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And as God's servant wandered, stooping low Till to the eyes of him who pondered there THE BIBLE ECHO, To lift a flower from a rocky cleft, Seemed heaven itself had faint reflection given, Considering the lilies how they grow, And lo, he bowed his head in lowly prayer, ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY FOR THE Or how the birds sang as the branches swept, Reading the parable of man and heaven. ALJSTRALASIAN Ei RAJ'S OH Es He came upon the meadow's mirror, where, of the And low he murmured, " Lord, our mirror's face International Tract and Missionary Society. Still waters made a glass for mead and sky; By tumult tossed, by doubt and pride and sin, For heaven and earth had bright reflections there Gives but distorted image of thy grace, FOR IMPRINT AND TERMS, SEE LAST PAGE. ' Mid shimmering lilies calmly floating by. And broken lights within ;

THE MEADOW'S MIRROR, BY DAVID MURRAY, A.R.A.

THE MEADOW'S MIRROR. He saw how bright the meadow's mirror lay, And yet our souls were made to image Thee, How clouds looked down to see their fleecy white, To mirror all things fair and true and fine. FANNIE BOLTON. How trees swept branches close beside its way, 0, still the waves of passion ; let us be "And without a parable spoke He not unto them." And flowers kissed their own faces with delight. Clear to our depths to mirror the Divine. He saw the sun hold high his golden cup THE earth is full of parables of grace, Then from our bosom, as from this clear pool, To see it mirrored, and the sunset's hue, And Jesus speaks them, since He made all things; Lilies of pure desire shall grow and rise, Echoed its pman of rainbow joy, and up He sets his hope-flowers in the desert place, And there be image of the beautiful And fills the vale of Baca with his springs. The lark and robin from its bosom flew. In earth and air and skies. He lights the stars at night, that in the dark And when the dusk came, gray and. rose and blue, And as the lark and robin from their rest Our hearts may know He hath not earth forgotten, The delicate stars held'up with slender wrists On lily petals to the heaven have flown And puts amid the thorns his rose, to mark Tapers to see themselves, and set in view Singing full praise, so from our peaceful breast That love may be in human hearts begotten. Armies of angel singers 'mid the mists, Shall dart forth singing thoughts unto thy throne, 338 THE BIBLE ECHO. Vol. 8, No. 21.

to the diClates of the Spirit of God. " Work will they be persuaded though one rose from Gentrai dirks. out your own salvation with fear and trem- the dead." bling ; for it is God that worketh in you both Paul had a terrible awakening when the CO-OPERATION WITH GOD A NECESSITY. to will and to do of his good pleasure." light of heaven flashed upon him, and a voice said to him, " Saul, Saul, why perse- MRS. E. G. WHITF. God has endowed men with reason and cutest thou Me ? " Paul answered, " Who the Lamb of God, which taketh with intelleCtual faculties; but if these are " BEHOLD art Thou, Lord ? " And Christ answered, " I away the sin of the world." I repeat the untrained, left uncultivated, men will become am Jesus, whom thou persecutest ; it is hard words of John, " Behold the Lamb of God." like the savage heathen. The mind must be for thee to kick against the pricks." And We are to contemplate the character of cultivated, and it is necessary that teachers the Lord said, " Arise, and go to the -city, Christ.. We are to meditate upon the present line upon line and precept upon pre- and it shall be told thee what thou must do." cross of Calvary ; for it is the unanswerable cept, guiding and training the free-will moral The Lord always gives the human agent his argument of Christianity. The message we agent, so that he'shall understand what it is work to do. Paul was to work in compli- are to bear to the impenitent, the warning to co-operate with God. God works in the human agent by the light of truth, and the ance with the divine command. If Paul we are to give to the backslider, is, " Behold had said, " Lord, I am not in the least the Lamb of God, which taketh away the mind enlightened by truth is capable of see- inclined to follow your directions in working sin of the world." Those who bring the ing truth in distinction to error. Open to out my salvation," then had the Lord have message to the soul may turn aside from the the light of truth, free from prejudice, un- showered upon him a light ten-fold as bright, truth, but he who would be saved must keep bound by the traditions and opinions of men, it would have been useless. It is man's part his eye on Jesus. By beholding Christ he the enlightened mind clearly sees the evi- to co-operate with the divine. Here is will learn to hate sin, that has brought to dence of the truth, and believes it from God. where the conflict is to be sternest, hardest, his Redeemer suffering and death. By be- The man enlightened by truth, will not call and most fierce, in yielding the will and way holding, his faith becomes strong ; and he falsehood truth, and light darkness. The to God's will and way, relying upon the gra- comes to know " the only true God, and Spirit reveals to, the mind the things of God, cious influences which God has exerted upon Jesus Christ whom He hath sent." The and he who co-operates with God realises the human soul throughout all the life. The sinner sees Jesus as He is, full of compassion that a divine presence is hovering near. man must do the work of inclining. " For and tender love ; and by beholding the mani- When the heart is open to Jesus, and the it is God that worketh in you both to will festation of his great love toward fallen man, mind responds to the truth, Jesus abides in and to do." The chara6ter of the action in his sufferings on Calvary, he is trans- the soul. The Spirit's energy works in the will testify what has been the nature of the formed in character. heart, and leads the inclinations toward resolve. The doing was not in accordance While our salvation is wholly dependent Jesus. By living faith, the Christian places with feeling and natural inclination, but in upon Jesus, we have a work to do in order entire dependence on divine power, expect- harmony with the will of the Father in that we may be saved. The apostle says, ing that God will do that which is according heaven. Follow and obey the leadings of " Work out your own salvation with fear to his pleasure. the Holy Spirit ; obey not the voice of the and trembling; for it is God that worketh As fast as the soul resolves and acts in deceiver, which is in harmony with the un- in you both to will and to do of his good accordance with the light that is revealed, sanCtified will, but obey the impulse God has pleasure." The work that we are to do is the Spirit takes the things of God and give, given. This is what the heavenly intelli- not independent of what God is to do, but a more light to the soul. gences are constantly working to haVe us do, work of co-operation with God. The power " As many as received Him, to them gave —the will of the Father which is in heaven. and the grace of God are to be wrought into He power to become the sons of God, even Everything is at stake. Will the human the heart by the divine worker ; but some go to them that believe on his name." "And agent co-operate with divine agencies to will astray here, claiming that man has a work the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among and to do ? If a man places his will on the to do that is wholly independent of any us (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of side of God's will, fully surrendering self to work of God. Another class take the other the only begotten Of the Father), full of his will, the rubbish will be cleared from the extreme, and say that man is free from all grace and truth." The Spirit of God is not door of the heart, the defiance of the soul obligations 'because God does the whole commissioned to do our part of the work, will be broken down, and Jesus will enter to work, both the willing and the doing. But either in willing or doing. It is the work of abide as a welcome guest, the true ground to take is that the human the human agent to co-operate with divine will must be brought into subjection to agencies. As soon .as we incline our will to A FEW THOUGHTS ON THE SACREDNESS- the divine will. The will of man is not harmonise with God's will,. the grace of OF THE SABBATH. to be forced into co-operation with divine Christ is supplied to co-operate with our agencies, but must be voluntarily submitted. resolve. But it is not to be a/substitute to U. LACEY. Man has no power of himself to work out do our work,—to work in spite of our reso- WE find in Luke's Gospel these words : his own salvation. Salvation must be the lutions and actions.. Therefore our success " And they returned and prepared spices result of co-operation with divine power, in the Christian life yvilI not be because of and ointments ; and rested the Sabbath, day and God will not do that for man which he an abundance of light and evidence, but will according to the comniandment." Luke 23: can do for himself. Man is wholly depend- depend upon our acceptance of the light given, 56. "Now 'upon the first day of the week, very ent upon the grace of Christ. He has no, upon our rousing, the energies, upon, our ac- early ,in the morning, they came unto the power to move one step in the direction of knowledging the light, and' upon our co-op- seputchre, bringing the spices which they, Christ only as the Spirit of God_ draws him. erating with the heavenly ministers appointed had prepared, and certain others with them." The Holy Spirit is continually drawing the of God to work for the salvation of the soul. Luke 24 : z. _..- - soul, and will continue to draw, until by If the sinner or backslider settles himself How often is this scripture read, and how persistent refusal, the sinner grieves away in sin, the light of heaven may flash about seldom is the great truth, and the solemn the tender messenger of God. him to no purpose, as it did about Saul import that truth conveys in this and its In the heavenly councils, it has been de- when the bewitching power of the world's immediate context, duly considered. For cided by what means and methods, the grace deception was upon him. Unless the hu- the benefit of the reader, it might be well to .of Christ shall prove effectual in saving the man agent inclines his will to do the will of look a little below the surface of a scripture soul. And it is clear that unless the sinner God, as finally Paul did, the light will shine which is something more than a beautiful consents to be drawn, unless he will co-ope- in vain, and a thousand-fold more light and picture of a very sad and sorrowful scene rate with divine agencies, the end will not be evidence would do no good. God knows relative to the 'burial of the Lord Christ. - attained. The work to be done is a united when the sinner has sufficient evidence, and We might, but we will not, stop to dwell work. The divine and the human are to says of such, "They gave Moses and the upon all the heart-rending circumstances work together, and the sinner is to depend prophets; let them hear them." " If they which hover around, and which also pre- upon grace, while rendering willing obedience hear not Moses and the prophets, neither ceded this strange burial. We will only NOVEMBER I, 1893. THE BIBLE ECHO. 339

