- Title
- Home and Foreign Journal, April 1873
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- Date
- 1873
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- Volume
- 5
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- Issue
- 10
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- Editor
- ["Long, John C. (John Cralle), 1833-1894"]
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- Creator
- ["Southern Baptist Convention"]
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Home and Foreign Journal, April 1873
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Home
eign Journal
Published Monthly by the Three .Boards of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Vol. 5"New Series': J
BICETMO^STB^VA'.., APRIL, 1873.
iN"p. lO-.-W hole USTo. 58; ‘
HOME&FOREIGN JOURNAL
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n-BUSIIKD MOXTULT
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THE
Esarde of the Southern Baptist Convention.
TERMS:
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ra\
[ SUGGESTIONS FEOMJTHEILIFE OF JAMES
B. TAYLOR, D. D. V
I The grave often throws
а
covering ovcY the
jsinsnml cnorsof the life that has passed nwoy.
If disposed to condemn the departed, we are,
struct by the thought. God has summoned tlicm^
He is their judge. All that is left for the liv¬
ing to do is to let their memories perish with
tho roonlderiog laxly.
But wlmt a contrast
dies and is buried ! During
have been misunderstood and unjustly
GROUNDLESS FEARS.
Ur. J. P. Koyce lias- always seemed to ue one
of the most fearless men we have ever known.
Ho hoe iu a high degree both physical and
-moral courage. This courago breathes in every
word of his address at. Jibe Nationnl Baptist
Sufiday-echool Contention. It is strikingly
present in what he says' about the study of the
Bible i '
the righteous man 1 "“-Is it feared that we may moke religion die-
g his life-time ho tasteful by the enforced ’study of its truths?
Then afford the opportunity and make the study
pwarJsrcr censured by habitual fault-fibers, but h's mem- voluntary. But cxpcrieHe^ms taught the folly
cents pervopy. ory springs up fiom the. grave, iu a glorious of. snch fears? Iff MiAjhSsr- colleges tlrecvfa
ory springs up from the. grave, in. a glorious
resurrection, growing brighter and brighter as
his truo character becomes fully revealed.
of. snch fears? Iff MuMuf-Sir
denccs *of Christianity and Butler's
Л
_ CtJ
hove been etudied. And so iar as my know-
_ Mission Board, Richmond, Y a
forelpO to the t«arnn<we of till*
" nee. It- a. TUITER, D. D„ Correa . cclv0 t,,c
ЬспеБ(
S.Rfccr.urj.K'cbmonJ.t*. ,
bZearee rxrrew. chock vn .New iork.pcet-
<Г5,°я'
^.wJrmi^l’ DWn/’t SooreUrv of the Pomw-
J£l tof.an \Hwlon Boarl for
Осоеда.
Atol'am.. and
>^*0. iwl-ofics. Josiswao Os
V T kre.lL- spent
Гог
Top-.. Toot-office, Boston,
fon.er» 'l E4or J B. tank.
Глгпг».
Sopenntondent
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the Colored Mivioe*
i ±< SrtcM .ad lienor
«1
Agont.
His name and hie opinions are sacredly cher- j ledge goes, always with the best effect* I am
| ished and perpetuate.), that the living may re- j sure that T am only; saying what will be sus-
Pcet-office, Marion, Ala.
t- Isv-School Board, 301 Main St.. Mem-
SSh7TeS -Ml coum,nnic«.ioae to this Board moot
SSiriM
и Ко*
S. BOYKIN, Oxrss ponding secre-
urj, keai-tr. T-nn.
HOTOKE, BUI TWO. ".
Shortly after Dr. Johcrcn published the first
ditioa of hie great dictionary it lady said to
па,
" Dr. Johnson, what mode you say that
nsiera is the knee of a horse ? ” The
iiedor icevcrct, 11 Ignorance, pure
Vyjon '• The editor of this paper
which calls for a similar
ho published an extract from the
•tfort of the Foreign Mission Board of the
Взр-
sft Genera! Association of Virginia, in which
r vis stated that Mini Eddie Moon is the sole
^HtKBlalire of Virginia Baptists in the For¬
ego Hiision work. It was a mistake. But for
tie thing he would exculpate himself by throw -
ig the responsibility on the Virginia Board and
etGeaeral Association of Virginia. It so hap-
кш
tbit he wroio tho report in which the mii-
re. and is, therefore, in every way rc-
for it.
