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pporl from a
CDommiss elegate of the Christian
ion.
MILLS, June 29th, 1864.
Albree, Egg., Treasurer Chris-
Itia Cot Pittgburgh.
Sin:--I left Pittsburgh on the
p l c:ling of the 27th of April, and arrived
fa Wohiugton on Thursday evening, 5 o'-
cloc k. As there was no transportation to
spent the nest day.in visiting
mr , c , of the hospitals . in 'Alexandria, Va.,
Ind the Seminary Hospital, Georgetown, .to.
distribute reading matter. the evening
tilled my haversack with books and ,
rpers and in connection with two other
brethren, repaired to the "Soldiers' Relit?!
Th i i , is a receptacle for soldiers passing.
t h r ogli Washington, where they -are fed
an dlodged. On entering the "
0 1' the brethren beganie call out, a conies
b o p, vo arc going to have a good time
you; come this way." Imrdediately
ha b, f: nn to sing a familiar hymn. When
ibe ,ioltliers saw us, and heard the singin g ,
: ey came flocking around, some eager to
b at the word of eternal life; and others
itrtri,: , ,h curiosity, at the , same time . Many'
were lounging around, othera walkinglo
iod fro. Under these peculiar. eircum
ax;:,B I preached a short sermon, ip them,
fom the text, "There retaaineth, therefore,
a :2 :4 to the people of Geri . ,”:..Ho . b . . 9.
~c!nun s 1,•A) distributed the books and
o r e had breOglit with us„ It was
i lt re ths.: idrst heard-:the 'hearty thank
soldier.
:Cost d 5! I was temporarily assigned, to
p ;;:q in au . At the time I was 'there,
her to from eight to ten. thoustaud,men
',hi! , camp. Hero our daily work.iwa
papers, books, tracts,. and' Testa-
meats, and converse with the: men 'person
ally cn the subject of their soul!e salvation,'
F ;ty with and for. them,: A.ad:_in
ectaing we had preaching in tWci,chapel•
teats in different parts of the camp. * And
cut without its good effeets. There
set a night during'my Stay there / but thein
gore plans who asked the prayere of
roople on their'behalf. There:had,
'aeon Moro I went to camp_Stoneman;;. ilui ,
wh!!,. 1 was there, a continued:awakening'.
Afd rhis E corned to me a little singular:
f r ,a, ti fact that these men were coming
?oic, - ; all the time. Some regiments
! . .rdele,( l front and othersCooming in to take
;he!: placc, and yet the interest seemesiun.:
e5l!
Di; first Sabbath I waathere.being.cent,
plc.. c .q'sheath, I wane appointed to:preach
iz Ce; f0:..1-won, and brother Adams in the
ed unitedly adminieter the
epper. After the forenoon
eentation was given to all who had
• • the first time to commune; to
xeei oto,:wr Adams and Myself for the
up: 0' conversing with them on the
ci' their experimental acquaintance' ,
Six persons were admitted
D (ha three of whom were:'
I.y brother Adams.
he ids+ laboring among the soldiers, I.
le,d an opportunity to preach to and die
:7lEltc looks, papers, and Testaments . (to'
:ash as amid read) among the contrabands
roc vo•re employed in ‘taking care of the
It was also my, rivilege to 'preach
:o the workmen and teamsters of the °atop.'
company with twenty other ilelegater
,:et out for Belle Plain, on the 10th of
r, en a Government transport. As we
down the river, after . . night, we bad
... , , , myer-meeting on decle , -one of' the most
-.hem meetings I ever attended. Every
:in:l.g conspired to add tolle'soleminitY
r,cea , i , ion. Around us oh tugs tied to
' saw the ambulances and stretoh
thit were to carry the dead and
1 .,
erl the hold. In the - dietetic° we 'beard 1
tb, , , booming of the cannon:
0:1 oz. arrival at Belle Plain we found
ep, delegates of the. Christian Commission,
74.) wet down the day'before,h,a pitched
tents and were ready to receive 'us.
Aft..r we had breakfast -we went out tp - nur
-•
ol It. Some wore engaged' in (sallying
and bread to the wounded,- and oth
ed the sUrgeons dressing Wound,s.
'AILI my privilege to assist in dreesing
to ; the surgeons taking charge - oh:he
w.rtv. eases, and turning the slightly ,
ecraralcd over to us. This was to me a
harm :riding scene, though .the badly
%%larded had not yet riaehed this point.
Dar ~ ,, mpany remained but one
_day Belle'
There being more. need Tor us 'at
F - e , mriet3burg, we started on foot for the
, a • place, tut bad 'proe'eeded otili.eheut
:) w 7.
hen e were overtaken by an am
tt::v_te trvin, and were kindly offered trap-
On reporting to the field:agent
tr 6 sere assigned to , our appropriati• work:
Tee routine of duty was, firtitiii? the
ti,:riing to go to the hospitalsntiefer-onr
-'"c, and distribute supphes, at the same .
, peaking to the wounded as 0- PPO - rt :l 2 -
4:q utiaded, of the great salvation.
,4a
t'lerncou we distributed 'reading.re4l:
ter, tad held religious exercises every;
v'el
BEE
OLE: thing struck my mind in minister-
1 e; to the wants of the wounded, and that
ai their cheerfulness. Though wounded
illy of them serionglY , , yet their sitter.
Were borne without a murmur or
. a
of regret at having. filtered the Ser.
7 iie of their country. As in initanee Of
ON, as I was passing through one of the
71rtia, I came to the bunk of a bright,. in- 1
ieillgent youth, who bad loot a limb. I
k,mid him writing a letter; the palierlYini.l
IA the stump of his When:TlLT
;r.itiched him a smile was on his lam and
tie remarked, " Chaplain, I am not making
/nem ? specoh, but I am writing a st ump
I %er. lam writing a letter to my thith
er. lam her only son, and I ex pect soon
to reface to her a cripple, but I k now that
. 514 rill be proud of her boy who lost
in hie country's service."
Another thing, was their gratitude to
-
els delegates personally, and their dram
expressio n of thankfulness to the Christian:
Commission, for theft.' labors on their be.
half. Ia illustration of this as I went
Ilya one of the wards one morning, a young
elan called out, "Chaplain, would you be
se kind as to write a letter for me this
laming ?" I replied that I would do it
' l /?at, cheerfully; that the Christian Corn
mission had sent me there for the purpose
, t :clainistering to the wants of the soldiers.