linger a moment to notice that grief of the tion, and more, for example in right doing in of it the first time that I was on the point bitterest, deepest dye was there in the regard to Sabbath-sacredness; but in its of asking him never to speak again. He hearts of all who had followed Him whose radiance we may not imagine even this. couldn't talk civilised English. lifeless, sacred form now lay in the cold Then why this scrupulous regard by these "But the Lord kept my hand off him, tomb. For in that sepulchre lay the body women for the Sabbath, when the Lord of and prompted me to guide his efforts to im- of one who had not only lived a pure, the Sabbath lies dead in the tomb ? What prove and educate himself. That was thirty unselfish, blameless life, but of Him whose could there be in the performance of such a years ago; but it is not twelve months since whole life had been one of active goodness, simple, devoted aCt as that these loving I heard the man who was that stupid boy who Himself had ever done and taught acts hearts prompted, but the near approach of make a polished oration before an audience of mercy, love, and obedience ; 'one who was the Sabbath there and then debarred them of more than one thousand cultivated men more than a great teacher, living out the from carrying out, that should interfere with and women. For my grocery loafer, reckless great truths He had taught ; one who was a the sanctity of the Sabbath ? and dull, is the president of a western prophet, yea, more than a prophet ; one who It is indeed seemingly most difficult for us university. Old things have passed away, was, and who claimed to be, the Son of to imagine anything. Considering the act and he has become a new creature. Praise God—God manifest in the flesh, but now contemplated, the loving regard prompting God for the transforming love of Christ!"-- mysteriously dead. it, and He whose body was the object S elected . Much, if not all, of this was realised; and, thereof, who was truly Lord of the Sabbath, THE CHURCH. prompted by the deep love such a life was it did appear certainly about the most calculated to inspire in the breast of his fol- natural thing, if not about the most pious G. B. STARR, lowers,' we are quite prepared for that thing, under all the circumstances of the APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION. case, to do ; and the Sabbath day, the day picture of those devoted women going to THE Romeward movement in Europe in prepare spices with which to anoint that of all others on which to do it ; but no, the Anglican Church, and the discussion of loved form. But are we quite prepared to there is this commandment, this great law, the subject of apostolic succession in the understand that anything in the wide world so sacred, so holy, and so evidently regarded colonies, both in the Romish and the should step in even for a moment to prevent by Him whose body they would thus honour, Anglican Church, leads us to digress some- the immediate performanCe of so natural, so that even these loving women in their what from the plan outlined in this series of loving, a desire as that prompting to the terrible time of grief and bereavement have studies upon the church, to notice these live preparation of the spices with which to not forgotten, and which clearly nothing in issues bearing right upon the point of our anoint the body of Him they had indeed just the world could make them forget. No; so last paper,—the exaltation of the bishop of grounds to worship—of Him who had, in deep, so profound is their reverence for that Rome. The bishop of Rome had long language unmistakable, declared Himself to great command, that law of God on this claimed to be the direCt descendant of the be none other than Lord of the Sabbath ? point, which bids all men remember the apostle Peter, to hold in his hands the keys No, we are not wholly prepared ; for surely Sabbath day to keep it holy ; so'deep a hold of both heaven and hell, and to bind and we may fairly reason thus with these had the claims of this commandment upon loose the souls of men at his pleasure. The women : "Here is the body of our loved Lord their understandings and their hearts, and civil power, through Justinian's edict, now and Master. He is now dead. At this so thoroughly had their minds been in- comes to support his claim, and for years, solemn, awful hour, what greater act of structed in relation to its sacredness, that many years, the bishop of Rome enjoyed pious devotion could we perform, how better amidst all their grief and sorrow, with all the long-coveted position of dictator in the could we show our love and reverence for the fulness of their loving regard for Christ, church and state universal. He assumes Him than by doing so seeming, so loving a they had yet so high a regard for this great the title of pontifex maximus—the title of service to his poor stricken and now dead law that in, obedience to its principles, all the high priest of paganism—held by Julius body ?" But do they reason thus or at all? or their hallowed, softened emotions were held Caesar and other pagans before the days of are they too overwhelmed with that terrible in mysterious awe and abeyance; and thus Christianity. Like the pontifex maximus of grief and horror, which must be that of these everything is made to bend to the require- the pagans, the pope is president of the women gathered at this strange sepulchre, ment of the divine law, that on this ground college of priests, and general corrector of to do anything but aft upon the loving im- alone they forbear this loving act, for the errors in matters of religion. The position pulse of the moment, regardless of all laws time, postponing it till the sanctity of the of the pope is stated as follows by the Vatican human or divine? Now, let us again look holy day is past. Then, and then only, do Decrees :— at this narrative ; and what does it state, we find these devoted women again proceed- " And since by the divine right of apos- that they returned and prepared spices and ing to carry out their purpose, which has tolic primacy the Roman, pontiff is placed forthwith anointed the body of Christ ?—No; only been intercepted by God's great law of over the universal church, we further teach strange to say, it does not state this,—and love. and declare that he is the SUPREME JUDGE (Concluded next number.) OF THE FAITHFUL, and that in all causes, the why ? The reason is at once stated-by the decision of which belongs to the church, re- very important announcement made (and A TRANSFORMING POWER. course may be had to his tribunal, and none which in relation to the context is the best may re-open the judgment of the apostolic sermon it were possible for mortal man to "THERE was a boy"—it was the preacher see, than whose authority THERE IS NONE' GREATER, nor can any lawfully review its preach on the subject of Sabbath-sacredness); who spoke—" or rather, a young man, on judgment."—The- Vatican Decrees, by Dr. that announcement is to the effect " They my first preaching station, whose story is Philip Schaff. rested the Sabbath day." And this, too, is worth telling. Folks called him stupid. To show that the papal chair was often not all; for it adds the very significant, and He was ignorant, surely enough, and he filled by wicked men would prove nothing to us deeply instructive words, " according to didn't seem to care anything about study. to the Romanist against the continuity the commandment." He was just such a dull youth as you might of apostolic succession, as purity of life and But surely such a holy office as the anointing see in any village, swapping horse-talk at character have nothing to do with the un- of the body of the dead Christ, of the very one the blacksmith's and loafing on the biscuit broken succession from the apostles: They who had declared Himself to he Lord of the boxes in the grocery. say :- Sabbath, could better be performed on that "Well, we had a revival that first winter, -" If the pope should become neglectful of than upon any other day ! What Pharisa- and this boy was one of those who joined his own salvation and that of other 'men, and' ical nonsense, then, on the part of these the church. He was a faithful probationer, so lost to all good that he draw down with women, to postpone such a loving, pious and passed on to full membership. Christ's himself innumerable people by heaps into hell, and plunge them with himself into touch seemed to wake him up all over. He deed till the Sabbath was over 1 Luke, eternal torment, yet no mortal man may however, does not say so. Well, we might stopped loafing, and took to work and study. presume to reprehend him; forasmuch as he ourselves have so imagined had we not this Ignorant as he was, he took part in our is judge of all, and to be judged of no one." portion of scripture given to us for instruc- prayer-meetings,-and he made such a mess —Quoted by Wylie, in History of Protestantism, 340 THE BIBLE ECHO. Vol. 8, No. 21.

To accept the claims of the Papacy is to Pharisees, " We be Abraham's seed ; " " we ordained a curate of the Church of England submit the mind to these dogmas, to sur- are Moses' disciples." These were the in 186o, and two years later his high-church render the right to read and interpret the claims made by the Jewish church. To proclivities led him to attempt the revival of gospel for one's self, and to recognise an- which John and Jesus replied, " Think not monasticism in England. Ultimately he other as head besides Jesus Christ ; but to say within yourselves, We have Abraham purchased land and built on it ` Llanthony "The head of every man is Christ." In as- to our father ; for I say unto you, that God Abbey,' near the old ruined. Llanthony suming the position of judge, the pope has is able of these stones to raise up children Priory. There is a priory for nuns as well blasphemously assumed a prerogative given unto Abraham. And now also the axe is as an abbey for monks attached to the by Jehovah to Jesus Christ : " For the laid unto the root of the tree ; therefore church. They use the Benedictine breviary, Father judgeth no man ; but hath committed every tree which bringeth not forth good and wear the old Benedictine dress. Mr. all judgment unto the Son." And more, he fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire." Lyne's monastic name is ` Ignatius of has disobeyed Jesus Christ, who commands: " Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know Jesus.'" G. B. S. " Judge not, and ye shall not be judged." them." Not by Abrahamic, Mosaic, or --# # " Judge not at all," " Judge nothing before apostolic descent. THE ROMEWARD MOVEMENT. the time." Said the prophet Daniel, "He The apostle Paul has spoken definitely shall speak great words against the Most upon the question of apostolic succession, [THE following from The Pvesbyterian High." The great words spoken by the and shows that its very discussion proves a Monthly illustrates the Romeward tendency Papacy appear in the following list of titles lack of spirituality. " Now this I say, that of the English clergy. G. B. s.] of the pope, quoted by E. J. Waggoner in every one of you saith, I am of Paul, and I THE CRISIS HAS COME. " Prophetic Lights." The list is compiled of Apollos, and I of Cephas (Peter), and I of These words are the reported utterances by Monsignor Capel, who was private chap- Christ. Is Christ divided ? Was Paul of Archdeacon Farrar. Speaking at a meet- lain to Pope Pius IX., in a pamphlet entitled, crucified for you? Or were ye baptised in ing of the National Protestant Church Union, " The Pope the Vicar of Christ, the Head the name of Paul ? " " For ye are yet he remarked that considering what had oc- of the Church." carnal ; for whereas there is among you envy- curred during the last ten years, if the evan- " Most Divine Head of all Heads." ing and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, gelical party proved timid and inactive now, " Holy Father of Fathers, Pontiff Supreme over and walk as men ? For while one saith, I they would have none but themselves to all Prelates." "The Chief Pastor; Pastor of Pastors." am of Paul; and another, I am of thank if within the next ten years they found " Christ by Undtion." Apollos ; are ye not carnal ? Who then is themselves connected with a church from " Melchizedek in Order." " High Priest, Supreme Bishop." Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by which the great heart of the English people " Key-bearer of the Kingdom of Heaven." whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to had become estranged, and which to all in- "Supreme Chief; Most Powerful Word." " Vicar of Christ." every man ? I have planted, Apollos tents and purposes had become Romanist. " Sovereign Bishop of Bishops." watered ; but God gave the increase. So, The Archdeacon proceeded to illustrate the " Ruler of the House of the Lord." " Apostolic Lord and Father of Fathers." then, neither is he that planteth anything, alarming proportions of the Romeward drift, "Chief Pastor and Teacher and Physician of souls. neither he that watereth ; but God that and the rapidity and steadiness of its flow, " Rock, against which the proud gates of hell prevail not." giveth the increase ;" "for other foundation by the following statement :— " Infallible Pope." can no man lay than is laid, which is Christ " I take it there are 7,000 of the clergy " Head of all the Holy Priests of God." " Chief of the Universal Church." Jesus." who are avowed supporters of the Romeward " Bishop of Bishops ; that is, Sovereign Pontiff." The great, the vital question, with each movement; that 4,000 of them are members " Lion of the tribe of Judah." " His Holiness," etc., etc. church is, not whether at some far-distant of the Church Union, who are pledged to period they were connected with some im- But notwithstanding all these claims, support vestments, lights, wafer-bread, the portant member of the body, as Paul or eastward position, and the mixed chalice. " To us there is but one God." 1 Cor. 8: 6. Peter, but whether they are just now, in the In 1882 there were 2,581 Ritualistic churches; " Who is the blessed and only potentate, all-important present, joined, in a living the King of kings and Lord of lords." One M 1892 there were 5,042. In 1882 there connection with Jesus Christ, the head of were 336 only in which what may be called Shepherd, " the good Shepherd, who lays the body,—whether they are living branches `Eucharistic vestments' were used, and now down his life for the sheep." But the false of the true vine just now. there are 1,029. shepherd slays the sheep instead. There were then only nine • ~• churches in which incense was illegally used; To apply the above titles to any man, or to THE CHURCH-QUESTION; A RECENT there are now 177. Then there were 581 call any man " father," spiritually, is to SCENE. which had altar lights, and now the number. disobey Christ, who says : " Call no man is 2,048. That has been the development in your father upon the earth; for one is your LATE cablegrams report a " scene of up- ten years." Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye roar and confusion " which took place in the I 40. called masters ; for one is your- Master, even Anglican Church Congress in session at Bir- THE SABBATH IN THE GOSPEL AGE.—No. 7. Christ." Matt. 23 : 9, 1o. mingham, Eng., on Oft. 5, occasioned by Instead of opposing with all her might the the proposal of "Father Ignatius" to ad- IN THE REFORMATION. claims of the Papacy to apostolic succession dress the meeting. " Father Ignatius," it because of the wickedness of it, as every true appears, is an English clergyman of high- N. HA it F. Protestant church should do, the Church of church proclivities, whose real name is THE years immediately succeeding the England is doing everything she can to (Rev.) J. L. Lyne. The (Right Rev. Dr.) life and work of Constantine were to the prove apostolic succession for herself; and- Perowne, Bishop of Winchester, chairman church yeats of weakness and substitution. could she secure the power, would not stop of the Congress, decided that "Father Ig- What could not be accomplished by force in short of claiming and maintaining against all natius" should not be heard, on the ground the days of Diocletian was afterward secured opposers all the claims made by the Papacy. that if he should speak there would be reason by substitution and fraud. Speaking of this For there is no place to stop short of papal to apprehend a violent scene. in other period, Mosheim says, "An enormous train claims, when once the course of self-exalta- words; the clergy composing the Congress of superstitions was gradually substituted tion is entered upon. As long as there is had not sufficient grace to listen to one who for true religion and genuine piety." Among one Mordecai who refuses to rise up, every differed from them, without plunging into a these superstitions was the pagan venera- presumptuous Haman is miserable until the scene "parallel to that which lately took tion for the day of their sun-god—the first scaffold is made ready to hang the offender place in the House of Commons—on the day of the week, that ages before had been upon. Home Rule debate." " Father Ignatius," dedicated by the Egyptians, in connection John the Baptist, Jesus Christ, and the it appears, is somewhat in advance of many with their sun-temples, to the worship of apostle Paul laid the axe at the root of the of the clergy, in the Romeward movement. their sun-gods. Christianity thought to tree upon the subjeSt of apostolic and Abra- The Age says of him:— Christianise paganism; but by her familiarity hamic succession. Said the scribes and " The Rev.!,Joseph Leycester Lyne was with the unholy, she became herself unholy. NOVEMBER I, 1893. THE BIL3LE ECHO. 34 1

Mosheim further writes : "The public bishops in Italy, required that all people who destroyed the records so that his history processions and supplications by which the should with due reverence and devotion might appear supreme as the beginning of pagans endeavoured to appease their gods, honour the Lord's day. He further placed histories, Rome has permitted few records were now adopted into the Christian wor- ship, and celebrated in many places with the limits of that day from Saturday evening of the Sabbath to exist, so that her power great pomp and magnificence." "A whole till Sunday evening. as the changer of times and laws might also volume would be required to contain an In 813 A.D., Charlemagne called five appear supreme. The world, with its li- enumeration of the various frauds which art- councils in France, Mentz, Rheims, Tours, braries, was in her hand through the dark ful knaves practiced with success to delude and Arles, and in each of these Sunday laws ages; and had it not been for a preserving the ignorant, when true religion was almost were enacted, enforcing the observance of entirely superseded by horrid superstition." Providence, the " Word of Life" itself would * —Eccl. History, cent. 4, part 2, chap. 3. the day upon that people. have been destroyed. There is, however, These and hundreds of other laws and en- The way was thus prepared for the abundant evidence to tell of the unyielding rider upon the "pale horse" to go forth actments were passed at the instigation of struggle maintained by truth in the face of Rome in her attempt to establish that which and to kill with sword, with hunger, and Rome's opposing power. the Lord had not spoken. with death all those who would not accept During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the long catalogue of superstitions,— In addition to the laws thus enacted three classes of Sabbath-keepers appear, favouring Sunday, many miracles were also prayers for the dead, worship of saints and who stood in opposition to the changing reported, so that the ignorant and super- images, sprinkling for baptism, Sunday vener- policy of Rome—the Cathari, the Arnoldis- ation, purgatory, worship of the virgin, eternal stitious might the more readily be led to obey. t, and the Passaginians in Italy and torment, and human immortality,—which "Gregory of Tours reporteth, that a hus- France, who would not bow the knee to had been substituted for the truth of God. bandman, who upon the Lord's day went to Baal. While in Central Africa, where Rome plough his field, as he cleaned his plough had not held power, the Abyssinian and In A.D. 538, the Papacy occupied the with an iron, the iron stuck so fast to his emperor's seat at Rome, and found itself in hand that or two years he could not be Ethiopian churches, after a sleep of a thou- possession of power and great authority. It delivered from it, but carried it about, to his sand years, came to light in witness for the is from this point in history that "those days exceeding great pain and shame."—Historical Sabbath. In the early part of the seven- Discourses on Lord's Day, p. 174. of persecution," spoken of by Christ, should teenth century, the Emperor of Abyssinia measure. The three opposing kingdoms had At Wakefield, "while a miller was grind- was induced to submit to the pope in the been overthrown, and there was now no ing his corn on Sunday, a torrent of blood words, "To him I swear true obedience, and earthly protection for the people of God, came out of his mill instead of flour." In at his feet I offer my person and kingdom." who would not follow in the apostasy. Thus Lincolnshire a woman prepared her bread The first demand made by the pope was it was that the church had to flee into the and took it to the oven after the ninth hour that the emperor should set forth a procla- wilderness for "a thousand two hundred and on Saturday ; but although the oven was at mation prohibiting his subjects from longer threescore days." a great heat, the bread came out raw; observing Saturday as the Sabbath. The Humanity passed through these days of while another who refused to bake on Sun- tyranny of Rome caused a terrible struggle darkness—passed as a train would through day found the bread she had set away till in this land of the Ethiopian ; when it its long, dark tunnel. The light quickly Monday already baked by the divine will. ended, Rome was banished, and their ancient faded, then, down ! down ! through the Many other fables were spread about to faith restored. They are still keeping the "valley of the shadow of death," where the support Sunday; but perhaps the crowning seventh day. brooding spirits of evil held their carnival of point in all this deception was reached by From Heizog's Encyclopdia of, Biblical, slaughter; then with slow, painful effort the Eustace, the bishop of Flaye, in Normandy, Historical, and Practical Theology, we quote ascent is begun; height after height is when in 1201 he went over to England with the following :— his famous roll that was reported to have reached, and at last light breaks in once "In the Western Church the seventh day more. The Reformation dawned at last, fallen from heaven. continued to be observed quite generally till but not till the blood of 5o,0oo,000 martyrs Eustace went to England to preach, and the fifth century, and traces of it were had been poured out under the hand of that while there found that the people held noticeable in some parts of Europe much later. In Scotland and Ireland as well as in power that should "think to change times markets, and did ordinary work on Sunday. England, the seventh day was regarded and From this they would not desist, because he and ,laws." observed as the Sabbath in the eleventh Most of the earthly rulers and princes sought had no commandment from the Lord. century and later. . . . In the Oriental the favour of that power that had already Under discouragement he returned to Nor- or Greek branch of the church, the seventh subdued "three kings;" and in return for its mandy, but the following year-12(2,1—re- day continues to be observed to this day. There is not wanting evidence that an un- mysterious protection, these rulers and kings turned to England with his mysterious roll, which he declared had fallen from broken chain of observers of the seventh day gladly enforced the changes and requirements was preserved in the face of detraction and of their spiritual head. Thus we find in the heaven to the altar of St. Simeon in Jerusa- persecution; all through the dark ages, and beginning, and all along its history, that kings lem. This roll contained " the holy com- that they appeared in the dawn of the Protest- and rulers and potentates were all eager to mandment as to the Lord's day." After ant Reformation, and were represented in that pass laws favouring and enforcing the "ven- upbraiding them for disobedience, the holy movement by a number of its prominent commandment continues : " Once more, it is actors."—Art. Seventh-day Baptists, vol. 3, erable day of the sun." p. 2166. In 588 A.D., Gunthrum, king of Burgundy, my will that no one, from the ninth hour on in connection with his bishops, passed a Saturday until sunrise on Monday, shall do Carlstadt was one of these reformers who law requiring "all Christians to cease slight- any work but that which is good. . . . observed the Sabbath. In reply to his ing the Lord's day, and not to give them- And if you do not pay obedience to this reasoning on that question, Luther wrote : selves, as on other days, to common work:, command, . . . I will open the heavens, " Indeed, if Carlstadt were to write further about the Sabbath, Sunday would have to In 692 A.D., Ina, king of the West Saxons, and for rain, I will rain upon you stones, give way, and the Sabbath—that is to say, passed a law requiring that a servant found and wood, and hot water in the night." Saturday must be kept- holy."—Life of working on Sunday should pay thirty shil- Thus it was that by force, by deceit, by fraud, Luther in Pictures, p.,147. lings, and if a free man sixty shillings. This and by violence, the nations were brought is the first law that appears among the into obedience to the Sunday law of Rome. It was a long step back from the sub- statutes of England in favour of Sunday. In her determination to get rid of the stitution and debasement of Rome, to the In 772 A.D., an Ecclesiastical Council in Sabbath, Rome undertook the impious task truth and light of God's Word; and we can- Bavaria decreed that, if any man should of cursing that which the Lord had blessed. not wonder if in taking that step the Re- work his cart on that day, his team should Her anathemas against the Sabbath and formers failed to discover all the imposture be forfeited, and " if he persists in his folly, Sabbath-keepers were both loud and long; that Rome had practised. The next article, he shall be sold for a bondman." but in spite of all her efforts, the Sabbath dealing with the "Sabbath in our century," In 791 A.D., Charles the Great, with his still lived. Like Nabonassar of Babylon, will close this series. 3 t1/4I-IE BIBLE ECF:10. Vol. '8, No. 21.