'Silfes t°-trtidaclifln tkr_rflaxb--»iu^i-..le>-
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sultbe followin Jicttcrfrom"'7uny CTiow,' Chi-
J, from our sizter Mrs. S. J. Holmes :
Jibe October number of the ever--
-W. and Foreign Journal hue just
a. Iplancedatiu columns, and with
ri grief rud tay own obituary. T1
cccmpimmcats of each notices are omitted.
ЬррПу
I *n able to eupply some of them. My
lice of hirtb. for instance, was Uppervillc,
toipier county, Va.
At In the time of my decease I am igno-
uaund w .uld like to inquire of tho Baptist
itttnl Association of Virginia at what time
It til event took place. For after all it is a
рйбгк,гл“’й'хж;
|оамг1г.1п1
among whom my moat sacred re-
Lbeuona : re entwined. My childhood’s home,
;-aetfce aim is of Iiroaddus, HerndoD, and
"T" were household words : my never-to-be-
3*2 niI<* to Mt. 7.10D, where Baker, of
Jccetter. preached; the monthly visits to
taiorburg of the lamented Reynoldson, al-
, Itonreirneetly-welc0n,cd guort — the memo-
1 these things are a part of my being.
lbfra are tome of the Virginia Bap-
1, i , re not forgotten my sainted mother, I
:’ Ann L"”'. of Uppervillc and of Martins - '
'Tti.aPSMe?. 1 l,ccalril!
»
representative- of
Mia i.sptisie together with my husband
Ши
r "tCre 5ent ,0 <;hina tinder the auspices
4 геЙ!?Сп. Л--
D" 1858‘ 1,1,1 1 «case to he
T .,P,L- tal‘I°
''1кп “У
hueband fell in
SAC?' >nd T’ ”UI‘ bleeding heart, re-
I
С!1ГГ5. °,п..Ыя
much-loved work
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1
5'4Цте“?Й
Moo“ as another repre-
V'A°! ^gmta Baptisis, but I find by
* Hart fhl! 15 declared yonr sole
•‘'tlvrii o!.' f"n.Lbcr''alcmcnt of
“ПУ
in,J‘-
for ‘fie Journal I should have
fliluice
„7
but to be thus out
о!Г
vi of .«'.it' General Association, for no
i*nrin .
г
1 am consoious except my long
land- !e whst l *“ unwil-
* •in brinl'Yb’1' rlf”’
а ^еГеГоте’
1 truet
“tiition sUta next mMting?’"6 Genetal
lZeV::p:riubMbejoae/ iathe
»e beg
(о авваге
our-!-*— —
of bie example and hip wis¬
dom. Such
я
man
ттав
tho Rev. Jamee II. Taj-
lor. Wc cannot let bia memory
рспвЬ
!
Лв я
laborer in the cause of miseions in heathen
land?, ae in every other cause of Christ, he
иав
ever n follower of hie Divine Master in quiet
i workinp and patient waiting. He did not let
14 his voice be heard in the streets,” nor “ sound
a trumpet 9t before him as some -workers now
do, when inaugurating an advance movement.
Net easily daunted by obstacles »r delay, he
pressed forward with calm energy and a reso¬
lute fixedness of purpose. Working through
faitb in the promiece of God, he ever looked up-
• ward and onwaid to the day of their fulfilment.
! Though often painrd at heart by the reluctance
with which the claims of missions were inet or
even admitted to be binding upon Chrietinne,
yet ho never upbraided men for their apathy or
their doll perceptions of scripture truth. lie
knew the reason, and prayed for them, that
God would send Ilis spirit to open their eyes and
touch their hearts into a willing obedience to all
the commandments *f Christ.
