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Evangelical Visitor- April 15, 1891. Vol. IV. No. 8.

Henry Davidson

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THE SOUL'S DISTRESS. For the Evangelical Visitor. patience, in brotherly love and char­ VOCATION, ity. Yea, if a minister walks worthy Out of the depths O Lord, to Thee I cry. of his vocation, he will not strive I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, be­ Out of the depths of sin and misery : about words of no proft*», "for the Hear thou my voice. seech you that ye walk worthy of the vo­ Unto my supplications bend thine ear, cation wherewith ye are called. Eph. iv, 1. servant of God must not strive." Lift up my sinking soul and calm my fear, Vocation is a calling, occupation, If he is reviled, he will not revile Bid me;rejoice. or trade. There are secular callings again. If he is ill-treated, he will If Thou to mark our sin extreme shouldst and there are spiritual callings, and bless. If he walks worthy of be, where there is a calling, there must his vocation, he will visit the What man could stand before Thee ? But sick and afflicted, the aged and with Thee also of necessity be one who calls. Is mercy still— "This caller is God.'' We all have infirm, and he will also as much as Forgiveness—and though in our hearts is a calling, although differently one lieth in his power distribute to the fear, from the other, for God has wisely necessity of the poor and needy, Yet love shall cast it out and bring' good distributed different gifts unto the "and especialljr unto them that are cheer children of men for the development of the household of faith." He will Our souls to fill. make it his aim and object to win I wait O Lord, for Thee, as in the night of his design, and also for the mu­ The watchers wait and watch for morning tual benefit of mankind. souls for the Lord. He will not be light. As it is in a secular sense, so it is afraid to go "into the lanes, the Lo ! in Thy Word also in a spiritual sense. We are all highways and hedges" in search I hope, and hoping, wait till Thou forgive, called of God, for Paul says, "Who for souls. He will as much as lieth Blot out my sins, and bid my spirit live hath saved us, and called us with in him give advice and spiritual in­ In Thee my Lord. structions to all with whomsoever Out of the depths to Thee. O Christ. I cry. an holy calling, not according to Thou, who, that I might live, Thyself our works, but according to his he may come in contact. In short, didst die own purpose and grace, which was he will not be ashamed to be "made Upon the tree. given us in Christ Jesus before the as the filth of the world, and the Oh ! by Thy precious death of pain and world began." 2 Tim. i, 9. The off-scouring of all things." 1 Cor. scorn. office of a minister is often spoken iv, 13. The glories of Thy resurrection morn, As it is with the minister, so it is Deliver me ! of as an holy calling, and so indeed also with the lay-members in gen­ Out of the depths, O Holy Ghost. I cry. it is; and we are often led to ex­ To Thee my soul to cleanse and sanctify, claim, Lord who is sufficient for eral. The brother, the head of a Spirit Divine, these things! If a minister walks family, for instance; is to be a pat­ Breathe Thou Thy quickening breath into worthy of his vocation, he will with tern to those whom the Lord has my heart, all diligence and prudence attend intrusted into his care. He ought And all thy gifts of holiness impart. to the duties of his ministerial la­ to erect, (if he has not already And make me thine. erected) a family altar, and take Out of the depths. O blessed Trinity, bors, regardless of self. He will the lead in family worship. He Father, Son and Holy Ghost, I cry ; with an humble and a prayerful Make Thou me whole. heart, apply himself to the reading ought also to be strictly honest in Work Thou Thy three-fold work in me : and study of the Holy Scriptures, all his business transactions, be­ create which are able to make him wise cause, Paul says "that no man go Anew my life, redeem, • regenerate beyond and defraud his brother in Body, spirit, soul. unto salvation, so that he may be Out of the depths I cry, O God at last enabled to "rightly divide the word any matter." IThes. iv, 6. He is if Raise me by thy great power, when life is of truth." If a minister walks possible, to live peaceable with all past: worthy of his vocation, he will not men. If the brother walks worthy oi And in thy love shun to declare the whole counsel of of his vocation, he will be content in My ransomed soul into the heavenlies raise. a, position in which kind Providence My cry of sorrow turn to song of praise God. He will show himself a pattern To Thee above. unto his brethren and sisters, and has placed him, knowingthat "god­ Selected by C. C. Dick. unto all men, in meekness, in long- liness with contentment is great Chipley, Ga. suffering', in forbearance, in faith,in gain." 1 Timothy vi, 6. And

• 114 R¥AMGK]!xI(!lAE, TISITOR. April 15, 189. again, "they that will be rich, fall vocation, will also be found willing But there remains yet a rest that into temptation, and a snare, and to take an active part in the Sab­ in importance, in duration, and in into many foolish and hurtful bath School. She, by the gift happiness, surpasses every other lusts." 1 Tim. vi, 9. His sole aim which God has gifted her with, can rest imaginable: It is the rest of and delight will be how he may be the means of doing incalculable the soul, promised by the Saviour please Him, who has saved him good, by teaching the youth in the in Matt, xi, 29. This rest begins at from his sins. Hewillin all possible Sabbath School, and thus help to the moment the yoke of Christ is ways help to further on the cause further on the cause of God. taken up, and does not cease in of the gospel, both by his means, CHARLES BAKER. sickness or in death, but continues and also by his presence, in. meeting Xottowa, Out. to all eternity. The body may be with the brethren and sisters in ill at ease, it may be greatly suffer­ public worship, and by taking an EEST. ing, but the soul's rest continues on active part in the same. Yea, if the and on, insomuch that even bodily infirmities, pains and sufferings are brother walks worthy of his voca­ Can any one tell what an amount thereby greatly relieved or much tion, he will embrace every possible of consolation is embodied in this more easily endured. opportunity to speak and testify short word ? Is there any one, high for the Lord, whether at home, or or low, rich or poor, noble or igno­ It is easily seen that Stephen, the abroad, whether in public worship, ble, that does not desire rest? Aye first Christian martyr, of whom we or in private conversation. He will —Rest! Freedom from toil; free­ read in the 6th and 7th chapters of at all times exercise himself, "to dom from slavish servitude; free­ Acts, was wonderfully buoyed up by have always a conscience void of dom from pain; freedom from wea­ this soul rest under the very trying- offence toward Go

_. ' 116 EXYAKG-EXMGLAI^ VICTOR.. April 15, 1891. The meaning of words is not fixed, cipal verb, to wash, in the above to Luke xviii, 1, "And he spake a. but may change with lime. To ar­ passage, implies moral obligation. parable unto them that men ought rive at the correct meaning we must The above definitions and refer­ (dein) always to pray and not to learn what the original word meant ences are from Young's Concord­ faint." Can ought here mean that at the time the work was written. ance. The reader will observe that men may pray or not? Acts v, 29. The word ought is found i I the Young defines opheilo, "to owe, be "Then Peter and the other apostles common English Version of the New obliged, indebted." This is much answered and said, we ought (dei) Testament 55 times. Five different stronger than the ordinary use of to obey God rather than man." Greek words are translated ought. the English word ought implies. Does ought here imply that we can 1. Ouden is so translated once, This, however, is in harmony with with impunity obey either, where •with the meaning of "not one the original meaning of ought ac­ their behests conflict? 1 Thess. thing," found in Markvii,12. "And cording to Webster already quoted. iv, 1. "Furthermore then we be­ ye suffer him no more to do ought for According to Webster it denotes seech you, brethren, and exhort his father or mother." moral duty. Is moral duty, moral you by the Lord Jesus, that ye have 2. "'77s, anything'' is so trans­ obligation, something that we can received of us how ye ought (dei) to lated six ti;nes. Matt, v, 23. "There- accept or not, do or leave undone? walk and to please God so ye would f jre if thou bring thy gift to the Can we leave undone what we owe, abound more and more." Will we altar, and there rememberest that are under obligation or indebted to abound whether we walk or please thy brother has ought against do and be guiltless? Let us test God or not? thee." See also Matt, xxi, 3 ; Mark this matter by other passages in We cite one more instance to show xi, 25 ; Acts iv, 32; xxviii, 19 ; Phm. which this word occurs. We turn the force of ought (dei). To the 18. to Acts xvii, 29. "Forasmuch then wicked and slothful servant it was 3. "'Dei/ it behooveth" is so as we the offspring of God, we said, "Thou oughtest, (edei) there­ translated 32 times. Matt, xxiii, ought (opheilomen) not to think fore, to have put my money to the 23. . . . "These ought ye to have the Godhead is like unto gold, or exchangers, and" then at my com­ done, and not to leave the other silver or stone graven by art and ing I should have received mine own undone." See Matt, xxv, 23; Mark man's device." May we be idolaters with usury-" Matt, xxv, 27. The xiii, 14; Luke xi, 42; xii, 12; xiii, or may we not? Eph. v, 28. So force of the term appears in the 30th 14, 16; xviii, 1; xxvi, 9; John iv, ought (opheilon sin) men to love verse. "And cast 3^e the unprofita­ 20; Acts v, 23 ; x, 6; xviii, 3G; xx, their wives as their own bodies. He ble servant into outer darkness: 35 ; xxiv, 19; xxv, 10, 24; xxvi, 9; that loveth his wife lovethhimself." there shall be weeping and gnash­ Rom. viii, 26; xii, 3; 1 Cor. xiii, 2; Is it immaterial whether we do or ing of teeth." Let the reader judge 2 Cor. ii, 3; Eph. vi, 20; Col. iv, 46; not? Again, lJohniv, 11. "Re- whether dei and opAieilorepresented 1 Thess. iv, 1; 2 Thess. hi, 7; 1 Tim. loved, if God so loved us, we ought by ought have any force. If the iii, 15; 2 Tim. v, 13; Titus i, 11; (opheilomen) also to love one an­ weaker term means so much, the Heb. ii, 1; 2 Pet, iii, 11. other." Can we set this aside by a stronger cannot mean less. 4. "Opheilo, to owe, be obliged, resolution or a discipline ? The word Obedience, we may remember, is a indebted," is rendered ought 16 is equally strong in John xiii. 14. part of religion, and therefore, an times. John xiii, 14. "If I then "Ye also ought (opheilete) to wash element of peace; but love which in­ your Lord and Master, have wash­ one another's feet, and in 1 Cor. xi, cludes obedience, is the whole.