for granted what they should have ascertained, will touch us not. i John 5:18. And we shall the *ram Tirdt. —where their child was. Had they been with join the great multitude saying, " Alleluia! for Him, their hearts would have been enlightened the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be TOO LATE. concerning his words and work, " Wist ye not glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him; for that I must be about my Father's business ? " the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife WHAT use for the rope if it be not flung And to every child, Jesus is the perfect pattern hath made herself ready. . . . Blessed are Till the swimmer's grasp to the rock has clung? of meekness and obedience to parents. In Him What help in a comrade's bugle blast they which are called unto- the marriage supper When the peril of Alpine height is passed ? the image of God shone brighter every day, be- of the Lamb." Rev. 19:6, 7, 9. What need that the spurring pnan roll cause He did always those things which pleased Well did the words spoken by Simeon, "yea, When the runner is safe within the goal? his Heavenly Father. a sword shall pierce through thine own soul," No, no; if you have but a word of cheer, "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, express the grief of Mary as she watched the Speak it while I am alive to hear. and in favour with God and man." This sufferings of Christ Jesus upon the cross. How much would I care for it, could I know perfect character of humility Jesus maintained " When Jesus saw his-mother, and the disciple That when I am under the grass or snow, among all who knew Him from the age of standing by whom He loved, He saith unto his The ravelled garments of life's brief day twelve years to thirty, when He was baptised, mother, Woman, behold thy son ! Then saith Folded and quietly laid away, How much do you think it would matter then and commenced his public ministry, and made He to the disciple, Behold thy mother ! And What praise was lavished upon me, when, known his divine authority in the synagogue of from that hour that disciple took her unto his Whatever might be its stint or store, Nazareth, when He opened the book and found own home." John 19 : 26, 27. How inexpressibly It neither could help nor harm me more ? the place where it is written, "The Spirit of the tender this consideration and care of Jesus for —Margaret .7. Preston. Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed his mother in giving her another son and home, Me to preach the gospel to the poor ; He hath according to his gracious promise, "My grace WOMEN OF THE BIBLE.—NO. 52. sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach is sufficient for thee." This was also honour to deliverance to the captives, and recovering of John, and a testimony to his love and fidelity. Mary the Mother of Jesus.—( Concluded. ) sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that In childhood, youth, and manhood, our Lord A. M. are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the gave us an example of the fifth commandment. " And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, Lord." Luke 4:18, 19. Filled with wisdom, Indeed, his life on- earth was the perfectex- And the grace of God was upon Him." Luke 2 : 4o. The first recorded miracle of the Lord Jesus pression of God's holy commandments; and THIS is the short but comprehensive account was at a marriage in Cana of Galilee. " And "he that saith he abideth in Him, ought himself given in the Scriptures of the childhood of the mother of Jesus was there. . . . And also so to walk, even as He walked." Jesus. A beautiful and perfect child character. when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus John 2 : 6. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every said unto Him, They have no wine. Jesus In every reference to Mary in connection year to the feast of the passover; and when saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with with the Lord Jesus throughout the Scriptures, Jesus was twelve years old, they took Him to thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother there is nothing to lead the mind to worship her; the passover feast, according to the law. " And saith unto the servants, Whatsoever He saith and to prevent such undue exaltation, the Lord when they had fulfilled the days, as they re- unto you, do it. And there were set there six replied to one who said, "Behold, thy- mother turned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusa- waterpots of stone after the manner of the and thy brethren stand without, desiring to lem, and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. purifying of the Jews, containing two or three speak with thee," "Who is my mother? and But they, supposing Him to have been -in the firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the who are my brethren ? And He stretched forth company, went a day's journey; and they waterpots with water. And they filled them up his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold sought Him among their kinsfolk and acquaint- to the brim. And He saith unto them, Draw my mother and my brethren. For whosoever ance; and when they found Him not, they out now and bear unto the governor of the shall do the will of my Father which is in turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking Him. feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and And it came to pass, that after three days they the feast had tasted the water that was made mother." Matt. 1 2 : 46-5o. found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of wine, and knew not whence it was (but the As the chosen instrument of God, Mary was the doctors, both hearing them, and asking servants which drew the water knew), the " highly favoured " and " blessed among women," them questions. And all that heard Him were governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and as the angel Gabriel declared to her. And in astonished at his understanding and answers. And saith unto Him, Every man at the beginning her joyful song of praise, she said, "Henceforth when they saw' Him, they were amazed; and doth set forth good wine; and when men have all generations shall call me blessed; for He his mother said unto Him, Son, why hast Thou well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou that is mighty hath done to me great things, thus dealt with us? behold thy father and I hast kept the good wine until now." John 2 : I- To. and holy is his name." And every believing have sought Thee sorrowing. And He said The first marriage on earth was celebrated in heart responds, " Yes! blessed, highly blessed." unto them, How is it that ye sought Me ? Wist the garden of Eden by the Lord God, when He But our Lord Jesus said, "Yea rather, blessed ye not that I must be about my. Father's gave Eve to Adam, and in this beautiful way are they that hear the word of God, and keep business ? And they understood not the saying was laid the foundation of family life. But the it." Luke II :28. which He spake unto them. And He went down enemy of all righteousness was near; and by "Those that be planted in the house of the Lord with them, and came to Nazareth, and was yielding to his temptation, they lost home, Shall flourish in the courts of our God." Ps. 92:13. subject unto them; but his mother kept all happiness, yea! life itself. There is a close these sayings in her heart." connection between this first marriage, and the "UNTO ONE OF THE LEAST." What an instructive lesson is here set before occasion when Jesus turned the water into --- parents to watch and carefully tend the spiritual wine. Mary his mother attempted to direct " WOULD you mind doing me a favour, Miss development of their children at home and in and control his power ; which drew from Jesus Alice ? " every public service. Blessings for the children the mild but firm reproof, " Woman, what have I " Not if I can, Maggie ; what is it ? " should be the burden of every parent's heart, in to do with thee? Mine hour is not yet come." Jesus " If you'd just see to the door while I'm out, private and public worship, coupled with could detect in' Mary's words the prompting of I could run over and help me mother a bit wi' constant watchcare to and from the place vanity for display of power before her friends. the children. There's cold meat for the dinner, of worship. Not as many, who are allowed to The same words were used by our Lord to his and I'd be back in time to cook the vegetables." go to and fro with whom they please; this brethren when they desired Him to do his " Your little brothers and sisters have the accounts for much of the frivolous behaviour of miracles in a more public manner: "My time measles, haven't they ? " asked Alice. the young in the house of, prayer. They enter is not yet come; but your time is alway ready." " Yes, miss, all four of them ; and me mother with their minds full of the vanities of youth, John 7:6. Our Lord did not seek to force men is wore out with the nursing.'' so that spiritual food cannot be taken in; and to believe through his miracles. It was not " I'll mind the door," said Alice. when they leave, their state is worse than before. evidence of God's power that men needed, that The Irish girl, who did general house-work Much of this is due to thoughtlessness on the was seen everywhere in nature; but He ever for the Thornburn family, went off thankfully ; part of parents, who are content to know that sought to inspire and encourage faith in God's and Alice, a schoolgirl of thirteen, sat down to their children are with one or other of their Word to salvation. Then let us receive Mary's a quiet afternoon with her crotchet-work. She young companions. words as did the servants at the feast, " What- did not think that " minding the door " for Was it not something of this kind that led to soever He saith unto you, do it." Then shall we Maggie would hinder her plans; but she had the anxiety of Joseph and Mary? They took be kept from sinning, and "that wicked one" hardly seated herself to her work before the NOVEMBER I, 1893• THE BIBLE ECHO• 343

