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[Oriel:M.l
The Wigh.
If imiglit beg a boon for thee, •
l'iom all earth's richest treasure,
I 'would not ask for gold, nor gems,
Nor what). the world oalls pleasure
I w*fiiatiulk a' palace grand,
" 1 1 truo and loyal ;
4ottittiot ask for you a eclat.
n :Within the family royal.
twould not ask a ciusidx`' •• h
k:tp ro m E n glish lords
The Parian whiteness of.thy brow
Would ill beoorae,such baubles
I would not ask for itoiidly friends,
Vain followers of "' •
ono woulknot ask that you
Might meet•;With temptations
But I would' boa and humbly ask
Thattiti you 't might be given,
To.-gaitt a home above the skies,
...A4d*l4k the bliss of' heaven.
T'd 'ink that you might safely cross
Death's cli!,rk and ahilly portal,
And range:the,elysian plains above,
Whoop joys will be immortal,
And 01 may we, wheiii toils are o'er,
Together tell thisstory :
That weareole an Bed through pre o ous blocs:l4
, To. God be all the glory,!
For the Presbyterian Banner
Rave we,.too many, Dlinisttis?
The. Lord's , merciful design towardah:
Church and the. •world, are to •be ,aecon
plished by the Lord's means. He bas given
us a knovoledgeitfo£ both. By preaching;
those who beliiii*.are to be saved. And the
Lord's oommankindiaitive both-oflis de
sign and of themeans Of its accomplishment,
is, ye intcrall the world and• preach the
Gospel. to every creature. But how shall
they, preach except they be sent? It seems
that, in our Church, there isia considerable
number of ministers' who,'though able and
willing,, are , not : employe in this •appropri
ate andLimportant work. , Whyds' this so.?
The t:Ptinetiv7i , Review affirms that
springs from a defect "inherent" in our
system./ and , that the defect' is j that our
ministoru•depend, for their support, on' the•
congregations to which' they preach. • The
same remark applied, and the same defect,'
if it be'one, exists 'other Churches - of
our country; so that by " our system," I
presunte is meant, not ,, our ecclesiastical,
but our' economical system— , our mode of
operation, on the plan of .voluntary contri-.
butions. Other systemtvare referred to, in.
contrast with - ours; ad, the Church and.
State plan in England. and Scotland; t the
Free Church Sustentation Fund ; the sir&
;lar •Methodist.plan)of ;a general treasury;
be former:New-Etigland method of general
ration. I do not wish to be captious,
• ut I mast express the opinion that history •
oes-nottsustriin the argument resting on
his comparison. If I. were asked to. desig- '
, ate Churches in which there was , a greater
umber of superanmeraryministers than in
fly other, I would not hesitate:to say; the
thurch'of England, first; and the Churolr
,f Scotland, second. A few years ago, ""
when the four or five hundred ministers oft
he Sea& Establishment 'gave np their
parishes,lbeir parsonagesand their livings,
the vacuum -was supplied in slew monthsi.
with an elasticity and life , on••the;part of
supernumsrarhis, : that they had , never been.
.suspeeted of 'possessing. What is
d more.
common, in e , English Establishment, •
than -for yomignelergymen• to put forththeir
best and greatest efferts"of faith; hope and
patienoe, lar Waiting for the' decease of tlicvl I
aged. incumbents of Itheir destined "
ings ?" Where •do Acre (find': the turning •
aside, -to secular pursuits, " locating," as .
they-term it, more co:I/Anon' than in the-'
Methodist Church, :inotwithstanding its
quasi.endowment ? And 'what is there silsst .
cially attractive in the state of religion
Prussik abeve.what our •()hutch • presentaV
although the' 'churches are 'filled,
, and thw
children of .fonsteen.can say the Creed titan.
the Lord's PraYea':' , ltior in. anrof these; -'
probably, is.the.supporkof ministers nnad- - -
bompanied . ,.-by complaints, if not by th&t
elergy,:ktoleast by the vottle. :And how'
ever --juntas:ea their: stipends in some.:
eases, the • enracies bear witness that all dci
not fare sumptuously• every days some of
the best and hardest laborers reckoning
themselves
, *Psooing rloh on fOrty potandit*year."
NOr is the case litittiir_lsith the ,;people
han.with the minister. Ill . Londoli, where
I.oth the compulsory pleilip . cl " our eye
' -in" are in operationi,tbilpfis, °kohl/rah
4
ccommodation for one-tAira 9 . e . poptili- .
ion. In all Englund and aleo,,. the
ehurcill' accommodations r Ai t " . eulktent ,for ~
.nly lialfOf the people; and abOut.lialt of.
hese tire supplied by Disseuteri t . Aii tky..
our system." In $ single city pariih,..of.A
.00,000 souls'the Established Churchfrnik 4
,lied only 28,000 sittings, while VOlimta-::..
yisn:i ; or Dissent, supplied 16,000. In ,
818 1 Parliament.gavetve millions of dol
lars, mia l in, 1824 two millions: . and a half
more ) ,to., supply London with churches.
This.riet., sum was squandered on a few
huge structures; and the end was not at
tained, while ,private munificence.was dis
couraged. '
,„ ,
It seems to me' that the history and, the
facts, taking everything into account, exempt
" our system" fro n ; the charge of " inher7
eat" defigits, and eePleielly from the state
ment, that that defeet,,Contests in the min
ister being
of
for ,his support on
the people of his charge.: ijt is.,our system
that sustains nearly all tlift missions of the
world. It is preference forit, 'as it is one ,
of its enlightening results,, tilikt leads so
many intelligent, pious peopl4o,forsake ..
the State churches and to rieek.;#4eation
in the Dissenting oongregationf!....anl
aware, however, that high authorities .I
ties Ao
not sustain me. The Landon apatter l 3lP : •
of A i pill 'last, says : " VoluntarYisni can.
never reach the classes, which mostrequirl..,
that religion should be pressed upon tpl, ,
The Princeton Bayley" says : " The 2,iesbyr
terian Church is not a Church for 004
ing the Gospel to,the poor. She has i *.iiirk
eluded herself from that high vocation by.
adopting the principle , that, ,the support; of' ,
the minister must be derived froixkhtlie,
people to whom he preaches." The,,kowr,
don speaks of depending wholly on v i c44. ,
tary contributions, as "'the weak poinkkeg
Dissent.", T he Princeton ascribes tcr,opx
system,
,as !' 'inevitable results," a borgels;',
and diversified'inefficienoy; while "on 441.,.
other hand, the system which secures ap.
adequate support of the minister,indeiltit
*Zw~**~+'we!ws!
VOL. X.. 1'410:25.
debt of the people whom his immediately
serves, has the precisely, opposite effect."