—Se­ ed your feet; ye also ought to wash 7,10, "For a man ought (opheiler) wed. one another's feet." not to cover his head." 1.0 verse. "To him who wears the cross" lie said, AVilson in his Emphatic Diaglott, "For this cause ought (opheilei) "The first great law is to obey !"—Schiller. in his close translation renders the woman to have power on her W. 0. BAKER. opheilete by "are bound," i. e. "you head because of the angels. (Pow­ Louisville, 0. are bound of one another to wash er—a suitable covering in sign that the feet." See John xix, 7; Acts she is under the power of her hus­ For the Evangelical Visitor. BEST, BUT NOT HEBE. xvii, 29; Rom. xv, 1; 1 Cor. xi, 7. band." Gen. xxiv, 65.—Edward's 10; 2 Cor. xii, 11, 16; Eph. v, 28; Testament with brief Notes and In­ "There remaineth therefore a rest to the Heb. v, 3, 12; 1 John ii, 6; iii, 16; struction.) Why are these passages people of God." Heb. iv, 9. iv, 11; 3 John 18. so disregarded? Does this word The apostle here speaks of a rest 5. "(Jhre, it needs, it is necessary" mean less here than in the other not yet obtained; a rest that is held is so rendered once in James iii, 10. passages where it occurs ? in reservefor those who labor for it. "My brethren; these tilings ought Let us test some of the passages, Rest is a ceasing from labor; labor, not so to bo." Among the five in which u'dei' it behooveth" is therefore, conies before rest. The Greek words rendered ought, opheilo translated ought. What is the life which we now live is the period is the strongest, an 1 with the prin­ f jrce of this weakerterm? Weturn of labor, after which shall follow, to April is, 1891. m^^MC^MCl^Ex VISITOR. 117 those who have run well, the period for Jesus, sake. All these days of Do we not hear too much of this of rest. The rest spoken of here is weary toil will work out for us a "far right at home in the family circle? not obtainable while in this mortal more exceeding weight of glory." Perhaps between husband and wife frame. The Christain, however, re­ We do not think much of those much is said that is not consistent, ceives a degree of rest at conversion. who try to make this life all pleasure, and we mothers, by whose speech the That state of unrest caused by feel­ or who would have men couched on children in a large measure are influ­ ing the exceeding sinfulness of sin flowery beds of ease and thus have enced. Ibelieve I. am safe in saying— will be removed, and the pardoned them carried to the skies. Their but am sorry to say—I find myself soid can then rest in the faithful reasoning has a very bright side, daily in this fault, of having said one promises of God. Of the complete but it is not sound. The way has thing or another that was not strict­ rest which characterizes heaven we always been through great tribu­ ly consistent. And I am often not a realize nothing' here. All that we lation. The good old way is not little grieved to hear mothers speak now call rest is but as a very dim changed. Men have endeavored to to their children in a way that shows shadow when compared with that change, but have only succeeded in that they don't give heed to their which "remaineth." opening paths, which if entered up­ words before they utter them to their The watchword nowis" work," or, on will invariably lead the soul to children. as above stated, this is the period some giant's castle. Oh, I think there is so much of labor. In this dark world of sin Moses chose rather to suffer with to learn, so much depends on and satanic delusion there is noth e children of Israel than to enjoy how we conduct ourselves before our place for rest. We know there are the pleasures of Egypt for a,season. children. The questions put to us many professors who are living in Jesus was a, man of sorrows and ac­ are innumerable and some of them ease, enjoying themselves in thequainte d with grief. He bore the re­ are critical and delicate, but even pleasures of this world, with ap­ proaches and insults of a mocking the most simple should be answered parently nothing to mar their peace, world, the apostles likewise, and so consistently, instead of the way they but they are being deceived. The all his true followers have fallen heir often are, and when the chiMreu re­ very fact of their being so well at to the same experience. peat them to others and don't find ease is evident that they are taking The beauty of the Christain life, much confidence they will frequent!y a wrong course. They are having which on the outside seems so hard seal it by, "yes it is true, my mother good things here. The Christain life to bear, consists in the inside life said so, and my mother is a- Chris­ is a continual warfare against the which is "hid with Christ in God." tian." Dear Sisters let us daily im­ power of darkness. There will be While outwardly we have the af­ plore a throne of grace, for strength no abatement until the millennium fliction, persecution and burden- from above, to discharge this duty dawns. Thereisin this life no period bearing part, inwardly we have the if duties, to live consistent i.i our of rest. Nor should we desire any. sweet consciousness of being at peace families, a:ic let us biseecih high Is it not-enough to be able to spend with God and the bles.se 1 hop:' of 'leaven i i behalf of 0113 another eternity in continual repose that we eternal salvation. The grace of God Mothersarejustas weak an 1 fallblie yet murmur and complain so easily always accompanies the child of is any human, yet it often appears when our light afflictions here, which God, and whenever there is a task to to me they nee 1 double measures of endure but for a moment overtake perform, a temptation to withstand, strength, wisdom an 1 grace. But us? Should we not be willing to or a thorn in the flesh which we de­ inconsistency does'not stop in the suffer a, little while here when we are sire removed, it is whispered family circle. It goes far, indeed, we promised so much glory hereafter? "My grace is sufficient for you." think it reaches "beyond the pres­ Yea, we say, it is right that we In conclusion we would say, let us ent." Frequently, we here testi­ should. Study the case of the rich not seek to live in ease here, but let monies of God's great love, howthey man and Lazarus. Lazarus had us labor to enter into that rest that rejoice inthislove,how Jesusistheir evil things here, afterward comfort remaineth to the people of God. all in all, and yet, we must needs be and rest in Abraham's bosom. "After warfare rest is pleasant, in testimonial meeting to hear them The rich man had good things here Oil how sweet the prospect is." say anything about this their best and afterward torment. 11 is a clear J. G. C. friend, but perhaps as soon as the case and shows that it is better to Hiawatha, Kansas. meeting is dismissed, (or at any have these few days evil than to other time) they will be laughing INCONSISTENCY. ha ve an evil hereafter. So, Christian and jesting with worldings, while friend do not look for repose here, Much as has been said on this sub­ there are plenty of Christians pres­ nor be discouraged when the burden ject we think much more still remains ent to associate with. And again, seems heavy. It will pay you to fore­ tobesaid, without any danger of ex­ if we are on time before the general go transient rest which the world hausting the subject. Not only in exercises begin we are pained with can give. It will pay you to suffer dress, but in our daily conversation. what is just as inconsistent, butper- 118 •E^J^MCrElIM*(SAEx VISITOR. April 15, i89i. haps some other member of Christ's thing deeply touching and solemn­ ness to the impenitent and worldly- body, (socalled) telling (to aworld- ly impressive in the words of the minded. Let us in our closets lift ing) of how they said this, that, or Saviour as recorded by Matt, xxiii, up an importunate prayer for their the other thing to another just in 37. They foretell unspeakable woe salvation and besiege the throne of fun, and how the other person took as the consequence of willful rebel­ grace for afuller measure of earnest it all in to be true, when to tell the lion against God and indicate the solicitude for the rescue of the sin­ truth it had been nothing short of anguish and travail in the soul of ner and the ungodly, and in this a lie, but no harm was meant. There him who '"'came to seek and save spirit go forth to do something for is no doubt in my mind, but such that which was lost." The Apostle the Master, be it ever so little, if it person would be offended, if not in­ Paul uttered the burden of his own be only all we can. And let such dignant, if another just as weak as soul when he said, "I could wish an one know, "that he which con- they, should go to them in person that myself were accursed from verteth the sinner from the error of and speak to them