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„ _ ^ .. , _ ^ I Ttoei<t»i»tli««». By TO JonsfcDU. Boing • TbMW BMmiis Mr lt«tuK a Ctoutlut, | ikwsmiOewhtworyorthelrorlglit.mwuitiuliy' • VjumUM «i> CamnnHlou.- to to prtnclplc*. tipirlt, poUty, iH*ia»n,«ud luau-• T»1 wkl* Ultle irork. »ad bM ticea bloiaied J I'rloo, Ml ct«. to Ui. ooawrtion ol » '^VmW lo tbo «ri«|N of UAI riN-n*, By B. uiuttKiMinl H.iroMl,JLI«'tt,~Yo)x«ttlthtto fttmlllM with the Hldtorydxyoarowu denomination, *t leMt the ontlln* ol lU Yon tiavu no Uni* lo read a Imw booH. In thto UtUe book ot 1«8 »»§«• yott ; AJiln « nnt-iibol t. I'be •otiior eommeniMW kaiXtmwt tmck tb« tiap< tUtdenorailiAtlon firort thejpresent wiiury to dky« ot the AtKMUei. JLf wUt show yon rbftt BapUitodld not oi1sln«to with »>s«t VVtUtomiii nor tu'JSnaiftud, uor With tbe mud m«u o( tauDKttii', M our «uemta» oUnrge, but •re older th&u - the i*r«tte«t«hu or Uie

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«VQUodiO,KeYtT«Ji Mtd Hundaar* y«t mkdet cnrt tb« luiwte In LOttjAi jfcnA wu» be usMi to tt»o«« i the round not«Mi««w«U. uoy , and ne J^k rortb«jr»m. . ..,ftTft»it#t«&«hi>d. Tbtotodo •Itfuotl u» t«ke the pMoe ol Vbe old Modtbem jP«»l«ntot,liMU«dtw«ny«w«iMro. KiAiniu* ti before you. imrob tte. We h«vo Iwurowl tU eppewwuce Ten- much, by bavtnif new, „„_ trtiiiois Hiid new BOW tttoniw uimtle exprvMy for I }t.U itook, eu'l tE« Kwin-r » mach I Urtb»iipr«Vtt>U»ly u«ed. Tn print l» iSree, j And the UiuMO to tu th<v clulmpttir or tiUlw —

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rmtar. issf Rev U Hftrrey. 0 ft, * book ewry Bi>ptl»t prwcher, who £

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know how to be • Kood «nd hATo, It to so o&wp Mi»r»| »»« IleilKtonM Aii<-«4M««. A oolleotion ot ueariy titre« tboiiMsd iwt«.iD> otdeoiH, exAiublMi, t«n<t (e)4titnon)««. k

mIexto flrit bnwUo we hMVosiiArediio j Tlio MmwUkt*« exi>eiuo Inj>riji' oitn now oner liU)rtiii>»rtn« Uito Xevsr IWllton,«i,rt wo otfer Vott thl» ls«>k vrllli nrWe. Not into Addiaaiial extwiuw, w<> hatu reUuceU «Uo prltti to «ev«»iy,av(, rtiMiy, or i; per dowm, by well* p<wtp»»d. or I MSS PM down by o*nrvV««, i"ttiM-iiMPi- Mtvimr cllar{lt>> ibUA nitklof il tbe C'lii.ai>e«t m wnlut lh<> Bwt And Hanosoineet IV' Ilpok in (he mitrttRti iWni Kud Tone

VUBUm M A M V A I m Byi.tl. l*endl«ton J>J9. Tbto InaontertApeeta uthe very bccioi AU tbe many worka on tae anbjeot, uud tba •athor i divtolon of offouaea tnto i raouAi mod UeiMMia U lAr prarerAble to the usnai ftlTAt* wod i btlOt alnoe Uieae terma Are (ntbtgnona. jnnee, In olotM, SO otA. j BattUat Olt«reli DIrMtorjr. By Edward T.aiSiMX.l).a AsttldetotbedooVrlneaud irAoUeeA of Bapttot abnrebea. 3X1 pA«ea, A? - frloe 9J «U» •aaiUAt Bbmri MollMMiBy JfidWAid I, avM U.1). Tbeoblcotor tbto work to to d T« A olMur, eondeuaad 4>ut aompTehenalva . M«iforthaAepotntaofdi0branae whioh die-

' UiURUab LIAPUBTA irom otberdenomtnHUoua, «nd to mnitoh tbe b«t Atvamentti. In the lAwaai woroa And In uie moat luoid Aiyio, ror \thoa« who wtata to know* And thoao who wtoh « dalend our viewa. Prlc«, N ota. rum VKILKKMA DKATU BY ftHb Of THHCB JUOBJNHi Ur. J. Jt.

CIMVOAT UUD fbto to A little book th A( IIA« prored thedeAtttor nialtltodea or i>edobAp* ttirtA. It •biya them by tbe Aotlona of Uu& own Oeaenu Aaaembliaa And tJonferencea. m*'4ttMttoa tboyoAunot Anawer tofXAre the of the UoBum UAtholio cbaroh t eraby tnw aboroh or unrutt and Uuit Uiey are her" •MMAADAOHTOOUMEA; M D ^ V T R tront d "

Cikthoito% AXkd Are in fiwt the only reUglons ooxoinnusty that OAitatoodslooetheApokUai, •nd to the only UUnmhdeMrringtobeOAllM TheVharoh ot Christ. Tbto la a new Atid crfwtlT eulAfxed edtUon. frloeavcu, tidctnrMOU Bni»tISt HlMton. By Wuj a WUll«n>», 1> i>i ' iv'oe, 11.76 l. llM>rljr Ot (Mtnaoleuoe nntl (ho Jtitic tiatA, By Ber, W.A.J brrol. XtttoUanow AOd Able OeutenulMl Tract, or «3 phaqb, i'rlce, 111 ololFi.as etji. the HwflreriiiK VhnrHi. By Mev. W.B Cnt no. ts piMceA. 1 u paper lu oia., in clot '•ervetiM. Tbe hero martyi' or tbe alx-teentb cenlnry, by 8. M. Kord. In cloth, HB jpagee.SOoUi. .

POLKMIOAIm THS OJIAVK«>- I>IT»I.rjK DKKATK.. Tbia in the «bl««t altd mo«t learned dbiciu. alon ot the n)(«. Ko Ruoh valnnble book on

ntK SUM' UAVVIMT IVWAUBiHV wUliotif lloiile. Wo have alao r«xluc«d tho urtou At Uila bok to tn ewu per ooiiy, mi-doMsn Uy mall, poatpald, or Ittofey Ihiaboo* oou Afai» tftosame liywn»aii in the head

It t oman'uLboUe'aha ab bptC&rtottaud tUkeyarehoT .„ ^ . v., .. laohtoBkAtleA; Aud hAVt«a aepanted I "<(«• o »"oh valnnble book on id t>een •xoAnuan&lwited by ft, h»ve I Uie deuomlnaUonal dtnbr«uo«A between tobap«liMorU>prAAeh. if they aAy I BaptlauiAnd MethndiaUi ban. ever b«eu pre-#Kol Aa uay atUUiy fbalr own bAPtft I Mmted to the A«»erlc"n pnblto. liM lliiMailUiwronUnanAaA OAiae Cr«ia Jtow i Printed pil OneiMper.mce,luabenp,ltbrMry MSI U th* oauiaue UUareb to the Adnlterona •<7l». IS.W WonaAtt ol Rar Uona, then rttjteatant •ooleUea, one AUd AU. Are he. ' harlot ' dA«i|ibt«rii. Tbto book AiaolbraVAraetuea the qnertlona of AUen Immeraiona And Uloae Oommnnion, imd to neb tn htotorieal UAtter TbAAOtborafaowathAt the bAptbuna 01 Uie (Mho^ tba AnU-UlaalouArjw and Uie

Tta« fUtf'hatath Ilbuto—On OamctMll' bitn. , I'rtoe, II Varaom oa BnplilMm. *l'iito to one or the Ableat worka oi th(< anbjccl eztaat. Do t atronl to be wltUont it. mintoter ^n XleUVD AVer

Niiw IlKpttii rtAltnUt Miid Tune IhwR. ror 11 t»p<!CimoB tDopv. ilonttieim PsnlmlHt. A new, improved And rovtoea «lUon, in wuleh wUi b« round, tn plAoo of the old Iddex, one ot lAnro. bold type,. And Atoo mAny new And &vorlio hynina, lAklnut the Pjaoe f others whlcb were wnnUURln merit. Tlie ArrAuaaraep AUd nnmben hAve not been intermptM lOOObvmn*, «amroanv7»c . EvorvMM HjrmaM. New edition (woida I only). A oollooUuii of 1«» of the beet and [ aweetoiit or our "old-tUne" bynitos. Tbto work baa been compiled to meet h want lonit teU m "-ur oeuntry obureltcH and lite pr«>er anil Boelttl meetlnR* ot tbe ebarohca in cltt(>M Hnd townM, lor a ainall and ohoap hymn bonk eonUinliig tiio best approved aud iii<«ip«pu. Jar hyrouH, both oUl i\nd new. frtee, nt,r S<'py,. 1" P ' <10»en. In flexible doth. ll.HO.

TNo AM«ot«t«4n PAl-atrVAItti Bible.-inibllnhcd by the l-oudon Trj»ct HoeUiy. In the beet Aid to Rlbie rtndy yvt SQimxjiHi llii nnt«»NT«bn*r And Mil Mioi,sh,*twxn)i belnR ennil>om>roe It la recomm»n«t«i lij Alt teudinR mltitBU»ni Ko llbtAry ii> rt xaVHt wlthuntlt . I*rtp(>, in («I#<-p IMT' H'ouiBti and lb« fon. fMAloiml. Uji FathtrCiil»Ki>iy.iwint\.8t» iTtefHw the (hurtn ofjRmt.r. TIW WoiSt«oal«in»twe! e rtiapiersoi vury Inu-r-MUltiis matter eoBccralwg rtin HwreUut (m-(LStitiffuwhipial, i»i(«ji,H, UIMIral Vbtuir* Ucut>r*|}| , KnowM.—A oomritotcm orti-etwuulthwi* dlROOvercd by TQftCar* InvreUfotlnn and rrj|. lotimi. It to b. Uf, btrt tnmpjlMuii thtnr nre-eaanry toa rlnht nnileraiAMhiy of the kiblii, And which hAVfroever brfcre been pot befow the pnblte lb sneu iHio leht an eiirtt . Wemaltla. -rrnti.

KXINIHKft. By. iS tH •« WUllAma;¥.D. oneor tbe ablest works -in SwiuSrA"" ^ •' reftitatton ol Uio perhl. A. p. a ever n-«i«t« I In reftitatton ol Uio perhloiona theaBAptttWAlon»Ar»o ob* . I Atid twaht by the aooallSJ raoebr i]udl,«)«to, | CbrlaUAn ohuroh. Price In eloth, ti.oo. ArowroLio C H V B V H . By w Jiueaxton. nuaMavwry Abl* treAttoa ^teado^neI nook

pllM newledjirork In onrden atylAl itwlr t I A 101 _ "•uj literature. Prloe In olotb, so eto.

AJTVU BAPTnnr. By J. M. MArtln MtrM And eonwoteU by mTJP. IwreyVB.S " to to aaluple bat ehArmlng atory it ll. tnatrataa vety muy and forelbly thedootrlnea wmob BaptiM bold And taAohs aSd whiS juat tbe book to plaoe in the bAndaottbe young. It will i ntmd vwy j^table to oldar pwaoua. moatn olotb, TSoto, BAPTWr »MltOIUJ(A<noir. By Miaa J. wSata. Tbto to a prlaa-book of the Bon HKbool Board.iwttbjt torth the ootn* moaoCAetionat o BAptiat Ikllb AUd prAoUce

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Tiue' ilrvt]>Ki.r* -nAOidTKiqu Thia look by the prlnoc or wfijBra, Or. A. C. Mgrtoo. la one that every lAmDy abould — .rnijn*. VIM an. Prloe. Ill oIoUi.»l.«i. I Key t* CauipbelUaiit. By O B Ray, A "" to^def: atand (lamribelltnn. . |>Mobikptl«t and vWntpbellite tiu-i A. 0. Dayton. Tlito la A itiviow « Sumonw or Ura. Waller, HMUor WBylAnd.w»ttBand otbera. A VAluAble JiS® "•"ould be genera ly read. In cloth, 870 pagea, M oto.

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PKNUl.KTON'H BKMStUNM. mynhort I Bermons on Important aubleotm by J. iu fendlelon. Thla to an lUYAloable work. Price, lu oloih, BpurseouXB 'nnoiia-lo voto. Prloe, per vol. tlJiO. | Heipn to tlio Palptl. Cloth, t2.00. l nlpl t Thetoi**. Ctoth, «3U)i),

BOOKS roR OUR VHILBRKM. Ntory of tlie Bibl«t-Prom MeneMa to Kevelntlon, Told In Rlmple lAuguaBe lOr IheYonng. By Cbaa Fueter. IttaAabeenihe endeavor or the antbor, in prepArlng tblx work, to ujie anoh almpleUngnajra and foruu 1 orexpre aiouaa (while not nndlitnuied nor dlMpleaalnK to more cultured mlnda) ahall be Intelligible to onildjrAH and nnedneat Adulto, without further explauAUon.

POWDER Absolutely Pure. owder never TArlea. A wartel of l*n-Moie Tliia I'owder . rity, •trongtti ftud wbn|pi»6nitbi«i. ecouomlPAl tbAo thuonltnary kii;d»,»Odf»p> Hot be Bold Inocropelitlon with the nniltilmie 01 tnw te«t, *h«rt weight. Alum or phuapbAt Prloe.t.l(B f Sold only in WW. . „„ ••JjJJ|<Jl0rAi.llAictN0 PowDi!R ('.o. loa Wallit.N.Y

Uoepel." Thto bwk' baa lHHiVp'repar«rw? rinit (t(«p« fbr MIU* P«e« m OoAnoi I'atha. A new book by tlie author or UiaM •'«iory or the Bible," and "The Htory 01 thA j UoHpel." Thtobook ha* l>e<inpreparkwm j grent oaro for the InairncUon of the little, unc« tn tbe Knraery, the lurtrat School and the Kindergarten, it laarrAnge iupona diner*

BKAVrrV'S BATH CUTICUBA SOAP.

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ent wer;. . . ... tera orleaaona, Itoauaintaoi aopArato moat or Uiem quite iliort, aud eaob oomi In liwir. roliowing eaoh

BOCI KISAIU ANI> nUCBaKTIVAIi. roAd with pront by atndMiia ai.d miniatera UMlbw Ith auch Ability. And In a MAUuer ao i Intereanw on tbto aubteot. In oth|ll.(io.

. Maiaaal •1' P»rlJaM«M«arr iPractlM. Hnleafor oondiioU to^w ta delibera MNwmbbai. Byj Tlato. Th« Olinrali-lia . . By Rer U Harto; l>a>. 91 pp. PrioAj

Ordl. wua«M. WRer JIHa Ay.DI) Tbto book,

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atato After death Mid beltore the m. , lUon. TOQ want to protect your fkmil Agalnat tno pemioiotjii Pwohibr " naJlata. uel tbto b vnur fuully III read

i w O T b ' g r e f f l ^.W, r ^ LL*«ud wt AII Id It. »t« the mo«tlut«r> eating llUle book yqu ever raad, aud will ex plAln A lArge number of^o mnet dlfflcul

Without fttU, PrfiiA by mall, 78 oto.

in l!«ir. roiiowing eaoh pMdgo are printed «iu«jiiiona.Boilmpl6 In ihe rconrtruoUou that the mile hearer, U atteuUve wbou Uie imiI MKO la read, onn eaally Awor thom. ByiiiB kludueaa of wvoral lAdlea, teaclieni - ' dergirUma, the autbnr WAR permute preparing hii book, to reed portlouL , iheirolAam. The puplU aeemed inturwiied, llatonod attentively, And anawered the nuM> 1 tlona wUh aiilrlt and AiipareBl pleaaiim ml .. ^ > themaelvM. Hlgiip., IBmo., wlthoofored nt- T® kwP Po«"<» "l""-»>"•K'"". ,!.' ; lapleceanduoillnatrauona. l>rl(i«, u. M- inbea nctlve^nd Uiu* fnruiah annntletrnr «ITT. OIW W l»|«MT, ByMlaiUAAle' . —

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Impnriuci in liio penplrHlton and biwili whlPb cause bumlllaUng blotehaa. Ite»iin«.n"; innr*, blankbceda, and minor akin blemiinwi to oleanw, wUlfen, ami bonuiiiy the akin, re-move lAti, frocklon, attnburn, and otlj majw; in tuU book eabiry of our Savlour'allfA to given In ao | aad^p ieSwTantl niwvlde AM eiqutaitc »li«pJo « form that it niay be read And under- akinWutiflor loUot, !>•«»,

a Uougberty. Tbto IltUe bMk port AttrAQtJonaor tbaOeleatUIOily[Uk iwaaa. tw

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the atury of uur Savlour'a 1 (liitplo n form that it may aiood by voi-y young peraona. and othnm who are not akllllul rwuiem. i'ot the beiiettt of iheeoclanM-A It la printed tn lane type And divided luto abort pAnigmiiha. Tiroat otua bAa bean beatoWed nuon the aeloctton And ex> mmdnn or Uie wood enmvtnga. ovar lionn

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wMohiu thosroodwRsriii, WwiiS^ ' • • -•m..- •• —,—^ Knterwl At the PoAti Offlea of Alamplito, IW9... aa flawi^ diAM StAtter. Ml

Oia Sertes^Vol. XXXtX, aiJSMi»Mi», ' t m a . , MAHOH itjss. Sew ««ric8 ~ Vol. XYU. No.

Our Pulpit. FAITH THB CHANNEL OK GKACK.

»Y JAMIM 1N0LIH. mBR eh«nie4«r of tho tltvoioxica) (UicUKKtoiia. hkn * wnderfd the tfrtn* "bowt whU'h thc« clisous., ilmi btT9 ntoiii ireqiiently tirlNio, AUfrtfeaUvet of ijmf uii|>roflUblo «p uUttot)A whioh oti<l in ^ iMiiritjr; tntl this «niM)onc«nient of the subject of gar pment rtttnairks nnt, probabtv, prova at tnetira to the ratjoritT of r««ilera. Yet tUe jusitJ. itkUon of tho uuKodly !• a «ubj< t whicb, of alt ••tort, might bo expected to eiijifngo tho eager a' tontionofthOM rho know tbtti, ill tho «ight of Ood, tbef Are guiUy A clear «ud rnxurato com-

: pt(ib«nt|lon of tha means adtl inetiioil of juaUflca-tioot dbld be k ntktter of deeper inter«Ht th«n anv ottMrimbJeclof intjnirjr. And a coDiiidertiion of tbv warce from tirhicb Mtvutlon cdmet, ahoutd tie tioccwl6n of unoeil.«tnjr delight and boiindl«»8 gnUtudf ' The«e are the themes with which thiA irtlde will be occufiied, and we would betpoaic a fc»or»ble peraMl of nader the cottMsiousnesa of iBMnMAt deiire to treat theoi piaioiy, practicftlly, titd SarljptDraUy. Without eutDring upon ku analyBisof this pas-

npi, oonnectiou with which this prop'iaitioii itkoda, in Rom. Ir., !• of faith, that it raight be l>7ff> "kgUn<»> will Aktisfy our read* that, irliilejnlrktian-*«n»ttmated In the promiw<d in-IwriU of which all who are in Chriat are holra, Il tbe geoeml subject of the proposition, it ia juntiti -ntion u aaesMuUal prerequisite of hoir ltip, (hat It the promiaeot aubjwt ot the •pottle's arguiuent; ud w ,therefore, Uice no nnwarrantable liberty »iih the t^t when, forthe present, we limit our ^w to ttilf element of salYation, aud contlAcr the proiXMltion, "JuitlAcatton in by faith, that it might

The g ternuniber of those who are jastlfled by ^ reoalt the perplexity with which, in tho

tbetrjignoranci , thqy wore Bccustomeil to , Nid iwA.ientenoee in the word of God, "jnali-fcalion by f4ith.'r,«bjr, grace are ye saved," "it is of <UUi,V Umig] tbe by grace." Tho questions

It la grace? What Is faith? What hthecpniiection between them? What singular *lttiie i| |hena,iu nUtb, beyond all other exorcises <ifUie|iit«lleot, jorof theaObctioos, that it should

H tinner's justification' They porhap#, that there must bo *omo pecii>

litrm p| K« lut)J«dtovtho word in Scripture; thuy wwNrid Utemselves in vain attempts to

ftlhonijrte mytttrr. Our desire la to answer these show that there is uo mystery to

"tthomi iPMaliar meaning attached to the word, "oi gttlW »|rtu« in faith Itself. Nay, that it

•*Ji>ttJ>eMHs* ro is Bo excellence, or merit, or "ivv^ it thatnarjaatiflcationls to connected

U; tnd.UiQaJaettaoatlon is soon to baentlrely tton to bo a gift, when nothing

W P ^ of the recipient, but simply wuhereoelTBlt.' . Bnt r f > proi slUon, "Jnstl floatlon J^ might te by grace," may be fairly

at, lei at, flrti of all, endeavor to asoertaiu In the Scriptural use of the BRn,

.SpMklag g«iiera]ly,-j|a>tUioation U the oppotito r j B t o jrho hat vlolattd a law, or y>» ahort of the'reqy|i|«!i|Wata of JuaUco la con-^oed. H« who hM inet'all tho requlrementa of (M Ijptifttiwhdm nn.

