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Evangelical Visitor- January 1, 1901. Vol. XIV. No. 1.

George Detwiler

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TABLE OF OONTENTS._ yonr responsibility to trust Him to tion'how?' " (Martin Luther). Trust keep yon" .(Rev. S. A. Selwyn)-- and. obey.—Isaiah 1:19; 42:0; 27:3. EDITORIAL. Psalms 121-5; Tsaiah 27:3; Jude 24, 11. Make Christ your model; Special Mention.... 12 4. Be content to be a little child copy Him not other Christians, Aim POETRY.-— and take one step at a time.—1 high; "God has no favorites,' dl Larmch Out 2 Kings 3:7; Hosea 11:1. The Jurlrrnumi Day, H. Enlsl-tir/h 11 things are yours." A. Hundred Years to Oinne 12 • 5. Give God time to speak to "All the rivers of Thy grace I claim, Over every promise write my name.''—Eph. My Service 16 yon and reveal His will. He is 1:18, lit.' ESS A. VS. never too late; learn to wait.—Ila.b. Nfhonodvrs on 1st Or,-.. J. a. Piissel. . . 2 2:1,2: Psalm'37:7: Tsaiah 40:31: 12, When God gives yon a com­ Walking Through tho Shadows, A.- Luke 10:39; Isaiah fi4:4 mand, obey it at once, without, ask­ MeG S "He never comes loo late, He krioweth what ing questions. Hesitation, always Tho Danger of Drifting. In His Xante 5 is best: makes obedience harder. Don't Is Christ Exalted, R. Z. AT. , 5 Vex not thyself in Tain, until He Cometh — argue with God.—Zeph. 3:2; Job. How Pan! Counted, J. 0. Lehman 5 rest." 3ti':ll,12. Beulah Laud, Peier ,Slcrh-'rii 7 6. Don't stent tomorrow ont of 13. Always take a low place, and A. Short, Sltetc.il of trie Jews,./o<'iH Fold 7 God's bands! lie who saves will be willing to be "nobody." Don't Hell, Amanda S,ujihn- 8 keep. The present is yours, . the Watchman, What of (he- Kgiht, G. S. think yon lose influence by owning past and future are God's; live todav Grim ' 9 yourself lu the wrong. Put God That ye Shall be Kings, Peter Mover. 12 and "rest in the Lord,"—Isaiah 12: first always, others next, and yonr- SELECTIONS •' 2;Lnke 12:29, margin. self last.—Phil. 2:7.8, E. V.: 1 Cor. Helps by the Way 1 "We may trnst Him fnlly, all for rrsto do; 1:27, 29. The faithful Mother's Reward 9 They who trust Him svholjy, find Him wholly Hi;?'Deep into God's Word '. 11 time." * 14. Don't play with the world. Boys Wili be Boys lfi 7. Don't o-et discouraged, because It. crucified your Lord, and is His What She Headed. 10 yon don't know evervihingf at once! enemy; in Him you are crucified to CHURCH AND MISSIONARY— ..12-15 All discouragement comes from the if.—Gal. 6:14;" James 6:4 li V. devil. Sit at the Master's feet, and "Toward," Genesis 18:12: led "in" HELPS BY THE WAT- expect God. the Hnlv Spirit, to teach Genesis 14:12. yon Bead Joshua 1. 15. Don't starve yonr soul. Feast 1. Remember your salvation rests R. Never think von have reached on the Word of God. "Lt:t "good upon the. nnished wotk of Christ; a terminus! Evory blessing is only books" take the second place, and what He lias done, not yoi . You a. steppinsf-stone to something' better remember tbe living Word is .the ith.— are linked on to Him by beyond. Conversion is only the door written Word. God always' feeds Isaiah 58:5, 6; Gal. 2:20. into life, growth must follow, "Much hungry souls. Anchor your soul to 2. God lias put yonr sins hinder more."—Romans 5:17; Phil. -3:13.. the promises of God don't ignore tbe blood," leave them there. Don't 14: Hebrews 0:1. tlis conditions or commands—for look at Yourself, look at Christ. 9. Ton will never grow bv pul­ "al! God's commands arc covenanted Isaiah 43:25; Psalms 103:3,12 ling- np the roots of vonr experience! ; possibilities of power" (Rev. C. A. 3. Rest upon (T l's facts, not Learn to leave vmirsplf and vonr] Fox)—Col. 3:16;' Acts .17:11; 18:24,- your feelings. Pact 1. "All have feelings alone. Walk in the iiedif, I OH sinned," and you are included in and the Lig-ht of the world will re- ji . 16. Remember, nothing can that "all,"—Romans 8:28. Fact 2, veal yonr sonl needs to yon. Die to Ij touch you but-God's will for you. God demands a perfect keeping of vonr feelings and experiences: live j| Rest in it. I'm lying down in the tbe law, yon failed, bnt Christ took in what God is now,—Jer 20:11, 12;!j centre of the will of God"—Madame your place.—Rom. 3:22, Pact 3. John 1:7. - jjGuyou).—Matt . 11:28, 29, . 30; God has accepted Him ss your sob- 1 10. Don't waste time wondering,j Psalm 40:7, 8; Romans 12:1,2. titute, is satisfied with Him and His i how God is going to deliver von ont j "In everything give thanks."— work, and yon are free.—2 Cor. 5:- ' of yonr difficulties. Relieve He will 21; Hebrews 7:25. "It is Christ's do it in His own time and way. j Laura A. Barter in Young Ladies' responsibility to keep you; it is i "Faith is the crucifixion of the ques­ j Christian League. "1X0 RYANGll^fGAEx VISITOR iSUxNOHOUT. vised version, "If then ye have to righteousness. It really seems that judge things pertaining to this life, some people suppose because they The raevoy of God is an ocean divine, do ye set them to judge who are of are in the church they are all right A hound less sintl fathomless flood; no account in the church?" Paul and can go right on in their unright­ Launch out in the deep, cut away the shore­ was not commanding them to give eousness. But no, it is a dreadful line, judgment into the hands of those And lie J'.sl in the fullness of God. deception. The unrighteous, wheth­ who were leat-t esteemed in the enoaus: er in or out of the church, shall not church, but rather reproving them, Launoli out into the deep, inherit the kingdom of God. Those or putting them to shame, because, who are guilty of living in the things () let the shore-iine go; apparently, they had been doing here enumerated have no right to Launch out, launch out in the divine, this with the result that 1.10 agree­ Out where the lull tides flow. the promises of God, they are yet ment could be arrived at, and finally But many alas! only stand on the shore, outside the fold of God, and their they would go before the unbeliev­ And gasti on the o>-eau so wide; ers to have the difficulties settled. first need is to repent and receive They never have ventured its depths to the forgivness of their sins, before explore, In verse 5 he says, "is the case so bad that there is uot a wise man they can rightly enjoy the blessings Or to launch on the fa'thomless tide. which grace bestows. And othei'H just venture away from the laud, yon ? no r-ot even one who And linger so near to the shore; shall be able to judge between his "And such were some of you," That the surf am) the sliirje that beat over the brethren so thai, you have to refer says the apostle. But a great change strand. your matters to the uubelievers." had taken place. "l7e are washed" Dash o'er them in floods ever more. And he continues. "Sow therefore —made clean; "ye are sanctified"— Oh let us launch out on this ocean so broad, there is utterly a- fault among you, separated from the evil; "ye are jus­ Where the flood'- of salvation o'er flow; because yon have lawsuits one with tified"—made righteous — "in the O let us be lost in She mercy of God, another. Why do you not rather name of the Lord Jesus and by the Till the depths of His fullness we know. -~®c—»-aSl»—«**— take wrong? Why do you not Spirit of our God." Oh what grace! For the F.vAwoiifaoAX. visrroB. rather suffer yourselves to be de­ For, all this marvelous work of trans­ THOUGHTS ON 1st OOBIUTHIAKS. frauded ?" formation is but the fruit of the pure We have then here three things unmerited favor of God in Christ fHAPTEB 6. taught most clearly, and from which Jesus toward us. And now beiDg [J'E HATE here another new sub. there is no room left, to vary. 1. clean, we are to walk iu a clean way. -pet brought before us, as the That all difficulties or misunder­ From verse 12 we learn that not apostle corrects another of the standings that may arise between always because a thing is lawful is mativ irregularities that existed jn brethren are to bo judged and set­ it expedient or profitable for ue to the church at Corinth. The breth­ tled among themselves. 