful. preacher,. hie lefty us. The •places that lately knew him) shelt know him no more. . The man of naiwkandt memory, and large attainments, &Wells no! more on earth. On the evening betomthe 1 Sabbath he reared oalmly from :the scene of! his earthly labers, to rest in the bosom of his Redeemer. His failing health for some time had 5 created' deep anxiety as. to the issue, awl 'yet the announcement of hie! death came suddenly. As a Professor, Dr. Alexander never failed to impress every one who entered his! class-room. Strong in his convietione, he carried conviction to the .minds of others.; He was a thoroughly read historian, a die. oriminating and philosophical observer, clear in exegesis, will a mind of the highest order, and equal to the successful analysis of any subject. No student sat before him, without feeling that he was in the presende of an extraordinary man. As a scholar, he was a fine illustration of the benefits of long.contitmed training. He was a scholar from his early youth. At the ! age of fourteen • years, he had mastered the Arabic, and read thelKoran. He delighted ! in the study of languages. His knowledge of languages at an early period was exten sive and accurate. He'was . a rare instance of a scholar fully ripe. He was fond ,of books. He loved' hie study; no place had more , attractions for him. And in it, re- YILHDTB olining;on his couch, he breathed his list.'' He road much. He thought much. Ile learned much. He seemed to forget nothing. The traits of his toil and learning have abounded like (Austere on the vine. Asa preacher, he had few equals. He I wrote with ease and elegance. It may truly be said of him, Nil tetigit quid non ornavit." He wrote with power, too. The truth came strong and vigorous frotn his lips. Without aiming at oratory, he was an eloquent and powerful preacher. His happy ; illustrations, his clear presentation of truth, his beautiful method, his glowing- desorip. tions, nicely blended with earnestness and pungency, • always attracted and. edified, while he often amazed his auditors by the vast amount of truth evolved from a single ; text. When it was known that he would preaoh he ;_always commanded a large audience; nor did he disappoint expects. ; Lion. He was remarkably gifted in prayer. His prayers abounded with varied and earnest petitions, eloquently poured into the ears of Him who hears the suppliant's cry. Alas l that we shall hear no more the voice of this' faithful expounder of the inspired Word. As a man, he was modest and retiring, perhaps•even to-a fault. He shrank invol untarily from the public, gaze. He was at different times urged to. go to the General Assembly, as a representative from the Presbytery of New 'Brunswick, but never consented. Nor would he consent, to serve as Moderator of his Presbytery; yet he always made it a matter of conscience to attend Preebytery and Synod whenever his duties .at ,the Theological Seminary, would allow. Although retiring,, and mingling comparatively little in society, he was not wanting in social qualities.. He, was fond of the young. Fifteen months ago, he spent. a Sabbath with us. Our people listened with' great satisfaction, to two able sermons . from his lips. He tarried with us until the following Monday. In the flowe d° circle, he delightedus with his cheerful flow of instructive conversation. His visit will not soon be forgotten. He noticed with interest each child,evert the little one who was just accomplishing the feat of standing by a chair. And- when the hour of family worship came, the devout earnestness with which he lead us in most appropriate prayer before the mercy seat, is still fresh in mem, cry. We were inapreesed, at the time, with the growing resemblance to ,his excellent father, whose society we had enjoyed on similar occasions, and whose precious naem cry is embalmed in multitudes of hearts. Within the ,period of about six weeks, the Presbytery of New Brunswick, as well, as the Church at large, has. been called to mourn the loss of two distinguished men. Princeton mourns ! It is not long since a large company of mourners gathered in her noted cemetery, to deposit in the silent tomb the remains of that incomparable preacher and pastor, James Waddell Alex ander. The sod` is yet fresh upon the grave of the lamented Hope, who was snatched away from us in the, vigor of his manhood, and in the midst of his growing usefulness. And now. comes again the stroke of death, and cuts down one whose place for learning, finished scholarship, and devotion to his USSter I S service, in his particular field of labor cannot soon be filled. In. the sadness of our bereavement, we stand in awe at these mysterious dispensations of Providence, while faith locals up with tearful eye, and exclaims, "Even se, Father, for BO it seemed good in thy sight." S.M.H. Lawrenceville, .If. J., Jan. 30, 1.860. A man of great learning* and talents, but an unbeliever,. was traveling in Manila. He was escorted by a native of rank, and as tiki; wig* about starting, the native, with the refract : b ow me n which characterizes the Orientals . re-eCatad the white stranger to pray to.his God.