about the matter, Christ for my brethren, my kins­ his way, shall save a soul from because they were onlyinfun,a,stliey man according to the flesh." Ilom- death, and shall hide a multitude term it, and perhaps think and feel ix, 3. Analogous to this feeling of sins." S. E. GRAYBILL. like those other Christians who were which oppressed the prophets and Martinsville, Pa. reproved for jesting and so on ; they apostles of old, is the ceaseless anx­ said once, "I can't have a little fun iety with which every earnest "OHEISTIANITY DON'T CAEE ABOUT MY SOUL," any more; I want the Lord to take Christian must regard the condition me home." But I would add, "how of the unsaved. "What shall it So said a young man recently about a little fun when we get home profit a man if he should gain the when pressed by a friend to attend to the Lord." I have never read of whole world and lose his own soul, to the subject of his salvation. "I even a littleixm among the redeemed, or what shall a man give in ex­see them careless in the house of but that they are continually prais­ change for his soul" is a solemn God, engrossed with the honors and ing the LQrd. Dearly beloved, the question asked by Him who in all pleasures of the world during the Apostle says to us as well as to the the universe is the most capable of week, and I mingle often with those Ephesians, different things that estimating the value of an immor­ who profess to love me, and they should not be once named among us, tal soul. And if he who became the never saj a word to me about my and then adds, neither filthiness purchase price of man's redemption soul. It cannot be a matter of so nor foolish talking, nor jesting. AVe regarded the question as one ofmuc h importance as you represent, feel convinced that through the in­ momentous consequence, how can or surely they would not be thus in­ consistency of professed Christians, they who claim to have received consistent." many worldings are led to believe the spirit of the Master, avoid a A few days later that young man that religionis a mere sham, and so crushing sense of the infinite impor­ sent for the pastor of the church he they pass on not thinking worth tance to those by whom they are attended, who found him witli des­ their while to try it for themselves, surrounded, that the salvation of pair written on his pale, anguished until the opportunity is no longer the soul should be assured. countenance, and was about to of­ theirs, and they are hurled away The time is short, let us hasten fer prayer, but the .young man pre­ unpreparedto meet theirGod. But to the rescue; Precious souls are vented. "Your prayer," he said, where is the Christian that wants to hurrying on to death, judgment, "can do me no good—it is too late. be instrumental in thus deceiving and eternity. Do we "whose souls I have grieved away God's Holy souls? We feel assured there is not are lighted with wisdom from on Spirit, never, never to return. I one would answer in the affirmative. high" avail ourselves of every op­ feel already in my soul the agonies Then let us strive to be consistent in portunity to speak of "the common of the damned. I sent for you not all things, then surely our light will salvation" to the ca7*eless and un­to pray, but to be the bearer of a shine forth that others will see our concerned? Do we give a note of message^a message from the bor­ good works and glorify our Father warning or utter a word to arouse ders of eternity. in heaven. Will you all pray for a them? How can we regard our You remember preaching some six weak sister ? children, our friends, and daily as­ months ago from the words, sociates as standing on the brink 'Choose 'you this day whom you THE BUEDEtf OP SOULS. of irretrievable and eternal ruin, will serve?' You spoke of the value and yet manifest so little concern of the immortal soul, the uncertain­ It is evident that our blessed Lord for their safety? Let us work for ty of life and urged an immediate seriously and earnestly wished the the ingathering of precious souls. decision. My judgment was con­ salvation of all those who heard Let us live Christ and show our re­ vinced, my heart touched, and I re­ the invitations of the gospel as pro­ ligious convictions of duty by pre- solved that, let others do as they claimed by him. There is some-1 senting him in his beauty and lovli- might, as for me I would serve God. April 15,1891. B!VJ\K(J-E1M(3AEX Y1SIT0R. 119 You ceased. J. W., a member of PEEACHLTO AND BELIEVING. give the blessing. If "so" we teach, your church sat by my side;fearing "so" shall hearts believe.—Sel. that he might leave the house be­ So wo preached and so ye believed. 1 Cor. fore I had an opportunity of speak­ xv, 11. THE OBJECT OP CHEIST'S WOEK. ing to him, 1 turned toward him to How was it that Paul preached? The way into the holiest of all. Heb. ix, 8. beseech him to pray for me, and to And what was it that the Corinthi­ ask him to come to my room after ans had believed? Verse 3, 4, etc., To open this way into the holiest dinner to pray for me, and read the tell us. He had preached not the­ of all Christ became incarnate, Bible, and instruct me in the way of ories, but facts. He had given them taught, suffered, died, rose again, salvation. All unmindful of the not thoughts, but actual histories. and ascended triumphantly to sanctity of the place and of the sol­ And it was the credence given to heaven. emn truths just spoken, lie was these facts, the opening of the heart His object was not simply to laughing, amusing himself in criti­ to true histories, which had soteac h mankind a lesson, to reveal cising the coat of an old man near transformed their lives, that the to them a, truth, or to show to us, and before 1 could recover from change referred to in chapter vi, 10, them an example. It was to ac­ my surprise sufficiently to speak he 11, is called in chapter v, 17, of the complish a definite work—to open made some hideous remarks on the second Epistle a "new creature." to the lost, the sinful, the earthly, subject, in which I joined him. The subject-matter of Paul's the degraded, a way—the only way "All my serious impressions fled preaching had been "Christ"—his into the holiest of all—into the pre­ in an instant, and have never re­ death "for our sins," his burial and sence and favor of God. This won­ turned. 1 knew my danger, but resurrection. He had made known derful blood-bought way is con­ could not feel it. I saw my guilt to them the story of the crucified stantly set before us in the Scrip­ but my heart was harder than ada­ One. And in this story was wrapped tures. But thoroughly to know a mant, and now my prison house is up all the truth of God which they way we must tread it ourselves, and hell forever and ever, with devils for needed to know and to carry out in then we can point it out to others. my companions. Would to God I their lives. The love of Cod, the Have we, are we now on that way ? had never seen J. W. Tell him allsi n of man, the way of peace are all It is our privilege to be there in this, and that I charge him with made known by the cross; the heart and mind, notwithstanding the loss of my precious soul. Had practical dying' to sin, "the putting all earthly drawbacks and hin­ he been consistent, I might have off the old man." is taught by thedrances ; and then it is both our been rejoicing in Jesus, and prepar­ burial; the new life and the future privilege and dutv to speak of it to ed for endless blessedness at God's glory shine forth in the story of the others, and to lead them into that right hand." resurrection. "So" Paul had preach­ way we should pray for open lips to These were his last words, spoken ed, and this record of love and low­ speak of this privilege, to point out with the fearful energy of despair, liness, and saving power, had enter­ the open gate and the safe and while the cold drops of agony be­ ed the hearts of those hitherto en­ blessed way which the youngest and dewed his pale brow, and every grossed with the things of this weakest may not fear to tread—the breath was but the utterance of the world, and bound with the chains way of peace and gladness and life. terrible remorse that preyed upon of sin and had set them free. —Sel. his soul. A few moments more and But it was not Paul alone who the deathless spirit stood, all un­had thus preached. There were oth­ If you would not trade with the prepared in the presence oftheMak- ers who had told the same wondrous devil keep out of his shop.—Fuller. er—another fearful monument of story in the city of Corinth : "So," To see the hand of God in the the direful influence of a cold heart­ he says, "we preach, and so ye be­present, and to trust the future in ed, inconsistent professor. 0 Chris­ lieve." It was not the preacherwho the hand of God, is the true secret tian, Christian, beware. Your words had done the work, but the subject of peace. and actions, and your very thoughts matter of the preaching. No mat­ Every sermon of a true minister as mirrored in your countenance ter "whether it were Iorthey"—"ye has an influence for good or evil, may be either saving souls or lur­ believed." Let us mark this. One and that for eternity; every word ing them to everlasting perdition. teacher-may be superior in intellect, tells for the everlasting rise or fall, \ God help you to be faithful and wise another in influence, another in elo­ weal or woe, life or death of souls; in winning souls for Christ. quence—others may shine in no par­ in every sentence we touch cords Selected by JOEL H. HAKLEY. ticular respect. No matter whether that shall send their vibrations I Trappe, Pa. it be one or the other, if only the through the endless future, that peal gospel of Christ, the story of his in the thunders of a guilty con­ It is a small thing to be wronged, death, and burial and resurrection science or resound in the music of a but a horrible thing to be wronsr. for sinners is taught, there God will purified spirit!—Dr. Thomas.

