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ALBERT SIMS w V AUTHOR OF n..XPS TO B.HLE StUOV," ",5,nUE SOLVATION ANI, POPULAR ReUO.ON Contrasted," etc., etc. OSS PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE BY THE AUTHOR OTTERVILLE, ONT. ™ F.nterert accord.njr to Aet of the Parliament of Carnda in th» c.^ht hundred and ninety, bv Rk.v A S.«s Oft: , r'' "'"'*''"'"">"'' Of the Minister Of Agriculture,- at Otaia ""' ''"'■' '" ">« °'«- INTRODUCTION )ne thoiigand in the ofticu T^HIS book is intended as a companion vol- -i- ume to Bii3LE Salvation and Popular Religion Contrastkd. We firmly believe that such truths as are herein contained need to be widely circulated in these days. This is our only apology for its i)ublication. No doubt some portions of it will be considered unpala- table to the tastes of this Laodicean age ; but we have not written to gratify itching ears, or to pamper to the modern deman-' for a religion made easy. VVe are profoundly more concerned to promote vital godliness, and to encourage those who are inquiring for the old paths, than to secure the applause of men. This, then, is the aim of the present volume, and if it shall accomplish this purpose, we shall be abun- dandy satisfied. Reader, will you not give these pages a prayerful and candid consideration ? ALBERT SIMS. •I CONTKNTS. Marks of Oexuine Love - What .Sort? .... Cai-tain Ball's Kxpkiuence - Chafk and Wheat . 'i'liE Fot'NTAiN OF Song .... John Wesley's Directions f,.r Conoreoatio Band Society Rdles of the M. E. Church A Prayer Answering (ioD A VALnARLE Bank Note - Commercial Lying .... The Way to Heaven The Infidel's Test .... Shall We Meet? .... Thanksgiving Ann .... Scrh'tural Giving .... The Proper Tralv • , of Children A Dozen Good Rules The Hapi-y Man's History . Imdy Ann Erskine .... Dr. Talmaoe and Secret Societies Selling Dead Horses The Christian Soldier .... Jacob Schoonerhaven on Sanctification Worldly Conformity in Dress . AL Si N<;i.' Paok • 7 • 12 - 14 ■ 24 - 29 - -.ir, - ."iT - 39 . 44 - 4.-) - 50 • 56 - 59 - 64 - 77 • 85 ■ 97 ■ 98 99 103 115 121 124 129 MARKS OF r.KMIXI-: LOVE. 'T^RUE love to God is not a mere sentimental affec- A tion. It is not simply a(lmirin give i chief noreth iy and to Jay ■e fel- itian ; i, but To MARKS OF GENUINE LOVE. 9 make sxire that you can really stand the first test, you need o try this one, for. "By this we know tha "we love the cluldren of God, when we love God and keep his comn.andments." As this is so all-in,portant, we refresh your nnnds with some of these plain but commonly neglected commands : "Love not the world, neither the things that are in he world. .'Ben. conformed to the tvorH-'-that IS to Its principles, maxims, fashions, pride or show- not to wear gold, pearls, or costly array. "Whether herefore. ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do do all' to^ieglory of God." "Be ye holy," yesLly,'t o, n all your depoi^ment, and not indulge in foolih ta k- 'ng, jes mg, etc. "Be filled with the Spirit" "Be perfect. "Cleanse yourselves from all filthiness o the fiesh and spnit, perfecting holiness in the fear of Present your bodies a living .sacrifice, holy :^t'' ^.B?T'" '"''"''^'^ ^^ ^°-- — ^^ service But I say unto you, love your enemies b ess them which curse you, and pray for them wh ch despitefully use you, and persecute you." "If thine enemy hunger, feed him, if he thirst, give him drink^ for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. As ye would that men should do to you do ye even so to them ; for this is the law and 'th! prophets." " Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself " mak? ' 7J^ ^ ^T'^''' '''^y '^y' "Jt does not make any difference how one dres.ses; a fashionable lady may be just as devoted a Christian as one who dresses plainly." A I.ady in fashionable attire, Id 10 MARKS . F GENUI.NE LOVK. with th„.,e pcitive ;TI , ? '" """''''■" °' '^o ""V -tl^nco, it is not sufficienf for. ;ay he loves the bre^^n o 7Z'i:'' '^ '''' '^ lead to a life of obedience o cJv ' "^^'^ "°*^ far from ]ovin.. God he ? '""™""^^^*^«t«' '^o ■spiritual cJu-ldre; John , t !^"\ '''" ^'^^'^ ^^^'^ the love of God that we L^ to" " 'T ^ " ^''' ^'^ in others words, this is fch. ^«"^™^ndment,s ; " or. God is shown, ii^s^it::^^;: "'f ''' '^'^ '^ ways. It always and eve! J "' ^" ^^^^ ^^ his can easily distinguish it from all the fT , ""^'^ ^°" world. It is not a soft Tj f u '''' ^°^^^ ^^ <^J^e muscle nor bone. It doesnou "^ "-^' "^"^ "^''t^- and sanctimonious looks '„, '^ ^ '^'^' ^^^'^^ born and solid article He Zl'u '' " "" ^^-- trials, lose property, business Jdf ', '' °^"^ ^"^'^^ and buffeted; but,'^^nfrcro7-tr?^^ '^ '^"^P^-' lie down and die than di K ^^ ^' ^°"^^ ^^o"'^^ kicked, cuffed. sneJred a. tf? •?°^' ^^ "^^ be - God's scale anrht wiH I'^l^'' '"^ P"^ h- every time. '" '°""^ ^^^n full weight '^^:^:^f!^''^,^^''^<^^Y>'0 .i.e „o. -fn fact, many of them bitterly MARKS OP GENUINE LOVE. 11 oppose some of tlie plainest commands of the Bible John says of such characters : " He that saith T know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar and the truth is not in him." 3. Look at the awful state of those who do not love God. "Let him be Anathema Maran-atha," that is let him be accursed. It is evident from these words' that mere abstinence from open sin does not prove that we are not great sinners. But the person who loves not God, is guilty of a most awful sin. ' God says: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy (Jod with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment, and the second is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy neicrhbor as thyself." Judged by this law, you have sinned every second. of your existence; so that if you have lived thirty years, you are already charged with more than 900,000,000 sins ! And this does not include the countless forms of other sins, which you have com- mitted against high heaven ! Good desires, good intentions— in short nothin.^ can be substituted for divine love. precious soul, if you are void of this love, the curse of God is upon you WHAT SORT? amount— a trifle ? because it is a snial! «n undercha^t?'^ °™"'"«"- •>»' ^ «'-' about What sort of morality is that which seek, ,n j J^e™.eah,the«or„ot'Jrrr";eh: »"er:a;Ler:;ti:^:te:t^r;ir^ WHAT SORT? 13 What sort of morality is that which provides for his own wife and children, by defrauding' the wife and children of another man, dead or alive, to whom he is justly indebted for things which have been used })y the debtor's family for their own enjoyment or profit ? What sort of morality is that which ij^nores moral obligation as to a debt, and pays only when the civil law compels ? What sort of morality is that which lightens the obligation to pay a just debt in proportion to the length of time since it was contracted ? In short, what sort of morality is that which disre- gards the command, " Thou shalt not steal ? " — Chris- tian Neighbor. .'J^ ^^ CAPTAIN HALL'S KXPRRIEN'CE. AS BELATED BY HIMSELF. 'S "I ^^kV *""! .* '*"■""«" «Perience," said Cant.- ■I Ball, speak ns with mii„l, J <-aptain about three weeks ago I h"" kMh "■ " " '^S" very good trades; a„d one i'htV"™ "'"'''"«*'""' reckoning np „y gains an>f! r """' "*"« '■°"'«^ triumph in the start I h»d^ ff "^ " P"''« "d "Lrewflness and etrtitnf l "' """ "^ "^ "-" very still ; I eould hardlv he "• ''*''''«'>'' ™<1 onekets and the tra';"!/ ^yhoLrth^'d ' k "^^ when suddenly a voice said ■ What shS> . "^■ man if he shall ffain fk» i, , *" " Profits own soul ? • ' ""^ *''°'« ^""-W ™<1 lose his -MJ-as it actually a voice r I questioned nod'::u"r:w:r.t"'»'r "was,Ihave Ho.y Spirit^in theTnti neftt' le™'"' °' ^--^ was just as distinct and une:.pected as f it hT."°" spoken by some person in my llr 1 1 . f ''"'" with my minister. I wanted f! . "' *° '"'^ where I thought I should belaft "Th"? ""' °''""'' '.on of repentance and a changfof heart r° """"^P" o" pastor would commence ^ut i^Stg mTr: CAPTAIN ball's EXPERIENCE. 15 CE. d Captain ' It began ^ing some ing home ride and ' my own ?ht, and the field irk road, profit a lose his ) I have 5 of the Jression id been to talk church Joncep- pposed abnnfc doctrines, and so forth, to let me know what I would have to understand and believe before I could become a church member. But he didn't take any such course. He made me go into the house and sit down in his •study, where he talked with me a long time about the blessedness of religion, and its value above all other things of this world, independently of its rewards hereafter. Then he said : '"Captain Ball, do you know the first thing to be done, if you would be a Christian ? ' " ' I do not know.' "'The Christian life— the life of a faithful follower of Jesus Christ,' said he, 'can be founded onlv upon repentance. Now, it is easy to say we repent, but the only repentance that is worth anything is an active repentance— by which I mean not only sorrow for sin, and an earnest desire to avoid it in the future, but one that goes to work, and seeks, as far as it is in' our power, to make amends for every wrong we have ever done. Is there a person in the worfd, Captain Ball, who can look you in the face, and say you have wronged him ? ' "He knew my weak point," added the captain- " Every man has his weak point, and I suppose the lancet must be applied there first. That question was like sharp-scratching steel driven to the soul. I writhed and groaned inwardly, and struggled and perspired a long time before I could answer. I saw it was cooing to be dreadful hard for me to be a Christian. I meant, however, to get off as easily as I could. So I 16 CAPTAIN BA,.;s KXi.Kit,,xc,. J-'ia you wron',S"J-«-o.U, f„^ ■steady bs„,t worth ,1 'l' ""''*''°' '"'•'■■""■'> " 'lollar., to boot. So I h^ne i' '";: T"'' '"'^"'y-"'" Anrl with seventv-fivp Wnllo. • ""-irs. belonging to poo. PHe'sl;' t? d?,r rT^'™" can coramence a litV of CI,,.; *■ ■* """'' y™ ".ink that Christ will hea .l"" '""■"^'- ^° ^ou with stolen moneyin y„ri .""P^J-^-f-Panlon. "I ^id .so.nethL about .tff • ""' *' ™'"i^'<"-' must lookout tor thenX' vh T ""^'- ™'' '"» hut he cut me short they swap horses- wh;:h'';:;:rs2s^r;„;:;" '-" ^'"»" '"« — hoads':rrr,Sbr^a:t'',^"".' =-' -^^ ">» Deacon Rich ; he tZTll "' """"■ there's he can.' "'"'■' '" ^'"'^"- a-d shaves when ■"No matter,' said he, 'whose b„„,l • . - matter what Deacon Riih doT, V "l °°' °*^' "" with your own soul, and with he r , ^T '" ''^»' -. 0„, Whether you a;'^:,^---- IKXCK. w'""ch I suppose •ws me— i„y horse ',i,'- 'he minister. le. wind -broken nnu; 'Y giiy—worth fur I'l ffofc in return u f^-i'l fcw-enty-fiVe ^'' said I, 'that k'e dollars, your possession you think you '^'ty ? Do you •yers for pardon, ii 'More merit in me than if ; • f , , ' "° [ vif ^ / ^ *'' '^"''''' '"y hands before I sit down to sumier On fV, . , i^ciore »..pect that .n/Luds tre oH u:^', r;:r^H'° woa d.? let u, n r'^' ""■ '"' ■"-*• ""--■""^ that on'ei tLhiut m::! ^rtrd'!;::"''" '" "-"" heart to believe the He. NCtrrl'-r,:;: oittei'Jy dishearfpnaH t+ • , , '^ ^^'' beino. « pj ^';\^^"«^- ^^ ^v^'^- indeed, so much harder XI t: t'r:;;: tturri '\"k\r "^^ .nauwh„had«reatp,_;o!:i\:ltot'rpr:f 18 CAITAIN JUM/s EXPJCinKNCK. a goin^ a^vay .sorrowful. IJut ,ny I.eart burned within me. and I was forced to speak. "'In the way of busino.ss/ .said I, '„o doubt I have taken a.lvanta^e here and there-as everybo.ly does -as church mornbers the.n.selves do when they can.' VN hat everybody does is no rule for you and me Cap a,n Bali; .said the n.inister. ' It is to be Christiaas n the fullest .sense-not simply church n.embers- that we must strive wifci, nil our hearts. The fact of our being in the fold does not u.ake the lan.b ; there iu't^.: r" V- " '°'\''^^^^ just.hed m doing as th. wolves do, even when they iii'pear m sheep's clotliing.' ^ Rich' 'f ,f :\^t"'"- .; ''''"' '^"^ '■ ' ''''■'' '•« I^--n R.ch-I think he paid me a note twice. The first time he paid it we were tran.sacting other business and by some mistake the note wasn't destroyed 1 found It among my papers afterward. I was a good deal excited, and lay awake more than one night thinking what I ought to do about it. The Deacon was a hard man. I considered, and took advantage of people when he could. He had driven more than one hard bargain with me,' " The Deacon who was present, and heard the allu.sions to himself, whined and coughed uneasily. Captain Ball went on without appearing to mind him " 'So' .said I to the mini.ster, ' I concluded I would serve the Deacon as he would probably have served me under the same circumstances.' "'I kept the nofe by me a good while, and when I lurned witliin Joulit 1 have erybody does en they can.' you and mo, be Christiaas 1 nionibers — The fact of lamb ; there •y no means wlien they re is Deacon The first ler business, 2stroyed. 1 was a good one night The Deacon I vantage of re than one he allusions '. Captain m. ed I would ave served nd when I CAPTAIN hall's EXI-EUIENCE. 19 proof tLMU u, """ ,™» ""-: ,"»"'• There was „o out hi, pock ti",'";, ■'""'■ ""•' ''""-"y >>« 'ook that, on reflectioL i ! ""' ""'=' ''"J' '■"'' ''i"' and i .as wrotabouuLT?"'" """ '" "•"' ""'" an,l returned tt njnf hrst payn.ent of the note, Ball it; d'tsatr """'"■" '^™""-' Captain such a way of stirrin. L !, """"''"■ ""^ ^as -nud at the botri „":;Z""" ""f ^-'-S because it is out of Jlr.i! '' "'"^l^s that And I knew that 1^ I ' " " "° ""P°"'y tho™. ".i»«ter, s ™et t! "' ff "^ ^ *»ded to see the -efuliy into I7be ™1 t^^l^,^ ^r'''"' ■nortgage which I had forecTo" d on ""'*""• "' " got away his farm, when heTad „ ''''°''- "''"■ ""<" would give him tim to re"lee„T B "TT" ^"' ' had got into mv , •'' "'^' "'"»"' ■' mj po,.se,,,,on property worth two 20 CAPTAIN HAM/s KM-KUIKNcK. than half that amount Hnf .