Buteindainnatlnniinit the

act of making a msn guilty, Hut of deelarlng him to be so j and jusilflcallon la, iii llko manner, the actofdeciaHngtbat j"»ti<;r>, lofar ai he i« c<»w-oenied, h satUflcd, and that ho is 011 lowfd with ail tho pre«>|tatir« of risrliteoiHue'tf. S» 0 rtys, Eicr, tis *xiii;7. 'i will justify the wicked," which isjiist what he declkriM fu otln>r terms in a aubse-quont verse: ''twHl by 00 maana clear Ihe guilty." He chargea tho judges of Israel (Heut. *xv. 1) that they "shall justify the riKhteons and oondcinn the wicke V' Be olomotl, at the d»>dl(aitloti of the temple, appeals to the righteous of Otid "to ctin. detnii the wicked, to bring bU way upon his head ; aud to justify the righteous, to give hitii according to hl« r)ghteou«ne»s," That the Old Testtiment sense is transferred to tho New, lit evi-lewt from the manner Iti whlnh pasnaRes from the former are quoted in tho laUcr. Tho meaning is not doublful when the apostle asks: "Who «haU lay anyUiing to the charKe ol Gcd's elect? It is God that jus-lifter" The term Is explained when It is said ol the man who believes on hini that jusiiilosthe un-godly, "His faith is counted to him f6r rlghleous-ue s,'* that is, the justification ot a sluaer means that is acoonnletl rigliteous; and Is admitted to the actual ei oyinont of the fruits of righteoune s.

Every man who knows he Is a ainuer, know* that ho Is coudemued of God. He may have a very Insd.quate conception of tho terrible truth that ho "is oondemnad aiready, and the wrath of God abideth on him;"'but he Is not presumptuous enough to suppose that he can cvinceai hit guilt, or evade the condemnitlon of God, or defy his wrath, lie perhaps seeks a refuge from any uneasinsss which the conviction of guilt may occasion, in some vagne thuught of pardc ; and when he does so, he judges of pardon ai proclaimed in thegOiipel by the analogy 6f the exeroise of «lora»«sy to ward oflenders against human rights and laws. Now it should be remembered that liuman laws caunot provide for all cases that may occur; and thai, con 8equentl]|r, the ends of justice may bo boat served by remitting tho penalty of transgresaing them. Even when justice demands the enforcement of the penalty, human rulers may bo influenced by pity, or friendship, or corrupt motives to defeat theenilt of justice. Dut it cannot bo supposed that a case can ever oceur which was not fores(»eti by the )t)t> vino Lawgiver. His omniscience extends to every olTendor and every possible oflfoose; and, thorefort>, his law is absolute. The ends jof justice can never be served by setting aside Its penalty; nor caii ho ever bo moved by atiy weakness or selflshneas to thwart tho ends of ju4tio«. He will by no meant clear the guilty. How then can he justify the un-godly or pardon sin f

Here wo are mot by the illustrious display of the grace of God. Ho gave his Son to bo tho propitia-tion tor our tins. The tiniest was made sin for us, and met every claim of justice against the tinner; and it is those only who are fonnd in hiffl* not hav-ing their own righteousneas, but the righteouaneSB which is ofOod by Atith, whom God justiflet. He does not clear the guilty; fbr jiisticti has no 'olalim< against them which their Hubsiltute did uottatitfy.

Pardon by God dlffert widely firom. pardon among men; for be doet not remit tho penaitr of transgression, and leave |Ui bo guilt aud shame of it. The •inawhiob ho pardons have really been put away. Ho thut expreues the completeness of his forglvenets, "I liave blotted ont.as a thick cloud thy trantgressipus, aud as a cloud thy liniil'V aa i oloud wheu it has pai^ AnO'm tii|«i suinmer »ky, leaves too trace that it bad ever been Again It u said: !"Tbn« hkst «|si all >n;r sfns bsbitid th/

back." "Thou wilt c««tall theiralnf lutotbit depth pfthOiieai 'Vthe wkferai roll QR without ^ sign of what lies burled a tbouaand fathoms deep, nnvei* more to see the light. Or AS U W iMiW in auother place: "They shall bee<!iught>iiid th«y shall be found " But even when (btta' hcplatncd,tiie wo a forgiveness and pardon arei Inadequalei to expteM the compxileiies* of the believer's deli verancib frooi ooudemnaiion. He Justified----no charge <*n be brought against hiin; being (h>ed from the wrath'; which be be is rettored to the life h<) luiiiil forfeited. is exalted to a place of favor unspeakahiy abovie that which any creature could attain for himself { ioaanauoh as the righteousntws ' of God excecds any rigbleoosneaa of this oreaturfc-Th« Sou of God was made kin for ua, that w« night be made the righteouanesa nt God in hliif-r'tbn ^ wrath that wa« jnsUy duo to ns he endur ^ or Jet that the Jove wlierewith the Fatberlioved him' might bo in us; anl this is what is m uit by our justifiMtion in Soripture.

We must next endeavor to aacerUln wfjat faltb is, In the Scriptural u.e of the term, in oonuection with our justlflcatiou.

The inspired preachers of the gospel use It M a ' word familiar to-their hetr«rs, whteh needs no ex-planation. It Is evident, therefore, thai they UM it in Us ordinary acoeptatiun. Faith, in the Scrip-tural 'ise of the term, is peculiar only lb its object aud its warraut. When Paul says, "We are Justi-fied by faith," It Is evident ft«m tho nnection, that he means faith in Christ, or more definitely with reference to tbe remimion of sin, "faith in his blood." Every one knows what we mean when we speak of haviu(( faith in a pbyslelan, or in a remedy; and, if the word is uiied iu its oi iUiirr seMse, we need have no dlffieiiity In understanding what Is meant by fallh in Christ, or in his bl< .

When theXord was expo8i»d with his disciple* in a storm, on tho Like OenHo aret, they (tame to him in the fury of tbe storm, crying, "Lord, savn ns: we perish;" which oatiod from him the rebuke: ••Why aroyefearfiil.Oyeoflittle faith?" thislr oonddence in hlin should have btnlshed fjar. And . then, to show how ftally ihey might have trusted in him, ho rebuked the winds and the sen, Aud there was a great calm, '''hat which he, in this case, re-buked was a simple and undoubting trust In him, which everything they had ever seen In him, dr known of bim, warranted. How could they perish when he was there ? And it Is the aanie unfuulter-ing trust iu his love and his power to save, whicii in other oases he commends. For example, in the case of tbatSyropheniciau woman who peraevei . in pleading for her afllict«d daughter in the fjabeof tho most trying repulses; heat last says to:bei': "O wotnan! great is thy faith; bo li unto thee ev«n a« thou wilt." That woich he commends and re-wards, is just her steadfltst confldenoe In bis gracious disposition and bis power to help. She ' know he could .heal her daughWr, atiii she fltit Assured,that he would. <

Instead of the disciples, in peril on the stpirmy sea, or this afillc't mother, sieeking deIive|«nofi

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for her daughter IrQiti a foarfUl malady, let us! the ease of a sinner needing salvation; and wlien Jeans, tho Christ is ef hlbitod as tho Savior sin-ners, wby should vfe bsve any dliBculty at to the meaning ot fliitii In him 7 It |fl oiiuplo . and tin-qnetUduing trtast lii iitin, m ablo,to ijive to the ut-termost all that comi unto God theong him. Or, ooking more dlreeilir lit. ilia guilt find condemna-tion of sip, "ftilth in his blo< " Is the soul's /all. oonfldeuee In Itii sabrlflrM for si^ m & eompleleski'; isfaetlqii for ail tha sUmofjuttlij*. vyitbi ,

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e»«r, While l i i^ojcwt <11 i^l thiHL fte Itii-. tUiiw tnd HUffored fyriii^ tH»l tho lii»{ h« will ooiit|)let« ouf'^j^^ilon, niia.itmkat ni«li»r«r» af bU glory; aiuV««» lh« »rtul rest»l», u Uvlj^ iintt tov-««g But in ait «hfi« U {» evl.|«nt tliRt, whsa It AN jtiMiilctl hy falUi,'? or by f«IUi/'«) fiir froiiHhe r«u l t being »Ju« lo any virtue or txcfllloncfl in our Wth, UUU linpU«s the reiiubolfttion of all morlt or exttcileiiots or povr r lu our««>lire<i. T»|9 power U not In fali'i. hut itt iMoUJ^ci. Thoju»tlf^-Iogcoi„Ulorat|ftH l« niit onpfafUi.hiaHifl com|j{6toa*tl»factloij wlihjh Christ K iutoro.l Nr our alii; and Oillh our sliiijile Hllai.c" utK)ii tlmt w aathfacwiry and eom|»lol«. TIjeMoiMTlAwUxflcd with tliat wWch Iira #atisawi 0<xi.

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ieoaiy l<«eaH«B H la in tUo ijHM-fQot in Ibt ori|lf all Mbolftui will i^r^lAlhla,'

1« oxpHott toacldttg: f l %ny tnana^a thM h 'OiicQ ktwir Cliri«t,oiic9 vaa a ChrUt'ai»,%d dfWi: not; ioro nirt). «fid U iiol now nndoairoring n ke«j> onmiu»ndiaeuU, h«>» a Uar, and Um iruth i» uoi in KB I .. - - — MBa.^ ^ IA A I A W M «>«* - IIA a^m •

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ARMiNIANISM^WHATlS IT, AND rrSDAN-GKR0U8 TENDENCY.

N*W OBKAT IIION WHKKL, 1>ART Itf., CUAI'TKR Xll.

Annlulaulem Briefly JExatnIiie<!—lt» UnsoriiUuraJ-MM-^ailtt lf (lie SInoerV SaJvailun Upon flis Oood Works. j.t"-

11HE prayer ot ClirJ«t also secures Uip overlasilug contloQaaoo o( our utilo!i with Christ

Wil l you uotic« the upeolfip pntlUoiH of chat prayer?

"Neither pray I for lho« {the »poi»tto«]a!<>ii«, but for alt them

aino which «hali belicvo on we through their wordi (thjs includes aU of u» who have believed on him]; that they all may bo one; M thou Father art in mo and I In (hoe, that they all may one lA ia • • * I in them and thou In me."

' * • Not until the union of the P»',hor and the Son and H«ly Spirit is dissolved can the ehildrou

^of hia love bo separated from him ami be lost. With his eye upon this prayer and promise, Paul

'Ciosea his matchless and sublime aricument for the salvation of every child of God. "Who shall sepa-rate as Ih m the love ot Christ? [Not mwr love from Christ]. Shall trlbnlatlon, or distress, or perae-cuUbo, of famine, or nakedness, or i>oril, or the

/aword? Nay, in ait th«re things wo aro more than oooquerora through him (hat lovini u«. For I am

» persuaded that neither deitth, nor !ifc, nor angels, ijor pilnoipalities, nor powersi, nor things proeewt, ncr things to coime, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature (i. a., other thing lu. creation] can separate us from the hve of God- [not our love from God], which lain Christ Jemi9 our Lw l . "

You will admit that until God'a love is allonate*! fhim UH we shall be saved. But that h unchange-able. Do yon say, "We can separate ourselves?" I ask you I f we are not included in the "any other creature"?

I t la perfectly monstrous to suppose that one who has tasted of the love of Christ, which passeth underatandiag, been freed from the condemnation ofthblawandtho terror of God'a wrath, slionld deslro to be separated fh»m that love, rest again under that curse, and experience the forebodings of that wrath! I t 1b notsuppossble. Then, the trne Christian would not i f he oould, and could not i f he would, be separated fh)m the love of Christ

He i f married to Christ, and there is no divorce in heaven for such marriages. He has been grafted ^ wvaa into Christ, and become inseperably united to him.

He la a member ol Chclst'a body, and that body oantiot be maimed.

He has entered Into the new and everiaallng covenant, and It cannot be broken. He has tasted of the tree of life, which grows in the midst of the paradlaeof God, and must live forever.

"But there are very |many who say thoy haye beea Christians more than twenty Umes, who are now oatrageooa sinners—bold, blasphemous, and acknowledged Infidela."

I am not aurpriitfd at thia. I would e x ^ t sttoh to be infidels. I never knew an Infidel who had not tHMQ made ao t y Arminlaiitam ;<-.had fallen from grace a fliw Umea—Juat enough to disgust and sleken him with the name of religion.

What says God'e word oonoerning all such char-aetera? "He that salth I have known him, and keepeth not hid eommandments, la a liar, and the truth latidt la him.'* (IJohu ii. 4.V

I b«v« traaalited the aeeond verb In the perl^t

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him.. There an* alas! thoutanda of autth liars; atKl thi3 doctrine of apostasy and falling lh:)mRraoe 14 tl«emakeroirtbeiuatl, aad is, luulttplying suoh liarii by >hou«andft each year.

These are not isolated eai es, but eintply tyi>e« of the thuueand*and tent of thousandi) that, fill the land. Go a»k lhat i<uiver«alist, the blasphemer, that oiursgeuiisly wickM man, who appears lost to all etiame, that infidel. If they never thought of re-ligion. and nine out ot ten of them will tell you they have bocii regcneratM fwnn twice to five timet, and aru only ikllttii t>«iM grace! Saiitfy yourself a« I have, and iheii Ifarn that this doctrine of inter-tnittent ivgt>Hflration—thi« losing religion and ,get tin^ it again, aud losing it and getting it every three or mouth, has ina io. and i« m tklojr, more InQdels—more unbeltevera in splrittial regenera" tion—mora desplsera and rqjcotora of th* Chri«tian religion—more hopelessly Hardened sionner«,than Tom i*aiuW "Age ofHeaMjn," and all the works of the Fronch atheist*. Every nun who understands the dr«t principles of the philosophy of the mind, knows thai InHdel i tythe logical *coni«Hinenoe of the procciiit.

I know ujst 7h6re to stop quoting the positive passage* that blaze out on almost every page of In-hpiration. A fsW'more,briefly notioedi must auffico.

'•The liflrd added lo the church daily those who were tacedJ* Bevision.

lf««(re<£. were th6y not sared? Could anything conceivable make their aalvatlon dpubtful, then they wnre not taeed.

Thejosot "likewise I aay unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of Go<l, ever one sinner that repenteth." How can we un dersUnd this i f there were a probability even of the loss of that sin ier ? Would there not be folly in snch joy ? Would it not be premature ? Have they not learned, In watching the history of the church 6,000 years, to suspend their Joy tl l lr the spirit, tired of the earth, mounts up in triumph to glory ? (Luke, xv : 10).

"God is faithful, who will not suffer you to bo tempteil above that ye are able, but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may »»o able to bear U." (1 Cor. x. la)

"The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose I will not, I will not, desert to l u foes. That soul, though all hell should endeavor to

shake, I'll never, no never, no liever toreake."

Religion Is an anchor that parts not In the day of trial.—"That by two iminut«ble things in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who havo fled for refhge to lay hold upon the hope aet before us, which hope we havo as an anchor of the soul, both aure and stead-fast, and which entereth into that within the veP." (Heb. vl. 1849.)

The sinner la tried and condemned but once.— "There Is therefore no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the fiesh but after the Bpirit, for the law of the spirit of ife lu Christ Jesus hath made mo f ^ from the law of sin and death." (Rom. vilL 1,2.)

"For ye hare not received the spirit of bondage agalu to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby ye cry. Abba, Father (Out-Fathei ]. The spirit i twlf beareth witness with our spiritii that wo are the children of God; and I f children then helra; heirs of God, and Joint heir* with Christ" (Rom^ vlil. 15-17.)

The lmplant«d lo»« of Christ unflilling.—"Loto Yalwly translated charity] never fkiieth; but

whether there be prophteiea the^ shall fkll; whether there be tongue* they shall cease; whether their* be knowledge I t ahall Tanlsh away."

"And now abideth flslth, hope, love, these thrae; hut the greatest of these It love," (1 Cor. xli l. 8-18.)

"Whosoever drinketh of thta water ahtUIi thirat again, but whowwver ahidl drink of the watM* that

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m Qhrhlitm a eowi/iter -w,—"'Aii thauheFithw

gf»«th ma ikaU fomm to tm; and hinj that colftM!, to we.I will in no i r l^ li- stouf?*' , ; :

"And this i« the Wilt or hira that rat, that every ono who seeth tlwHon and bellevothou him war have pverla<»Hngnrrn»}id I wlH ralt.o him un at tlte last day." .

"No man can come u«t»> mis isxuejtt the Father wh«> hath wj.tt me drmv hitn; and I will him' up at tho last day."

The Chrl#tta»i hax mi«h> lut'o Chnst. "Vor wbowT^r 1h Ijorn of Ood ovei-fxnoPtt, th<.

world." ( I .Tohri V. 4 ) , Hbh not yonr own Weslt y #«td

"The slnuer who, by precious fwith, lias felt hi* i4hi« foi-glven, (W>m lhat moment passed fn.m deaiu, And Boaled pu hoii- of heavtjn.

"Ten thommid Soaws suixoind his feet—

Not oiiu shall hold him fa«t J Wtiat<>ver dangfun ho in ay niwt

He'll ovcrconio at last." v ,

INTEREvSTING IMWUMKNTvS.

» R O . GRAVE.S:-r havojt.si r(»celv«d Tkk Bai-. TIST of the I4th ins»t., ci»M!aluing my articlo. I

send you the knterof Df. Arniitage, Wtter and point, just as «r<), lUy publtshed It in the of 18T6, five years before you wrote '•Intfr-conunuu-ion," etc,

I>ft. AlOtlTArtK OX

Jiev. Dr. -Tt^ery, Editor. BnptUt Uuim;

M r Dear B r o t i i k k I n your laswe of to-day, an anonvmous writer quotes th« foliowiijt? words' from a periodical of the year 1859, iinmely: "nr. Armitage, president of th«» Blb>e Unio , n«< we have been informed, communed with Bpni-gcoti in liOii-don.^ Although the statement 1h (seventeen vc«rs old, i t never fell under my eye till this moment. Of ooor«>e,I do not know who so "iwforme<r the writer ofthe above Rcntencc.bntlpst it should bo «jno(cd as truthful, after it has cJept seventeen yeab more, i t may bo well to say that In the eight ami twenty years of my pastorate in Now York, I have never Uken the Lord'u supper with any oiien-souimno-lon church, either in Etirope or America.

And more, bo far a« 1 remomber, I hai-e never participated in the .«ttpt»fr, during those yean., with any strict-communion Baptist ohureb, but that of which I am a meailHir, except In about half do«en case whore it has fallen to my lot, either to break the bread for a pastorlcRg church, or to »»-aist another pastor in doing so at the table. One of these cases occurred with Dr. Oncken's church at Hamburg, the only church that I havo coiu-muned with in Europe. My onlv reason for this abstinance is, that I neither regard It as a duty or privilege to commune at the Lord's table with any church outside of that under whoso watchnjjre and discipline I live as a member. Hence, when I havo been with strict BapUst churcheo, either In thla country or In Europe, at their time of celebrat-ing the aupper, my rule has bwm to withdraw, and haw t*e " ye in that place to give the insti-tution ITS ONLY LEGITIMATE GOSPEL EX-' PRESaiON, as a monnmental ordinance, which is to bo observed by THE CHURCH, In ITS CHVRCH CAPACITY. Yours aiructlontly,

New York, July 12. Ofnoa. Ahmitagk.

The following questions and answers can be found in tho flag, March 20,1878:—

Beab FtAo: 1. Would a church violate any gos-pel law by restricting her Invitation to the Lord's •upper to none but tho members?

S. What Scripture do wo havo for inviting sister churches to the liord's table?

Please anawer through the Ulag. .lOHK R. BAHnBR.

Montgomery Co.. III., Feb. 27,1878.

We abswer, tl^t there is no Bible authority for Inviting aisterohurches'Id the Lord's Auptter. I t •hoQld not be done. However, when brethren or -

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' *nhurcl ;:| j1al«>ring xv it, are prc«o»Hj liot of the

. Wiptufi^ilo <«tend to them. Thny msy wgiiided as one with the clunch for the iiuie..! i i would 8i;nin that i aul broke bn'wl In the chur«jiii at'fr j.R*, tlmugh he hud iit» nicmbwr hip

there. Osn B**®; Rfcy, harinonljio his present modlJle*!

forni of loose commublon wllh Riy of 1878 ? YouM/i*terhally, .1. A. OAttKKTx.

B«wk<lei>l,

Uro. Armllago's letter wil l bring joy to ihe IWHiris of all our brHhren w|u> iire wUnewlng against great and often bl ttoi') odds for tho obscr vance of this ordlnauoe iif Paul delivered it to the church I t Coi'liith, ami we must believe, over preaohe*! it, himself, i. to be observed by each church a« a chuich ordluaiioe, and not by a chni-ch In conjipoiioii with all visiting Baptists prceent Bro. Armiiagp Ib now, we ItoHove, tha oldttst B»p-tii)t pastor, as hi; undoubiedly in the grandest Bap-tist, lu New York. He never gives an invitation to the tuembers of other Baptist churchei. to urdte with hit) church in (celebrating thu l^rd'a supirar. We will compromise with our iuter-cominunion brethren on this. Givk KO:iNviTATtONH. All who have a 3oriptur»l riglit to tbe ordinanoe, need no inTiisUon, any moro than the wife and childaen of our families need an Invltallon to tho family mealj and the hieilation of a church cannot give anyone a right he is not already iu poegcssion of—that would be to legislate in place of Christ

What idiail wo say of Bro. Ray's answers to Bro. Barbce?

Of i rmrse, we eiidorso tLoin with all our heart lie says all we have There is no Bible au-thority, for Inviting sister churches, t. e., the mem-6er», to the Lord's 8upi)cr. "\Ve have only proved this to be i$o. *

" I T SHOULD NOT BE DONE," says Bro. Ray, and so say we.

What else, he says can with as much reason bo alleged by Infant sprinklers. IF I T OJJGHT NOT TO BE DONE, how can ho make It right and a proper thing to do ? I f there is no Biblo author-ity for the practice, why should Baptists do it? Why should Bro. Ray oppuso us for trying to |»er-Buade Baptists to quit the practice?

As fur tho Troas case, there Is not the shatlow of a shade of evidence that Paul and his companions Gelobraled the Lord's Mupper with a church, at. Treas, if Bro. Ray could prove thero ever was a cbureii there—what no man has evoi' done or can do. Wl l i not Baptists soon become ushamcd of the Troas argHKMUt ? Then let tiiom not complain of Pedobaplista fO|/.l,hoir use of Lydla's cane to prove infknt l)aptisn{i.

