REV. DAVID M'KINNEY,
Editor and Proprietor.
REV. I. N. M'KINNEY, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
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REV. DAVID M'KINNEY,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
[Selected.)
Remember Zion.
Oh 1 mourn ye for Zion, her beauty is faded,
Her joy is departed, her glory is fled ;
The light and , the hope of her future is shaded,
She *enders in darkness, her comforts are
dead. -
Oh I pray ye for Zion ; though sad and forsaken,
Though scorned and derided, despised and
forlorn,
The truth of Jehovah our God is unshaken,
Her night shall but ushers glorious morn.
Oh 1 labor rtor, Zion, though now in her blind
,
She knows not her Saviour, Messiah and Lord;
Yet guided by meroy i the life-tones of kindness
May win her dull ear to the voles of his Word.
Ohl watoh ye for . *lon ; the day-spring is break
ing,
Her night has been glooroy,„but shortly will
end;
:orusslem's Saviour in mercy -is speaking,
And soon shall,the heart,Of the penitent bend.
Oh t hope ye for Zion ; Salvation is near, ,
And brighter ihan 1310111'S * rOliettlie glOir !hall
be seen ;
The great Bun of Righteousness soon shall ap-
pear,
The beam of hit ,glory shall gladden her
scene.
Rejoice ye fot Medi lavish has spoken,
Jerusalent's :ddlittett ;
The bonds of the norrow-bc,und slave shall be
broken,
And Judah be free at the word of the Lord.
Tar { tikol geaper.
NOW 10 Wrath.
a Let every man bc--slow to wrath."--
JAs. 19.
" Slow to wrath." ---This; pis „ethird,con-1 ,
dition of growth by. Means of the Truth.
1. You must ,be. ,swift to:x.6er. 2:= You
must be slow to speak, until you have well
pondered it.; 8. You. must not. .be easily
made angry by it. Some people are like a
cannon charged with powder,. the moment
you send home a ball of tru th;i :warm <and
glowing, fitted ezaetlylto .their-dise, their
anger kindles,up itild.sende the wholefehtage ,
thundering away from their heartanatimon
sciences forever. These are the Teople
who hear.. i tio many 'personal sermons.
Whenever any truth- comes home. to their
conscience,.. Satan,. or something. else, sug
gests, " Now the preacher means you,"
they become angry,. and 'reject the very
truth,witialt-ilailikely to do them thelmost
good, bet:taw/ea had reached the confidence.
A man should be very earefullhow in. a fit ,
of passion •he rejects --a •truth which has
touched his .own . conscience. -"Tuft as a
sick man should be very careful how he re
jects a medicine which has at length neaten
into and restsan the very seat of his dis
ease. Remedies are always , painful. Cut
ting out a. diseasedt bone,. or. cutting off a
mangled limb, ar tutting out a devouring
cancer,. is by ao,,meansta pleasanttprocese
A man, cannot ntpaot much ease. jnarthen,
nor should.he be angry at .the pain. Bo"
moral. remedies: areahnoikalwaye panful:
Cutting up a darling sin,; or .a'favority doc
trine, by. the soots, is a, very Tainftiltopera
tan. But at the peril of.a.man'tionl. do t es
he refuse to submit' to iti.s...To hecomeangry
at the truth which games Tight. home tothe'
consciencqand, reject it, is the height-of
madness. That, is , to spurn A the hand.
stretched out to save you. That , is teMake
your bed of misery,. and lie: down in it.
Be not, angry at the Truth. > Anger is
sometimes' right, ,hut fit it alisaytr dangerous.
And I .knowkaflnothing. ,, thia• :..of;the
Sootoh-Irish, rirea.needito gUard,,againsi tie! .
much as Wrath ind.anger.. Hasty and Un
governed "tempers,is osir besetting , sin:
You and I, my reader, are very .orthodox
and very honest, , but we, are verrfiery and'
very touching.. Theamembers ofnurtfam ,
ily will tell-us' thisi if ourilivni consciences'
do not. AridAtheriPie no greeter enemy to.
religion andit''ativotiOnalepirtio than thisis
How a man can sterm in a passion before
his family this moment, and the next bow
with them~ before4od's mercy tent, is More
than In can tindenitand.: Yet iii is often
done ;• but Witt a thing which should never
be done. Not that we should omit the
worship, but the wrath which so unfits
for the worship. It is well' for BlOlf a 'Yuan
that it ist• a mercy seat before which ai
bowa.. You and I, my fiend;` ati better'
heed the aximonitioni "Be slow to.wrath,"
for we bothlVery wellknow dint " the wrath
of man worketh -not' the trighteouVnegs } of
God:" Most 01411 let ue be " do* to
wrath" at the truth by which are saved.
For the Preabyti a Jfiner.
Letter v m r antes.
ttir
"
'LEV - VIN*OitTIL Oirgi Katisasl
May 18 th, , 1863.
EDITORS BANl4llll:—We:afe pleased to
see that yon appreelate*Kantas: When
am asked.whatportion bf it I like' best, I
always ansWer„.“ That, which I have. seen
last,” On a' rodent trip to RiesbyterY;
was permitted to .beheldlthe4amed; valley
of the Neosho. Ithacan' indeed* iti is.'
Its long , slopes of prairie, ; its. crystal`
streams, its belts, of , timber, its 'neat farm.
houses snrroundedtwith rthriving orchards
and sometimes transplanted ..forest trees,
combine tolorm lamtscipeirthat, bone be
held, will'never be forgotten. -
The church in which the Presbytery met
is composed chiefly of a colony-from' Indi
ana. Rev. B. K. Lynn is the Stated. Sup
ply. They are-doing well; considering the
fact that a dozen of their maleinembersare
in the servitse of their country. There id
no doubt of a large increase byamigritioni
as soon - as the .:wary. is .over. Families f
signing tb.loaste in Kansas, will find here
a splendid,sol,la good school and church;
first-rate enmetylatid a hearty' welcome ~)
There wait but a. snail aneetineof
bytern and very. little; was done , except the
routine business of the Spring meeting.
Rev. Willijsm Willson, of Lecomp%on, was
chosen-principal Oonimissiorier to the 45ien:
eral Assecnblyi,and Rev. J. A,. Steele; of
Topeka, his alternate.
$6000,11 at this- moment needs at leas' six
ministers': of our order. Atchison is bbga
ging earnestl3yand is 'a field of great in
terest ; Lawrence iastill vacant, and really
suffering for the hread. of life ; Ledompton,
Oskaloosa and Osawkee.conatitnte ;a prom
ising field, that ought=tmbe 'occupied with
out delay ; Auburn arid" Burlingame :are
clamoring for a minister, and are an in
viting field., for , energetic .young, na_
Junction 04 is a prosperoult"tousrtasle*
*mkt iddrd 'W good congregation for Pres-
L:tt:t.tsll/#t.,(tialt -
..,..'74<it'4.tlo#,
VOL. XI., NO. 40
byterhut preaching; Fort Scott and the re
gion contiguous require an additional la
borer; and lola and Humbolt, in
rn 'the ex
tree Southern part of the State 'ateuld
he' Supplied without delay.