^ ^ "•'"' "'°"> no legal da,,,, upon „,e, I groane.l an,l „,„u™d ove . I?t IW '" '™' '" "'^y • '™' '^o' ™o,.tsa.eo°IL ii;,^nt between mv praver anrl rj,.ri „ i i " -s.t the appeals "oi .on.^.J 4\^l 'j^ '^ »' again to the minister T f^i i k- ° ^^"'^ asked hi,n whaTltould do "' "" '"""''' "^' "'There is a simple test/ s ., ,e ^\. ,, your neirrhbor as yourself ? Tf ... i ^ " ''^''^ -».;nua.e/.o4i.tiii°r;x";:^t iially pay.nnd ■I'rtlizcfl morn inurned over tgage came ven looked could not tnd I went ouble, and ' you love ^ill be just 3u have in out stag. 'OGod,' '■AmrN iiAU's Kxvam.scK. -y, I -ai.!, ■ how can I bo a C;l.ri,sti«n ? ' |!„,. | i,.,,, . .,, l.e » n,.;,W,., I knelt bofoa. (i„,, „„,, ,,„|„„,„, ,.; ' ^.r .» .,.k., „,. t,,„ .,„k„„,. „., [;-- wouM „„ „„ly ,|„ j„,t|y to the poor ,„an 7;, wronye,:, but w„„i,| „iv„ up, if „„„, ',, ,„ j; \ ' m the world so that I „,i,,|,t „„,, p,„ „ „ H „ l' vo.ceseo„u,lt„say,.Th„u,., you lo.,e all yt^t peace, shall he left you— the besf nnrl r>r,i, f ^c \ • "^ "^ '*'''f^ on V true snnrno o bapp,„e.s., and life.' An.l in the .„len,n „i ,bt t "^ af er I save up the .struggle, that comfort .^eu.ed to mc .so great and precious that I felt willi„„ if it ;"' only .stay with ,„e, to accept poverty and t„ the world poor and despised.^" ;„t;"uj° «." ',"'" ^es.sin to „,y heart. tL ne.t dTy' "A^tt ^ Ts' flhadw.ngs. Nothing coul.l keep me frcn,^„ „t to Isaac Dorr, with a couple of h„„d,ed dollar, i^n"; pocUt and a note for the remainder of what I „7ed hiJlee'k/.to'nV """:'::■ "'"^ ""■' ^n-n^down made known mv erran.l P t , ^^^'^ ^"^ couraged, and'hT/;:'!,!"; 'hrmi^n^d' .^^""t r ' wife and children and go to Califol™ " H Sre,: r aitt ?at, ?it::;//^ ^r' '--' ''"- '"- I - -, i h„,. acted according to law, she said, 22 CAPTAIN BALI'S KXrERIENCE and^ W, ea«,e. and i„proWUe„e, wa. g,ea% to a fool over t„ g,t i„"deC YZIZ^]:''- ,""" ' ™' any man w„„l,l „ot take an \ I T " *ancy that -e tl,i, woman and hZZ' '""'""'' ""'' '""'^ y™ andlhZSeV^i'ir"™^^''^'"*^''*^ coIl'n;o:;'„J'XtT" " ' T" ^P^--^- 'I »"e «.e law d„e.n-e ,";":" 7 l"^ honest even when because G„,l connnan , t , ^,' ' ""*"' '" "" the They would have kL n; feetTr:' M I"' •^''"■ them It seemed to me a, if he "" '"'™ '<" and therc-and it waTonL^ . '" were opened then a flood of light and j ; asl .Ir ""^ '''"■'■ ""•■ ^"^h thought po.sSible, befle "'™ '^•''P"''=''«ed, or "My friends," added the cantain I,! ,. . now almost a. meilow <^ ZZ^ ^ ^'f '"'"^ woman s, his cheek.s still IS greatly to a desperate e, but I was n fancy that hen the law nd here you :ed at them, K ' I have even when to do right to tell you yet, unless "try, and aught the hand, and ught, and e him the iver saw. have let ned then ■^ith such sneed, or i 3 ,1 CAPTAIN liALl/s EXPEHIENCfi. 2^ moist with tears, "I have been constrained to make this confession; I thank you for listening to it The mimster tells nic a man may be a church member and not a Christian, I mean to be a Christian first, and if i tail — He could proceed no further, but sat down with an emotion more effective than any words. I have nothing to add to this narrative, except that he became a church member, and that his example of thorough repentance, of childlike faith in Christ and of vigorous, practical, every-day righteousness elevated t^e standard of Christianity among my people.-TAc Reader, it costs something to be a real Christian To be a mere nominal Christian, say prayers and go to church, IS cheap and easy work. But to follow Christ requires much self-denial. It will cost you all your sins-especially your darling sins. It will cost you your self-righteousness, your ease, your worldli- ness. It will cost you persecution, self-denial, and cross-bearing. " Strive to enter in at the strait gate • for many! .ay unto you shall seek to enter in and' shall not be able. rd voice sks still CHAFF AND WilFAT. they aro of the world. TI,o„,';i,„,. wo .1 i ^^ -,„ 7„' »p.r., and .„ truth; now. too iVe,,„„.,,.J4V::! -p" But in no one respect fs the chanoe „,ore m,rke,I han m tl.e oonfi.leneo witl, which p^otw," III j he,r prospects of heaven. It w„„M ,seo,n as t I those who are in good standingin the chnrch, tee i" hardly a po,ss,l„l,ty of being lost The ser, ,„, tl e prayers, and the .sacred melodies,_aIl take t t granted that the .salvation of those within tt pi J the chnrch ..s secured, alu.ost beyond the possibUUv of a fadnre. Hymns of penitence have Mven wav ll self denial f, ?''^"'''r "'"' ''"''"'™'' >"^ditati„ns selt-den al and beanng the cross „,eekly for Jes„, mean,, ol grace that the .saints of other generlu^" cons,dered essential to every one who laid claim to the Christian character -have been .supplanted Iv H opera and the theatre, by balls and ^!^' ^^ thing betokens a feeling of the utmo,st see, Z B-ven among those who are decidedly religion ."S ,1 t^n.ii'K AM) wiii:at. 25 ken place, in istian world, lain, hurfi!>Io ti loaders of world- now, Pped God in 'icy worship ore marked 5ors talk of ■m as if, to ch, there is irmons, the ake it for the pale of ssibility of en way to plications; editations ; 'f Jesus — enerations aim to the '1 by the E very- security, ious, who appose these incursions of the woi-ld upon the church, there is, it is to be feared, a feeling of .safety which tlu; leiil, relijrious state does not warrant. The Scriptures warn us faithfully a^f^ainst self-deception. A searching time is coming, when every vail that hides one's true character will be torn oil", and every one will appear to be what he is in reality. John said of Jesus, " His fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and nather his wheat into the gar- ner ; but he will burn up the chafl" with unquench- e hre. ^ While there are points of resemblance between the righteous and those who appear to be righteous, there is also a marked difference in their character, and a striking contrast in their final doom. 1. The chaff and the wheat grow together in the same field and from the same root. The same soil affords nutriment to both. So one may go to heaven and another to hell from the same family, the same school, or the same church. The instructions and the discipline received, and the doctrines believed may be the same, and yet the fate be entirely dissimilar. It is no evidence that one is in a state of salvation, because he is an acceptable member of a pure church, and sustains its interests and observes its regulations with commendable fidelity. Much of the "religious teaching of the day implies this, though it may not be asserted in so many words. The platform of Chris- tianity is made so broad, that every one who is not an avowed infidel feels that if he does not already stand upon it, but very little change is necessary to place J i 26' ^'"AFF AND WHEAT. w 'II in thprp 'vi »Pec,o„3 Atheism, and tl. „ re„„ 1 ' f"?"""'' "'""sh Cl.ri»tian. Hi. ,„o™l cl,l"a., ■" ''" """*' !■« a ";«ke .t .so ; and why Zuldf ^'^ "' ''" ""'"I'™''- '" "I'urch, and eniov the n ""' '"•''<"'« to the f '•»• T,,„ wheat'e ,:^';'»; ^™ »"" ">= blighting So. one ,„ay have a deep Imn »f "" """ "''"'»"t it diking in the narl? rv' '^ ""■ ">"* -'>» «« tl.em in time., of persecution as ^e/^L""' ''^""l"' and a,, so many do at the ,";tenf , ' '1'"' «'■''«■■. companion of those who talfe" J ,"'';. " """^ """^ their goods, and ,„ay afford H,^'*' ""^ "Po"ing of P-t«etion. He may c™ tri 1" '" T""'^"-"- and -ot to gratify rolCdo, ^Hj ^ f "' '"' '""""^ real cause of God. He Zl i , '° P™"""" the tew professing Christian: Stt, *'"'^-'^'"* - -an. yet not be in the way of t,"r' '"'""S" '° ''o doubtle.,,, many who worlled „n .';'""■ '^''^« »"■■« who «.ere not saved T tV„ "PO" /he aric for Noah '>,»J» had helped to^o ^7"' "■""' ">* »-' "ght-Iaboring for the cause of p^^-r'"""'^ '"r the -■'goes. But thi,s is n„::ru! °Yt ^ =7," '' '»' -ir':i::-re3Vei.::;i-.;":r^^^^^^^^^^^ lan Pantheism 'y tlru wn. He -eHoss, thou^rh hu must be a . accord incr to le pJ-opo.se,s to '«'""g to the 3Jievin^r that. « wheat. It he blinrhting without it lose who are not forsake his Master, le may be a spoiling of enance and his money omote the -which so 'rage to do 'here were for Noah, heir own ^ for the od as far ' be right, best, the you are fe right. CHAFF AND WHEAT. 27 It IS m reality a suspicious circumstance. If you can ass,gn no better reason for your conduct than that others do as you do. you had better reform l7th. Much as the chatt and the wheat resemble each otl„.r there ^ a radieal difference between them ' „b *K !f ^" ""''''• '''"''''>' "Sht and easily driven about by the wind. There is nothinc. settles a man t ..genuine, religion., experienee. Hi dth ^ up La demonstiation. He bioiK that he ha. «,.,,,.,/ (,„„, death unto life. But one who has head reltion™! was rea.soned into it, and n,ay be rea.s„ned o I of it 1"^^ .« diven about ■' by every wind eC doctrine and aeceive. He generally agrees with the preacher whn -\r:nT':x':^ri.rXi„rrti' rr and then, instead of beinj. destrofTVv. ^ '''' readv fnr „.. o ^ tlestroyed, it becomes ust X must be !:Z """r"'" "'" ^°'y --'-V '-i'^d. to Xe r Tb"^ ?t '^"""""^' "'• ""^y ""■<= liable they z,x:''C:^x^'::'t::'^. ^y - ™n endure neglect and contemnt Tl, '^ "^^'"""' e-on, and when it ^Xlar^riXS: 28 ■■I CHAFF AND WHEAT. ' ■ ^^^''■''^^ possesses vitalitv. Burv it in f). and cover it un • if wJli "• ,. *^ "^ *^^ gi'ound -"e thirty al'l L" ,:'",'"' /°f' »<• b-' fruit '™Lvrig„tf„u,,„,„ °flJ ",„':;: ']«*J- So with a An and ,„ e„,„.» to li ea! „ '1fet '^T"' °'' ''"' his intluoncc, a,,,] it „in h 7 calumny burv He l,a» life iVo^ b " t ','" ''°'"'"« «™"»«»-- kill the body, but ultl i ,f '"* '"" '"" "«■» »»' •'-•f"i o„,u.it in' trrto ':;:'« t,rr '^ "•"- ""'' '"» wheat Jesus will n • ''"*n "nd "«• : The righteous sb J -^ "' '""' ^is sar- '■ They shall bo M "■ C '' f /"'? "'» -"'la'"",. "P My jewels," Ira,„b;' i '^»'''. " when I n.ake «od-s ..ight hand. 'Lut tl e 1^: ,:r^ '■— »' everlasting p„„i.,b,„e„, R^^dtw ' ' ^° "™^ '"'" character? Are vn„ , ,■! ..''"'■'' y""'' 'rae the Lord Jet!/ D?*''' ';''"'• *«"«' f"""-er of i"'««.-ity that nnd.es °HfX'",'" ,"'"' P™-P'« ot endure perseeution, and t K i r f '^'"' J'"" -l«; Have you the fe 'g' d'^ff'' '" f'^"'' ">'» .s your true cbaraeter tlnnl -I^ ^7 ™"' ' " ""'■d. But if not-if ,!,■?'' "'' P--"'' '»■•- unreliable-pray to O0.I u "ti hi «" "'"^ "'"''^' ""'' weight of loie.--' &,,;.' -',,'!„?"' ^™ -'"> ail Hi.s f'/ts ^ Jesus' sake, t have "r^reet- in the .s_j-na- and seeks his n the ground i bear fruit So with a f^wdof. Kill 'umny bury S'enerations. ■r them that ^'hat a won- 5 characters "chaff and to His gar- everlasting, ^n I make eive of the forever at away into your true o I lower of 'ncipJe of Can you 'or Jesus' soul ? If •ress for- 'I'^hy and ^ all His THE fou::t.\i}: of soxg. T^RUP. song is fue gift of God our Maker He giyeth songs even in the niglit ; and son^s have ever celebrated his glory and his grace. The creation the world was heralded by song. "The mornin. ftrtv"''Tr^lT'' "'"" ''" ■""•^"^' ^^°^ '^'-"^^3 o jo^ Ihe deliverance of Israel from Pharaoh and the Red Sea was celebrated in a song. The advent of (.hrist to our world brought all the hosts of heaven to «ing a joyous strain above his lowly cradle The renewing of the soul by the grace of' God awakens thanksgiving and the voice of melody. Thr Ps^dmist when brought up from the horrible pit and the miry clay, had a new song put in his mouth, "even praise "nto our God." The last act of our Saviour's minlt^ before he went out to his agony, was to sing a hymn \\ hat music that must have been ! The establishment ot the angdom of God and the overthrow of all his enemies will be hailed and greeted with strains of rupturous melody ; and the glad ages of Messiah's eign will be ages of perpetual song. Song is the language of thanksgiving, of devotion, of triumph hence. t IS the legitimate expression of the emotions' ot those who joy m God, having become reconciled to 30 THE FOUNTAIN OF SONG. I'im, and thus prenarprl fo i Hiere is, probahlv ..^ "^ ' virtue. ».'ved a„,i |„,t, i, ,„ J , :^^j«';'; ;™.t.^. and „;„„„,, »on.^ .Said tw- ftal,,,;,^ .f^ ^^^ «"<'» expression i„ "--. O God, tl.on God of '""?''■"'" '.'"O'teuilti. '™.S..o .shall ri„, ah°^l of r ' r"°"-- »"'' ".y »ly break., forth in son. B„t ■"'''•;;"" J°^' ?"?<.'"- '."... a.Kl tl,e dark uncertain^ *^i '.""" ™'^<"'."a- >vakeno son.,, within r^n "' " '«'P"1<'« fut„rf a.ck.sii,,i„/„„;r:t:,tt™,-,r'r'*'-'"""'--* l.e heart their •• for™,, ToZTt "" '° """f™'" ;;'.<." of the church Wow;, •^'"S'"« Wi.s the con- ''t«e music in their .souls De/?'"-'-'^"" ^'^ very 'o praise God for the™' LivL' S,"™ °' "'"' ''"""'^ »oon We sinner., to eat their brlkffT' """'^ "' ™s their psalms. Ni„htiZ.le?f '^ ">«■» .^^ '» '.""'ing for owls and riv nft ™' 't* ^° »»' go «o"g.^ or mornin. carols '"'''='' ">«"vening ;f'■'™;:^Kur■-.Sr^^T«-^ ^.bout A.D. 107) to the'anpe r T .^'■^'"■^' "'°'^ Clr,st,a„s"werewonttomeetto',^ Trajan that the before it was light, and ,/l °""'? ^^'''tatcd day 'he ages of conflict and vfcto"f„f' f"™ *™"«'' »" victoiy, of storm and sorrow. ¥ tJie praises of 'ii'tue. 3 the difference and sinners n the depart- ' ^"ng.s peace t^xpression in 1 'j'oodnruiitj. >"•• and my ■mess" (p.sa. joy perpetu- i condenina- eless future, vinor hearts. ;o sinir fi-of^ 'Us the con- have very lire sinners ' would as them as to do not go ir evening the time lia, wrote that the ated day es, alter- ■ouffh all sorrow, THE KorXTAIN OK yox,.. 