Qnery: How a j i tb it Bro. Ray now formulates a list of eight or ten Bible arguments in support of tho present practice, when ho declares that THERE 18 NO BIBLE AUTHORITY for intor-oommun-ion?

THE NEED OF PATIENCE, nr nicw .r. o. nit>RN, d. d.

TT does not require what the world calls " a groat man " to do a great work. A man of no vory

extraordinary thinking powers can do wonders with time, labor and patience. To learn Is com-^paratlvely easy. Any man of sense can learn. !But it is a vory difileulttask to unlearn. I t requires Mlf-eontrol, patient labor and vigilance.

Now there are many things which wo as a poo-!<lo noed to unlearn, it wo are ever to be anything like tho people we ought to bo; and thora are •ome peroioioua errors in religious matters, so prevalent among our people thatwooan soarcoly expect to see thorn root^ dut and anloamod by our pn)«ont<genoraUoa of grown people. We must (eiy upon tralninK a new generation Of toaehera to teaoh another generation of ohildren to get rid of

ieaat tome of these error«. We muit begin at the fbundation and build up. I t is impossible to bnlld a house by beginning at the top; and foutida-Uon work la alwaft alow work.

A famous aatrooomer said t h « with a luvor long «ndURh and * pre^ sttong enough, he wbuld, wit^

his own weiglit, mov." the world: But aiVoihVr as-troftomer m|lde the calculation, and ahowwl IhtT with a lever ever.so longhand apropevijraprtiong, he must move at the rale of.a cannon ball for, many thouhand years befom h# could mo e tho earth one Inch. Tho more motion oi' the agfent even at Ughf-ultig «pee<i, a^d for, an Indf^nlie perloil, would not move H at all, A strong foujidatlon was ib i soultely essential. Now we ChrliAUu-J waut th move this world. Must wo not have patItfiwe?

John Ratidolph oune said in Congrftss In opuo*-iug a bill which Its advocates were, anxious t'v hurry through: "Mr. Speaker, Go«l Almighty can aflbrd to wait j the Devil U always In a hurry:" I f Ran<l'»lph was right, then this age l l evidenlly possessed of a large share of what John . Foster called " the enseuco of Devil," n

Our pastors aro too soon and too easily di«oour-aged. How many pastors stay ten years al a pi see? And does any preacher expect (o do a really great work in less tJian ten yearw?

Sydney Smith said that the real father of any imp.-ovement was not the man who first thought of It, or who first spoke of it, but Ihe man who »l)0kc so often, so loiig, so obsttuate*y> pertina-ciously, that tho public were compelled to give at-tention, and finally to adopt his views.

Acting upon this principle, ho began In this "en lightened " nineteenth century, and in Christiau England, to attack that hideous abuse in EnglUh juriqprudeuoe which denied the right ofconnsel lo plead in defense of a prisoner in a erl ninal prose-cution. _ Aud now, thanks to Sydney Smith's jm-tlunce and perllcacity in using the J&tenburph Re-view as a medium thr«ugh which to denbuuoe this outrage upon common justice, tills disgraceful rello of a blood-thirsty age, has bfen abolished. The laconic epistle of a celebrated senator to a high olll-eial of the United States government meant a great deal—" Stick." I t is a capital motto, and whatever wo may think of the propriety of using it, or fol-lowing it, on that occasion, still, on general princi-ples, it reminds us of the " Delenda e»t Carthago" of tho sturdy old Roman senator, whose speech has becomo Immortal.—S tantfanf.

What a terrible and dangerous tnftn must this Dr. Hiden be, although himself a Bapilst, who presumes to assert that there are-pernicious errors in religious matters so prevalent among our people that it will take a whole generation to root out Thank God thore is.a new generation of prcachet!) now being taught in Tennessee, who will unteach the teaching of a largo class of our prosont genera-tion of teachers. Thoy will oppose tho pernicious liberalism taught by tlio'popular tcachers of to-day. Thoy will leach the Scriptural and consist-ent observance of the liord's supper, breaking the iron bands of an old traditiort. ,

Themselves having bi*oken tho rusting shaoklos of old customs they will teach the Scriptural and consistent observance of tho Lord's supper, and lead tho ohurohes back to tho primitive ohoervauGe of Sabbath worship and the support of tho pastors.

MARRIED. At tho residence of T. A., Hale, Esq., near Water

Valloy, Miss., February tho twenty-iocond, 188S, Mr. Eddie R. Avont of Cofreeville, Miss., and Miss Mary E. Bolt of Fulton, Tonn. Rev. J. C. ColllnK of Pope, Mfss., ofiloiat^.

Bro, Gravks Permit mo,, through your col-umns to return thanks to Mrs. Dr. Moore of Wood-lawn church, Niitbush, for a copy of "Tho Seven Dispensations," sent mo fY fn Baptist Book Houso yesterday. No pastor can fkll to appreciate the gift of a good iwok. I wish such gifts wore more com-mon I B. C. FAOtKMim.

Ripley. Tonn. March 4,1886.

Tho royalty of six hundred tiiousand dollars to Moody and Bankey firoMi the sale of Gospe) Hymn* hao been given by thein, every dollar of it, to the canso of religion. j ' . ,

r:BEAD\vitU u j llftle ln{(W«t7our«sp«Ul04 of . .. ftlllai»»r!ciii atid'tlwy ap« Iruly ' {

amsxlug i r yoM eavi sustain wiiftt yOn «ay: but 'fc Mssoiilc friend of mln? aaya you sliow that yoQ know vi>ry iittUj about Ma»nry, and declar«« that ^V »he Malonry of Kt-day - xl tfld la the day* of UHin Without doutd, atid l)ie1(!now« nothing ai your 0JW ratlye atid «|)cc«laUv« Masonry. Oa«» yon give me pro<ir fhalt Maionry was not tilmgf-whiat. it it tiowf • Mofit M«t»oiit9 claim tt i r divine,' and «hi J v>h n t h# Ba i IhI wa» a Free and Atooepted Mason, that Mnsona would iaerer hayemade htm ft ptltron>i,Mnt of the order uuleiis they had known he wM. A little mora light, i f you i»le««e.

^ JtBHARKS.

I t iij your friend' who knows littlo abbut hia order,which hnthink*diytnc. Wedld uotluyentthe tcr.n» operative&iul spectilatlyiii It i the thirteenth o?ntiary M«»onry was an order of workmen who wrought In sU>no—st(Hne-mmns, lkj^ who built tho fine buildings of Roglaad and,Europe< I t wa®" no mure than a . il/tuoia* .C nj on,; quite the "I'rinters'Union "of Amariciu : ,

See Webster's Uuabr id^ Dl^ionary. InBe-rard's History of Engiaitd we fimi this, under the eventa of the thirteenth century:— !

"Church^building and architecture occupied a large m«a«ur«of the industry of thia Mnfury. The most beautiful portioni of the noble e^fieea of England, York, Munster, Westminster Abbey, the eafiietirals of Exeter, Winchoater, IJtchfield and Ely are ei ther In whole or In part the work of thb era.'

A brotherhood of aroMtectt, cliieliy Itaiiasi, Gertnans and Flemings, traveled ft-om country to country ihroutfhout Europe, roaring some of^tho mo(<t matiuifiufnt cliurehes, monasteries and re-ligious houses which the world hat ever beheld. They were «?tvr/)uragod by Papal bulls and CAti.u> THKMSKLVKS FBieit Masoxs. They pitched their tenia oi" camp of huts near the bnildlng on which they wore working. They were fhrnished by tlie piety of neighboring noblemen with cturriafea and niaterlal i, and lu an indredlbly short space of time arose those Imposing strHciures, which, although fivft bu dred years have passed away,remain mon-innents of the wondrous skill and religious devo-' tion of the amC which roared (them."—Berard's History of England, p. lU.)

I f the prerant order of Free and Accepted Ma-sons aro not a brotherhood of slone-masona, then tlio Masonr}' of to-day is not tho Masonry of the ihlrtoKnth century, whioh was o/wrtrfi'M, a worJfc-in(f order. I t devolves up?n your friond to show when it was changed to s^culative or symhollo Masonry—quito a modern order, he will find.

Now, wo know that John tho Baptist was never a Free Maton. He could-not have been of present order of Masonry that claimt hiih aaita. patron saint, because,lie lived and died more than thirteen hundKd yeaia befbrc it existed!

Ho was not a Free Mawn like tho MMonIo order of tho thirteenth century, existed in hia age, for Its . members wore working inen, stone-maMBa and honso-bulldors, and JMin was of the triee of I.«vi, and bolonged to the p r i ^ l i ^ , and prieata were not permitted to learn or work atati^«^and of John it is specifically said, he was in the desert until he entered upon his pnblic minlatry. He waa neither a carponter nor a stono-mason. , Why Masons have made him a patron aalnt of

their ordor, and thus infiuenco thousand! to be-liovQ tho first Baptist was a Mason, we eanoottell, i f any Mason dan. Wo know from experienoe how diilloult i t la for one not a Mason to twieh a Mason anything pertaining tojhtt erder---ooi iyary to W improsatons—and wo thottsfotre i«fer yottf^fl^iiil to Albert Pike, Washington; in the worid, for the truth of bttir itaieoMiata.

•—i v." "f 'V^:!'."'' " SAMPLE PAPEAEk V

A cathedral in Moaoew, seating ton thousand people, and begun fifty yeart ago to eomtbomorale thtkdeflsat of Napoleon, haa Jciitbehn finished, at a cort of ton mliiion dolian.

W« wi l l Mad VMS IMWKi^ll i iBiKitimil ll»r ' •iVMtliiit fw»m l ine •wlMieiriprt*«i;«»:=r*et<»*«i|**l I MMiitaMbMftbera. Im 8« eeel*. ilHWSitll*. ••«M|»I«i It." atlMlstwM M t nakmnrlkcns 'tt I fkrt l.

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A U N i t ^ i i i t K e m ^ ^

: . • : ^ , • •; K I O N M I N I O N S ; ' • \ \ •

q U S N i P ^ S S B A n i S t . w A a Ttw-pretUaent of

IVUMpH* . tR iwbtir 01 fofeiiirto miMlAti^ i fst

•oJwwly Jiu^fWUfd tb»t I oneht to |>le«d with ray

brwUiitw lad •l«t«n throimbout tho »»«« . I ought

t6ntkft«verr iii){>oi4ftni «pp««| to tb« lt»Uc*'

minlwiurjr toofattui »Bd to the UtptUt ait on

that I ou|(ht to ia*i«i (iQ p»»lor» of chureha* to

n « k « u •«ilt6 oiiayKw At ont» for nionoy. ao niuch

n v a ^ by oor Bowa of f o H g n mi«iloii«. Super

intfluaenu and tewhtMOf SundnyMchoola, wlh

you not •oeouraj^ lh« or«r«tiix«tlon of tnla«ion

bfcwd® in your achoola? I plMd wtth tha 8aud»».

•rtwola to preiMHi th«inMtve». And on th« flnt Sah-

U t h in April next, make « liberal eontnbHtlon to

-foKlga mtsaiotu.

Will tMJt Brethna C 0 . Bt<»wn and otbera of

Kaat Tenntaaoe, ChriaUan and BarUwt of Chatta-

tiooga, Battorffand Pflcher of NaahTlUf, Irby and

A . J . Hall of Jackaon, Oolllus aud Wearer

llllan, Jarrell and Qlenn of Hamboldl, Slngletcry

aodVorhleaof W o n City, Olsaa and £ai«a of

Brownarillct C n ^ g and flampton of Memphis in

coniwcUonwlththe ladlw of the achoo^ go to

work in their Sabbath achools and npert a larve

ootleeHon for loteigu miationa oit the arst Sabbath

In April next? Ont Board in Richmond It greatly

In need of money. The Jiaater calla Ibr iU Can

you, d a w yon, withhold the I^rd'a money? Let

T a n n e ^ a h o w thai to ralae IliOOO i. a amall mat-

ter, when it la to glre the goapel to the naUon* of

•arth. Chriat gate himaell tor the aalvatioa of

the world. Will yoa not auatain me?

Trenton, Tenn., fVib. 8.1885. J . M . SuNTna.

F O K S I G M M I 8 S I 0 N &

I J H K boom U beginning. Leas than ^ remaina

to be ralaed in order to meet Arkuiaaa' appor-

ttonment. W e are maeh further along than we

were thia time laat rear. Joat a litUe acUrity now

upon the part of paatora and Chriatien workera all

orer the State and the deaired amount will be

ralaed.

W « acknowledge the followidgreceipta: M t

H e ^ t ^ d i n i t h . U 1 0 ; J . W . Burton. Eaat l^jint,

1180,' M,1J:, Maahbum, Fidrview. H . 8 0 ; Jfra. M .

R Brown, Charteatoa, 75cta,; Mrfc Sarah A d a m s

11} Mrt. Emma Thoiaaa, Dr. R . S. James.

50cta.; Ladle. Aid Society, Seaivy church, «& ;

Ber. N , a Oeaaon^r Cosoord ehcrch, | 160 ; N e w

Proapeet church, $1.90; Smyrna church, ; fib

enewr church, 11:06. For Bro. JDanaon an4.each of

hia fkmlly-oone dollar each—IS.

J . B . STTAKCT, Sec'y F. M .

T H « P R O G R E S S O P T R U T H I N M E X I C O .

W E take thew items fh>m the Texot It«pti,L • ^ m i a a i o n U o n e o f tbegrandeat

caooeaaea which the Lord h%a erer permltte*i Bao-

tUta to achieve.

•SJuat before Bro. Powell left Mexico he receired

a w y pramlaing young Pwabyterlan into the

chnrch, who had been atadying theaubjectof

baptlam Ibr two year*. H e wiU b» a tomr of

atreagth to the work there.''

"Bro. Boweli'iaya be conatantly ftara that aome

•eoond-iate BapUat will »lalt Mexico and tell the

church ttiember* that It ta not Huhlonable to so to

prayer-meeUnga in the tTnlted Statea. The Mexi-

cana do not know but that it it proper to attend aU

the aerrtcea, hence are always on hand."

. 'The^ ^ h y t e r l a n chnrch at PMoa, Mexico, aent

an o f f l ^ call to Bro. Powtdi to come up and bap.

Ute them. H e went up and bapUaed enough to

o ^ i M a ^aroh, ana there are about twenty-flre

of them now r e a ^ Ibr baptlam." '

. ^ ^ j y ^ M PMtor located at SalUlloL

Maxloo, W l ^ d ^ a d n g that he waa going to

h M t a ^ w r ^ ^ ^ w e « « o BapUata J alaUng

that M aeon aa the Bapttata e w e to a place the pw^le began the lavaattgaUon at to whether much

Bro.Powell told him

^ water aa It waa f » «t • N d M M a or <liaol»edl«BM.'*

. . " J . lar.t ~ • , ; ' \ -1 . < ,•> . • . .

i r , Froia ilie aliove we feel JuatWed in ooncludiug three tliliigt:-.

' L Thai Brtj. Powell preachoa the full gospel-

wliioh contain* all the dootrlue^, ami Inoiudoa dl«.

tJitcttve MnUiH«ntft an a;{>iiau hold, and thIa U

IlK reaaon ProteataHt as well aa Catholic orrora

fall before H.

2. That Bro. Pom oil doee not hold union rellgi

oua meellnga with P.oabyterlann.

8. That by neither wqt^ nor act doea he leave

Preabyierlana to Infer that their luemlmrn are

either baptlied or ordained, or their orffanlaaUona

are true ohurchraof Ghrut. He haa already bap-

0«e«l one Preabyteriau mlniater, and ho will rcry likely bapUao that one who ran »way from Saltlllo,

or run htm out of Mexico.

W o agree wHh the ChritUan Icdtx, that "the

tfexicau mlsalon la the grandest auocesa which the

Lord ha« permltteiL BapUata to achieve," on thia

continent at least. Every Baptlat ahould feel It a

^leaaure to aid lu preaching the goapel In Mexico.

Bro. Powell iaoue of our Tenneasee boya, if atodent

under Prof. Jerniaa. of our Union Uuiveralty

when at Murfrecaboro.

S U M M A R Y .

J U R mlaatoBarle« are in Mexico, Braall, Italy,

Central, Africa, and Northern, Central

and Southern China. Number of mla.

alonarief, 47 ; native aadalanta, 46~makln«

93 appointed laborera. Never haa their work been

ao proapetona and ao enlarging. Since laat May

mUionary companiea numbering 21. live ol them

children, have been aent, at heavy expenae, to our

aeveral flelda. Four hooaea for miaalonary purpoaea

javo been bought, renovated, or authoriaed to be

»ulltj and five others our ^tiMlonariea are demand.

Ingperalatentlyaaneceaaary to their work. A g .

gregate coat for these buildings 138,388. Laat year

the charchea contributed 180,466.87. For the

work of thia Conventional year our Board

aaked 1100.000. To date, the receloU have been a

little over forty theuaaud dollars. There is imme-

diate need for ten thouaand dollara. There should

be received monthly, between fhi* time and the

m w U n g of the Convention, aome alxteen thouaand

dollare, Snbjolned are the amounU asked of the

8uto«s and the remainders to be contributed bv

them '

TO- . ^ . Aaked. To be given.

• - » 600 • ^ 6 90

Florida, - - - . 500 127 85

Artanaaa . . . i qOO 416 54

^uiaiana . . . j OOO 424 64

K m " . ' • • 2 478 63 ^ b ^ . . . 6OO0 3 48062

L ^ T T , ' ' * ^ ^ 3 236 46 Miaal«,ipp. . . . 8 OOO 5 686 93

North Carolina, - . 8 000 4 603 07

M W u r i . . . 8 000 4 610 S

S R * " ' ; ; J S ;

S S ^ " J f f t n r c ^

will nottte vice-prealdent», corroaponding aec

reUrlea, and agenU of the States co^)peraUng with

the pastors, ao divide theae amounta ameng the

churchea that the lull sum may be realized ? Will

•very lover of Jeaua aak: Lord, what wUt then

H . A . T . r r « , C o r . S . .

A n a ^ n g e of live oenU a member will make the

sum aaked for. But let each chnrch ralae only ten

d«Wlars and the whole amount of 16,000, will cer.

Will not every p Z r m ^ :

determined eilbrt to raise this amount this year.

'F. < n

A m m 0 o m F R O M O t m ^ I R s f VAtVtQtt

O N C E M O R E .

^ ^ I''® of the minutes of ^ o f t h e f o U o i l ^ ^ M o o i a U o n a i Beech River

n".*. P«.Tidence. S w w t

ffiaa^^ aad N e w Coiasai,7a. Piaasa aaad to BI^,. J . C i o i w u w .

Chattanooga, Tahn.

[RU. U K A V E S j -Youlf kltod and hrotheriy ai,

lualoua to mo and Ihb Worki^ whichIhiVe

been called In Ihe rapidly growing city of LlWe

Rook, are heartily appreclsted. ind.thoy cannot

but forcibly remind me ot oui- former blstlow.

which were always moat pleaaant and dgt^abie to me, Though I waa young and oomparatlvely In. experienced when I was yo<ir pnatoj', t ever found

you a warm and falthftil peraoral friend, a wlie

and earneat co-laborer In all the Intereata of the

church, and u^ver did an unploaaant wordpaaa

between u«, nor did either ever cherish for the

oJher,.80 A r aa I over knew or believed, any but

the most fiafernal and aill-cdonaifi regards. We

way jiot have alwaya been perlbctly agreed In

everything, but I never failed to appreciate the

ciearneaa of your viewa and to admire the earnest-

neas and force with which you defended them. I

have hoard you defend the great camlnal truths of

our holy religion with as touch aeal, ability and

oarneatnma as U is possible for mortal man to dla-

and I have seen strong men tremble Hke

Belahazjar under your powerlul appeala to the un-

converted. A n d I have heard youonourdia-

ilngulahlng peculiars as Bkptlats when it asemed

utterly impossible for anyone to gainsay or reslit

the conclualons ao cleariy and forcibly presented.

W e have rejoiced together over the converalon of

ainners and numerous accessions of the saved to

our church; we have wept together In seasons of

trial and sorrow; and our hearts became tenderly

united in the bonds of a true Christian fHendahlo.

When your loved ones, dear as Ute to you, were

taken from you, I tried to help bear your great

wrrow, and to assuage your grief. Never shall 1

forget those fearftil days of trial, when all the

waves and billows went over you-yet the Lord

commanded his loving kindness In the day Ume

and in the night his song was with you. And I

can never forgot how, at the request of may now

sainted brother, and his church, you went to Car.

ronton, Mo., and engaged b the great debate in

defenae of our principles as a denomlnaUon. Thai

brother prealded as your moderator in that debate

and the gavel uacd on that memorable occasion la

now in my posaesslon.

But I weary you, as my own heart Is saddened in such retrospection.

I have come to the capital of the rapidly devel-

oping State ofArkanaas at the meridian of life,

and I am ready to give whatever ability and ex-

pcrienco I possess to the work beforo me." Our

cause should be placed upon a better and firmer

footing in this city, and if earnest, prayerftii and

persistent work will do it, then It ahall bo done.

Our ^oplo are encouraged, and clouds sMm to

be breaking away; congregations growing con-

^antly, and considerable Interest is manifested.

W e expect several valuable accessions swu, and

all j e e m to think <hat we are on the w a y V e n :

larj^ prosperity. I rejoice to know that thousands

of hearts sympathise with us, and that earnest

preyers^ cease i,ot to ascend to God for bur sUbcess,

1 is the earnest wish and prayer of our people

I ^ J L T ^ K T ' ' «" "«nfttovisltus and preach to this people the faith, of which you have been for so long a Ume such an able and feariess de(\»nder.

Thanking you earnestly for the interest you take

in our work, and praying that yon may, bo speed*

iiy restored to your wonted good heslih, l a m , w

*0D. It^ 1886.

The kind sontlments of personal esteem and fra-

tornal regard of our brother are Ailly redprtirited.