"ti n says he, " I lost , my knapsack, and
la it all my paper." I told him the. 43 Cm -
Ltdmi t'a Wculd furnish'him with paper and
envelopes, and if need be with stamps, also.
At this the big tears, rolled down his
` lh eaks' and he could not find words to ex-,
Press his gratitude. NJ he dictated, I
note, and when the letter was duly..direet
ed and stamped ready to mail - I hoard an
-041," Chaplain 1? I:repaired to the
.-
Pot where a son of Erin `was lying, and
is "id," Sir, I. am in the same fix would
You kie pleased to write , a letter for me." I
Nplied is the affirmative. And as he die
(4ted, I wrote. After the, letter was fin
ahed and ready to mall, ho wad: " I di d .
not think much of you Christian. Commis
51°1 13 /011 et first but I find there ie ,free
religion in this thing; -for if it' had .not
h "; for the good, lord and that stun`'
Co lar d
le on, we would-. • •
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twits enapect to ' , doe' itickfrciitiiltA
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VOL. XII. NO. 45.
heard more swearing on the streets of our
cities and at the Railroad Depots, by citi
zens, than I did in the army. And as to
card playing; when I remonstrated with
them on' the subject, the universal reply
was,.we are playing for past-time. Give us
something good to read,' and we will throw
away' our eards. And in all such cases,
when I gave — them something to read, the
cards were put away, and I never saw them
again. Yourc, respectfully,
J. W. MCCITRE.
For tho.Fresby,todon pups?r.
•• ' • Wayside tieditations.••
Wiz,—~sv~ =~v~~e~:
This brief sentenee—the Shortsat in the
Bible—ig Wet - rich - id its _springs ,of _eon
solation: is like window suddonTy
opened - in the vast blue heaven, permit
ting us, to see the splendor and glory of the
empyrean beyond. For through this brief
utterance we obtain a glimpse of that
mighty human heart, that is well-nigh
shrouded in the awful mystery of godli
ness. - As we gaze - upon his tears, we feel
that - he is our kiasmau--:our elder brother
.and our breaking: hearts weep -upon his
bosom.
' There is something deeply moving in
the tears of the strong man. The tears of
childhood are like the, soft April ihowerit
they arn"Wilhe Preeurn orkorthisuiiihine
and wonian3,beart ts.lnade,otenderness—
tears floWlaiSily, ,geiftlyi;.-biaistifqy t: tii her
heart toncliediirith - .ayinltithk.or- moved
by pity. •Itimethin'2,%::deeply
mown' . the • strong maikood.
The Aro - pg.:man seldom weeps,. although he
rafq deeply feel. But here is tbetendieus
speatacle - ef the Son 'of Godin tiara ! And
herd, are the beautiful lessons • of thieciiie.
When, in the providence of God, We'ire
called to stand. bylhe side, of our dead—
when a little child :has laid it - doWn in
the midst `of its plays to sleep its last
sleep when a brother, a slater, or a parent
ripe with age,is laid, in the cold clay, ive
need.' t o t . :fear to 'weep—we need not be
ashamed 'of tears, for Jesus wept, at the
grave s mot h. -
'But although weeping may endure for a
night', yet-joy cometh in the morniug.;--a
morning that will - dawn upon the tomb,
without the mists, and clouds, aid' storms
of time—the, morning of the eternal day.
No wan Weepers there—n - 6. - 4:4a Mourner
with broken— heaxt . :o4;eitishect affection,
for. the hand - Of 3:11a - himisert shall wipe
away all tea a from: their ire,
.XIV.TH.ojcI of Tilll3.ll7Lli.
One who has nevir - e4olt - the 66eit'n, nor
heard the voice of its moaning waves, finds
a miniature resemblance to its sad music-as
•he applies to his ear the convolutions of a
smooth-lipped sea-shell, and listens:to the
murmuring cadences of its solemn rnotl9-
tone. That, Solitary shell, with its 'lips of
pearl and voice of nielody,'Seents- still to
hold communion with its home on the roll
ing deep. It seems to echo evermore the
songs it learned in its normal estate, in co
ral caves, amid scenes of beauty t and where
all voices are sweet and harmonious. And
as it echoes the sigh - of tlie sad, Sad Sea," it
seems longing and .yearni,ncg -for its ocean
home and. Ilia -of-- inelod - Y.. lA.:breath*
its everY'aceenf - fh - CVaiee 'of-solitude and
homesickness, and the remembrance of-do
arted joys
P. .
lirtbere not;sonintlitieliin,thia, in the
-
deepi T earnest voidosAat.are.M - entelitnes ut
tered Acta the human - heart T ',"lnthe deep
rtittruinrsif .044 :,sometimes:,ariSe --front ,the
soul's great "Itiugtlea; • thet l e seems to be
a mySterious communion with a , former
and better estate—a sweet; sad dream of
Paradise'and its blessed music, from which
it , has been separated. - The unutterable
longings that will at times arise - in the
heart, and that , embody themeelVes in Sighs
and earnest aspirations, and intense deeires
for the good and virtuonS,- apOar as a
dream of the high and `holy estate., from
which it has fallen, and a yearning prayer
Am-restoration - to purity, and holiness,- and
peace. ' And - .the:voices that murmur in
the heart, wooing us to pttrity, : afa holiness,
and heaven, are the - sweeteat - seieen , heard
upon:earth. _Vie, dowri from the
open gates of Paradise. Whey/tire "Voices
of mercy and, love. They invite to holi
peas and rest forever. ETA..
rdr the.Preeblrterlau.Banhei
The Trailletigthilailettary.
Extract of a Serino — n - *livered by. Rev.