31 ot persecution and trlu.nph, the voice of rejoicin-r has been in the tabernacles of the righteous, an.l sacred ■song has arisen from the lips of the redeemed. Tlie themes of o-race and glory have inspired the church with never-ceasing songs; an.l, in this respect, infidel- . y has never been able to imitate true Christianity What hymns and tunes can infidelity show that have sung themselves into the hearts of sceptics on every shore ? What infidel hymn can be sung, in which a vast assembly of sceptics will join, as Christians in ten thousand cluu-ches will unite in singing one of their hyn.ns of joy and hope ? Infidelity has few ioys • why should it have songs ? What ha.; it to sing about ? Angels smg. but when did the wildest fancy ever dream of a singing devil ? One of the mightiest forces which God has thrown mto this world, is sacred song ; not the mere artistic and mechanical "rendering" of certain notes and •strains of music, but the spontaneous outgush of the emotions of the sanctified heart, telling the sorrows and the joys, the sympathies and the affections of the renewed soul. Such music is not purchasable. Those who think to buy or hire it. greatly mistake its character. It has its fountain in the joy of God implanted in the Christian's soul, and meets it. response in the hearts of those who know whom they have trusted, and who expect to sing His praises for evermore Infidels can sneer and swear, but can they smg ? What have they to sing about ? What had the heathen world to sing ? If we leave out a few iH)tal)I(> st unst '''""'• ^'OUNTA.N ,„.- .s(,X„ nil '" *'<»•', wlui^ ",^ ^'''i^'I' ..ckn.nvl.Ml, tl ''■'" ''iftics; o.Ie,s wl.id '■''""liris l.ufc III ;" '"I'l honor tJ„. u-oufc uikI lulnlu """.i? "I- sent t ■'■oils (Iciti t'oI('l.nit(><| tl ""'■•>iis ami hac'cl luriu <* prison i„ "lost of wl '•' 'lets of (.„f. <'ni "".V r Ji,i,s iUCJvd Iivi »il.sr arc vol 'i"io.s of sncrcd I ('ontainod •"IS and •nirit i'^ of poetry, an.l melody Jill lo i,..i /I •/ 'i". is but tl «l'l'n two otlHT li|_ nearly tl.,-,.,. fi , - mice tliousan th '3-".ns an.I poetry. An,l all and h 'Jiivc sounded do\\„ f ;^'^'^''<'"fthe heavenlvl SI ",l? of the u-rand I'om i). intluMii of tl glories of redom eiirs of c!rv.'ati "pper si. lore (!m "iniiom-es tliat '^'■'""n.v, alx.ut th Kies. 'I' niornhio- stars ption, we but on, we l;ut wh H'heu wo '•<'-echo the t^'i We sinn^ of tl "^^■^' ^Ih^ plains <,f ,.5,th| l"U""ie. „f vie,,, „„:; :;:m'-v« -^ n'm "s of the sweet <;n WH^ sin^ of joys to come •siUije 'iinsic of th numpli, wt !• Of Israel ; and 'i-'fore the throne new sonfT we only anticipate the Which sliall at last be Tl sun ^"' °'»- themes of sacred o eav that earth or h or unbelief to put th «""S' are tJie ,i,-rand •en affords. And\vhat I 'est P"t in the place of as infidelity Poen.s, the son.s e 7 i . " ^^^^^^r^ that have been bo are Infidelity » oi darkness, doubt, and ims no hy,nns ; it }, as grand anthems, unbelief ? nothino^ to sinj^ for !■'»'' honor til,. Hrid l.accliHiiu. t' HCt.S of (.„fc^ ■'""" wouM I,,. ^''\''i>;<'ro urc ' ''yiiins and '••^T lil.raik.s, ''i-' thousiin,] ^'I'l all theiv 'l'»'>Ut tll(wil "lonie.s that '■•'-t'C'lio the ■^'■''.i,' of tl„. we Sinn- ,J ■iuiiip),, H'O '^'•'icl ; un.l '^'iputo tho sfc be .sunir ' ffmndest infidelity 'Vliere are anthems, unbelief ? sing for '''"' '•""'NTAIX (,K SON,; .... -'H) (;od,no hope, no Cvato:,,,,, |',,.s..nv,. no rhrisf J'icture an assenil.lv (.ffcstivoinc I I • • , wliieiUill H„.i, u,.s .Ctl™ ".t,o,,,ati„„.s iiiitwi'cn two vuHt ctonn'tics _ J^ilti lifH, :i val.) of mrmw ; I"V we :^1,„11 .lie tn-„„„.,,,w. Asceudin.i,' fn.Mi <,iir ni„llusk -,„1, A f,'I<)i-iouH jmUi we travel -^ OurcourHe, commeucin^Mnthe,..u,l, feiiall fiiusli ii, the gruvel. Wo recollect once, after pointin- out the 1....... of infidelity in respect to s L.v, b'trrenness j^ X ii„-,|M.i.u to sacred son"- we wi>vi> ,^l,.,..:\ i ^a^.tie, who stoutly disputed :.:^rtr^^ nlldehty had no hynms, and said ho had an infide hynni-book which he would brine, to show us W m S4 '■'"^ i-OVSTMs ,„.■ SONO. '•"^v to ".nk.u pair of shoos inf. • "»'<"• ''avin. pocket..,] th . 1 ' 'T''"'' '^'"' ^^''^^. «->'iy prclucv.! a pair f ^ "'^">"^^'^ '^^^ ^^^^'crovv.l. «hoe,s % ,.,,,,-,, ./J,';;;;; '7''^^' --J "-I. them into We remomher the .storv m- *k x ^--'-ouMheHrnJ^i^ttll'^'i'-f ^^^ -^^er for hi.s release, trav i^ I T ", "'^'^""^ ■^^■'•^•'->^. -;/^,«lo the U.U1/0 : ,^"''; ''"'■' ^•^''^ncUn,! wl.ich were hi.s Weh'-^ht i„ Z "^''"" *''^ '^""^^ '^^ the strnin of n.us^c ro e r'""'' ^^■•^- '^' '-^'tj, ^vnll, there ca.ne h Ino . l"^'"^"' ^•>- ^ ^'" -^tlj fr^ the captive .vr,::'V^^^^^^^ •It'l.verarice M'u.s opene,! "''^'''''^' '"'<' the way of >^l"'ch Satan Jm.s erecto.l nV 1 • .?''''"^ '^"'""^'^^ wall '-t .sinner whon. Satn ' T' ''"' '"--'"^ <"' -'-•y --•' attend str t 7to hi "'"'""^ '" ^^•^^-- ^« ^^ and see that your he::^t;:2H,?^'^'°^^^"^^ «0"nd, but otti>red to oJ \^'^'"''^' ^way with the -'.-. ^-sueh: t et ;:;; r'''-''^^ '^^ •^^^'^" >-- ^•eward when he con^etb 7 ''f'^'^-^'^ here, and -^^^.voi..w:;:;;:';;r'^'^^'^'^^^^^^^^^^^^^ A greater than Weslev 1.., ■ • i ■. r XINGIXG. take care you laturally.stfuJs to drive it out u«t an quickly an eye to God Off him more 1 ordei' to do 'at 3'ou sing; vay with the *o .shall your ^f Iiere, and of lieaven. — H silly witli derstandin<«- » liim must 4:24. I5AXI) SOriHTY RULES OF THE M E. CHURCH. DRAWN UP DECEMBER 25th, 1738. ^HE dcsio-n of these meetings is to obey that com- 1 mand of God, " Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed ;" to' speak, each of us in order, freely, plainly, the true state of our souls with the faults we have committed, in tem- per, words, or actions, and the temptations we have felt since our last meeting. To desire some one of us to speak his own state first, and thus to ask the rest in order, as many and as searching questions as may be thought necessary concerning their state, sins, and temptations. The following questions are proposed before admittance amono- us • 1. Have you the forgiveness of your sins ? 2. Have you peace with our Lord Jesus Christ ? 'f .,?''i:^ >'"" ^^*^ witness of the Spirit that you are a child of God ? 4. Is the love of God shed abroad in you heart ? 0. Has no sin, inward or outward, dominion over you ? 6. Do you desire to be told your faults ? 7. Do you desire to be told of all your faults and that plainly ? 3" ''■'"■. wli.-itswviT M-e clo"^«;oSl'h;:/;;''7S'|'« -o»I.o„l,i co,„o a, all ot,,„; ocS„,;';;x."^-' :;;;««" '» '.« <« t,,., a„., out .lisguise and witl.out reX,"' f' '"" '° ■''P™lc, ,vitl,- •^'^y of the nrepe.lJn.r - often as occaJ^^XsTrr"^ '^ ^«^-^' ^>vory meetinc.: ^"- ^^'^ *°"r foUowin,.. at 1- WJiat known sin h-ivo ,-^ meetino- ? '''" '^•''^^' you conmutted since last *• What Jiave von thmir,-).*. " • i yo„ .loubt whoth/r it bo a"s',* ™',!iT' "'™" °' ^'"»'' J^irections — 1 Nnt ir^ , l»l"nJ his hack and to 'T ■;, "'" ''"■"■" "^ ™v 2. To wear no no^d C „ U I "'°" V"-' ">''t di rings, necklace or ruffles "'' "' ''"""• «'- A pravj-:r a\s\vhkix(; vahi BY A MiNLSTEirs WIFE ON THE FIlONTJEK'. T REMEMBER a day durino- one winter that stands J- out like a boulder in my life. The weather was unusually cold, our salary had not been regularly paid, and it did not meet our needs when it was. My hus- band was away, travelling from one district to another i..uch ot the time. Our boys were well, but my little Ruth was ailing, and at ])est none of us were decently clothe.l. I patched and repatched, with spirits sinkin-r to their lowest ebb. The water gave out in tlu. wel? an. soiiir iiiccfiii '■• ■■^"'i I"' was ohlinvd "'■ ''"iicral. M, to ride miles to nttoiid ^^■"■s India,, (vik,. ,.„„| Christ, tl ""■' '^''"^'^ t'<.,„i„o.; (hoc-hil.l ■I'ly a time our l-nvikfasfc ', ;*"'',!'*' ^"' ^vitl.out s„.ar. "eir presents. [ •■^"lootlLaiKltliel ''t'lllCIIlli,.,. f] ilutJ tliat tJ •"\s were each cravin '>'!> always oxpeote.I "■ 't'*' was thick an.l '. >n M'l.u. u.iaceou.ital.I (-' \va 'I pair of skates. ^vajited a iiie,', I <' wei-c 11,, ) 'y> had taken a fancy J knew it i'i4>'<'ne,any hnsl.and all this. cJieerful Avitl Ncantv }neal e\-er. J 1, ■tily. I 1 an o k-e pt t] ■^"I'p<»*ed him n s as 'IH'n fire, and tric^I mvitin-rly as I could. 10 .sittin," brotlior... Ho.,. I,ri, I . ' ?"'' '""• »'^-'"™ *« hor «I.i.«po..o.l to ,c 1. v„; ? '""';"',■"• '"«'y "l>"' *» -'^' '»—..,;, „or™::::i:':f f p'l' ^^ '-- A I'KAYF1{ AN',S\Vi;iUN(i flOO. 41 to nttend 5 oxpecfcod ''lick and of skates. ' ''I fancv ii'»l■■■". <>"Kht to have helpe,l vm, w •„ "" '" """"'• I to fo,-aivo „,,- „ \y2 ■ " " »''" "^^k hi,,, together >'«<■ tlK.„ he w„„t „ "7,"'°"'' ''"'"■ ' ^"""ot Wk -"I -y l.«a..t b oh „ :;r'"': '■'"""■ ' <<"«" "own ^•ii *o „t„hh„..„ne:, ;",„:':::"■■'/" "-^ "'"•'^--' ".1 »to„,l before „,e, but^or^'th ST> """" """■" Hoo,lo.l„,yso„l iLT'T" 'on''<-'™«s and joy .' »- Wf„,.e Ja„i e,.;;.:;!,/ t't f T" ''°r '""« "« 'Lank Oo,I t„.eth ;■ .'..Z;'™', "'''•■■■ «'"•' '■». " l.'t of praise ; liihle ;o,*' fo ^ ',"' ''" l""'"'' ""'""-!» our thanl«,,ivi„,. u „ T "'"'". '■'■'■= <=""l'l "^l-ress low, and th,;,, „,i; t, :;,^; -'"> o-foek, the fiJw,,. b"t tl.e wan,, hla^,' « ' '','«,■"'' """■.-..g touehed "'■■■ treasures. We .C" , '*'" *° ''-^"'""»'» James try it on „s th . " , T ■ °''"""'' ' "'»t-l«'artedne,., had -eing ,„e in it t,::' if ™'^- »" ">» "'»i»ted in "-oth ,a„,hed ,ir;^:,L;:'sr^:e::: - PRAYEIl ANSWERING GOD. 43 iOMif warm suit of clothes also, anJs\VRU IN'(.' '''l, tllcll .sh t '.V her 1m'(|. \V| wi'mI, into I icir \' ■<» inc I I to tl l 1 •'"'^li''c;uin'l)uck,,s|„.\vl "''■ •■•»<)in nil. I iis|)(!n wif ii'ink (Jo.I just t! <'. Neo tlic ,|i(| 't' s.-uiie, vou I, 'I'ui thciV W.MV (li,. I •skatiiiu- ,„, ti ilUslllUK 1'I(>I1C(> '•''••^'"■iininaj.ut I w,u,te,I ""^v-." " Look hero. W, "'J'^ out of tl,,. 1 wont to tlio wind 'ow. c'liurcli ill tl 1*^ cnist with ull tl "'<' ' !'<)th triod to ,vt '•'"■^<' aliv;idy_ and My '*''r nii"lit. t'.'ist thiitsont ustho I 'ini thanks to tl 10 torot.mi thanks unto (Jod Jfnrd tiuios 1 0(1 ovory day sinci 'OX, and have tried trust lave conio no-ain and of 1; '^'•1 in luni, droadin.o- notl >^'^iwi hut wo h nvo IS protoctino' caro. () "•'i^' '^o n.uch as a, douht Pi-ovod that - thoy that sod ^i'v and ovor any (.'ood ti,i„ g. — ^v^-,•^',/ tho Loni shall ngaiu wo liuvo not want A VAUTARLE lUNlv NOTF ;;%r?o,/-__ThoHankoVsnan,o. ;W/.v.^V'///"-Ipronusotopay. ^_^y/.Vc>.n-,uY./ "-The amount. Accord uuj to hii^ riches "-Tlio canifnl .f n i . : z^'.;'^.. "--Location of tho l::r^''^^^''^"'^- '>.'/ Jesus tVir/rf "— Tlio Ci-ili;,,,.'. TlMelu.clc.b„oki.,ri,ilippi„„,,4^<, be „,a.lo known ,„ aodr-^^J^"^' '"' ^■°" ■•'='1'"=»'^ n)M\IKK("|.\L LVIXC. "^r^IIIO IuIm-! mill (Icscrii.tioii on vv,.iy box of tliat A- soap is ji lie, from lH';^iiinin« tailor; "'«. they wear-; tuct^trr T, ''"'' '•™''' ' ^"' '■-'■--ethi„.t;rr:;;:.t:,fc:f-^ COiMMKUciAL l,VIN(;. 47 An.oricHn i^oo.ls." ■■ Uow n.ucl. l.ss," aske.l tl.e uunU- cIo h ? We ,lo i.ot keop Arn.nean ,i.oo.l.s," said the tailor Most ot our custo.nor.s «ro particular, a.ul ko t he best k,nds of goods, ar.d so wo keep only Knohsh cloths.' And as illustrating^ and in.pJessin?. Ins ren.arks, he pointe.l the n.inister to the labels a.id wrappers bearin,,. the nanu-s of the Kn-dish n.anufac- turers and dealers, who were some of the first in Great ijritain. After some further talk, the minister ordered a suit wlucli m due time was sent home. 8oon afterward mvnig ,t on, he culled in at the counting-house of Mr' t5., u large manufacturer with whom he was well aajuamted, and while sitting in conversation witli hun. Mr B., looking at the suit he had on, remarked pleasantly. "In. glad to see. Mr. —, that you are patronizmg our tactory." " What do you refer to ?" asked the nnnister. -Po the suit of clothes you have on, saul Mr. R " I see they are from the cloth we makea our nulls." "Why no !" said the minister; _ I got them from Mr. C. (the tailor), and he deals o.dy m English goods, and therefore charged me an extra price tor lus work." "English goods !" said Mr B with a snnle; " why Mr. C. buys all his cloths from us' He has none other in his store. I should know them anywhere. The ndnister. greatly surprised, sai" Jr ""1 '/i!" ?"''■ ^'' ""''^"'^^"' *'"'- ^^'- C- not only told me that he kept only English goods, but I .saw the wrappers and labels, with the English marks and 4N ,■„ and laWls w„ have tl„.,„ ,„ ,t , bytl,c,«,„, ,l,™"( „ti,« will, hi,, fi„,,„r)..y„u !;r,". '"","' '""' • ■■""' "» 1 "«■'■> ''•-■fo.-e, m; c. !,„„! "" "■".''""'■■' "' "^' " '" '"- ■'»' a yar,I „f En„li* goods in his store I" ^"„iisii Here, then, was u loa.li„o. merchant tailor, in a lea.l- 1"^ city ot our land, deliberately and ],abitnally work- ing witl. a Jead.ng n.anufacturer to pass off American goods as English; the tailor deliberately lyinc to Z customer, and saying the cloths were'^Englith manuiacturer preparing the labels to help on th • lie he tailor exlnbiting these labels to make his lie pass' tor the truth; and both doing this as an everyday business; and yet both nien would feel outraged if ->y one had called them to their fac. what they mxlly were, cheats and liars and villains. And these are hit afewo scores of similar case., in which men, in the way of business, are debauching their own con. fences and teaching their clerks and dependents to be de-' ceivers and cheats.and undermining the morals of trade In view of such facts, we would ask one or two questions, which we commend to the thoughtful con- Mderation of all, and especially of all business men 1. Are there two standards of truth, of integrity of honesty, one tor the ways of business, and anJIhef f^ COMME]»;iAL LVIN(i. 4!) otl.cr spl.orcs of life ? And if you nro not trutl.ful and honest in the one sphere, are you lilcdy to he .so in the 2. Are your example and tenchino- in t!H> ways of .usiness hke y to do ...od to youn,- ...on, oKo corrupt thear pru.ciples ?