H e has undertaken a great ata^ lmportati« work fa''

the capital of a rapldily devolopiB|r'8«»«ii Wfl He

haa our fbrvent prayers, and shooW tHoM'df ^ l y ' t

Baptist in Arkansas, for his succeis. tt Wonrdrtf-'

j deed be the crowning Joy of dttr lifb to iid faliti In a series of meeUnga in Little Ro<Jk.«Illto ' thMe%r '

labored In together In this city;

Bvery m « wla* will ••kearike (Ma aiMiak, aartl

•wa* • aakawiMv, atoll Iwva ahtapMaai

• • • j rMrlkrt l o ^ W W M W M f c i

J A C K S O N , TfiNN.

- Tbt MIowIng nssolutlons were pasaed by the

> S n n ^ ' S ^ O o of the First BapUst church Februacy

Inasmuch as onr school baa auifered the loss of

otte of its brightest members, little Willie Jarmab,

beH'--"

Reablved'ihat in accordance with the example of

our Savior wo submit to this expression of the

Divine Will, with the contclouaness that he doeth

all thio|(s w6ll.

Bo it retolvoS that ^ wo, a« a school, tender our

alnceiwit sympathy "to'the bereaved family, and

assure tbom, in their hour of darknosa, that we

ahall over cherish'tho memory of the bright one

whose loss wo now mourn.

Bo it resolved that tho«o resolutions be spread on

our mlfisotes, and that ,a copy be aent to the bo-

reawd fhmtly ; also that each Baptist paper in our

State be requested to publish the aamo.

MISS L X B MOOUK,

L. B. SlIltTON, AI-BKBTBOKBLAU,

Commiliee.

Bao. OKAVWI:--! received a copy of Evergreen

Hymna a short time ago, and am happy to say that

I am better pleased with It than auy ^ o k I have

nsedainoel have been preaching. M y churchea

atLrwnard aqd KenUickytowu have adopted it.

Inclosed please find three dollars, for which send

me two dozen copies.

I have not written to yon aince you have been

afflicted, not b ^ u a e I dld'not fe«il an interest in

you; for it Is impossible for one who has read your

Writings for thirty years, and whose doctrinal

sentiments you have moulded, not to feel the

deepest sympathy for you. I have prayed, aud

continue to pray, that you may aoon be yourleif

again. There ia much lor yon t^do yet Aa your

viewa on many atibjecta which were once opposed

have been generally received, so I believe that your

views on the comiaunlov queatien will be the

views of the Baptlats in the South before many

years; and I want you to live to see tho. triumph

of that principle. With my best wishes I am

yours in Christ. J. W . CowNxiitT.

Trenton, Texaa.

A W O R D F R O M F L O R I D A .

I H A V E been paator here [Somtorvllle] nearly

two months. Our memberahlp haa iucroaaed

by three. O u r , Sunday * school haa decidedly

grown; and our prayer-meeting and song service

are fairly attended, and growing in favor. W e

are improving our church lot. W e expect to grow

and develop.

The second Sunday of this month I was Invited

to Brooksvliie, the county seat of Hernando. After

preaching twice on Sunday,.superintending the

Sunday.school, and oonducting a song service in

the evening, the brethren insisted on my staying

during the week, and continuing the service. W e

spent a glorioMs week. Four converts were the

result, that stand over for baptism. Tho houae is

new, being not quite finished, and Is elegant and

quite large. The brethren intond to hurry its

completion^ and then dedicate it free uf debt, and

^ iminediatol^ vtetfaa^ baptistery for the con-

' veriis. I iras honored with its pastorate for iwo

fitindaya at pruent; and in the near future the

brethrah wish to make a moat pleaaant arrange-

ment for their pastor. I have enjoyed tho mooting

Intenaoly; and my faith is atrengthcnod by

answered prayer. God be praised for his grace.

Yesterday I walked twelve miles to preach and

organise a new chnrah at Center Hill, with thirteen

members. God be praised for his favor.

FRANK DaCounoy.

Bnmtorvlllo, Fla., February 23,1886.

A N E W C H U R C H .

A N Monday, November 8rd, 1884, a small cpiigre-

T gatlon met at MoKinley's ajhool-house in Fay*

•tto,^unty, Tenn., three miles south of Moscow

(which might bo considered missionary ground, as

' l^fre had M n no preaohlng there, or near enough

' 4bet»,#pr tb* people to attend for a longtime, and

u n W prOf fT.

m-1'

Hurdle commenced preaching there last spring^

H e continued preaching iheWTonee a month up to

the first of September, when he, i piisted by Eld.

G . W , Floyd, and several lay uiemben of the Alex-

andria church, held a protraofed meeting for seven

days. There was a good intereet manifested from

the first, which inoreased to the cl(ie of the meet*

ing. Ten or twelve were baptiaed by authority of,

or Into the followshlp of the Alexandria church,

Marshall county. Miss., that being about seven

miles distant, and the nearest Baptlat church.), and

by previous appolntmeut proceeded toorgaulaea

Missionary Baptist church, of nineteen mo nbers,

moat of whom were members of the Alexandria

church, and had been prevloualy granted letters

for that purpose. Eld. G . W . Floyd was then

elected pastor, W . T . Slocumb, deacon, and J. M .

Ilankhead, clerk. The cuurch waa named Oak

Grove.

N O T E S F R O M N O R T H W E S T A R K A N S A S .

| ? D I T O R B A P T I S T : — W o have juat closed the

" second protracted meeting at my home church.

Wager Mill. W e bad a preciocis meeting iu De-

cember of nearly two weeks and now, for eight

daya in this month. W e have had over thirty

professions and seventeen additions »o fkr. The

church is allVo and at work, and keepa up a weekly

prayer-meeting and Sunday-achool. Since 1 came

hero tho chnrah haa grown from twenty to aeventy

members aud^ bettor than all, ia sound in doctrine.

I visited Slloam City the laat of January, and

preached nine davs. Our cause there is not in

good condition. The country and city memlien

are at vsriauce, caused by chureh festivals. Eld,

A . J . Esies Is pastor of the church, and preaches

three Sundays per month. about two

thousand inhabitants and is a great health resort.

I found the Northern Methodista doing all in thoit

power to take the place. '

I am pastor, or rather aupply, of four churehea.

T w o of them are unanimously in favor of church

communion, and are proapering, having added

nearly fifty this winter, and been in a revival

spirit all the time. The other two have a small

minority for intor-oommnnlon, and have not had

a revival for nearly two yeara. I have been won>

derlng if this is the experience of other pastors.

In my churches three Ftagi, JSmniieU and

twenty TKMNEBSKB BAPTISTS are taken. So you see

you are ahead. I am doing all I can to got more

to take Tnic BAPTIST; for I see the advantage of it

as a help for the pastor.

It seems that our good Bro. Coleman makes

matters worse every time he comes. He has per-

suaded himself that wo all hate hltn

cause ho is an inter-oummunionlst.

would think better or his brethren.

February 20,1886.

simply be

I wish he

.R. 0, R.

A D O T .

p D I T O R B A P T I S T ; — A dot may mean more

^ than two marka with dota. A preacher of the

Methodist atripe, in the town qf-C., and State of

Arkansi^ asslatlug the circuit-riding man In a

lively meeting of days ucar the village, took on

himself to boas the oouasiuu. At the proper time

he made a call for memberc. Tbat all objections

might be removed from those Inclined to Join, he

aisured the congregation that the ino to of baptism

was 0 0 where taught In the N e w Testament, and I

now leave it for you all to choose your mode of

baptism. I will not dictate to you how you should

be baptized. I am willing to pour or sprinkle tho

water on you, or I can immerse you as doep as any

oue Oan. A n d I will not toll you what I think

about tho mod). The applicant may have said to

him, how can you, when you say it is not In the

Bible. Tho preacLor continued, "you choose how

yon want baptism, and I will baptiie you." Sup-

pose a candidate liad elevated a foot, and aaid, here

pour tlie water on' my foot. I au ppoae the preacher

would have aetitdown as one of tho baptiams of

the occasion.

Paul said; "For if I yet pleaio men, I should not

bo tho servant of Christ." T w o of the candidates

kneeled iki tho water, ai)d a Uttle of it was poured

t i i i ^ M t u l i l l^od^

p r ^ r l M l ^ ^ U f

•«sh bhj?!^ h ' w ^ ^

the candm*ta d W aoii^^^^

baptism, as tb« wquel : J^lwrpj^

bot haMre ma«l|^it d4^r ''^onkm^.

to keep on dry lai^ himWl^ ^

asked why he did ndt go wMer to

tite ? lu rather a sepult^hral dii

not went to get my shlH WeU? So irlHa iWI be

got more than he wsnteit The ii^y' ia

this blunder soon became i<Miati»fle<l with the :

validity of hor baptism, aud In afewu Uirea weeka

after (he, a sister Method ut, And fo$«r other wU>

ling souls were burled wiUi Christ in baptism In

the same wateN;by the writer.

Conelntlooa lor the preacher: If ihaNes^^tlNwta.

ment teaches no mode or action for baptisi^ ^ ^ e n

bspUam is not taught in' the N e w !Diata«»^

Therefore, to baptlce In the name ot the Triidty ii

to add to God's word. L ,

Conway, Ark.

M E M O I R O F E L D . J . r . D . S H E F F B Y .

He was born in Washington county, east Tea>

nossee, July IStb, 1830. Born agalo, and ualtad

with the Baptist church November 18th, 28IS.

Was married to Isabel J. Good, Mareh 30th, 1851.

H e was ordained to the ^AH work of the mintivtry

November 1st. 1862. Came to Arkaasae la 1871.

Settled near Mount Vernou, Fanlkner ' county, la

which community ho remained until his deeeaei^

which oocurred on the 19th, of Jaunary, 1885.

H e was called to the pastorate of Mount Yertiott

chureh sooa after his arrival ther^ which place ba

filled a unifiber of yean, was also pastor of sevend

churehes In that sectioH.

Bh>. ShetfHy pMseaeed a pretty flair Edaeatloa,

was a Bible student, was a refined ChrisUan g«a»

tieman, ofnlcofMling, a true man and Arlend, a

good aud faithful preacher of the word, a sound

Baptist in the full sense of the term, a grei^ lover

ot his brethren, es{%olally his minlsteriag brethren,

a great peace-maker, not only in the ehurah, bot In

the immunity, one of the kindest husbaiids and

fltthors that I ever know. O h how sad hie family

arel also myself. I deeply sympathlae, with them.

They were completely devoted to h{m,attd to eaoh

other. His house was a preacher's home. I ba?*

spent many pleasant hours with them.

Bro. SheSey was never supported by bis ehurohea,

which necessitated hia laboring hard, manfblly to

aupportbis fkmlly, for he could notliear to sea

them'need anything^he could provide for them.

O h how they miss him I bis provision, bis oouneii

and his association. His health had been preca*

rioua for many years the seatof which I doubt not

was in the spine, which resulted In a paralytio

spasm on last Christmas day, from whtoh li ttever

fully recovered, lost his. nason to a great extent.

No one who know him can have a donbt but that

he is safe in tho happy land, while his mortidlty

lies In the ^ i d grave awaiting the trump of G<^

to awake it to immortality. "Bleasoi are the dead

which die in the Lord, from hencefbrth. 'Yea,

aaith the Spirit that they may rest from their la-

bOrs »«d tbeir works do follow them." <Rev. xlv.

1& ) This Scripture is evidently fulfilled in his

case.

He loft a very helpless family. Four single

daughters and ono son, while one son and one

daughter had married. The single SOH will do all

ho can for his mother, and sisters. He is a noble

son. tfe had a largo cirolo of frlehds all of whom

will Imouru their loss for truly he their Joss

while it Is hii gain. May the God of all graee

oomforl and support his dear ones, ^

Bro. SheOby was permitted to see most of hia

ohIMren hopefully converted, and baptised. T w o

of whom the writer was privileged to baptise as

their pastoi in 1888. I do prav that God will

aancilf/ this bereavement to the salvation of the

other throe,

UroUtsr ttioif art not dshd, but livstb, And we shall msst again, thaqlc Qodt

P l ^ H lOr i r ' J.

jj 11

j ,tt. iuUyiM,L.uu. Wilot mi»a rwurtiuw •..•AMBH3TAWI pMt(»K.

RBV.J, M. aCATB8. - . . . , Ww>m.«>r»,Tvmi «¥ATRB OMIinilttVTOM.

FROST. I><l>> " « . . »»iorniu»olo, 0»1 RKy.WM.NOl«ON,lJU.D. . . ,|sngiHa<J. mrv, J. T. 4;>AKUI:Y, lUndvrM toVOrow Ro»iJ», Tenti

IAS. a. MAHijrfir, . •» , . htuiu«w Hmxh^^

•««t»«M »«kwi ««« MIUN mt**t, Mttitt(«lit>, Vmum

MUKtCECtraiOMH PKRTNNUM IN AHVANOiS

HiU4t« Oxvjr. TKBMHKOltfUX MOJSYHH:

..tl 50

S i w eiV.

ADVKBTWINO RATKHi

S^tS^'li^i^tZ^SSS!^^* lUwUoo.. oa« inea. too Uifai |)*i>M or tupmbpn ol " nv(ir«ov<n HSMI. an««u

i'OrtltM IHtUlItDK MCU, will iMoHt Mila iS -iwtMVAVfuvi ui.»n»pewi

MtM ftt^ MM «Mb withmicir^r. J SJS?**??®'* " I . ^ is®®" f^®*"' Kf»i.tet«» Utter, KiprvwH

DtattiNPttiAtkMK i>rtM«i|»t«« «r ii«|itlau.

'SitTfiif is.**"? ftwfipirtittai iMit rwMt-^ — UMl tint iHK>« «i)*U b* r«iMtv«d into Cbrtiitt ehmb,ar te^fMawMl tolttorcUnKnewT^^u M n l ^ n e

Cli«r«li M t l y .

TtUkt to«Mh «)iiur«li Cbrtat wmoiuwd th» aot* KtumU*

.f^Tjyt^y*'* Oftwtto atooe InvMUd with lOl aoel*. iiMtiMi to clMl md Mmutaaiou uul d ^ M

to netr», dlMipUus auOl

jki 10 kiu»f|ii||{ RU<1 lioliigi, Wo )ihoul<l «c(ik to kiiow

ljy htH wortl in (JKl«r to obay iQo(1 mid IHI llktt

KnowliMlgo (lidti imni) ttwuy, liiU boiuyNimtl

oHiloro foru^or. Jlunoo, my, sUKly tiid lllblo in

imler to llviii H, Do tlio tyilt ot no Ikr m h

kllOWl^, with fldellty, ana whiit k tho roeult? A

woiulorAU oiutiihig of truth, n, qulckonftU ji»sl»(lit

}i»'o(J(nlV word, tt •oinltlvcnewof bfari tlin) U nii

duilcatoly ro«|iiMiHlvo to tho loaobliig* ot tho word

ap»tti-u tho mrlutf* uf mi VKOIIHII Imrp to thobrosth-

iujf of tho ifuinuior leophytB. CoiirtiioiU Uto Bolvoiit

of ilouW, Mttuy ot (he obsoiirUies oJr Oml'o won!

AHi i>l8»rod u|> UifixD tho vigorous, {tonoliating

vision ot R Hou» Hint h»B b.'iit with stipretiio loyHlty

ofpHrutikBtodo OoilVwlll; Oboy hU wilt, mid

' you i^hall know of tho dootrlno j^'^yodlMiH kiiowlf

you follow oil to kiiow." A man who will adopt

thcsoprtnoipIoHof nihioHiudy will know ' moro nhout the inblo, witliout any out-ido holpn, than

«i<0 who has all tho llbrarle* iu tho world ut hlu coiiuimiid, HIMI .\ot who will not do hU will.

(t) Stiuly tho IMblo by prayer and with tho Holy Hpirlt.

ThUlHliutofal l . and graudostof all. ThU in

thoolhnaxflf niothod and prllinlplo, Tho Ho l y

Spirit b the author of Holy Sorlptiiro. Mon spako

»« Ihoy woro niovod l)y tho JIolj (ihoHt. If iho

Ilcly SplrU Inaplrwl iiioii to write tho lllblo, how

approprlato that ho Hhould oiillghtoii thoHe wh(»

read tho BiUlo. It l.i tho speoial olUoo ot th'j lluly

8plrlr to roveal tlio Inoarnato Word to IIA ; why not

tho written word ? IIo not only takoa tho thl.ig» of

Chrkt and Bhowa thoin to 118, but tho things of

tho word. Tho word In powerless without thu

Spirit. Thu word i» the aword of tho Spirit, and a

»word is j>oworle»8 without an agent to wolld it.

And prayer, carneat, coaooloss pcayor, humble

prayer, U of tho htghfiHt Importance to a knowledge

of (Jod'a word. "Opon thon mine eyes timt I may

' r ^ ' ''' • ' 1

ffratifl Junction. U« w«« tliit inorning 1,,

UMial hoallh and »plUt». ,Judging (rom ' V

doin»o8» oftlioutt«ok,w«lupptMo tho ia„«„

havo boon ho«i't dlsww. or a stroke of puraivZ

Wo imfoM oum l f «bocko<l % tho wddonnow of

tuls gtoftt bnroa-voinoul; for ovory li»ptj»f i„ m,.

land who know lilin poraonally, or by ii|« wrltlHBM

niuBt fool howavod, and oravo to be iinmborod BII a

mournor with tUo tftrjckou fnitilly, rokttvos md

frlondf, who hAVo nmdo Uiwo Mountain a nionnt

of woeping and lanioutatlon tho P«HI wook HOW mtiodhi w« think our nobio brother, in the vorv

meridian of IIIH yonia, And in tho inldHt of hl« l>Q»t

work, would bo oalltui u> procodo ua lo the ft»i„u'

ro»tl Wo havo known him Intimately (u R|| tho

relations of lifo; in tho beginning of hl« mlHiutry

have flhartul hU bunk and blankoi tn oamps; havo

boon associalo.l with him foryottrs in tho «oiit|iir,i

ofthU paper, whou hi* 8t»to OmvontloH i-leoiod

hiiu to odlt Iho Misolnsippi Departinontj-Hud

during all thoHO years not even an unple«*8,ii

word or inUunderHlaudlnK intorrn|)fi>d, for one

moment, tiio pleasiintneM of our pornonal i-clatldiu

A« a bravo a|id intrepid iiol.ilcr, ai, a fonrlcKs

and skillful gojipi-ttl In (he battle fluid, uh a clear

and able writer, as a preiiohor of thu gonpel, as a

fond father and good olilzen, and a peorhtHH Chrin-

tian gontlomaii, M. P. U)wrey c.imo nearer illliMg

tl 0 standard of " a porleot man " ihaM any mnii wo

havo over known.

Wo tender our doepoat sympathy to hiti utrlftkoii

wife and family, and tho child that weeps aloiiooii

the far woHiorn coant, in Ihclr un»poakable grief.

Our prayer 1», that tho mantle of our dear fi ioud

and brother, whom our «onl loved, may fill upon

tho son wiiom God huo oallod lo tho game midlniry.

tia ilaawB maat

I w«BM by *lBluu«n, auttlataruu or «i«elwiMtle»i. cv a ^

lUlMMM* la Ik* MaM ••if(le»tA«<««»t»ll««'»r Krror.

HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLK.

BV ««V . A. A. FKOST, 8ACRAMKNTT>, CAL..

NO. U .

STUDY tho Bible to as to Ilvo It.

^ ' Bora it another great prinelpio of IMblo

•ludjr: -If toy ono will do his will ho ahtli know

ortbe doclriaes." I f you go to (he fifiblo with a

creed in yoar head and aatono in your heart you

will find nothing in the Blblo. Tho Devil came lo

. Chrtat ftnd (band nothing in him, and yet " I n hiiu

dwelt t i l the troMuree of wiwiom Hnti knowlwigo

ye* «»»the fUiineu of the Godhead boaily." You

mey ponibly find eouething in the Bible toboUter

up • creed, bat you will not And tho Blblo unloa*

you are willing to fbllow the Biblo {yim will not

"Intow the doctrine" unless you 'Menlro to do IIIM will." The Bible I« trery much what wo mako It;

it ia« mirror; it tetum* form for form, and smile

(breaiile;it e«hoMOttraob«and'our laughtor. To

the cold-hearted it it « • igy aa tho iiorthorn was—

"Iknltilyftuitttat, icily |»gular, splendidly null."

Tb the warm, loving heart it la an balmy aa tho

tropical i«le«. Weplayiround iU margin, and

drop our inch-long •ouading-Unoti into U» faMiom*

leM wat«re and" vainly think wo havo their dopth.

Ah t let UB Be humble when we havecouvorso with

God. 8eek fbr the truth with a determinatlnn to

hate that and that alone, and we will follow

whore it lead*, and appropriate \fhat wo loam.

God'eword l t tobo itudied, not Ibr tho take of

fR«i« knowing, bQ|b«c»an Itnowlng la ncoonary

behold wondrous thingH out of thy law," Is the

prayer that always opens tho depths of God's word.

It tho Holy Hplrit Inspires tho prayoraud (ho word

ho will answer the prayer and roveal tho word. Dr.

Ooulburn iiluslratos this truth by comparing tho

Bible to a sun-dial, which Is in Itwif perfect and

complete, graven with all the hours, and with a

gnomon or indox which casts an cxacl shadow.

But what avails a sun-diiil wlHiout light? On a

cloudy day, in tho twilight, or at midnight, it can-

not Inform ns of tho tiino. 8o tho Bible is a sun-

dial, but tho light of tho Holy Spirit must fall on

its Jiaemi page, and upon our hearts, or it will hi-

Send twonty-hvo coats to^Jravos and MihHtiy and got ii package of specimens of their Imporlod reward can!*.

.r . 7 mainiain ino ortunanoos of tho gospel, in dlcato nothing of spiritual times and soasons to the o«lor that siunoi H may bo saved, and ChJlstia.i.