2. That use it, or at least not to use it, to ren were 4*01114? ro -law one against in no case should brother go to law* the full. The lawful appetites of the other. This was so inconsistent against brother before the unbeliev­ the body may be so freely indulged with their calling, auc so out of har­ ers. 3. That it is better to suffer as to bring the person into bondage mony with the spirit of the gospel wrong and be defrauded than to go to them. This is wrong and sinful. and brotherly lore that the apostle to law. Paul says, "1 will not be brought exclaims with apparent surpise, The question of lawsuits between finder the power of any" of these "Dare any of yon having a matter a brother and an ' rrnbeliever is notappetites . And in chapter 9 he says, ao-ainst another, go to law before touched upon here, but in the ser­ 'I keep under my body and bring it the rnrjnsf. arid not before the saints." mon on the mountJesus said (Matt. mto subjection." The individual who As HI itch an fo say, how dare you do 5:40). ''If any man will sue thee a; is under the power of any appetite such an inconsistent thing, you who the law, and take away thy coat, lei or habit is not a free roan. But we have been called out from the world him have thy cloak also." This it have been called unto liberty, and as to so back into it to have your iiot the principle of self-defeuse 01 lie whom Christ makes free is free difficulties settied. Do you not know fighting for one's rights, but, rathe indeed. "Only use not liberty for that the fifiini.-i shall judge the that of taking wrong nnd snflWi»< j nr path, but it is these glimpses we Christ, v. 17. How could we think glance at this intensely practical ojt of this dark looking valley on then of taking that winch is so vital­ subject in reference to the body. Tin- beyond; we grow more and more ly a part of Christ, and joining it to body belongs to God, having been ianxious over the dismal prospect^ •1 Z^VAKtGKMGAEx VISITOR.. and the danger of the passage seems cried to his Guide and was led back. our lives are working for the good of to increase tiie nearer we get, so de­ How many others. "since then have those who love Him. pressed have we become, that we almost bathed their feet in that same Satan may bring many clouds be­ have ceased to be cheerful, helpful River, and yet when they too have tween ns and the direct rays of the traveling companions; we have be­ cried out, have been brought back Sun, but in the shadows we learn come gloomy, complaining; chilly; out of the Valley into the sunshine. sweet lessons of trust, and coming so burdened, so anxious, so fore­ Others have gone across the ford out of them, we can shout our Hal­ boding! and yet have returned ; one such was lelujah Praise; and cry "The Lord Ibif, even as we are about entering Lazarus; lie could tell how cold the has led me. He has done all things the valley, the road takes a sudden waters were, how dark the Valley. well." torn, n.ud we find we are facing a Those loved ones he parted with, These walks through the valleys, bright sunny horizon, with not a were each of them entering other furnish us with some of oar most cloud to mrir the prospect. Our path valleys, the day was getting dark to precious experiences. How the en­ never was planned out to run through them also, as they mourned their emy of Jesus comes to vis, the way the valle-y, and it' we had been wise brother's departure, but what, an is never so narrow but he is there, aud trustful, we would have been emerging ont of the valleys there- whispering his doubts against Him enjoying the bright, beautiful walk, must have been after Lazarus had who is our Guide, and who has and we would nor, have to look back obeyed our Savior's call "Come promised His trusting follower "I with regret'that our pre-occupation. forth;'' conn; forth out of the dark­ will never leave thee, nor forsake 1ms made ns for from helpful to our ness, otd- of the gloom, come forth thee." How as the Lord is teaching companions who are traveling with into the sunlight. Ko matter at ns to walk through some new path­ us. Some of them have left us, pos­ which end of the valley the beloved of way; as the way of holiness and sibly at thai sudden turn in the road ; the Lord comes out, he will hear the faith opens up more brightly to our went out into the bleakness of the welcome "come forth" of Jesus, he- view; as Jesus reveals some sweet storm, through this dark valley will step out into the Sunrise, the place of service, where the path nar­ which we f>ared, and we gave them Sunlight of Jesus' presence; it is rows; where we have to leave be­ no cheering words, did not put hope always sunlight there, hind us friends and fathers and into their hearts, and their pathway "Though 1 wait; through the Val­ mothers, and. brothers and sisters, is ad the darker- for having met ley;" there is an ending to every oh how quickly then does Satan with MB. valley, to those wlw iwl/t it; we bring his clouds over the pathway "Take therefore no thought for walk through the shadows, arrive that Jesus has marked, and which the morrow; for the morrow shall again in the unclouded sunshine, looked so bright and plain; but, take thought, for the things of itself. and can look back at the road we praise Him, the path is still there, (Sufficient nnto the day is the evil have come, with thankfulness, feel­ He is with us and the shadows like thereof." ing that these testing times of faith birds of prey, will soon fly away. Thee are times also when the have been profitable to ns. When Sickness comes upon one; human road leads right into oue of these the shadows were npon of,, we drew help fails; the heart takes in the valleys: it may be the Valley of the closer to our Guide, we placed our glorious fact that Jesus is still the Shadow of Death, or the Valley of hands more rest-Cully in His wounded Great Physical) for the body as well as the Shadow of some other great palm, we kept close step through the soul; (he walk of faith is renewed, change, and it gets very dark, and the narrow way with His pierced we bid farewell to medical aid, and our frieud-s lament over ns, and if it feet, we drew.near;->r to that dear side our way looks bright and promising; were not for '-the rod and the staff" from, which flowed a Redeemer's but how quickly the path gets shad­ we too would despair. Deeper and Blood. Thank God, the way is owy, and how dark the clouds; will deeper into the Valley we go, and never so narrow but that Jesus can our faith sink or will we look through we are already looking for the ford­ beat our wide; the narrower it is, the darkness and see the clear shin­ ing of the River; surely we have the closer His loving presence ou­ ing, the end of the dark valley, and Cotton to the deepest part of the tbids vis. And J (•••pus is no silent shall we sound (lie burst of praise? Valley wh-re the River always is, companion; He knows ail about, the Sell al! that thou hast, and give t.heiv can be no deeper, gloomier beautiful bevond: He sees the sun­ to the poor and take up thy cross oart of the Valley for ns to reach, light on ahead am ,'ks ft- and follow mo" floats from Goth- but as we thus reasou, lo the road us bright- visions that, will soon open semane into the ears of some re­ abruptly circles around - and we up to UH. UsieD as He tolls us that deemed soul, as he kneels at the foot emerge again into the sunlight, very the sunshine, is on the other side of of the Blood-stained cross. The near to wiu>re we first entered; we the valley; that there is merely a words of Jesus, oh, how they enter have had no deeper water to ford; cloud between ns and the light; (hat into a receptive heart, and a ready the Biver was not reached. the circumstances which are casting asseut. bursts joyfully from the lips King JEfezekiah walked through a such a shadow on one path have au that have been unlocked to sing sal­ very fhadowv valley one day; he al­ ending. His eyes have looked into vation praises. How the angels re­ most heard the ripples of the River, the tomorrow, and He knows that all joice, and how Jesus rejoices in their bat he did not wish to cross so he the things which are coming into presence,, and how our Father joins. _^XKmGc^xii,i in the joy .of His Sou, and of His For tho E^NUlillCAJ, VH/ITOU, be world staudeth," household. And on earth how the THE DAIGB& Of OEIFTISG, Oii for the Holy Spirit rejoices and how Jesus' true love, to love om another as people rejoice too as they see this Christ loved us and g tv., Himself OR some Limn I have been much life, planning out a narrower* walk for us: inasmuch as (.. impressed with the Scripture in pleased than most of the Lord's followers not Himself so ono-ht 2 Tim. 3rd chapter which speaks of we not to attempt. Yes, there is much rejoic­ please ourselves "having a form >f godliness but. iuay the Lord ing over a consecrated soul, but help us to be willing t denying the power thereof," which receive all in there is one who does not rejoice; His Word. We read . it is certain is of no avail. We read n 2 Thess. 