- This was probably the only thing he could have been asked to do, without being able to comply; and on his declining, the native said, Well, some god must be prayed to ) SD you will excuse ma if I pray to mine." Full many a shaft at random sent, Finds mark the stoker never meant." And so it was in Chia ogee. The lunbe• never-was rebuked by the heathen, aud the nun of science, who bad gone there in quest of natural onxiositiea, returned, having found' the a pearl of great price." au next visit is to be with the mimaionaries to preach nu.N maybe great by chance, but paver *be smigood wittiout sn Wert. ' "ONE THING IS NEEDFUL:" "ONE THING HAVE I D The Rebuke. PUBLICATION OFFICE, GAME BUILDING, FIFTH S FOB THE WEEk ENDING SATURD For the Ereabytethin Banner and Advocate. , Funeral of Dr; 3. Addison Alexander. PItINCETON ) January 31, 1860. . ~ Mnasns, Enrrous :--The funeral of Dr , . J. Addison Alexander, was Attended here td. day. lie died ,unexpectedly, :; the Saturday previous, in his study, surrounded with hip bolo, the,odimpanions and witnesses of hie labdra. ' Btaides citizens 'of the : place, and students - of 'the Seminary; there .was present a large number of prominent ministers' arid laymen, ,especially from the _Presbytery of - New Brunarriek, and 'froth' the eity of New Tail:. The places orhneineas in the towel were ..closed during the, services. The r 4 .mains - were. placed in . 'the 'chapel' of the Seminary for a short time, to allow friends to take-a:farewell look, and then-borne in *octagon to the Pint Presbyterian Aural! Thosewhethad not seen Dr. Alexander:hi some Aime, were :struck with the: marked . change in his appearance.... His' noble, linliai -aive',brow.ramained,sbutvehis face and 'form seemed wasted with disease . I ~....;...,. •....,,..,....., t At the ohureh Dr McDonald,of Prinoer ton;Dr.*lfall, of Trenton, and Dm. Sprig . and. Pdtts ' of, New' Yorir, conducted th 'services:: Dr." iiiir preached ?rine. Ilose,a - vi :' I, " Come and let us return unto the! Lerd'; for he bath torn and he will heal ns ;"I he - htli - amitten and he will bind us ,up."! His discourse was simple, touching, ma -beautiful. A strain of hope' and' cheerfuN 111388 ran through it, like threads of goldi through a garment of dark velvet, which relieved the gloom W and sorrow of the aces.' tion. Ile exhorted all to regard the sad!, event which had called them logether, not} as an unmixed calamity or insorntableprovi-' deuce, but as a call for humility, mingled' with gratitude. The gift„ of moll men to: the Church was a mark of Divine favoc;l and thoucfh their removal was a great loss I their talents and services should be remem,-I bered with thankfulness. "We. have re-I oeived good at the hand of the Lord, and shall we not receive evil also." It was dis.l graileful to he unmindful of his, benefits,l beeause in his good pleasure • he choie tol remove some of them from us. Let your: grief, then, he said, be trusting and sob.; Missive, worthy of God and of the departed. ! , The preacher briefly sketched the history and character of Dr. Alexander. He was born in Philadelphia in'lBo9, and graduated at Princeton in 1820. He was Prefesser in i the College there from 1830 to 1833,; then, after a residenbe in Europe, he was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of New Bruns wick in 1838, and ,the •sam year elected Professor in the Theologibal Seminary at Princeton, though : he had for some time previously fulfilled the duties of that office. For twenty-five years, with, a marvelous application, he had devoted himself to study and to teaching, and, with his great powers and unwearieddiligence, had accomplished what was equivalent to a century of, labor by common minds. His brilliant gifts and varied attainments fitted him to shine in any department, of letterai but be., devoted all his talent& and energies to the Word of God, even from , his .youth: At .the age of four ,teen read ttho..• KoraminArabic, and with , what success he bad pursued his •work, hie lectures, sermons, and writings, shun, dantly testify.lSTo attempt was made to analyze hie mind, nor to eulogize his char acter. flis natural reserve was mentioned. Bat he who could gambol with children, and find his amusement, even perform his severest labor in the crowd and noise of a large city, could not be misanthropic. His piety could not be questioned, though less demonstrative, owing, to his temperament, than is often witnessed. But his loVe for the study and preaching of God's Word, if there were no other evidence, would prove its Divine character. marked, indeed, was his love of the BciiPtures; that only .'a fewhours before his death he was known to he reading them in several versions. When too feeble to prosecute severer studies,- be spent a portion of his time in committing to memory and. reciting to himself snob simple hymns as : ' "Just as I ate, withdut orterilea, • But that thy blood vas shed forme, And that ; thou bidet me come, to thee, .0! Lamb of God I come," Aud, again, the last verse Just as .1 am—thy love, unknown, Has broken every barrier down ; `Now to be thine yea, thine alone, 01 Lamb Of God, I come." The truths which suit a little child, and which the plainest believer rests upon with joy and hope, were the truths in which his great Mina delighted and trusted •,.