! itifiFrtissmNa KUOAI THE JOUUNAL AND

i«K8SEN(JER, OHIO.

g U O . EATON in his firstsormon on tUe churdi c/iw»m«<<!f/ from tlio siibjoot all uses of tho

wort] church oxoopt moh uiham cviiUni reference to a local orj/anization, which ho dotlnos ai fol-

lows : "A No w Tostamont church Is a body of hu-

llovors who havo, oaoli for himsolf, exorcised [pro-

fessed—editor Journal and Afesaenger] repentaiico

toward God and faith toward the I^»rd JOSUH Christ, and who aro banded together In brotherly

love to maintain tho ordinances of tho gospel, in

soul.

Thus I havo ondoavorcd to upoak of fomo methods of Blblo studv, and tho principles of Blblo study.

(1) Become convincoti that tho Bible Is tho word of God.

(2) Thon study tho bookft of tho Blblo,

(8) Study tho Dispensations of tho Bible.

01) Studv the doctrines of tho Biblo.

(5) StuJy tho Inititutions of tho Blblo.

(«) Study thu Christ of tho Blbl?.

Study tho Blblo (1) so as to bo ablo So muko use

ofl t .

Study tho Bible (2) so as to lovo .it ana got at the hoart of it.

Study tho Biblo (3) so as to Ilvo It, and thus kilow Its dootrlno.

Study tho Blblo (4) by aid of prayer and iho Holy Spirit.

. Such aro iomo of tho inothode and princlpios of Biblo study which eommoiid to your oarnost considor^on.

Sond twonly.llTo con ts to Graves and Maiialiy and got a package of spooiinoiis of thoir Imported 'raward cards.

may bo oditlod."

HlsdellnltionofaScriptuiai ekklenia as ineaii'

Ing a local, organised assomhiy, and never an In-

visible, unorganized company of Christians, or

groat State, mitioiial or gonoral body, m ido up of

hundredsor tliousarjils of local sooiotles, as Episoo-

pallaii-, Methodists and Prosiiytorlans teach, or ax

Including tho whole number 01 tho saved, as some

BaptlsiH toscli, wo think correct, and truly iofre»h-

ing. It was proaohod in tho prosonoo of many of

tho young mlnlslors, and wo trust some of tho pro-

fessors of tho Thoologloal Seminary: Will any one

object to It?

But wo cannot accept his doflnllion of a iooal

ohnrch, as given by tho \Jourml and Mmenger. Wo agreo with Dr. N. L, Bico, Prosbylorlan, ami

Hlbbard Mothodist—"No iiaptism, no church."

Bro Eatou has no baptism in his doflnlUon I Is

tl)oro not a printer's error somowhoro ?

Sond twonty.llvo conts to Graves and MalmlTy

and got a packago of spooimons of thoir imporlocl

reward cards.

"ftuTon i f a s r i l f " " " "

IT WAS just after tho last iisuo of tbia paper (hat

the startling ami lad nows roadliml ns that our bo-

loved brother, Gon. M. P. I^wroy of Bluo Monn-

Uln, Miss., foil dead upon tho platform of tho do

pot at Mlddloton, Tonn., Fobrpary tho twenty

i i r w h o -ohool,„.„.,„„.„u ox .r.u..«. .n waiiiorma. i.u» a lar girls, who w^rc m roM(e (Q Now QtloMo, its fn^ • groator Joy wa» ftwakoo^ \t\ liy m

GO I t t RAMS .

W « wisa Bro. Burroughs and Bi-o. BIdwoil could

only BOO tho delight of tho children, and hoar their

oxprossions of thanks ibr such a raro treat; ami

(ho old folks at homo aro not a whit behind thorn.

What a Joy that box brings into our homo I Could

our far-ott' brothron but wltuoss it Ibr a few

minutes ih«y would fool somowhat repaid for the

gift. LIttIo did wo think wo woro so kindly

tuoijiborod by frlonda in California. Bnt a rb> fhr

I'^i-^iJolla^f ft>f oiir young wiuWtorK, and thu pmmiae

our Bro. Bwimuifli*. Rvciry iltxr of our b«art

y, thrill^ with ^ a u i d u that GCMH bad raleed tip

P t l * CaUfwraia. Will not onr brother

• conftf ; Oi^. BldwcB» and If he will not

Join In supporting on^ mJnIswr at Jaekfcjn?

It W i J ^w t f'ourtwn ilolltii-s per monlh, and

twettty*flvo doll)»rs for uiie wiiitcr »uU of eholbcA.

By vacatlo«« work thoy will pro*tdo tor bmiks and

sainnier clothes- Yon jieftil riot, feiir tliat will

notwiwant you » hiuuirttd f o l d . — - M r s . AU«e

mCont^y, Florida, *em{s us ona dollar <br our

yoong inlnisiers. And ihic tb«<' tlrsl Mutribotlon

to Ihjs fund by t\w wJf« of a young minktor «du-

oatcil at .lackst^iti atitl ftsslwtcd. Will not <sigbt or

ten morw fnllow thl* gotxl <>xtttnpte as a gratitude

oflVrlnK; f>»r an ttduoat^d hncband ? 1 wish to

petition Br<». Frost of Cslifonii* to pubileh the

hin'orioal dlwiaiwe, or ho aays he i« fro-

truing in the Historical IX'iiariment of this, papnr,

«o that hundreds, if not thouwinds, of Baptisti can

not only tw^ bul pcojuirvt* ii. His ar<ictc)< on How

to Study thu Bibli*. how grand'.—T. K. Tcnnos-

4CC. W(? Join Br«, B. lu his n-quest. And we

coi'ld jtet a Ihonnsfiii <jigntirs to it. Bm. F. riiust

proinlie us. Will yo>i not? Thai tlocumont would

IHJ read by Bsptl«t« in every isotithcrn State, in

every Western Xorthwe.-«ts!rn State, and in

inor«t of the Korlhern StAton; and will be in the

Iwmid flies of our Theological S«.niiiH«ry ai I^>ni«-

vlllis snd tho llftrar-of Wio Society of ilellglous In-

tpiiry at Jackson, and very many private libraries.

- — Wo complain of our brother or tho Jountal and M''**rngtr (hat, "viih n*pcct to Tennessee and

this paper, ho has, in violntion of the divine com-

mand, taken up a' renroach against his neighbor lu

giving still wider ciroidatlon to the slanderous re-

pwach of the etiilor of iho M i s i M p p i Jte^onl and

his " t rave ler . "— -Tho Tfeww Jiapfitt Herald oiMnt'S to ns in a new dress; and it is a t>eaaty.

This oes|K3aks pr<wperliy: and it ric.dy d<>«erve»

any amount of it. We roganl It as one of the ablest

religious journals of tho South, or North either, as

for that. Woo to the wordy CampbelUte that

crtMi»<>s its patli, as the wiiior of the ChrMian .Vft(*fiFi,<;er can testiJv. U IK doing a grwat work

for Mexican mission*. Bro. H. P. Morris,

Chicol: W« accept your gsnerous offer, and will

notify yon. :Yon are right, Bro. Harris. But

Bro. Vy. ought not to have so sratcd it ; for hun-

drsds havo boon semi to tlie students direct from

Tennessee. Nosliadow of appeal has Iveen made

to TUB TKNNKSSKK B.VITIST for the Louisv i l le

fund.—1—All ri{{ht on our books, Bro. Copcland.

If papers still do not ct)mo let u« know it. I f y<m

write state what our optionents havo concotled, 1.

e., tho whole ground. We aro in rcooipt of an

invitation, and a frcs pans fioin Austin, Texas,

to Montoroy and back, to aiiemi 'he dediciiliou of

the First Baptist church, Montoroy, on tho firs;

Sunday In April proximo. I f wo woro only able

to got about we would bo with you, Bro. Po|>o;

but thanks lor your courtesy. Our heart and hand

Is fully with you In tho Mexican mission. God,

by his providence,calls upon the Baptists of America

to supplani tho wornhip «f Mary with tho worship

of Joius lu Mexico. Tho Young South I>opart-

nientofthls papor is now educating two young

Spanish Rlstors for mUsionarios to tho Catholic

women of Moxlco. God bo i>ralse<l. — I am

many times paij| for all I havo given t» oducato

our young ministors when I see how grandly thoy

havuturnod opt, —what a good work they havo

boon ouabiod to do by a few years of study uudor

tho noble faculty at Jackson. There are somo I

know at JaoKson whoso naniOH you do not mention

among tlio boys at work in your Issue of February

tho ,lwonty-llr«t. Where Is J . B, Davis, and Hill

and Bean, Miller, Bartlos and othersf" Next

month wo will make out a full list of "our. boys,

whero thoy are, and what thoy aro doing," and be-

lore tho middle of it we hoiw to hoar from each

otio by a nowa lottor, or at loast a postal-oard. I t

will onoourago Uiu prosont friends of miaisterlal

ednoatJon, and niaku hundrads nioro wo hope.

many of our b n g ^ v ^ siniiK* to arc'

aMctHed upon this vi t i l « t v n ht4v iw- i

i i fkm.—J. T. U n m wffl tUak 4 aveiMAjtlwt >

« m «ot tbiBk it M 0 « r bretbre^ ta |

general,4o not want airvloe in a t

ffiOttth, iwtive tn a wlioI« y« i r ; wadSwa tbe

forty Sunday* they ]KMI OT U» JMMJT Jfetika(iM<*

OampbelUtM dedaiib agataia U>H ^ t a )

and nrfe lh»4r plaadbie ot^v^km* h^attj Wforf

the ScHptitrea to theirowB

yon think of thia, Bra, t , do y m thlnt i»

straufe? or that it i« ao difiieaU itNr t s ^

tain a true doaouiisatlfliiat «}>irit? It i> xsty

strange that w® oontitiiie to a sal-

nation under tUs snkidal pnetkse. Mo*!

fully will wt> embody all oar ar»k;p^ asid »4iill.

(tonal and irreflna|ibSe arganmtm ts a tract, i f

convinced that our brothiea. fe»eratly was! U fw

olrcnlaUon. Baptisfaam ao ramiMi in

their dcnumlnational Uterat«r«v whUo the

of deadly terror* apare no «x{wa«e in glvir.ji

widest circntation to their viewa, -—• Pastor Lasaar

of the Central chur«U iafbrm« ut that Si«t«r O. A.

Cubbeily, a ouUurvd, eons^Mrated and deir«i«d

Christian woman, is a luomlW of his icburc£>.-«ad

i« a tireless wortcer in the Soath Memiohis

Had •uch a lady !»»« canrasisiag thl* city for %t»t>-

•crlbers to Bro. Ray'a Battt* we iboncht

oeruinly we would have heard o* iU Oar fire-

side was brightoned. and our hfart iriaddined. for

a (lay and night laiA week bv the jte^iial Ht* mxA

loving bean of Bro. Jobe Uarral of JG^issipipi,

well and favorably Icnowa to oar readem. Be

will help us on the paper thia year. Etd. J . D.

Fletcher of Lanoke, Ark., writes; ** I want to

to yon, my brother, that, by your tSrw, ScH{4tt-

ral stand upon ihinga dhriiBe, put Jbrth in Tax

B*m8T, yon have done mam for me than any

other living man. Long may yon live to beneSt the

yonnjft men of the ministry. I am d dag alt I eaa

for Tbk BArnrr. I inclose one doUar, for whtcb

•end the paper to BiilBn T- Davis, Hasen, Ark.

This man is a Methodist preacher. I f yon can do

so send him back n nmbm oontiuniair Br.

articles, liow^ to Study the Bible.* The books

reoommended by Dr. Frost can be obuUbed at the

Baptist Book House, Memphis, Teniu at New York

publishers' prioM. J . E. Harris, :MUissli»ippi:

We do not know what that " e a ^ ** that God is

to lift up fbr the outcast of bis peo|de will beu

Whatover It is the Jews will tvoognixe it, and p<a>-

haps they alone.

end twenty-five oents to Graves and Mabafly

and get a package of spaclmeas of their . imtwrted

reward cards.

^11} yott not obllgo very ^any of your roaders by

KDITOKIAL ITEMS.

If'the Lord'a supper must be observed by.

ckurdt, AS A CHCROii, to give the ordlnanoe its ot i f

ItfiitimatUffatpet er^restfoa, as Dr. Armitage justly

asserts, bow can it be rightly called the Lord's anp^

per if ofAersPtM ofrwvred. Wonld immersion' l «

rightly considered Christian baptism, should pour-

ing or sprinkling be snbstitutod tor immersion, or

should the symbolism of this ordinance be changed

(br something Christ did not appoint? Will lite

reader turn and read Dr. Annlug^'a leuer iii this

paper.

Our gentle brethren of thw Mmiotiarg BmpU»t still seem exercised about ^'that paper** which tast

year mentioned that an effort Was on foot to pur-

chase the Ifesftm J?ecordcr, with a view to halving

it edited by the professors of our Seminarr. i l t is

Is "thatpapcr," and wo assnro our beloml breth-

ren that wo did not originate that report: we arc

not accustomed to do loch a thing, or give circula-

tion to a report, except on what we regard good

authority, and we do regard the senior editor of

the BaplM OfMtner geod authority. We learned

from our brother of the Recorder that the report

was utterly gronndl (^ ana we promptly oorrecnsd

It In theso oolumns. . Wil l our brethren of the Jfw-

•lonnry Baptitt give this lo their readers, and thu«

correct the ImprMsion their article is ealeulat«d lo

maka * We u k thia as a mattar of almple jusUce.

l))uc OitMM reproaohei th« eighty thousand

ttilf Mil 9f m felfiof

AMitf IMM4 « • • 9**nr Mt-ai* i w i w ^ LosiiMjltlt S«iBiiBMir, W«U, S * ^ ^ r a ^ U M t

Wiiitfai snM^SHral.

M^ tefe «MtlBi«d pofmiar |«tior

t^tbe- of tftis Stat^ asitli aa ut^ j ^ u f t t»-Ma c^ i i i i t j im Iw-.jtta

iiii^'itit eM^t^bM* one V M ^ U fatlA

jr«ar. i f U wastmi i i * duijr i l th* dsrity

-•filurim petashtxKvigi^, get nMitt«|r

i'S.^'jiii fiiee tkaas^ abtttet -Bat caon;

rftf CMitfS' s ^ tlnat iiss eb«rrb did not ma-

wis ia»4 jfwr. I f it « s * snm tbedoty

• We e-Jtatert « word eowmtti-

Ist^a® »if th« UtU* WoHiifiw rf ttw YoiMtg Sonth

MexVjsis girta at the a lr f jA^ white

titer Arc l^wm^Vi-* be

to ihe Catheti^ sr^mea of

What a jirand wott; Is Cbitt Ta tkc owai f

tb«y to Aani Xora, smm tlwsa ««ll Iracta.

A bfoUMtr in who Hlwotf a "Mg

Iwy," advaaoed ^ ir jo d«4tan daA a half *s a tract

ftiBd,astd aagther brQlberiMH.nti.-t4 Hi ip t» t»a

lara. Little Worascs Mve «<e^£»-ette del-

tar's w*9«tli ol tract* to and ttey twvatf

<00 MKsh doae» tbt>y tVei tiHm Uttlft -

ptWtMirs are waiMied. Th in^c^ i^ tiMjr wfll pat

thoai«»iIs vX pttfii of Bassist tra£!» into eiroila-

tlcHi, asd th!« irrattit work a3d« ia UHther f iaad

work, IW tratniag^ those yooa^ iaiwiessariw In

Mezk»! M.-ttiMv asi: yo«r Uttk cfrt. or WUtte, or

Tommy tomiti tor oMdotlarV wstthbT traeia. Ha

«ta J them osi t l » irst day the charcfc -awMia.

What brntMi- wni pQt«ha*» a sdtx,. valaaM*

tract (to eawarag® this woric oC tiMr Little

Ws»rke«i? ' " • ' • •

GEK imAL rrcMS.

SKKD emts Oravea liahaJf^, Menphii^

Teaa., tor tagrapie, copy «r Evxaskxut

'booad etot i^ost the boot^foreoaatiy oimr^Mk

Prios «1JM PCX dote% by taall^post-paidL tf.

pcopK jndgiiq^ f h m tlMir tdttctaac* to

five a word of eiieowrafeaKttt to their aUat«lM',

«««« to think it i» bettor tar fete to diaArdepm-

jOon than to ran the tide oT laftalsd by a

eoaiplttwBnt.

• e * SMrwrt U * * '

itaMMTt Imr SS. as I

I siMSs' Sa yaw r asSaMw l « asqr OatsaM ' asp

ta aasMttwi. w nmSmrnrit >*s asMkHsir stMi aHHcS at*

We n«t«r know Uitoagli what diviae •qrrtwrwa

ot compeswatioa the great Father of the aalven*

may becaxTjlaf oat hit anbliaM plaa; bat IIM words. ja love," oaght to eoataia to tm iy

doubtiaf aottl tbe Mdutioa of. .til thlaga.

Tha love of Cbritt la lik« the blaa akr.

which yon mar tee deariy, but tlw real vastaass

of whida yoa cannot raeararr. I t ia lika tba aeai^

into wboae boaoai jroa caa look a littia way, Iwt

Its depths are aafatbomable.

£}d . J . M.WeekKorF»ewoU,Ait,kaa aoMplaa

the geawal afoacy fbr (hi* paper aad tha Book

Houw^thaStahiorAriEaasaik He wUt vtsittha

laoat of Iba railroad towaa la tba latarMt of the

paper, and haa ftatt aathorlty tb o^leci aad laeeipt

for moaey da* tia. OaaTtHS & Masarrr .

Mempbia,T^n. Mareh S, i m

n E x o n n t A T i o s A i . s G R M o m — r a a T TOIJBMK. '

anr 4. a. oaavm.

This first v o l am contiJas tbe six fbllowlnt 0«h

oominational Sanaona:

I . TXt« Act «»f na^ i l laaa.

T l i a s r a a M l a M •TMqH inaa . ^ a. t l w 1—1*1 aaftitaa aal *»saw aeiwer eCfcs • .WaaaiaMs*!

I ^ i m i t g i t l .

SMd^ i i ' * I b r f w U b r p ^

juWffw IHpi i i l itooit Mmmii tm^

t^v-i -

s

Q b S M T t O M S j J i i l l ^ W M l i r f i i t t t , Wlwn » ctfwon movwi bl« inuiDbernUJji «iiii tii. IN> ri'.

twIvoU, »• It (ioDftun,! lino iho uliuf^U »y(tb waicb <t»j unluinr I'iesM itimwoi', ami U; y,

—Tli6rt) Ii uo lltUu wlit»|j|>njlKiiii«ii nboutdenwi . i ' l c t icu . Bpriie mulumlu tJiailf J( l» mfl»tfonod In the letlor thut (hit Uiuiur it« tieiKxm,

•na Is no commended Im Iho »«it«r, Ihut «li«ich wbloh reoelTOi tho loUor iec«lv«« (Im UoAuuit • •

' well M tbo ipktt; imd not ft foV lieawn* no olHiin tito, on tho giound thut "once h <Iohw«, uIwhvm a donoooi" ThU If not tlio o««b, A iVacfMi is r/a facto ouly oiecied doawiij — MDi-vniit „f Uiat oiio churoli ftppoiudug liliii, tthi) only louj} m Uo hitlifully »od Mti»f»etyrfly parfonnd iho dulfo4 61 hU offlo®. When ho ociiflO« to bo toHvo hiuI ^fliolonl ho ihoiihl bu dlttoiiated the office, ftud an iiottro membi-r iippolutcd in hi* utond, Tho pa«or In very proiwrJy (llnmlMetl when ho h«oomc« In. efficloiil. Tli» only forco of a leUcr mentioning tho lact ih«t tho bcaror wa* an a«co|,t»blo or v«ry offlcioHt doBOn of tho ohufoh granting t .e loiter f« tho incfoBtat^'Oiontof the fact that ho wa« » vorv gopd deacon for that chm oh; but il doos not follow Uiat ho would bo a good doaoon of (ho church that recolvoa hla Jotter; and thon that churuii may have no need of au additSonal doacon; but a church can, Hi)ou the commendttllon of tho sUtor church gcanting it, elect the brother to tho work, buf otherwise he la not a doacon. Kach church i« in-vested with tln» right and duty to elcct Uh own oOlcera: no other ohnrch can do this for it.

Send twenty-flve cenis to Graves & MahaOy for u package of «peoimon« of in)|»oriod reward cards:

T H E W A l l ON OlvD-LANlTMAnKISM.

m H E n B are two or three BaptUt papers in the bouth which, In conJuucHou with ono or two

at the North, tha t feel thenuclves called upon to oppose with auoers and ini(.ropim.ntatlons ihoso Baptist principles claimed by those who practico as well aa advooitto thoai as the old laudinark-i of of our f a the r« , - -o f t ru ty orthodox Baptists in all ages aloce thb Mscenslon of Chrlsl. To nuke thcso principles and their advocate* o<Hous in the eyos of American Baptists these Christian hrethien, in tho very face of the facts to tho oonirary, make tho impression that the advocacy and practice of those prlnoii les has proved, and is proving, a^fcurso lo all religious interests, and o^poclally to the oaiiso of missions and ministerial education, in iho State of Tennessee. Wo have onco and again confronted tho statomonts of the.o brethren with indubitable facU; but they refVjso to giv9 them to thoir reader?, and continue their aspersions of our State Wo give below tho Ameriean Baptht titfiwtw'n ro-boke of the editor of the Journal and Mmenaer. of Ohio

rAOTs viiBsws riofioN.

f b t t has n6| boon apeolijlly aur«od with U m l -mnrkism. I i has a popiilatloil of 4 382,«)1, or whom fl6,87l> m litt^ilsfg; That u just ,oboin, ouf and u half per uoan J U l lis lobulatu thl«,»« a« lo toslto the stiuly ott*y?%« Bro, |.8sho,i-»

fi'Mimsseo, httine of Lar.dmarkUni, llaptVsiM 7 per con-.