Why, can• we not have these teld occu
pied ? Are there neat enter iii ti g , ' ;self-
denying, godly young Irmo, With somekhat
of the hallowed ambition of the great
Apostle, " not. to build uporketiker men's
foundation s' ? „Here they may ht gratified.
But hoi+ shortvey be supported? Lei us
,
make an estimate. Anaverage appropria
ties of four hundred dollars, additional to
what ; might:-be contributed here, - - would
support an unmarried min ' or ' a small Tam;
ily. Thissum multiplied by seven, gives
t*eny-eight hundred dollars: Ourgloardi
it.seems tame, is tireorous:: 4t l tt,
grant commissions to new Men ; itafeaiona
are of :course sufficient - from Sittereiliunkan
or economic. point.of view. But Ifear this
caution ``springs Pert from' a• want of,
faith.; faith in the Church, faith irk , God.
I would not speak harshly. I' love the
Boardt7 it is a - noble agency; but I firmly
believe if it would "commission a man
(provided lie can be - found,) for every open
field, the' grdat' heart of the Preshytertan
Church' would. promptly sanction the meas
ure, and her consecrated wealth furnish*
the means-, 'Gad grant that, at the corning'
Assembly, the Board may feel encouraged
incl, justified Au _takiegr such a:responsi
bility I - „ Yours truly,
J. G. R.
For the Presbyterian Banner
4 ; • . 4 . - 1 4
ApOher, Clam' Debt -Liquidates
The PreabYteriiin church of Indiana ;
Ps., has added itself to the 'growing nine
ber of churches free front , -debt. Since the
erection of their new - house of wershipi
coating,. about 811,000, an encumbering
debt of about- $2,500 , reinained• unpaid un
til, recently, when the ,Triisteei made an
effort, which has been entirely eitecnnful;
to,secure this sum. ' And it is but justice to
a generotti people to 'say further; did 'tor
neaely, eleven years' . past the pastor, Rev.
As McElwain and his family, have contin
ued to naperieuce , the uninterrupted" kitia
it* ofittlfis congregation: been
`manifested, not in " surprise visits," bit in
a -heatteheering -inccession of •anostenta
itione .deeds during, rtbe whole time. -./Per
hapwit may.be asefuldo other ifeliurratinii` to
mention somerof the kindnesses by'vihicka
'Christian' people endtiaicr to strengthen
thelhinuls , aird °nem:nage-the Neart of their
pastor. The salary has been - Constantli
paid, and for a number of, years ; the house
ream, itintuniting
. 41064 itaqty,tft,s, paid in
addition ; afterward: the salary - was in
creased by the addition 7iif; s gpo &Maid
erable sums of . money, and many articles
too num - lista td iinei4tio4i i detail, as,
clothinaler the , pastor au& hia wife', beauti
ful beds quilis,'siihrerwateand ether valuable
artieleSOf t table fiiruitiire,to'revisions for: . the
'family, and a . Grover dc: Siker Sewing Ma:
chine, lave time.to time pre
sented. One gentleman gave a large-attin
of money . to enaisAillgrpastbi Bed
ford Springs te- , :rerAiVlii another,
4,`.hn i udsome cittpevor the parlor ; ;
fuel tiufficientfdr' mere' than year ; anti
others, ",..includingfigenerous- tappers,' sub
'itanigiil aid in pinvidinti,a;dwelling-honse;
acid a 81 4n, 3 ,91 , P"t 4 kr
tewikd ,the Anvil Wal l; was,
iiftgilWard refni4ed. S t int, no* of )407 ,
o f pastor hi s
bons; liy ahfrink-hlin of Pe, Piro' aid 43 CtR" -,
4414 4 a/14bn tiff j piCybil whim:he,
ininfifters litthings, ant of' their land
able desire -to
fare while-) he dovotesi-libi .Bfel tOtttheirt
Spiritual intereits., -Aid their ifeceiripense
is, from. aboye,)4,teingoral pr,,lnfrjtogi ken,
eittA.Vfir , `-`,t4tx.:loftral.-- 41 03/004. ,l ib er a l ` ,
thinks )0 gher . 4 ,things .401 he,
- `iitand i" ' 4 a good man showeth, favor and,
lendeth ; surely he shall not be moved forever »
,
Pa 4 June'' 8;186a.
~ON ~s6—_-,,Try:re
- a .-
,
F, nifttiarßlevittion
Africa aa~~s with a .
louder ;gice to AS
friends of missieniCtliiiit iiiirl)Th — ei portion
of the veirld I.fior taro centuries her Ail,
(lie Chan ban' torn Tient' her alili = Isrwri
There are,now ,in" the
Unifecl":..ota t e s 1 ; 1 .90.r1Y five millions of col
ore people, not t oneAlthuf nrUm,evennyre,
Aril* non4l4M,,of,Actulititiliikcedem. The.
social, political and physinut stittuebes
settled ,and convulsed the:ye/rest and best
minis, and Abe most sensible and .orderly.
"nIPnIO.6P, „
'rep Colonization Society was formed for
the :benevolent purpose of, promoting the
in ion tusk improve:
mip:t,ortimeolored The smiles of, a .
beingpant,Rrovidence on, its, labors nrelob:
„vidusly becoming ; more *isible with each
reiolvingirear., Ybere is now in :th?
die of, .the Wesitisk:poost.•of Africa. a eelf
eilating, and self-ekpanding independent
Chtioilan' Government, whose citizens 'are
exulting in the full fr altion; of their civil and
saciedrights , Twelve tbousand colored em.;
igiants from this country, and soyeral, hula
area, thousand native. ; Africans : compose the
Republic of Liberia: thus making, known. ,
the capOilittes of the race; arresting thee
it4llo,llBAve,trade ; nurturing morals and
edueation • 'promoting.thei.cause of Chris , :
Lien missi9ns ; ,and -establishing' the utility
of.the great scheme of Afriqau Colonize,'
All evangelical denominations have soL
manly ~Blaced upon their,: official recoide
their .fitrong expeetttion,- under God, : thit
the chief mode of blessing Africa is its col
onization by its distant descindants. Noth
sitins, more clearly indicated than 'that
this vaS.(x!ntinent, in not ~t o be' redeemed
by the direct agency of whites. .The bones
of devoted Caucasian misiionaries are
strewed Along the' coast from the Senegal
to 'the 'Bight of Benin. , Ita la' tine :that .the .
retrirend :4fijAane „must - , go through the
Proiess acclimation, 'dangers - ire
very far less with .them,..thapoitlx..others.