~to keep then. o>.t of the kin-.iom oi heaven, or to Iea""i I baptised with water, and his heart bo still steeped in orrupt:on Si.non Magus was baptised, anS 4 immediate y after his baptisn, his conduct was of such a depraved and vile nature, that Peter said to hi" : Ihy heart IS not ri^ht in the sight of God. Repent therefore of tliis thy wickedness, and pray God u' perhaps the thought of thine heart „..,v iff ' flir.« T? T . "tart may be torgiven hee. For I perceive that thou art in tlie gdl of gl'saP ""^ ^" "^^ '^^^^ °i" i-qviity" (Acts 8: 4. Again, others insist that the way to heaven is merely giving up outward sin, and leading a reforu.e.l Jite. Hence, great stress is laid upon ■' doing better " --"pon niaking good resolutions, signing a pled^^ being conhrnied, partaking of the sacrament, etc.. efc' itfinitr '■', T^/°°^ «° ^^^'-« it Soes, but it falls mfiniely short of what is required of every candi- date lor heaven. The Bible shows plainly [hat an mdividual can go beyond all this-can have the gift ot prophecy, understand all mysteries, bestow all their goods o feed the poor, and even give their bodv to be Coi 's"t, ' '' '"f '"'^ '' '''^'"'^ ^^--- See Hf^ Vi. ; 1 ^,°r» '"^'' ^'-"^ ^''^^^ «"«b a reformed 1 tc, that he could say of the commandments • " All these have I kept from my youth up." Notwithstand- mg tliis he missed heaven. 5. "Feeling better," is another very easy way. In many places, when a sinner becomes awakened and convicted oi sin, he is dealt with somewluxt nft^r this TIIR WAY TO HEAVEN. 53 fashion: "You feel better tlmn you did, don't you ? " "Yos I tl.ink I do." "Well, now then, praise the Lord for wliat he luis done for you." The penitent is taught to believe tliat" feeling better" i.s conversion and so he goes no further, but at once professes religion. It is quite possible for an awakened sinner to " feel better " without having been made better-or regenerated. The moment any one decides on turning tr -1 he will feel better. This arises not from any cu:m,..-o of heart, or from any consciousness of sins for- given, but from the approval of the conscience-an emotion which always arises from a purpose to do right. The result is that such persons .soon return to their old ways, and though they are reported as havin.r fallen from grace, they are not backsliders, for thev were never converted. 0, how true the words of Christ: "Many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in and shall not be able." Reader, there is but one way to heaven, and that is the Bible way. Are you an.xious to know that way ? 1. Tiie first thing necessary in every one who would win heaven, is a clear consciousness of his y slH. ina. 1 e publican also prayed, an.l found reli^Mon. b, ml of larsu. prayed. His conviction for ,sin w.ts so ;nten.ethatfortluv..day.heneitlu,.ratoorrnk pra}cth. 11ns looks hke an answer to prayer Josus says -'Ask and it shall be ,.iven you." Snie y sinners and_backslilestial shiire ? SHALL WE MEET ? Shall we rest from all our labors 'Mid the swelling of the tide ? Shall we meet and rest foiewr, By our blessed Saviour's side ? Shall we meet the shinini; angels Who have guarded us while here ? Shall we listtiu to their welcomes, Ai;d return their W(;rds of cheer ? Shall we be their bright companions, Fur beyond this land of tears ? Shall we share their holy raptures Through the lapse of endless years ? Shall we meet in yonder city, Where the towers of crystal shine, Where the walls are all of jasper, Built by workmanship divine ? Where the music of the ransomed Rolls in harmony around. And creation swells the chorus, With its sweet, melodious sound ? Shall we meet by life's pure river, Where pellucid waters glide ? Where the healing leaves and tiowers Deck the shores on either side ? Where salvation's blessed harpings Float in holy melody ? Where the monthly fruits are ripening On life's fail immortal tree ? (il oz Sliall we jucofc, lonely pilf,'riiu, Wlion the hunlen we lay down ? SIi.'ill wo cliani,^^ our cross of aii-ui.sh For tlie hiinht, unfadinjr crown ? Do wo love our Lord's apponi iiig ? Sliall wo ic. t thos,. l,n- ? Shall we meet with Christ our Saviour, When he comes to claim his own ? Shall we know his blessed favor, And sit down upon his throne ? Will he bid us share his glory, Whore no shame shall ever be ? Will he bid us sing his praises, On that radiant crystal sea ? ( If TIIA.NKSGIVLXG A\.\. V i !! V f T N the kitchen doorway, umlerneath its arch of I swaying vines and dependent pu,-ple clusters the o d wonian sat, tired and wann, vigorously fanning he face with her cahco apron. It was a dark face, sur Zbtd t f ' IkT''"' wearing, just now, a lo;k of t oubled thoughtfulness not quite in accordance with let name -a name oddly acquired from an old church melody that she used to sing somewhat on thi vv ise — „ ^ . " Thanksgivin' an'— Johnny, don't play dar in de water, clnle'! „ "Thanksgivin' an'— Kun away now, Susie, dearie ! ^ " TJianksgivin' an'— Take care o' dat bressed baby ! Here's some ginger- bread for hmi. '^ * " Tlian: jgivin' an' do voico o' melody. " You hu,gb ! But looking after all these little things as her work her duty; and she spent the intervals - smgnig praise. Do many of us make better use o our spare moments ? ^So the children called her Thanksgiving Ann : her other name was forgotten, and Thanksgivin<. Ann she THANKHGIVINO ANN. 65 would 1.0 now o the end of her days. How many these days had already l.een, no one knew. She had 1--1 w>th Mr. and Mrs. Allyn for year, whetLr ^l^! ....stress or servant of the establish. nent they could -u.eely te ; they only knew she was invL^Ma She had taken a grandmotherly guardianship of all the clnMrer, and had a voice in n„ t matters that concerned he father and mother, while in the culinary department she reigned supreme. The early usual breakfast was over. She had be- .s^ipved unusual care upon it, because an agent of the b.be Society, v.sitmg some of the country places for con n buttons, was to partake of it with thlnn. But wlule she was busy with a Hne batch of delicate . a Hes the gentleman had pleaded an appointn.ent. . nd, talung a hasty leave of his host and hostes.s, had ; eparte.l unobserved fron. the kitchen window ; and ^lh^.mksg,vmg Ann's "Bible n.oney " was still in her , " ^^''^""'^ ^•'^^ '''^- "«r ffive me no chance. Just ',s if cause a pusson's old an' colored, .ley didn't owe de' Lord nufhn; an' wouldn't pay it if they did," she n.unnured, when the state of the case became known Howeve,-, Silas, the long-limbed, untiring, and .shrewd, who regarded the old won.an with a furious inuxture of patronage and veneration, had volunteered to run after the vanished guest, and "catch him if be vv^s anywhere this side of Chainy." An'iiu,'rous jo,iutioii-r.|ual to your iiiastur's ; which proves," said Silas, shuttiiii;- one eye, and ai)i)enrint otriiiind as soiuo otlier folks can with no end of |)inehin' and scrowin' hoforeliiviul." " Think it proves n, near the dinner lionr, Mrs Allyn passed t]noao:h t]n kitchen, and a little surprise! at Its coolness and (juietness at tluit hoar, asked won- (le)Mnnrly ; V\'li;,t has Imppened, ThanksLdvivuT ? jiaven't de- cided on a fast, hav<^ j-ou ? " -^ No. honey : tliou,crl,t I'd ^ive you what I happened to have when the time come," said Thanksj^ivin^ Aim cooxly, hol,l,.nJ n^ Rut 'l'IIANKS(;i\l.\(; ,\N\. 71 a soo,l .vl.ile aforehan.! to oot a roast cookon th. ti.no come, and I di<]n't happen to have nuich of nnilin. 'Cbire ! 1 fc„..rot de brea(l ! " an.l, trottincr away, slie returned with a plate ot cold corn cake. " No breaywl.at.Ia..is.an'i:^ twas five tun,;.s us i.mcli." A look of .su.l.len inteJlin^enco flashd into Mr. Allyn's ey^, he ,at l.is iip. ,.. . ..„.,,,, ,,,, ,^,^^ J^;, J Couldn't you have laid aside .on.e for us, Thanks- givm^r ? " Wall, darnow! s'j)oso I conld " «..;,! fi. i i 1 ,■ , I"-"-"-' X cuuKi, said tile 0( servant relentin, at tl.e tone ; " b'lieve I will, next tinu. v" ' be on hand was so nmch freer an' iovin'er a way o' ezvan deni ye love best, dat I thought I'd try it. Hut t does pear as if dey fared slini, an' I specls I'll ' back to de ole plan o' systeniatics " ^ " •' Do you see, George r' . It is Mocepte.i aoonlino- to what a man hath For .f thoro is first a willing ,ni,.,l if. y. ,„eept..a aoconlin. to ^woa .n,„ ,,„h, ,ou/ not a.-conli... to that he hath not (2 Cor^ G. It sliould bo given willingly'. Every nmnacconling ash.. puri^Ith in hi.s heart, ,., /./ /„•,„ ■ K^vJr "^t"f """' "---ty ; for Cod h.veth a cheerful 7. Does poverty or lindted means excuse any one Irom crivinrr to the Lord ? They shall not appear before the Lor.l empt kvkk' --.n SHALL u. , H as he is able, according to the blessing of th-' t.'.rd thy God which he hath given thee (Deut. 16 : 17, I8). 8. Jacob's \ ow. Of all that thou Shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth unto thee (Gen. 28 : 22). J' s ''« ^"e i^ntn Will you act on these principh^s ? If so, .sirm your name to this and begin to-day. " 7fi TirANKSOIVING ASS. 11 BV A I.AVMAN TO TIIK RkADEK. Will you not write .vo..v.nun.e on the opposite pu.e . No matter wl.at your incon.o. nor fron/ what om-ce ^ on.e.s. No n.attor how old you are. or how youn... You receive ,s...V/, .,,,. .Sot ..side one-tenth of ft ; try It tor a year, any way. -^ "Can't afford it!" You can. You will nmke -oneybyit; not only to sper.d tor Ch^ T ,t |?ood >ut you will have more money for your wn "«e, It you do it. You cannot afibrd not to do it L^er Zn^ f'"'' ' ^"'^^' '' ''''^ ' ^^"^ ^ 'Stran- ger than that you can do more work in a year, work- ing SIX da.ys in the week, than if you work .even givmg are trying it-and their testi.uony is uniform as to Its benefits. ^ ""norm It pay.s! PayH i„ spiritual blessings; pays in temporal prosperity; pays in happiness pays embraced opportunities for u.sefulne.ss and d^im, "^ood pays m a h.gher. deeper, broader, happier Chrrstian experience; nays in every ,7000^ sense. "I)o7i't kno'w your exact income." You know approxunately. You know what you have .0. ; tith! that. Do ^ now! You know what you receive to-day --this week. Make the start. Take the first step Light will come as you need it You have your Fa hers pronn.ses : take him at his word. They include temporal as well as spiritual blessings Test them by .saying, " I will." " " SCRIPTURAL (;iVIN(; Wfiv Should VVk (Jivk? nrran..r Un,l rowmmuls ^Ivhuj. He says of his h-l.lo. None .shall appear before „.e e.ni.fcy (Exo.l. Becrmse f/ivin;, i, a good Inrc.^tmunt. But this I say He which soweth sparin.Hy shall reap also spar- insly; ^HKl he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully (2 Cor. 9:6). Because it is not mfr to refrain from givivrj. Who so stoppoth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry hnnselt, but shall not be heard (Prov 21 • 13) liecause love prompts giving. But whoso hath thi.s worMs .oods, and seeth his brother have need, and •shut eh up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? (1 John 3 • 17) Because givivg is a privilege. Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said. It is more blessed to give than to receive (Acts 20 • 3.5) Beccmse God gave his Son for us. ' For God so Wed the worl.l, that he gave his only begotten Son. that whosoever bebeveth in him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16). : » : 78 SCRIPTURAL GIVING. lil: What Shall We Give ? Ourselves and our chUdren to God, so tlutt each of us can como to God, .sayino- : Behold 1 and the chil- dren which God has given me (Heb. 2 ■ 18) Of our property, into God', trea.ar^. ' Honor the Lonl with thy ,sub..tance, and with tho'h.t fnl ail thme increase (Prov. 8 : 9) The thanks of grateful hearts to God. What .hall ilTT T."^' ^°'' ''' '''' '''^ ''--^ts toward nie ? I will ofler to thee the sacrihce of thanks-dv- mg, and will call upon the name of the Lord (P,s. Of service to God. And who then is willin.. to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord^ (1 Ohron. 29:5). Lord what J\h Ti v. ^ do? (Acts 9: 6). ' ^^''" ^'^"' "^^ *° two^f^r^T'l-'^''^'^''^ '' *^' ""'"^y- He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none and he tha hath meat, let him do likewise. (Luke 3 • 11) behold, all things are clean unto you (Luke 11:41) J^or 1 there be first a willing mind, t is accept d accoi^n^-tothat a man hath, and not accord "igto that he hath not (2 Cor. H : 12). How Should We Give? S>/stematically. Upon the first dajj of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as GodlZh prospered him (1 Cor. 16:2). SCRIPTURAL GIVING. 79 mth shnplicity. He that giveth, let him do it with .smiphcity (Rom. 12 : 8). . ^I'f'-f'^^h livery man accor.linu as he purnoseth in his heart, so let him gi„e ; not gruch^in^ly or of necessity ; tor God loveth a cheerful giver (2 Cor 9 ■ 7) M,)^ But when thou doest alms, let not thy Mt^^hand know what thy right hand doetli (Matt. In faith. By fuitli Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his SiHs , and by it he, being dead, yet speaketh (Heb. 11:4). Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing ot the Lord thy God which he hath given thee (Deut. 16:17). To Whom Should We Give? To God in hi. sanctuary. Bring ye all the tithes nto the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine hoase, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, If I will not open you the windows of lieaven and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it (Mai. ;i : 10). To th. foltoiorrs of Jems. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a .lisciple, verily I sav unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward (Matt 10 : 42). To oar poor brethren. If there be anir.n- .^ou -i poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy 80 SCRrPTURAL (JIVLVO. I sates, m thy land whicli the Lord thy God ..ivcth thee. tl,ou Shalt „ot harden thin. hJart. nor" sl)ut thin(; hand from thy poor hroth.r; hut thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, an.l shalt surely lend huusuHieient for l>is need, /. M.,i which he wanteth (JJeut. 15:7, .S). Toimrcnemlrs. If thine enemy he hun.r.y o-ive HU. bread to eat ; an.l if he be thirsty, j^ive hhn w^ter to drink (FVov. 2.",: 21). To all. whon> v:e can hd,>. As wr have therefore opportunity, let us do o-ood unto all ..o^, especially unto them who arc of the household of faith ((Jal : JO). 6'/ r. to h hn Ihal adrth thve ; an.l from him that u'oul.I borrow of thee turn thou rmt away (Matt, r, : 42) How Much .Siiolili) Wk Give? neUhnul devlsrth lUn'ral tidng. ; an.l by liberal things shall he stand (Isa. .32:8). The ri.diteous j,nveth and spareth not (Prov. 21:26). Freely ye have received, freely ao,nin>j sow thy seed, and in the evening Withhold not thine hand : for thou knowest not they both ,sAa// be alike good (Eccl. 21.6). Some people," says Rev. halal, ItHd, " treat lightly the matter ot tithing, or giving a tenth, and seem to'^feel |t they do not say it, ' I thank you to mind your own business and I wdl mind mine.' Please bear in mind that. To dedicate the tenth of whatever one has is n^evednfy, charity begins beyon-i it; free-w^l offer- ings and thank-offerings beyond that.' Will you please now, take your Bible and re.d up carefully and prayerfully the following references :-.G en 14 20- 14.. 2, 2 Chron. 81:0, 6, 12; Neh. 10:37- Neh 2:44; Neh. 13:12; Mai. 3 : 8-10 ; Matt. 23 ^3 Luke 11 : 42 ; I Cor. 16:2; Ifeb. 7:8. " This searching of the Scripture will show you that titliing is no mere ceremonial .'irrarig('m(!nt, but is an 82 SCRIPTURAL GIVING. Old regulation running through the Word of God beginning, ,so far as we have any account, with Abra- ham, and reinforced by Christ himself "By attention to the reading in Numbers you will observe that the tenth went to pay the preachers, so at all other cerenionial expenses were in addition to the support of the preachers. The tenth, therefore could not have been the highest amount required. J; ro.n Deuteronomy we learn that the grain was to be ithed each year, and that a consequent blessing might be expected. ^ "A farmer we met this summer who had been follow- ing this plan had been signally blessed in basket and store since he first began it. "*^;-0'n the reading in Chronicles, we find the tithe uf the Jield, also oxen and sheep.' "As we read it in Mai. 8:8-10, it is a fearful crime to withhold tins portion, namely, ' robbery of God.' Yet how ightly many treat this matter. With all that has been said on this ,,uestion, we know an mstance, occurring this season, where some workers were urged by the people to go and hold a meetin.: and though the work was much owned of God yS the people sent away two of the effective workers the one without a cent, and the other with not enough funds to pay car-fare to the next appointment, bhall we wonder that some workers backslide, or turn "You will also note that .Christ did nut recall this SCRIPTURAL GIVING. lis CO reguiation. Yet we „ft,„ l. '»«. plan, that it wafo:", »r """"' '"'■<'"' '" «■« «»ay. % the above r" L,, '"'"' ""' ''" •<™- both antedate., and afterdtftr '"" "'" ''"'■'"""" 'ion. It .,eem, to , „"''"^'' "«^ <=«re,„onial di.,,,„nsa. Have a fou.'.ltL IZTT 1 ™°" "'^ '^'-» fidelity." "^ ^•'JVetousness or in- «--. That . e™T B t":f alf; r"' '■",' """- command to keen tho ^.l K n T^ "''''' ^^^*^<^ the a". Vet by »ea^;Mn,' ttw"^. "r'^ '» '''""^"^ °" you cannot fl„d .,„ e^mn.and 1 I wT"' "7'""^ ■"g at it from thi., .standooint 7 ™- ^°°k- 'he other, Chri.t hi„™ f el'HM "™'" "" '""'""« "» pay tithe of n,int aLd „.nT 1""= "'" ^'^'' ' Ye ou«htye to have do" „; tho" """""""• "'^- "'-o -"j^Uonedthegivingof tUhe' "' '"''"'' """ «■= thouT-lfwerHh; 'o"bitio "7;" ''^ "-"* "-»' Testament regulation tfo o J ' V "™^' ,7 "" «'" inquire:— ^""ows. Very well ; let us it »oJ: iX^Zt thtt'ih . 7'" f "" '-^ '- ^ ^^- maintained on Mount Mor.bT"'' "°"'"P 'h™''' ""^ the Son of God"h™ d r ,"" """ "'" """P^l of V^a» the Jewil tr lin ,''"'"^'^' '" "" ""e world 1 than the command of C fri '^f-'''*''"''^ =onnn„nded and preach the fl„sp,| to ev ,. ^'° ""° "" "'" *orId 2. Wa, the .spirit of n, , -^ "'""''"•'* ' " ^P".t of Juda,.,m, no, e benevolent than 84 SCRIPTURAL GIVING. the Gospel ? The Gospel oriri^inatcd in the Iniinite Benevolence. " God so loved the world that he gave his only beffotten Son," etc. ; and " ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was ricli, yet for our sakis he became poor," etc. Again, see tlie spirit of benevolence as manifested among the early Christians : " For as many as were possessors of Iniids or houses sold thorn, and brought the prices and laid them down at the apostles' feet. H. Hlionld a Christian be less liberal than a Jew ? Im the Gospel designed to confer greater benefits upon man and bring higher glory to God than the Jewish worship ? If it originated in the iidinite love of the Father and is revealed in infinite benevolence of Christ, can we exhibit the true spirit of Christianity and ha less benevolent than the Jew ?'' " Were the whole reahu of nature mine, That were a present far too small, Love so amazing, so divine. Demands my aoul, my life, my all." Till: FKOPKR TRAINING OF CHILDREN. Vly HEN the rrround is soft and gentle, it is time VV to sow the seed. Wlicn the branch is tender we can train it easiest; when the stream is small, we can best turn its course." 1. Begin to train your children from the cradle From the earliest infancy inculcate the necessity of obedience— instant, unhesitating obedience. Obedience is very soon understood even by an infant The mother of Jolin Wesley thus wrote : " In order to form the minds of children, the first thing to be done is to conquer their will [stubbornness] and bring them to an obedient temper. To inform the understanding is a work of time, and must with children proceed by slow degrees as they are able to bear it, but the subjecting the will [stubbornness] is a thing which must be done at oRce, and the sooner the better. By ne^rlect- ing timely correction, they will contract a stubbornness and obstinacy which is hardly ever after conquered ; and never without using such severity as would be as painful to me as to the child. In the esteem of the world they pass for kind and indulgent, whom I call cruel parents; who permit their children to form habits which they know must afterwards be broken. 86 THE PROPER TRAINING OF CHILDREN. Whenever a child is corrected it must be conquered, and this will be no hard matter to do if it be not grown headstrong by too much indulgence. No wil- i'ul transgression ought ever to be forgiven children, without chastisement le.ss or more as the nature and circumstances of the offence require. I insist upon con- quering the will [stubbornness] of children at an early age, because this is the only strong and rational founda- tion of a religious education ; without which both precept and example will be ineffectual. But when this is thoroughly done, then a child is capable of being governed by the reason and piety of its parents, till its own understanding comes to maturity, and the principles of religion have taken root in the mind. " I cannot yet dismiss this subject. As self is the root of all sin and misery, so, whatever cherishes this in children, insures their after wretchedness and irre- ligion ; whatever checks and mortifies it, promotes their future happiness and piety. This is still more evident if we further consider, that religion is nothing else than the doing the will of God, and not our own° that the one great impediment to our temporal and eternal happiness being this self-will. Heaven or hell depends on this alone. So that the parent who studies to subdue it in his child, works together with God in the renewing and saving of a soul. The parent who in- dulges it does the devil's work, makes religion im- practicable, salvation unattainable; and does" all that in him lies to damn his child, soul and body, forever." Rev. John Wesley says: "A wise parent should THE PROPER TRALVrNf; OF CIIILDREV. S? begin to break their will [stubLornness] the movwnt !f appears. In the whole nrt of Christian education there is nothmg more i.nportant than this. The will of a parent is to a little child in the place of the will ot God. Therefore studiously teach them to submit to his while they are children, that they may be ready to submit to God when they are men But in order to carry this point you will need incredible firm- ness and resolution, for after you have once begun you must hold on still in an even course ; you mu.ft never mtermit your intentions for one hour, otherwise you wil lose all your labor. From a year old make your child do as he IS bid, if you whip him ten times running Let no one presuade you it is cruel to do this it Ls cruelty not to do it. If you fear God how dare' you -suffer a chi d above a year old to say, ' I toiU do what you forbid or, 'Uvon't do what you bid,' and to .o unpunished ? Why do you not stop him at once, thlt he may never say so again ? Have .>ou no compassion for your chi d ? No regard for his salvation or destruc- tion ? Would you suffer him to curse and swear in your presence and take no notice of it? Why diso bedience is^ as certain a way to damnation as cursin<. and swearing. Stop him, stop him at once, in th^ name of God. Do not ' spare the rod, and spoil the child. If you have not the heart of a tiger, do not give up your child to his own will-that is, to the devil. Though it be pain to yourself yet pluck your offspring out of the lion's teeth. Break their wills Lstubbornnessj that you may save their souls." 88 THE PKOPER TRAINING OF CHILDREN. Ill 2. [Inite firmness witli ^'entlonoss. Lot your cliil.lren understand tliat you mean exactly what yon say and that your wishes are not to be triHed with. A irodly mother, eminent for lier success in training a lai'ire family in the ri^^ht way, says : "One wouhTthink, to hear sojue parents talk of their relations with their children, that they did not posses.s an iota of power over them. All they dare to do seems tr) he to reason, to persuade, to coax. I have frequently ]>eard mothers' usinjr all manner of persuasion instead of exerting the authority which God has given for the safeguard and guidance of their poor children. They give their commands in such a voice as leaves it optional whether the child shall obey them or not, and this he unde - stands very well ; there is no command, no fir.iinesa, .t»o i!r;«i,sion, no authority, and the child knows it l)y its ivbilJMcts just as an animal would. Men are much wi'^f.i in breaking in and training their horses than their sons, hence, they generally get much better served by the former than the latter !" " For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord to do justice and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him " (Gen. 18 : 19). " For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knoweth, because his sons made themselves vile and he restrained them not " (1 Sam. 3 : 13). It is especially re-iuired of those who labor in the Gospel to rule well their children, " one that ruleth well his own TrrE IMIOI'EU TIJMNING OF dllLDRRN. S9 i house havintr his childron in sul.joction with all j,'ravity. For if a man know not lunv to rule liis own house, how ,shui) he take care of the Church of (iodV (1 Tim. .S;4, o). 3. Never f^'ive them anything' ' ^au.se they cry for it— absolutely nothing, -reat oi' ; ; else you undo your work. Says We.sley : " If you are not willing to lose all tlu' labor you have been at to break the will [stubbornnes.s] d ' your child, to bring hi.s will into subjection to yours that it may afterwards he subject to the will of (;od, there is oiie advice, which though little known, should be particularly attended to. It"i,s of more consequence than one can easily imagine- never on any account give a child anything it cries for. For it i.s a true observation, if you give a child what he cries for, you pay him for ci'ving, and then he will certainly scream again. 'But if I do not give it him when he cries, he will cry all day long.' °If he does, it i.s your own fault ; for it is in your power effectually to prevent it, for no mother need suffer a child to cry aloud after it i.s a year old." 4. Seldom threaten, and be always careful to keep your word. Some parents threaten their children what they will do to them if they do not behave— but they seldom, if ever, carry out their threats. Some- time.s they promise to give them certain thing.s if they will .nly obey them, but they very frequency break their promi.se.s, thus teaching the children lying and deception. It is fearful to think that children should be taught to lie and deceive from the mouths of their -f^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) V // .5i%, :/. i/.j. 4(\ 1.0 I.I 1.25 1^ IIM IIIII2.5 ^ly^ 2.2 • 36 112 lllll ^^ limBH III I- 11 2.0 1.4 1.8 1.6 Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872-4503 •1>^ ^1 iV :\ \ ^9) V ^ .