Ofilo, homo of ,/ . itnii .U, A»il. |»ndmark, iIhp tistii Ijij jiof ocnt. > «

Ny,w York, And landmark, ltrt|>tisl« 2 oni> cent. P»fini»ylva(»la, AmlWaudmiiik, Bttiillsis |mi

But let n* «omi>8r« Tc«iif«»oo, tho so-called home of tho pornl«!ou» L»n<liimrkUm, and Ohio, tho homoc.f tho Journal ,ml Mmepyer, In aiioihor ro-jwcii WoUko tho Baptist Year-Hpok as our guldi'. In the luble conlainliig ilio fads publishod by ihe Home Mission Sool«ty of Now York tho fuirowiiig sfatomont npjioars J —

Ohio, contr lbnibns and lagaolo*, im, #l».484 3S. TontjHtssoB " " " .( ' yg, Ohio Baptl.ts gavo, according to those figures, a

traction over throo cenis per capita for, tho whole l>opnl8llon of Ohio. Tennessee Baptists gavtj a fraction over Ave cents por capita for the ontirn population of Tennessee.

Bhj here Is another comparison: Tonnessoe. tho homo of Landmarklsm, with a populallou of ono »Hd tt half million, has 650 Daptist Sunday-sohools. Ohio, tho homo of the Journal ami Mmcnyer, with a populallou of ovor throo mlMlon, has 635 Baptist Sunday-school*.

Does it occur to Bro, i.ftshor, In tho light of thoso llgurcj, that l,andmai k «oll sootiis lo bo right good for Ihe growing of BnpiUtM and Baptist lusil. (tiiloiifi? Wo suggest that ho ollbor make s bottt-r showing for tho AntMandmark Stales, or play mum on tho subjoot of tho blighting, iufluenco of Undmarkts in In Tennessee. - >lwert-c«« IJaptut Uefleotor.

Tho slatlstici of tho last Soulhern Baptist Con-voullon Mhow that Tonnessoo gavo last year, for all religious purposes, flfty-two thousand dollars, a larger sum than was oontrlbulod by Alabama, or even Georgia,

JT-,- ''jsV-^irf'-1

jPor twouty.flve cents wo will uoud a package of spocllnens of Importofl reward oaras.

Send us iwonty-avo uenta fiar a Jiaokag, of ,dm mou« of our Imported rowanl oarda,

T l i e r e n o U l b i t . i i i i t b « » i t y i b r v« t l i»* win te r « b a r c i i « « ( i t s i l i e l a b i v . t t i b d u i d I i « t b « » R A i f . B r t i i o r B « p t i , t 7 ; iPebruckr} 49,18YM.

Wo n o # the f\,Mowing ooplos of Thb BAPatsr cotnph'to our Aim; K6. D, vol, *v i , fl^e. a Z . ? 4th, IjHin No 21. vol. Oolobo; . N«. 22. vol. xvl.. November ad, 1883. Auy one having thoso papors lo spare will p |«„o ' , ° HPstal, and wo will inform them whother lo wnd or not, as wo only need ono copy of each Wo will pay twonty-flve couts for the throe copies.

8. IdAiurrr, We hsvo on hand several hundred coples W

Bar.Ust Principles and Practice, being a serles'of thioo sorntons pr«ach«d by p'asior U m a r of ttiii city. Thoso sormouB havo been remarkably frqit. ful In convincing I'odobapllsts, and cannot fkll to do much^ood wherever olroulaled. An hanilr»a copies distributed In your n o l g h b o r h ^ S lead many to learn tho way of tho Lor<l most tw-fcctly. Bond us ono dollar and wo will »ond you a dozen copies. GiuvKt & MAumy.

In a home where the mother h always weighed down with csro oven the chliaron soem to cstch tho trick of (friof; thoroforo, mothers, laugh raotfl. The house-kooplug is so onerous, the children lo ofton trying to norvcF, and temper, the servant most exasperating, and oven John, kind, good husband that ho is, catjnqt understand all ibelr vexations and disconragemonts and porplexitlei-and so wearied do they fool that It is too much for tho household to depend on them, in addition lo all their cares, for 8t>Dlal sunshine as well. Vet ' tho household does, and it roust. Father miy b« bright and cheery, his laugh ring out, but if the inolhor's laugh falls, oven the father's oheerfnlneu seems to loso some of Its infection.

The State of Tennessee is the native land and stronghold of Baptist Landwarkis,

* »» '» above Grass) that makus us shy of

f t was Imroduoed as tho great «ffllolions,:~tho harmonising

of the denomiimtioQ when it necdwi no harmo. nizing

miXt Ji "'ow')' for the past the more wo know of U o d -

marklsm the more we don't want to «ee it grow In our cburoh<>s, — tho more we are persuaded ihat it

Wo h o ^ 10 see the day

LaDdmarklsm seotua to have been a groat curse (?) to Tennessee, Wo havo a populailon of 1,642,180, and of these about 106,000 aro Baptlsta, About aovon per cent of thq eutlro population of the Slaio are Baptlsla. AnU-laudmarklim seoms to have been a groat blessing (F) to Ohio, the home State of tho Journal and JU«t$enffer. That Slate haa k population of d,108,(}02. Of these 60,r»8a ofe Baptists. That la not quite ono and a half pfii-oent. I t Is fair to suppose that tho 8l»t« of Jf<iV York haa uot been greatly ouraed with Land* marklsm. That 8Ute haa a population qf 083,871, Of thew) oa« U8,880 ara Baptlsli. That l i » ri-aoUon 0YW two per cent, If !ti|o|}iflP

liA.

. T H E BASTEUN QUESTION.

prophecleH In tho V Sovea Dispensations none, perhaps, have boon considered more unreasonable and absurd than Ihat France would over becoma the ally of Itussla, tho Gog of " tho north quarter," in the sottlemont of what has been known, since the days of Napo-loon, as tho Eastern question, nud that the throaton-Ing attitude of Kuesia towards the conquest ot England's East Indian possessions would otjon the hoailllies that wotild involve tho whole oastorn hemisphere, China not oxc«ptod. As straws, showing the direction of tho wind, wo submit tlioso cablegrams, which now so oxolie thr<)o great om

I pires, ! «088IA THROWS IWWN Tltg ODANTLRT.

"London, February 2 1 . - T h o Russians aro ad vancing upon Porydok lu Khorassan, Sir Poler Lumsden, Ihe British commissioner appointed to confer with a Russian oommlsslonor, and fix the l oundnry of tho northern Afghan frontier, has re. tired to avoid being Involved in tho conflict be-tween the Russians and Afghans, which Is bellovod to bo Inevitably. The London papers consider the situation vorv grave. The Menlng JVeiot says It is aasLrtod that iho guards oHtenslbly dtspalohod lo the Soudan aro lo land at KuTaohio, and ihotict proceed to Afghanistan. I t says this report, if triw, forma England * reply lo iho Russian ad-vanco to Herat. The truth of tho assertion is doubtful ; but tho existence of auoh rumors proves tho gravity of the tension botwton England and Itunsla.

"Russia and Franco aro baoking Turkey against Italy. Owing to tlyo attilii!lo of Turkey Italy holds a full corps d V m e o In readiness for ombar kation."

What wlll ourorltlos say whob they soo Unssta and Franco In actual conflict with England In

f f f l - o f AfghanlsunP Tho and the «uantlofc of

war dsf lwt l^ thrown at tho tmt of|5ng|af|i |

Convlollon of sin wrought by tho Spirit of God is more powerful than argument. I had rollgloui-noss, but I Movor drew near to God In spirit and In truth till I had seon and almost felt that drawn sword. To f e d that God must punish sl«,- th»t Go<l will, by no moans, clear the guilty, is the beit thing to drIVo a man Godward. To foel Ihat sword, us It were, with Its point at your own breast, Its odgo ready lo descend upon your own boing, —this it Is that makes tho guilty plead foi pardon in real earnest. Mon ory n o t " Lord, siyo" till thoy aro forcod lo add, " o r I perish." I could wish for certain preachers that I hoar of that they wore mndo more vividly to roallee the terror of the Lord In their own souls. Ho who has felt the hot drops of despair scald his throat has had it cleared lor tho uttoranco oJT free grace doctrine. If mon had more fully felt tha t they wereslnnon ihoy would have wade better saints.

You may rest upou tlils as au unfailing truth, that ihoro neither Is nor ever was any person re-inaikably ungratoful who was not alsOj Insuffera-bly proud; nor yet one proud who was not equally ungrateful. Ingrati tude overlooks all klodneu; and this Is heoauso prido makea it carry Its head s» high. Ingrali tude Is too base to return a kind-ness, and loo proud to regard i t ; much like the lops of motiutalns, barren Indeed, but yet lofly. They proditco nothing, they food uotbiug, they foot! nobody, thoy olotho nobody, yot aro high and stately, and look down upou all the world about them. I t was lugratltudo which put the poniard jh lo Brutus's hand ; b u t i t w a s wantofoompMilon whioh thrust It Into Oesar'a heart. Friendship consists properly in mutual offloes, and a generous strife in alternate act* of kindness. But he who does u kliidnosfl to an ungrateful person sets bis seal ou a flint, and noWB hU seed upon the sand; upon tho former ho makes uo Impresslon.'aDd from tho latter flndano protection.

OotiKKOTioN. — I n Bro. Yonablo'a ox^it t lon in last isiuo, in last paragraph of tho first clolamD« Initottd Of «thero Ohrl i t t i '

w j m i ^ i ^m^mmrn^m

. _ Wo'r T c w t a s H ^ AB tbow t rbo h i t * t « i i ^ r l!t|l» v o r ) : ; l V ^ B i b t « Hs«j?rUi« of , th« Ittildl* S l f ^ WUI JfM Mm Bro. <rf J Ptttw lii- l i i t ii'lTer from otn*. x * to what Christ p r t i i d i a ^ to the «t>iH(« ttiMi in bode

ar« Bpt one «ie«t l » r » k H own opinfoa. I t fat«InMU atortifieatlaa and inrbf to n* that t y p o f ^ w ^ e i a error* mar the aitlclea ojr oar We «*« ooly i>raiai»« prontpl iiad «bM*rfol oomwtioRji;, and, soon as

f o to the prIutJog offlwn, lo giT« t ^ prwOk oer penonal waperriOos. W« ftatter otirMslTti* that tb« last Iwwe * tr«ly valual>}« oi»e, and the present not l a r b^bind it. Sevtra) of oor ex-thtJfgse* a » tialling upon I4»elr frieodti lo iBat«»*e Oteir iiatt; aad w«s«y to our frienda tt,ai w« need, and utosl have, one thousand aew rabs^jsher* added to oor list this apriag to warrant ns in ooa tlonltig the price at one aiid fifty cents without Mriowi low.

We hav* on our u b l c special ixHiniriat as to oor present eondiilon and pro<t»««ts. This is the Mvemh month isisM we received the • t roke; and we can say thai we are l a a comforuble statu ^ kOpltmwtt, conparad t« our oondition t i t iw months ago, for which God be thanked. Our head ia quite free from pais and extt«me beari-SMC, be t rwiias when yre stand on oor f««t. We ha»» tome uae of our len leg; eo thai, by the help of an atuuidaat, w« can hobble about the hoa»«. Onr tefl arm » sUH utterly powerlees. We con DOW read and write a fixll hoar each day without ii^ury; bnt the temputioa oad »ec««<dty ia oon stanUy preetat to do more, and harm Is the result. The oold and ehasgeabfe weather thla winter has been, and is, very aevere. W e have great hopes that when the worm weather comes it will bring with it great relief to ns, eapecially in connection with one or two months' travel In Western l ^ a a , and a retnrn tr ip by way of the gnlf and ocean to N«w York. We bespeak a eonannance of the kind indulgenoe^f our patrons and friends, and of their tffortM to not only maintain, but im enlaran, Hhe e<rciilaf<oi> of the Old Banner during this year of our «mlargtsd expvitttt and inabllUy to do field work. We wish to use ever>- means to recover, t o as to be able to d goood work in the yean that re-main to OS. Will you not do this for As, kind friends? Every snbscrlber added to our list will help OS. Every liook that-you purchase for your library, or to i^ve away or »ll» wiir help us, and the goc^ eonse of truth also. There may be good limes yet in store for as all here on earth, working for, Christ. If not here, we know there are good times awaiting us wiUi him in the near hereafter.

We will send « package of speeimons of onr im-ported reward cards to any address for twenty-five cenu. •

NEWS FROM T H E STATES.

Wtdeaire that all our. readers will send us every item of Baptist new* that may come under their observation for these columns, and that, too^ while itlsfTeah.

Mu(put».~-W'e hope tho pastors, mlsdontuies and 8uiiday<«chool suporlntendenta, and the breth-ren generally, In the city, will furnish na all the Items of tiewa of any Interest that may come under

' thalr observation caoh week.———Service in the Central church every Sunday morning at eleven o'clock: every Sunday evening at a half past seven. Prayer-meeting every Wednesday night at a half

jHMt Mven. Bunday-sohool at a half past nine. A. W. Ijimar, pastor. Service in the First oburbh jus t the tmmo as in tho Centrist. R. A. ^^tniible,' pastor. R. G. Craig, superintendent of tho Bnndajr-tchool.-—r-Clty mission,oomer Fourth

< *i>4M |IP}tWQ*treeU. Qundi^rtoboel at three o'clock iDf frajr^rtinMUi)!^ pa«t Nven o'olook;

mt^rn mUm fct n M q ^ M i ^ I M t ^

Ibi pride In u»e*efciioj and i k Tu* w ^

rKXiricM«]t.~Tbe W*trMe Fskibfc i i M SMr^ hope c h a r t s t v p m t A ia ^ m weU u etnW be e x p e ^ whkih to

—'Fhsomnt-gnive ehat«l i«»« bsuriMit t» the grottsd m m o r y the Milrta^Htb. t b e lese amouft ts io abont tweJw hmidred . K W , I f f l n e e of NaAvii l i writes; - 1 have ooo^ttod tb* <»»« el Uw at N»«hTi«e, and also the o m at Sdnentl 1 apead two w«ek» m mch j^omi. end ia«aeb the •Unt t ad eeobad Sanday* w X«sbv«le.wid tihe third t i ^ fourth at M l m n a Sftrliif*.'' 8 « v MJl-b»ee waa ordained by the )fin«na-s|^tiBg« chmtAt Febroary ih« flaewith. - — i — T b « U r n <Aamh of UttJc Back tasem* to be tnovinf alos»f l a a pieoMnt mannpr. Dr . S-Corat l iwi i« ber pastor. Hms ladle* of Conway chareh gave a feslivai tbrae w«s»» ago, and realinNl fifly-five doilara. The ladles of the RusascBvilte reoeatly raised sixiy dollars f h ^ n a sapper. ——.J. U. H. Wharton faa« ufored fbom Three Oeek* to Blanchard S p r i n g s — — B e * . B. R, WomoUc of the Xvamsti has been coaAned to his r w m ao«t of t be t ime

- Bro. O J t . Grammar during the last six weelcs. of Forest City is one of U» live f u t o n o f t b e Su te , and b doing a good work la his field. Bro. J . B. Searcy of DaidaneUe »*y«: "B io . Gs aves, t ara very much rejoleed to see yoa eo ranch Improved The last U A m n •parfcled with the fire of yonr former r i f o r . I do pray that the Lord will entirely rertor* yoo, If it is hi* will. We have been oondnt^ing a eerie* of meetings for a uamberof day* a t Dardanelie, with favwable in-dications of good resalts, The e o n g n ^ t i o n s are

'good, and about a doiea persons have expresMid a desire for prayer*. We are bopefbl of good result*. The I/>rd bless you."

K e s t v c k x . — Both the Wainot-street and Broad-way churche* expect to have the aerrtces sf ti>« evangelist George C. Needham after the Moody meeting*; t o d af ter he leave* service* will be con-tinued in each church Ti»e Broadway church, LouisviUe, beaidea supporting thrm large miatdons In tho <4ty, employ* a city missionary who works certain h>>ur* every day among the poor. W. O. Baii«y accepts the call to the Firs t chuitib, Coriogton, and will enter into service there the fifteenth instant.

Mtssjssirpi. — Bro, H. Rockett of Hwrison has leccntly bMn ofSlcted in the lo** of hi* wifb. We extend onr sympathy to him In hi* bereave-ment. — Dr. T . C. Teasdale ha* retlrrd from the editorial ataff of the J}ai»f»ff.

ALABAMA.—Bro. J . il. Chism reiort* a t the result*, in par^ of the five prt^raeted meeting* held with <Lhe churche* under hi* care tliat he baptised aixty, as fbllow*; At Concord there were added torty-two, of whom thirty-five were baptised; at Spring Hill added fltte«n; at Shepherd baptised nine; at Meadow Branch added ten ; at C h a { ^ HUI added six. Total resnlt of all of the five meetings, eighty-two added to the five churches .— The FrankJin Literary Society of Howard College has begun the publication of thti FrankUn Advocate, tho first nbmber of which we have rcceivt^. I t 1* a neat little paper.

TjaAs.—Bed-river Association (« about to be-oomn unified. Rev. A. It. Willett I* doing go</d work at ClarksviUe. The brethren there have Itonght the best site ia tourn, and the lumber I* on tho ground for the completion of their hoose. Three thousand dollars ara lacking to mak« u p tB« State's quota of tiie foreign ralsdon fbnd or the Southern BapUst Convention.-—-------The ladies of Uie church a t Kaufbian h a w pnrchaiMI a fine organ for the c h u r c h . - — r - T h o cbtiroh a t ftrove, Lamar oounty, I* prMpsring under the effloient

I t ^ t ' * ^ ! ? ^

The sum W f ^ h t t i H l a ^ ' ^ mnmd lo n a o T i ^ m KaglUb vlU«f« by three abat f{^atofbeai t t the«rM|7«Mviot t (« i i k t t ^ the s e o o n d s o s a : year, t he faartb yearns M N t ^ f e t

i t i s M ^ d i e d r a a k i a t d k a t i i ^ ^ ;

Some Western KemiA ^rtei i^ reftise

K TI

up tho1 1191 we most rely ou general oontribution* of oab dollar, fifty cents, etc. H i e flind now dUitiat tbuii on E. B. Fuller'* iMroi>osltlon!— *

Anils, La., UUliowrey,MlM. 'Total, |S8. QBicKaAi. n rxo .

J B CarrlB, W smi,Cal, Jobns, TCKB (W oenu "' j O a Wllllsmw. Arkn t <»{ » » ArkatWpWa »a»«lst e b u ^ wlfbTAIa-^t T t* Mwn and wif^ do., 1 M] «aa V

aey, da, 1 OOi « 8 Ur»»wot«B, doul » ) T \ S l s i e ^ n ^ t a Mlw., I 00} Lwllwi AW A*swSaMOn <4 Dyerbnrff, t^unn 5 00|1llr«i A MofHsWMtrsxa*. I 00} Mr* K M o u ' l ^ Mr* U F A ^ r l l s i d . M t t i »t H I ^ f t a f ^ a J a oJi'MrTll K tioM«li*sJ«.. 1 Wi ^ J aawlsgn. - " S fiO) Mr* O JJ Ardls, La, I Wj Joseph Vo«««5rA «< «* i « r * £ A Doile, Ml**, 1««» MwlletU* McOftIn, I u6i D V FitteAcm, iftss, 1 o5 DrOWABd

'Miok 1 uOi MrsltetUo Wcviiviut nu .

iai^ra of Pastor J a j ^ ^ ' a o A wnten ip la t^ bnlldiof } Soj A ^ ' l r k a m M ^ i ^ s S t r i ^ W 6 uadtieU, Afju i j O h o u s e ^ ^ ^ -

A w a a ia W b l t ^ v e i ^ I B ^ I ^ a ^ b a i W five d d l a n «>r «leging boo bwdiy i a tSxtetA.

A maa la said to bams beea amMAsd, Aaed and lmpti«onedln New O r } e a l i * i b r d l v i d i l 9 s ^ a 8 t b ^ and givinf the •ep««mte leave* lo t h t p m m p - t f .

The coQversioas of chlldrea In Maasaekawstt* SondayHKdtot^ are ( f i l i a t e d m one to w a i f taa teacher*, and tevory eighty-oae «i:b(iar«, 7«aHy.

A London rector, wb^se eidary Is six m m a x A dollars, has not b«eii euba i a his {Mwih* | f t%w«k years, h i l e his work i* V a earate o« seven hundred dcAlars a ywkr.

Cambridge tTnlversity* Eaglahd. has ilAdktoa isb longer to cmifer Ihe title of D.D. on bishops iSoipty becacse they are hltd^p*, bnt only on «nch Gt them as i»how exceptional prrificiency ta (hecJ^gtoal Khola^rship.

OUR YOUNO MINISTERS. Last ntmroer, when in good health, w« aiaured

thrM noble young minister* who wer^ anxioos tu prepare theraB<jTi>« to )>reach the posixd of tlM bleawN) Christ, and iiat not the mean* n> do so, that we wuukl tw rpit{)C)U»ible fHr tbeir ezpcnsea, whivh, at the moderate *um of | I i por month for board, washing sud l i sh t s independent of {AoUting: and book* *nd oontingent fee, would ameant to •430. To ral#e this we depended upon ittarlecta^ib, and the aMlstanco of our friend*, and the fHend* of Christ and ministerial odnijation, Qod saw i t to afflict US, and {>ut it out of oor power to make « dollar by extra work, and lay a very h«ivy burden of expensi* upon u*; so that, tf these dear brrthren

Up to January last we fhiled by $70 to reoedve enough to pay their expsnies. i Yom the firat of January to the flr«t of J^am we shall seefl Ut t l , which, with the | 7 0 iMhind, make* »U1I needed.

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E - : MIHi MORA B. UJRAVfiM. BVITOH. ; fo wbuw Ml MU>»iintaiitiuiui(artbUilMiiutin*Bknu>7 i>«

B«» T«» lurrnw.