SnesPenh,...4llhAtni,,attPided.. missionary ef
forts, in propertionlis)theylia,ve btzli pros
ecuted by coloreepelsons, stall connexion
with 'organized
Our colored population sympathizes more
than everwith the objects' Had Vrfiitincts of
our 'Beauty. 'ThBY expefie - i:ed'but fetw l Inc'
.„
dueemente here for their advancement in
the higher purtinits of life; And for the lit
tainment of the •objeottl of
_lt
Lion. Liberia is demetitrating thelidimri
tagee of a fresh position, and `lttitidefAhane:
vigorous, self-managed itistitutiode; find"
the time is coming when -the 'be,st,ilttnii
1 uff.them twill 'WWII:p i aii'dcrimlutitailly ° ei n i q
grateteibeir gretiviiiintiftrarreuntilient;
PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1863.
We beg to remind the Pastors and the
friends of Africa that the season is again
approaching for helping the Penasylyania
Colonization Society. A large proportion
of the congregations who have joined
the promotion of this noble cad.* havd
done it on the Sabbath prebeding or fol
lowing the Fourth of July. We trust
there will be a greater number of collec
tions, and in the amount, than in, any pre
vitlits year Let` ihimie tivho hate — given
continue to give, and others be perinaded
to contribute their' part iii this benefieent
and necessary
Contrihutions should ` addresied to
William Coppinger, N0.'609 Walnut - Street,
Philadelphia.. ,
'Bif . ehicr of the_ :Board of Managers of
the Isen'Usylpar.* Colera.zation Society.
' P. CROZER, Preeidlnt.
•
Wir. COPPINAIER, Treasurer.
Philadefpkia,; funs 1863.
For th e Presbiteriaii Banner
A low Bong.
Sing unto the Lord a new song.—Pa. oxlix.: 9
The closing Psalms are pecaliar. They
begin -and end alike, and with the same
word—Halleltijah--Praise ye the Lord.
There is neither com . Rlaint . ner petition in
them. The* are Just songs ef 'praise,
lireeniti ma y of thi" Psalms ) are'' Of . ,
complaints' lea' earnest petitions:
the book of Psalms is an emblem of idle"
Christian
: life., In its, earlier stages;;it is
full of :Vicissitues and conflicts, wbilg its
conclusion May be one triumphant song. of t
praise,. r. • _
A new„ song is ,one not mere l y ; of new
words,but Re,* matter. The ,Jews had
new matter fOrpraise after their return from,.
,and. the „re-lmilding, of their.mity
and teMple; and we,
like them, are to sing
a new, song.. As.p.hAstlans we may sing a
new song,for ye,are new men—new erea
tures in Christ Jesus By nature we are
corrupt ; , but we, have been renewed,. and
this demands a new song; yea anew song ,
lumbeen, pet into our, mouths,, even praise
to our God. All ' by, nature are sinners, and,
by practice too. Some have been created ,
ane~[ r by the grace of God—are born again;
and all sheuld seskihis,olkange fie as to be,
Able, %,sing i riew, song las, new men.,:, : Noir
mercies too, 49. 1 4 , 414 1 0it,J4P.w , Pon—now
many mereteuhave we received! All, our
lives long they have been showered upon
us.; the new . year, even since the 4 last
Sabbath,_ how.
_many „have. they „been!
New every Morning, 'fresh every evening,
repeated every moment, temporal and spir
itnalrrich nticarei, ihniitnerahle; anit
ly ther'demand: a' . new 'song of pieise. -
',Especially does redemption claim a dew
song, and this is the new song of every re
newed heart, and it is always new, for it is
evelihnitacling, and hence will be nee; 'for
ever)! The songs of heayen will ever be
new songs, for ftidription through eewie
lug ages have new . , unfO)dings to tlie re
deemed.' Redemption gives new views of
God. The God of redemption is a God of.
S.
tri nutty Mires persons in one God—
Father, Holy Ghost. It is re
deniption',aVona.Which gives us clear and I
correct View's of God • views vastly . , in . ad
vance of,, those derived from the light of
nature, and hence, in comparison with
them,- new. Especially; does the renewed
man.havenew.views. of 'GOd. Redemption
alagives neti'vieiva of life ,teiches
to regard it as
~a reparation for eternity.,
Ant it gives;loti; in* views of the WOrld,
as not ourotn,e_ and not ourrest , Hence
we the new, song hare
on eiith,,thit'We may be prePared to sing,
it for' ev er 'heaven. Reader, seek i '.„the
renewing grace 'Of 'God, that, as a new crea
ture.,-yea may sing` unto. the Laid a new
song 1
EUROPEAN .CORRESPONDENCE.
New! from America of Genet.' Iliiokir's Retreat—
S an s" I"' the 4ietot—Poolity, et; the ?r407- -
iniernAnal,:lair—Ditata in 14 Lords—Lord
Ettutra - cand• Lord De 4 rBy' ''Speeaheskiiiilli •
Feffingl P l4 lO. Aha Slcklel—rabiser s Au o 4
• Viroileing-Men; and PO/and--Sing of Prussia ; and
the Chani6eis.:•:Cliithix" of Vliirksnd
Litifrgioal ileaa'sionßesisttd,: and Why,:z-Th'e'
latitudinarian Press Irish ._ ChUrqh Establish-
Aninditlie's=-EntVratian; . and PrOleit-: :
antism . -:-The Old Wish Church. and Aland of
Saints e,ath of Sir Culling
RardleY
Weld of hie Li fe and Career.
'.LONDON, May 28, 1888:'
f .
THE NEwS 'VRObf AMERICA of the ter
Able fighting in-Virginiaand :the retirement
o Hockerierter4rentOnss.cnboth sides,;
hai concentrated public attention„,
'
numbers who give the greatest possible
credit to ,t,b'e' viloll , silf.ileirotion, and
04011E1e-or the Federal' , army, think that-A.O
march to Richrnotid in the' faed`of so litany
diffictilties,:impracticable," and 'ebn'eicier
that it •ought: not - egain' to be atteinft'ed.