2: see how quickly he brings the clouds 11:12. "For this cat io Luke 24:+;!, "And behold J send •e God shall over the bright horizon, how dim send them strong' <1 the„promise of my Father upou you, ! visions that and obscure he makes the pathway they should believe a but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem ;o that they seem, that, before he brought his all might be damned until ye be endued with power from who oehevod dark shadows over it, was so plain, not the truth. ou high," and now while the form of so clearly marked, so safe and which YOCEK IN J!IK NA3 godliness without power is of no seemed to run through the beautiful avail, there are those who claim to For the EVANGELICAL VJSITOI;. green pastures and b}r the quiet have the power and want to put, waters;—what a change is over the ISOHEIST EXALTED? away the form altogether. But we scene! The pastures seem to have must believe, according to God's "And I, if I be lifted no from lost their beauty; the waters appear partli, Word, there is a conn, am! it seems will draw all men unto inf." — J no. I^::-32. angry, and even our Guide seems to to be a dangerous act for us to try "As Moses lifted up the .-trpvijfc in the have left. But it is only the shad­ wilderness even so must the Hun of man be to tear down what we believe God ows that hide the beauty and the lifted up.—"Juo. 8:14. has directed. What some One says, safety of this narrow way; that some time my heart has ''Did God direct forms'?" Yes, does POE glimpse of the loveliness of the been impressed with the thought He not say, ''Ask and ye shall re­ walk was not born of our imagina­ of the exaltation of Christ by II is ceive?" Do we not believe that our tion, but was founded ou the sure children, and that Be does not re­ forefathers asked in sincerity to be promise of God. Mortal eyes could ceive the honor due unto His holy directed by God when they were never have seen, mortal ears have name, when we realize, that it is about to establish a form according heard, nor mortal heart have under­ only through Christ we have ac­ '"•o His Word? Alas, where are the stood the gloripus realities which lie cess to the manifold blessing of God, churches drifting to today; still a to the great store-house of Grace, before each believing follower of little more worldsiness corning in "Mh God shall supply ail your need Jesus, but praise God, these glimpses and destroying the power. Oh may according to his riches in glory by are given us by His blessed Spirit God keep ns from having any part Christ Jesns." "Lord, who is like which does dwell in us. in putting to naught the forms di­ unto thee, which deliveresc, the poor Our Guide was never away. He is rected in ages past. J cannot say and needy from him that is too indeed our Paraclete, our .Constant as some do that they are only man's strong for him, yea, the poor and Companion; our way becomes clear­ forms. If God lias directed it, it is the needy, from him that afxiileth er, the mists and shadows are flying certainly His way. and we find His him?" away, and look! the path is still ways are ways of pleasantness and there; there are the beautiful pas­ all His paths urn paths .of peace, but . In God's Word, from Genesis to tures; there are the waters of still­ we do realize that we must keep our Bevelation, is His glory shown forth ness, and look backward ! we wonder eyes and hearts on Jesus and not and it is all given to us that we how we could ever have faltered, have anything between tis and God, might have made known unto us ever have doubted; with what skill whether it be the form or whatever the "ways of life," and. that living has the pathway been planned;— it be, for if we do get anything be­ faith might be our on re (see liotn. none but the All-wise-one, the All- tween ns and God on which wo have 10:17,) and that we might receive seeing-one could have so led ns. our hearts more than God we are through our Lord Jesus Christ the "X have nothing to do with tomorrow sure to lose the power. In Thess. salvation of our soul's. Oh, how- My Father wit! make that His care, 5:12, 13 we read"aed we beseech von can we magnify the name of Christ Should Bit fill it with trouble or sorrow brethren to know them which labour enough? Tongue and time fail ns He'll help.me to suffer and bear. among yon and are over you iu the to tell of His excellency, His love. I have tiothing to do with tomorrow, Lord and admonish yon." This is Who cau describe Him ? Is this not Its hardens then why should I bear, another form which some teachers as nearly as possible, "Christ is all, Its grace and its strength I can't borrow, and in all?" Is He not Saviorf Then why should I borrow its care." want to* put- away, They say, we are going to serve God and not care "For God so loved the world, that A. MCG. Middle ftlasquodoboit, Nova Sootia. what brethren or anyone thinks or he gave his only begotten Son, that <^~-—«j®*-»-^» _ says. Did not Paul look to what whosoever believeth in him should People look at you six days of the his brethren thought when he said, not perish but have everlasting life. week to find out what you mean on "Wherefore if meat make my broth­ "(Jno. 3:16). Is He not sanctifier? Sabbath.—Sel. er to offend I will eat no flesh while "Of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, I EYANQEMGAR VISITOR. righteousness, sanetificatiou, and re­ Christ Himself was held up before For you^aaci for nit; demption, that according as it is them, dying on the cross for them, Unto Him who redeemed us. written, He that glorieth, let him they were brought nuder condemna­ Our praiseK shall be; glory in the lord." 1 Oor. 1:30,31. tion and conviction. And we are Hallelujah, 'Ms duijo, I believe on the Son, I'm saved by the blood o£ the crucified Is He not Healer? "I am the, Lord made to think of Paul's words. "1 Chip." that healeth thee." "He cast out determined not to know anything Tours for Christ alone. the spirits with his word, and healed among you, save Jesus Christ, and all that were sick: that. it might be B. M. him crucified."—1 Cor. 2:2. Pennsylvania, fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias At one special time we had the the prophet, saying, Himself took privilege of attending a street meet­ For tha Ev.\Nisii,',u-AT. Vi»rri>n. - ottr infirmities and bare out sick­ ing where one after another of the HOW PAUL 00OTTED, nesses."—Matt. 8:16,17. Is He notLord' s children gave in their testi­ ^ ^Bufc v/hki things' were gain to me; those coming King? "Behold, the Lord mony from the stump of a tree. As I counted loss for Christ-. Yea doublets,- and cometh. with ten thousand of hisw e felt our time was come to witness I colint, all thing;; but. io*s for the excellency saints."—Jude 14. Oh, let us glorify of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for Christ we stepped out, and as we for whura I have suffered- the loss of all Him. At His birth the song of exalted the name and service of things, and do count ilu'm but dung that I the augels was, "Gloi-y to God in Jesus, it seemed like the richest of may win Christ,"—Fhili. 