bell rang, and a little ragged boy came to beg with quick fingers. Hurrying out to the kitchen, for cold pieces. Alice gave 'him some bread, she brightened the fire, and put on the ?awful and (furious. some cold potatoes which she found upon a potatoes and asparagus to boil. Then she set plate in the kitchen, and a very nice, sugar- the table, and got the bread, the butter, and all EMU-HUNTING IN AUSTRALIA: coated biscuit. the other accessories, in readiness. By the " Poor little monkey ! It was worth while time her father came in, there was a very fair E. H. HARDY. taking the trouble to make him so happy," she prospect for the usual orderly dinner at the ON the moderately fertile plains of Australia thought, and sat down to her work again in a usual hour ; and by the time poor Maggie came there abounds a species of bird called the emu. very pleasant humour. But hardly had she in, flurried, out of breath, and frightened at It is a large, wingless bird, similar to the done three stitches before the bell rang a being so late, everything was ready, all her ostrich, though not so large and beautiful. The second time; and there were two more little work done for her, and the vegetables only emu is a very timid animal when on the open ragged boys at the basement door, with pitiful waiting to be " dished." plain; but when at bay it exhibits its ferocity. faces and whining voices : " Please miss, give " 0 Miss Alice, how good you are ! " she It has long, but very strong legs, which it uses us something to eat. We're awful hungry ! " cried, gratefully. " And didn't you think it as a means of protection and defence. Emus Alice had a suspicion that the biscuit given to was mean of me to stay so ? But I couldn't generally roam about in flocks of six or more, the first boy was the reason why the others help it ; indeed I couldn't. Little Katie was and have a few traits practised by the ostrich, were " awful hungry." But she good naturedly took with a spasm, an' me mother was almost such as burying their eggs in the sand, etc. supplied their wants ; gave each of them a slice out of her sinses. I couldn't leave her at all, The hunting of the emu has to he pursued in of bread and a biscuit, and climbed the steps a at all, till the child was a bit better." a very strategic manner. The hunters are third time to attempt her work. generally termed stalkers, and She crotcheted three rows, a the act that of stalking the emu. white one, a blue one, and The stalkers endeavour to sur- another white one, before she was round the group, as far as pos- interrupted again. Now it was sible, secreting themselves from the gong at the upper hall door view by walking on the further that sounded, and two very much side of their horses. Each man dressed young ladies inquired for generally has a good, but fierce Miss Thornburn. dog, by the help of which he " My sister is not at home," captures the emu. If, however, said Alice. the emu sees the men, it at once " Oh, are you Miss Thorn- makes off, and that means a hot burn's sister ? Please tell her chase, as the emu is very swift that we are sorry we missed her," of foot, and is difficult to catch said one of them, handing the when running, and has to be shot little girl a card. And then the down. two rustled off, and Alice went The emu, like the kangaroo back to the parlour. and wallaby, is nearly extinct. " What a nuisance to have to A few are still found on the go to the 'door so often! I won- plains of New South Wales and der if it keeps on like this all westward ; but the tide of popu- day ? " lation is gradually growing in Ting-ading, as if in answer to that direction, and the emu is her question, there was the bell decreasing in numbers owing to again ! A Jew peddler, this time, the fact that numbers are killed with brass jewellery to sell; and and the rest driven into the five minutes later an old woman barren deserts. The day may not with matches and shoe laces ; ten be far distant when there will no minutes afterWard a man with more be a live emu on the plains. a charlotte russe in a tin box : " Very nice, miss ; fresh this CLERICAL REPARTEE. afternoon, only five cents apiece !" ,And within the next half hour, A GOOD story is told of the the postman, three beggars, one Methodist Bishop Ames, that, after another, a boy with fresh EMU-HUNTING IN AUSTRALIA. while presiding over a certain eggs, and a man that wanted to conference in the West, a mem- buy rags ! I am afraid Alice lost her temper more " I am glad you didn't," answered Alice ber began a tirade against universities and edu- than once that afternoon. Over and over again promptly. " And you needn't have hurried cation, thanking God that he had never been she exclaimed impatiently, " How long Maggie yourself so much, anyhow. I got on very well corrupted by contact with a college. After pro- stays away " Papa would be home to his din- without you, didn't I ? " ceeding thus for a few minutes, the bishop inter- ner presently, and mamma and Clara ; and " Sure, and you did But it isn't every rupted with the question, "Do I understand that there were the vegetables uncooked, the table young lady would have the sinse itself, let the brother thanks God for his ignorance ?" not laid, nothing done at all, and Maggie still alone the kind heart," was Maggie's answer. "Well, yes," was the answer, "you can put it away ! Alice went upstairs to wash her face, which was that way if you want to." " Well, all I have to "Something must have happened," thought rather flushed, and brush her hair for dinner. By say;" said the bishop in his sweetest musical Alice. " Perhaps one of the children is very her looking-glass hung a little text book, with tones, "all I have to say is that the brother ill, or dead." Arid with that fear came a leaves that turned over backward, showing a new has a good deal to thank God for."—Selected. quick feeling of shame. " Oh, how cross, how verse for each day. The one that met her eyes just selfish I have been ! Poor Maggie has to work now was this : " Inasmuch as ye have done it unto THE DEEPEST BORING. so hard, and here am I complaining because I one of the least of these, ye have done it unto haye given her a chance to help her mother a Me." THE Prussian Government is carrying on boring operations in the Rybnik distri6t (Upper little. And Alice had her reward.—Mrs. Bradley. " What if the bell does keep ringing ? • 10. • Silesia). They have now reached a depth of Maggie has to answer, and do her work all the SOME one remarked in the presence of Judge 6,565 feet. The operations are being chiefly same. And now she'll get home all tired out J. S. Black that the lines which formerly divided carried on in the interests of science.—Schlesische and worried, and perhaps papa will scold for people in regard to religious matters were fading Zeitung. having to wait for his dinner. I'll go and cook out. "Yes," said the Judge, "and I notice that those vegetables myself." the nice distinctions between right and wrong AT a depth of more than four miles the ocean Alice rolled up her work and put it away are going with them." is without either life, vegetation, or light. 344 TI-IE BIBLE 8cf-tO Vol. 8, No. 2 t.

pared with preceding ones, of transcendent traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of TAR a ititt (Edw. light and privileges. Knowledge increases, pleasures more than lovers of GOD ; having " Christ, the Power of God and the Wisdom of God." and men are at liberty to use it. Copies of a form of godliness, but denying the power the Bible are multiplied, and placed within thereof. From such turn away." 2 GEO. C. TENNEY, MISS E. J. BURNHAM, the reach of every hand. Active minds are Tim. 3:1-5. Edator ; Assistant. investigating every possible avenue of There is a strait, an upward way. It S. N. HASKELL, Contributing Editor. thought, and progress is the universal watch- leads to obedience to " the commandments Melbourne, Victoria, November 1, 1893. word. The shackles are broken which have of GOD and the faith of JEsus." It leads long bound the minds and consciences of by the cross of Calvary to humility and self- men to deep beaten ruts and threadbare denial; it requires faith and moral courage WHAT OF THE NIGHT? creeds. We should be devoutly thankful to travel it, but it ends in "perfect day." WHEN warfare consisted largely of sudden that these happy conditions are ours ; but And the day is near at hand. The last great and perhaps unprovoked incursions for we should also realise that with these in- conflict between truth and error will be plunder, and the safety of cities was secured creased privileges there comes a correspond- severe and brief. Satan will use all his by massive and continuous walls, men were, ing increase in our responsibility before GOD. wiles and muster all his forces. But the placed upon those walls whose duty it was Being permitted to investigate the truth arm of GOD is outstretched, and in it all to keep faithful watch for approaching under the beams of the brightest light that may safely trust. The standard is, "To the danger in whatever form it might present has ever shone upon the path of mankind, law and to the testimony;. if they speak not itself. They watched the earth and the we should have a far clearer view of the according to this word, it is because there is heavens, and told not only of impending evil, sacred Word and a clearer conception of the no light in them." The margin says " no but of the progress of the night. The LORD will of GOD than others have had. These morning in them." says, " I have set watchmen upon thy walls, conditions betoken the dawn of a brighter I 0 Jerusalem, which shall never hold their day. Having perfect liberty in the exercise THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. peace day nor night." Throughout the of our consciences, we should walk much S. N H. GoD than previous generations. But Scriptures the figure is frequently alluded to nearer No LANGUAGE can over-estimate the im- as illustrating the duty of those who stand when the prophet saw how these privileges portance of the Spirit of GOD. By it every were used, how mankind were affected by all as watchmen for the people of GOD, and the agency for good is quickened in the accom- privilege of the people to inquire, and to re- these blessings, a shadow came over his plishment of the work of GoD in the earth. turn and inquire if they would, concerning vision. Instead of increasing in godliness, As CHRIST opened before the disciples the faith, and devotion, he beholds the present the peculiar dangers, omens, or duties of great work that was to be done, He prom- their times. generation wandering in the mazes of specu- ised them the Holy Spirit to reveal to them One such inquiry is thus represented : lation. Professed teachers of the Bible truths which were new only in the sense " Watchman, what of the night ? The magnify their own philosophy and neglect that their finite minds had not before com- watchman said, The morning cometh, and the pure Word of GOD. Individuals in the prehended them. They were to present the also the night." Isa. 21: II, 12. This is a churches imitate the example, and discount greater and glorious truths of GOD'S holy proper question to be raised at any time; the Bible and slight its precepts, while the Word that would convict and convert souls but there never was a time in the history of great mass of people use their liberties in through this agency,—the Holy Spirit. this world when the answer was so appropri- getting as far from the right way and the If the story of astronomers be true, that ate and full of thrilling truth as at the plan of salvation as possible. Under such not only secondaries revolve around their present time. As the faithful watchman circumstances, infidelity flourishes, and planets, and planets their suns, but that suns studies the " more sure word of prophecy," flaunts its defiance to the very gates of revolve around the centre of immense sys- and then looks to the earth and skies, he heaven, encouraged oftentimes by the com- tems, and all these centres throughout the reads 'in transpiring events the signs of the pliments and applause of a popular religion. immensity of space move around one great times, as foretold in the Word. His heart Deceptions, too, creep out of the regions centre, who can conceive the magnitude of a is stirred, and, looking anxiously toward the of darkness, put on the garb of religion, force or power that can thus operate through east, he sees the rays of light and glory glow frequently the cloak of great sanctity, and go infinite space with precisely the same law of across the heavens, premonitory of the soon- forth to lead people into specious errors, and attraction for vast worlds and infinitesimal coming-dawn. With rapture he cries to the blind them to the truth, even though it shines atoms ? Think of the magnetic power which waiting people, " The morning cometh." in all its divine clearness. These deceptions makes the steel filings, though in a mass of There is joy in the announcement. But his come very near to the people of GOD, and dust and rubbish and clippings of- tin and eyes rest upon the dark recesses of earth, would deceive if possible even the very elect. iron, leave them all and fly up and kiss the and he solemnly adds, "And also the night." Satan cares but little on which side of the magnet. It touches the pivoted needle, and The approaching event is the advent of path we stand, so long as we are not in the lives and treasure are secure upon the the LORD of glory, the rising of the Day way of