NC one supposes "that , the' contest is over;'
'`fAr;the-:extent oriti area - is ski Vast, thevi. l4
eissituden difeat'and success so. frequent,
and thedetermination of both sides 'So firm;
that it seems as if the awful work of 'War
must go on. It hien excited some surprise
to find that , in New-York and ether Atlatt-:
tip citieic..ga,yety andluxiiry abound; while
so many'have' perished, and it has bien
pirtially accounted for by the' theory `(or'
'the fact as pay,bea that hitherto the ma.
orityof.-thCse-,vrbo have were for-,
FeignersL--Iristi '4ernians—and also the
mown' ditd 'v44-film which is the Peet and
torment of all' great > cities.* The large
tor4tines made by contractors, also has some
thing,tp do with it no donbt.With ; ra
and to our Crimean ; cur Indian
war, it is ini,Pokiblg.lhen'fil. ct the fu
enir6 'the hear-'
ins, above us, when tidings of successive
slaughter eame,,,and, the t sn onA, spale. far,
in r ß
feiioe to, that in America, ..But surely. r
lnulnYllPPTTaaiY.4e44l.4,are hlPedilg
cud irpy Irv° AMerican homes are : made
desc4ao., - .T1.1
Nothing has hPBIII*PrVISed more, than.
r(lf-,P,1niA410.1( 1414k,-AnneoiPa the,
r4°TIF4X-;(1(48-.%. ( Atflf o l4. ii. 2 4lPneniiAnd ,
the .liTelol,9 vfMc ( Rie 1. 1 7444ke *Agsntld
°t(6o 4 ( 4 1 #04 0 0 k;Kr.pti.),Rois , / 421)408.4{ A n
ratio ' (VIP(4O94* (1114 heart, are sure
P r ' u Sl 9 4. P r(IPPIIfI4,,t-4(171,?f,f3Aka effyiteti
s in nliypiliteouscoi,.lttkk 4 e l Cfcr C4BO
- te have, men bpek in Arid out of Ale
.PulPiti‘Whe‘lf cry aiena ana,sion!a.rtot;Arid
whose Rittppti,lm is up nestianable, .eyet►.
whilelhey raisitle voice of ,warpiAgoaL
48, proved and tested by such,bold, yet Calm
fidelity.
INTERNATIONAL t. _
with e l dehate in the game LOrdp on the
iiiciti(CA,A, P 4190 4 14: rg- °Vies '.'Coft ,
torti# geounone of the, gerize, Omuta ,of.,the l
, Thisifte.iniatmw," Onlorairi,
WultitgAP 54f-t.O.Pr.A I O B t , belgtiPANftYPUnicl o4:,
Titers is ! :
PS 90. lend,,,b)4ti voWloCiktn, ontl
Isine t geotsle.
United States, has been once. more before
the public. The mover argued that the
spirit evinced by the capture of,,our ships,
was not only' unfriendly,:but,`;contrary to
international lair. He insistbV on the Pro•
prietrof the Government' takintlaction in
the matter, as, owing to these repeated seiz
ures, it was impossible te
,effeet insurances
on ships trading to, the Western beroisz, ,
phase; except at ruinou s rates. — He, re. -
faired to the'seizure of the liiihrialt; the"
Adela, the Peterhof; and two other rVegielti
as, clearly' contrary to law. :The, proeded. - 't
ings in .the Prize Court, ere, Or, 44. _JAL ;
optilien„ of s atisfactory._ r,,refer to ikia .
rasher in eider tirbidintite te - Ye'rriAaders,
the justice and mignahiliiitY„'bf'Vai l t Mile 3
sel,„his really friendly feelingle•thelUiliktd
States; hie,nontempt for those; , Biitiak Ara, if
der, !be, ellieTewift vessels , tO i ron;tkol,l
bloelLde,"iin whO, if their ships are seitted,„ .
put on airs of " injured .innocence,' "liod.
dentalid redress of the Foreigutbffice. He ,
vigorously-defended the AinerOan , G ( V(liii-
went froin the charge of Vioating 'inter:.'
national `law.- He declared it htstiii i -'criery''
catteihe hallreferred teithe Law ``.,` ' 'Of the
Crown, ".and they; after ' eitiefi `Wilt)* . '
these decisions, say there, has '...eit fisi ito-'''
lation of -law " This, I 'saY," said Earl
Russel, "that'a great Countrylikithe tit-
tell , 'States, having tribunals 'to ri`dj#4lge
these questiotis,. those 'tribUtildli 'artynnt 'to '
Vet Mid ae•of .no 'Value or as hailing de:aided
against4tholliw of natiens..•••./tre•hirn'to sup-'
pose that the judges of the Unitid Stites
Courts who are always quoted'otith tespeet
and Olen with admiration by the greet text.
writers on' interriational..law„ whether in
Eiiiiii)e or 'Ameriba, are we at once "tO'COn= .
cludei . because a naval captaircluiligtive a'
very faulty account of • his . captures, 'at&
because in t one or two eases oalKlW:ints,wri
(featly been_ done, ,that,ttl coup , ol L pltc-,
uniena States lively:A lira' s*h *a state ,
of 'degradation, that 'they will t laf'dO ins.
tie° to the stibjects of •iitiothig &Ml?'
The .conoluding portion pfitiiiti adinir4.l
ble, speech , which was rfaiplyiljp,proyed toff ~
by Lerd Berhy— . 4hus t a
,stittesman, '
_ re--
' buking"tlie Ailtfris of. his ; PwePirty, Who'
are' always `carping at' the ``NilitiPainVell'
:worthy of perusal on account.** its tilit l / 4 111 -1,
justice, and kindly, feeling;: ; .• .-„ : i-•, : - ,• ,'
Let it be remembered, that there iaim- ,
mence excitement"' in America about ike
proceedings of the Alabama and (hide, ,
% .which the iturericans say havelbeen fitted
zone. and armed with the conniiratibe ef 'the'''
'British Government, aiik'Whiell aft prey
ing upon. A'mertean• otirdindrCe:tfil - d6 not
think that charge can be justified. — The
.Foreign ,, EnlistmentJ.Alet it liege to tbn wit= •
ded by'a iliip . b4ing built' here Itur ii' Mar
• .
chant' ttiPlantl' then . taken elie*here to
arioed; 'but atill there in a ifirolie &pinkie
in Ainericilthat 'the Brititilk;Gdieritiatit
intenda to prey , upon' AuterieitCboliiiieree,
and-take part in the _war ; while kern; on
the other hand, there is just 6Slatrolnentid, i
I believe, - quite is sincere' an oPinlotf that"
the c American" cruisers lire , preying liVoli'
British commerce. I eakiiet-tiblp thinking
thak.the two, nations Are ,someittltt,int the,'
ease, ,of the two' respectable ,p6Tsonl, - Who,
last" Winter, When great' s ' `
alarm ' . prevailed
gaiiitting, nietinir attielied'eaik 'ott
er in , the belief that :each' was a 'garotter.