8:7,8. the highest, and on earth peace, good oil came down over us, and oh, how ' CCORD1NG to the value that will toward men." And we read in our souls were filled with His glory. A is placed ou a thing so other Revelation, "And I beheld, and ) We cannot forget, it, and also be­ things rise and fall in value. That heard the voice of many angels round lieve that if all of God's children gift yon have in possession from about the throne and the beasts and would exalt Him, our great Biesser, some dear friend is very valuable the elders: and the number of them more than glory in the blessings re­ for some reason. Perhaps because was ten thousand times ten thousand ceived, we would see such conviction >. ou are supported by it or because and thousands of thousands; saying sieze the hearts of the unsaved, they it is a means to call to your re* with a loud voice, Worthy is Hie would cry out HS on the day of Pen­ niembranee some precious words Lamb tb at was slain to receive power, tecost, "Men and .brethreu, what, that were spokeu by that friend. and riches,aud wisdom,and strength, shall we do?" "Repent, and beI n proportion as you prize (his gift and honour, and blessing. And baptized every one of you in the so other things rise or fall in value. every creature which is in heaven name of Jesus Christ for the remis­ If you count it the most precious and on earth, and nuder the earth. sion of sins, and ye shall receive the thing in your possession just so long and such as are in the sea, and all gift of the Holy Ghost," Was it yon will count all other things but that are in them, heard I saying. not the testimony of Jesus (which loss to relain this gift. If some Blessing, and honour, and glory. is the "spirit of prophecy)" given other gift is preseuted to you that and power be unto him that sittetb in. the power of the Holy Ghost that is more precious, so long as you upon the throne forever and ever." brought conviction to the hearts of keep the value on the former you It has been our personal experience- the people? Is it not true, that if will lose, sight of the value of the that while holding forth the doctrine He is lifted up He will draw all latter, and not until you count the and commandments of God Hi*' men unto Him? Oh, friends, let former but loss will you be able to power rested upon our soul, but us exalt His' uam«. gain or think more of the latter. that there is a special blessing, in Just so it is iu a spiritual sense. In We believe, too, that, many honest exalting the name of Jesus, holding proportion as we prize the things of souls are seeking blessings when up Christ, and that a conviction was this world so Christ manifests Him­ what they need is the Biesser, and carried with it that went to the hearts self to us. Christ cannot rule su­ while, we receive blessings, oh, let of the unsaved. Especially do we premely iu our hearts until we us seek to know Christ as our "All remember one special occasion, while place no value on the things of this in all." Let us have Him come in­ speaking to an audience of people, world but count them all loss. "Love to our daily life, in our conversation, when we arose we knew not what not the world, neither the things be willing for His sake to be killed we were to say, but as we opened that are iu the world. If any man all the day long and accounted as our mouth God helped us to hold love the world, the love of the sheep for the slaughter, Let us go up the bleeding Lamb, and as we Father is not in him,"—1 John 2:15. with Him all the way were only God's mouthpiece, we saw though it may lead to the uttermost parts of The above scripture shows that how the Spirit of God was carry in t? the earth. Paul found out the woudrous secret conviction to the hearts of the of getting sud retaining this definite hearers, and all over the congrega­ Oh, beloved! may we all onr experience of sanctification or full tion men and women, young and powers engage to do our Master's salvation. Paul did not count any­ old, dropped their heads in their will. Let us be willing Co wander thing dear to himself; not even his hands: those who before, as they about in sheep-skins and goat-skins life. ' (Acts 20:24). Before Paul heard of separation from the world in dens, caves and holes, -and even got sanctified everything else lauded and holiness of heart and everyday lay down our lives for Christ's cause life ecf>ffe4 ftBel made Jiglifc, hllfc ag and His glory. Amen and Ajnpn. on the dung heap. "Tffpfw'H s pwt in *hfst ohorijs TOoclay there we many people wj^o ELVAKEGKILfaAEw T1S1TOR. would just like to get sanctified, and That son), thjivgh nil hell shook! endeavor to others, and we never knew a single many are talking about and praying shake, ease of cancer or scrofula amony for power but they will never get it I'll never, no never, no never forsake/' any of the Hebrews. The principal until they will haul a big load of O hallelnJH.li to God for victory reason is their observance of the stuff to the dung heap. Not until in my sou], because He gives me sanitary laws ns given to their fathers, people will count as Paul- counted every longing desire of my heart, yes, especially abstaining from swines' will they get what Paul bad, not "The finest of the wheat, and honey flesh. "And the swine, ' though he until they get what he had will they from the rock." divide the hoof, and be cloven-footed, be used as he was noed. Beloved if you feel your need yet he cheweth not the cud; he is J. O. LEHMAN, don't rest until you are made com­ unclean to you. Of their flesh shall plete in Him. Bless His Name. ye not eat, and their carcass thall ye

For the EVANGELICAL VIBITOB. PETER STECKLEY. not touch; they are unclean unto Bethesda, Ont BEULAH LAUD, you."—.Lev. 11:7,8. For the EVANGTCJ IOAL VISITOR. In our opinion millions cf our ELOVED in the Lord, I feel A SEOET SKETCH OF THE JEWS. race die prematurely by indulging B moved by the Holy Ghost to in the use of swine ties!); and those give in tny testimony. I have been Dear Editor:— who knowingly violate God's Word thinking much lately about the HE Jews as the decendants of and are carried to untimely graves are blessed condition of the. soul after T Abraham present to ns the we not justified in calling it suicide? entering Benlah Land or Canaan. most remarkable history of any Let conscience and the Bible answer. Banyan speaks of it and the prophet nation upon the earth. So long as All are ready to admit that the swine Isaiah says, • "Thy land shall be they continued to fear Gotland obey is ranked with the bynea, vulture called Benlah for the Lord delight- His commandments they prospered and buzzard species and also others eth in thee." and were called His peculiar people. which are unclean. What would you But history often repeats itself in Well Beloved, I am glad I am hi think if a friend of yours would churches and nations; they rise and the land and that I enjoy the fruit capture a red headed buzzard, and fall as one generation after another of Canaan, bless His Name. It is dress and prepare it with spices, passeth away. No wonder the Bible so much better than the wilderness and invite you to dine with him? warns us not to trust iu the arm of life that I of ten wonder how people The writer, in 18(35, was invited to flesh. can content themselves when then- dine with a rather noted family, and is something so much better for us The Jews as a people were repeat­ after being seated and a blessing But, you see, some would not enter edly banished,snfferineaeh has YISITOE. Oh Beloved let us wake there is a need of warning all sinners its snare, wherein not only are the up out of our sleep, what does the whether in the chnrcb or out of it, unwary caught, but the wise and Lord Himself say in Revelation? all those who do not accept Christ watchful sometimes fall a prey. Lit­ "1 would ye were cold or hot, but in all His fullness. To see the tle things, mere threads, hardly because you are lukewarm I will spue majority drifting.down is sad indeed. worth guarding against—yet they you out of my mouth." The subject It seems to me hell is not made under consideration is a hot one, plain enough. As to what it is. The are strong enough to hold us and and I am believing that only to Word says, "There shall be weeping may be the beginning of our de­ have been converted at one time and and gnashing of teeth." Ob can we for struction.