T. MceartnOy; at Um Ordination -of - Mr.
)1. C. Nuke, at Forest Grove church. Hid
teat Was, Ts. The Lind shall
count, when he writoth uiWitinoPle, that
this man was born there." - After the disc
melon and enforcement-of the' proposition
that the - Church_ is, by Way of , eminencey
the spiritual hirthplade of souls, Mr. No-
CertneY said
"The.-sanctuary, then, is preEminently 'a
place- of power, , of saving pewee. It is
hero that God has recorded - his name; and
it is liere'he has:pledged himself, in a spe
cial manner to visit his people; nor has: he
ever_ disappointed the expectation of any
devout worehiper. And, -My iriends,:What
llood of glory jdoes such a.. ' tre shed - Over
thenatiettiary I ' 3 The uat,
wit' °Oink
when he writeth up the people, that ;this
man was born there. In tbo estimation. of
heaven, this it is that renders the', sanctu
ary Illustrious. No other distinction is
worthy of mention, when eempired yith
this. Among men indeed,- it= .is often.
judged otherwise. Some will look at a
church's rasjeetictowere and stately:col
umns, and -finished arches, and 'gorgeous
adernmente, and . will laud its stateliness,
and costliness, and material aplen:dor.
These are what they dead - its highest
glory. It is with them,Amt such a-manwas
born there, but such a sum of money, was
expended there; such exquisite taste was
displayed there I Then, with others, the
glory ef-a church. -consists the number
of its , .Membership: It has, perchance; a
popular preacher, and crowded pews and
great applause. And this is heralded as
something worthy 'of -many plaudits end
hosannas I And though there may be,
little Christianity there,
and., spiritual
ity, what matters it? Is there not a crowd
there ? Do.not,great numbers flock there . I_,
In the epee of some, this is the glory - of a
church.
" And then, with others, the glory is,
that the vtealthy worship there; -the aris
tocracy all meet and mingle there.-- The
latest fashions. are sure to be seen there,
and shown Miff. It is indeadt'a pine* of
pomp and parader and as the Wiiiiihipers
march majestically along the 'aisles; it :May
be most truthfully said of , ..tkeiar - .4017
man walketh in vain show. r 43etter;;
finitely better, to be :out of the_ world, if
prepared, than ant of the, feshion, in such a
church. And yet, with many, this'is pat
what ,renders the church ;illustrious, and
churchloing F,reepeetable" I Their , great
commendation of the pit* is,not that such
and such - a poof:soutwis born there, but
:that thla and that rielt,suinei, forsooth, at.
;tends there, and was bapti4ed there! Rut
has IlttetrAlatilaPt . ft. 0.1 4 -0 40sP.`PtPfr i m
-dlitinetioni r lieten Gell; verdict, whose
jnsiginent,iiraceording tokutti ; Thia man
116t1140044''i lk **-t 6 rrflOtieg till
...1 sPet.. -
PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1864.
by the Spirit'ef Gad, made a new creature
in Christ Jesus—' born, not of blood,' that
is, new-born, not on account of eminent
parentage—' not of blood'; 'nor of the will
of the flesh '—not; by any power of the
fleshly will ; nor of the will of man'—not
by the aids and eloquence of man; but of
God'—of his sovereign and. omnipotent
Spirit. This man was BORN there.' And
so great is such an event in the estimation
of God, that fie points to thesiery spot, and
says, ' Thin - man was
.burnt' there.' It is
very common and appropriate, on entering
a church few the first time, to dedicate it;
that is, to set it apart as a ,building sacred
Co God. But what is such a- dedication,
when Compared with the dedication it re
ceives when an immortal soul is, within its
-doors, made a king lind priest unto God !
A good writer says : There, are doubtless
spots in the world that would be barren
forever, if we recollected what had happen
ed there.' Says he, '1 was ofice'ln.St.
Paul's Cathedral, just under the - dotne;ana
a friend touched me gently, and :said; -"-do
you see thdiPlittle chiael mark 2! and T said
'Yes: Said, he, 'that is whert.- a- ,man
threw himself down, and there he - fell- and
was dashed to atoms.' 'We-started
aside,' continues the writer, :Afton?' that
little spat, where a fellow-ereatutOiblobd
had. been shed. It seenied.en mer it!. playa,
when we remembered that.'- - And stc , ,, it
we knee' the spoelliele a siene,t - stands et
sits. when he--makes' the :fatal deciSion to
dam:sills own soul, how terrible would be
that place 1.
"hut
we are here presented with quite a
different picture. It is a place ,made mem
orable, but memorable as the birth-place of
an undyingipirits It 'maybe proper and
praiseworthy to rear a monument on ground
made famOns by battles, or victories; but
how much more worthy of remembrance
the place of the great spiritual victory over
the poivers of hell! This I am-sure, in
God's regard, is ,much the more snored
place."
"And here may be seenwhat heaven ac
counts as truly note-worthy. 'This' man
was born there not this man was crowned
there,' or thislman conqueied the,re! Aid
places noted-apon earth may be altogether
unstated in heaven. Though marble mon
uments in stately magnificence tower heav
enward to render conspicuous some spot of
earth, yet God regards them not. But
wherever ghoul is born into the kingdom,
however humble that soul may be, there.
God turns his eye; and pointing to "it says :
" This man was - born there.' And need
there be any other monument than this, to
render the raw eternally memorable?
"And you=-will , notice that it is not said,
'This nation " was born there,' but '4
this
man.' One conversion =is enough to im
mortalize any place. If within these walls,
consecrated" to God, but a single soul shoUld
be born again, therisall the trouble and ex
pense in= the ereothni of this building, and
in thinsaitaining of worship here, will be
imply compensated`; and those who have
most liberally contributed may rejoice that
their contributions have aided in a 'result
so unspeakably important.
"There is frequently among men an am
bition to contribute a stone or block of mar
ble„.*Ale iigt.rfoa
e grave-`` the illinitrious. dead, and"the
ambition-may be commendable ; but give
me rather an interest- 4 a nail,' if nothing
more—in the humblest sanctuary, made
sacred by, the new-birth of a never-dying
soul, Capital thus invested will yield the
highest per tentage. 'Think you not that the
amount expended in the erection of the
most costly edifice is hat a paltry pittance
when compared with the preciousness of a
single soul ? there .not " joy in the
presence of the angels of God Over one sin
ner that repertteth '? ' Over °NE.' Yes;
all the choirs of the blessed, resound with
higher hosannas, with more jubilant ie
'mains."
For the Presb . ,iierla4 "tanner.
84 Ntelii ~.tii;lhi PotolOac
. 4tinly ;
OR,
'ROW TUE EICIE 47.A.N 0:310T
To- Parole.
41 vie:Mani 'on their Wiaaiag way."
The two.. sides of. a triangle are; longer
than:the base; but as we_cannot travel the
iktter, wo must be content to wind =round
the formerolusi. from Washington, by way
An.napolia alunntiort, reach Camp Parole.