Your ' lordships.. will recollect reading in •
the newspapers how one . , of them, ealliog
upon a friend later in the same evening,
complained Of having" filiefi attacked" by
garotted, tallow his'friend - Cotilloriaiiitti . I
him,•,eaying that'?his: Own lain wati in 'bred,•
upstairsAffetingifr.orn a
,similar, , asfatilt,..
Then, you „will remember, it turtted ; out, ,
t,htetlie 'On had. mutually ,tatien each alli- -
er foi" garoiterg,` :titi`" hid' puiliehell' eiVii •
other rather severely. So it is, I think, •
with AttierAca,an4 this• 9,Ptu?try• T hep
‘., are
a little i exetteu to tn.; •same way nut lam
convinced, tilt?. 4P0.r.,i 0 M- 9- o Yeßnme.nt.=.4 o e.e:. ,
not, really . i n t e nd tmc4sturh our commence;, ;
whilel air, certain , that neither the:British
Government: nor the, !British , nation .has,;
any wish, to inte rfere .in the contest now-: i
heiflgipiii, in
. Awgiea, I, 491)e - *On* in f'
theicase of, the sh am garrotters they will
eventually be reconciled to etieh other , and
that, seeing they are old, and respectable
frienda - ,ctittflailnyttsiiinefoiCiteinBtit - itiider `
which they now 'hiker , will speedily , end in
the' restoration of 'their ancient amity."
lII' id:el:l l32 g t' 3 :tei c iestletterlie74 ' facl/:
they have borne - on queetiortk i ef
,interria-,
tional feeling, rhilie q uestions
as you know, .
'thespirit ofthe f ''''' " ' ' a
written in
I am still persuaded , that•mutual misunder-',„
standings, :. not facts, have been ttin cause of
irritation..:l am ,irery nitre` that, while the'
nation lengti: Teethe: Cessation -of the war„
and of this terrible :decimation , of the men
who ) in the flower of youth ; go forth to die
by
, - the., o W9Td, Fid,„•d!"Mee, the, feeliqg, of 1,1
4 .YmPO• - hY is P9'3°DlrAlli,t .by asi 3 9- B °, °f :1
jUstice,„anif a:deter:9nm to .i nternational , - .
law. It is, at all events, not for thog,3,who ...,
..
are professina Christians to endorse the
violence of , party writers t pn either, side„
nor : pb4i ,wild. threat? .of: vengeance,"
""retribution," ";invasion, ' .„ of :Ireland And,
of Canada, on ,ilie,,,ene,and„pr - conoter
'threats and bitter denunciations on the •
other. Earl Russel, in the words,,. which : I,
have - oot ed,"speaks net only the sentiment s'
'which prevail in 'both, Houses .of ,Parlit
ment, bit is *Offal!, 1
representation otilig
etopseteWie *and the' feelings o f " tinitlait .
part:6'f ' titiegritist - people' withent . l
whom
'there aim' he no waif' sanctioned' or waged".' `
Loin P4scxristiost has been ,waitedi, on
bia•BepUtatien from the London Trades;
Uttionm-ademocratic body— l ttrging him to, .
take sharp and Short Measnrei with Russia,
,in• order to secure Polish independence.
;theey were headed bY Piiilegibrßeesley, of
University4oklesep•London, whor- had.
presided as Ohairmauov,er, an enthusiastic
meeting : . One After another,
_isr,orki,pg m en
s'daregiect" the 'Preliiier, ffind aiisnred , hint
'that, if 'a jiginewar by Faticean i d Edgliind
was foundatiettsuisky to' ensure , the freedOin :i
of Poland, the millions of English workingT l
ssen would'enstatetke quarrel with enthu. ~1
t
...4e •,• ., V . 1 ' •''' 5 " l'" . 13f A • Ar
'
Lord dmL not umnatt 6 ,
'Oabinet in his reply , but' he said, erupha ": ,
belly : "" I think the generous sympathy
you ht`ii:e.. '&8040, for Polandos highly ,
ereditalr4c )pomiteri;hos been, the vietlm
of wrong and pppressieu sOlong as Poland..
By the Treat:). of
,of Vinni, a .gcnntit4t,i o l l ,-
'Weis guara4eeti, pia the pa gt eror of , Rues*
of thef t * pile a Constitution, , but it was
/800 n put to deep, an4.' was never,triek
Russia never did, nor does she tp,,thif df1.35,
fulfil the compact.. ,I . eritire)ieliare in
„the, „,
I, generarfeiling expre s sed teW44;t9h l l l ..th
but
. potige or , pal, ,i,e• grave questkon; re-“,
Efluiring/0,,k4 c 14 13 21 t t i(3 % , L. ,); ~ 1.,• ••.,
:poliples, o o
.4 the,..erttel,ties of ,t
_e• Anasuilli
-. W i r. 991rAtfRotPi:rni,PAtiin ft,"140 ~
army, on Ole dye har4; with Swcdisk en-
•
&Ayr' in “oonuexion
thusiasm and sympathy at fever-heat, with
the French people indignant andimpa
tient; and most of the great Powers re
monstrant—these, with the spread of the
insu.rrectiOn r in spite of the loss of leaders
and of life in Poland, and the probability
that slowly hut surely Russia will crush
'the rebellion, threatens war
—4ll'eotistitute'agraie crisis. Who knows
but that we 'shall ere lotfg see fresh up
heavings, and hear the mutterings of
anothertempest—,one of , these
Cyclone stornis, eveked;li the cry of the
cOpiiiesed?
ov *mutat? -Q,UESTIONS
be to before the country this week, in three
.different aspects; one of these being a dis
erasion; in =the; Heide of Lords, and a
dipiaion ; also,; tuu;the ptbposal of. Lord
(CLllLibc* , chAvolk ;Reformer') to
repeal vl the deeKration which every , or
'deified clergyaiiiii.ipust make, of " nu
'reiglieti'oonsentltreirerithitik'in the Book ,
of. Common Prayer.' tt•-the...seeond; • the
I).llPelig,up,iby_ Fth4il, l o.ter fleimeADoul.l
YPPOPI) of#kti**-10t4"k„Quntinittee on
Dr. bolerntb's repent boOks and the -third,
ate atailaveW ititSte - on teMporalities of
the kiiseiipar China in Ireland. With
rcgard to the first,:the 'Bishop; of London,
!OA hadißßPoselitattyphange last year,(irt
a l tzsbacooft i he, palled the ; Ac,t, of,
- Uniformity the " charter Of the Cliqrch of
England,".) ioi'alifared r Thiii he liad s , : ifteit
mite -and patientconsideration, come to
the' conclusion that .the declaration, which
it. as proposed-,to repeal was uotnecessary,
tandAltat*it ~kef;i t out, of the ; ,Church.ati.
eoTeiiEiit blidy 'of men,Pf tender gonsciences.,
Blelia§ - he
and 'the`Bishop of .Derry; (in -Irelatid,)k
supported ithesclivieirs, and *voted for . .Lordt
But,the new:Archbishop
Hof Canterhtni and ,the Bishop ...of,Oxford.
leek apposite - Sidi in the debate;a
,third =Bishop pioiciied a niodifiedeouree o' f
Inquiry; and when the 'Peers 'divided, 'ten
,Bishops were on one side, four .on the
'ether ; and t , : Lord'e F,bury's proposition was
;irejectedliy an entire yote in.the proportion
.0 OW - to ninety TWO .Ihings here are
notice; first; that
,the BishoP of
Oxford, .who Was. so'' bitter `last' year, was
gentle „and :coneiliatorynow,. and 'that the'
reasons for the rejection of the proposition ,
were-mainly based pp 4441/jiver to
,lortho
dpXy froin ,the repeal ,of a statute
regdired Men' to use the Liturgy and to
aigs4 the r Articles .ex aniin.o. It "is Dr.