• . - . T-. —.V ' • ' I • .••ti. IJ.I 11 . Iinwyi" rh«n» Jd jirnyliiK work ttiid imyltiix wk lor oifury

itnd hantt, , sit'""-

Tin tbe mlwlar.nr> uboriu nhall go fartU tbnuiKl. «» ttw

1 boi« theif I. „o oa« who ro«.l« oiir jmso who wot ~

POST.OFJP-IOE. T|K<U: UHlliUUKNi -r l ll<»lH» yttu wi>if« lu ritjoloeU «« I

ui rfldtl ttio. I'owell'n l.ntflr I kuvo )(ni invt weok, ttnd (be one Irom ili»j«n of iiur Rrtoirted frlond to Mml«ro Id«lt«U». ilitw many of you tiuii t«il mAiua Iit namel-Try H und »i<«. ; • I oninvored Hro. Powoll'it luUfr ImmoUlutDty, uooopllnB Uw oihor .Vouox Indy, Hnrln Ito»elo, mid icnt him tho rtfiy

; «l()lli»r» wa Iw! In lintid, mid uno dollur to Iho young l«4lo» for poumKM. with a rwtjueit Uiai tUoy write u» n letter »<v«ry fotv wooki or .•Jimitiij whioh IncliidWJ the thirty dollnrn ami a half wo held lU tho oloso of tho yoar, and two of tho threo uinlnllar bllU wo havodroppod li-om our ftiiid thl« year, exohaiiKo ami iMntage nmouiitlng to •ovooty oifiit*.

«o uuWj obllilrun, our work lion bwforo ueaii tboutfb wrlitoH on tbo imwii of an opuu book. Wo havo adopted two Moxlunii glfU, to be o<liicatod In tbo Madoro Innli. tulfl, at tbo ooiit of about twouty dollar* jtor month, aivl b»ve paid one hundred dollar* on tho prewnt yoar'a tuition, tiball wo bo ablo to moot our other obltgatlonfr UUforyoutoerty; and mothlnkn I hear you an«wor In one Krahd ohoru», Ye«, we wllll" What a (trand work It i« our pflvlleKo to rIvo a bolpln band to In Mexlool Tbo hearte of tho Mexican people seem to Ik> hungering and tblrtlluK after Iho truth ns It l« In Jesut; and God lnde«l «oem« to Ihi with our beloved inUtlonarloii, and blewKlnj; their eflforte In a moit wonderful manner. Three daya after tbereoeption of the lotteni I itavo you latt week I received another letter from Hro. Powell. IIl« heart •oerawl to bo too tall or joy unopeakiiDlo to keep •lleut, and eee ))ere what bo naya: ~ tf itui Nora

Join our mUilonary ohildren In tliolr prnyiuir work „..„ poyluK'work, tl'l thoir mlMlooHry cboruK Mbull ba hoard

»» tbelfwofkm tMAQorankm.w Uiroughoiit MoxJpo'a broad land. Thank (lod Miero mo

nMuiyJolnlotfourohoruHOvory duyl Utmd tho word* of a fOwofthudo. ami toll mo If you do not h«.ir Ihe ml». Nlonary munlo of iheir iwnule« In youp own adul, hovlnuly

•AUSTNOKA. .I'lt., « S. Oiuv»»t — i inttloeo etiiinim ibn nmiiunl i•'..'""'Il' "• wanauann, i»«ul t "S.*!.*?/"'" miMton fund. Credit | <»onUlw wrote thia to tb Cbrl»tIoni in

In youth. I /hlnk tbJn iho.™w youth will rSap un abundant bar-fe.fY Trowwnt. T«nu.

VMryohanKoabloiwnpl i.«,il oalle.1 U.Mn' "?,'® caueo thov ftj>ri,dUpt..ed tolUton l<) lb"T*h? and praotW the taw. or ln«o«U of oIlnSLW faith thy bad prf.r<twed In Cfcrtst. raui re S leotloi. from the ouurobo* In Ollotla tUo .Slou w." f. <«i<l «tlr I '"".'o '» »«WW»lblo to t.. deiwlve <5,1,1

' Mlnden, La. V.HHMi *ni> Tii..m*h 1IcOk>«ior. Aitnt will try tt> write aifain h«fo~ .L monib 1« out, I am Ju.t«b4 to b« «p. Tl«d tbfraw.il' Jly eUler who » younser tnan my«o|f ha jauio tlm.. I did, and my little t.nljy iiUier U ukL Our text r tbliwt«.k wllibor„«m» i„ Ual S w j' I'au wroto It to the oburcb at Uallatia. l brr" "'»<! whole « X cbaptere. The ohun-h to want to l« atldo fjilih. and hauK iipon tbe law. 1 cain.n M Oflllatln l«. We cannot oewlvo Uttd In In our Mwin™ 1 have never known any one to rap dm\'re»«rrfrmn fh.i tboy wwed. riettM'flnd Inclosed ten JonttrV Weiim* i HttUlflo'i?!

"wi'T tV"' miMton rund. urititt V' "f" wia U) tu Chr »tIon» In ri»ft« DojiKlHM, twenty whihj Miuulu which U a oontral i.tovinw in A«Ia Minor Snd It work, I remalH yours sinoorely. i •Ixohanior*. nmi hav«Wrm,ii .i" " .vt Oarutb, Mo. M. ii. Douum**. '

2 I'x-'iow'dUna Ui.o Uoibi; r. nH.- f."®",-.'''/. '''''''' }'"" plOUiio orodli; us alx ontba OBob. OmI blesi you In vour jjood w ork. <«nd »tlr up many work Iok oou.Iu. k. help ynu7 Vour lltVlo n AftMX MaV UKI.Htt»...

' J""."" "X"'"' nl t'w door • > wrote you not long ' notspend much nI 'liey C'hrlatmaa 1 fwi nmt I wn u»e It t<. u Iwttfr

to Aunt Nora. I want 1 horn, "om'oei'KlnK >" January.

v?,.' y®" 'he wmalna a happy new voar.

A K"™ wantlnii to writo to you Mr

Mulih" i". two.",y.Hve csntK. I'luaso aond It t<t them. Wahaveaifreatdeal of Irult in th mvinnCM*.®'."!' Alabarna. but I urn ati.ylnK wltf.

hi* mamar 1 do Ket bcsjo-slok eomeil-npt) but I »VHni to ANIAPT «»«NN ..A. .

' have good I ""S*?™."' ^ «« Ket bcsjo-slok eomeil-npt) Hut I »VHni to W , who are eo nobly CImJ*® " ' boro to rtudn ffllObrlatlan young ladlea for vlngly, « cuitkli.V.' miMion tenooeri. We are havlnv our flmt »n,it>a<,t<..i I • flr«t nrotraoted of Madoro In'«tl. «»utw a great many tiaptlsta Jnctltute, and wit-

mlulon tenobere. We are' havrng our'flr'it meeting. It l» being held • tUte, About two Weekl n ki of our now ohuroh.

•5n hiJJi 'i:"'" U'hi w night. Twentyl •vo have befcn added to the ohuroh to date, and the In. T'®'® received m candidate*

religion., Wtor^.t work may Jo on!

w ' J.""".®''""®" 1 Wi»h to drop R 1 i h.iS'-J''" 1 worn 'o tbocouetn.

1 JfriS"'* ^ •or him. I bono there mav

» e''»<;atlng tho young l 1 know Hro. I'owill. fhttvo ' wo 8un«l«y-aohool work. I am glad TbeTounMhVo-nreow T t W C ' ^y'S^o Welf f/thTy.funriaiir T doingfn .MUtlag the.e youo« MlJTnUtZ S,'. «or f ) young ladle* to prepare them' lig their people. In Cbrl*tlan , W. I). POWKLI,, are doing in awlttlng tbe«« . wive* for uaefulne** among Saltillo, Me»loo, February 10, 1885. Children, kind reader*, old and young, do you not pray

(Jod that thi* good work may go on, and praise God that, though you cannot go to tbm, you have the prlvlleKe of M«l«Hngln»moreefleotual waj In tbi* great and good work, altuatod you aref Ifyou have not already taken advantage of tbI* privilege onn you find Itrin yo-ir hearu HtuJSlp,'"" " Ood grant you may not. Every

MIMIONAIIY MUttlC Mavo you ever brought a penny to tbe ml*Rlonary box,-P«nny *nlo>» you might have tpent Ilka other little folk*)*

And wbtn It fall* among the ro>t hav« you'ever hoard It wag,

AUNT Noha:—! sond auawors toour pillow text Hope they arc comHjf. I will »onii ten <;e,,u for the Alexlcan girl. "Bo notdewivtMl: is not tiiooked; for wlmtsoovor a man eowelh that ohtll he M«o reap," This loxt I? fonud lu GalUti.ns the yl. 7. Paul wrolo it to tho Gailatlaiw from llorae. I hiivo road tho six chapters, and loariml the church loft Iho faith, anrt huug upon tho law. GallaUa may bo descrlboil a« tho oonlral regions of the lieiiinsula of Asia; Minor. Wo nauuot deceive Owl • ho knows ovory thought wo have, aud every deed wo do. I givo 8omo bright oxaiiiplM of harvosU. Abfahaui'n, Noah's, Moao*', .foMjph's, Job'i, Havicr'i. "Ho that »oweth to tho flesh aball of the llosh reap corruption. "Ho . that sowoth to tlie aplritBhallroapllfoovorlastinK." "If yo live after Uiofluah ye Bhalldit); but. If through tho spirit ve

. I - , ^ y

Inrf " "" amounts to two dollar* Nora, In token of my love to you I wtnd you « curd. 1 irot papa to write tbI* letter lor tno. \ur lovinK IZf-i ^

LI/LA i:ii>*Nai.K]{. AUNT NOBA r—I h«vo boon lidnking of writing

"mo, tttrd of sondlnl T JIm yo'"" Jootl work,for Ifeel yoaaro enliiled lna glorloua cfcuso, and iu'i®'?' ''"®®?®®'' I hoartify oi.dor.o tho plan of aiding our Moxlcftusintors. God grant that hoJ f®® 'f MaitorvSo, and to the true go«pol. I w}Il send you ono dollar to Mp support the youna ladloB, aid will «ond inoro

Like a plewant «>undof weloomo whIoh tho other pennle* / cousins will eupport both tlio •Ing? • I

•TIU* 1. mlMlonary mt..lo» and It ha* a pleMant eound. I •• ? • pound:

rSid "" 'he Savior I* their Oh What Joyou* mu*lo I* the mUalonary toogi

"^'"IrrJCr .ound*

'e'P «" to bo intortntod south, the

oair Piii«w.T«xt. oiLTon* week, with 2«S ;A?? "*JP and i ead about on the Sabbath. piUow. under their head* eaoh rtlKhi aathey i to b . And I w ll give a flr*t and »own ..vu. rooguei ' I a* the

But .wj.tjr far than all the re. whleh J«*u. ,ove» to

'"'""Kin?""'®'''' '"em ftr

..u.... lUHuu luviii luinK aoo t, eto. Lo( flrom you,- dear young rdador*.- ao«t Noka?! "Search the Borlpture*} for In thorn yo think yo haVo

eternal lifo| and they are they whIoU to*tlfy ofmo." Where oan our text bo loundr ° Who ipoke theao word* f To whom did he apeak them t Wherowa*ho>

ThI* it the nuilo Jetu* tousht when h« »,..» • . I owofilly f Thl* 1. the ««.|o ii" IrgToVytw. AttCl fflfttlV A AHA a. . .k f.* * I tvaa Kn ^ dlitaut land* will roaolt And many a one from ^ Maveulrhorae

vSrk "'"'wpry ¥ i.ov« Ma.*, ^ pflfJ® of

What waa he trying to teach thomr What I* bore meant by Horlpture* r TWi text 1* generally oonildored h

I titink 10 after reading It all togeborf What do you think W mean*?

ipitWiftrwr^N

(wiiiuUndt do you

ibe ''ttnuu II Boy"

do mortify tho deoda of the l»ody, "our milo nioco. ' Birdik Ivkv. Pillow text answered also by Hattio and I.ldo

Moody, Johnnie and Sallio .Tkson, Jessio Herring. .Iksbik IlKHKiNa.-.*! boiiovo our text uipas ex.

actly what it say*. Aak any pious old mau wiio was a wickod young man. If ho lfa» not reaped, daily a hlrvost of what ho sowed in yoHth, Uiouglt through tho loveof Chris the reaps that harvontonly In thlsHfo. Imparod hoaltii, bad habits, (hooffeclsof his bad inlluo nco on others, olc. lie only know» thoharvost. , * '

"fjot us play wo aro married," said Edith, and I will bring my dolly and say, 'See baby, papa." "Yea," replied Johnnie, "and 1 will say, 'Don't bother mo NOW, I want tio look through tho pajwr.'"

"Boys, oah you tell me anything remarkable in tho life of Moses?" asked a Sabbathaohool (eschor. "Yes, sir," shouted.one of tbe boys, "ho broko all the oommandmpiits at oneo."

Worfewa lorims. pledie ouraolvea to glva too mbM a - - yoiing Itexloan lad/ In tb* M». who 1* UltlDg nanMir to bt*

or,>amo«i F«o«

We,tb* uiiidot*lgnMi, pledi lonth toward edaoattnia r •ro in«Utat«, {MUUo, fiexlt mon». ,— (tero in«Utat«, eome a ml**lon*ry Parker — om««MU, MVAIUWv.WUU 4« UKIUK nlMtmary among berown p«on]«,

. UMnm>t, IS mo*.) TtiomM Uoarogo. m* lifynotdsji mo*; Uharley Remley, is moii aMin*b AUDiMamle.]emo«. ciawMiaTT* 4V •uiw* Annie Hay Ueliber, amo*) Minnie lietsher, e MsiUe Avi«ii,6mo*. ' f • Mabjlle M«ay. mn*.

mM. Mabelle Mnay. SU mn*. V«n Farrar. 8 mo»i Ularanco WIngo.S most lletUe Oibom*. mcwi Mandlo Whito, 8 mo*. Itatlle Moody, SK moH{ Jobnle Jiotion, mo*; rum NUon.KKmo*, -- njl» Oravee Ball, » bim! MiKilta Bo*ne.l mo*i Wills

Hu«l* Bo< Nanni* Oravee Ball, » mos! MiKilta Be*ne,l mo*; IJ" UravMSmoai Uyton Wall, a moa" Poarl Ijongmire, 8 mo. Halll* 4Bok*on, IV mo*. ^ Itobwrt WlUon. I moj aeorge Wiliou, 1 mo» nolil, I mo; RoiHirt* dalno, t mo; KllaJrmerl Kawwtt,lino} Flora Umgmlre,! moi May Jol WBUomoUottKmo,

moj Ji«*lB Csn--(irlmo;Cl*tnm JobDion, 1 mo

We want all oar , mdairoa* to edboa Oar Mlaafoiiiirjr Vnnd. jronn» fHend* to help ua with tlio r Blokjls iefwoyoua* liullMiln M«d*ro iMtltntt, tinjt titemaeiv*« to Iwmo ral*lon*rws

Aunt urn, n Ml Annt W*tt.» wbo are ntting jpeopln. in*, to eta

loo, tmODg their own JImmIe Chapel lat Hljl uimiiiiB unapv"*, ou owi Aum uon, mil "J"!," jui| niinl«ni» ot*i Hidiiey nonglHa*. » "'ft taujl***, » olai Ada Ivey, lOotai Iitietvey, I0ct«i Tommr inoxiy, ip ovi,

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-i «»3tV - to.-Mia '•rit sV 's . -IPstltlfsJS 1 • vf siwa, •nd; l*WBi-f»l H J K> 4W" cotijaiws it i« i) iri wrtm "fa ••sjnwfc. It -tf-Jp joa;** S'^ i-iniBaim

• s VMi lint W, Itfr-••'nsv*' 'iter tawi, iMrt lh •OqttHiJSlftii *i5i|

ih T<H!»tisUi b 1-1, ? liaaJeriitt 4st»» |.i,s60» 'i'.-MKHier, TjmnecA, 0W«\ 'l-. " Far j>tiES» 1 la>c

V a vjikrUfe' fr-^a • txtttt^^mi&m mil *U3 the, wH .dfceas tfiat

1 fi»fiy t A-m, ' I tnMtcd bj 4 J, },.. of iKK'isJi, »a 1 iSK-a vftdir.Atick.'wi^itdti J. -v »ad nSfWa. ye«» t

* nmtKMtreubie, si'J ..to 'itH faroili

w Dtrr i WiacSvi'il OCT® tft yaar 'psm-jfC iWJdSdtlWiiaSOi'IjSc. I at Ones tru-d jr»»»r PsKw.** aaa " SA'HiMAX,

. Tbtr itii^i me fi^ht awftv. I nni* jWW P»-at fX A AUX;

•Bd now, I aw 'quite •sr-iJ, n t» mifaef6msis. I. »i«o had «littie «1atii *ith a •Ptts* crmtsp .ieitiis*t»'Bicti; we'fhixi:fitt it wtld iatojHH®*. i asAtuAg iMtt Pmv s*. WegjB*«tt.£it »rjec'ss;-.a efF£Krx», and www water, awi c it« {(.jaipiKiafttt <(f the meditsbc imrrijtrij rvery teaSf tw. U wM reiSn-ed i i one tioar. ftod iub> not iwni betbcnsd slooc. I KavealtO u«ed ft widi at dS&ci ia ca!« of cmoft «ajd«. I iiMiw itlut: it » a wondtr&l oedkjne. and rcccBonirBd It M> all who

The abCKve tUtcoMMit t £» -Ki! tine tei «««ar toJ'

W. M. PJaata. Deep Valky, Gweoe •0Q«nrT, P«., wril: Piauc »c£>d ne your book cm ttw* in* of life.' I liave Mid one bottle of PcsoraUL, •a4 an sTv«t> lytasefitcd."

THE NEW TESTAMENT, CrtMBli E»ctl«li,

•tttM saw

^phatie Diaglott,

to.tMJrtwKlif Wbkh la MHMa

llmidita.1%11*.

IRW IGMtb ' fHw'

of W|i«« iany »aa»itr fcaa Ihoeo anf-

ftmd VRf ^ ttUng to lie inauiRnbma Is lh6« bom

are twtaod) wtiiob utaa »Jio«M ^ to Willi i«iau Et^ »«, sTWat or aaaall,

biiek of a ttw «f wi Aotlanir kwt OttmlpoMaiot ««» faUMMK.

Htmurf ttiwm. tlie raoaarat axie® ii tqwa th&wxim, iMnpi

tbe |i4c«are on ibe »oar« itiwt dbaro* Wa, f<# hfr to kw»k «,»« when

Wlien bratac ii aooordmp tn God's word, a»««le aoiffht be asked to »iaj at Bight with ««, mta xkey « •<4 dad ibemielrM <wn itf ibeVr fk loeM. , Teacb wit destai and mak« i!«jkrac-

tico pJwisoraWe, ami joa enate fw the irttrld a d««tiiiy tnoiv nlitittte tlia» e»er itwuA from tbe bralu of tbf dreamer.

tlie seuteaoe, 'tbe ui<4 to aeikolark may 4c(lt»9 flos." Set-

tnS bawd* war* wildJy, what ia itr •Heaihft, Mith UHb athBia)! mutbonUa." PoJtaood Meet will ''«« in ib»

aorecas r«a*oa, boircr«r refioedand wiltirated, t>bitM eiStia-doosly but aa it rvAecU tli« d»*»oe llgiit i>f troth abed tnm Iteareo.

An Mtmat Chriatiaa alwmjt (»Ihtr and bair in<<om|Hreliebsiide to tbe world. fi» haa •oaifrthi&ir which tlMiy hare not and which they do not know bow to repkoB in their oatcala* aooa. Lady (to nnrM frata tlw MidlaiKts

Tiesring thl trackie^ t«oesti for tbe flm tin»e>—"•Thisrv Jawe, that is the

rJan«<wilh haay geopbitrai notiotia and nouio d)sf«st>--«'Y«*> nttin; but wbero'a the furria parta P" Tbe lawof aloTagoM nan is alwaya

to ue 2like a moraing noon, reflect ng the y«t at>*«« aan of tbe wtiri-i,

yat fidiog b(dbr« iu aimxaehtng ight, uotU, wh«» Itdoe* iis«v It fade*

and witheir* away ttwo oor gaae, ab> tothtd in th« aoaroe of it* own beauty.

JL llttie-foar»y«UM>ld girl w«nt rdnalaf into tbahoaaatha other day. exdaiiiility: "Jfninma, aamnaa, I've aeea Jtnek Froat I Tve aaen Jack Ft o*t V* "Where dSd yon aMhim, my darling qneried the motliar. *t>h, I eaw ti»o tip ot hia tail haaflng om- the eavea," ^ had aeen an Idcie. Whoerer would be Ohriat<lik«

ahoBtd be viilinf to wesur .Ohristls eroWn: u:4 the crowa in which be waa revealed to aa waa n<4 ailter nor fold, etnded with gema. The erown which Chriat f ore waa worthy ta him. Beeame|ty atilferinc, fo re* deea thl«j||ot1d (hMB aaffiuilBf. 3hall the lervMrBe fiM^ than the maa* nrf n^m^rn^^rnM^y

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PftYSONS IMDEUBU WK.

Tlie P y r a m i d tHImlH vHcabers tifo JBMIWHW oa tie

•<(nitate f>l«B. Ko •miiatot nnilow: »» amintna. Mamtwm eiwaiRt tte io»|i*oe«d M* eaWMttcr 4)4 aot raoet** niMac*. XMijr «B» kMim wtikt i« 4«ni*a4f>(l, wb*) u dm,

wtifnk. ..tNa -woric Kw oiBeew. M)<i wHm aautaemry w itM

THE FfiATERNAL REM Is the onfan of the Order, feat Ja getritra} la it* «har«eter, -giring tbe newa. of importance to members of other Orlera. ft-Uio, fifty eenta per annom. Addreaa

w. z. MITCHELL, MempUlai Tienn. .