Hie hopefulness and untiring perseverence
teaches a striking leeson to those who grow
weary because success appears to be doubtful.
One who felt thus discouraged said to a mission¬
ary “even my letters are left unanswered.’’
“ This should not deter you from effort,” was
the reply, “ Mr. Taylor told me if he only re¬
ceived one answer out of twenty letters written
in behalf of missions it waff ns much- as he ex¬
pected."’ When ho knew that packages of the
ЦоЦ?.-Ахд
ST*m"
tnined by the testimony of all others familiar
with the facts, when I attributo tho revivals
which have so frequently occurrcd.in Brown
University to the Bible class of I)r. Woylond
and the study of Butler’s Analogy. • It was
en of ns
male and feci that they were under the-protce-
tion of tho law of God. While the Sabbath-
truce lasted we felt that wc and they were crea¬
tures of tho same kind and bcncGccnt Being,
and that His
саго
was over all His works. Wc
thus learned feelings of pity, sympathy, and
kindness for our humbler follow-creatures, and
at the same time reverence and gratitude for our
heavenly Father. Tho Sabbath day, since made
delightful by its solemn assemblies and joyous
worship, is sweeter to us from the recollection
of its calm, peaceful hours, in a Kentucky forest.
Were there no 11 church-going bell/’ ond no.
theevi7- rart'tiujr'for "rrligiofiH IrikfFuctioa, theTiabtiatif
would still be a blessing to man. Its silent
meditations, its rest, its communings with na¬
ture, are needed to refresh our souls and take
away from us the hardness and selfishness of
life. Wo feel that we are happier and better
for the IcseonR of our first Sunday school.
WISE AND GENEROUS.
The Christian Era, of Boston, quotes an ex¬
fact when I was there, as a etu- tract from a letter from Ilogie, speaking of tho
dent, that such revivals usually originated in
the junior class in its second term, while study-
“ evangelization of that city as a work of stu¬
pendous magnitude and difficulty and wonder¬
ing Butler’s Analogy, and from it spread to t he I *n3 ,liat *be great denominations of Protestant
other classes.”
We commend these words
free schools, to Sunday-school teachers, and
especially to parents. The fear of making the
Word of God distasteful to their children deters
many parents from requiring them to read it.
They leave this important matter entirely to
tlioir choice at an ago when they cannot know
what is best for themselves.' To compel chil¬
dren to commit Bible verses ns n, punishment
might do harm ; but toexcicise our, authority in
requiring them to real the Scriptures as a duly,
and with a view to their improvement, is a dif-
; | Britian and America do not put forth their
tq the managers of j strength in Home, and then says editorially :
- * • • - ' “ Why should not Northern Baptists aid our
Southern brethren in doing' a pail of -this great
work? They hare taken hold of thin enter¬
prise. Leave it to them as the Christians of
tho world hare left Burmah to the Baptists.
Pour the money into the treasury of the South¬
ern Baptiste and let them do the work. No
better method of uniling our two sections can
be found than that, of joining them in work for
Christ. Give the' work to Southern Baptists
aDd supply them with funds, and, our word lor
it,. cautious, intelligent and aggressive mission¬
aries will bo supplied. There will be but little
friction. Southerners arc born diplomats. So
optne-
p Sot
■ЕВДгаы
of her existence and
У
Of her birth-place. We
MbtOM nMp" inleree! in 'be lovely region
i^tl°aTn Bbo
сЫшз
“ the
1ый1У Ь^;
t0r b" *atp- «be
1 cause .«he.rcprcsentg in China.
l^UbTIlSTFR0aaES3-
ptt* Cnlf.j'r, ™ oac Uaptist communicant
*i: te 1834 tt,.?.10 ",r7 inhabi-
. -
|й.
An;] -°f B“pli"e bas
ib, A . '“crease in our denomination
aln,L7 PP‘IC of ‘he fact that there
И.1,
u!! „n0, BaPli',s “mong the emi-
r'^tbeb rt1 °Cied *° ,h!e aart
Edition of "c'nd»n'eJ constitute so largo
* 01 the people.