„Potenso,..and still -the "Negative ',School:"
!and the, Essayists , who are- feared. These
pen censeiously do not believe the doc
inttofvell 'Mid plainly taught in' the
phurch'i'firecieliries, and the effect of the
:repeal of .the' "-declaration7 would leave
them : at ; ,liberty.to, use the Liturgy, , them-,
sely,es .attaching, to, it a,non-nattiral sense,-
while the people were left to receive it, if
Ahoy pleased, in its ordinary sense' and ac
-ceptatieut t The doortmouldtthts be opened
for i the t eutysnee of traitor intothe Church,
and, the. c9n i tiuttnuce..4r, those., who- are.
alreafly,,itiponsessien;.of, benefices.
.The fa c et it the same timeebnies Cut that
• the -number of candidatesfor the`ministry
tbeiNational Church year by year di-.
gtioishing,_ :I ::causes: , are various
row them doubtless is, the pxistence, of
patronage and Livings
, given not for merit,
liut t fipm l ptiliticat peilsonaV feeling and
aggrandizement, - " luidgilso the Smallness of
many livings ; five .thonsand-olergymen not
having,mrkre that ant average of. ,if.l.so.per
ann i npik v .,,,Then, , the ,Civil
,serviee both at
home and India, now open to. competition,
' Presenti;fields - MOSt tempting to the ablest
y,oiftig men tat-'our ''The -pay
is good at home; in India-it, is , -munificent.!
But h. np,,t,,„her „ p ewit . remains, ,which
Bishop ,of' Oxford in his speech
. did. r tio_t
the , departure of ' the - ,
'youth df• the .ttniveritity-fred the :"foiiii
ifationsA,orprit all events, their preference=
for.",free,ingniry,','. in n .thsp, Essuyistl sense,.'
04 yery, , loose ~theology,. This the i
peril of the time. And you ,see it Pole
otit TeTegrceph:leaders,- and'
also-more Times'The
latter paper.is,byfuo ,meaner; satisfied that
the Convention s abould, have this week.exk,
prc B =SA4PPY .9.1 401 99.- 0 .0 o?l,poso' B . o pipinoo;,
in fact regards - all independent Synodical
action as tyrannical,'
Let ii , be here remembered, that a Com
mitteepf. the,lowor.tfouseef Convocation,
consistingi4mea ef., learning—including
the
s elehrate l ,d,,Dr. Alford, Dean, of Canter
bury'--..after{taliehl :deliberation, presented..
this Wee' tothe Upper` Rollie, a REPORT,
of whieh-:the folloating is ; "a= summary.
They say o .of Colenso's.book.,:-
tGommittee stated, that they .had
exammed,the,book , generally concerning=
1. The contents and ,the .substance of the
book.skid : .2: The 'reasonings atitlthe
,the
of 'it.' 4hey'found th'dt, tbisub - -
stnnee of'the hook was a seri est of arguments
denial.that the Pentateuch:was
'written, by !Moses, and a denial. that ; the
'Pentateuch and the Book of Joshua are
historically true. They found that one, of
.
the propositions Ili - the - book is,
that the Bible .iiteelfd is not, ifidafti Word.
iTbncommittee observed that ,this- propero,i
tion was beth kits terms and in its mean-
Ang, - used 'in` - the book, contrary to the
I thith 'of , the (universal- Chniebi . wbieb`lad
',always taught. that Holy Seripture.waS
en by, inspiration of, the Holy Ghost and
An„partiular so,the Articles, and the formu,;
caries of` the United Chnrch of Bngland and
Ireland, in which' Articles and formularies-
the ,Holy Scriptures were , constantly
Aged as the,Word,of God. . jkseeend, prop-,
°Fitton contained in the book was, that, not.
Moses but,"simiiel and other persons ; -of 'a
later age` composed 'the Pentateuch. Upon .
th'is, the monk mittee observed that Moses Was
spoken of by...,ouroblessediliord as-the writer
or the Penteteuch. Ainong the. ;.chief
'pOitiOns of: the ttiehistorie4 trUth
• which* -fir dgnieir, - =aie -I
The ' . IYetige
The. giving ofthe law of cMoSeet= l -Thet ,
institution-..oft.the,,Batisover?-,4
4.41. g IV* reP.94l.437 o r4Y o Artoolonl i ttoo ,
bearingin mind that it is not their prov
ince to pronounce debnitely ,hat are, or
are not;'opinions - cinitetit
selvathere-vtith milmittingt - thet theiabove`
thtee,„propositions,,heing the, raain-proPosi
tions of the book involve:errors of the
,gravest and most dangormus character, sub
versive offiftli: in the Bible as the Word
of God. Your committee farther obierve;
that, fmtwithstindingeneesitonaVeipiessions
.94 TRWOrY,foolingothe spirit of,the book
API Pot i i9 l ,9,t 9, sympathy VIP Nth ;MO
94
, hope of the Chirch il of Christ, but,that
„of, antheoniseilii'itig l ifitne'ria Chris:
Stia l n people, andlof diiiitglatT thir
impel: me of the ,faithralf (inlay sonlp•whieht
could Apt fait to follow4rowits,p4qoation ,
That with referenee to the probable bearing
WHOLE NO. 560
of the author's arguments, he plainly pro
fesses that he does not see:a limit, to the
extent to which ( the usual eletnents of
Christian doctrine' may ultimately be af
fected by the results of his examination of
the Pentateuch. That the general tenor of
the book, in that it discourages an bumble
and childlike faith, is contrary to the rec
ord of the mind and the words of out. bless
ed Lord in the Gospel."