^ '^\> ;\ s. ». '^ =^^ '% r^^ v^ #? ^ A Ua no THE PROPKR TRAimm OF CHILDREN. I£i^: own parent,, hut ™cl, i, often tl,„ ,a,l case. Never prom so the,,, anything „nle.« y„„ are quite ,ure Z oan «,ve the,,, what you pr„,ni,e and int'en,. ,00 dT necessary and enjoins ,t upon every parent « He ml"":* tt '°'\'"'°"' '"' "™' ''"' "« «-" '- "h t y sorwSh '" ''f ""^"(P~^-- "2:24). "Casten jny son wh.le there ,s hope, and let not thy soul snare or h,s cry,ns;" (ftov. ,0 : ,«). „ Withhohfnot orT .on fro,,, he child, for if thou beatest hin, wi h X o riLir H- '\°" ''»" "^"^ "■" "'"> -.;^t»>S|::p;;h:ir-f:i^ ^ndthee^■? .V"° y""' """ "Pi"' will suffer l„s., and the ch, d w.ll reap but little advantage » Do not be always flapping the children, and never use ^ ,e„ or temty,ng p„nishment unless necessarv T.I . t^ ro<; let, ^tingle and pray «o,l to St. I it! 1 , .':r?.S""'y "'■ 'yi"g an'' ■■"ealing. Hisfa h r talked w,th h,m on the greatness of his sin "^ Mh^ ~ of I't ?rwr rhrhi'" ''- t '-- .»ent, and then ehastisIdhLTh ■"■'""* P"""'" a blessing to the ehild:!'"^ fronyttrirird "^«*'^*^' THE PROPER TRAININO OF CHILDREN. 91 both falsehood ami .lishonesty. A few angry wor.ls and violent blows would have produced no such etiect. G. On no account allow them to do at one time what you have forbidden under the same circumstances at another. " My son, keep thy father's commandment and forsake not the law of thy mother. Bind them contmually upon thine heart and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest. it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest it shall talk with thee " (Prov. 6 : 21, 22) 7. Teach them early to speak the truth on all occasions. If you allow them to shuffle and deceive in small matters, they will soon do it in greater, till all reverence for truth is lost. " Lying lips are an abomin- ation to the Lord, but they that deal truly are his delight" (Prov. 12:22). 8. Be^ very careful what company your children keep. He that walketh with wise men shall be wise but a companion of fools shall be destroyed" (Prov.' lo : 10). 9. Make your children useful as soon as they are able, and find employment for them as far an possible- He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand but the hand of the diligent maketh rich " (Prov' 10 : 4). "He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that IS a great waster" (Prov. 18-9) "For even when we were with you, this we commanded ^?" fj ^"^ "^""'^ "°*^ ^^'•^' "«i<^her should he eat (2 Thess. 3 : 10). 92 THE PROPER TRAINING OF CHILDREN. ^>- ; 10. Teach your children not to waste anything; to c^he iTl :" '■ '" '^^^^ '''' ^*" '^"^ ^<^ --d their clothes to have "a phtce for everything, and keen everything an its place." "Let all things be done 'lecently and in order » (1 Cor. U : 40). "When he v fragments that renmin, that nothing be lo«t" (John 11. Never suffer yourself to be amused by any im- nodes action; nor by a smile encourage those^elds tjuj't' unless destroyed, will b^.g fo::h ^ iruits 01 vice and misery. 12. Encourage your children to do well ; show then, yoa are pleaded when they do well. A word of en- Zof 2f """"^'o^''^ ««' "-o-Pli* much. But do not Hatter or praise children to their lace much less pamper to their He.,hly appetites, pride and ^dty l.J. Irain your children at an early a»e t Z Take the,n alone with yo„ into some room an I' pray wth and especially for them. This will mak^ I a*ng nnpression upon them-it will have an untold blos,sms to descend on you and yours. •■ But as for mean my house, we will serve 'the Lord ""j 1 ^ heart ■^■(Ps.' Toi ^f ""'" '"" '""" "'"^ " ''''^''' U. Impress upon their minds that eternity is before them, and that those only are truly wise who .secur: thing; to cfood end their md keep bo (lone hen tiiey r up the '' " (John any im- )se seeds )rth the )vv them i of en- h. But e, much vanity. are make a untold aintain ^ire his '' as for JoshuM perfect before .secure THE PROPER TRAINING OF CHILDREN. 93 eternal l.lossings. Say, " My child, what concerns you most, what I ain most anxious about is, not what you are to be, or to possess here, for a little while ; but what you are to be and to have forever ! " As early as possible teach them the depravity of their hearts, and absolute need of a Saviour. Teach them honesty, truth and strict integrity. Show them the terrible consequences of sin. Follow up the instruction they receive in the Sabbath-school and church by catechis- inrr them at home. " Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurtwe and admonition of the Lord" (Eph. (J • -S). "And ye shall teach your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the vi^ay, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house and upon thy gates. That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give them, as the days of heaven npon the earth " (Deut 11 : 19-21). The son of a certain moth'^r had committed murder, and was in jail awaiting the execution of the dreadful sentence. The broken-hearted mother, in visiting him one day previous to his execution, remarked, " O my boy, I never taught you to do such things." " But, mother," said he, " you never taught me what I should do." It is not enough that you do not teach them to do wrong, it is your solemn duty— a duty enjoined by .04 in. t ii] I fl! THE PROPER TRAINING OF CHILDREN. Go J himself to teach them how they u.ust live „ '„«na. and indifference, train them in ;„»t fi, oppo„te. See that n.other ,eate,i ., '' " piMo of work which ,h, i ■'"'""' ""I«rtant baby with her doll iT Mo, 7 ' 7 '"''' '^"^ and, without asking pern i«i"on ! . V'T"""""- cart from hi» youn J br C wtcr ^pl; th""' "' scream, and presently a H<.ht lit! , '^iM " " " her work restorin.. ,1, t. , °' '"^"8 aside to Cham; Xt7t°: nlt:^ l""".^"^- '^'"^'"'"^ brother's toy, andt^th ""J""' *° '"''*= '>i» rather su&r wrpj M y°""«" »'= 'hat he should on with h:: wTk,^*:?. ;'^ch:n:;t'i* ---^^ naughty boy, and makin- the vlrv 1 " "'"^ that she thinks there ne°ver wl e'sucTTr™ U "'"' chi dren as hers ' M„„ i, troublesome efTeet it „ m' , ' *''° '="""'" »«<> the different ( THE PHOPKK TJUININ(i OF (.'HILnilEN. 95 and confess tl.cir fault, and voluntarily exchanrre the kiss of reconciliation and l.rotliorly attection ^ ""wimt if It had taken lialf an hour of her precious time, would not the gain be greater than that which w(juld accrue from any other occupation, however important? Mothers, if you want your chil.lren to walk in the way they should go, you must not only teach, you must bo at the trouble to TRAIN." 16. Above all, let parents be themselves what they would wish their children to be ; for it is only by the power of the Gospel of Christ in our hearts that we shall be enabled to bring up our children for God. A godly example before your children is absolutely necessary. This will act as a monitor and check. It IS useless to talk to your childn^n about honesty, truthfulness, and other virtues, if you do not practise' these things yourself. Take an illustration. "A person calls to see you whose society your child knows that you neither esteem nor desire, but you are all smiles and compli- ments, pressing her to come again, and assuring her that her visit has given you very great plelsure. What more effectual lesson could you give your won- dering little one in deception and double-dealin^r than this?" "I and my house will serve the Lord, But first, obedient to his Word I must myself appear : By actions, words and temper show Tliut I my heavenly Master know. And serve with heart sincere. 96 THK I'KOI'KK THAININ(; uK ClULDitJ^v. " I must tlic fair cxaiiiplo sot ; From thoso that on my i)K.asiiro wait The stuml.liiin-l.lock iviiiove ; Th(-ir duty by my life explain, An(I still in all my works maintain The (liijnity of love. "Easy to 1)0 entreated, mild, Quickly appeased and reconciled A follower of my ihnl; A saint inear lady, which now of the three ? " ' Then nearer and nearer the preacher's stand. Ihe .room with the gilded chariot stole • An^l each head is bowed a. over the crowd.' , Ihe earnest Gospel accents roll • ^ And every word which the lady heard Burned deeply into her sinful soul. "Pardon good people," she kindlv said As she rose from her cushioned seat • Yon TTm"''? ^"^' y^- ""^''^t -l-ost say You could hear her pulses beat • ^' And each head was bare as the lady fair Knelt low at the preacher's feet. ' She took from her hand the jewels rare. 1 he coronet from her brow ' ^/^"f f ^.r'' ^' '^' ^^^^^ h«r head. The highest bidder, I'm sure, art thou. 101 102 I.ADY ANN KltSKINE. i':? t ■■ ■^ Thou hast (lied for my sake, and 1 <,a-atefu!ly take Thy oti'ur— and will take it now. ' I know the pleasures and treasures of earth, At best they but weary and cloy, And the tempter is bold, but his honors of gold Prove ever a fatal decoy ; I long for thy rest— thy bid is the best ; C) Lord, I MPcoot it with joy ! ' I turn from the pride and ambitions of earth, I welcome thy cross, now so dear; My mission shall bo, to win soids to Thee, While life shall be spared t:,) me here; My hope ev(!r found with thee to be crowned, When thou shalt in glory appear." "Amen!" said the preacher, with reverent frace, And the people all wept aloud ; Long years have rolled on, nnd all have gone, Who around that dear altar then bowed : Lady and throno; have been swept along, As on the wild wind is a morning cloud. Hut soon, oh, how soon, the glory and gloom Of the world shall pass away ; And the Lord shall come to his promised throne, With his saints in shining array ; May we all be there with tiie lady fair, On that great coronation day ! —Jlevkcil hij Hkv. Tl. Cii.itKiiT. ly take rold DR. TALMAGE AND SIlCRKT SOCIETIES. K OOME time ago Dr. Talmage preached a sermon in ^-^ favor of Secret Societie To this sermon the editor of The Christian Cynosure, Rev. J. Blanchard, under date of May 12, 1887, replied as follows:— ace, one, KHT. AN OPEN LETTER. Dear Brother, When I first read your sermon on secret socie- ties, my first impulse was to write you a private letter. Such was my confidence in your integrity and piety, I felt certain you would recall and retract leading sentiments of that discourse; and I still think you will live to deplore its eflfects on its thousands and ten thousands of readers. You say, " We will, in secret, plot the ruin of all the enterprises of Satan," I need not remind you that Christ laid no secret plots, but says, "I have not spoken in secret from the beginning" (Isa. 48:16). You seem to be unconscious of the great truth which you bring out, to wit, that Freemasonry is a secret 104 i^U. TALM.V„K AND ^KCIU^' SOCIETiES. •]; ?>■ .■ii It;' I . '•' i t I I; conspiracy ag»inst tl,e worl.l uf „„..! l enemies are treated in war I, tL H ■'" ^' a minister uf C]n-i,t win " reasonn.g of (John lS:20)?T"d., «'?.,,;" """?' '""•^ "°"""S" justiHed by i nvadi . r "' "S» ord.narily ,l„„e and by comn,on „ Z::Zn7l " ■""' "°""' hung or shot. '° '''' ""P"s"ned, "ordl^Cnd™"';:":;' f "r- ---'yupinto seeret ten^porary privacies of oX^ ^'""dL^ed T decency or prudence. ,,l,il„ yo„ a^re well u 'uf t, T ":s;lf^;tdrr::r^rr^-"^ sirstc^rs^litq.;';:::,!:::-^- --; «>« rirnJoa'' f -^ ^^^ OJ^^y words of praise for secret societies which l,.,v/i , objects, as "maintenance of ri'ht 'f^^^'^^^nt ^^"^ "om the Freemasons and Odd Fellows tn th. »uperHciality unpardonable n tini^ 7^' Cl" T you «.ve no statistics, though there TplU'- ^'i^' E.S. =1, an«l you citizrn.s as -'asunino- of I nothin(r" '' n. TALMAGE AND SECRET SOCIKTIK.S. you wholly irrnore the fact that >.s astonishin,. We cannot belie,. ....^o, ,nter ally nnsload the thousands who read and trust ijut the whole discourse it is a relij gion. This leve that you intention- you. seems to us to proceed from a mind under an eclipse: like the disciples on the n of the betrayal, when Christ said to the multitud e nitr •ht fTiorvQvi ~e ' ^ -wu tu tiie multitude at the ga den ot agony, where '• his sweat was as it were great ,l™p, j t|„„,, ,,„; „ „^^._^ ^ "ere (Luke 22 : 4*) ; when the brave and honest Pete", sift .1 by .Satan suecunihed to the "great multitude" (Matt, iC.47) who came with Judas, resolved, iilce the Free- masons, to nd themselves and the world of Christ- trutv'C b ■ '"t'' *"' '" •'"=" '"'»• That was' truly an hour and power ot darkness." Was it rndeed true as reported to the New York Trihv.m ho cm! r" "" "'""■'°' ^™ "'"'' "»' know tTat tto Chicago Congress of Churches to discuss the secret lodge system was gotten up by persons opposed to the up, and that Drs. McCosh and Storrs would endorse the call a convention friendly or indifferent to uL lodge system brother! let us hope that if y„„ have faltered l,ke Peter, like him you will weep 'vl terly over this matter. ^ But you "have hundreds of friends" in the old edges who are pillars of the church, patterns of piety pa 1 bear" '". "'"^' ""' '' ^^ ^^^ --'^^orf Ind pall-bearers when you are dead. And do you suppose here were no kind, "personal friends ""^amonft, three thousand who fell at Sinai for submitting to L I i;,s. gion. This I intention- trust you. seed from a 1 the night altitude at as it were e ground" eter, sifted ie " (Matt, the Free- )f Christ; That was Was it Tribune, now that the secret ied to the n getting endorse it to the t if you 'eep bit- the old of piety, ;ors and suppose ong the ig to be DR. TALMAfiE AND SECRET SOCIETIES. 