—Mark Guy Pearse, ELYArcGElMGAEx YIS1TOR. For the EVANGELICAL YISITOB. be shame, contempt,' and confusion her, whose life has been given to the WATCHMAN WHAT OF THE NI&HT? wherever and with whomsoever humble toils and tender ministries they would meet. Again we appeal of |the household; whose husband HE DEEDS done in one night unto you, Watchman and say what rests trustfully and happily in her T often destroy a whole life. The of the night? G. M. GRIM. love and truth; whose children rise night ill spent brings a remorse of Louisville, Ohio. up and call her blessed; who has conscience all the day. Often more made the earthly home a haven and THE PAITHFUlTllOTHEE'S EIWAED e il is {committed in one night than a heaven for other hearts; who has in all the days through the week. S The pride, folly and selfish­ lived a life of daily fellowship with Under cover of darkuess, in the A ness of the fashionable rich Jesus in all experiences of toil and night, is the criminal's harvest time. women increase and multiply with trial, and who will by and by pass This is especially true iu the towns their dollars, the charm, beauty and out from the clingiDg arms in the and cities more so than in the glory of motherhood wither and die, earthly home, to enter the home country. Trie street lamps like and the gorgeous palaces become eternal, where there is "fullness of watchmen with torches shining charnel houses of dead womanhood, joy and pleasure forevermore." bright, stretch away in long Hues with ghastly skeletons in every Such mothers are the best gifts, next on either side of the streets where closet, abodes of a wretchedness to to the Unspeakable Gift, that God the gay and fast have their enticing which the humble homes of the ever gave to this world. When they scenes of attraction; the saloons and virtuous poor, thank God, are entire die out, then let the funeral bells the billiard halls are run iu fall strangers. Fashionable society in ring through all the doomed and blast; and the strains of music often its utter shamelessness makes mer­ despairing habitations of the earth, send forth their enchanting sound chandise of the holiest things of the for the last woe is come. in these haunts and houses of at­ God-ordained home, befouling the SHE GAVE THEM HERSELF. traction, where the mills of de­ white altar of marriage, trampling struction are grinding out health, The good mothers are not all dead the sweet orange blossoms in the yet. In humble and in high places honor, virtue and happiness of the mire with its wanton dancing feet, rising generation. the gracious Father, who sets the and substituting "beasts and creep­ solitary in families, does still keep The city with i's gas light is not ing things" for the holy pledges of the beautiful light of home burning. the same as it is with God's sunlight. whom Jesus says: "Of such is the And many are the mothers, of whom The perilous places and pitfalls in kingdom of heaven." Yerily the the world hears not, and of whom the night are a hundredfold darker poor fools of the giddy Vanity Fair the world is not worthy, who, like and more destructive than in clay- crowd "have their reward" in that the mother of Moses, are nursing light. Night in the city is a dark unspeakable, intolerable desolation their children for God, and from problem to solve; where many a which at the last burns out every Him are receiving their "wages." young person just blooming into green thing in the desecrated gar­ One such mother, speaking to a manhood and womanhood sinks den of their hearts. Let no one friend out of the fullness and joy of down into this whirlpool never to envy them. Pity them, for the bit­ her own experience, uttered the fol­ rise any more on this side of. eternity. terest grinding poverty is infinitely lowing words, which might be pro­ Policeman pacing thy beat, what better than their lot. Of such as claimed as the true gospel of the of the night? What are the young these the stern old Apostle James home: says: "Your riches are corrupted, men of the city doing through the "When my children were young, and your garments are moth-eaten. night? Where do they spend their I thought the very best thing I could Your gold and yoursilver are-rusted; eveniDgs? Who are their associ­ do for them was to give them my­ and their rust shall be for a testi­ ates? Where are they going in self. So I spared no pains to talk mony against you, and shall eat aud where are they coming out? with them, to teach them, to pray 3'our flesh as fire. Ye have lived Will the night life of those gay with them, to be a loving companion delicately on the earth, and taken young men aud women too in the and friend to my children. I had to your pleasure; ye have nourished city recommend itself before the neglect my house often. I had no your heart in the day of slaughter." sunshine of broad day light? Watch­ time to indulge myself in many Poor BOUIS! What a price to pay man make a record of the deeds things I should have liked to do. I for a little season of self-indulgence, done by such just for one week, was so busy adorning their minds vanity, pride, and folly. then publish the same in the weekly and cultivating their hearts' best af­ papers; what might yon think would Over against these fashionable, fections that I could not adorn their be the result? Would such not desecraters of the marriage altar and bodies in fine clothes, though I kept sneak out and hide their faces defilers of the home, whose desolate them neat and comfortable at all with disgust and shame? Some hearts cry out, and there is no an­ tiroes. would not go back to their place of swer of filial love and holy trust- "I have my reward now. My sons business in the morning. Some over against these, for contrast and are ministers of the Gospel; my would not go to their own homes. comfort, contemplate the old-fashion­ grown up daughter a Christian Some would leave the city entirely. ed mother, the sweet and beautiful woman. 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But Century now closing, making up jTS we "must be born into the kingdom of Abilene, Kansas, January 1, 1901. volume of history. Through it- all the grace before we can be crowned in the Lord has been faithful. According to kingdom of glory, .lohn .*i:.'l. "Jesus answered and said unto him, verily, verily ADDBESSES OF MISSIONABIES. His promise given in the far away, dim past, Summer and Winter, seed-time and I say unto thee except a man be born again he cannot see Mi.", kingdom of God," H, Francis Davidson, Isaac 0. Lehman, Mrs. harvest, have not failed. May we not Isaac 0. Lehman, Matoppo Mission Bula- and all who have the kingdom of God wayo, South Africa. have confidence that He will be faith­ within them shall assuredly dwell in the Miss Barbara Hershey, Inanda Mission Sta- ful still. Ho changeth not. -'Heabideth kingdom of God. John 10:28, "And I ' tion, Duff's Road, Natal, South Africa. faithful: He cannot deny Himself." give unto them eternal life and they shall D. W. Zook and wife, ~) i Tiljulla, Road. Even if we believe not yet He continues never perish neither shall any man pluck J. Eber Zook, i Ballygunge faithful: ever the same, because "with them out of my hand." Although it is Mrs. Amanda Zook, } Calcutta, India Him is no variableness neither shadow possible that they may be so poor and Anna Herr, \ of turning." Many and varied are the disguised as to have to beg their way 8. H. Zook, Havana, Texas. prophecies indulged in by the people, but through this world, it will be manifest in the other world. They were unto God God knows His purposes from the be­ 3. G, and Mrs. Susan Cassel, Gracias de a kingdom of priests. Graeias, via (New Orleans) Honduras, 0. A. ginning and we may safely leave Him to execute them. We wish to all our The kingdom of the saints may truly Misses Fannie L., and Elmina Hoffman, be said to be a kingdom of priests 'inas­ Khsmgaon, Berar, India. readers a HAPPY HF.W YEAR in the Lord. much as everyone is engaged in offering RVANGElExiGLA.^ TfSfTOR, 13 sacrifices to God and He is so well pleased your sacrifices be offered unto God, whose kings, and as you will realize these things with tliem on His Son's account that priests you are. Never sacrifice to cost something and the time is here when every sacrifice tliey offer through Him is heathen idols, but when lust presents clothing and shoes must be bought for accepted of ilim. Heb. 13:5. "Letyour and satan tempts, remember Christ has the poor. Some of our scholars we had conversation bo without covetousness, made .you a king to reign over them and to provide with shoes and clothing be­ and be content with such things as ye a priest to sacrifice them. Njver offer a fore they could even come to our feast. have for lie "has said, I will never leave sacrifice to the world, the Hash or the Therefore if we are all on the highway thee nor forsake tliee." The saints while devil. to heaven let us work hand in hand, here are like a few struggling outcasts, Christian hope is a confident persua­ bringing our sheaves with us. Yours in 'mt unto (rod they are a, kingdom, and sion of obtaining tho-iogoo.