"Some churcbe
of their distribution, and that in others
the majority .of their members neglected to read
them when distributed, he was not discouraged,
nor was liis own faith lessened in this instru¬
mentality or its’ value to those who sought for
information in the causes it represented. The
want of interest shown by others was but tho
natural and expected result of neglected Infor¬
mation on those subjects. Yet ho continued to
on. To tho last, when prostrated by siek-
ho dictated the editorials of his paper, and
in one of his last efforts to
врсак
he asked “ if
the proof-sheet of "the Jouenxi. was ready.”
Te those who believe that Christian women
have a mission to the women, who can only hear
of Christ through the teachings of their own
sex, it is encouraging to know tho interest felt
in thia cause by our venerated Taylor. But this
might have been anticipated by those acquaint¬
ed with the code of inquiries addressed to the
newly-nppointed missionaries to Shanghai in
184“. In two of these we find an intense con¬
sciousness of tlio importacco that the women of
China ehould bo reached by the Gospel. After
asking about schools for girls he inquires, “ Will
you bo able to arrange onr mission fur exerting
an influence on females iri any way ? ”
This shows that in his earnest convictions of
a great truth'be antedated the work of the com¬
ing years in foreseeing its need.
A missionary, after nearly thirty years work
in India, now cays: ’*Tho conversion of one
woman is worth that of two men in its relations
to the progrees of the Gospel. The man often
fails to bring hie household under Christian
teaching, and his character Buffers from home
influence. Tho wife iu almoet sure to induce
her husband and family to listen to tho truth.”
Mr. Taylor, a few months before liis death,
writes : “I hope that woman’s mission in tho
gTeat work of sending the Word of Life to those
of her own sox in heathen lands will bo so uuV-
derstood as to draw in large resourocs and great¬
ly to increaso tho momentum of influcnco for the
conversion of the world* It will
difficult work, wieely to select euitablo
‘ ladies for missionary service, and
position one which will promise
useful career. Etill it .an he done,
to be done.” A. J. G.
Broth
ев
W. T.
Гатит,
the clerk, sends us
the minutes of tho twenty-seventh annual ses¬
sion of tho Central Baptist Association, hold
with tho Beulah church, Hinde county, Mies.
Tho membership of the Association is 2,088,
being a net gain of. 27G.or fourteen and a half
per cent, on last year’s report. This is q/very
gratifying exhibit. We thank the brethren for
the kind mention they make of the Home and
Fondas Journal. . *
ferent thing. We ought not to he nfraid to do |
'яз9
I’aul. He never created friction.”
our duty to our children. Wo arejroquircd to ; There is more of wiedom nnd true religion in
teach them the Law of God ; and wj ought not ■ this tban in whole columns of sectional hitter-
to neglect this duty. To leave them to follow ' “ess. Generous uttoranccaTike these awaken
their own impulses and to study the Scriptures ' feelings of confidence and gratitude in Southern
or not, os their fecliDgs may euggeet, is toaban- I hearts ; and at-thc same time make those who
don a God-given authority and can
the volun- j
“«'«г «Ьст
feel more kindly towards us. The
tary principle in religion to an ab«urd and mis- pfaet that wc have been able to speak generously
chicvous length. Let us.be assured that it wilt j of or to a people naturally increases our love
do our children no barm to require them torcad • for them. It is difficult to say whether the
and study tho Word ot God. ' giving or receiving of a kindness most awakens^
„
syiaputlpv ami love, j Wc hap”
-nvCTecIitinrSfhili’sCToytheee who "benefit us' or
with*t tbceelwhom wc benefit.
its multitudinous appliances for makiDg learn-*
ing easy, but in a cathedral grander, mare so- Tope that our mission to Home, now in its in-
Чапсу
and feebleness, is destined to exert a
wide* and deep influcnco on the religious history j
of Italy! After a while it will be an honor to
have been connected with it ; and those who
bavtfhelped itin its weakness, will ecethattbey
have Teen planting a handful of com on the
top of-th© .mountain, which shall grow like tho
cedars ofi Lebanon.