107 stripped like Freemasons an.l joining in a worship without a Messiah? "For Aaron had made them naked to their shame" (Ex. 82 : 2.-^). Can you have informed yourself as to the spiritual nature of these lodges, of their relation to our late terrible war, and that they are now disintegrating the churches of the coloied people of the South, where thousands of toil- worn mothers are boarding their husbands whose earnings are consumed by the dues of the lodges ? But the bad logic and worse morals of this discourse culminate in your condemning as "perjurers" those who having been entrapped by fraud and falsehood into Masonic lodges, have repented of the folly and blasphemy into which they have been decoyed, and have felt it their duty to God to warn others of its snares and falsehoods. July 4th, 1828, one hundred and three masons met in Leroy, N.Y., and, appealing to Almighty God for the rectitude of their motive", renounced the lodge and solemnly and unequivocally testified to the truth of Morgan's disclosures. And for you, a native of that state, before the men are dead who knew many of tho.se men, to stand in your pulpit and call those men perjurers, thus endorsing the oaths of Masonry as morally binding, is simply a moral monstrosity. A Masonic oath is not an oath, but a trap ; and, as the great and good Dr. Nathaniel Colver said, from his own bitter yet joyous experience, the only duty of those taken in by it is to repent of it, renounce it, and warn all others to avoid it an,! escape' from it as the bird from the snare of the fowler. yt $ 108 DH. TALMAOE AXD SKCH.T SOcrKT.Es over that drea.lFul fall i, ' ,^,- T^ " ^^'^^'P bitterly" your sermon will lead infn f"i . "'"''*' "'""^^ ^'''"'" your brother in ClIrLt. ' ^"'^'' '' '''' r>rayev of J- Br-AXcifAliD. The editor of The Free Methodist Rev B T R v. . A.M., under date of May 1« 1S87 , '"• follows:-^ 7 ' ^^' ^^*^° r'^P^i^'J as If the rtron. eonll I !"°" "> PoP"!" "Tongs. -^piracy aga^n.t the Ihlof . """"'='' '""^'' " '=™- _^^_^ ° "«'''>• "'My portion of his Miow- -zoning i. weaklTtwtiot H %"*™'''- ^'» ■n tlieir defence is based unonl , "" "'■«""•<"" that „,an's desire for !. '^ °°"'' '"'^"™t But confesses; for he savs th./ f^\.^''''™S« substantially to any of the " /reaTselt ;"'"' """^'^ ■"" '"'""S KS. as he did • I'ittcTly " 'I'ly wJioin pi'ixycv of fCHARD. '• Roberts, eplicd as fesponsi- wronc's preacher I a con- ' f'ellow- es is an 'd. Its ?ument ;• But, t with- ntialjy belono- I there ey are ■i Dr. ass of DE. TALMAGE AND SECRET SOCIETIES. 100 mankind in all has ai^'cs they are not needed. As to the "violent discussion/' the violence is con- hn.Ml to one si.le. We have heard the evils of secret •societies set forth plainly, hut always calmly an.l with appeals to reason and conscience alone. We have never heard of a single instance in which those who oppose secret societies resorted to violence. We wish we could say as much of their advocates. But they have made, and are making, too bloody a record for that. Morgan's exposure of Freemasonry as a darurer- ous institution led to his abduction and murder Prof Charles Blanchard was put in jeopardy of his life at \ ineknd, delivering a lecture against secret societies i he Rev. Mr. Rathbun has been shot at twice, and attempts have been made to poison him for darincr to lecture on Masonry Even classic Boston mobbed a convention composed of godly men, some of them preachers of J3r. Talmage's denomination, for discuss- ing calmly the evils of secret societies. In fact violence appears to be the weapon commonly used by secret societies to overcome their adversaries Th.> kind of violence varies according to ci; 'umstance. rangrig from the dynamite of anarchists to the boy- cotts of the Knights of Labor. Dr. Talmage makes some very extravagant asser- tions, which he leaves entirely unsupported! He says • " The men who want the whole earth to themselves would have got it long before this had it not been for the bandmg together of great secret organizations " 110 ^M 1 i J ■i If W. TALMAOE AND SECUET SOCIETlKs. One would think thnf ..* i . aehieve,„„nt.. would have r' ""' "' -^'> «™t '">' 1.0 doe, not memio!! 1 '?'"='''^'' ''^ ■"""<•. fo.- the .sufficient "I" ""hi 7° ,";^'^""°' ''™''"-' The farf i« n r ' "" ''"'"''I not. »ome advantage,, wWch in H T '° "'"' "«''"'«'« aey would n'ot hav ften r"""™'""""' *h-S». Jo not attain tl,eobieet for" ,?'.r " '*""'•''■ '^^y There i.,no despotil It^''"^ "^l^ '"''"'"'^d ci.se., such tyranny over woZ ™ ""■* """ ««■•- union.,. The n'-ht tOwZ ."""'™ "" <'° ""-' '"'^ what wage, we p el i ""'V'' ?'■=«<>.«" J for right, of'humaniwlnrt™; "''''' '""''"'ental availed by the minion., ott,e ,"",", •^'"'^"°«^^y '0 e,tabli.,h a monopoly of eTaf "V "'"J' "'■" scruple at no mean, somefi. ."'' """•■""■ They ing the defencele"!' """f '""'' ■">' <>ven at murder- scheme,,. ' '° ""'■y »"' 'heir outrageou, fo.tinf::?lTi?:;f;^;» ".- atroeitie, i„ the like tyranny over their ^'■?*''"^'=<'^'>^ a"y'Wng violent interfereno" wk "'""' "'' «" 'orbiS belong, to their „„ro"orr„:"^--k-'.e'her he declare their di.«,u,tw"thnv T''", "^ "' "'«' ""' ■n England by ?he JtaSer^B^n " *''' P'^-^'' t'on, whieh ,ay, any m^ fl, . '^"'^^^er.' A,.,oeia. Kl'ond a certain spe"d ,hnl ™""'"» "' """-kins «-t offence, 5s. f"r the ,ef t ^""^ -'"'^' '"' ">e if »«11 porsiLtingsLu bT, • 'V°' *' ""-^d, and think proper." **" ""* as the committee IKS. such great by name, 3, doubtless 'Jves selfish I" members ' of things, 'ure; they instituted, that exer- the labor ', and for daniental fderously they aim t- They niurder- trageous J in the nything forbid ther he fid will passed ^s.socia- orkinff or the d, and fnitteo BR. TALMAGE AND SECRET SOCIETIES. Hi How does Dr. Taln.u-e know that tlioy will cease from such outrages, as even he cannot defend ? Have they shown any signs of reforming ? It is in the very nature of tyranny to grow more exactint,'. Free- masonry was originally a trades union. Now to a large extent, it controls church and .state. If' these secret societies cease from their outrageous violations of the natural rights of man, it will be when compelled to by public opinion and law. His argument, drawn from the fact that success in business and in war .sometimes depends upon a discreet silence as to plans and methods, is too weak to be noticed. What has that to do with secret oath-bound societies ? Again, he says: "There are old secret societies in this and other countries, some of them centuries old which have been widely denounced as immoral and damaging in their influence, yet I have hundreds of personal friends belonging to them, friends who are consecrated to God, pillars in the church, faithful in all relations of life, examples of virtue and piety." Does not Dr. Talmage know that men are sometimes better and sometimes worse than the institutions with which they stand connected ? The leading man be- longing to the largest church in a village near us owns and runs the largest liquor saloon in the place Yet he never drinks ! He lives in a palace, is all that could be a^kedjor in his domestic and social relations, and "^ -^■- -1- appears '" selling to be right ? Many of >es that prove rum- any of the most liberal and 112 ""• ''•'^'"'^^AOE AND .SKCJJKT HOCJKTIK.S. J; r! ft ' • • • As mild a mannered man As ever cut a throat or scuttled ship." But he did not ndopt the lo-ic of J)r T„I argue that, therefore piracy ;nd n nH ' "''' ''"^' son.e circumstances, he H^ht " """'' ""'^^ wnn],l/7-T ' ^''"'^ ''^^^-^^^ society men "I Mould certain y rather fnl'o fv, • x .• ^ ' ^ horrid oath. ad,;iZt d ^ Jn Xo' ,"" '"'" ^^ whatever to administer »„ '^t , "" "° "«>"■ convicted by the Zl of of, ' """'"""J'' '^ forth fruit nfeet for r'p ,ta„ee il^Tf ' ""' '""="■' by a d«,tor of divinity a r T , ^ »"K™atized I)K. TAI,MA(iK AND SKCUET .S()(;iKTIKS. 113 e-hohlcrs ed James kind in fjr a cow, 1 in such lat they at is no 'lie poet Qfo, and , under ;o show e, who, led the en. "I re!,mrd ! who, isaults joins ot by right rds is )rin2fs itized Was President Chiulcs (i. Kinney, a man vvliose memory is revered },y the ('hristian world, u " confessed per- jurer?" lie must he, aecordinjr to Dr.Tahiiafre. The hist book ho wrote was otu; wliich shows clearly that Freemasonry is an anti-C;iiiistian and a ^ n^an says. " Wlmt will you give me for my horse ? " ^ " Which horse ? " "Do you wish to sell him V "Yes, I wouldbe wiliin^^to." " What is your price ? " " "Well that depends. If you ^ill pledge me your word of honor that you will never under Tnylcum stances dxvulge the particulars of the trade to an J person, but wdl always conceal and never re^e any thnig pertainm:,^ to it I will soil ^m, +i * i T -^ h..ndredand ^^V dollar! tdlafe^rX:;^^^^ one year from date with interest." ^''"' "°*" P^^^^le The man considers the matter; he has seen t\. thinkmgth. bargain a good one he makrth.pnr^ha^e wntos the note and hands it ovor, and is told ' IIG SELLING DEAD HOUSES. " You will find tlie lior.se in the fioM buck of the barn ; go and get him whenever j^ou plcdse." He goes, and to his astonishment finds tlie horse has been dead a week, and is frozen stiff as a rail. He comes back in great wrath and disgii.st, an.] reproaches the sharper who has thus wronged him, but is met with an emphatic — " Hush ! Did you not promise me most solemnly, upon your word of honor, that you would not under any circumstances divulge the particulars of this bar- gain to any person ? " " But you are a swindler and a cheat, and I will never pay you the money." " Be (juiet, my friend," is the reply, " some one may hear you. You promised never under any circum- stances to mention tliis trade, but always to conceal and never reveal the facts in the case. I hold your note for the hundred and fifty dollars ; I regard ^our note as good; I believe you to be a man of honor; I expect you will jwy the note at maturity and make no fuss about it. Remember I have your pledo-e never to mention this matter to any person under a/??/ circum- stances ; and if you violate your promise in this respect, who will believe you in any statement which you may make ? You will confess yourself a liar and a wretch destitute of honor and integrity, and thus will impeach your own character and discredit your own assertions." A man wdio had been thus overreached would probably consider himself in rather a disagreeable SELLING DEAD HORSES. ii; back of the so." he horse has a )ail. He I re|)roaches , but is met st solemnly, d not undei' of this bar- , and I will me one may my circum- 1 to conceal I hold your rei^ard your )f honor; I nd make no Ige never to ny circiim- ise in this nent which t" a liar and y, and thus nedit your hed would isagreeable predicament. Whether he would pay the note and avoid trouble, or refuse to pay it and defy his adver- sary, would depend partly on how much courage he had, and partly on his estimate of the power his adver- sary possessed. If he found that the man who had overreached him had sold the same horse to a hundred other persons, and had bullied them in the same way, he might perhaps make common cause with some of them, and they together might resist the swindle. If, on the other hand, he found that nine-tenths of the men who had bought the horse had paid their notes to save disgrace and had concluded to reimburse them- selves by the same trick, and had been selling dead horses to their neighbors in the community, s^o that nearly every one of them had got his money back by swindling some other simpleton, and that they had bound and banded themselves together under the most solemn obligations, and decided by every possible means to misuse and abuse those who divulged the particulars of their craftiness, it is possible if he was a timid man that he would deem it his safest course to get his hand out of the lion's mouth as easily as he could ; pay his note, pocket the loss, and go about his business. But no man looking at such a swindle in its legal aspects would counsel submission to it. Any lawyer would advise a man to refuse the payment of such a note as that if it remained in the hands of the person to whom it was given, and, if the claim vvas carried into court, to plead a want of consideration ; and, 118 SELLING DEAD HORSES. # furthermore, to prosecute the man for swindling and fraud, and send him to the State's prison. The business ol' selling dead horses sounds a little strange, but something remarkably like it prevails to a large extent. There are societies of men which pro- fess to sell to their fellow-men great secrets, hidden depths of wisdom, honors, titles, and dignities which are of great value. The bargain is always made in secret. The purchaser is bound never to disclose the terms of the transaction ; he must never tell what he purchased, nor the price he paid ; the most solemn obligations are imposed, and the most fearful penalties are appended in case those obligations should be vio- lated ; and thus a man having paid his money and given his note, his pledge, or his promise, receives in return, what ? A dead horse ? I^Io, but certain secrets, grips, passwords, and similar useless flummery, concerning which, on examination, he finds that the secrets have been published to the world for years ; that the terms of the bargain have been disclosed a hundred times ; that the grips and passwords are thus known by multitudes outside of the association, and that the whole thing, so far as wisdom, knowledge, or value is concerned, is a deceptive swindle, compared with which the