-l things which the war for souls until Jesus comes. when all -shall he brought home they God has promised. Dear ones, wo realize PETER STOVER. will appear a very large kingdom. Rev. this hope and know and have experienced 7:9,10. "ATtar this I beheld and lo a in times past and even now that God WAYSIDE J0TTDTGS. great multitude which no man could does just as He has promNed. If we ask And from thenee when theBrothren heard of as number of all nations and kindreds and in faith believing H > will give unto us, they came to meet us as far as Appi Fovotn people iUiil tongues stood before the and since my last article in the VISITOR. and the Three Taverns, Whom when Pan! throne ami before, the Lamb, clothed in asking for beds, God has in a wonder­ •. Misiion'and we. ones be of great use in the home lauds. guarded a.gaiust, but let it be remem­ took them down in the cellar where we We praise Cfod and take courage in bered that the Lord will never wholly have arrangements rand; for love-feast meeting Brethren. We met our dear cast off His people nor forsake His in­ times. The smallest children came first Brother and Sister, Noah, and Mary heritance. .Psalms 1)4:14. "For the Lord and were put around the table, and a ?ook at the same time in Lancaster Co., will not cut off his people neither will good substantial supper given them and. being in their company, visiting the lie forsake his inheritance." Notwith­ dear ones, believe me, it would have done saints and attending worship. We were standing- the faults, failings, and imper­ your hearts good to have seen them eat. shown no little kindness; their homes fections of the saints in a comparative So we had tableful after tableful until were open day and night, and we were sense, they are a holy nsttion for though we had K>4 fed, and they did enjoy it so made to partake of the blessing that they they have much of their natural corrup­ much. We also gave them Spiritual had received from a bountiful Fatlr-r tion hanging about them they are God's food, we sang with them, talked to them, and giver of what we need when we peculiar people. Titus 2:14. "Who gave and prayed with them, and in order to travel. himself- for us that he might redeem us encourage them and bring in as many off from all iniquity, and purify unto him-' the street as possible we had them in We came to Lancaster on the 14th and self a peculiar people, zealous of good again on Thursday evening, as it was found the dear workers and the children works.'' A chosen generation a royal Thanksgiving and tried to tell them atthelshi Faith Home in good courage priesthood. 1 Peter 2:9. "But ye are a about our dear .Savior and in every way their health being good, praise God. It chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an endeavor to show them the way to Christ. is our purpose to sow beside all wafers. holy nation, a peculiar people, that ye Just before they were dismissed we gave On the eve of the loth we were privileged should shew forth the praises of him, them each an apple and a few peanuts to drive about 22 miles east of Lancaster who has caiied you out-of darkness into and,such happy little children you never with an Amish Brother and on Sunday his marvelous light," and through Christ saw. They do appreciate the little acts morning we (wife and myself) attended are all made "'kings and priests unto of kindness and it gives then a desire fo service in the Amish church, also-Sun­ God." U'v. !:<>. "And has made us come because we take notice of them and day School and night service. While we kings and priests unto God and His do not look down on then because they were not given the privilege to preach father, to him be glory and dominion are poor but rather bring them in and the Word we feel quite sure that we were forever and ever, A men." feed them, as Jesus said when we make a used of the Master in sowing some good feast we should call tiie poor, the maimed, seed. We spoke a little in-the Sunday We are not righteous in and of our­ the halt, and the blind, and we feel like School. These- people would seem very selves; but Christ of God is made unto us working for Jesus as we know He has put christian-like if we would draw our con­ righteousness. 1 Cor. 1:30. "But of him are us at this work and while we believe we clusion as to what is separation from the ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made are not all called for this work yet we world in the outward appearance (or unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and should have it at heart. Some must do apparrel). Well God sees into the heart," sanctifieation and redemption." Wicked the work and others must provide the praise His Name, and may there come worldlings and formal professors despise means as everything belongs to God, and forth from that people of the called out those most whom God loves best. Live if truly children of His we sacrifice every­ and the prepared as the Bride. up to your privilege, as a king, and never thing to Him, then are we all priests and We came to Philadelphia, the city^of become a slave; and as a priest let all ! Brotherly love on the 22ad and. attended. 14 Errj^MGELMGAEx ^ISl^OK.. Love feast. By request of Bro. a and praying for them as they need a All those wishing to take part in th is Sister Stover we remained in the civ, stronger ONE than we are. "Oh the shipment should begin at once and as about six weeks'.taking charge of the good we all may do while the days are soon as they can get them ready Mission during their absence as stated going by." ship them by prenaid freight to Bro. by Bro. Stover in the VISITOR. While Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of D. II. Engleof Mt. Joy,Pa. there we had the opportunity to go to kindness A box of clothing that canw too late other Missions and church service. We Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve! for the last shipment is still on hand attended three services in the Friend's Waiting for the harvest and the time ofwit h Bro. Engle. M. II. much to our spiritualJedification. reaping, One of the essential things needed to Their talk is spirit-filled and beneficial. We shall come rejoicing Bringing in the put up the buildings and get matters In service their order may be nearly the sheaves. in shape for successful work is ready same as in days of yore, but their plain­ Yours for the, reaping. cash. ness of dress is lost to a great extent. JOHN H. AND ANNA MTBRS. Will the dear readers of the YISITOE T W ell to his own Master he standeth or Philadelphia.Pa. 3423North 2nd St. 10-27, '00. pray for divine direction in this matter, t'alleth. God remains true. Among other so as to know the mind of the Lord church services, we dropped into J. T. "A PLEA FOE IIDIA, about that which ha has put into your Myers' ChurehTservices on Carlisle and hand to husband for Him and for the ad­ Dauphin sts. also ire the Young People OW that our Brethren at Calcutta, vancement of Mis cause. Meeting where we. heard men and women India, have been given a land grant, Yours i uteres ted in the cause and ready speak: having- an introduction to the for the use of the "Premananda Faith to make some sacrifice. pastor we were kindly received and Orphanage," there is before all who love asked to make the opening prayer. This the Lord and His cause in India, an church in outward appearance would open door to lend a helping hand to erect "ORPHAN FUND." not compare very well with the old plain ).suitabl e buildings on these lands for the dress Conservative Dunker people, yet iccomodation of the Missionaries, and N the issue of Dec la the Editor an • here we heard of the Jesus who saves. the children they have been seecessful I uounccd that the word "Orphan" in rescuing from death by starvation, would be substituted for "famine." We also attended one service at the most, horrible of all deaths. io our India, work. This has impressed - the Progressive Church on Tenth me to write something in connection and Dauphin sfs. The speaker's sub­ Tt is the object of the Missionaries, with the subject. ject was on the passover meal. As we first, to train those children in the The "Famine Fund'' was meant to listened to the young man's discourse way of the Gospel, that they may become rescue from starvation: the "Orphan delivered in .such graceful manner it efficient workers in the great, harvest of Pund'Ms meant to support those who were seemed to u« he felt as if he had done souls in that land of idolatry. We are rescued, and teach them