It is the unworthy trick of writers on the
skeptical side, to assert that the object in
view in any proceedings against Colenso,
to put down the spirit of inquiry. Here also
the reply of the Committee of Convocation,,
is truly ad rem and Pertinent :
" While your committee express their
opinion that this book is erroneous and dan- I
geroui,, they deaire_not to be understood as
expressing any opinion opposed to the: free.;
exercise of patient thought and reverent
inquiry into the stndy,of_the Word of God..
On'ihe contrary, insist „ -upon the:duty
add- the advairtigeof bringing all the 4-
plianceslof sound seholariihip'nnd ail the
real results of learned and 'scientific inves
tigation to bear Upon 'the 13901F8 of .Hoiy
' Scripture, and they acknowledge fully, all
the benefits of such a course when accorn
ponied by earneatlpreyei for the guidance
'and illumination of the Holy , Spirit/. 1 - But
they : ollldt , that the, manner whieh: this
honk deals with subjects of the highosk re
ligious importance, as well as of confessed
difficulty, is Wholly at variance with the
`legitimate use orthe means and instruments
- of, knowledge in - their relations to Holy
{Scripture : that it;tends to bring both/earn : -
mid solstice ~into disrepate and con
iternlit, And that it cannot* but be displeas
ing
to" Hith without :whose "gracious help all
ettidynof :SOripture is vain. In particular
your committee observe, that the manner
in whieh, Instances of appareat,discrepancy
in the Sacred narrative ; are, relied upon as
prOofti- of its unhistorical" character is incon
sistent with principles of sound criticism,
and_ with apy true theory orthe amount
and extent ofl human knowledge. They
-also submit that such a method; of dealing.
w,it ‘ hSeriptitre ignores the cumulative evi
dence by. whiclithe truths of Christianity
assured to the Chureh.' In concluiton,
committee observe - with satisfaction
that the book of the., Bishop'• of Natal has
:called 'forth many able. replies, both from
clergymen. and laymen in which the difft- I
cnities propounded "by him have been fairly
aiscussed. The work of answering: attacks
inade upon the Faith :must Of necessity be
left to individual writers. The. work of
the Synod of a Church is of a different r kind,
and your committee liumbly,prarAlliiiglity l
God that' he will direct the action of •this
present. Synod, and make it, tend to his Own
'glory and to the, benefit of his Church in
1 the effectual yindieation; of the truth of his
Word hefOre man, and in the warning and
the comfort of Christ's people."
1,, : As to the Church Establishment in Ire
land, the Tianes - 'opeined` fire preliminarY to
,a motion)made by' DylWan; --a 'Liberal-
M..P. in the House of Comnions, during ,
Ithe present ; week..: The Prptestant, popula
tion, both Episcopal and Presbyterian, has
declined in, numbers as compared with
1881; but- not is greater' proportion than
the Romanist. There are, however, very
treat anomaliesin the distribution of reve
nne and, endowments: in Ireland, and _large
tracts in Munster and Connaught, where
there are large payments td` the clergy and
only a handful or Piotestants to minister.
It is not quite so bad as the case of Dean
'Swift and his Clerk ao/us—they 'two. only
present when the witty. Swift, began -the
Morning Service, " Deaxly beloved, Roger,"
but great evils 'are the result,. Leoked at •j
from an English Standpoint; no doubt an
'Establishment with little more than hail
million: of:adherents, and revenues to therl
extent of X,588 000 per anrinm seems mon
stroas. The defenee is, that the Irish
Church is but a part of the United Church
of England` and Ireland-that it is the hest
finrid of connelioli hetween'tbe two coon
trtesi,a light in it,dark place, and9rwitheis
kr' the truths of the. Reformation. It is
'also pleaded that real, conversion work is
being done in Connaught among the Ro
nianiets. -AdMitting this, the opponents
denlare,truly.enough • that this is a Volu,n
tary work, not at all done by the local
lelPrgy. but the agents of, the Irish
Church Mission for the conversion of Re
nton' Catholics. -
;" It is not *likely that anything- will' be
done unless -there be a reconstruction of
parishes„and,a correction. Of glaringianom
alies,Parliament is not, likely to disturb
the sttitus - quo, and even' if, a hostile vote
~paseed The Coniiiions;the Lords would ex
tinguish,anr bill sent up •which tended' to
the,subversion of the Establishment. • Pope
rY. in Ireland is strong ;. the overthrow,of
the tstablishment would be, 'in
the eyes Of the Ito:knish hierarchy, hot the
,signal 'for" all parties henceforth being put
on a:level,' and .every sect paying its own I
clergy, ; but 'for the reestablishment of Ro
monism, and the restoration to, the "Oald
Church'" of her lands and possessions. I
But, 'Meanwhile, emigratioels thinning'the]
ranksc'of 'Popery, and God's Word and
! SPirit J ere , sufficient, in his own time, to
bring back poor Ireland.tothat happy state,
,when; a stranger to the tyranny of. Popes,,
1 -it,bad thefree use of the Scriptures, knew
nethihrc , of Ptirgatery; human merit, invaca-
I tion o?saints, or prayer for the dead—in a
ward to make Erin r ,",the island of saints
Aimee more. . •
Ma.t4Y American Christians will'regret,
to hear that Sir Culling E. Eardley, so
long the catholic-hearted, energetic chair
man and President orthe British Organiza
tion of the. Evangelical Alliance, is no
more. I deplore, in his, removal, the loss
C9f a warm, real and ,proved friend. He
was raised, up of. God, and much used by
'hi& to 'promote - that sank of - visible and
genu'ifle Christian . liorotherhood for' Whieh
the Saviour 'prayed on earth, and `for' the
',consummation of .he continues=to:.
,nlead,in, heaven.Thespwho were present
at the forivition,of the Alliance r
at Live
-061, bi-at the'riinarltable meetingin-Yres
'idition's Mall in - 1846c when' DrcCox, of
,Brooklyni. the late Dr. Erskine Mason, of.
New-1744e.and SherrArnerioaa.ministers,
were present; or those, who attended ; the
Conferences at Paris in 1855, at:Berlin in
1858 (?), and in Gerieva Y in' 1862, (at the
first and lastof which it was . my'privilege
to‘be presenti) will vividly :remember the
tad, geniality, courtesy, and in a word, the
o m taiOn t l 9 , the position he occupied—rot
the deAted"Bartinet: - Ea an example
oori tille,liindele and'courteous
gentleman; and' illustritedr the lessons'of ,
!brotherhood qachksh he . t itaught. 'one 'also''
txtlt a prominent position in connexion
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REV• DAVID
Paoramoa awn _Pusiasses.
with the Protestant Alliance—was the lead.,
er in the movement by which it was sought
to rescue the Jewibh boy Mortara from the
Jesuits at Rome—was last year; in 'gutsier
to a letter of the present writer, aud.rby
liberal offer of a large per centage on
all sums raised, the means of rearming a
Society"'for Jewigh Eving,eliiitiOn 'fan a
financial difficulty, and causing its latte,An
niversary to be one of jubilant gladness and i
thanksgiving. One of his latest `acts'wris
to write an earnest pamphlet, Urging Brit.:
ish and Continental Protestants to combine
their efforts and send a fresh Deputation to
Madrid to intercede for Matamoras,and the
,
other Protestants condemned to thegallies.