• 120 E^iVKtCr^IMCAEx TISITOR. APril 15>1891- EVANGELICAL YISITOIt. ence have of late years been from WHAT A PITT. A Semi-Monthly Eeligious Journal. other districts, and the impression Published in the interest of the Church of the was that their requests should be We have been reading the contro­ Brethren in Christ commonly called in the Unit­ heeded. But now there will be, as it versy in the Evangelical Association ed States "River Brethren" and in Canada "Tunkers" for the exposition of true practical should be, too, a general wish for for some time as given in the Evan­ piety among all classes. brethren and sisters who can to at­ gelical Messenger, and regret to SUBSCRIPTION, per year, $1.00 ; six months, 50 c. learn the deep seated estrangement Specimen copies free. tend once more and some, too, for the first time, this noted place in that has taken place between the EDITED AK» PUBLISHED BY the history of the church. two parties. We did not have an H. DAVIDSON, White Pigeon, Michigan, But another reason might be as­ opportunity to learn the particulars To whom all communications and letters of bu­ siness are to be addressed. signed as an inducement to attend, that first caused that estrangement, and that is: this is the last year but the matter has gone so far that To CORRESPONDENTS.— Write only on one side of the paper with black ink, and uot too near the that Conference will decide by con­ it has undoubtedly caused a division edge. that will not likely ever be harmo­ BS*No communication will be inserted with­ gregational vote; and that, too, out theauthor's name. Not necessarily for pub­ nized. "But what a pity" that such lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. only on one subject; but that sub­ All communications for this and each subse ject is of vital importance to the a division should take place in any quent issue of the "Visitor" should be in riot lat­ er than the first and fifteenth of each mouth. church, to the cause of Christ, to church. IF YOU wish your papers changed from one Post Office to another, always give the Office the spread of evangelical truths. There is really no justifiable cause where you now receive it, as well as the Office to which you desire it sent. It is needless for us to say that it is for a split among Christians. Men If you do not receive the VISITOR in ten days from date of issue, write us and we will send you the establishing of the Evangelical may differ, and differ honestly, but the necessary No. their differences should not lead If you desire to know when your subscription Visitor. No other question has ever expires, look on the printed tag, on which your them so far as to cause a. separa­ name and address is, and that will state to what been before the church as a means date payment is made. For instance, April 8S tion. Surely there are divisions me^ns that the subscription has been paid up for the dissemination of gospel to that date. If you find any error in the date enough, and better counsels should please notify us and we will make the correct ion. truths that will so widely affect the To those who do not wish to take the VISITOK interest of the church as this will, prevail. The fact is after the sepa­ longer we would say, when you write us todis- contlnue the VISITOR, please send us also the and undoubtedly it will be a power­ ration has taken place it is to be balanceof your subscription up to the date at which you wish to have it discontinued, and it ful stimulant in calling together the feared that they will be less tolerant will receive our prompt attention. Send Money by Post Office Money Order, Register­ church to help decide this moment­ and have less charity toward each ed Letter, or Bank Draft, to Henry Davidson, White Pigeon, Michigan. ous question, and rightly, too, when other than they have toward other we consider that one vote may denominations, and yet the tenets White Pigeon, Michigan, April 15, 1891. change the whole arrangement of and faith of the two divisions will our church work. continue to be the same; for the BENEVOLENT FUND. But while the question is so mo­ question of doctrine does not enter A Sister, $1.00 mentous, yet all who attend should into the controversy. calmly consider and humbly and What then is there to be gained? Perhaps before another issue of lovingly act the part of the Christ­ Surely nothing that will promote the VISITOR makes its appearance, ian for the reason that men may the cause of Christ. But we trust some of our brethren will be on not see their duty alike. Men may that when their conference meets their way to Conference, and we feel differ in judgment or may feel as next October, better counsels will justified in penning a few thoughts though duty prompted them to prevail and the differences settled. on the coming event. We say com­ differ in the means to promote the But this cannot likely be done only ing event: because we believe that cause of Christ. Yet that difference by concessions from both parties. this Conference will be the crisis in should not unchristiauize us. But Let those concessions be made in the progress of the church. in these differences we should carry the interest of peace. We think, too, that the church the matter to the Lord and implore We stated in the VISITOR of April generally feels the responsiblity, as his aid that our judgments should 1st, that we wished to close its well as the duty of the hour. It is not be at fault or warped by prej­ columns against the agitation of probable that the Conference will be udice. But that we should seek guidance from the Lord, we should the subject of its continuation, but large. Several things give us reason since then we received a short arti­ seek that our souls may be filled to think so. First, then, this Con­ cle from the pen of our dear, but with the Holy Spirit and that our ference meets in the very heart of much afflicted Bro., Martin Sider, understandings be enlightened and the brotherhood, and near the of Winger, Out., in favor of its con­ brotherly kindness and love may pla.ce where the church was first tinuation, and we have concluded organized. Then, too, it has been prevail, and we believe the re­ to publish it. But we trust our quite a number of years since Lan­ sult will be to the glory of God. brethren will understand that while caster Co., Pa., has had the general the reasons given are good yet the Conference, as the calls for Confer­ Praise the Lord. time for discussion here should close. April 15,1891. BX^^KGrEXIMCxi^l^ VISITOR. 121 The brethren of Ontario are re­self. The word teaches us to preach by thejoffender to make atonement joicing in the fruits of a successful to all nations. How are you go­for his offence and in his place was revival meeting they had lately at ing to preach to those who cannot slain. So with Christ. Sin was Nottawa, in which about fifty made hear without a church paper? punished in his death. Christ's death a start for the kingdom. This, with Some may say we have the Bible to was effective for the taking away of the successful work at Markham, read but the eunuch said to Philip, sin. John the Baptist testified to earlier in the winter, is certainly how can I understand except some this, and Jesus said upon the cross, cause for rejoicing. May the good one should guide me. And so it is "It is finished.'' work continue all the year round. with the VISITOR. It is a guide and II. How do we use this weapon? explains things that we could not Christ's blood is not merely to ad­ LOVE PEASTS, understand ourselves. For all this, mire and exhibit or to .merely talk I like to be with the brethren. But about. It is for holy warfare, not At the Brethren's meeting-house a person can derive but little ben­ for a pillow on which to rest but for . near Rahn's station, Montgomery efit, being in a meeting where he a weapon to subdue sin. Satan is Co., I>a., May 30th and 31st. A cannot hear a word that is said and now a vanquished enemy. Christ hearty invitation is extended to the often go home again without any conquered him on the cross and his brethren and sisters to remain after one saying a word to me. I believe victory is the victory of all who are Conference, and attend v the Love the brethren would be glad to speak in Christ. His blood is their Weap­ Feast; and also a heartfelt desire is to me but fear they cannot make on when satan accuses the believer extended to those who can attend me understand what they say. 0 of sins from childhood on through to come rilled with the Holy Spirit, dear brethren, it is discouraging life; then the believer can say for and trusting that it may be a Love and it is only through the VISITOR all these sins Jesus has made atone­ Feast long* to be remembered. that I know what is going on ment. They were laid upon him Those from the Conference will take among the brethren and I do re­and he has cleansed them away. the Reading R. R. as far as Perk- joice to read the experience of oth­ Overcome the enemy thus also in eomen Junction, and there take a ers, for it brings me back to where prayer, Utterly unworthy to be Perkeomen car for Rahn's station 1 first experienced religion. And heard you can plead the blood. The which is only a short distance from then through the VISITOR we hear believer is to overcome in the con­ the church. J. H. H. of the dear brothers and sisters flicts with men by testifying to the that have been called away and it efficacy of this blood in his own soul. At Ringgold, Md., May 27th and causes me to think on the time This will arouse the apathy of men, 28th. A hearty invitation is ex­ when I shall be called to meet my will soften their rebellious hearts, tended to all. It is hoped that the God and how it would have been, overcome their despair, excite to brethren on return from Conference had I been called instead of them. obedience, and stimulate to holi­ will make it a point to stop with us So if the VISITOR should be discon­ ness. This blood is a universal sol­ over the feast. Midvale Station on tinued 1 don't know what I should vent. It has dissolved the iron- the West Maryland R. R. which is do; God only knows. So I hope bars of despair until the poor cap­ one and a half miles from the meet­ each will consider the matter well. tured conscience has been able to ing house, is the place to stop. It From your weak brother, escape. It overcomes vice, every would make it very suitable for MARTIN SIDKR. from of iniquity, the deadly sweet­ those returning by the B. & O. R. R. Winger, Out. ness and destructive pleasureable- to stop on their way home. ness of sin, the natural lethargy of A. C. W. THE OONQUEEING WEAPON, men towards obedience and makes them run in the way of God's com­ A PLEA FEOM AN INAVLID FOE THE VISITOE. Whenever evil appears it is to be mandments. But to win victories fought by the children of God in the in this way men must be courage­ As the time is drawing near when name of Jesns and in the power of ous and proclaim its efficacy. The it shall be decided if the VISITOR the Holy Ghost. The infernal spirit hope of every one lies in the blood shall be continued or discontinued, is the gi'eat enemy who must be re­ of the Lamb. There is salvation I felt to write a few lines to those sisted and overcome. The conquer­ nowhere but through His blood ; who are not in favor of it. Dear ing weapon is the blood of the Lamb, there is salvation for every appli­ reader, whoever you are, I hope by which is meant: I. The death cant now.—C. H. Spurgeon. you will consider how it is with of the Son of God—he was the Lamb those who cannot hear tlie gospel slain, as a substitutionary sacrifice. In matters of opinion we can af­ preached. Some that are sick and The words of the text (Rev. xii, 11) ford to be modest, always keeping cannot attend church, and espec­ are expressly chosen to convey this it in mind that we may be mistaken ially these that are deaf like my­ idea. The lamb of old was brought even when we are most sure.