Alto, we So have no,", sight:seeing!' before
we leave_Wasbingtonl and:especiallras it
is our first visit. -
Well, the. U. S. C.'o.—as such,doesn't
know anything,ajeut sight-seeing. It pro
poses other work for its _dele.gates. He -
every with that Any , On which`-weLproposed
to rest,_ and a few,other odd hours, we did,
on, ‘‘ doable qv i ick," manage to 44 do" the
Capitol, the , - Departments, the East and
Greenleems, and the.. Smithsonian Insti
tute: Bat everybody does, and writes
about them, tOo, until_ everybody else is
tired or their seribbling,..: We will only
say, that that far-famed door in the Capitol,
so often described in _terms of high praise,
wsti, ItS,"-e4)a:veby.;,",, difficult piece:,of
unigne_l3.;_to.. as ear not highly.cultivited,
beyond: our, pourer-of appreetation:---at least,
in co brief - a think:as we had to , look at it,
At any rate,-we. were disappointed. If we
bad had time to study it;Terhaps we would
have been better pleased; for, we aravain
enough:to think that we have at least_some,
little taste forAthe ct fineartd.". But as it
is, we will not praise the thing, simply to j
do what others do. - We, well remember, ,
however, tiefit Niagara Falls disappointed '
us sadly, when,years ago, _with quickened
step and breathless satpeotatiou, we gained
our.: first sight of Aka, a Horse Shoe Bend,"
Biat -the /anger we' viewed it, the more
grand was the impression--if we did mis
chievously say to a lady of the company,
in answer to her expressions - of enthusias
tic admiration," that we : thought- the thing
wotild -run - a :first rate' saw -mill,-and turn
out lotti-itHinxtber 1 This, -- hoWever, It
digression, sad we come ha* to say, that
:there is one place-in-Washington - of which
we have never known the 44 excursion"
writers to say..a word,. in Which, neverthe
less, ice were ,much interested. It is the -
U. S. Army Medical Musa= ; and though
we can
,stay but anwozent, letai drop in.
The very gentlerariEly apeAiteu describer,
Mt:A. j..Selintrirwhose - golden. hair and
blue eyesareall inhis appearande that in
diorite= his 'atirrnarr extractionnvill atter
fully show - us - rouua. - ' -
iy L
Well, this isiworth seeing I - A lens room
fitted rep witlitinalieti' on ettitif hand. 'the
one side filled from - end' to endi and - from
form to ceiling, with specimens - of human
bond; the _other' `Of. ,fiesli—some. loyal,
some rebel—and 1;11 of them collected dur-.
ing the preifent - war Here Fare bones
OA; meat prepared, exhibit almost
every conceivable form of fracture , by retitle,
bomb, or sOlietitiot. Here is a skull
,w,ith
a black minis protruding nzward, through
its bode: Here is 8 - "'rosecttortP. (a short
piece' of the - entire bone taken out,) the
bony matter piled out irroggtyrly from
eiffitir
"r
sit "a liiii . atteMpt , te:Meet over
the intervening ` space. And hire " (Yen.
Sickles' Ar4 '
'Bit here eorojeJn,,a soldier with ,au
empty (kit oleafgAilsktili
" Mr. Schaffirt, I came in to see my
other arm."
" Here it is, my brave fellow."
"Well, you have taken a..good deal more
pains to preserve it than 1. - ditn"
Among the flesh specimens on the other
side. are a large number!! of 'patches of
viscera, each taken from the tuttue Man, and
each bearing the track of an,_. : l2lcer, yet so
neatly, prepared and well pre . swed as to bb
in no wise offensive. The
. 'pbeidliarily we
understand to be, that the exiiiieo - n - uf each
ulcer is in the opposite direetibil`from that
which is uznal in this diseftse. 'And,here
is a human heart with a. hole d irecqy
through it, while the sold;iii r .,hl lihora
it once kat, lived-=—if we rbm i eitiber oor
rectly—some' four days after the fatal -ball
had thus pierced .him I Mit -,we e ttn i f ot
tarry . longer, and will not talEctAntpziovrto
look ,at,tbose :Indian relics at ,the:Sarther,
end* the As we go Atit,,hogro 4 vgii
just - look at this motley lot ithliiiilf4fOrt,
the corner here:
War speoixnens, tor; - ?
..Yes ;
_the Tessela used , byeders,- ; -or by_
others forlhem, in smuggling' bad whisky
across the- Potomao; some of-them not 'a
littlecuriounor lacking.evidimoe of con
siderable ingenuity—especially 4iis device
that traveled " the long bridge". for a
twelve-month, .But -we-musk be -off for
" 500: TriSticeti'l I flail for our
ourney• • ..
Tfvo pairs of blankets each h extra straps !
haversacks with g‘ lunch inithom What
does all this mean
" You may need the lunch, to-Might; and
the extras, before your ',expedition'
ends, may be found very deSitable."
And so we are leaving Wadhington. '
Yes. But, really, I would' like to have
remained until after to-morrow evening,
that we might attend the Pre ident's levee
—" the last of the season:" Abraham
Lincoln is. the only a sight: : unseen"'-in
Washington, for the missing of which I
care at leaving. But, as wditave said, the
U. S. C. C. knows nothing. of "/ sightsee
ing," and.having enlisted under Atxbanner,
we must " obey orders."
And this is Camp Parole j a.. , •
Yes. And in this city of white tents
and white pine, lying aboue, L it, are th 4
brave soldiers—white and black--of the
Ninth Army Corps; and just,eyond is the
little old city of Annapolis. Yes, this is
Camp Parole; to this place We promised,
last week, you might come with' 119. We
have kept our word, and, soon - as &retro
nient, will try and take you round. C.
For the Presbyterian Banner.
Presbyterian Loyalty.
Perhaps the publication of a few sou
tends from the Confession of Faith of the'
Presbyterian Church, at this juncture in
our national history, may not be wholly
improper. Certain it is,:that charity is
often put to the blush, and serious re
proach heaped upon our holy religion, by
the language frequently held . by members,
and sometimes by officers .of4he Church,
touching those who in the course of Divine
Providence are in authority over us. It is
a crying sin of these`: tiittes„ then„ too
...--u v _ an d a j ar _
the religto - eekand owlfsJesu
are addicted - to "speaking evil of dig
nities."