• while he relished even. the simple language which adapts them to - the ,humblest; eoniprehen sion. What an evidence of .the oneness in Christ of all believers, and - of. the suitable= nem and ,sufficiency of the Gospel to all classes. . In his reading, some little time before his 'death, Dr. Alexander found a sentence of Whitfield's, which arrested his attention, and' which he marked as if . forhshadowing his own end.. It was this : 4 ( I shall die silent." It proved a true prophecy, or description,, though there is no reason to suppose that at the time he thought his own hour of departure was - et) , near. -He sank away; from Sudden. prostration, and died unconscious. But ; he has gone, to a higher sphere, and a nobler tservice.- Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." . All.the exercises were simple and, digni fied, suited. to the tastes and character of the departed. They'derived additional solemnity from the fact that three times in six, months, similar services had been held in that' church. Indeed, six months from that very day, the earthly ties between Dr. Alexander and his distinguished brother had been sundered, and• only a few weeks before 'Prof. Hope, of the College, had been lolloied from that house to his lot resting place. 'All felt that " a prinCe and a great man " bad fallen in Israel. But faith looked. up from that scene with calm ness, and rested with fresh hope on Jesus as the life and refuge of his people. There were numbers fliers who have grown gray 'in the service of the Churgh, who must soon be summoned to the General Aseembly of the first. born 'in heaven. And as the long procession followed the remains in silence to the cemetery, where rests so much honored dust, the thought could not but arise, " Who shall be the next reaper in the Lords vineyard on earth, gathered by the great-reaper death, into his garner in heaven." Yours, &o. A Blessed Intimacy, A friend once asked Professor Franke how he maintained. so constant a peace of mind. tr By stirring up my mind a hun.. Bred times i'day," replied Franke. tt Wher ever I am, whateVer I do, 'Blessed Jesus,' I say, i have I a share in thy redemption ? Are my sins forgiven Am I guided by thy Spirit ? Renew me, ;strengthen' me. By this constant intercourse with 4Teaus, enjoy.serenitr of mind and a sealed peace of Ont." Per the Presbyterian Danner and Ad‘ Third Annual Statemet Of, the Operations of the Bible Cause Ohio, for the Year ending December SO In presenting to the friends of the Bible Cause, in Eastern third annual statement of its affords me pleasure to state, ti standing the, continued depressioi rested so heavily upon all the i terests of the State throughout year, the receipts from my fiek decided increase over those of any year, since I entered the field. period, perhaps since the °tail! the American Bible Society, have oulties in the way of a successful • `of the work been greater than past year. The hopes of thoin were lookin& b to the fruitful' korai labor of thehusbandinan;haie bet to another disappointment, and and sinew" of the land have felt and felt it severely. - It would not be surprising, th cause .whose claims are. of a 'character, should shire largely in st depression. Much-of the success of the all these. dill:hales, is due to the of the system now in operation. is mainly conducted through the of auxiliaries and branch Boob forater usually compriiii?g a aingl - and the latter only"a Townihip. The number of auxiliary Soot my field, is now tliiity4our; branch Societies has been inorer hundred and eighty—eighty 4 number having been added Wit ing the past year. Where throe., many of these auxiliary or County were sustaining but a feeble and twice, and were, practicalliis rather than auxiliaries of the Bible `Society,' now liberal donati ing , annually made by many of 1 of thei-generitl nork abroad. "The utility of branch or Town ties has herein been satisfactorily They have imparted a vigor ands our auxiliary Societies, such as have been secured to them in way. By the annual co-operation of agents with the-friends and pat cause, these Societies Are kept it eration by regular annual ,meeti no instance has a Society thus fallen into decay or stagnane: other hand, every successive yea, one of advancement. Another wheel in the • wca machinery has been the flat( Agencies. Each Township Pot ded into a number of distr.! comprising the limits . of a Sal each—over which a local or u appointed, who visits his dist supplying the destitute, and at all who• are friendly to the caul in its behalf. Still another feature Of. the, annual . nature of our -mbar this-plen , the'-work hasheen- _ eked and ,ecenomized. Oar subscriptions falling due annually, the necessity of a call from the , traveling agent year after year, is, to a great extent obviated. As was above stated we have now in op eration, upon my field, which comprises, twenty-three of the Eastern counties, or one-fouith of the State one hundred and eighty branch Societies. Each of these Societies is frirnished with a well assorted Depository of Bibles and Testaments, thua rendering the Bilble accessible to almost every community. Connected with these branch Societies are about sixteen hundred Local, or unpaid agents, who cheerfully devote such a por tion of their time as the interests of the COMO may require, in visiting their respec tive districts annually. They constitute a noble array of fellow: laborers, and to them Ole cause is greatly indebted for its effi ciency., Two' thousand copies .of The Bible So ciety flecord are sent monthly to the local agents and main officers .of the branch, and auxiliary Societies, which_ serve, to keep alive the interest taken by our fellow labor-, em and the patrons of the cause. In this way the operations and claims of the So ciety are statedly brought before almost' eight thousand readers. The number 'of families visited upon my field the past year' is about twelve thousand; of whom' up wards of fourteen hundred have been found destitute and supplied with the Bible. The number- of volumes distributed was about eighteen thousand. The amount of funds raised the past year on my field, is about 611,000; of about $B,OOO have been remitted to the parent Society, and the balance applied upon the field in supplying the destitute, &o. In addition to the amount of cash re ceived, muoh has been accomplished of a prospective character. An unusual number of liberal and reliable pledges have been obtainedand secured by promissory notes. In this way,. in a single county, about one hundred life memberships ; (thirty dative each,) were obtained for the Society. We have endeavored to keep in view thronghout the year the missionary 'part of the work to be performed. We trust that the good which has been accomplished is not measured solely by dollars and . cents. The Word of God has been circulated among many destitute households, who have given expression to the liveliest emotions of joy ;- and' both local and county agents have found abundant opportunities for presenting the claims of this Blessed. Word `upon the,indi vidual conscience. The "Christian's Bible Fund," has re eeived.some attention during the year, and is serving a useful purpose in enlisting our youth in this noble muse. The plan of semi-annual meetings has been introduced, during the year, into the workings of our branch Societies, and is found useful in serving to keep up an in:' tercet in them and render them more self sustaining. About six hundred' pastors, representing eight or ten different denominations, have cordially co•operated with us, and to theta we feel much indebted for the success that has crowned the cause. In the work of supplying, special. atten tion has been bestowed - upon places of pub= lie resort. Many of our , criminal and hu mane institutions, hotels, :vessels, and rail road stations have been thoroughly supplied with substantially bound copies of the Bible. We desire to return our sincere thanks to the numerous friends who have so cheer fully co-operated with - ,,us in our- labors to promote the cause • nor would we forget to acknowledge the blessing of God upon them, and to implore a continuance of his favor during the year to come. T. C. HARTSHORN, Agent American Bible Society, Ravenna, Qh,ja. UNLESS we are saints on earth, we shall never be mints. in heaven. R T. `OF THE LORD;" " THIS ,ONE THING I DO.'' ABOVE SMITHFIELD, PITT'SBIBIGH, PA. FEBRUARY 11, 1860, Per the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate, The Pilgrim. • Until the day break, and the shadows flee away." The pilgrim is weary and, needs to rest. Tiers has been a long and toilitime journey. For nearly fourscore years 'tihe has trodden these desert trilds, we rejoice that shortly she will walk lesiderthe river of the water of life. She has long-:--ayt 'for more than fifty years has 'she known 'and 'reefed upon the Satiehr: of 'Sinners. Full, often has , the Adieriary whispered in her_ ear doubts of .heirliceeptance :with Christ, and for a little season tithid heart has trem bled, lest the"suggestion be true. But those apprehensions' shall