i 122 RTANGEExIGAEx VISITOR.. April 15, i89i. CHURCH NEWS. salvation of souls and the building so he could live and move in it. up of this church in Cumberland AVhen under that heavy conviction Dear Editor:—I will now try by the District. I had some little things to make grace of God to write a few lines to right, and I did so and I receiv­ the many readers of the VISITOR, of CONVERSION AND EXPERIENCE. ed a blessing. Oh how free I felt. God's kind dealing to us-ward. I will now try by the grace of God, I could go to sleep then without Truly he has done marvelous things to write a few lines for the VISITOR, fear, and before that I always was for us, whereof we are made glad. as I have long ago felt that I should afraid when evening came that I We started to hold revival meet­ write my experience, but I still would not open my eyes in this ings here on the first of February, thought that it is not worth while world any more, and would open and on the sixth we held our Dis­ with what little I have. But the them in hell. trict meeting, when a number of the Lord was not satisfied with me, so I can truly say, this is a. way of Markham brethren visited us and I will try andgivewhatliftlelhave. self-denial and anarrowway. Ifeel stayed with us several days, while The Lord called me when quite thankful to the Lord that he has Brothei's F. Elliot and C. Heise re­ young. 1 think I was only eleven ever led me on this narrow way, for mained several weeks with us. We years old. But I did not know al­ 1 believe that we can reach heaven had meetings every evening and together what it meant or else I was if we are faithful unto him. I often sometimes in the afternoon. The' not willing. Then his good Spirit think how good the young sisters great tide of feeling manifested left me some years and I then grew and brothers have got it, where among the people was wonderful. in sin, and when in my fifteenth there are so many together as there Both old and young became very year 1113' grandmother died of whom are here in Kansas. When 1 was much interested and sinners were I thought so much, at that time I taken in the church there were but made to feel their need of a Saviour felt the good Spirit striving at my few young sisters and brothers. I and many are now rejoicing in the young and tender heart, but I. did had fifteen miles to the nearest mem- God of their salvation, while others not obey his still voice, so he de­ bers, but I think that we can just are still seeking and waiting as we parted from me again. I then grew as well serve the Lord as when there often sang in our meeting: deeper in sin then ever, but felt his are so many; and I think how Thousands stand today in sorrow, good Spirit almost every evening; humble the members at that time Waiting at the pool, but I put it off as long as I could, were. Oh let us try and walk in Saying, we will wasli tomorrow, and then the Lutherans had a pro­ Christ as we have received him. Waiting at the pool. Others step in left and right tracted meeting, and I went. One- I can truly say, 1 love the Lord Wash their stained garments white, evening my sister went to the altar and his ways above all that is here Leaving you in sorrow's night. of prayer and the minister came to on earth. 1 often think of those Waiting at the pool, me and asked me if 1 would not like lines where the poet says: Waiting, waiting, Waiting at the pool. to be a Christian? I told him I "Oh how' happy are they Who their Savior obey." May none stand too long, waiting would but thought I had sometime at the Gospel pool, but step in at yet. I was then nearly seventeen If we would at all times try and years old. I went home that night obey our Savior, we would often do once before the doors of mercy are very heavy and from that night on things different: but we are so in­ closed forever, is my prayer for I did not feel as though there was clined to do evil, for if we want to Christ's sake. much pleasure any more; so it do good evil is present. I can truly WILLIAM KLIPPERT. Nottowa, Out. pleased the Lord to call one of mysay , that I can enjoy Christian life sisters and one of my brothers to very much at present; as Ihaveriot FROM CUMBERLAND 00., PA. the spirit world, and the day I never good health, I cannot attend pray­ shall forget—how I felt while sitting er meeting and then I enjoy myself At the district conference in Feb­ in the meeting house. 1 felt as very much in the word of God. It ruary, the brethren decided that though 1 was burning already. gives me strength and food daily another laborer in the ministerial When the funeral was over I felt and if I have sorrow I turn unto him field was needed and have since pro­ very sick, both bodily and spiritual­ in prayer. Oh how much comfort ceeded to take the vote of the dis­ ly. Then it pleased the Lord to I can receive from him. I can say trict, resulted in the choice of brother give me no rest. I thought 1 would I have had many trials to undergo, John Wesley, whose address is Car­ die and I knew if I would die in my but that does not make me weary lisle, Pa,. We believe brother Wesley sins I would be lost. I then and in well doing. Somehow we make is well adapted to the work if he will there gave up my will under the will the road to heaven heavy ourselves, fully surrender himself to it. of the Lord and when I gave up the if we do not deny ourselves enough. May God make him a useful Lord could work in my heart and There is much placed here for the laborer in his own vineyard to the then he cleansed it and purified it child of God to deny, if we take heed April is, 1891. KYANGEMGAL VISITOR. 123 to that still voice that so often In conclusion I wish to say to all erlasting eternity and then to be speaks to us and tells ns where we the readers of the VISITOR, God bless banished from the presence of an can do a little good for our Savior. .you, and we who claim to be the Almighty God. We do not appre­ Sometimes he tells us we should Lord's let us be in earnest and la­ ciate the value of our soul's salva­ visit those neighbors and talk to bor manfully in the noble cause, for tion; if we could see that glorious them about their soul's salvation, the time is very short and so very place which God has prepared for and sometimes he tejls us to help precious too. And dear souls who his people, and on the other hand are still out of Christ, I wpuld say, that brother or sister aright and could see the everlasting punish­ why not come to Jesus who is so ment which is for those who do not we are not so willing. We are lovingly and tenderly inviting sin­ afraid we hurt their feeling or grieve ners to repentence? how he loves us obey God. We would not be so them. We do not think how much all' and he would save us all if we worldly-minded if we would be more we grieve our Savior, if we do not only let him rule in our hearts. in earnest in working out our soul's obey him when he calls us. Some­ Jesus take this heart of mine, salvation. Brethren and sisters, times we can say a few words to our Make it pure and wholly thine. pray for me that I might be more children, those of us that have fam­ Thou hast bled and died for me, earnest in the work of the Master ilies. Oh how much we can do for I will henceforth live for thee. than I ever have been before. him who has done so much for us. Yes, Jesus loves me, From your unworthy brother, Yes, Jesus loves me ; I often think how much the dear JACOB 0. LEHMAN. The Bible tells me so, Savior lias done for me and does Gulbertson, Pa. yet, to this day, he has brought me Pray for an unworthy sister, through many a dark cloud and he LIZZIE S. NOLL. By the help and grace of God, I is always willing if we come in the Kamona, Kan. will try and write a few lines for the right way. I am often afraid I do VISITOR. I see so many sisters writ­ MY EXPEEIENOE. not do enough for him, but my earn­ ing and I thought it would do me est desire is to love and serve him I have felt for some time that I so much good to write a few lines. in all things, wheresoever he leads should write for the VISITOR but I think it is so nice to live a Chris­ us. did not feel myself able to pen my tian life. Dear brethren and sis­ This fall when I was on my bed of experience, but by the grace and ters I was only ten years old when I affliction, I felt that I was lacking help of God I will try. I believe we first felt that I should like to live a faith. I then had a very nice dream. can build each other up in this different life. I heard of some others I thought 1 had a large trough and mest holy faith, by writing for the that set out in the service of the there I got my drinking water. 1 VISITOR if we do it in the right way. Lord, and that encouraged me. I came for some and the trough was We should not write for the honor am now fourteen years old. I can filled with dry ground, and the Lord of men, for we read in the scriptures truly say it is a, good way, if I am told me to go in prayer and I did that which is highly esteemed only willing to obey, wherever I am so and I prayed earnestly to the among men is an abomination in called. Lord, so the Lord told me that it the sight of God. I was quite Dear brethren and sisters I think was enough. So I took my right young when I started out to serve that we ought to be right humble hand and reached in the trough arud the Lord, but thanks be to Cod and.thankful for what our Lord and felt a little moisture on the top of that I did start in my youth. I Master has done for us while here. I the ground and all at once the joined the church in my twelfth often come short of doing my duty ; ground sank and on either side the year, and I can truly say that I I also have trials and temptations water sprang up and it was so nice had many joyful seasons since I and then this poem comes into my and clean, and I took a drink. I started out to serve the Lord, and mind: never drank such water before. I have had some dark seasons too. then woke up praising the Lord. What a friend we have in Jesus, The enemy, the adversary of my All our fins and griefs to bear, Some of the rest of the house heard soul is daily trying to lead me What a privilege to carry me. They did not know what was astray, butthat is our warfare, we Everything to God in prayer. wrong. I felt so good. I felt as must fight against the evil desires Oh what peace we often forfeit, though I was not in this world any of the flesh. 