I do not believe that, the : evil among us
is, that we 'have too many ministers ; but
ihtit ive.do 'too little fOrlionpleying and sup
'Oohing those that willies* In this 'I per
fectly agree with the wYiter in the Princeton
Review But I regard'thie as attributable
lot to any defect, ' 4 , 4 inhirent," or other
wise,
bf "our . system"' It rather results
from bitr.deviatiliiii front our syitem. The
obreats of Chill:Oen benevolence are put
r 'iop,far away from the indiyidual Christian's
toonseienee. The 'feeling Of individual
obligation is Weakened :by interposing, be
tween us and'the command - of Christ, ar
rangements not clearly*,provided for in
God's Word, and thus, as it Were impeding
the easy-and free \play of the Divine com
mands .upon. the, conscience. Personal'
obligation and: Presbyterial responsibility
have, in a measure, been 'devolved upon
,our Boardi; liar Institutions, and our
'Theological 'faculties; and , room is thus'
given, for evasions of individual duty 11)1.: , '
der op,v.ert of questions; as to this or ,that,
.mode of perfopning it.. ,The ; more clearly;
.and the more elosely the * blUetits of ,Cluris-,
tiartlieitirtelence are brOdght, in their indi
4rdnehty, -before the !iekrlslWe minds, the':
.)thereAsillytheir Interest.2fiithem be in
lititttdi{.7. Thin is illustpdoCinfilie operations,
or the t,oard,of Church .;tension; almost ,
eveiCY -r,espedtably large contribution for
olnikeh building is maikad, in, the Report,
"special;" ,thatlis, it was .'gi'ven for some
particular' church 'known to the donom-
The educational efforts of Missionary So ;:
oieties ,and.BOards appeal to the stune.priri
oiple, funds not for the support of
schools ieneirally, but for the 'support of
Opecified•schcilars in .theinissionary sohooli.
And If; }Enttead of saying to ;the people,:
once ialt„ear or two, will you .contribute
to the,'Beird of Domestic Missions, the ;
Preshytiii were to ask them, Will you sup
port oghelp.to support the brOther whom' '
we natdeto you, in his distantiffeld, I have ,
no -.d0,10t the missionaryt work. of the
Ohipoh t would. be greatly advanced, our lei
bone= missionaries would be better sup s .
.parted,_ and our unemployed ministers
wonla be theerfilly ;bearing.' the 'heat ,
and
bdrden of 'the day in:fruitfabffelde. •
Is,,not the Assembly, pall, its Bynods and.
PreskTtories, competent to thismork?
not the Divine Head committed it to them?
What does the Presbytery forlti unsettled
minister*? What does-it fin "lb • Vacant
.cohgregations ?• • If L. bothiAreetp qniet,‘ lit:
does little more than to report the one as!'
witheut charge and the, other
,as vacat4,
If Ministers - and congreg4liiiiit make arc
arrangement with, eadh- otherpthe'Presbyi•
ter; is ealled-in, pro forinooto!give it ed.:
elesiastical i ttanction,'whother,it 4 be to •tie oi t
to.untie fill?`:bonds of. conneirion.,.
tein'thernseiVes, having'so little - to do
direc* for 'the furtherance 0111646,4in/ 1
interests of the Church; nee •'• in dab& 4 04
contracting their efforts..and.r.their ;feeling•
of obligation to the...limits of„theix,Pres !
bytery or of their parislO
interests to the labor-seving apparatus
.which has beeninterPosed to dolhenework ,
for them. These ageneies,indepetident
each other, almost unavoidablyhr:MlE,lWith ,
some degree of irregularity, producing .Im-,
equal results, as` in the present - case, one
• bringing foriVirct" Ministers faster •than
.another oan.employthem,:and thus endow.
, gating the-repute , and. inflaeoce:of both., •
HArrjz.
BEROPEAA COB .•
•
Opening of Parliament ---The
~9, t otte AbsArce--
Condolence • fs;vm both :11Otties--zD' laiaeti arid
Lord Dufferin;—Depazture bp/the Mite"e of (Welles
, the .Trent .Affaie, and the..l3/040#
Brighi and Lords Partgrcsionand Der,biy—
Sympathy with,the FedereiliSt Causi---zirchbilkop
. R 5 148 and his 'SYmPalide.B—.7Plir,3F - alus , -Trye
"Lojialty--:Death of Dr. Sytnit.His• .14(e
. and' Character—:-The United fNesb'yterians in
Landow—Dr. Candlish and' i.Fzeier Hall—Free
Chnrch Missiotur--Ileport of , Geneva Cotiferenoe
—The.. ems and their Oi.thodoi"Orgati.
LONDON ; Feb. -8,1882.
PABLYAMENT .was openedstWo daya-ago,.
p b,y Royal ; , Commission,- and : not , by ;the.
(been, in -p,erso i n. How. , often I layp.,seen.
:her go hi state with her everdaithftil.con.-.
sort sidel--aUd receiving andiettirW
'jug witht;hearty , earnestnesslthe affectionate'
. iiiingratnhitions?of the throng.-..whieh- lined
e
I _ 4
3Y11..y qvr,n the LonglibalkfrOMßACkl: •
tithath.Nftee, and then tlirough•
Und'Plirliament Stiti4, i boots not Ack,
tell. since 1840, 'the year Of
h•l h '
marriage,- one as a ways _min • er compan
ion in all public eeremoniein; and now,- oak
an oceasion,which in.orditiarypircumstances
would have ; brought forth ~the Royal pair..
oriee more; 'the widowed Qneen .nurses
great 'sorrow :in secresy and Silence. He
silver toner-no - :longer searchilikelhe cleati
est treble, every recess "oirthe :House - of
Peers, as,it,,Faslcront to do in ..tho,,delivergi
of the " Speecihrfrom the ,Throne, and,
that Throne--4k 'ever she appear that's;
again—will be to her a remembranix almcist'
,Overwhelming, for ." , Albert the•Qood" was
*ant to sit at her left hand, and - now the
chair is removed, and he :himaelfef.moulderar
aold,and low." , • , - T
Both Homes of Parliament have respond- 4
ga with 'graceful and heartailipathy'to the
allusions made in the .read by
the Lord Chancellor, to theißoyabbeisavel
;ment. All party distinetions weremergedo
and the .chiefs of the opposition ? were for-,
ward tneairess their homage to the inem4,
ory of the dead, - and their inten i sest 'gym:
pathi fcir the • Borrowing mOurners:-
D'lsraeli spoke with unusuali'earnostness
and ipelscr-- , ,rffer,ring ,to the. Prinnefs tal
entsbfod hikot t r , ,power in originatingnn4
stimult'iting new andimporiatit . social
velopments . Plans. " ' Appealing to Mem
' bers-of the litouile , :vrho oeifindenally 'united
at council boards: do conferring on . : those
great undertakings which he, inaugurated,.
be said : " I ask them, , w,betbfrc, hiers nob..
the leading spirit----whetli'pr his.was not the
mind which forearm theliffilitilti, and - his
the resources for *supplyitig.ithe ;remedy ;
whether his was not the. courage .to ;over
come apparently insurmountable obstacles;
mid whether every one who yoriced• t with
him does not feel thrithe Was the originator
of those &fiat plans Of iiriprovemerit Which
theroontributed to carry out'?" To;tbeiie
A iyestionara hearty assent was given., Then,.
as , to o the. (*en's bereavement, ,he
81 We have been asked to-night to, condole
with tide Crown, on this great triitity.