ceisisidiOrtlY now, and that forever. sensitive - has been ever pitiful , toward others' woes; but especially haver tire, the children of 'tier love, been the objects of hei,tender, sym pathy. That priciims mother's memory sh rennin fresh life. lasts; yea, 0 -4 /eNOMiticreiehikhe houndafi 6 Wale acau till years, why I .44ltrip' and OW We cansever fAte ; wise ;guiti t aneedier tirelesilqve. Most of all should we remember the gentleness with whioh she taught .our : infant ,feet to incline toward • " the green pastures and the `still 'waters." But our mother's active labors are, over now, and she has but to suffer the will`' of our :heavenly Father for a little season, and then will come the blessed realization of the Saviour's aseurince,.." In 'my Fither's hoide are many manitione." ' We could not cal the thought of parting, from thee, - teloVed pilgrith, but that we expect a re-Union after a few more -reyolving suns ,have marked the limits of our, sojourn 1.. No imperfection shall mar the 'pleasriree of our interceursetlien ' sick 4 nese Will not . enter there _;` the Wok wing death shall not cast a shadow over celestial 'joys. , ' : • A little -while since and the life-long companion went home, and as he, entered; gf,he left the pearly gates ajar." He. waited long amidst weariness acid pain for the bright, &irking of an eternal day,-and 'now she too, whom , we have t been Font .to call by, the tenderest ,of human t.itjes, is but waiting. "Until the ,daybreak, and- the shadowe flee away." - 'ALETHET.A.. • • 't DUI DC 01 n I ner-1 =1 Ace id k tton e Atha shed. to not other runty the e op d An dad, For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate. • - Professors Yet. t 4 r would not have expected that of a professor." Why not 7 Where do you live? What do you read ? The professors in your place must be much better than common, or you would :have expected• that! long ago. We learn aoree'tihings about pro fessors from the Bible; aid, from that it seeme, they will do anything- 7 anything from dying for the truth, to betraying the Saviour, for the pitiful price of blood. But perhaps you do not form your, expectations of prefessore from the Bible. • Some have very extravagant whimsieal notions of the 'charac ter of a professor; and he would be an odd' creature iddeed who would meet all notions, A • As-to whathe r should be. -We learn some.' thing of professors from experience; and from that, it seems they will do anything or nothing. This last case is as common, and as bad as the other. I know a number of men, ve,ry respectable men, who made a " public pro fession that they would help build churchee • i sipped ministers, sustain schools, suppress drunkenness, prevent gambling ' aid public improvements, who never did any such thing, but the contrary. And though good men have forgiven them, and been re conciled to them, and they have renewed their, profession twenty times, still they do no better. Then I have knovirt soma who, very solemnly, Notepad. -to hate,-falsehood, perjury, and dishonesty,and to be painfully animus to be elected, only for public good . ; tut when elected, they not only pocketed the salary, but did not refuse to share " the stealings." Indeed if we - may judge 'the future by tile put, professors will do any= thing: Why then expect' that; since that is no .awful crime 'after all? I know a per son who did not expect that `of 'II professor, when that meant getting a feather for a baby's cap. The person who did not expect that, had no baby. Another, who did • not expect that, meant, that in paying a bill tween four and five dollars, the professor had said he ought:to throw off three cents, by which the change would come even. These are , specimens; others will suggest themselves to every mind. Why did you not expect that ? Dees the Bible may it is wrong? Do you not think well, of yourself ; and have you never done anything as bad as that, ill God's sight. Has not the same God made you,? Do you not ettjoy, as much ! of his care and bounty, and owe him for greatly increased comforts r Does the child I owe nothing to the father, until it has pro : fond that it will pay 'Ahi my friendl there is a matter of much imPortance tween, you and God. You owe him a child's [ gratitude, obedience, and love. - There' is nothing wrong in a professor that is not wrong in you. Yoursin is =fast running ‘ ip before- God` 'and and I fear for you, because, those who look much at others, do not often olosely watch themselves. A. the been of he Loos], smelly idt .n tally, frdux xtion he For the Presbyterian Banner. and Advocate. 