0, if I could just im­ Oh what needless pain we bear, more, but the Lord has many ways All because we do not carry to make us his faithful children. press it in the mind of the uncon­ Everything to God in prayer. This dream was only for me to verted people what it is to live in I think, why not carry everything make me strong in faith. I can this world and then to die and to to God in prayer. I hope and trust truly say, my faith has been increas­ appear before a righteous and a that we all ma,y meet in heaven. I ed and 1 will try and travel on the just God, not having prepared have dear brothers and sisters too good old way while remaining here themselves for a better world, just that have not done anything for on earth. to compare our time with that ev­ their soul's salvation. I think some 324 E^J^NGEXIVIGAEx Y18IT0R. April 15,1891. times that it can hardly be that neither duty nor disobedience. It Give me the children until they are they don't try and live a different has neither hope for the future nor ten years old, and Protestants may life. My prayer is to the Lord that regrets for the past. It is now the take them after that. he may draw them by the sweet normal clay in the hands of thepot- Regarding the native differences, cords of love. ter, subject to being moulded into we can make of our children almost NANCY H. WINGERT. a vessel of honor, or a "vessel of what we wish them to be. But we Franklin Co., Pa. dishonor." And which this may be must begin very early and keep depends largely, almost entirely, them under certain restraint. If THE EDUCATIONAL POTTEE. upon the influences brought to bear the children of Christian parents go Arise and go down to the potter's house and upon its mind. Will it become a astray, the parents must share there 1 will cause thee to hear my words, etc. useful citizen, or a roving vaga­ largely the blame for such prodig­ —Jer. xviii, 2-4. bond ? Will it become a Christian ality—Sel. And I, too, have been down to or an infidel? a Catholic or a Prot­ the "potter's house." And I saw estant? And will it finally be cast UNANSWERED PEAYEES. there the potter convert the clay in­ into outer darkness, or will it enjoy Unanswered prayers are a re­ to vessels called pans, crocks, jugs, endless felicity ? How pleasing, and proach to Christian people. The jars, etc. It required much labor yet how dreadful the thought. And promise of God is plain. To ask to bring those "vessels of honor" if human influence must mould the continually and confess that the an­ out of the crude clay. The clay is life and character of that sinless swer is withheld makes men infidels. first dug from the hill and hauled to creature, how fearful the responsi­ When Charles G. Finney was a the shop, where it is wet and work­ bility of those who have the watch- young man he was a skeptic. He ed into a stiff mortar, then it is care over it. was confirmed in his unbelief by the thrown upon a revolving table, and 3. Though that mortar could so fact that the Christian people inthe very soon, in the hands of the skill­ easily be moulded while in the plac­ town where he lived were continual­ ful workman, the vessel is made. id state, into the vessel dictated by ly praying for a revival of religion, After this, they are set in the kiln to the will of the workman, yet, when and then confessing and lamenting dry, after which they are glazed and it had been made into any particu­ that their prayers were not answer­ burned. lar vessel, and then left until it ed. By searching the Scriptures as By this procedure I had impressed reached a certain state, it was then a text-book in the study of law, upon me an important lesson. an unchangeable creature. It was Mr. Finney discovered that God had Comparing the mind of the infant then a pan, or a jug, for all time to not promised to give to those who with that clay, the following points come, or nothing. ask except on the condition of faith. are suggested : How often have we in sadness It was like a new revelation to him. 1. Taking soils in their native been compelled to turn away from He sought the Lord, and began to state, they possess great variety. men in the meridian of life who were pray and exhort the peopletopray, Some soils are worked more easily, hopelessly fixed in their lost estate. expecting to receive the v^vy thing- and some with difficulty, and step­ Being joined to their idols, we may asked for, and in a few days a grac­ ping outside the potter's house, and let them alone! They may hear, ious and powerful revival of religion considering the various soils for and fear and tremble, but they tell rewarded his faith. It was the be­ their productive utilities, they would us: "Go thy way at this time, and ginning of a, series of wonderful an­ under different atmospheres, pro­ a more convenient season I will call swers to prayer which marked the duce various kinds of grain, fruits for thee." Alas! that more "con­ career of one of the most successful and vegetables and grasses. But venient season" seldom comes. evangelists of modern times. When no one kind of soil would produce in Solomon says: "Train up a. child prayers are not answered, when the the superlative all those products. in the way he should go, and when thing asked is not given, there is a And no one person possesses all he is old he will not depart from it" reason, and the hindering cause is the talents. God has not put all (Prov. xxii, 6). This is as true as in the prayer or the petitioner. If the jewels into one casket. any statement he has ever made. the subject of prayer were properly 2. When the clay was prepared, Some find what they think are ex­ understood, and men were willing to comply with the conditions, they being brought into the placid state, ceptions to this, viz.: Some children would put up such petitions as it was entirely passive in the hands are well "trained," but go astray. would be answered. The might of of the workman. He could easily But before we contradict the wise such prayers is amazing. They are form it from a lump of mortar into man's statements, two things more powerful than armies with a pan or jug at will. should be considered: (1) Perhaps banners and parks of artillery. How important the lesson here. the child was not properly trained, Nothing can stand before them.— When the child is born, it knows and (2) when he is old he will not Christian Advocate. neither good nor evil. It knows depart from it. Romanism says: April is, 1891. EYANGElIMGAEx"' VICTOR.. 125 ''A self-conceited infidel once said to be done still by those who All difficulties are to be overcome. to me," says Dr. Geo. F. Pentecost, cherish these lofty thoughts of their The more difficult, the more hon­ " 'I do not know how you can be­ own attainments. The holiest man orable and valuable is the conquest; lieve the Bible, Dr. Pentecost.' 'I will ever be the man who thinks and the more important and urgent, suppose not,' 1 replied, 'or youleas t of his own holiness.—Rev. AY. the greater is the inducement to ef­ would believe it also.' 'Why, it is H. Aitken. fort, and the more prompt will be the so abundantly contradictory that suggestions and aid in accomplish­ on the face of it I do not see how All experience tends to show that ment. Attack difficultly.—Bar Ho­ you can credit it. There is thea n abiding, a progressive morality rn an. eleventh chapter of Hebrews, for in­ must be inspired bytheology.—Can­ Not a day passes over the earth stance, the chapter which tells of all on Westcott. but men and women of no note do the saints. A fine lot of saints they There is no fit search after truth great deeds, speak great words and were, to be sure, Noah, Abram, Jac­ which does not, first of all, begin to suffer- noble sorrows. Of these ob­ ob, Jephthah, David, and the rest live the truth which it knows.—H. scure heroes, philosophers, and mar­ of them! A prime lot of saints if Bushnell. tyrs, the greater part will never be these be the best you have! 'Well, known till that hour when, many my friend,' I said, '1 never expect Holdfast the Divinity, hold fast the Atonement; cut in the old Hook that were great shall be small, and much sense from an atheist, and the small great.—Charles Reade. there is very little sense in what you where you will, and you'll find the have just said. You do not know the scarlet thread.—Brooks. You can't prevent the devil from what the Bible teaches. It is a Truly it is a glorious thing to fol­ shooting arrows of evil thoughts book which shows that the grace of low the Lamb; 'tis the highway to into your heart; but take care that God is able to take men like those glory; but when you see Him in His you do not let such arrows stick fast you have mentioned, weak and sin­ own country at home, you will think and grow there. Do as an old man ful though they be, and make them you never saw Him before.—Samuel of past times has said : "I can't pre­ saints. In the previous chapter to Rutherford. vent a bird from flying over my head, the one you have referred to, God Lesser things will drop out as the but I can prevent him from making says, 'Their sins and their iniquities hand closes upon the larger duty or a nest in my hair."