This•isrnoseasy:Office. To condoleqthen
eral is ,the Office, 9f ;those who, withoutvthe
pale, of,ilorrow, feel.for,the sorrowing -brit
n
in tis ins tance tho conutry is ,as heart
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British Commieeknnel:4l44BlYri s,k and, Villa
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• PITTSBURGH SATURDAY,;.'.-11VfAlejlig0;s-)186.2i
liddreSkin,anawer to tic . .!! Speech." He I
said: "If anything on ; earth could bring
soothing t:ci the Queen's sorrow, it would be
the expression of love 'Mid' sympathy that
had come from her people., . Greatly as she
had been always beltrod, affection was in
tensely increased. , It was no longer an
afflicted , Sovereign, hit a stricken woman
and a desolate home that the people grieved
for."
Our poet Laureates..closing words; aoi s.
noble elegy on the ,death, ; of the Prince;
which has just been, publis,hed,,were q u oted
moat touchingly bfrdJoirdDdfferin, atte,ibe
had asked the peers to'unite-With him in.
the prayer thatt the Queen might receive
both. ,, hope and plitience " from, that Great.
Being who is,the,Father of the fatherless,.
and the Comforter of the afflicted :
'The love - Of all thy eons encompass thee,
The love of all thy daughters cherish-thee, •
_The lov,e of ; all thy people comfort thee, •
• Till God's love set thee at his side again l"
I may here add thailhe Prince ,
orWales
} last evening bade adihici;'hir a 4 titne;
motheri .and 'deft . , on 'hie ;tour 10-the..-Hely: l
Re , will be accompanied sky , a. suite
four or five persons,, including,
eomplished artist. The Ae,v,0 1 4 20 /4. Stft4rt
will ,foin the' - Prinoe .at " Alenantral.
Xrcim the moninful circumstances` of . tli t e =
fathees dietary the !eon Will travel: 18'0'
private person; and ;not public:honors twill
'be received,in any of,the co u nties oreitieg,
through which hesasses.
AsEuicertf AiplAAttihNiPlieitrPf4r.rAtii to .
the* Royal Speeel, And in several speeches
in both llouses, i with mildness'and courtesy.
! In - regard to the' affair' of- the Trent, Lord
,Dufferin said: "It is , quite• suffibient fOr
`England to remember that. a great, ,an'd
=sensitive, ;and. powerful nation had heen
'placed in 'a falie pnsition, by the folly, and
,misconduct of iine'orher citizens, and that
,she had at once come forward and made tbe
only; reparation : that, she could: Let the_
'recant negotiatione., be, : regarde,d ae,,thAY
there was great credit due to Presi- .
:dent Lincoln fOr''-the course which' he hid
pursued." "
• liordDerby was not:so benignant,: as he.
'held ; that 'Mr. Lincoln.- and . his' Cabinet
should—under tbeir,ponvietion that limn..
had - 'been done in the Ape of the TrenG--- ,
have made vOlontaryton witb t out
s
delay. It is robable that. Imany 'Ameri
cans, -as...well as people. here, 'regret that
Mr. ..ew,ard did ,not .rehme ,the C d ominte,
sionere ,earlier..and spontaneenely, before,
the request of the British:qiiyeynment *an
nude: - But gietiOtiloninkfee; ranat'be made
to men-in offieeithder ell theroirolunstanoei•
.of the,base..• ;:; E • t,:;:.
Vhe ; BlaelEade Questiaa4 l 4&toegta , agitated'
of late.yery ,Ultra-Tory,
joninals-Mr. 'Hops, . a Tory and
.Tretariiiii in one, and other'memberi
Parliament—have talked loudly about the
ineffectiyeriesalot the lilookade. But these
fi'el!PriFe kiP.O!tad,.el'EAk yhile ; .the. Lan
eashire turphi : ura".snifertng.,, Mr. Bright; .
At.Birminghasn,..his exposed,alike the
,poliiiy and' iijinstioe of fig - demand • 'that
the- blookitdelghtnild be4.bfokentz He-has`
clearly. pointedoikit tliat this means nothing.
less than war with ! the United, States ) and; -
that if cotton porta 3vere.:o ; Ben.to-mogrow,.
,by reason of war ' the
.cost i of war would .
-infinitely transcend gain
'or real therefrom: :Mii.:also'c'dwislt nu the:
Went of the war in Amerival. on. Slavery.
In the following i passagc.cf, Mr: Bright's .
.speech, you have these
. points reviewed, as
well as a castigation ,given to ,thii Tin es,
and 4 iiitkibute'Well deserved' to the patience.
andimmtual sympathy. 'of the ipeople of
Lancashire : -
If cotton be now le.,per , pound, yon could not
get cotton through war at less than ss. per pound,:
of cost to this country, and:if .there , be any Mimi
there, if there be fanlilies, as 1...kn0w there are
man Y—some hundreds, perhaps 1101110 thousandi
—who scarcely.know. where to-m'orrow's food
to come from ; still it would be cheap—and the,
cheapest thing England ever did—to subsidise
•
these families until better •times 'should cane, ,
rather than 'engage in an unjust and violent at=
tempt to break a legal blockade, , or.deedatetwai
against a people anxious to , ,be friendly, and, only..
engaged 4.th# endeavor„which we here cicknaider
patriotib, amaintiin the' integrity' of'.their coupr'
try, itaid4orinistein the 'supremacy of : their • Gov
ernment. "(Cheers.) 1 betievethe interestsof Lan
cashire ot-tlns'
,moment depend-entirely on a perfeet
and afriimdkpeutraiily on the, part of this country.
As far.binsit as August last, in, some observations.
Whioh'Fith.cie'sta; Publio pitting; at Rochdale;
said, " , Don't, "if 'yon' valneiietir interetite, inter
fere in this question. The. only mode, the speed-•
l iest logyifor you to. get cotton. is through theAucceis.
of the, ,Ifiervernmetzt of the United States." . And,l
say it . now. As 'affairs, are advancitni ,that •
country, every man inuat 'see -that that.monster .
"crime-of alas F ry, extending over four millions irf,lsol,
; man beings has•reeeived &blow. from Wadi it.caa
never recover. • (Cheers.)! ,If ; it continues, to exist
it will, no, longer be, an / agspgaiYe Pilli4 oB , l ,
! power, and . when it„cesses : to s lio7.that, y,ottN mity.
rely upOn it the moral' . fienite;' Of the' Christian
'feeling iof that "•nation' vrilrtalle care ii•shall riti 3
longer permanently, oudureLin that.- country.-
(Ilenewedcheern) ~• , , • . „.