66 And what of that ?" (methinks.' hear some careless reader , ask.) "•Have I not. I often said in mylearti No God!' Have I not often said to God, 6 Depart from me, for I< desire, not the knowledge •of thy ways ?'" Perhaps,., my friend, you have I never thought what it is to be " .citheut God in the world." Do not imagine that you are beyond his notice, or out of the f limits of his - government. His eye still 'f sees .you; his rod is «still stretched over you; and for every' idle - word he holds you accountable. Nor are you without God as a providential carntaker, and friend. Sad, l• indeed; were it for you, if this were the case. How wretched would you be if the Father 4 . of lights should withhold himself, with all his good gilts, from you. How would you live without the cheering rays of the sun, and the refreshing drops that distil from ! the clouds? What if your bread should be withdrawn, and even the air you breathe shut out from yotir lungs ? Yet all these • are the gifts of Him who 'oauseth his sun to shine on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain upon the just and upon the unjust; in whose. hand our breath is, and whose are all our ways. For in him <we I live, and move, and have our being. 0, how would you live a single day without God's rich bounty—much less without him self To be without light, without food and drink, without invigorating air I How • utterly'undone must that man be, who is ; deserted by the God of providence I Must he not instantly perish and die, and return ; to - his lust I • But while God sees you at'all times and holds you strictly accountable for your con duet, and supplies all your temporal Want's, !till there' is an important sense in which "Without God in :.the World!" His Spirit moves our heating lungs, Or they should breathe no more." Philadelphia, South West Corner of Seventh and Chestnut Streets you may be "without God in the world." You may not have his gracious presence with you, to enlighten, renew, dandify, and *1 Insteadof this,his wra th etre your en • may be abiding on you. And, 0, how dreadful 'such a situation I The immortal spirit cast out from, 'the presence of its . Creator; involved in outer darkness; desti tute of all title to, and meatless for the joys, of heaven; having no hope, and with out God in the world ! c , 0 dreadful state of deep despair, To see my God remove, And fix my doleful station where I cannot taste his love." If your condition would be hopeless with out 'the • God of providence, rest assured it is still more so without the God of grace The entrance of his Word giveth light. Hie Son formed in'the heart is the hope of glory.. His Spirit imparts peace and joy to the soul. Through him strengthening us, we can do all' things. Would you eseape the darknes!,..tha desmir ? the.hopelessneas ti* .11 7 17,,, t iji.g..m04411,i0ut nigh by the blood of :Wit: No man 'ennieth unto the Fither.butl3i him. - "Take heed, lest there. .any you'an evil heart of unbelief, in , departing from the living God." "If ive 'believe : not, .yet abideth faithfil; canno t deny himself." "Bat now in Christ Jesus, ye who some , times were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ : for through him we both have'access by one Spirit unto the Father." W. pir the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate Farewell Nissionary int Cresting religions services were held ' Ebenibutg Presbyterian church, on Wed-I nesday evening, January 18th, at "7 o ; clooli,: od the occasion of Rai , . R. J. Evans gObig! out to Washington . Territory, under the di rection cf, the Board of Domestic Missions. A large and intelligent congregation filled the - house to its utmost capacity, every 'available spot being occupied, even to the pulpit stairs. After invocation and singing, Rev. Mr. Shane, of the Methodist Episcopal church, engaged in Inner. Mr. Evans preached an excellent, sermon from the words, "Go ye into all the world," &c., enforcing the duty of the Church to put forth greater efforts than ever before, to send the message of grace and peace to all people, encouraged as she is by the Divine promise of Christ's presence. Rev. Mr. Powell, of the Webb Congre gational church, addressed the congregation on the seltdenial and Sacrifices made by all missionaries, who leave home and country to spread abroad the knowledge of Jesus. Nothing but the constraining love of Christ could account for men of talent and educa tion forsaking kindred and friend, to preach the Gospel in distant gvts, where society, in its forming state, could not be expected to possess the refinements and advantages of old communities; Rev. "Mr. williams,'of the ;Welsh Calvin idle church, *livered - an admirable address, tracing the origin and growth of the mis sionary enterprise, and the increased atten tion that is now given to the work of evangelizing the nations; spoke of the greatly enlarged contributions of the Chris tian public in England and America, to sustain the zealous and single-hearted men, who are spending and being spend in this most holy and honorable work of pointing sinners to the Lamb of God that taketh away the, sins of the world. Rev. Mr. Harbison, pastor of the