—Martin Luther. I will remember no more.' God for­ the greater blessing—just as the Where Christ brings His cross He gives the sins of those who seek hand that reaches out to grasp the brings his presence; and where He is, Him, then they stand forth covered great strong oak lets go its hold on none are desolate, and there is no with Christ's righteousness, saints the blade of grass it had gathered. room for despair. As He knows his and heroes of faith." —Phillips Brooks. own, so He knows how to comfort The world we inherit must have them, using sometimes the very grief itself, straining it to a sweetness of THE SAINTLY SELF. had an origin; that origin must have consisted in a cause; that cause must peace unattainable by those igno­ Self dies hard, even when we have have been intelligent; that intelli­ rant of sorrow.—E. B. Browning. made the discovery that in Christ he gence must have b'eensupreme; and Be thou then a temple indeed, a has been already representatively that supreme, which always was and sacred place to Him—let all thy crucified. . . . Perhaps the subtlest is supreme, we know by the name of thoughts within, like white-robed self of all is the saintly self—the self priests, move round the altar, and that asserts itself in denying itself God.—Scotch Divine. keep the fire burning. Let thine af­ and fosters a subtle, spiritual pride The world is not to be carried by fections be always a cloud filling-the in the emphatic profession of hu­ apathy. Souls are not to be saved room, and in wrapping the priest-like mility. 1 meet with dear Christian by good wishes. Christ is not to be thoughts. Let thy hallowed desires souls who seem calmly to take it for enthroned by cowards or deserters. be ever fanning the mercy-seat with granted that they are living on a Heaven is not to be gained by walk­ their wings.—Bushnell. higher plane than their less enlight­ ing backward toward it. We shall ened fellow-Christians. "We are not achieve sainthood by consorting Charge them what? Charge them living the higher Christian life, and with sinners.—Dr. Burdett Hart. before all things not to be proud in we have such wonderful times up Thehabit of faltering and dissimu­ their conceits, for there is nothing hereon the mountain-top; we are lating and concealing, and putting which riches do so much generate as sorry for you poor, dear, half en­ forward the edge of the truth in­ pride. Each several fruit, each sev­ lightened souls who are still on the stead of showing boldly the full face eral grain of corn, each several tree, wilderness side of Jordan, and have of it, at last leads men into an in- has its peculiar worm, and the worm not yet entered the promised land, sincerity so habitual that they real­ of the appleis of one kind and of the with which we are now quite famil­ ly do not know when they speak the wheat another. The worm of riches iar." There is a deal of dying truth or not.—Cardinal Manning. is pride.—Augustine. - 126 El^J^MGrElExICxJ^Ex TISITOR, April 15,1891. CHILDREN'S DE l'A RT31ENT. it you who go to Sunday School THE WOED, and church and have every thing THE SOULS OF THE OHILDEEN. necessary to make you happy, if The word of God is the seed which your parents and friends never had the preacher is to sow. Just as the "Who bids for the little children—body heard of a God who loves us and so and soul and brain ¥ seed has a life in it which man can­ Who bids for the little children—fair and wise as to tell us how to live and not impart to anything which he without stain ? act so we can be happy here and at makes, so the word of God has pow­ Will no one bid ? What, no one—for their last go to heaven. er in it which does not belong to souls so pure and white The children of heathen parents any words of man. As all the And fit for all good or evil which the are often left to die of neglect and world could not make a grain of world on their page may write ?" are sometimes thrown into a river, wheat, so all the literature of the "I bid," cries Beggary, howling, "I bid for for those people think that the them, one and all ! world does not add a line to I'll teach them a thousand lessons—to lie, water of that river is sacred and revelation. God has implanted a to skulk, to crawl! that they are doing right, and divine life in the revealed truths, They shall sleep in my lair like maggots ; sometimes they are even given to the facts contained in his word, they shall rot in the fair sunshine ; wild animals to destroy. But we which manifests itself under the And if they serve my purpose, I hope who have the Bible know that Je­ gracious influence of the Holy they'll answer thine.'' sus said when he was here upon Spirit. "What is the chaff to the "And I'll bid higher and higher," says earth: "Suffer little children to Crime with wolfish grin, -. wheat? saith the Lord." "For I love to lead the children through come unto me and forbid them The Word has great power; it is the pleasant paths of sin. not," for he noticed children a great compared to the fire, which is such They shall swarm in the streets to pilfer. many times. So when you hear a consumer and refiner. Just 'as they shall plague the broad highway, people talk about mission work or Till they grow too old for pity and ripe for the fire consumes, obliterates all the law to slay. going as missionaries you may un­ natural stains and impurities, so "The prison and the gallows are plenty in derstand that they are maybe go­ does the word of God cleanse our the land ; ing to far off India or China or per­ polluted souls. As the fire refines 'Twere folly not to use them, so proudly do haps to Africa, which is peopled what it does not consume, so the they stand. with negroes and is sometimes call­ word of God operates upon our fac­ Give me the little children—I'll take them ed the dark continent, not so much as they're born. ulties when submitted to its gra­ And feed their evil passions with misery because its people are black as be­ cious influence. It is like the hammer and scorn. cause they do not know about God which breaketh the rock in pieces. •'Give me the little children, ye good, ye and his great love to everybody. Many who seem lost to all influence, rich, ye wise. But we do not need to go to a far unimpressible by anything else, And let the busy world spin round, while off country to be a missionary; break down under the power of ye shut your misered eyes, there is need of mission work near And your judges shall have work, and your God's word. It is sharper than any lawyers wag the tongue, home, and may I say it, every little two-edged sword ; it makes divisions And the gaolers and policemen shall be boy and girl can and may do mis­ which man cannot make. It dis­ fathers to the young."' sion work right at home, at school, sects man, unjoints him and takes Selected by JESSE ENGLE. and among their companions and the marrow out of his bones. It playmates. Every big boy and girl reveals things which are not only Dear Children :—In our last letter and evevy man and woman may do hidden from the world, but theiuan for the children we talked about mission work. Every act of kind­ himself. Jt. goes to the centre of his Easter time and the Christ who ness and every self-denial that will being and lays all bare. arose from the dead, and now if make some one happy is true mis­ The power of God's word is won­ you have read St. Matthew's story sion work, as it is all for Christ's derful in its manifestation upon a of the resurrection you will find that sake. He said to all, go teach the church or congregation. The peo­ the angel told Mary Magdalene and love of Christ to all persons, as ple may be like the bones in Ezekieks the other Mary to go tell the friends surely as the angel told the women vision, very many, and very dry; of Jesus that he had risen, and that on that Easter morning to go tell but when faithful preaching conies was really the beginning of mission­ the disciples that He is risen. upon them they hear the word of ary work. Go tell to the world the AUNT MATTIE. the Lord. If we preach as we have story of Christ. You dear children been commanded, "the Word," there who live in Christian homes can Let not knowledge satisfy but will be a noise and a shaking, and scarcely believe that there are so that which lifts above^the world, the bones will come together, bone many people in the world who never which weans from the world, which to his bone. As Ezekiel could have heard of God and never saw a Bi­ makes the world a foot-stool — never placed the bones right with ble, but it is really true. Think of Spurgeon. his own hands, so we are often trou- April 15,1891. EX^J^MGrEXMCfli^;^ ^i^iq^o^. 127 bled where to place men, but they elation of all secrets, and an exact and there w7as no strange God with him, take their right position under the picture of our homes as they are at etc. Dent, xxxii, 11, 12. Word. God's children are fed and present, what shall they see as they Calmly reposing in my downy nest strengthened by it; bruised reeds gaze upon it? What does God see I had forgotten, earth is not my rest. become strong, the smoking tlax there now?—Sel. Until disturbed, I saw a gracious hand, Point upward to a brighter, happier land. bursts into flame; those who are He stirred my nest, then fluttering over not of us cannot stand it, and go LIQUOE, TOBACCO, AND LIKENESSES, my head to their own place. Clouds which The way we look at these things, I saw his radiant wings benignly spread, have hung- so long about God's To bear me up from earthly scenes on high, for persons professing godliness. children are dispelled, while those To pures regions and a cloudless sky. It is hardly necessary to say any­ who had deceived themselves are un­ 'Twas hard to find no foothold 'neath the thing about the sinfulness of using deceived. Preach the word !