sale of dead horses may be regarded as an honorable transaction. But under these circumstances the man finds himself bound by the most tremendous pledges, and under the sanction of the most awful penalties, never, on any account, or under any circumstances, to divulge the SELLING DEAD HOKSES. llt> indling and unds a little ' prevails to I which pro- :ret.s, hidden lities which -ys made in disclose the iell what he lost solemn Pul penalties Duld be vio- money and receives in )ut certain > flummery, Is that the for years; disclosed a ds are thus liation, and 3wledge, or i, compared e regarded ids himself under the er, on any ivulge the secrets of the transaction, or the particulars of the obligations imposed upon him. He must abide by the bargain which he has made. He cannot fail in the performance of one jot or one tittle thereof ; and he must furthermore see others hoodwinked and swindled in the same manner that he has been, and as he values his life, must lift no warning voice, and impose no obstacle to prevent the wrong that is being done. And if his conscience will not allow him to do this, then he must be branded as a false and perjured traitor, and no terms of reproach or infamy are too severe to express the detestation in which he is held by those who, having swindled him, are determined to swindle others in the same way. Of course, a judicial review of the matter would at once liberate him from all obligations ; he has but to plead a lack of consideration ; he bought a horse, not a dead carcass ; he paid for ivisdom, not folly and tom- foolery ; he purchased secrets, and not open and well- known matters which have been blazed and published from Dan to Beersheba. When he bound himself to keep the secrets it was with the understanding that there were secrets to keep. Said a Masonic minister to the writer : " You cannot reveal the secret h of Masonry, no r.ma can reveal them ; how can you reveal that which has already been revealed and published to the world a dozen times ? " Twenty-five cents jtidiciously invested in anti- Masonic publications, will give more real knowledge f«l 120 III f SELLIxXG DEAD HOUSES. .'t freemasonry than twenty-five dollar, invested in dead horses an th« shape of initiation to asoni" decrees; only let purchasers be sure that they obtZ <^emane anti-Masonic publications instead of 2 spunous Morgan books issued by Masons the^ el ±or the purpose of nusleadin, and deceivin,. the pub'c The dead horse flourishes. Whoever darp. fn .t he doe., no m,pedl hU life, everything whi^h c^n not tail to Le done. Let .sensible men take warnin.r ■ let young men look before they leap • le, tb!!, f ' no seeret bargains, and buy „i ht'r^e, ' X^l^ ::^'^^^ ^ r,s invested in n to Masonic at they obtain stead of the ns themselves inyr the public. -res to expose 1 villain," and ing which can ■rassinent will •ko warninrr ; 'fc them make till they can dead or alive. THE CIIRISTI.W SOLDIER. " StMi.a fust ill tlie faith, quit you like men, be stn.,,.. Colt. xvi. V^. ' o- ^HE lanoruage of the apostle is military. The quali- i- tications and duties, to which he refers, are those required by every soldier of an earthly kin-- and especially when enoaged in battle. Surrounded by lurkmg foes, he needs to watch. Beset by temptations to give up his difficult work, he requires to be firm and steadfast. His enemies being great and numerous, it IS necessary for him to be courageous. Havino- very arduous and long-continued labor to perform it behoves him to be strong. The qualifications required by every follower of Christ are pre-eminently those of a soldier. His position is no moi-e f.ee f>-om assault from hard Hghting, and fatiguing labor, than is that of the military man on the field of battle. "Stand fast in the faith." As ye have exercised saving faith in the Gospel of Je,sus-as ye have received the doctrines of Christianity, and believe them as the truth of God, cling to them with a tena- cious grasp. Let not the false, plausible teachings of men lead you to renounce these truths. Let iiiipos'tors and deceivers promulgate their fascinating heresies but stand ye in the faith of the old Gospel. °If infidels' and sceptics ridicule and despise its teachin.^s f!.| I ■ I ; III ) > n < I 1 1 122 THE OHRj.sTlAN SOLDIER. bo cast out as evil • K.f ... '"'^ •^'^"'" "am(3 you; Jet yourpc ;on ^ ' ^''^'"'^ ^^ taken fron. threatened an./:;::^:^:::::^^^^^-^^^ but Hinch not Remp.nJ / , ^'°"'' I'°'"tion- be encourao-ed bv fln^'r '''"^''^^^ '"ound them, and need „„„ a» ever io/Z.l^tZ.'^^^J ^ ""if to contend for ti,e faith once del "re , to 1^""^^ On every hand corrupt system, of Z ?'"''■ tauglit in the most 1,„ ■ -' 3'e aiso. being led away with^the't™: ':Z: than evoi'. ur aJherenc*' ' your naino taken from your life bo Jur portion, lartyi-.s who J them, and endure all 1 to face as ' there are Js than the is as much 1 earnestly the saints. ' are beino' 'cducers — power" — owing the Church of md other scriptur-1 e writinof »st ftjnda- 5 endeav- ■inare the fi«til into herefore, '; bewai-e I- of the THE CHRISTIAN SOLDIER. 12,^ Wicked, fall from your own steadfastness." "Quit you hke n.en." One of the most essential ,ualilL- tions for the Christian warfare is courage What could a lot of timid soldiers accomplish on°a field of ba le ? No matter how well armed and trained, they wd stand but a poor chance, if they are not brave Jnst so m the battle against sin. If we would ^ain glorious conquests over the powers of darkness" we must quit ourselves like men"-not cowards. Every Christian has giants to fight. Worldly confornutj^ unbe lef, pride, secret societies, rum and tobacco are popular gzants To conquer them, we need a great deal of moral bravery-a bravery implanted by the Holy Ghost. If in this conflict we can prevail on none to join us, but have to fight alone, never mind, " Stand like the brave, With your face to the foe." "Be strong." _ It is the privilege of every Christian to become a mighty giant in grace-to possess such an abundant measure of divine power in his soul as w.l make him strong in prayer, strong in faith, stronc. in love, .strong in meekness, patience, long-suffering and m all other graces. There are too many dwarfs m Christendom to-day, and worse still, they seem con- tented with their weakness. Hence all this stumblin.. and humiliating defeat of which we hear. It is well to be conscious of our own inherent weakness But we can be so filled with the power of God, as to be able to say with Paul, " I can do all things throu^^h Christ, which stiengtheneth me." Amen. JACOB SCHOONHRHAVFX ON SAXCTIFICATIOX ' I I . 1 f ^ '■°'"'' '""'° '"^ '"•°""=' Theodore and -I my»ll exp,,„enc...J reli^-iou. Soon after our con vem,on, he professed .sanotitioation and urged "neTo -k for .t. I e„n,i,lered the subject. "Thlorl t.d«,t, but no more d,.interc,sted. He „a, „reedv «-",«■"' -^-wa in speculation, taking advCge ot h . keen pereepticm to a,„as, wealth, havinc hi! co„st.tut,onaI «cW»h„e.. ,,till ,tr„ng. still blindfn: 1, Ju.lgn,o„t and causing hi,„ to think he o„.^ to recewe h,gher wages than others Cor public st vie " or ,„echa„,cal labor. What he sells ough to brin" a higher pr.ce what he buys ought to be got „? 1 ttlo. My brother has never scrupled to buy nrope tv at a ow pr,ce, which he knew was about to' ri^ was abo'utTo Wl '"l 1 ' "«" P™' "-' -^ was about to tail. He has not scrupled to buv as cheap as possible, young animals of great promi^ ™n. men who knew not their value,^„d tH oft young animals ot no promise to men who knew not hen. worthlessness. All this, he said, was accord ng to laws upheld by public sentiment, and agreeabt to hi.s conscience. '^oiceauie I con,si,lorerl the subject of .sanctification in the ON leodore and :'ter our con- rged me to Theodore, more con- vas greedy fidvantace having his blinding his ought to ic services t to brino- be got for y propeity ut to rise lat vi'hicli buy, as t promise 1 to shift fho knew IS accord - agreeable n in the JACOIJ SCIIOONEIIIIAVKN ON SANCTIFICATION. 1 li.") light of loving God with all my heart and loving my neighbor as myself— not so much a work of the emotions iis of tlie judgment—a lifetime union and harmony with God ; self lost in humanity ; self lost in God ; living for the honor of God and'for human welfare, at all times, seven days in the week, thn.,,' hundred and sixty-five days in the year ; in all places, at home and abroad ; in the sanctuary, at the mill or at the market ; in all places of business, laboring, buying or selling. I went into the woods and praynl for sanctification, and the Lord said, "Jacob, dust thou love my will, my law, and my goverinnent, with all thy heart?" I said, "I do. Lord." And the Lord said, " Dost thou love thy neighbor as thyself ?" I answered, "I do, Lord." And the Lord said, "Very well ; and now, Jacob, prove thy word in thy life." A week after this 1 took a work down on military .science, and was reading, having a great ambition for military fame. The Lord said, "Jacob, remeudxu- thy word." I saw my ambition was self. I dropped the book, and never took it up again. I had made an arrangement to join a lodge of Masons, and was on my way riding fast, when the Lord said, "Jacob, remember thy word." I saw that my desire to be' a Mason was self. I turned and rode home I had coveted two colts, which I knew would become horses of great value. They were rough and lean, and the owner, not knowing their value.^vould sell them low. I was on my way to l)uy them. Tlie Lord said, " Jacob, remember thy word." ' I saw I was m It i 126 MCOB 8C„00NEnHA,E.V ON „A.V.T,ncAT,OV ' 'IW not think tl,om v;i„„We C , J^"''' '"'"'• " I you an,l your brother 1,7 ""'' J'""' '»■■ -y nu.n'l evo° a" 7 """u """'" ''"■''» """■ .Wl-.fo.yourLo:rod.e Tt now S^ " *"r"^ the fact is, I „,„,. „,|7l! . hnlioonerhaven, iand,„hiehi:tr:l ™!V^",7^•»^»''' yo„ .h„»e lot,; ttep"tLrth?"°' ""''''' '"" j:w.ea... xt...r:iVttn:rt::io::i: -e^ev? z^sr"™ ,r"""'r-. .''"-- '-»- ".lue of property", and .1'"' o S":?' of "^ t7f::-:i^S!:::-sr?;-"r I have instructed hundreds of honest i„^„ * • poor, and kept them from ,Z J "id»stnou« My eye was 'single „n;,itt Z d"""'?'""- '^"ow,ed.e of H,ht Ind i.^ J"^^ ^^ »- FICATION. ■vent on and Lko the most iter said, "I 5ve you, for horses tlian a tliousand oonerhaven. house an I 'd you the keep your d them for 3 buy some he offered, word." I «ake, sell list fail in e lots into se lessons from my It of the • cominff no more ^ evident 'culation, lustrious culators. and my and hu- JACOB SCHOONERHAVEN ON SANCTIFICATIOX. 127 inanity; my perception became keen to understand what was consistent with loving my neighbor; to understand what it was to do to otners as I would bo done by. One moining I was awakened by the Lord -" Jacob, arise, and be sanctified. Remember thy word." T arose and coming from my lodging .om, I met n committee of three, informing me that, for the part I liad taken in an anti-slavery meeting, I must recant or come to trial. I rememlxTcd my word, .stood by ray trial, and was excluded. To be separated from the church of my choice tore my heart. 'J'he Lord said, "Jacob, lovest thou me more than these?" I answered, "Yea, Lord, I love thee more than all." The cau.se of temperance long before cost me a .similai- trial. I had from early life set apart all of my income, above the plain support of my family, for charity,' and with much prayer sought for the most needy.' I had passed a day under the most clear impres.sion that a sore trial was coming. At evening I stopped in my barn and cried : " Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth." The Lord said, "Jacob, art thou ready to be sanctified in the loss of all?" I .said, "Yea. Lord, take all. Thou gavest, and if thou takes't away] blessed be thy name." I answered a rap by stepping to the door. Three fugitive slaves, a mother and two daughters were there. The mother mournfully said, I' Will you send us back?" And the Lord said! " Jacob, wilt thou obey my laws, oi the laws of man ?"' if ; t 128 .,ACOB SCHOONKUHAVKX OX SAXCTrnOATroX. I answered, "I will obey thy laws I „.■ 1" and lost all-ho...so, land, herd and (lol r "' .athe..d a little by ,.., woH< in o. a'e Tl. s uT cottage IS n.ine, with a few arres of l.nd Mr- -conciled; n.y peace is like a r ver ^n d n,v^, '^ i^ in heaven. ^ treasure The word sanctification I,as beco.n« „ f reproach. so,a,„, «,„„,, p.„„„ ,,,'r ;;,,';,:' often roleiTcl to us a „„„|,,| .,„n=tit,«l „„tn ir i the Maine ,aw and „a. g„„e w'ui, t '^.i^ "p r,: wa t ;;":', „r™' ^'"'^- ™^ j""»- "^ '"o" was stiipped ot my possessions professed sin^h-hV ;on. We should, „„weve,., be Z^lt^T^ - our affection, teu.per and spirit, and in all „'^r I .n ne,., transaction,,. All other sanctification i, rre emobonal excitement or enthusiasm, and is consign w h^dft^ness, cruel oppression and grinding h rCATION. ^'''1 — COIllr ivent to jail 'k- I have 'Hi is little My God is iiy treasure «- term of hifjh pro- 1 100*1 ore is I- He has ri'l dollars I'avor aiKj ; opposed «t profane y whom I sanctih'ca- 'U flay in ■ .si,i,'n,s; in our busi- is mere ionsistent fling the WORLDLY COXFOKMITV jx hrkss. >Mth th.. exception „f a few original ran.arkH-are cnn.iled from ho wntin,. of iiev. C. v.. Fi„„ey (Con,re:,,,onaU TX^^ (h»-.cop„Uan an.l Mrthodisl), B. T. Rol.ertH (Fr„) Ut UuU,i inn,r,s,), M,.,. A.noiia 15arr, and «on.e others ' " \1/HY is it wronnr for Christians to follow" the » ^ tashions of the world ? 1. Because the Word of (;od plainly and positively forl,.ds It. " I will that women (and hy parity Jf reason, men too) a