Church in which the meeting was held, addressed the 'congregation on the. importance of es tablishing Christian institutions in every part of our country, and especially in the Pacific region, and closed by bidding the missionary farewell in behalf of the au dience, assuring him of their interest in the arduous work, and their purpose to follow him with their prayens that his labors might be richly blessed in the salvation of many sinners. Mr. Evans responded in a few happy re marks—deeply affected himself, as were the entire people. The services lasted three hours, and as evidence of the solemnity and interest mani fested, it need only be said that not one left till the close, and scarcely a dry eye was seen, in the vast assembly. The whole was a fitting close to a week of prayer which was well observed 'here and a new and en larged interest in the subject of Missions is aroused, which, it is hoped, will grow and appear in increased contributions to the good cause. After each address, appropriate missionary anthems were sung by the Welsh and Pres byterian choirs, and the services were .closed by prayer, commending , the missionary and his wife to the protection of that. God who rules the raging sea, and imploring the Spirit, to crown with amens his ministrations in the field to which he is assigned. Many lingered to express their kind feel ings to Mr. E., but sorrowful emotions pre vented more from giving utterance to their. thoughts: He is a native of this place; and carries withlim the warmest regards of all in all our churches+. C. C. Dying Poor and Dying Rich. "It was a sad funeral to me," said the speaker, " the saddest" I have attended for years." "That of Edmondson 7" " Yes." "How did he die 7" " Poor ; poor to poverty—his life vias one long struggle with the world, and at every disadvantage. Fortune mocked him all the while with golden promises that were _des tined never to know fulftliment." "Yet he was patient and enduring," re marked one of the company. " Patient as a Christian--enduzing as a martyr," was answered. - "Poor man ! he was worthy of a better fate. He ought to have succeeded, for he deserved success." " Did he not succeed ?" questioned the pne who bad spoke of his perseverance and endurance. "No, sir he died poor, as I had just said. Nothing that he put his hand to ever succeeded. A strange fatality seemed to attend every enterprise." " I was with him in his last moments," said the other, " and thought he died rich." "No; he has left nothing behind," was replied. The heirs will have no concern as to the adlinistration of. the estate!' " He left a good name," said one, " and that is something." "And a legacy.of noble deeds that were done in the name of humanity," remarked another. " And precious examples," said another. “Lessons of patience in suffering, of hopo in adversity, of heavenly confidence, when no rumba= fell upon his path," was the testimony of another.. " And high trust, manly courage, heroic fortitude." fg Then he died rich I" was the emphatic declaration; richer than the millionaire By Xs% or of the Office, $1.50 per Year, t " mandrils Delivered in the Oity, 2,00 WH•OLM NO.:88E who went to his long home the same day, a miiterable pauper in all but gold. A. sad funeral, did you say ? No, my friend, it was' rather a triumphal procession ! Not the burial of a human clod, but the cerorno nial attendant on the translation of an angel. Did not - succeed I Why, his whole life woo a series of successes. In every conflict he came off the victor, and now the victor's crown is on his brow. No, no, he did not die poor, but rich, rich in neighborly love, and rich in celestial affections." " You have a new way of estimating the wealth of a man," maid the one who had at first expressed sympathy for the deceased. "DLit not the right way ? He dies rich who can take his treasure with him to the new land where he is to abide for ever; and he who has to leave all behind on which he has placed affection, dies poor indeed. Oar friend died richer than Girard or Astor ; his monument is built of good deeds and noble examples. It will abide for ever." Wititefield's Experience. "My mind being now more enlarged, I began to reed the Noly Scriptures upon my knees, laying aside all other books, and praying over, if possible, every line and word. This proved meat indeed, and drink indeed, to my soul. I daily received fresh life, light, and power from above. I got more true knowledge from reading the book of God-in one month, - than I could over have acquired from all the writings of men. In one word, I found it profitable for reproof, for correction, 'for instruction ; every may ''„istiffieientl to • 'make the; man of God perfect, thoroughly furnished for every good work' and word., :About this time God was pleakeil to enlighten`roy soul, and bring hue into ihe 'knowledge of his grebe, and the neoeikartir of being