to live useful the right thing, yet as proving his as­arln.d to learn by letter that on the last Sunday of October eleven of those lives for God and their fVllowrnan; to sertions the •emed to us rather tradi- children, rescued last Jannarv, were live unto Him who died for them, anrl (< are made to think of t.ional, and v. baptized. They upon examination were bring the same Jesus to their Brethren ii-said in the 23 chapter what the Savoi found to be genuinely converted and and Sisters who sit in .darkness. l-i verse. Yet with all of Mathew, : saved by faith in the atoning Wood of Those who have gone forth are bearing tesy w„e feel to leave the christian corn- .Testis. This is very gratifying to the the heat of the day which I fully realized for us all to decide and Word of God Missionaries, and to all interested, to when making- my tour over a. large por­ build our sah 'ation upon. know that in a few months these who tion of India, vi-ating various missions Dear reader:-. of the YISITOE, Let each knew absonletly nothing of God and of and orphanages, two years ago, seeing one of us know that we are born of the his Christ shmild so early learn to know the wonderful work wrought in the water and spirit. We cannot enter into God. and Jesus Christ whom He has orphans, saved in tin famine of 1897. the kingdom of God unless born into the sent to be the propitiation for our sins Many have been s;i vert'from starvation kingdorofnot baptized into the church,His and also for the sins of the whole world. by the Missionaries who cared for them body) yet buried with'Christ by baptism, Praise the Lord. Secondly, it .will be and taught them the way of salvatiou. resurrected with Him to walk in newness the purpose to also train these recued I herewith give si few letters from a of life, then all other ordinances will be boys and girls in various kinds of in little girl, now nine years old. a well made plain to us. Praise His Name. We dustry. Farming will be taught to at written hand in her native language, paid several visits to the Menonite least a. number of them, and other translated into 'English. Mission on York street in charge of branches of industry will no doubt be KH.UISAON. rsERAfi. INDIA. 1/2-14,1900. Sisters Mary Dengler and Amanda taught as the war opens for them. They My Dear Friend Fornev: We have, Musselman. They are dear devoted have written to certain parties for some never seen each other but I write a' letter workers, their church standing by them American field seeds.corn.aiso sweet corn, to you. Through i.n,. k.-t!er your and in sending them that which is needed to and vegetable, seeds of different kinds, my acquaintance will be. In the famine carry on the. work. and grass seeds. that is just past I here came. My father, Weagain return totheMissionon 2ndSt. As we trust steps will be taken in a mother, two brothers, and I to Kham- A,s to our service while there we have no short time to send these needed seeds, gaon came. My mother Auoti Yoder merit to crave, we leave it as in the past at the same time there can be added to (the Matron of the orphanage) my de-' yet we foe! to enrnpliinentthe zeal of our this shipment any kind of canned fruit liverance made. In three or four days Brother ami SisterStover for their life of or meats iD tin cans, no dried fruit as my mother died: my little brother died sacrifice in the service of the Lord. May there has been a large shipment of that. and my other brother where is he I do they be spared to live long for future use­ Also bedding, such as sheets, quilts or not know. I having come here in Au­ fulness. Our plea is, Dear Brethern and comforters is needed. Those having made gust two years was. I now eight years, Sisters, let us help them not only with dresses for boys or girls can send old am I. After the famine was over to oar prayers but by giving of our means them. Dark colored goods are preferred. take me twice my father came. He in KYANGElKlGAE, Vf©rr©F£. 15 the famine throwed me away so 1 with Missions, but we liud ifc included in such an old woman want to go to Africa him did not go. I so very happy am. Christ's last and great command, Matt. for, and what good would any one sup­ Jesus Christ my Savior is. He saved me 28:19,20, and Acts 1:8. Surely God is pose would come out of such an under­ so I His Name am praising-. In our true and meant what He said. Have we taking to which I will say, God knows. country this year a very large famine lias an open ear? Now as we have so often heeded such fallen. Many people starving, are dying. My Brother, my Sister, may we all calls who will heed this one, "so we go J fin1 my father am praying that iu this consider carefully what God has for us forth in the strength of our Master and famine lie may be saved. From your to do ai.d then obey. If we don't hear say "Faith is the victory that over- little friend, SUUUCTIE. to His voiee.is that not sufficient proof to cometh the worid." The missionary zeal Another one later. ourselves that His life is not dwelling and fire is still burning in my heart and KIIAMGAON. 1510 U A It, INDIA, July, 18,1900. within us? Muchcould be said ot the lives soul, and iu my very bones. My Dear Friend: -Your Subuefci de­ and work of those in the foreign field, What seems so remarkably providential sire is to write a letter to you. The but time and space wjuld not permit, is that the house will be the very next time of examination is here. Will you but will yet say that my sympathy is doors to where we live about ten or please pray for me iu order that I may with those in the work. Yours in the fifteen rods apart at the end of a little pass. Thirty widows have come here name of Christ. j. K. FOKNEY. village called Jefferson. from Ramabai's home. A very large Abilene, Kansas. Send all donations to me Plain, Wayne famine lias fallen and some people from Co. Ohio. "Sent of God "please copy. For the EVANOKLIOAL VISITOB. hunger are dying. AunLi Yoder and MAKY ZEKU1IEK, Aukybai go to the village to preach. WHO WILL HELP ITS? People's hearts are very hard. They I0TI0E! don't understand anything about God. HO will respond to this call for my Therefore you continue to pray for W blessed Jesus? E ARE impressed (we believe it Is them. It is now a year or more when the de­ W of the Lord) to make mention to sire for foreign missionary work was so the dear readers of the VISITOU, of our iimve sent you another letter, have you forcibly impressed upou me that I said dear young. Sister, Emma 0. Long, of received it, or not? This to me tell. Many in an audable loud tone to my husband, Harrisburg Pa., wiio iJ d'^iloitely eaiieu children have come here: they under­ "I want to go to Africa" to which he of God to go to the Matoppa Mission stand very little about God. That the answered, "I will not give my consent" South Africa, this coming March or the Hindoo people may become Christians and said "You can do good at your door beginning of April, and as the out-going for this I am making much prayer. at home without going to Africa," Missionaries do not have their way paid • Our Annti Yoder has built a feeding It seemed very hard that I could not out of the Mission fund, but look to the house and in it many boys aod girls are be free to do what I was so strongly im­ Lord to supply* the need, the dear Sister staying, if she tell them about God pressed, but, praise God, I did find work has this confidence that He will in some then they listen with very good attention. at our door, just to fit the remark he way supply the need. Let each reader For this we give special, thanks to God. made. The time soon came that a poor of the VISITOR inquire before God of I here came iu the other famine. man wanted to sell a lot upon which was what is his or her part in this matter Then I did not understand anything a very poor worn out little house, having as those interested in the work there, about God, But now I know Him well only one part for a kitchen, aud a small know the great need, and we believe the for a I) this 1 give much thanks to God.be d room. He had no money to build a dear young Sister will be an efficient When I here camel was about dying, worker. The sacrifice she makes is not r uew house, and offered the property for and then my dear Auntie Y oder saved sale. There was with it half an acre of a small one. Let us help in answering me. Three or four days