—Sel. sun. liquor. AVe all admit that it is But soon I found my life of bliss begun, wrong for professing Christians, A world of unseen joys, untold delight, WHAT IS m OUE HOUSE, but to raise anything for that pur­ Revealed its glories to my raptured sight. pose, manufacture and sell it in or­ My broken nest, forsaken, on those wings, When the long-buried city of Pom­ Upborne, my spirit mounts, and sweetly peii began to be uncovered, men der to make money, we believe to sings, were introduced into the very scenes be wrong also; for thousands of Victorious, over all her foes she soars, our fellowmen are ruined .thereby, And glorious unknown realms of light ex­ of its home and business life in the plores. days of its glory. The houses were who are not able to withstand the temptation, while many of their I had slept on, and never felt or known opened to view, and the pictures The glorious bliss of loving God alone, and utensils and statuary and archi­ families are wanting for the nec­ Of being borne upon his wing's on high, tecture, and hundreds of things, essaries of life, and are even abused Had ho not taught me thus to rise and fly. disclosed the character and life of thereby. Let us remember the gold­ Had not my nest been stirred, and sorrows the people. And the stranger now en rule, to do to others as we would deep be done by. and also sacrifice a lit­ And grief and pain disturbed my carnal visiting the unburied city, and walk­ sleep. ing the streets, and going into the tle of our own comfort for the good of others. I had not known this pure heartfelt de­ houses, and shops, and forums, and light temples, and theaters, that were Tobacco we look at in the same 'Twas love, unbounded love, that forced my crowded with a busy, active, pleas­ way; that it is not only wrong to flight. ure-seeking population, can see for use it, but to raise, manufacture Oh now a wide expanse, boundless, sub­ and sell it, in order to make money, lime. himself just how they lived, and Stretches before my sight, and earth and what was the nature of their per- though want and misery does not follow to such an extent as in case time suits. And it is a deeply impressive Seem but a point, as bubble on the stream- lesson to meditate upon ; how after of liquor. But who has not heard While on my soul celestial glories beam. lying eighteen centuriesin thegrave, some patient wife say, 0 if my hus­ O'erwhelmed with wondering joy andTfill­ these things are disclosed tons,and band would only give up this filthy ed with praise. I now exalt in greatful ceaseless lays, especially how, among the freshest habit, and who has not seen bank­ rupt men puffing their cigars or To him whose love amazing stooped to me of things preserved, are numerous And stirred my nest and set my spirit free. smoking their pipes, till the room evidences of sensual and vicious -Selected by B. KLIPPERT. pleasures in which the people indulg­ will fill with the smell and smoke, ed. The very works of art which and their creditors almost suffocat­ Give not an hair-breadth of truth ministered to their vices now rise ed, while listening to the tale of away, for it is not yours, but God's. from their graves to testify against misfortune? them. What was done in their Likenesses. Let us consider what —S. Rutherford. houses is now brought to the light of they are fftr. Is it using our money Success does not sanctify service; day. to glorify God and to get more many of the best undertakings do of the image of Christ stamped up­ not succeed.—Dr. Cast. Suppose, now, that our home life on us or is it to gratify ourselves, could be put into some permanent A man who is not liberal with or the wishes of our friends ? form, and then our houses should what he has, does but deceive him­ C. S. be buried by a similar catastrophe, self when he thinks he would be lib­ Berlin, Ont. and at the end of eighteen centuries eral if he had more.—W. S. Plumer. be brought to light. What would HESTIEEEDMTNEST, Some one has said, "the best way they disclose to the curious investi­ to be miserable is to look at one's gators of that d ay ? If, at th e great As an eagel stirreth up her nest, flutter- self; the best way to be perplexed is eth over her young', spreadeth abroad her judgment, when the world has risen wing's, taketh them, beareth them on her to look at others; the best way to from the grave, there shall be a rev­ wings. So the Lord alone did lead him. be happy is to look at Jesus." 128 E^^raCrEXMCL^I^ YISITOR. April 15,i89i. PEEFEOT THROUGH SUFFERING. age of sin and satan, he has only to Christ built no church, wrote no pronounce, in the language of peni­ book, left no money, erected no God never would send thee the darkness, tence and faith, the name of that m onum ents; yet s ho wine ten sq u are If he felt you could bear the light, But you would not cling to his guiding God, who through the atoning Sa­ miles anywhere on earth without hand. vior, is his reconciled Father, and Christianity where the life of man If the way were always bright. he is saved.—Sel. and the purity of women are re­ And you would not care to walk by faith, spected and I will give up Christiani­ Could you always walk by sight. APLEDGEOFSONSHIP. ty.—Prof. Drummond. 'Tis true he has many an anguish, For your sorrowful heart to bear, Wherever faith is found, it is the And many a cruel thorn crown, sure sign of a blessed condition, the OUR DEAD. T For your tired head to w ear, forecast of a heavenly destiny. It He knows how few could reach heaven at is the eye of the renewed soul, the SNYDER.—Died, on March 18, 1891, all, Mrs. Leah Snyder, wife of Bro. Wm. Sny­ hand of the regenerated mind, the If pain did not guide them there. der, at their home near Mechanicsburg, mouth of the new-born spirit. It is So he sends you the blinding darkness, Pa. Bro. Snyder removed with his family And the furnace of sevenfold heat, the evidence of spiritual life: it is from Lancaster county to the place men­ 'Tis the only way, believe me, the main-spring of holiness: it is tioned, some years ago. The deceased To keep you close to his feet. the foundation of delight: it is the was 72 years, 6 months and 23 days old, For it is always so easy to wander, and though at the time of her death not a prophecy of glory: it is the dawn of member of any church, from the testimony When our lives are glad and sweet. endless knowledge. If thou hast given brethren who visited her, as well as Then nestle your hand in your Father's faith, thou hastinfinitely more than that of her'family, she is, we believe, at And sing if you can as you go, he who has all the world and yet is rest, and shall be forever with her God. Your song may cheer some one behind you, destitute of faith. To him that be- Whose courag'e is sinking low, And. well, if your lips do quiver— lieveth it is said, "All things are DEARMAN.—Died, in Elizabethtown, God will love you better so. yours." Faith is the assurance of Lancaster co., Pa , March 6, 1891, of can­ Selected by B. KLIPPERT. sonship, the pledge of inheritance, cer of the stomach, Sister Jane Dearman, aged 53 years, 5 months and 6 days. Ser­ the grasp of boundless possession, vices were held in the M. E. church in THE MIGHTY NAME. the perception of the invisible. With­ Elizabethtown. Preaching by brethren in thy faith there lies glory, even as John Wolgamuth and Jacob Martin from, The way a little girl escaped from the oak sleeps within the acorn. If the text: "I have fought a good fight." imprisonment in Chicago, and was thou hast faith, thou needest not Her husband and two children preceded restored to her happy home, was a, ask for much more, save that thv her to the grave six years. She leaves three children, a bright little boy and two very simple, but thoroughly effec­ faith may grow exceedingly, and girls to mourn their loss. Only a few- min­ tive one. It was simply by making that all the promises which are utes before sh'e died she spoke to her known her father's name. Nearly a made to it may be known and grasp­ children with a smile on her face and year ago she was kidnapped, and ed by thee.—C. H. Spurgeon. said she was ready to go and could say with the poet: after mnch suffering was finally tak­ en by the police from her persecu­ "Manj' dear to my heart over there Be gentle! The sea is held in Are watching and waiting for me.'' tors, and placed in a house of re­ check, not by a walk of brick, but J. A. E. fuge. All this time, diligent search by a beach of sand.—Ivan Panin. ESHELMAN.—Sister Sarah C. Eshel- was being made for her by her par­ man, who died at Clarence Centre March ents, but without avail. Recently, Open biographical volumes where you will, and the man who has no 27, 1891, was born Jan. 11, 1851, was 27 some one going through the house years, 2 months and 16 days old. Sister of refuge, thought he recognized in faith in religion has faith in 3;night­ Sarah's sickness was typhoid fever and hers a familiar face, and inquired of mare.—Bulwer. heart trouble. She was sick not quite Life is a crucible. We are thrown two weeks. She expressed a strong desire the child her name. The reply was, to leave the world with all its attractions ''My real name is Annie Redmond." into it and tried. The actual weight behind and go to be with Jesus, which was That was enough. The inquirer and value of a man are expressed our loss and her gain. She had lived an knew how anxiously she had been in the spiritual substance of theexemplar y life ; it seemed always ready to searched for, and it was not long- man. All else is dross. labor for the Master. We shall miss her, as her place in the meeting house was sel­ after her father's name was mention­ We never know through what dom vacant. She was a ready singer in ed until she was in his arms. divine mysteries of compensation our prayer-meetings and was one of our The child had been taught by her the great Father of the uni verse may best Sunday School teachers. Funeral enemies to call herself by another be carrying out His sublime plan ; services by Eld. Peter Rodes, from Prov. xiv, 82 : "The wicked is driven awa}' in name; and under threats of punish­ but the words ''God is love" ought his wickedness, but the righteous hath ment had long concealed her true to contain to every doubting soul, hope in his death," to a large and sympa­ one. The case of every sinner is the solution of all things.—Mrs. thizing audience. analogous. However in the bond­ Muloch. THOMAS LEWIS.