and impressive than spy ever built by the
.of man. Ocr early ‘^outh was epcst iu
the West, ond our bouse, oh one side at least,
was skirted by the primeval forest. When we
first moved to the place the wolves, iu tho fall
of the year, could Bomctimcs be heard walking
in the dry leaves, ond their dreary howl often
echoed among tho distant hills. There was no
church near", and tho only preacher wc eversaw
was an occasional Slethodiet circuit rider, who
stopped with ue in going to ond from his widely-
separated appointments.
In this ont-of-the-wny placo our family, al¬
though denied the privilege of public worship,
remembered the Sabbath day. But after 'a
the Bible in the morning, 11 we
free tar tho rest of the day to stroll
through field or woods, according to onr fancy.
There was a certain wcod/ hillside where we
spent many Sabbath hours. Tho top of the hill
was crowned with tall hickory trees, which,
when the mite were ripe, wore a favorite resort
for squirrels. How often did wo watch them
while they were laying in tlioir winter supplies.
They would fun up tho rough sides of the trees,
pause, listen, shako their busby tails, give their
hoarse bark, and then trip on until they reached
tho highest limbs. There is a shake, a rattling
of the nuts.on tho ground, and down again
сото
tho squirrels and boar off tho fruit to their gar¬
ner in ft hollow oak near by. Afl wo
upon them it almost repented us that
the week wo had made war with riflo or shot¬
gun on tho innocent, happy creatures. In
tho fearlessness with which vthey- engaged in
their work they scorned to know that they were
safe iu the sacrcducss of the day.
It was, perhaps, a mere loncy, but it really
secured that tbe doer were less fearful on Sun¬
day than on any other day. Tfo oan recall even
now bow quietly and securely they grazed in
field or moved iu forest when tho light of a
sun shone upon them. Tho birds
того
sweetly,- seemingly from joy¬
ous and grateful hcarte. ' "They wore safe
stone or gun ; no mischievous, pilfering
their nest. Tho limestone creek along,
we sometimes strayed, and in
we waded with Splashing feet,
and glided on with a softer,
rythmic flow, than on ordinorydays. The
fearlessly to take an ant or a crumb
о
dropped into tho water for thorn, or
in tho clear depths with a kind of Bab-
state and peace. IVo often wondered if
animal, bird, and fish, did not somehow know
the day and consciously enjoy Its holy calm and
was an elevating and.purifying power
i being permitted to look upoVwild ani-
IVo thank the Era tor its timely words. Ho
AS OTHERS SEE US.
"Л
learned friend of ours who heard Hugh
StoweB Brown in Richmond, thought his lec¬
tures the best bo hod hoard for years. Mr.
Brown impressed him as a man of large
, keen observation, and genial humor. A
in tho Christian Era lots us
in
|Ь!я
country
врр«ч»го<1
to the
. He did not foil to eee that oui
men have a wonderfully good opinion of
achievements in the Sunday-school work.
He saye : “ In the assurance of faith that their
particular Sunday-school is ahead of nil others
in creation, I can certainly say the American
schools are in advance of our own ; but in in¬
tellectual nnd spiritual advancement
Г
saw no¬
thing superior to what wo have in England.”
Mr. Brown thinks young American ministers
have “ a weakness for D. D.’s, nnd a tendency
to bo sentimental, and pretty, and eloquent in
their preaching.” He hits the alternate read¬
ing of tbe Scriptures— tho minister reading one
verse and tho congregation the next. He said
to a preacher who askod him how he liked it,
‘i 1 think" you hod bettor prevail on your con¬
gregation to enter into co-partnership with. the
choir rather than with yourself in tho service.”
This “ verso" about ” plan lias never been adopt¬
ed in our southern pulpits ; but some of our
Sunday-school superintendents practise it. It
always seemed to us a faint echo of the Episco¬
pal service, and wc never could be very hearty
in its uso. _ _
BOOK NOTICES.