0 ,
". Lord Palmerston, , in.hiS-plaoa
night, declared the resolve:of4iii. , Gov ,
ernraent to ..pteserve I stiiot neutrlditr
The idea of breaking the blOoksdeo was
`thus. by implicst,ism .stromAy i impgiO n glY , l
Ahn statement " posittpn.Of.nen
trality it is not bill. - intenii6n 9 tOdeithit,'. l
Vas hailed with , loud , oheersi.feoniktheqiiiiii
inter al' bencbea ,• i Thwi,l'remier!..added:
'iiVe,rOgrPto 4 0 40 -P4! AlhPlia4Wiltie.d.wlk,iP4:
:the war isbringuigup?n,pe F; lfindreil,.pm,
lil j ation Of .the' United States; ; we lament
/
i pressure which it hae , prodnisinlyein
i e manufact u re s . 7.anir i coinsisice of this
OnitrY ; bUt..,3ve do P not pbAtt. is a;X,lf.7:'
•fleient reason w hy ' we ,stidild depart free'
that:.course iatiitlV sense; Pitidenee;iatfin i - •
wisational dim orodiotataor why- we , Should ,
interfere. in ,a•iparreirmielirwhick..we) have:
nothing whateset tq dp, 1. ,,... ...., .. , .• • ,
' , -t - thi the 'Wliol,e• • American que st i on,' tlte'
-Oonemens" 'was , last tied, cionsiderate iu its
proceedings. , I "'lrr ratialig . with' the Trent
.fgair" says .thelinvilyt: Tele:gm:Thin La Lape-:
cial l'eaiier, ; ”,the; Rona *voided Ltiithl dig ,
pity, almost„ rip', daiegul7,.,eveTy phrase.
that could wound 'il i Orthern susceptibility.,
It gave credit;qii &A t li sides to the 110130111-
ble'inspirations *ofiliti;l;incoln's Oabinetc.
- in 'tepee, tooj , whichArliglAt , -)reconcile the .
Herald, itself ,to rthe surrender..: Perhaps;
even ~Mr. Lovejoy'e.., wounded , . spirit...may.
cease, to. sweat blood, wheni,he perceives.
that-English seAmtorendo eot demaad;sat—
istheition to tritiniphiinAti and that , theyl
are ready to pay,,no f greaterMibute to.theit;
own , I poor coantrym,en, who are : bearing::
with admirable patience,, the evils of .intioN.
rapteil,)abor, than t,o,the hotkorablneineeD!
ity of.. American, SMtestnen." . •••-4i::
To all: .thiu lot. me add o that .the settle! ,
meat of the Trent affair r has, .instead,{ of
feeding to:,aught of " triumph," intensified
the, dislike. of Southern slaveryitandlmought
• nit out , once r more,efrom a icioud,.ini.tAite,
..hideousnese ; heforev,,the .nation's Aye f ,And
Lhillt, rcPctlilivicldifilliagyrnaLiwitlitlibtene
. .-
tation and llorror. I have also to,. say, that
the sufferings of the United . States from
the vast expense entailed by the straggle,, .
causes•lamentation and regret, and that in -
dependent of any other lootive , thin that of- '
sympathy:,The .Manchester Times, a pow-,
erfnl l gkidde class organ of vast cirenlaoOn_f., '
thus expresses its great satisfantion wit h .
'the Federalist victory in itentlicky. t
mush; also do justice to Lord Derby, - theite •
:bas never indicated any sympathy With: the i
South and sla,veryeftor endnrse4,..Ultra-
Tory agitat c idn'gie to the blockade.. ' •
•) , ..
The recent victory in Kentucky has happened
very opportunely for the Federal causes" Vicitti-l•
ries, of course ; , are never out.of season; but the,.
.North imperatively needs them just now, to sat-,
'fey the growitig impatience of tbe‘ people, and
Jimesent them,with some ,tangible equivalent for
.the sacrifices which have been so willingly borne.
'There are moments in every war when Victories
lire cheap at any t price. A crushing; ilefeat ;of-
Al4mturegard at Manassas, for , examp le , would be
worth' any moderate number of millimis sterling.
{The defeat 'of I the : COnfederates, aLSonierset is in . ,
.itself an affair of second-rata impmlaine;. but, .
time and 'citinticietances taken into account, it
:May prove verytinfluential. in its result*: lAltds.
? the' first up-shot , of a series. of operatioutrThich .
have long been preparing , in thstiu ". , and
ari
tthe fate of 'which:will q,eriotialy affect tb clues
:of events on tho,Fotomno• and the Mimi_ , ii_i.,
, t; Leid earlitde, _aka ba T iltiet givethby the, ;; •
: I:•riid Ilay or' ot Ditilip, indicatedoi kiiiii- . .. j
'ly ietnig .iscenoii iiiiich he has °klatch:4.* '
t it America; when he..waa l"-Lord'Illbrpe . th," • •
lint hie-hearty and:long exprassiali:dislike
of ' slavery : ".Orio, thing : . j'•,,itm , ,,,a4sious.
'about,, that in the .shifting.,,,end ,Okinging.
relations which must alivaYs wait on such
; protracted struggles, we `eta !riegrei suffer
our national conscience to be :tggiviiiihted by
losing sighttof7 those principles ..ofimight.
twhicli are absolute and . e,tepal, r j. - trdat th ao
,
conceivable piroumat:me.e ; could leagtheae .
free and imperial islandii'ta'renede dkce , jot"
'from their undying athorrenee 'cif alavery."
These; sentiments were .hailed lwithi•accla-
mation.•
,_,.. **•. •_.: n.vzi.i., - 4 - if 1 i , c
Archbishep.llnghli r Of Ner-iork hay:—
. ing heen chiirged in ore Pans ' paper "
; with
being • a friend of Southern sliie4," hag
'Written to, another Parisianfjournal,ldenY
:ing the soonest*....!Oensidering; thattiPo
•pery is' the most consummate ides' of,4la
:very and boriAtige, inaircueh as it imposes,
on the free borh''soill'itk ii4letti4d i e - Ydlegi,
and has the lifedblcod'of ill'modefi pd, Hal'
T . .
cal. despotisms,.. degreding; moreovequithe
man before the prilest,..and,causing , :tr.Olnaa
,to cOwer.at the confessional,hefore,ber, ‘ i i,ii-
.restoi,',' - and so atfibliiiiingn.UniTero 114 7
teM otlfarniky ;:eibionlige.' r i)iiiiit"r-itii:
'pot iiticharitableqn suPtiollint'iliat =4 "N' t. '
• 'bishop' . z Hughes"., loyalty . ; itoii thin llniottr., lir '
very much pr.flueß ned,.. by Of ,raPt•-c4i4 ate,
'lives and flourishes at' Noir-1744,4 a 44 ii t ; ,.
at ;Charle s ton, or . New OiTeiiith, ..
',Mi..
.brother'-hishope'in* Oahrida andlti:;lreitid; '
• - have- likewiwtheir Own reasons .f •1 tieing -
-Bo very..toyo f :iamb Anil .•as `, they : share:- n• •.