truth. Therefore as many as can be stormy ocean in the darkest night by its Star, attended by the establishment of his led entirely away from the Bible will fall into unerring guidance. The winds may blow peaceful and eternal kingdom; the resur- the sloughs of skepticism and ruin. Others ever so fiercely, the waves may roll ever so rection of the dead, and the giving of ever- will be crowded to such extravagant ideas of furiously, and the vessel pitch and sink as lasting life to the people of GOD. But there religious devotion as will lead them to though it would be submerged, and yet that comes also the Judgment with its eternal re- mistake the raptures and emotions of the strange influence, unheeded, unfelt even by sults. There follows the wrath of GOD in natural mind, unnaturally wrought upon, for the most sensitive nerves, holds the needle the doom of the ungodly. So that while to evidences of the divine favour, instead of the in its place. one class it is said, "The night is far spent, peace of GOD which comes from careful Who can tell what is this power ? We see it the day is at hand," to another class it will obedience and a close walk with GOD. in its effects, we measure it in its results. be, "the blackness of darkness forever." Meanwhile, Satanic influences are at work, So with spiritual power. We cannot tell Those who choose to take "life's little day" leading the world into the paths of pleasure "whence it cometh, or whither it goeth." as their time for selfish gratification and sin and self-indulgence. The passions are not It breathes upon the human spirit ; the will then enter upon an eternal night. restrained, and "in the last days perilous stormy passions subside, and truth, purity, But this answer has an application to the times shall come. For men shall be lovers rneekness,.and love reign in the soul. It is present as well as to the grand crisis in the of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, beyond the philosopher's fabled stone, whose near future. It was the view of transpiring blasphemers, disobedient to parents, un- touch would transmute into gold. Spiritual events that led the prophet to make the re- thankful, unholy, without natural affection, power is not beauty of presence nor dignity ply that morning and night were simultane- trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, of form. It is not learning, nor rhetoric, ously approaching. This is an age, com- fierce, despisers of those that are good, nor logic, nor oratory; but it can use these NOVEMBER t, THE BIBLE ECHO. 345

for its one great end. It can burn and shine that while he preaches, and as he preaches, bed, and go unto thine house," the man in the highest periods of the most eloquent a divine power accompanies his word, and is arose and went to his house. The power speaker, and it can thrill in the accents of mysteriously working in the hearts of his that was in the words of JESUS, raised him the unlettered man. It can use all there is congregation. up, and made him walk. That power re- of a human being for the glory of Gun and mained in him, and it was in the strength THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS. the advancement of his work. that was given him on removing the palsy It is a spiritual force in its highest mani- E. J. WAGGONER. that he walked in all time to come, provided, festation, committed to GoD's people for the "And, behold, they brought to Him a man sick of of course, that he kept the faith. This is accomplishment of his work in the earth. the palsy, lying on a bed; and JESUS seeing their illustrated by the psalmist, when he says : faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good "I waited patiently for the LORD; and He It uses the power of thought, which is im- cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And, behold, cer- mense in its character—thoughts not only tain of the scribes said within themselves, This man inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He of good men, but of angels and of GOD. It blasphemeth. And JEsus knowing their- thoughts brought me up also out, of an horrible pit, causes light to shine on GoD's thoughts from said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon eternity, which are expressed in his sacred whether is easier to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee ; a rock, and established my goings." Ps. 4o : or to say, Arise, and walk ? But that ye may know I, 2. Word. It uses the power of language in all that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive its various forms. It is a tongue of fire to sins (then saith He to the sick of the palsy), Arise, There is life in the words of Goy. JEsus preach among all nations, and to carry to take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And he said, "The words that I speak unto you, every heart the knowledge of the power and arose, and departed to his house. But when the they are spirit, and they are life." John 6: love of GOD. multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified GOD, 63. The word received in faith brings the which had given such power unto men." Matt. g : Spirit and the life of GoD into the soul. So If there was a power in the eloquence of 2-8. when the penitent soul hears the words, Demosthenes when he stirred the people of ONE of the most common expressions to Athens as a sea is stirred by the storm; if be heard among professed Christians when "Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven there was power with Napoleon that could speaking of religious things, is this : " I can thee," and receives those words as the living words of the living GoD, he is a different inspire his soldiers under the most discourag- understand and believe that GOD will forgive man, because a new life has begun in him. It ing circumstances to lay down their lives for sin, but it is hard for me to believe that He is the power of GoD's forgiveness, and that the accomplishment of nothing but his own can keep me from sin." Such a person has alone, that keeps him from sin. If he con- stubborn will; if there be, as some claim, a yet to learn very much of what is meant by magnetic power which kindles in the eye GoD's forgiving sins. It is true that persons tinues in sin after receiving pardon, it is and sparkles responsively from the speaker who talk that way do often have a measure because he has not grasped the fulness of to the hearer, and from the hearer to the of peace in believing that GOD has forgiven the blessing that was given him in the for- speaker; if there be some subtle current es- or does forgive their sins; but through fail- giveness of his sins. tablished between them, which is manifested ure to grasp the power of forgiveness, they In the case before us, the man received in the energy of the speaker and the rapt deprive themselves of much blessing that new life. His palsied condition was simply attention of the hearer—all of this is sub- they might enjoy. the wasting away of his natural life. He servient to the child of GOD, who receives Bearing in mind the statement concerning was partially dead. The words of CHRIST from heaven that "unction from the Holy the miracles, that "these are written that ye gave him fresh life. But this new life that One." might believe that JEsus is the CHRIST, the was given to his body, and which enabled It was promised by GOD through the Son of GOD; and that, believing, ye might him to walk, was but an illustration, both to prophets Joel, Isaiah, and Daniel. It is have life through his name," let us study the him and to the scribes, of the unseen life of this that the Saviour referred to when He miracle before us. The scribes did not be- GoD which he had received in the words, said, "Behold, I send the promise of my lieve that JEsus could forgive sin. In order "Thy sins be forgiven thee," and which had Father upon you," and again, "Wait for the to show that He had power to forgive sins, made him a new creature in CHRIST. promise of the Father, which ye have heard He healed the palsied man. This miracle With this simple and clear illustration be- of Me." It was the "Comforter" whom was wrought for the express purpose of fore us, we may understand some of the the Father would send in his name; it was illustrating the work 'of forgiving sin, and words of the apostle Paul, which otherwise the "power from on high," and was to be demonstrating its power. JESUS said to the are "hard to be understood." First read manifested like power seen occasionally in palsied man, "Arise, take up thy bed, and Col. I: 12-14: "Giving thanks unto the ancient times, as when the Spirit of the go unto thine house," that they and we Father, which bath made us meet to be LORD came upon Saul and he prophesied, might know his power to forgive sin. There- partakers of the inheritance of the saints in and was turned into another man, so that fore the power exhibited in the healing of light ; who bath delivered us from the power the people said, "Is Saul also among the that man is the power bestowed in the for- of darkness, and hath translated us into the prophets ?" or 'when Moses "gathered the giveneSs of sin. kingdom of his dear Son; in whom we have seventy men of the elders of the people, and Note particularly that the effect of the redemption through his blood, even the for- set them round about the tabernacle. And words of JEsus continued after they were giveness of sins." See the same statement the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake spoken. They made a change in the man, concerning redemption through CHRIST'S unto him, and took of the spirit that was and that change was permanent. Even so blood in I Peter 1:18, 19; Rev. 5:9. upon him, and gave it unto the seventy it must be in the forgiveness of sin. The Mark two points: We have redemption elders; and it came to pass, that, when the common idea is that when GOD forgives sin through CHRIST'S blood, and this redemption spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, the change is in Himself, and not in man. is the forgiveness of sins. But the blood is and did not cease." Num. II :24, 25. It is thought that GOD simply ceases to hold the life. See Gen. 9:4; Lev. 17 :13, 14. This power is not only "from on high," anything against the one who has sinned. Therefore Col. : 14 really tells us that we but it is a connecting link between the throne But this is to imply that GoD had a hard- have redemption through CHRIST'S life. of GOD and our hearts. It is the indwelling ness against the man, which is not the case. But does not the Scripture say that we are of the Holy Spirit, not simply for conversion, GOD is not a man; He does not cherish reconciled to GOD by the death of his Son ? but to use the whole of a purified nature, enmity, nor harbour a feeling of revenge. It does, and that is just what is here taught. and especially the tongue, for aggressive It is not because He has a hard feeling in CHRIST "gave Himself for us, that He might Christian work. It enables the receiver to his own heart against a sinner that He for- redeem us from all iniquity." Titus 2:14. see that there is a divine power which can gives him, but because the sinner has some- He "gave Himself for our sins." Gal. I : 4. save and rescue fallen man, that this power thing in his heart. GoD is all right,—the In giving Himself, He gives his life. In is in the gospel of JESUS CHRIST, and that man is all wrong; therefore GOD forgives the shedding his blood, He pours out his life. -it is exercised through the preaching of the man, that he also may be all right. But in giving up his life, He gives it to us. Word. It involves the idea of expectancy When JESUS, illustrating the forgiveness That life is righteousness, even the perfect on the part of the minister. He believes of sin, said to the man, "Arise, take up thy righteousness of GOD, so that when