I Mvmi ^ nulfm'

iSMinimifa. fttMmuiwi. «ir«t**rtn» • . AWKaitV

JONNCHUIICM

avUlkxitl.;)* Send tonila

Jtwnphis IVon fbr Minie of Bvsnaaicxw In'ololh- lost Uie book for ooniitir oharohAi. rios fUO fw fioin, by iftnli, poe*

tr. •

PASTRY ir

A3?Ma traasaD. : «••»««•»•»* MIDI a^

TOR 8TBENUJII AND TRUE FRUIT ^ FUYOR TORF STAND ALONE.

>*«>*»«• »T tM frloe Baking Powder Co.,

Dr.lh loi't Grtaffl Baktng Powdtr . Dr. Price's Inpalln Toast Goms,

«•« Orr ttop ^ «Ai<an aa-x-wu iiAM Hint quauty.

L IGHf HEAITHY BREAD

PAHAQRAPnS, 1 ttw » klajf when I rule luywU Life iiho«ia bo ft uondtftul, vlilon of

In the etluofiUon of children love U flrnt 10 bo liwUHcU, wtl out ot Jove obcdloiuw J« tc» be educed,

"Light," flftld 8«hclllBg, "In the thought of ««»ure." Ye«, «iid ihoujtht i* the light of nature.

The »pe«k9r jflWClick to h)» hetr-«r« In a r»fn what he hn® recelvod fruni them ju it nilot

A 'W'pstorii iiewapapor nays that the Bciiuatloii la a St. LouU horse

thatflhews tobacco; but the afrmttti (oiMKtloii la Dr. Bull's Cough Byrup, Dovr udcd by every «en«lble person

It It) uot glylug thitt luakeit paupers. It l«f gir'ng WUhout personal acqualn. lance, aud liking which does that. Gifts (Wnie ;quUe natural between Irlflnds, be they rich or poor.

The removal of Prof. Sanborn of Jf. IL, after being pronounced incurable by a acofo of physician*, from Las Vcgaa, N. IT., to hU home. Was ef-fected by adnilniaterlng Dr. narter'a Iron Tonic, which has rv torod hirn to hU former good health.

xvli 371 in. Wo have some casei of the pride of

ioarning, but a niultUudo of the pride of ignorance.

Th> bwmry hoi> yw»t In ihe world. Bfid r«lt»l tY thIiytHi ti light. whll« ind whole-aom> na* ouf owndmothef't drtlclaui bt-m;

ORpOERS 8BI.L THEM. ^ , • rRIHMO TM Price Baking Powder Co., laiTn ti Jr. PrlMll«clal rmorlii Exmcit Ohioaco. III. Bt. Loula, Mo.

M E N K E N ' S .

M E M p .

GREAT CARPET AND DRKOODS HOUSE. .

It 18 a shame for a rich Christian man to bo like a Christmas box that receives all, and nothing can be got out of it till It la broken In plecca.

A HUSBAND'S GREATEST BLESSING.

Is a strong, healthful, vigorous wife with H clear, handsome complexion. These can all be acquired by using Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic.

XVII 37 1 m. To run a few steps will not get a

man heat, but walking an honr to-gether may; «o though a sudden oc-casional thought of heaven will not raise our affections to any spiritual heat, yet meditation can continne our thonghts and lengthen our walk, till f»«r hearts grow warmer.

of tlwiWHilw llw».ju»mS«>. Uig lodkiM ef Potfctftom m Inw,

•AitSAPARItkA

AYtil*8tilll8APARai.A Is pnly Blood rurUtfrl hM ana retained lb« >4mfii><<iic«<of i>K» DRHIK of tropic* eoamr . where i«i«h m j-dnon «r» In grwit iteiaand. BARaAPARIUj , npulw Bk>«d Puritterwnrtm*

Attwrteta. Wgnsli, iiwi l>MiUj» reMehu AYtR*S SAu.

upon U» cfttlutiiy of j. AYIR'S eARSAPARILLA

AVER'S 8AR8APARILLA Owral lKWHty.

AYKR'8 SARSAPARILUI* *w»c»l fuiM Of III iMtwlim arts-iw own the mini of Smfnk>«t« or Ojo-

AVER'S 8AR8APARILLA JiLSSlsrl ii&sir'if*' awt

AVER'S SARSAPARILU.

Uaws «r<»enifi>iit» his fiX'S*^ AVER'S 8AR8APAIIIUA.

wto cttwa of liTYW lEr^SiS;^ AVI R'S SARSAPARILU. ^B Siimtwor Chawtt.

ofliiieuinatluntby *»»

««»va of OU«rrli In to AVER'S SARSAPARIUA

A w n ^ \UtrrmKH. JtmZ^,

_ „ AVER'S SARSAPARILU.

A y e r ' a S a p s a p a r i U a ; PlUa'AfiEO BY

m J. C. AfEB A CO,, C Analfticu! Chtmisf*} LOWELL, Mm. Sow by m« an«gt«»{ prtes #1; rix ho«|«, ,0, ,6.

*J»'«SAR8APARtUA. hb COM of

^ **CR»8ARSAPARIUJL

P I A N O S

^ T l l ^ j r S t o r e s

u n d e r ONE R O O F I every wady-made article

worn by ladles, gentibnoeoHnd ohild-»en. All goods warranted up to the highest Btflndard. IstltnatM hiade for furniohtng CarpPtu, CurtalnB, Crockery and Qlww Wore to hotels and fainiliei'. Dress-raaking and

• Millinery In the highest atylo of the arts. Goods cut and sold In small qaantlties, In tall -partment, to country merchant-. wholesale prices. Sanoplea Ion application. Our spring catalogue will be ready for diatrlbutlou about ApUl the erst, 8o0d your name. Addreas all com-njubloftdons

M K M BKOTHBllS* ^ ^ Agonts.

B.—Hptciai dIsoouDt to ttinis. \9f9 tb lr fiwIHai, ^ j®

XliMOIIN AS MKUIVIHK.

I.«m*H Mixli dkewM, lever, ohflU, low of aOMUto, debiiu ty Md nervraa p u»tlon,'K SSSi"

•.Kxoat BO* JDKOM

Prloe. kS mnte. Pnpanii by Dr. H. Motie* oflloe IU WhIUhalUlMlirtJ AfleRiiraS A Promlncut JiililaMr WrfMn. Dr. M»ml« -gniAC inner wUli Knwt kldnejm anu «iu<»iuiiw brionrlNiiUMofjoii now M well Dinn, nsv O O D AVnilT KH-r y K cbaroh Soniu. AtjaniaTa*.l VraniihvcrMailMMSkrfMiM. 'v I tiava nqt been able In two raani to

in. wnoe osnwalfc -»« inooM mu-Orifflji.ii

nroia wMfitoVr.'

<y. DMt airAttar i«n yeen of -1.1. tndttMUoa or dyst^ii k idney* and oonMipaCm, t tiaVb«wn

AKO

O R G A N S .

Best Goods,

lArgest Stock,

liowest Pries,

Easiest Terms. Wi

9 m^N STtKBBT,

ttomthos^jWttSOcfi^ PWfHkxte imtt

MEMPBIB, TVSB»

wiirltf, M«n(i|*rt«rv<f b)' A.A.Diii)(i£lftfin..iiiiaiia,ot, « p<Mt» C laldstHi FWf,. •Ii4

McShane B^l Foundry Muntartar* «l»o» w***®!? Muntartar* ««>» tg^trr Oitne* aad Bell. W O Jft Aoatleaiim. (et Prtsa CftmUini'Mwt ^^ .

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tfui»ip

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IAI w«tii»it myrctrrBo

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8. W. H U G H E S , •tidev tm

h h ^ tijwi A or ^

llfi llv?« frugally who IIt<«, h rb«,e«. Always libefmC

Ih v that II«1« Mtmple of revelfing ttnJay oil the |jr«tiJs«» of

J»te»t sews from %ulttla«d ««»«« by caWe; Tb« watriow hive all juMrried: Uwy da»it» 1« ib«Ybtut«» Pe^ Aud happlneM.and en High »r Ballli Cough Synij* tbr the next

Though God has prowlwd alwaya 10 guide hia inqulriBg ehlldien in tlie w«y that b right, be has nowhew promised to make this way now right to theaii ives.

HOItSFOKO-s'^D PH08-PHATE.

AS A KSraiOBSAN-t WRIKK IN rKVKRS. Dr. a H S. Davis, Meriden Conn.,

My«: "I have used it a« a pleasant aed c soling drtnk in fevers, and have been very nauch piea»ed with it."

Mimimtpft mm VMaiMM*'' IMtrMM.-' WORK OP cHiitfir WtH«

C O V E N A N T - R E D E M P T I O N .

m OiSPEHSATlONS. tXTWUWI'Attn.

BT J. m. lait uu d. tea to

»«»»a iwuroirt STSh w. > .rf » ^ AfkatteM «t<«

D I A M O N B S ,

nuanwELHY,

WATCHES, CLOCKS

SIITEB, tVEB-PUTED WARL

ETG, KTO, BI C.

The grswing good ot the world is IparUy dependent ou unhUtorlo act; f and that things are not so til with yon and ine as they might have been is haJf owing to the number who lived faithftilly a hidden life and n»t

I la uuTlslted tombs. Whem-er men are struggling and

striving and suffering, be sure that the life of Christ Is there. For he

[ does not w>ap himself up in his heavenly home, and look out of the window only, upon this far-olT eaHh; he Hres in our nature.

MbteTeaeawnmaa . lUlH. bat be«t rsMVwt. ' of s , Am not JSf ^ tea ame; tiia workl.dMa«: a fe^

—tTonr* Miqmftortt, Hu I<ioat*, Mo. bo wmtaikM IT« lac* Umo imuml

b»wa iCMllih

i m timam-A

, A DECEIVED WOMAN. Is the lady who nses coameUts, face

la , 'otions, white lead, bismuth, powdere, ASON & H A M L I N the belief ot enriching a^yww n n m i . i w | beatifying fhe complexion. It is

but temporary and ultlmatoly detroys ^ S S S S S S S I beyond the power of nature

stop it now and which Imparts the vigor and love-liness of youtir. xvM371m.

•ponnweiptofiirlw. ^d^TiJ''***"'''*'"'' CRAVES & MAHAFFY, MMtekaN. ire»|i%im

.ISbT. 4J mmm\ m <m 4% tmm r f i S C A N S S ^ r a :

aiaaatenai* - roirriBl, «uiaf itt au Ui* HMMFefiiiiciUlar 'j; umwpfcnHar

JlMl8lfi|)IUDPIII06IL, t4IMt (Hslsa iassi»»

EstsMShSSiTMn. T<its«sia>fiilaii>tor Worttata ih* WwML . nnut AKs imis m

In all times of trouble good men have resorted to prayer and have been comforted. Perplexed, dis-couraged, annoyed, and oven dlspised, O Christian, resort to prayer, aud you will find a present help In him whose grace was never sOnght in vals.

r » Art eu imt tMt»>*Q PAJUTr <VaNr worA OAiryoT JBX apjtr4sstp «m4 pgrotja

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fifty wu«« per ^ i n u m , !ft the organ of

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to the intereats o f all who are rorni-

bera o f our repreaeiitaOve Benefit Fra-

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EASTER MUSIC H

A new smt„ nn.asfai. r W A M B a V ; II.MVMIAir,

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M o e R e d u c e I t o 2 5 o t s .

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I have )»eL<»ii d f l r e o » » * » ) • M m ^ t « | niy k n ^ l j y the o v e r w M t M l n g VirtJoit thai t had no H-hcnueiiM; t o j c ^ ^ j M y owii, wlwiom, and bf^'aif f about IHP, wMnetiim-utncioiu for tltafc^ day. • ; -Si ^

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W 9 A T A I X K J V O H ' S J A V 8 A B O U T IT.-

I)r. T . H . noMiiaon o f Hai field, Ark.» «aya.' '•l have found no clue equal to Chil l Tonic.

It wot only curt* iM -nant^, but re-*imit*4h0eHtt»«. whibh 1» i h o jtrelt de«i<ieratuni In the u t e o f a «-?>i»i,«ly. I n mild oit* h<»tilo Will m e a aererel." It piirflj> vogetaUle, Ingreilieiit b^tiig uamoil ou the w r a p . per{ thtrefort*, phyfldtaiis knowing it iatlie.best remedy. »!• not hesitate to recommend it. 8o(d b v all anigt^Ufa. Prepared by th«» MaH»itl««ld MwUcIbo Co., Meniphlii, T V a i u nianufaciiirer* o f ' L a . Cro"*!® Hair H>»t< r w , " " M a i t l c Arnloa Llnliuent,** n u d " i i i i n j t a i i a n Balciam for the Luiigg."

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. T«demachus don't l e n i i e hear yoa l a u f i l i f n g a t a woman agyhi bvcuase ahe can't #iiariwu a pouoil. Whvn you wantwracthiu^ in that Hue to laugh at, do ymi jui*t cimieiupiaitf a nmn cttttingouta paper pattern w l t h n j i a i r o f M)iB«or«, l»y the unltvd utTwrt* o f lil« right hand, lower jaw and two »hfrd!« o f hla tongue.

That the Mason & Mamlln or(;ai>» stand at the very head 4«f instrtunonts • f this elaw In tli« whttle world will scarcely be donlited by any o»«». F^w among rlTal makers, cren, wUt c>«hii tomakeorgaui>«qu«l to theirs: n«ne to make better onei. Price* o f M a w u & llaniHn organs ate a little higher than those o f rKwiesC lowest priocd instrumouts. t^ut nothing In propor-lion to their stijteriority.

^ T h i s company have j u s t comraonceti the m a n u f a e i u r e o f 'tnprovpd U p r i g h t Piano*, which theV claim are entitled hv 5helr superiority to rank a« high aa their orga t»—Boiton Tratseler.

Qod'« pntMnro is enoujih f o r toil and enough for rest. I f (m journey with us by the way, he will ablAe w l U i u s when night-fall comea { am! hla companionship will be sufBi^lent for {Uiroctlon on the road, m,d for solace and s a f e t y in thofivenlngcainp.

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r r o m t s

G r e a t b a r g a i n s i n G ^ o o d B o o k s . ' \

STANDARD BRITISH POETS a h d

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A Beneficial Order on thj) right

system. A member knowa w h f he

pays the Issessment he doea. T h e

table o f rates explained m eaailf as

t f a e t m o l l p l i o a t i o n » table. BoalneiM

prinelpiea applied to L i f e lutnnuioe.

T h e coat pabUihed, a M " the table

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fifty oenta per annnm, f i v e e the table

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(COKCtUDItlD »»0M tABt W«KK.) . COME one mty «»y s "Troo, Jesus tho ChirUt, tho

" Sou of Gpd, ii Ml ftU-aufflclent Savior; bis ado-riftcelB* complete propUlaHoiiiVrslu; ho U able to «|vo to tho uttermost, B»t what right have I to regard him as my 8»Tlor; trust in his sacriflco as a propitiation for my s in ; to bollevto thathe will save me? He ii^ indeed, worthy of all oonfldenco, but how do I know that I am entitled to confide in Mm r It Is God with wliom you have to do, m a ilnuer, and ho only can say Oil what ground he will accept you,*''Nothing short of the word of God could warrant you to rost in that Suvior and thits^criflco.^But, o« the other hand, vou need

t oothing more, and this Is precisely the warrant which we bring to you. "For God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten Sou, that whewever believeth on him should not perish, but h»TO everlasting life." When God raised him from tlie dead, and exalted him to hi r own right hand, aftor ho bad put away siu by the sscrffice of UmselO God tesUfled that the object for which he seat his only begotten Son into the world was ac-wapHsh!^; and that whosoever believeth on him ihiil not perish. The gospel, is, therafore, preached

> every creature. To you. therefore, is preached theforglvenossofsin8in h i8name;aud , by him, 111 tha^ believe are justified from all things. This l» God's word to you: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Obrfgt, and thou Shalt bo saved." Can you take God's word for that? Hero is the object of laith, Js^us, tho Christ, the Son of G o d - a Savior worthy orni oonfldenee. Here is tho warrant of f a i t h -

Gad's word—as that which entitles you to a con. alence in him as youir Savior. A fathei: had gone aown into a cellar where firult was stored; his little Mughter stood by the hatchway, kud asked leave to come to him. "Yes," said tho father, out of tho dttkness, "oohie." " B u t l c a h h o t see you," said

child. "Never mind," replied the f a l W , »ooyou. Leip, and t w i l l catch you. ' ' With-

7 • of fear, the oMld threw herself into ws darkness, and in a moment was safely nestlln ^her ftther's arms. That was faith~a father waoM love and power had nevei failed her, wis iu wject J his word, which never deceived her, was ItA

: "ho heslutod, U would have ex PWied dls^at cither of his power or his veracity, "'^.""o®''-'If you are not Justified, it is beeause TOO do not believe God's word; and oouscquently, «o not confide in Christ as your Savior,

m ^ u a t now endeavor to asoertaltt what grace ^ B tho Scriptural use pf tho term, in ooaneotlon »>«» our juatiflcaiion.

which Paul states the con * "that a man la justified by fhith,'' he says

'weareJpsUfiedbyhiagrace.'' In the ordi-w ! ! ® V when a thing is said to

understood that some-reelfiient had no

duo to him; he bad ^a^nothlng to deserve it; It was a favor, or a g ia

Into the idea of lorgiveness. Itf tho wm^ ^f®""*'''^'''®®'' •"'•Woo, could mako

M>o wrong, so that ho oonldelaim, ror/u - »»« had W o B i r ^ W 0 ^ 1 d no longer bo forglvenau; i t 2«ldnolo..g«bo.faTor,bat» right But It ^ m U i o a U o . of tha sinaar Mat . , wholly apo*

whatOhrls tha«doae, ,andIf the rfaner hlm«lf does nothing but reoalvo the boon, then; so far tho sinner is coftcernoi, It Is wholly of gt»oe. Thw is the Scriptural view of i t ! "Now to him that worketh i» the rewai^ not reckoned of grace, bu t of deb t " If he has done that which entlUes him to bo JusUlleil, theu it Is not a matter of favor, bul it is JusOy duo him. "If by grace," says the apostle, then it is no more works J otherwise grace is no

mor., grace. But If it be of works, theu it k no moro grace ;otherwlso work is no more work." But tho sinner does nothing to deserve or procure t ; Christ has done all; and we are "justlflod freely

s; ." ' ' •• •••'' •Tii'u.. I - • I jiJ Ml''*''!' oonltng to t i ^ promti^ / ' - ^ tn i i i ^y i^ fe i^ f u ^ unrtssUrcted by a elngle q u t i f ^ ^ e & B ^ Hmltcd fey no peoullarlty of oharaeter o r ^ d t t l ^ . ^ ofnjftB, The grace of God wiilohbrlnjt^tb ^ t t t ^ tlon hath appeare«l unto all men. Neither ffl-number, nor the aggravatious of their sins, can ^ ^ c«ed Its provisloos; their own abject h a l p l e A i ^ ' cannot impede U» opetaUon. 'Wheresinaboondcd grace did much more abound." W h « » tin la ^ found In an its «xtent and enoriaily, there graco la found iv all freenen and efficacy. Whero sins In nu mber and hoinouiueM tower up high sm mbun* tains, Uiere graoo is ponre.1 from an infloll® foun.

the ransom; that such wia his love that ho gave grace?" E v l w l if f ^ I t ^

with Christ, (by grace ye aro saved,) ana halh raised us up together and >«?ide us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus." And, suroly, when those who were by oatare uhlldren of wrath, even as others, are seen seated there, it mav well la said over again t "By graee yo aro saved."

From first to last, It is all grace. Chris^ and that includes all the rest, Is God's unspeakable gift.

Grace reigns where sin, like a terrible despot, was scattering death and dostrnctlon

"Noihlngsinner, g rea te r small, Not. ing, sinner, ho;

Jesus did it—did it all, Uong, long ago."

Onlybellevo. Nothing could bo more working to establish a claim to salvaUon than thua abandoning every effort and claim, to trust in what another has done. Faith Is as opposite to doing aa a girt I i to a right. What could have ies* appear-ance of a virtue or merit than to believe God, or to

unlike

helpless captives. Grace reigns, but than It reigns * or merit than to believe God, or to through righteousness. I n other words, God saves T ^ uttermost? tho sinner, not by trampling the claims of jusiico ^wwulng deny tha beneath his feet, but by providing for the cftmplote L ° of a friend who put his llff In peril satisfaotion of ov»ry claim; not by desttoying the i® ^^ W«i>»lf; law. but by ftilfilllng i t But nowhere does the outstr«tohod baud? \ grace of God appear so Illustrious aa In providing , * ^o™ •UrvaUoo by th9 b«-for its righteous exercise toward the vilest sinner. T f ^ * through tho redempUOn Oiat is in Christ Jesus * 'Joy the dlslniorestod kindness . of his "Heroin Is love, not.that wo loved God. but , h a t L r * he loved us, and gavo his Son to be' tho proDltlai . ! relief? And what Is faith in Christ

tioh for our sins." a perishing soul cllnglng'to an almighty de-

th<t It might ^ b V g r a c o " " ^ ^ ' ^ ' " ' ' " ' • t J u B t because l a l t h ^ s , no meri God says: . ^ "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shal l .

inheriUnco of tlie promise would have been ro. i ! • * ' •trlotfld to those who were embraced In those oon- l i v l" ' bis miracle^ hia para-dltious, But Abraham was Justified before ho was f* •'onemenf, his Inier-olrcumclsod, and simply becauM ho believod in the gjoriouii themes 1 J>o we exenlse Loid. "I t Is o t W t h , that it might be by grace.'' I t f l i s t ^ • o d the . promise extends to alli that bellev®. f v ?J**®*"" ' ' ">dnosafor th i ohaMlir I t whsthar einmmolaatl n>> unMwinmMu^ iirr.w t . . !!" becansfl Christ dlad for I t Uav* ir« « hopt for whWitroiwmmeUedorunolroomoIart. " I f y o bii I I T ^ T ^ y W i ? ! ^ ^ ^ ^ H a w t w a hopt for Christ's, than y . Ab«Uia« ' . m o , and XrAiiik^t^i^S;^' abead, t h . l « « 1 4

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