Tho Anrricar,' /topayr tear Book for 1ST3 is a valuable
publication. It contains a summary of the proceedings of
tbs Tarions societies, conventions, and aesodalions
оГ
tbs
denomination, and full atallatlcal reports, besides tbs name
and poswffice address of srery Baptist minister in Ameri¬
ca. It would beillfficnlttocrowd more inronnntlonlnto tbs
вате
space. Tbs Tear Hook may be had by sending Slly
cents to Rev. B. Oulrsrm, KM Arch street, Philadelphia.
Tbe Life oj to. Addivm Ho.ll, by Ber.T.S. Dona-ay,
ot frodetlcksbsrg.
Та,
will be welcomed by many or onr
Virginia readers for tbo sake
оГ
both subject and anther.
It Is a very neat volume, with an admirable eteet portrait
of Colonel Itatl. Tim memoir, written with spirit and vi¬
gor, occoplee tbs Oraftbnndrcd pages. Tbs remainder of
the volume is mado up of letters, addressee, and sermons.
Mr. Hall sent two daughters to tbs Foreign Mission Held.
He was the father
оГ
Mrs Henrietta Shuck, one of onr
Erst missionaries, "whose early death many still remember
with regret. . Tbe'booV^may.be hsd of
ЕтаякЕ-А В
raise;
Richmond, Vic
MR. SPURGEON ON THE ESTABLISHMENT.
In his sermon on January 26th Mr. Spurgeon
spoke with tremendous force in regard to the
infamous and intolerable burden imposed by
the Anglican Establishment.
Пс
said :
It is not possible for us to cease from our ef¬
forts to obtain our deliverance frem tho degra¬
ding yoke which now burdens us. Wo nro told
that wo enjoy toleration . The very word is in¬
sult. Wlmt would the members ot thodominant
sect think if wo talked of tolerating then ? We
shall never he satisfied until all religious com¬
munities stand upon unequal footing before the.
law. Ciesar has no right to demand of us that
v« shall support tlie-rsligren or the superstition
which ho choosea to select. An established,
church is a spiritual tyranny. We wear no
chains upon our wrists ; hut on our spirits our
oppressors have thrust fetters which gall us
worse than bande of steel. Wo arc compelled,
ns a part of tho nation, to support a church
whose business it is to pull down that which
with prayers nnd tears we live to build up, ond
would even die to maintain. As 1’rotest.int
Disecntcis, wo SCO tho truths wo preach aeaailod
by nn army of Anglican Papists, whom wc are
compc’lcdjo support that tksy may oppose our
most cherished designs. Popery is this day in¬
stalled nnd endowed among ue, and wo are com¬
pelled to acknowledge its" myrmidons as the
clergy of onr own national church- That which
our fathers died to "overthrow 'we arc compelled
to support. Wo cannot help being indignant ;
wc should bo less than men af our blood did not .
boil within us at such injustice. If men want
Popery: or any other form of error, let them pay
for it themselves, and call it their own ; hut to
foiet their superstition on ua.as a part of tho na¬
tion is an oppression against which wo. appeal
to tho Judge of all the earth. Men cannot long
bear to be saddled with tho maintenance of a
superstition which they abhor; loaet of all,- can
tho deseendanta of the Ironsides endure it, who,
though they have laid aside all carnal weapons, .
cannot quito forget the fields on which their r
fathers mado tho Cavaliers feel tho weight of ■
their right arms. The insult to our consciences
which is embodied in the present Church and -
State is a daily provocation to us .as men and ■
Christians. Of the present unrighteous domi¬
nation, I would say, Down with it, down with it,
all ye who have a spark of justice left in your
souls 1 As for us, we will never rest till wen re *.
free from this excnseless injustice, and free we-’» 1
will be, as sure as God, tho God of righteous- : , j
ness, yet lives. -,v
Thereupon Rev. William Preston, an :Angli-
Г.-
сап
minister, writes two very long letters lo
Г
Mr. Spurgeon, iu which be demands proof that .
tho latter is compelled to “ support” the Eetab-J
lishment. Mr. Bpurgcon replies-.. .