That Depitstion has gone, and achieved a
great success. The prisoners for Christ
are to be "banished," that is, virtuallyiset
free on condition of leaving the .Kingdout
of Spain; and, es in the ease of the Madlai,
this may-be the precursor of Urevoltition in
Spairi,"adieMpanied with Divine chastise
went -sad; jirdgnients - on that guilty', blood
stained and bigoted Queen and peofile..
' Sir Culling.As.,rdley was near ,relative
of the late *Mice *or Wellington, and, other
, families of - rank. His high position Aiis
used.as. a'talent for God. . His constitution
has' been 'breaking up for some' tine,
the issue washistened by nervous irritation
mid-waste of strength caused by recent
oination. SmallpoxAreatening his hOlire
, hold; he set the example- to others by Mug
'vaccinated. He has died in his 58th year,
ithirseat at Bedwell Park, Hertfordehire,
about twenty or thirty miles from Londiiii.
His motherless and fatherless daughters
specially detdind the sympthies and
jrayers of all God's children. - His son - I
, • uceeeds him in title and estate.
Spiritual Wayminis.
gttYPTIAN BONDAGE.—WhiIe , ; we -are
f ,lod-siaves to self, we are fall of strivings ,
)no profit. The agitations of self-life may ;
ha well compared "to the troubled. sea,
'Those waters cast up mire and dirt' , ,No -
, e3t 000183 of selfish activity: It, meets
e rouble on: every hand. And why
I.itise, making self its centre, it vitdatesithe
ors of true and happy existence—the laws .„,
universal. love. lie who serves himself
s in bondage, under the law of .sin ;,and ,
%news no real freedom. -And sash an one,-,
)assing from the life into matt's
'h a ppy condition in tfod,•must .be {baptized
ato suffering, and made to feer,the opines
ion of the ernattyrant, ,He is a hard .-
Inaster. The baptism of suffering precedes
kbe open area of freedom in: Christ.: at
vas really a short way from Egypt to
vtaan„ln s atr.the,self-life.tuade it , a , lotto- Way: !'
Thecetwere Many haltings, , manylogd and -
moraiso to pass over; and finally, tt ; Was,
j.n the midst of the sea, that, the enemies-of -
God perished. " They sank like lead in
midst of the waters." So must the
~ oul come to this inward baptism lag suffer
nE,,, before it lets go its self-supports, and
-tends still enough to see the 'salvation of
d iiP raise the Lord, •that ruinlis'on - tlie -
rack ofevery sin, and sooner or, later, each
in must submercred in , the baptism, of -
!.lood, of one's own . blood, or, ,the , sotd
finally die, a prtiy to Christ's
;vork must be wrought in betol:9 We are
aved by virtue of his
This is the reason why there are so many'.
tried "and: suffering souls, because the life of
eelf is bald& drained to its centre. Bo not
iiisheartene% 0 Christian,' wheeinfferinge
rvertake thee: This suffering points as `i
lq;A„plate,tbsome evil to be subdued, `orlo
3the cross to be borne for the good of ati-", -
..ther., It is the fire of Divine Love that =
s:iadle`t the fianie. Thou Mayest be buried,'
ead yet not be Oonstuxied. Christ goestabie '
h6e, up the hill of , Catvary, and poftitti •'
-lee to the baptimn of blood. Shrink_not ;
rom the bloody spear, from .the
,wonnded
lands end feet, for self Must die, asohriei
lied'ou 'the Cross, ere thou be 'risen With
partaker of his Divine nature. '' 'GO'
. hen, _
with him, into the wilderness, , torbe ' 7
ried by, the most Beier() temptations: , that
can presented to ,thy . mind, and,
,heart;
with'hini - te the Cross, to be forsaken of
all nienf--te suffer, and bleed, and die.
And.from this death of self, , thou wilt" be
able to say with Paul, "I live, and yet 'net'
I, Christ livethin me." And with Jesus,
h.lt is finished-0 Lord glorify thyself in
me."—Cleiistian
Cotterdin.
There =is a common practical error in. the -
minds of many Christians in.-regard to this
matter. They seem to think that nothing
his any relation to the conversion 4
f the,
sinner, but that which
, immediately pre
ceded this event; and the, Christian is
ready to say, I was awakened under stich,a. •
sermon,randnever had rest until I fortudat
In Christ, making nothing of all previous
instructions and impressions., when a,
revival occurs under the awaieningAis-,
courses of some
_evangelist, people , are
ready to think that hi ohly'is 'the:gumTs
fat preacher whose labors 'God -awns 'and
blesses; whereas, he does ~.but - bring for
wird to maturity, feelings and convictions;,
which have been long ,secretly formitig4ind
growing within the soul; but so iiiipereepti
bly, that the personiximself was little 13(01.:
Bible of aurehange. 'lt may be Pistil . and
scripturally compared to a !growing Crop;
after the seed is sown it vegetates,.7e know
not'how, and then it receives
,daily c. the
sun's influence, and from time, tatime
freshing showers; but about the- time' of
daring, after alongliroughto. there comes a
plentiful: shower, by means of which, mod
ment is afforded, for the formatioa pf ,tte
fall corn in the ear. No one will dispute,
the iuipcirtinee and 'efficacy, of
,the ,last
shosv,er-in,maturing the grain ; bat -had
there ~been - no cultivation and me shOiverti`t' •
long; before,, this had neSer produced any
Akroniler.
'What' is Virtne,!—A — tiindeni
.put this
question to thelate' tor. Arilitibidti
der., His simple and admirable roily
4 4 Virtue oonsists in -.doing our dutyin:tihe
several relations that we sustain a frn rotteitte,
to roor*ve4, gc •- • our fellow-ine . n, andl9 Qed at .„
asknoWn ocnposeioe.
Lord ara*gliard onemorai.ng;enterligilii`
litrary,,found his private seerOlits
writing, aniOllqpressinglu. ,
was nerdisthr iffs him, receive.
"Oh I no, my lord I writing
child's look." ". A child's: hook rope , luteNY
ed eurOavfr,evaiktazat
child's book I Tow could not.be,emploateh o o n
about &TOW° serif uslttlitiCi; alca I
still more serif ti3l (Wart; ' '
ins it."
J,W.
MMUrd
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