•the;former Amie,in clergy 114mer t ypotndiiiii.
.thellatier case in the benefte,of .filayugultA
,endOWtneutti, sebool giants frnm:the•.Tr a eas- .
. nry.foeNitioiiiil Edination, 'and haVittov , *
• firnment-paid•Chaplains in the army. 'Net •°
•
thine, .9 Aome, to bgi ,loyal •and true. to:any .
. Protestant Goveremeßt :on parth— T gickt.:•be r:
- ,ipg whether a .Presideni .or a "K.iif,g,lot Alf
,its hewl'e'eloomiiiiinicuit&T iple o. !ic
it is .onlftlie iWCoild C`f Greewhiob. Ad
pliii,hes '.
. that trustpatriotismsand' thiitqr'ne •lcivbAtif
-oonntrpagd, t of T liberty , which-deserve' the
.poet's eulogy :
. • ,, Loy,tl_ty le still the same, •
, • .Wheth&itiittiir lose ' the elite ;'
-Tipittatnthe , dial to the - mun; :.
Auliquely it:be not ohotio.ur% " ' '
Itr i p t oXtiptih.,PaytstrizzaksN§,l ao)if; MM." -)
others in thl? i .United. States, Will ,41 . eep . 1x..,
regret to hieeirhf 'death of the
William B:thiington-; -
clerical .readers may ha*einit
'the feet'' of his brother, Dr: AntlrewiSym- '
,ingtonof:l l ,tialey, as theix.TheeloglealsPAO-r
.fessor- 7 a .man of i7lgor i awl ah,.excellent
Theorogign. Wilt,4m §yiningeon; however,
was, the.:Preaehrer as' well -as the • PlaifOrm'
orator:7Se had
,a ne•person an presencel
his voice was sweet, lkie tastefwas; refined,
his prrer - hyer
~ the . affections„ atyl.feelings-7
of his ; sidienees was great. He was fifst:
minister4lit Eittinirald;c . " TliinukhOt the
whole' of Aillaway;P; • says .the:lGltegow 3
Morning : , f tournal, ,g! his fame tifrentynfifieF:
years, tigo.as. a preacher was i so _gm*
the sound of if, atilt. remains. He had ,
• • 4 • 144 1
.civalities of a Powerfill 'pnlpitoratig.
I
'discourses though. careftllrin'eparea;lreie`
delivered ;thillly from xuemoixandowith 4 4A
depth of teeliillplihiehlires. oftenr.ferrid and:
irresistible" • Dr. ,S7004:11,• was, !nearly,
seventy . years .age , :Mkt his execlient
health and tiniuliar'''y9iitlitillikesi and vi- •
'.;; a ci thit:
he should:,hltvig keen years,'
11e was, howeterised.4.6l/Iy.ering, QU
the Elth,of Jitnnaqr j immachiO ut heraether; )
least on 'the -12th,, and Went home tritli a,
terminated-life *? -1 - •
I ".': The ~ maltuible .ffi , reks;:on I.Tthe4;tonerigent
and intgririninni cot SibliAltio=tAleaffifOxi
'Prince, Sm., mast be known to many'mktb,
.other side of the AtlanaieL Re was :
in 1854, '' . (airliiOiestiOr v i•niti ifrctiliei:,) 'Pro;
,fessor: •of t , SystOm atio • iTireolograo olts0:
fruintat •Rreabytariaa!Clivehi ., saw , luidr ,
Viatici. s .lirs e Artfie WaniggliffiAr#Rt
idari.agn,.and4he,finFlong*
-;*
z.w.• .. of ,•
bav
open e rat a num b e r""o f pew
.ehurehOsoils • Liiiidtd. Cairns, of •
-wiekkini•T,Weedv•preachsd , the idifsenbali;eol)
!Pion; from the words, "I am-Alt.hkeeniii!
0 11 1141 0 . 11 1;1 1 -!fts
Ausei k i,. With .a' haiu)some
.14043219,r .t ?Lai*,
situated' felfrAolionTil eroo . tliotrict, n'ear
Eyde CPsfrkV: There indotibtkedit'l
ficulties in the;maroftiin inialgeniationibe
tvveen the r .Euglisb,Preabyroettan I kin often d
:the U. P.'s 7ic w,kioy, h ijjever,Jl kpAtmig be • ;
eye lorig overcome.. Such.A uulon„ most desirable; for - initoyft •' " ' '
CANDIISH, being occupied
read
ing 'to the Theological Students st
birgh, the Lectureedettie daiinieltterided
‘to lave beensdplitve . r&;this yftutfrity t tlia
llainented DE - Ciinianghtuu, was not able to
oo'we to LinidOrt) tb • dollies. , his' Leeture'ori
Ic'tfiraele!l, before the Yanrigllen's,Chris- .
Issociiiiion, kiate
lfam, ;Walter, Smith,' of Edinburgh.: • ' .
• "FittE 13EftrItOit ;
- 1B sending fresh •
niissienitiee tai-India their. Blaff , :therelb6-
iPg 111445Rlib31PiAltnemand deatbcalmaet,'
,i& a m i ntte— t • •
!THIPRM4VIIIT4O4 I •O4.ALtrion Juke juet
'publiklspd k ,tlertull Jtapor, oaf y,r,igns
valuable papers flint...before t,l!;),9hristian
COnfainderaeGiolnettf:"' 'They' 4.0 all given
iu enlj , fotie
lingt Aid tiiiieepiant is kit** tiaiefemigq It I
Fir
is ealted , ll.*:Xtev.Alvin•Carlielet '
Editor of the .News of the Chairehee. There
is kvignstte . pinfi:xed to . the title'page,sith,,
thirtsei• ininiattrerphotograPhic 'portraits
(talseii t Geb4a) .of representative'rneri
; present.' In general, the likenesses are ea-•
Tong* 41` t herinelude ! On,sar Malan, Tho-.
.)nelis,l4olo duel, Pastor IY. Monod,.
4:4l4l l , l dPifM AiDIPI Wilson, Dr. CapPe7.:.
1:4 1 ...Rmie1448%. Sir C. Eardley
.tbs,EFl t o.t*4oll,Arniessor Gaussen,
Guthrie; Dr. Meille, (Waldensian pastor,)
Dr Merle; Nrofessor Saint ,
Hilaire.
=MO
Tan•Znary, in London, are more of
inquiri n g 4iftOr , the. Gespel,' &Mi. you* . "beil ; -'
respondent" was privileged - to'' 'baptize:
'three adult Tews-Witliiiil the' last; seven
months. , ; , kitemiukablizi:daae of inquiry, sad
ing Lin ilhiniinition-kind steadfast• faith, oii-
Mirredttolt , 'if 3 beilt -onon'
words, ii!b`xoh ' l give remarkingthat' the
'liitinglifan:s mind was first awakened by
;the purchase.and reading,' in Germany, Of
a New iTestainent. .