Й^гУеаг"
BT^1V
my next
parish ; - . .
„
content with the statement that 1 haroTieen
compelled to pay for many years my ‘fixed quota
to the support of that gentleman’s predecessor. . .
As you must know that fuefi tixe^are paid„I,
consider you too disingenuous ngenuHsS_itTor.-v.^v-i
further correspondence. , " ,
Mr. Preston replies, charging Mr., fepu-gcon
with falsehood. -‘It appears,” he says, “to
be an unfortunate mania amongst Liberation
crusaders of tho nineteenth century-to make
hold statements which they are> unablo to sup¬
port, I suppose upon Dan. O'Connell’B principle
that n falsehood repented will come to be credit¬
ed ns truth.” “Yon, imagine it unjust,’ he
further says, “ to pay tithe which supports a
creed you disapprove of. Would you consider
it unjuqt for a Churchman who rented property
belonging to Dissenters to beNcompclled to pav*
rent, which went towanle upholding Db*eeuups
principle»
Г
It is no more unjun for Iho Di*-
eenter to have to pay rent charRO t
О
the
рапчт
than for a Churchman to be compelled to pay
rent to a non- con forming minietcr.”
If thia ie not argument wc ehould rcnlly l»k«4#*
to know what is. Dou’t you eec? Tho catlre,,
л
realm of Great Britain belonge to tbe Angl
parson» ; nnd the tithes are tho rent that
neuters ought to pay for the frlrilcge of li
in it ot nil.—
ЛогМгт
Baptist.
CONSCIENCE.
I remember reading, vhen a very little boy,
about a child *ho woe in the habit of going to
an upper room or loft where there wae a store of
apples. Slio went from time to time to etcal the
fruit, but »lie met with eometbing that greatly
troubled her. There happened to have been
placed in that etorcrcom on old oil-palntiDg. It
was a largo face, the
еуез
of which, go to what
part of the room the little girl might, Bccmsd'tO,
follow her; and they appeared to ho saying to
her, oa ehe Etoopcd down to take up the applce.
••ЛЬ
I I ECO you. It is
тег
r naughty. 1 ou arc
виг-*
to be found out.” This eo annoyed the1
little culprit, fio:n time to time, that the w»e
determined to put a ftop to the threatening of
these two ntaring eyes ;
во
ebo procured a email
knife, or n pair of scissors, nnd struck them
out. Ah, hut thero were still the two large
holes in place of them, and ebo nevor could
look at them without thinking of the eyes, and
what they used to
вау
to her. She hod put out
tho eyes, hut ebo had not. nor could sho, get
rid of her conscience. Moreover, tho
means she had used for sinning without t
only served to discover her guilt, for, whc.. -
had befallen tbe painting came to be found out,
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it led to such inquiries as at last to reveal the - <v
truth: _
_
_ a.:-:
-f-'V
;ipt for tithe; to the rcctor.of Ibis
awhile, 1 trust that you Will. be"
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Dr.- Jacobus relates the following:
Л
few.-
ycara ago X visited the late venerable Croear Ma- '
lan, oflicaeva, Switzerland. He said : “ You
Americans bang your heads like a bulrush and. ,
do not rejoice in hope.” I nnswcrcd,“ Doctor,
wo boliovo in Christ’s work and word, and in
Christ himself, but we dietruet our own hearte.”'
“Ahl” Ire said, "it is quite tho
вате.
You
do flot rejoice in God.” On taking leave I said,
** To-morrow I must go to Chamounix and Mont.
Blanc.” “Ah !” he said, ‘.‘I will, give you
»
noto to a gentleman there who will serve you
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my.aecount. “Thank you. Doctor,” I replied, r
.“that is a great favor. I am very nappy.
li'Ah l " said he, “
Той.
are already very bap-?:
pin;- Then you helieve'l ’T — Sunday-School- -
Times.
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