But whatever of evil speaking, pr of
flagrant and unprovoked Vituperatiet .of
this description-. may -be indulged lit by
others, let• Presbyterians be warned against
the practice - of these sins. Let all man,
too, know that the contempt shown, both
by word and deed, by some members, some
elders, and—we blush to say it—by some '
ministers of the Presbyterian Church - ,
toward the Chief Magistrate, of the Uni
ted States, and others in authority,is con-,
demned by our Standards an pronounced
sin.
in chap: xxiii, see. 1, Confession' of
Faith, it is written : " God, the supreme
Lord and - King_• - „of all the world, hatli
ordained civil magistrates to. - be under
.„
him over the people.", -Furthermore, in
same chapter, see. 4 it , is written :- "It is
the duty Of the people to' PriiY for' inagis
trates, to honor their persons, to pay thdni
tribute-and - other dares, to obey their:lawful
commands, and to be
_suhject; to : their au
thority, for eonseience' sake. infidelity or
indifference. in religion dothirot make void
the anagistrate'i just and legal authority)
nor free the people from their due obedience
to : him ; from which ecclesiastical peraons
are not exempted."
The Fifth Cominandment is held by the
framers of the Larger Catechism, Ques.
125, to mean, by " father and mother,"
" not:only our natural parents, but all su
periors ;in -age; 40 - gifts; and especially
such. as by God's ordinance are over us in
place_ of authority, whether in family,
church, or
. domnionwealth." '
"rho honor required. from inferiors to
these superiors is declared, Qaes. 127, to
be " all due ,reverence in heart, word and
behaviour.; prayer and thanksgiving_ for
them, imitation of their, virtues and,graecs,
willing obedience'to their lawful commands
and counsels; 'due submission to their nor- •
rections; fidelity to, deference-and mainte
nance of their persons and, authority, ac
cording to their several ranks, and the
..na
ture of their places.; hearing with-their in
firmities and Covering 'them in love, that
aothe3t may be an-honor to their govern
ment." '
By plain inference, then, the-failure to
do these things toward those in rightful
authority, is sin; and if sin, it onglit to be
rebuked by those who are set to rebuke
sin. Moreover, if-sin, it is proper matter
for, church discipline.
-Bat our Standards give positive utter.
anee en this matter as follows---ase Qum
130, Larger Catechism—" The sins .of in
feriors against their superiors are, all neg
led of the duties required toward them;
envying 'at, contempt of, and rebellion
against their persops and places, in their
lawful - counsels, commands and corrections;
cursing, Woking; and all such rofractory
nd scandalous carriage as proves a shame
-them-: and db3honor to them and .their
gctvernme x tti" - •
These quotations suggest grave, - practical
questions.. If we are bearing any reproach,
as' a
_people we assuredly are in some
quarters—vie herein'see wherefore; and we
May seer ihe-true remodY.
:If -all- our people cannot see their way
(dear .to become ardent supporters of the
men now in power, they should at least
temper their"opposition, to them with meld::
oration. They should - not, whilst profes
sediriaboringfor the public good, in:their
yew , ignore- all the comMon:preceptte:of
that eliarity, ; ,which vanntetli not itself' and,
ihich:thi . nketh no evil:
Treason is evidently, from these quota
tions, a sin. • Its twin sister; the refusal to
sustain the only authorized agents in de
fending our nationallifer, is-,searcelyless_a
sin, lese at all. '
The history of our -Church in all the
past, utters its ye*, oiling us to,0:141.40
th . e.mestjoyal of our chime in, this fear- .
ful Struggle for our nation's
Rath is hed of opioes to aII beiievere .
ever amore be lay in it, who ie—tho Rose of
firkiprolgi - and the. 141.7 of the Valley. . •
The. Presbytery of lbw Lisbon '
Met in Glasgow, Pa.; on the 21st of June.
At the former - meeting, Presbytery had
placed calls in. the hands of Rev—Mr. Gas
ton, from the churches of Glasgow and
Clarkson, each one for one:half of his min
isterial labors: - On the - firatieVerting'of 'the
meeting, Mr. Gaston -'signified his accept
ance of the .call. from. the former i and
re
pressed A:desire t0..h01d.-,that- of-the,--Jatter,
for future . consideration. His - request was
granted; and, Were made for
his installatiOn over the aongregation of
Glasgow' on the next day.: At the time 43-
pointed; the installition. , serviam.Weri.enn.
ducted in s tl?.e folloWing tzianner. Dr. Dun-:
dass,preached,the sermon .Mr.' Swan pre
iided,-;prepOsed the constitutional
and the, eharge'to the pea-;
14ej -Mr. Stratton' deliVered.',the- elk*: tO:
the pastor; . and fathel. :Reed; - under -whose
ministry the church was,:organixed; :offorell
the concluding_pranr_,,,,,
Dr. .IclieVaster, - our delegate
to the late. General eitisseinblir, reported by
letter.: - Teport , was, accepted„` : and his
condi:mt. approved. . 7
11 .4 e 'oo*Mitt,ee ' - appointed the, Met
tieetin , ; . Visit` reported' that
they had organized a.eliureh in that.pace,
tfonaisting of twentyiseven:Memberi. This.
village, : situated. in Polumbiana County,
on the Pittsburgh and .Cleveland Railroad,
twilve miles froth Wellsville, is a flourish
hig and enterprising t*.b.;•aFid it ishdped
tharthe - ehtiroh - orontiied -lia it, with the
Divine blessing, will, be in a short time,_ an
efficient. congregation.. .
Presbytery adjourned to meet in . the
church of Bethel on the Tuesday `preceding
the 'meeting of the Synod of Wheelingi - at
four o'clock-P. M. -
. .
,• - ( meow.] '
To My Closet *- •
I al3l weary of this turMoil, din and strife;
Am -weary of, earth's jostlitiv Selfish WAY;
I api weary of my finning, of my groaning, .of
my life; ' ' . -
Open, closet, still and holy,. . •
Open, closet, bending lowly ,
Let me enter; I*o.ald pray. .
0,.t0 enter.but with. Jesus where 't is still,
-There to pour out unreproved:my pencup
In that hush to list his praying•.-" Righteous
Father keep from ill ;"
Open, closet, still and. holy,
Open, eloset•, bending lowly
Take me where the Father hears.