"I felkorke, ! dey, whilst contemplating:about
my .preaeut oonAition, th i at something , jemoug.
with me: MI 'heart was - very' igneb. 'Troubled,'
arid. ray OndataCTerylimuilrolisturbed, for sev:
aril reasons. I . felt.that I,;wmteci-help, but did
not know where f 41,4 it' trim., Tfieni resolved
.Ae l ltrite to three.-different gefitlemeti, and he who
wdtdd . be-theiufritn.e to ease me from my troxible,
h'awas the, onew,hota God had sent. ],wrote the
first s tetter to a Jew.Of the ecelesdastioal order,.
and - I : Waited for a Considerable time for an ail
ewer • but 'in vain. I tlien - ' wrete a datholio
pries , t, but•.the result 'was equal "to that of f the
former. • Them•lowote ) the.third and last_timeto
the Rev. Aro**, and : to', my, joy I heard . the
posh aah'S ItnpOk.!;io,::the door, '
when I found it
Assi'leiter.aux tlfiklihiotor;itivithig me`to mime
t 4 ti and - do" 'for P ine'what . he • eiiitld!
TlOliilthutwlrthir...providenoe . tif..God,.th'at it was
Lis wilk•thak I phoptd % kayo° the ( true. faith, ;and-;
&init. regret • •
The Jewiskatermiiciciald liebr _Qb-•
seridr4.theQTPlA of, qui. -Ttahhia'audr i Vr::l
i s i ticdox" London Jews, , affects ,ridiould,;di
; this . an d other cases of,conversion . 3 but this!
aci ' And' when
'it ; concludes artidie:bylsAeringlx isayink;
Are , not . thetie trulyumiiaonioua oorwer- ,
skins, ,arid l , .can ; ,. iyty botiy l ,4legy, : „titat :Crod'e
graPe 8 104 11 mtatp f.rP l n
all ,eteraty' he' has "predestined to
,save,
While sheuilloiVe .thls tearfirOf those • ix; be
tome!hardetitullwhthil he wishes td destroy
forever. r; Mho, Jeirishicrganntliwoundon-:
Acio . us)y,TeridersAto*sge Au- the :80vpreign,
,Gracepatod bqoanoe th'e facts are Arcetiii
4114: •
;rt..:;...) i'lebetasipn,thykinmianadmic;
Ntolotio"lke Simper Prfskyieriaiiiihr
=ME=
4 MIL tlifaSyroe..:•-:-' •-illavinizb noticed -Air&
queot „men tioni. ot, Ole I .pninhor: of : , minis
teis' , sons, now. in tim,./i,m/Or „Ml l 4 l
the.- •
t.entillet, of iike'Union'and die suppres sion
'of iisbelli&i',-#6iti ' titiy Eastern .ftit of . J oel:
'eonotri,t it.tieentre'd to Me that the'vatriot
ism..of AWL:sons .of ministers.: in, the region.
,of .?ittstmrsh„is.. also ,porthy, l pf ..inention.
This - v,ieinty,.llel prebsbly,,sent: s more sol i
,dierlsinto‘tif held in proportion M its pop
tilitien;- thStt `.any °thief' distiiet in the
'loyal States.. Arid our ministers have. not I
been behind Ohms . in. the sa9rifte Made:
4t ' if C1T1VTA#3 443 , 61 5 1 ? 1 * . •, O N l r .
40
,w,i,ounrop.o, peeled; BimPl ' y beca (the
writer has not - at' hind' the - means or
~
learning; the 'fiets 1 with regard to- others'.
The.Revt.Dr. Howard,, f Pittsburgh; Rev.
Richard Lea, of Lawrabeeville ' • • Rev . John
icerr,, ,o(,Kon9pgehelii, . pity,p,Rev., A. ,R,1, ,
Broin,, - 1 ..1); D.,, - ; Of Oanonslmo 4 , formerly,
President bf J efferson Colleiei Rev.bpaniel
1. Nevis ; Shwiekleyville; Bei. Jostiph S.
ffravelli)l.Of.tlie:satie pace pßevAlexan
'Bwa.AMPtrifew•,liegereteism.: Ohio ; Rev. ,
Wm. Eaton • pf.'-gsfrolton ()hies , have,ssoli
, one spn the • ei,rey. , The 7. , , xn. i
Smith,: It .- D T ;, die 'ieVerittle EMerititil)ilo•:,
'fesseriet Orli* in -"Jefferson'Vellek!, hilt
sent) twig: took ttoi the ;As fentie • of: his: cone='
tiy ; t :ShllfAsYt'.olTiddldelEnney; I). D. ; of
tbe •filfrterAim.,.4riesen,,* also two.sons
„to this ed. Al 4, j our" setts' the.l.tei., JohnAtailc s , Of
Elderibli,A.Thiorfoursetts in Ad yob*=
teerlemieetof ills tiaiiibtryi but oneliatiie-'
.:dently i died, frdmAisease. All, these. are,
1 .xlit.k . ,e, singte,,expeptioni3Old-SehoolfiPres
-1 ilte!iaßlidPist'eTP . . -,• ' • 819!e01.:
For 9r ) PrT)r i tilial!...?"tner.
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menad the readers or this . li4ner, "
etimtilub to iudiice ' shdse ' wli'o' have means
sNiheirseciiiMmitt,Lind iishrtikimbraceithe ,
present opportunity ofAupplying_ our' 014.
tigtokoni mitti-inteTesting ,, rsthgou4 rsadirig,,
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•
, on
• , Durtog was` in sl4_ Iy,
.- s
fiiend,) I luid'iloweiicie orb tit part 4 'of
the Afahlaittidefierti-toward the. Red Beat.'
coursebn this joursepiltAs . ttioessigyl
..tp,lwt t not,ll , y a : pijdflEttAgi 11.0* - $7l l O ;:
and Tlne,w,Fts
, e i oytposexl ! ef i lisigl4t,.or
am i d pletureiqueldekmg 'BedoUlna as
you, ivetait wish to see ' —tree 'cone of the
desert; and AShrasittiti34:.tifi. Tiataaiiiiiieettl
thertheouldikotobe: uoiehAoubtiabotit #uit.
They were faithful to me, holeverigutA
it Welt :. pltt,T4C i te,.. 1 g g [O r , .0132
aln jai 07 thitg 1 64 1 048. treep, eon
sbisif-:.ih' such Ariditittlits
hadtoomitimidti.to; pieliPnVaad ati otheri
.0 1x , e130 featsAfiihersetnan.-
alt, -m
ip as y guards. pleased . 414)it. for,
'my anmemgot, Or e ito puKtisti fet.their'own..
In the Igliedflhir, dig
14.1 0310 4 bilitfil5 we ; did. also'
atl-. 'night ; wore
ZO:ten . ;44ei4goatolPiX9f 4 ll l PA..- 4 1 1 10: Aboll rQet
-4" /( Tgerci ,".