afterwards my land; the price two hundred dollars. A the prayers of the dear workers there mother died in the market: my little man wanted to buy it but he also had who feel the need of help. Therefore let us all come up to the work with our brother died, and where my big brother no money to build and I stepped in with prayers and our bounties and give the went this 1 do not know. Will you all the money I had that I could call my Sister wings to fly across the waves, please pray that I may meet my dear own it. being the Lord's money, and contributions should be sent to her. Al brother. My father came for me but. J bought it for a little over the two Harrisburg, Pa did not go with him. Pray that all my hundred dollars, and rented it for one p :ople may turn to God. God bless you. year to the same man that wanted to buy A LITTLE BOY'S LETTEE, Pray that I may be a good girl. I am it but had no money to build. Now the v.iry happy. SUBUCTIE. house is very poor, no cellar, no water, Bear Editor:— .This is the testimony, of a little girl only what rain water they can catch up. AM nine years old. I iove the Lord aid there are thousands, yes millions However he has paid his small rent I waot to grow up to be a good man. of then), I hat would give the same testi- promptly: so 1 have also undertaken IAnd I will work for Jesus. He is good niony of Jesir* had they someone to give to build them a better house. The family to me. Christ lias saved me. I sro to t'icm the same teaching. It' lias been consists of himself, wife, and five small school to learn. I am in the Second Reader. I learn a lot of things at school. Slid, India's hope is in the rising children, and as I do uot know where I like to go to Sunday School and learn generation. India has an open door for the money is to come from, having very about Jesus. I read the Scriptures. My the Gospel and many have never heard little to commence with and not knowing name is LANDON WEST STEOKLEY. of Jesus. We are not all able to go to temporally speaking, where it might Bethesda, Out, teach them. The question to us in the place me, hoping not in "Bedford jail" homeland is are we doing what we can like "Bunyan." I make this appeal, Bones of contention should be buried out of sight. Life is too short to contend or what the Lord will have us to do, Who will for Jesus' sake come to myI for them. We need loving activity and helping those that have gone forth in the help, sending in such gifts as the Lord I assiduous work. "If I wilfthat he tarry nay of support. This is the easiest part may prompt, so that the house may beI till I come, what is that to thee? Follow and we should take it up as a privilege. built! I thou me." is one injunction of the Mas­ ter. "Vengeance is mine, I will repay. Some say, we don't believe in Foreign The question might arise, what would saith the Lord." ETOLWGELMGAEX Y1SIT0R. MY SEEYIOE. an abundance of that which if properly "Does she have any part whatever in directed, will only the better qualify the houshold duties?" them to be the very best of citizens. "No; I can not say she has." I asked the Lord to let me do "No duties, no responsibilities, no Some mighty work for Him: What they need is not a severe course sense of obligation, no part in the work To fight amidst His battle hosts, of restraining discipline, or a regular to be done in every household?" Then sing the victor's hymn. routine of floggings and penances to ex­ "Well, no." orcise the evil spirits that are supposed "Then, madam," said the doctor frank­ I longed my ardent love to show, ly, "your daughter has no need of a gym­ But Jesus.would not have it so. to be in them, but a course of kind, nasium in which to extend her pent-up thoughtful, wise training,, that will di­ energies. I don't wonder that she is ir- He placed me in the quiet home, rect their energies in the right channel, ritnble and unhappy." Whose life was calm and still, and'enable them to expend their activ- "What would you advise?" asked the And gave me little things to do, iticson things proper and useful. Give mother, weakly. " My dailyjround to fill; them plenty to do in the shape of useful "I would advise you to make her feel that she has a p;irf and a place in your I could not think it good to be studies or profitable labor, and give it to life. That its duties must be borne by Just pat aside so silently. them in such a way as to enlist their in­ all of the members of the family in com­ terest, and then tlie more active and en­ mon, aud thai; she must do her part to­ Small duties gathered round my way, ergetic they are the better. ward contributing to the general comfort They seemed of earth alone; The reason "boys will be boys" in a of the home. A girl of her age, with no I, who had longed for conquests bright bad sense is generally because they are home duties, no responsibilities, no in­ terest in her in hon»\ needs more than a To lay before His throne, not properly trained. Most boys will de- velope right, socially and morally, if they gymnasium or a dancing school to make Had common things to do and bear, are carefully trained and properly pro­ her healthful and happy."—The House­ To watch and strive with daily care. tected. If a large proportion become hold. lovers of a vicious or disreputable life, it So then I thought my prayer unheard, is probably because of defective training And asked the Lord once more or vicious environments. 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"Will bring the victory. fun-loving boy himself, and has not for­ The special feature of this Bible is that it The battle has been planned by Me, gotten the influence of that hilarious gives the AUTHOHTZKD and EEVISKD VEBSIONS period of his earth-life. Because, also, of the Bible in one volume, without increas­ Let daily life thy conquests see." of nineteen years'experience as a teacher ing Size or Weight, or Diminishing Size of —The Quint Hour. in the public-schools and the college. As Type. It is Self-Pronouncing.—A Teacher's a teacher, he found that, to manage the Bible which, without omittiug a feature or "BOYS WILL BE BOYS." bright, lively boys, all he had to do was disturbing the Text, points out all the word* to give them plenty of employment, and and passages wherin the two versions differ, RUE, "boys will be boys," but not to inspire them with interest in their giving the Revised Version of each at foot of work. He also found that by this method Page. T necessarily bad boys. Naturally, boys his most restless, energetic, fun-loving love fun; but only bad boys delight in boys became the most successful prose­ meanness. cutors of their studies. It is as natural for the bright, healthy, Yes, "boys will be boys;" they ought to vigorous boy to be mirthful, active, noisy be—they must lie. But if they turn out to be mean b'-ys. in most cases the fault and enjoy innocent pranks and tricks as is in -their training, and not in their it is for a colt, a calf, or a lamb to skip nature.—Beligious Telescope. and play; but that is not badness. For them to run, jump, wrestle, climb trees, WHAT SHE HEEDED. ask questions, whoop, and yell is not, as DON'T know what to do about my some pious people suppose, evidence of daughter Lucy," said a perplexed total depravity. It is only the inevitable mother, who bad come to an outspoken process by which nature transmutes sur­ but kindly old physician for advice. "She plus boy-energy into healthy bone and seems so listless and does not seem to STANDARD HELPS TO THE STUDY OF muscle. have any interest in life, and she's so irritable'at times. I don't think that THE BIBLE. , And right here is where some parents she has exercise enough, and I want to and teachers make a grievous mistake. know what you think about me sending EMEELLISHKB mil A COMPLETE SEBIES OF They think, because it is difficult for a her to a gymnasium or to dancing school. ifew .TCTC, ETC. She's tired of her bicycle and the lawn boy to keep quiet, that therefore he is tennis season is past. What would you Together with a possessed;" because a boy runs, romps, advise?" Very Full Concordance. Containing over 40,- 000 References; History and Summary of the and yells, he is wicked; because he loves "How old is she?" asked the doctor. Books of the Bible: .Historical, Chronological innocent sport, that he is mischievous "Nearly 19." 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