'l` is s , the Holiest of Holies" shuts me in,
The Sheehins.h of God's .preeenoe drawing
near;
And like incense clouds to wrap me is the Com
forter within.
Open, closet, still and holy,
Open, oloiet, bending lowly
Take ree—peaoe doth wait,me here.
0 the nearness, 0 the sweetness of - the plum !
Here with Tesus only lingering I stay ;
He is so" near I grasp his loving hand, e'en almost
see his face.
Open, closet, still and holy,
Open, closet, bending lowly
- Let me enter; I must pray.
,/
here offered hand
- I st ;a n not. ehOese 1 20 ot gregp
it
stays
ra,,..r4t.„1.7,u),.!itwa11t.7411:11171.;..
Blessed closet, still and holy,
Open quickly, bending lowly
Let me enter; I must pray.
FOR THE MONTHLY CONCERT.
,Illissions in China.—A. letter in the
American, Presbyterian, of last week, gives
some interesting information 'concerning
Missions in China The writer says;
" The estimated number of converts is
given in round numbers. -
of miss
an se of Port. cries. Na.Narjr". No: of
caut6n.i. axo ns. (Estimated.)
9 6 150'
watow 6 . 2 100
Amoy 12 700
Fuh Chau 11 3 150
Ningpo ..... 13. • 4 soct
Shnnghal 12 5 350
Hankou 2 2. 30
.... 8•80
.Chefoo 3 - 2 - 4 0
Tangohan • n 6
Piling • .410 6 • 10
Hong Kong and ad- .
jaaeiit, oouniriei.:lo
MI
In the mainland opposite Hong Kong,
which is an English colony, it is estimated
that there are some 300 Converts connected
with three German - missions, whose . head
quarters are at Hong Kong. These are in
eluded in thelast - item alieve. -
Of these 11l missionaries, five or six are
absent on visits to their native lands. The
Wives of the missionaries are not enumera
ted, nor are several - Winn arried ladies, en
gaged principally in teaching. There are
about 20 different Arnerinan, English. and-
Continental Soeieties,engaged in the work of
propagating the Gospelin China. Of the
missionaries, about 5,7 are limn America, 9
are from Ger Many, and: 45 from England;
Ireland and Scotland.- - There are boarding
schools for the - training of youth, male or
female, in the ffoctrines of ,the Christian
religion, at Canton, Swatow, Fuh Chau,
Ningpo and Shanghai, !Md.' day schools at
most- if not all - of ports occupied
missionaries. There are several flourishing
out-stations and country ' churches already
formed, connected with ' the missions "at
Amoy, `Fuh . Cliatx, Ningpo and Shanghai,
and - perhaps at one or two other ports. It
would - be safe to estimate - that there are
over one hundred native Christians em
ployed-at the- different - •ports 'as . school
tcaehisri,. or preachers,: exhorters; wiper.
tenrs, so., -and about one "hundred chapels,
more or less, where the Gospel is regularly
preached-by the foreign missionary or his
native helper. ' • '
The calefidarsays
'• There are 50,000 heathen on our
shores. Idol gods are worshipped in'-two
heathen _temples in 'San Francisco. The
Baptists, are - trying to
_do. somethingfor
Christ in California, and pure the.Pres
byteriens. The Avast§ hails,. Created
chapels for the Chinese in San - Framoisco
and Sacramento, and- -have made 'converts,
Some of whom haVe been licensed to preach.
The :Presbyterians have ag r Ameriean mis,
stonary and two Ahinese helpers!! _ ,
Asia Kinet—Tho itev. Dr, Weed writes
( 6 Aintab is, indeed a wonder in-ritission
au :history. Last - Sabbath (April 10th)
we deli - 1,10i: Periziens-- - Old woken - and
grepyiarded ken, and maidens and`wives,
Its well as children—in theSabbith School,
i on a rainy day. ' There multi have been
More thau . .l . ,p9 the . forenoort pongtega
tiiM,,iirid nearly s as many in the ,afternoon
'goed I
saw. Theilenier pastor, C.iikore', and' his
associate,' Polat Avedia; are certainly - MU':
who would be deemed remarkable anywhere.
There are. thirteen young gen in the theo.
logiical Sohool, of whom eight new complete
their cofirse,:and "aro ".to. be
preieheri."'
lin
Importance of Domestic Rissions.,"-The in
creasing population of our country— onb
ling in ..twenty-five; years; and-, spreading
itself over areas only lately mentioned.=
.11e most re 9 , 00, at./ 14912 / 4 .4 USIWAISAOI"
For the Presbyterian Banner
440
2,500
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IA7HOLE NO. 614:
emn, industrious, and earnest in our prayers
to God that we, may not fail of our high
privilege. The amazing emigration from
Europe—in the face of civil war, and in
spite
,of the warnings of the hierarchy and
the Aeons appeals of hostile journals,
rushing' piteous_
_to 'these shores too fast for an over
crowded marine—excites :our liveliest *
yrehensions and enlarges the field of Chria
flan effort.' God has a purpose..in all tkis,
and we can no inore,denbthis goodleis in
this than aff the nem of-his, glorious admin
istration—and - then the., BOA with, its
dedolitione„ extinet - churches, and ruined
"motile/is lieferets. • To reconstruct church=
-to win` bank:with - the hind-perstrasieni
of the Gospelthe•deceiYed and. the erring.;
to oast,e,in
thantle of Christian charity !Ivor
the .. fa4t, and :bid' thegodpe43xert, bless 7,
ed and infineninr lifer 'White - and
lark; iher 'the foitier nMiter and his Ter:
mer slave, will make demands :upon ihe ha:
pmelence.of the Church unknown befere.
',or. years the Bouthrwilliie,a-mission field,
i.e he diPillied-bythe'liindneenif the Roth.,
fteig - Ain founiftliii roes ; t o o`do
vinikiti-TVirlAre is thelnifiiiitry-anointed
of God for this -ervice Repdrt ejViesi
230 a-rd - :_ •
Rev,D: Thomp:
son, in a letter: aged, At -Yokohama; March
17 thus speaks of some lags which, haye
recentlycimidto his ,knowledp„.d:.:
" The facts to which I have referred 'at
worthy-Of the attention of Christians kkho
May-be:watching the' tokens of piogress in
Japan, are the - following -First, as we
learned from an article which appeare
Commercial
Nexus ;
recently in the Japan
Nexus ; and from other sources of reliable
information as well;.Echizen Kann ) ; it
poiverfulrnaimio whase principality ;lies
near Minn°, elk the north, has taken a :de,
aided Stand in' favor of unrestricted inter-
course with foreign nations, and in faior
Of 'progrees - giinerallY::' He- seta' fOrth and
defends his views in a Paper Which mud:
feats considerable ability and much liberal
ity -of sentiment. This paper has been
widely circulated 'among the Japanese.