justified in his eight by faith only. Batkitee and. Henry's positions, wer e of admirable nee to, lead ,me into this and all other Gospel Walla?' To these habite of residipk; Whitefield 'added much secret prayer. " Oh, what sweet communion had I daily vouchsafed with. God in prayer ! How often have I been carried out beyond myself when medi tating in the fields I how assuredly I felt that Christ dwelt in me and I in him, and how, daily, did I walk in the comforts of the Holy Ghost, and was edified and re freshed in the plenitude of peace !" "It Shuts out the World." A few years since, on visiting a mother in Israel, one who wrestled and prevailed is prayer, she led me to a small room in a re tired part of her low-roofed dwelling, and showing me the hasp which fastened the door of that quiet retreat, said, ac I• often think that this little piece of iron is more to me than all the treasures of the rich in yonder city are to them—for this shuts out the world.' " It was a sacred spot, that room of prayer. For more than fifty years had it been a bethel to the soul of this aged disciple; and bow many in that mountain village, aye, and in the world, are indebted, to ,the prayers offered there, eternity alone Will reveal. It seemed to me holy ground, hard by the very gate of heaven. Reader, have you any bar, or bolt, or key, which, when you enter your place of prayer, keeps away the intruding cares and perplexities of the world without? Alas ! alas ! how many weary, aching hearts, burdened with earthly treasures, would give all they possess for the " little piece of iron," the something, which would "shut out the.world," and give the sublime repose which he gives to " his beloved."—Tract JournaL The DiScouraged Pastor. We believe that z large number of the frequent removals of ministers, arise from morbid feelings on their part, that their people hive ceased to love them, and their usefulnem is therefore almost gone. In some oases there may be truth in these feel ings, but generally they are a species of morbid diseouragement, the origin of which is in the prostrated. nerves and jaded mind of the pastor, rather than in the aetual feel ings of the people.. In many oases all this might be prevented with a very little trouble on the part of the people. A. tithe of the affection shown to many a pastor in leaving his flock, and a hundredth part of the trouble required to replace him with a suitable suc cessor, would have retained him, and glad dened him to a double efficiency in his Work, if it had been shown before he had taken the inevitable step. Let the people think of these things, as well as the pastors. —Central Presbyterian. Uonfession of a Drunkard. Some years since there was a pamphlet published in England, entitled the " Con. fessions of a Drunkard." The statements made in it are asserted, on good authority, to be authentic, and what does the writer say? "Of my condition there is no hope that it should ever change ; the waters have gone over me • but out of the black depths, could I be heard, I would cry out to all those who have but set a foot in the perilous flood. • "Could the youth to whom the flavor of his first wine is delicious as the opening scenes of life, or the entering upon some newly discovered paradise, look into my desolation, and be made to understand what a dreary thing it is when a man shall feel himself going down a precipice with open eyes and a passive will; to see his destruc tion and have no power to stop it, and yet to feel it all the way emanating from him self; to perceive all goodness emptied out of him, and yet not be able to forget a time when it was otherwise; to bear about the piteous spectacle of his own self-rain; could be see my fevered eye, feverish with last night's debauch ; and feverish looking for this night's repetition of the folly; could ho feel the body of the death of which I cry hourly, with feebler and feebler outcry to be delivered, it were enough to make him dash the sparkling beverage to the earth in all the pride of its mantling temptation."-- London Quarterly Review. Beading: Keep your view of men and things ex tensive, and depend upon it, that a mixed knowledge is not a superficial one. As far as it goes, the views that it gives are true; but he who reads deeply in one 'class of `writers only, gets views which are almost sure to be perverted, and which are not only narrow, but false. Adjust your proposed amount of reading to yopr time and inclina tion; this is perfectly free to every man; but whether that amount be largo or small let it be varied in its kind, and widely Varied. If I have a confident opinion on any one thing connected with the govern ment of the human mind, it is this.—Dr. Arnold. ALL those who are guided and led by the counsel of God in this world, shall be re. olived to his glory in another world.
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