One eve n ing we "eitetinipedlis usual
biside 9 di f ziotttddy
41131147440110.61.446?aftdtititklitil Ofteul
11151
wHOLE , NG. '•.491
My guards were seated around,.the fire,
smoking and talking, while Imade an effort
to sleep under the tent provided for my
special use. It' was all in , vain. The sheik
had been adtised of the probability of a
night 'attack .-from:a .party of marauders,
not of his tribe, whom beeupposed to be in
our neighborhood, but ba d. ,begged r me not,
to be alarmed,*for my life was precious in
sight, atid-saft in his'hands ; would'
defend me- to-the last drop of •his 'heart's
brood
MAIM
It might he„that I half believe& the re
port, and more than half distrusted my
respectable friend's bravery; or it might
be thatray Siesta had taken off `the edge of
drowsiness; or thatthoughts of home kept
my ,mind busy, or .that l the coffee: , I. had
drunk served as an anti -soporific, or, that
the loud talking of my Bedouins dis
turbed me. in short, I could not sleep
and,' tired of inactienj left my tent and.
drew near to the fire, whioht was very =plea
;, for : hot as are the days- of ~d esert,-.
travelling, i the nights are often chilly ,
ley guarea made room for,,roe as I came
near ;'and seating myself beade the shiek,
I lighted:thy pipe, and looking.at the grim'
countenances of. the ragged fellows around
me,;,eao.ll of,whom was armed with- pistols
stack into. the belt, .and ,a musket within
reaCh. of his hand, I wondered what my
friends in -. Ea r glandwoUld think, if at -that
omenie they had seen me.
My presences did .not =much disturb , the
loquacity of my guards; but I paid little
heed d to their rapid conversation,.., till, the
sheik; turning suddenly round upon me, ex
.
elaimed— .
" , Wthat- strange men you - Englishmen
EM
", How .so ?" I asked. •" Why strange?':
" You never last,", said he.•
" Not often," :1 replied, laughing ; ." that
is, if we can get anything to eat.'
My Arab , friend laughed too, for that
evening • wa,had , slipped , sparsely from .ne...
ceSsity. ..",But," said , he, " isit,no part of,
your religion,? and "--before I eould , re-,
ply-" 1 do n',t think you hive any religion.
A.Tou'act n't Pray ; you do n't give alms ; you .
You do nothing!?
This , was a home-thrust, and :my con-
Science felt it. I had looked upon the poor
around me „,as se bigoted their,
faith, and had considered myself so corn
iletely in 'their powerithat, I'had deemed
it ;prudent 'to "avoid any topic that. might
reuse their passions. In my solitary: tent,,
'at mid day I • had read, the,,,Word of Life ;
but 1 had - coneealed.Withzeilous Care from,
my guards 'the knowledge that carried
about Me "the Christian Koran ;" , and
when at Morning and night had corn-.
Mended myself in prayer to God my, Maker,
through:Christ my Saviour, I, had drawn
.close around_ ,me the .curtain of, the , tent,
and WhiPered lOW . and 'fearfully, lest„
should be overheard. " You have no reli=
pion,"- said the shiek; " you do n't' pray,
de .nothing" . ••
" God•forgive; me," I thought ; ; " the re
buke .is.,not. altogether unjust."
!'Now we . ;" continued my reprever— T and
went 'On" bOastin,gly'to 'tell ' what 1,114 W
_Prophet 'required of - them, and -how faith
-fa was - their , obedience. in matters of: de
iotion charity, aod,self-,denial; -and
spokehe l I lifted Up my, heart to God, and
sought 'eonrage to bear a feeble testimony
to his Word When the sheik' paused, I
put my hand into My hoSom and drew out a
NewaeStament. "<I 'have a religioir,"
said.
,"„Would you like to hear what 5t
toaeSes me on these matters?"
" Certainly ; would I tell , lim ?"
By this time the 'attention* of all my
guard was: directed to me! Their spark
ling eyes mere fixedfiercely,•as.l- thought,
upon nie, their dark visages looking more
grim by the flashing fire around which
they were seated; and their hands' Were
ready'ogicasp weapon-that would speedily
hiing down -vengeance upouthe> head of :the
infidel dog_ who., should dare to blaspheme,
Aheir, prophet,
." Listen," I said, as I opened the New'
Testameni'at the sixthh-chapter of the Gos;
pel, , •accerding— to St. Matthew. "'You'
'speak of almagiying ;hear, what my:Koran
'says about giying, altos," and i rendered
into :Arabic the:first four verses "Take
heed that'you do not your alms before men
to',.be seen of them," etc. • When I stopped
I lohked .up ;, and the darkt countenances
around werexiistening,but", Ant in•-anger.
"Good,!". exclaimed the ,sheik ; " this 's
very good; go t nn.
gathered courage, and" read again':
" And When ' , thou` grayest," ete. - 1 T read
translating aeLread, , to the: fifteenth verse,'
Again I looked aronrid,me.;
".134nillah.1 brie this is wonderful I won,
derful I" exclaimed one to another; stroking .
their blac beards, '' " iienderfull'2 - `and
every lhaish , Und'forbidding feature 'wag
softened:dow - n t6.quiet; calm attention
'-'-c<' re,-more"
more."
t'• read •on : “ Morgever, ,
etc. ,
exelainied the sheik again'
but this is wonderful."
I: needed no ;furthest 'urging , on: Terse
vqse),.llarqgrflPhl7l,PWragTaltll., read
oirto the elo,se of t.ne chapter,. interrupted
by the exclamations of wonder and appro,
bation. — ' • :
Wonderful!" said my' swarthy ; friendi
' th:e sheik,- „length ;closed :the
honk.; *4oc/4
VPdirOivuc l bri , stiam,Pwloto 441;
never, continued My' friend; fergot,
and. I lOpe I-never shalt forget;' the leisoni
taught)ine bribe.; desert fire:- •In thafirst
- Plitee4 saWp as :I...fliad..,never before iseeny
tTtiv degenerate,- .-juto coward
,ice • andl learned in the second place, the.
.•• the.
enemies lef 'Chris Jenny 'themselves being
our jagee, - thatif the , professed'folleiVers
or Christ were bait in, all: hings What they
,'ought , to •bef,7;" iikAzmi4delL: one toward
another, according to Jesus.Christ,":-,ihen
would they "with one mind and one mouth,
lerify , Ged,teve;- : thelithee-of.-ourtord'
Beaus . Ohriati" faiidithaeonstrainell verdiet
of the-unbelieVing world'Voild , ll4 l '" Nay,
'but, thisl'is= lionderfullionclon- Tract
Ar agaz i n o;
,
NPre. PilceiPP APALObiliti
`More: precious 'thaw goidliGrold,'-rthati
übuysi the: ap lanie ofi earth, that's paves -th4
Way toglory and reward..? Gold', that pur
4:Asses• the smile of - friendship-and loads' us
in the paths of luxury? Aries; ettristianiin-•
finitely-more presiormilithj faith. Luny
'biit far fro the habitations of men, amid thes
.gloom of the desert, lot; the' , heaving , bilj -
Aoys ,of , old 'oce,an;.wliere '
Ipßt. even there blessed , , faith reacheth her'
llandnto‘ tho stor,ehduse) of Almighty love, ,
14 'and -brings' " , jor.unspeakable‘
gibbet Veelruider :IthatA child ttlf4sorrtiisf4
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Mark the hot tears that course down those
farrowed cheeks—an unfailing index to the
anguish of the soul. Gold I Thou canst
not lift that burden from the wounded heart,
nor wipe away that falling tear. But, faith
directs the tearful eye to Him who said, " I
Will give you , rest,' and all is well. See
that victim Of remorse, upon , whose soul con
science plies her, fiery lash. Gold l Thou
canst not giie that Talif the peace for which
it sighs. Lead lira amidst the splendors of
royal palaces; twine round that head the
gorgeous wreath of fame; yea, hand him
the wine cup and bid him drown remorse
therein; 'and still insulted conscience plies
her lash. But faith leads hiin to a foun
tain. He stoops and drinks the healing
waters, and breaks forth in singing—
" I now have found abiding rest."