Eatinen no katni, it appears, expresses
himself in favor of thee toleration of Chris:.
tianity ; at least, he -thinks . the -danger to
be apprehended from its introduction' is
imaginary. He argues that if the Chris
tian religion . should be eXeluded, for ihe
same reason the doctrines and teacheric of
Ruddliimil should have 'keen banished, as
they. are equally of foreign origin."
It Religions Reform.---There is much : talk
a Constantinople about st• religions reforin
, emended by a large number - ot •the Mus
,ulman - .population. The number varies
• ally, and from fifteen hundred has, by re
tort, reached as high as, forty thousand.
his reform, for the present, has no con
,
ection with Christianity; and indeed it is
ether difficult to define its real object.
It is connected, with the, history QI the
oran, and the interpretations of its four
great commentators have had an • absolute
ad arbitrary sway over all the followers '9f
he great and wonderful. Prophet of Arabia'.
The Koran itself has never- been printed
here, but.is always sold in manuscript,•nor
has it been translated, except- by the Per
shins. It is in very simple language, easily
it • . ; . • : • • 110.:-.1
f 4 internal" or "spiritual" meaning whiCk
can only, be obtained through a teacher,-
..,;•
The, present reformers now claim that
the • Koran,should be printed, and so madi
accessible" to every one; and . that it,should
be translated and printed in Tarklah.-
They are against polygamy,-in favor. of
drinking wine, abolishing the fast of Ea
mazan, and claim, that no man is an infidel
or Gleam who believes in the Old and Nevi
Teitaments, both of-which books they ita 2
cept and consider as holy. 'They have-pet
titioned ler, a mosque, for, themselves, an a l
to be recognised as a seet„ -The g e vernb
meat has denied this request for the, preit
eat, but it is supposed that the-Very high . =
est dignitaries of the capital gfeatlljavor
the
Gifted Hearir
;My oars had been'ringing with commen:
dations of this gifted preacher- and thit
gifted preacher.. And :I was glad that there
were such; but I could not but , think, that
a, gifted ,hearer was an cadent worthy off
some notice. I had not: heaid any -corn-,
mendation sent in this diteetion, and could'
n6t but think this Was a - -gap that ought to
• be, filled:. Being acquainted:with an inter
esting specimen, :I world ; say, ; • ,
Ist, Thathe bathe. gift : of promptness
in attending : on public Worship. .He was
scrupulonsly : punctual in reaching his seat
at_the appointed ;time. -You might. get a
oatalogue of loiterers a fathom long in that
congregation; but you could not:pso this,
man's name on this list Without ,breaking
the ninth commandment. 'I wiab that hie :
neighbors had coveted earnestly that:ex::
'eellcnt gift.
2. But 1 4) _ had - another,: :that .of.. a. deep
and earnest- attention to ' the—preacher.
Some send their. eyes on errands All - - over
the horse:, .They have ,•a pulpit direction
now and Shen, to be sure, but ,there is not
fixedness `about them. The' new ribbons
and feathers, - ttud new comers, and late.
,comers, mkt' 'and:take' up their attention':
and the preacher_ gets only- what is -neil
:taken up by the feathers,•&c.-seems tole
no more, himself or his message .either,
Shan a feather to: such a hearer. Bint our,
gifted friend did not belong to - this elan.
He seemed to think that the preacher had
something of importance to sa.y.to-him, and
the _preacher was anxious. Shat_he•should;
hear t 7 - 7 -very anxious -; and this made him
anxious himself to hear Aud thia made
him a- most - serious = aid earnest- listener ;
and I should like to see the man that would
deny that tiffii tittaa_an exeellentgift. •• -
But he had another still more excellent:'
he loved
,and practised what he,. heard.
Many do not think that it la eipeeted of
them that they shall carry- anything - away
of: what Ailey hear. But -that -is , a groat
nligtake. ___Tb4sy, _are, expected by, the',
preacher:, and hy:thatauthority4naderwhieh
be acts, to hide the Word of Gad•so
in their hearts, that th'ey cannot. help car':
tying it away,-and- cannot heli becoming
wiser and betterfor-what they-hear-; sme
ar° so, much =gaged in. worldly ,dreams,;
*Mk at Ohara:, or,. so drowsy-,= that „the:
truth can get. only to their Neats, and not, ,l
ways so fat as, that _They, go home
binfitras they °nixie. But 'But the hearit`noir
inciny-eye,"always'brOught away:soniething,
from the house of God. He. had thl3 gift.
oir giving the ..truth .!30. 0904 i a wetefw,
Ont . like a good angel, - W.acIoPPIPA4 ,
hirii home, and kindlbli . ;lll3' fire lope in
his soul, and wrapped hint in'hisli*beiitS
}lfni robe. ' . •
everal things followirom all this':
That gifted preaohersAre not the only,
gifted beings in the w0r1d.... Their. endow-.
mods msy bq very - valuable, - and ige
*ell admire them 4 but aci - are gified i laisiei,:?
endoitments, and thipare worthyit honor.
And for• that.p3,usn remarlo—,l
A gifts& hearer. great ; gift...oo it.
preacher. :..Ho helpti*Opreashas.to r lorna
of his `His' deep; Mil'4 .#l l l2 -
tioni de*mit'deportmentr atittesiMcfall
the holy and happy infittintii ishishAbe'
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preacher's message exerts upon his heart
and life / greatly 'anima.to comfort
the preacher. This mates h.. a better
preacher: - •
.8d:: 'A gifted heareris a great gift. to .a
congregatiork. He is of great use in lead
ing others to be. attentive, devoul . ,. and
doersof:the Word as well' s hearers. He
is a living rebuke•to all the irregular, •tat'.
dy, the drowsy_and the un'proftted hearers;
•9 th.r. The desire to have gifted preachers
Shoild have for its yoke-fellow the desire
for gifted" hearers.: We 'should aim to mul
tiply both Classes - as fast as we sin.