we 346 THF; BIBLE ECHO. Vol. 8, No. 21. receive it we are "made the righteousness of the CHRIST, the Son of GOD, and that cellent is thy lovingkindness, 0 Gm)! there- GOD in Him." It is the receiving of believing ye might have life through his fore the children of men put their trust under CHRIST'S life, as we are baptised into his name." the shadow of thy wings. They shall be death, that reconciles us to GOD. It is thus abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy that we "put on the new man, which after RECREATION. house; and Thou shalt make them drink of GOD is created in righteousness and true E. J. W. the river of thy pleasures. For with Thee is the fountain of life." Ps. 36:7-9. holiness," "after the image of Him that THE time of year is approaching when created, him." Eph. 4:24;. Col. 3:10. everybody who can do so, leaves the city for Of course it is refreshing. Recreation, Now we may read Rom. 3:23-25, and find the country, the mountains, or the seaside, new, life, is what we want, and with GoD is that it is not so very difficult: "For all have for the purpose of finding recreation. And the fountain of life. We may drink it in as sinned, and come short of the glory of GoD; yet there are far more people who are we would drink from the mountain spring, being justified [that is, made righteous, or obliged to keep up their daily round of toil, and find far more real refreshment. He doers of the law] freely by his grace through than there are who are able to take a holi- who is with GOD, therefore, finds the truest • the redemption that is in CHRIST JESUS; day vacation. It is not the very poor only recreation. whom GOD hath set forth to be a propitia- who cannot leave their tasks; there are This is evident, further, from the fact that tion through faith in his blood, to declare many whose labour demands their constant the memory of former draughts from the his righteousness for the remission [sending attention, and who are for this reason purest spring, just as it gushes cool and away] of sins that are past, through the obliged to forego the pleasure that they sparkling from the earth, serves rather to increase our present discomfort' than to allay forbearance of GOD.". would gladly take. It is for this larger class All have sinned. The whole life has been especially, that we write this. our heat and thirst. It did not last. Even sin. Even the thoughts have been evil. Recreation is not always obtained by those before we were home from our excursion, we Mark 7:21. And to be carnally minded is who go away for their holidays; for be it were vainly longing for more. Now listen death. Therefore the life of sin is a living known that not all pleasure-seeking is rec- to JEsus as He talks with the woman at the death. If the soul is not freed from this, it reation. Recreation means re-creation, re- well of Samaria. It was a deep well, and will end in eternal death. There is no viving, refreshing. It means the receiving the water was cool and good, but He said, power in man to get righteousness out of the of new life. But very many who go away " Whosoever drinketh of this water shall holy law of GOD; therefore GOD in his mercy thinking to get recreation, come back jaded thirst again ; but whosoever drinketh of puts his own righteousness upon all that and weary, hoping to find rest at home, in the water that I shall give him shall never believe. He makes us righteous as a free their usual employment. We wish therefore thirst; but the water that I shall give him gift out of the riches of his grace. He does to let the weary ones at home into a secret, shall be in him a well of water springing up this by his words; for He declares—speaks which may also be profitable to those who into everlasting life." John 4:13, 14. We —his righteousness into and upon all who go away. can carry it with us continually. have faith in. the blood of CHRIST, in whom All life comes from GoD, for with Him is That water is "living water," and that is is GoD's righteousness; "for in Him dwell- "the fountain of life." Ps. 36:9. He is the what we want. But how may we get it ?— eth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." Creator. Therefore He is the only one who Why, you are taking it in now, if you receive And this declaring or speaking the right- can re-create. Whatever blessing of health these texts as the living words of the living eousness of GOD upon us, is the remission and life any person enjoys, comes direCtly Goy, spoken directly to you. JEsus said, or taking away of sin. Thus Goy takes from Goy. " Do not err, my beloved breth- "It is the Spirit that quickeneth; the flesh away the sinful life by putting his own ren. Every good gift, and every perfect profiteth nothing; the words that I speak righteous life in its place. And this is the gift is from above, and cometh down from unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." power of the forgiveness of sin. It is " the the Father of lights, with whom is no vari- John 6:63: All this refreshment is -to be power of an endless life." ableness, neither shadow of turning." James found in the words that tell of it. This is the beginning of the Christian life. I:16, 17. Some one will say that this is imaginary. It is receiving the life of GoD by faith. Let us see, now, how the LORD can give Not a bit of it. It is real. In the chapter How is it continued ?—Just as it is begun. to those who are obliged to stay at home just quoted from we have an example of the "As ye have therefore received CHRIST JEsus and work, all the advantages that they could ability of CHRIST to give real recreation-- the LORD, so walk ye in Him." Col. 2:6. hope to gain by a trip abroad. How many the renewal of wasted energy. The 'day be- For "the just shall live by faith." The there are who would choose the fields and fore, several thousand people were in the hot secret of living the Christian life is simply the cool waters. Well, those who know, the and sultry desert, with nothing to eat, and that of holding fast the life, which, received LORD can say, "The LORD is my shepherd; JESUS fed them with bread, so that they at the beginning, forgives the sin. GOD I shall not want. He maketh me to lie were filled and refreshed. This He did in forgives sin by taking it away. He justifies down in green pastures; He leadeth me be- order that they and we might know the real the ungodly by making him godly. He side • the still waters. He restoreth my life that is in his word. reconciles the rebel sinner to Himself by soul." Ps. 23:1-3. He who knows this Take another instance. A nobleman's taking away his rebellion, and making him may have more real recreation, both for soul beloved son was lying at the point of death. a loyal and law-abiding subject. and body, than he who is lying in the cool His' frame was wasted away, and his life was "But it is difficult to understand how we meadows, but is ignorant of it. being burned up with fever. What was can have the life of GOD a's an actual fact; If we long for the mountains or the ocean, needed ? Something to stop the fever,— it can't be real, for it is by faith that we we read, "Thy righteousness is like the great something cooling. The man went to JEsus, have it." So it was by faith that the poor mountains; thy judgments are a great deep; and asked Him to come and heal his son. palsied man received new life and strength; O LORD, Thou preservest man and beast." JESUS said, "Go thy way; thy son liveth." but was his strength any the less real ? Ps. 36:6. And in his righteousness He will "And the man believed the word that JEsus Was it not an actual fact that he received be to us "as an, hiding place from the wind, had spoken unto him, and he went his way. strength ? Can't understand it ?—Of course and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of And as he was now going down, his servants not, for it is a manifestation of "the love of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. GOD, that passeth knowledge." But we great rock in a weary land." Do not the Then inquired he of them the hour when he may believe it, and realise the fact, and then very words bring a sense of refreshment ? began to amend. They said unto him, Yes- we shall have an eternal life in which to On these sultry days memories of mount- terday at the seventh hour the fever left him. study the wonder of it. Read again and ain streams of clear, sparkling, life-giving So the father knew that it was at the same again the story of the healing of the palsied water haunt us and tantalise us until the hour in the which JEsus said unto him, Thy man, and meditate upon it until it is a living heat seems almost unendurable. Now let us son liveth." John 4:46-53. reality to you, and then remember that "these find something that is more substantial than Whoever believes that miracle, must know are written that ye might believe that JESUS is F a memory, and which satisfies : " How ex- that the word of the LORD has cooling, re- NOVEMBER I, 1893. THE HI13LE ECHO. 347 freshing, and healing properties. Nothing 6. If it is God's will that we suffer, for what should it be ? is so good in fever as cool water, both with- 36ibit *tubtnt. III. Christ's Sufferings for Us. Verses 18-22. out and within. Many physicians have I. Who, though innocent, suffered for us? testified as to the value of water in fevers, THE HIGHER CRITICISM BIBLE. 2. Why did He thus suffer? and how the skilful application of it has re- --- 3. In what condition was He put to death ? duced the temperature and saved the pa- WHILE the churchmen are at work to enslave and how quickened ? tient's life. But all this was accomplished minds by setting forth claims of apostolic au- 4.. To whom did He preach by his Spirit ? by the word of JESUS, which is living water. thority, and demanding that their doctrines, 5. Through whom did He preach ? See Therefore we know that in his word we may church order, etc., be received without question note 3. find on the hottest day refreshment for the upon the ground of apostolic succession to the 6. At what time in the world's history did He office of divinely appointed expositors of the body. preach ? Word, the higher critics are as busily at work At another time Simon's wife's mother 7. Flow many were saved ? and by what ? to rob the people of their most priceless treas- 8. "was taken with a great fever; and they By what like figure are we saved ? ure, Heaven's best gift, the precious Word of 9. Through faith in what ? besought Him for her. And He stood over God. This they are doing by reflecting upon to. What assurance is given us that Christ is her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her; its inspiration, asserting that some portions are able to save us from all that can come upon us ? and immediately she arose, and ministered not inspired at all, others are more or less in- NOTES. unto them." Luke 4:38, 39. Many other spired, and still others fully inspired; and in I. WHO IS HE THAT WILL HARM you? etc. instances might be mentioned; but these order that the people may have the results of In a general way this means :that men will have are sufficient to show the life-giving power their criticism, they purpose to publish "The no desire to harm those who are imitators of of the word of the LORD. Now what the Higher Criticism Bible," one instalment of Christ, and under ordinary circumstances this LORD wants us to do is to take his words for which has already appeared. The various has been true as promised (see Prov. 16:7), but all that they are worth, and use them in our degrees of inspiration, as viewed by the higher there are many exceptions to this general rule. every-day life. critics, are to be made plain to the reader by But even though we suffer persecution for That which we call nature is simply the being printed in different coloured ink. The righteousness' sake, that