Oh; was-not faith more precious than gold?
See that
_Christian on, his dying bed. Look
npon that sunken eye, from which the, light
of inOrtility is retiring forever. - See that
eutaelated'hody hovering over the gloom of
'the grave., :.O :gold I then canst pencil no
ray of hope upo,n the dark lowering cloud;
thou canst afford no assurance of a trium
phant passage across the stormy river. But
faith unbosom to the dying eye the glories
of the celestial realm, and pours the ravish
ing : melody of .I:leaven's music upon' the
:dying ear. 0 yes; " more precious." With
gold I - can bily the friendship of a 'godless
world-;' with faith I gain companionship
with angels communion with the
Father: of lights." With gold I can build
the mansion which time shall leave in
ruins ; filth I build the temple whose
foundations'shall be strengthened with the
lapse oftges, and whose glory shall bright
en while , eternity shall endure, "Lord,
increase our faith,"—. Central Christian
Advocate.
The Unjust, Steward.
The Rev. §tackhouse, in his commentary
on this difficult parable, has given the fol
lowi curious sketch of the present method
of farming out estates in Arabia, whioh
goes a great way to remove a technical ob
stacle of no little obstinateness.
The, management of an estate is left al
most entirety, in the hands of a steward.
He estimates the value of the property,
fixes the:amount of rent for the tenants,
and receives' the payments as they become
due. Frequently tenants pay rent by the
products of their farms.. Now-it is a com
mon practice, in such cases, for the steward
to exact from- the tenants more than the
anent which he gives to his master; they
are required to pay a high rental, while a
moderate sum is entered as their payment
on the landlord's book. Our Lord, then,
;supposes., such, a case in this parable—a
case, : wel known among his hearers. A
Certain steward, who had been in the habit
of overcharging master's tenants, being
accused-of dishonesty, is summoned by his
master. to .give,an account of his steward
ahip, with..a _warning that he will immedi
ately be discharged. "Then the steward
.•said within himself, What, shall I do? for
my lord taketh away from me the steward
ship: I cannot dig, to beg lam ashamed."
At length,: after, ac little consideration, he
determined to adopt a plan, whereby he
might at once obtain the favor of his mas
ter s tenants Without any further injury to
his master's protierty; and make amends in
some measure for hisi . past extortion. In
sorne, oases .he had-been accustomed to ex
act from the tenants double the amount of
produce whichwas accounted for to his
master; in :other cities the"extortion had
not been 'on SO large a shale; but the no-
Count Of each tenant wa.s:so arranged: that
the stewera r eould appropriate a considera
ble amount to himself without detection.
- -
Sothe egida . eveii:One of hut' lord's debt
ors:into titti; and Slid 'Urito the first, how
much owesitlhowtuatiomY)lordl" And he
said, "An.hundred.niessures,of oil." Now
fifty measures was All that was justly , due
from thiefenant, arid"alf that the master
( bad b'een acetistomed to i receive; therefore
,giving, up, the overcharge,which he had at
eth'er times taken himself, the steward said
into this tenant, "Take thy bill and sit
-do wnAnickliand 'write fifty. Then said
he to 'anotheri And 'how much owest thou
.A.nd•-lie' , isaid;:' An 'hundred measures of
wheat?" 7 ' In this: case the''extortion had
not been solreat ; therefore - reducing the
'amount to=What-Was justledne, the steward
'Said iiinto- hire,' Take and write
four-iddrit?'' :Thus the steward obliged each
,of theterlants, by leviering their rents with
,outi ridkaing , th*Vainetint . oflis master's
ulna feeeipte:; All ;thitf-he gave up was
`his: Own 'eilietiOns!“-• 'An - tenants, either
'being ignorant of eironmstance or
afraid — of 'his liiithority, were prepared to
pay the wkole 'of' hkidemand ; therefore,
4,13 en considerahle_Part was remitted,
their affeetionalvere.engeged by the appar
ent kin'dnessOind• they were prepared to
receive thite r titiviaiit 313 'a
liberal benefactor.
Noir;ireirikaY wittily understand that, when
this - Was amadel kitewn to the master, he
woulitlcenimend tie steward, ff because he
had' lione‘wisely." l. His wisdom was done
in this respeottitst . he had devised a plan
:which-Would 'enable him to act honestly,
sand gold the good will of 'his master's ten
,atry, without any further waste of his
,flfaitee n e goolle-,e, The, master suffered no
foss, never received more from
`the one'tibia that fifty measures of oil,
inor from the Other more than eighty meas
.\of; ivheat..7 On the other hand, the
huar A s weregainert without any injustice
"Beendishonesty:on, their : part, for they had
"Ilan the hab it
,of awing much more
Alien 'WAS fairly due:* '"Ana.the unjust stew
became itodest l in'hii . dealings both to
ward them and his master; while conferring
a faVO.upon., them (probably the exaction
would Juive.been,cxmOnued•by his succes
sor, if; he, had,uot, caused it, to be erased
fioms bill,) he Made a future
• proviiinii - Tairtiinself among them 'when he
a shonldi no' longer steward. The diffi
,culty-in now, I trust, removed. With this
~view_o.fAhe ,parable, there is no commenda
tion er:olii,shonesty ; there is nothing unnat
, ural. A "inister con' icts his servant of
dishonesty,' ituittieetetis to discharge him
in consequence. one servant , makes a pro-
Orision for. o Kowa by an act of justice,
:ahoNting,therchy: so . much wisdom that his
.anaster cannot forbear, commendation • and
the inoral of - the pars - hie is given in the
ernplititici'whrai ofits'DivineadthUr:'"And
I. say unto yon, mitie4• to yonrseives;friends
of 64oli0.aiiimont.of fanrightecinsirdes : that,
,w,hqq, 11 IN), thpy..4uay • repeAvt) you into
nyeritu4nithigtationa."
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-11101 doell I. ti
t W _ pot i anect open x ` or-
intten.—Baxter. -