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No candid observer ` "will deny that what
tood: there'll:lV be in our American.
oivilizatioWis:the Voduot of Christianity
Still van- he :deny that the grand mo.
tives which r re working for: the elevation
ankpunqoadon, of, our society; are strictly
Christian. T h e' iiiiinert4ci 'energies of the
Clirintian" - Chuirdf stimulated by a love
that .shrinks from noLobstaele, are..all bent
towar&thingteat aiweof univer s al purifioa.
tion.
,These millions of sermons and exhor.
tations, which area constant power for good ;
these countless prayers and songs of praise
on" which the-heavy laden lift their hearts
above,the , temptations and the sorrows of
the world, are all the product of faith in
Jesus. Christ.- That which gives us pro
tection by day and by night—the dwellings
we live in, the clothes we wear, the bad.
trident; of social order—all three are the
direct offspring of Christianity. r All that
distinguishes us from Pagan world—all
that
,makels us what we aro, and all that
atiihribitei us in the, task' of making our.
selves bettii than we - are—is Christian . ;
A belief in Jesus Christ - is-the very foun
tain-head. of everything ~that is desirable
and, praiseworthy in our civilization and
this civilization is the flower of time. ,Ho.-
inanity - hitl reached its noblest thrift, its
gran4tib attitidei of excellence, its high ,
eat through the 'hairline° =of tia
faith.
And, now we are told, in the most kind
and complacent language, that Jesus Christ
was an impostor, that Christianity is a myth,
and that the-Old Testament; out of which
the Na comes like - the ear out - of the
blade, tir the flower out of the bud, by its
own august profession, is a huge batch of
absurditiii, with no valid claim to our. re
spectful'faith I We are told, in effect, Uri+.
out Of an ingenious lie, out of a cunning
delusion out; of a baseless myth, out of a
systematized falsehood, has • sprung all that
there is in this life worth living for—the
grandest Motives of human progress in pu
rity and power We are, in effect; told
that by-Means-of 'a stupendous cheat, mut
are trained to goodness, purified of their
passions ; fitted,for an immortal , life, filled
with loire toone another; that prompts' to
the highestberinSmi inspired to sacrifices
of life and fortune- for the public good,
bred torespeet for,law and order, assisted
in self-mastery, and built up into a civili
zation which is.immeasurably superior to
all that human nature, assisted by philoso
phy and ' 'false religion, has ever dreamed
of.' We areiin effecti'told all [Lis, and now
we ask..rationak men what they think of it.
out of whose life haii flown into i uMani y
thoia pure ~ 'principles and elevating and
purifying- Motives, or those who believe
that a Helier; wrought theaomarvels ?
all the credulous idiots that the age has
produced; we know of none SO pitiable is
those whoiin the full - blaze of such a civil:
'salon -as ours,- and in 'full view of tilde
great; movements whese sole inspiration is
Christian' love, soberly 41k of Christianity .
as a myth, and its author as cheat.—pe.
Haven is ,Onti,
Ileaven is ours-. eurs in title • purchased'
for us,_ secured to us. ` And,riot only sa—;
we have:fie& our agent to-tiiko possession
for. us. We have-:entrusted to him , our
claim— : we claim in hint. alone--,he has re
moved .every, legal bbstruotion—it can no
lenger,ba contested, it is undisputed in the
Court above-=he hag effected a lodgment in
Our name: He hue entered heaven as One
Of us, a' man-like -tie,. :Me has received of
the::good, ,things,_ of; the, land, and is from
'tium.tetiine sending medown gifts of the
eivietnisa'anerichness of the toil—instal.
malts of that abundance which can never
;be exhausted; specimens of our treasured
wealth,: samples of the fruits of tbe - trees
on the banks of the river:of life. We are
slo* to believe in our happiness; regard,
lag whathe Bends as gifts 'simply, and not
as-earnests-and assurances of that which is
too exhaustless to: be transported to us,
over to which, therefore, we must pass to
rade. We do not think enough of the
immortal flavor of these clusters from
heaven.- • "-As the Israelites were slow to
enter the Frbmised Land, -so are we slow to
enter upon the purchased one." Faith we
lick t _nnt,,heavenr,-faith to know that heav
en is ottriO'faithiatlier than meetness for
the inheritance; for without faith, holiness
isimpossible. _ _
The Deserted Dont.
That God hath withdrawn himself, and
left flail his temple desolate, we have many
sad and plain 'Foci& before us. The state
ly ruins are visible to every eye, that bear
in their-front, yet extant, this doleful in
scription, "Here God once dwelt." Enctigh
appears, of the admirable frame and struc
ture of the soul of man, to show that the
Pivitie preshilee did sometimes reside in
it ;'more than enough of vicious deformity
to proclaim; He is now retired and gone ;
the lamps, are extinct; the altar over
turned; the light and love are new van
ished, which did, the ono shine with each
heavenly - brightnees, the other burn with
such pious fervor. The golden eand!ebtitk
is displaced,• and thrown away as a uselek-s
thing, to make room for the throne of the
prince, of,darkness. The sacred incense,
which cent rolling up in clouds its rieh
p — Orfunkes'i's exchanged for a poisonous,
wills-hiast:ah. The Comely order of this
house is turned all into' confusion; the
beauties of holiness, into noisome impuri
ties ; , the house of prayer, to a den of
iihieirelf,lndllt4 of take - worst, and most her
hind; foi'everrltiat is a thief, and every
theft' a , Wifieliige: f' continual rapine and 'rob
hery is edihniitted' on holy things.—Efours's
4cving' -AMA.
prayer.
TftralOr le , the key ,of heaveti, and faith is
the,hand that turns - it. .:We •cry, Abbe,
" We cry "--there is the fervency.
Father"—there is the faith. ref.<
valley in prayer is-as fire -to the incense; it
makes. it ascend: ° heaven as a .steect per
fume. r To-induce lielievers to,pray in faith, -
let, them _remember , the. bountifuluesa of
G'o'd:;, he "erten.exceeds the priyers of his.:
people; Hannah asked a son ; God gavo
her .not. only sou, but a prophet. - Bele-
raOnAaked wisdom . ; God gave him not only
wisdcen,..but .riches-and, honor beside.
pelb. asked
that; God would give. him food
and raiment-.; belt :the' Lord increased
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