will `',._,not work to our ordinary working of GOD. The sunshine, Free Church of Scotland Monthly says of it : " The ultimate harm, though it causes present suffer- the air, the dew and the rain, the great sacred books are to be re-arranged and printed ings; for to them that love God all things work mountains, the broad ocean, the crystal in colours, in a way to show the views of recent together for good ; even in the greatest sufferings scholars. The textual emendations,' we are spring, and the laughing mountain stream,, his follower's are, through the love of God, more assured, are rendered conspicuous and impress- all come from Him. They exist because of than conquerors. See Rom. 8:28, 37. In the ive in their black, red, and green colours; the his word. When He speaks, they immedi- very sufferings, then, they may find happiness new science (?) being thus brought to the test, and rejoice, See also Matt. 5 :II, 12. ately appear, because they are all in his as it were, of the eye.' One instalment of the 2. The Revised Version makes the latter word. Therefore we may find all the benefit work has been already published. Professor part of verse 14 and the first part of verse 15 of them in his word. Siegfred, of the University of Jena, has given a almost identical with the latter part of Isa. Try it, and you will find that it is true. new reading of Job, and his notes have been 8:12 and the first part of verse 13. Isaiah The words of the LORD are restful. They translated into English by Professor Briinard reads: "Neither fear ye their fear nor be afraid. give peace. Without them, a person may of Heidelberg. Isaiah is to be dealt with by Sanctify the Lord of hosts Himself." Peter fret himself into a fever on the coolest day, Cheyne, and the Psalms by Wellhausen." reads: "Fear not their fear, neither be troubled; or in the deepest recesses of the mountains. An edition of the Old Testament is also in but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord." With them in the heart, he may find the. course of preparation, under the editorial super- , Isaiah tells us in the next clause what the Lord fever of his blood allayed even in the crowded vision of Professor Haupt, of John Hopkins will he to those who trust in Him. " He shall city, on the hottest day. When you have University. be for a sanctuary," a safe and holy place ; for learned that the words of the LORD are Thus the "doctors of divinity" are busily in the time of trouble God will spread over us righteousness and life, and that we may engaged at their doctoring. G. B. S. the pavilion of his power (Ps. 27: 5 ; 34: 7), and drink them in as water, you can say with I 4110. hide us under the shadow of his wings (Ps. 17: 8), in the secret place of his tabernacle. the psalmist:- SABBATH-SCHOOL LESSONS. " My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow Ps. 27:5. and fatness, and my mouth shall praise 3. The Spirit of Christ is given to every child Lesson 8. Sabbath, November 18, 1893. Thee with joyful lips, when I remember of his (Rom. 8 :9); and the gift of preaching is Thee upon my bed, and meditate on Thee in bestowed through it (i Cor. : ; through that SUFFERING FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS' SAKE. the night watches. Because Thou hast been Spirit Christ has always ministered to the souls PETER 3 : 12-22. my help, therefore in the shadow of thy in the prison-house of sin. Isa. 61: 1; Ps. 51: wings will I rejoice." Ps. 63:5-7. Review questions : 12, 13. In the days of Noah that Spirit spoke (a) What instructions are given to the HIS EYES BLINDED. through the patriarch (2 Peter 2 : 5), who by wife ? faith preached the message and saved his house. IMPURITY sees only impurity, and doubts (b) What to the husband ? Heb. i r :7. As Noah by faith did what God the very existence of God. Selfishness does (c) How will such instruction, if heeded, enjoined, so we by baptism show our faith in not believe that there is any such thing as affect their prayers ? the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus unselfishness in the world. Dishonesty (d) What injunction to union is given ? Christ. It is not the baptism that saves, but questions every man's motive, and says there (e) What disposition should we manifest faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Bap- toward those who speak against us ? tism is the manifestation of our faith, even as is no disinterested benevolence. Hate re- the baptism of Noah in the ark by the deluge fuses all offers of sympathy and aid. These I. God's Care for His People. Verses 12-14. was the manifestation of his faith in the power malign feelings and affecctions carry with i. What care has the Lord for the righteous? of God. It is not the mere act that saves, not them their own sad sting and curse. Sin 2. How does He regard the evil? 3. What question is asked in verse 13 ? See the physical washing, but faith in a risen Re- thus degrades a man in his own eyes, and in deemer, which cleanses the conscience of its the eyes of the slaves of sin, and impover- note . How should we feel when we suffer for dead works. ishes him. It robs him of true fellowship 4. righteousness' sake ? based on mutual confidence. It robs him of "HERE is the patience of the saints; here self-respect. It robs him of peace.-Bishop II. Our Duty in Time of Trouble. Verses 15-17. are they that keep the commandments of God, E. R. Hendrix. I. In time of trouble, what should be the ex- and the faith of Jesus." Rev. 14: 12. Here is alted object in our heart ? See note 2. a keeping of the faith of Jesus as well as the GOD loves to be longed for, He loves to be sought, 2. What should we always be ready to do? commandments of God; and as long as we keep For He sought us Himself, with such longing and In what spirit should the answer be given ? this faith, it will keep us. " Who are kept by love; 3. He died for desire of us, marvellous thought! 4. What should be kept good ? the power of God through faith unto salvation And He yearns for Us now to be with Him above. 5. What effect would such a spirit have on ready to be revealed in the last time," is the -Faber. those who do us evil ? language of inspiration. I Peter i :5. 34 8 THE BIBLE ECHO. Vol. 8, No. 21.

secretary, Jessie Israel; assistant secretary, remember "that all things work together for jfrunt tljt jfittb. Bella Berry ; librai ian, Harold Bree ; organist, good to them that love God." May Israel. W. L. H. BAKER. "TOO BUSY." The service that followed the Sabbath-school was conducted by Bro. G. B. Starr, who took, ITEMS OF MISSIONARY TRAVEL. R. HARE. as the basis of his discourse, I Peter r : 7-9, a "I prap thee have me;excused." Luke 14 : IS. portion of Scripture found in the Sabbath- IN Berlin I held meetings with the friends, THROUGH hush of morn an angel sped, school lesson for the day. The Spirit of God and also organised a Sabbath-school. One While rainbow-glories round him spread, was in the meeting, and many were brought sister was baptised, and in the evening we To tell the toiling sons of clay nearer to Him who invites us to cast all our Of treasures that cannot decay. celebrated the ordinances, the friends giving care upon Him, assuring us that He careth for to the cause. Swift-winged he cleft the azure sky, us. The truths brought out were calculated to The next evening found me at Nagy Becsk- His soul inspired with theme so high. encourage and strengthen believers. "God loves," he cried; " 0 mortals, come, erek, a Hungarian town near the Servian And share his everlasting home!" At four o'clock the quarterly meeting was border. In consequence of the work of our held in the chapel-room of the Australasian Hungarian secretary, our publications came "Too busy" now! I cannot wait ; Bible School. On the roll being called, the through another person into the hands of a re- My farm needs tending, crops are late ; members, with the exception of a few who were 'Tis time to sow, the spring has come; formed preacher, and he became interested. Tell others of your heavenly home. absent, responded, and many from other As he has spent two years in Scotland, and churches joined in testifying to the goodness of collected there means for a nice chapel and "Too busy" now! my shop I tend.; God, and expressing their determination, by From morn till night my hours I spend parsonage, he understands the English, while In serving customers, and fighting debt, the help of the Lord, to stand the trial of their his wife is teacher of the German. Feeling the Too busy! Cannot think of heaven yet I faith and endure to the end. The Spirit of the need of the enlightenment of the people, he Lord was again present, and in the celebration started a Hungarian religious paper, but met "Too busy!" Friends invite my stay, Love melts the hours divine away; of the ordinances, came very near to us, and with little encouragement on the part of his No time to spend in prayer or sigh— brought us near to one another. The Lord is fellow-ministers. We sent him some English I'll think of heaven by and by. good, and his truth more precious than fine periodicals, and as he believes in the soon gold. J. H. STOCKTON. "Too busy!" See my children claim coming of our Lord, he has published a number My help along their way to fame; of our articles. We conversed together till Too short by half each anxious day, THE BIBLE-STUDIES IN THE PRAHRAN after midnight. Ere we finished our breakfast A mother has no time to pray! TOWN HALL. next morning, leading members of .his church came in, and at 8 A. M. I had to preach to about No time to pray ?—The angel wept 1 THE Prahran and St. Kilda Chronicle of Sept. twenty in the large committee room of the Lonely the twilight shadows crept ; 3o contains the following notice of these meet- parsonage. All thanked me heartily, and in- No time to think of heavenly home ; ings :— No time to hear—the night has come! vited me to return. With him I called on a " In spite of the wet weather, there was a Servian teacher at his school, and he is per- "No time!" Now sombre folds of night good attendance at the Prahran Town Hall on fectly willing to translate our publications in Shadowed the Death-angel in his flight! Sunday evening last, when Mr. G. B. Starr Oh! cruel, careless sons of earth! this tongue. As this town contains some six dealt with the subject of Immortality only "Too busy" for all else but—Death. thousand Servians, and fully as many Germans, through Christ."' Then follows a good synop- sis of the line of thought presented in the dis- both languages are well understood, and he is NORTH FITZROY, MELBOURNE. course, and the article. closes with these appre- well qualified to do the work. After dinner ciative words :— the minister took me to the train, and he begged THE quarterly meeting of the North Fitzroy " The address was intensely interesting, and for our publications and for a missionary among church was held on Sabbath, Oct. 7. Bro. closely followed by all present. It is surprising the Germans. Starr conducted the services, giving, in the the number of people attending these studies, Riding on the train here from Pesth, I morning, a short, but impressive discourse on who have pencil and paper making notes. It entered into conversation with a number of rich the temptation of Christ. The meeting in the is an evidence that the addresses are awaken- merchants. One of them produced the most ing a deep interest in the study of the Bible; afternoon was a season of spiritual refreshing. and it shows, too, that simple Bible teaching blasphemous document I ever have seen, Twenty-five 'members, who were unable to be will stimulate thought and research more than written in French, which a friend had sent to present, reported by letter. During the quarter theology, which is too often the views of one him. It purported to be an illustrated Bible in thirteen new members have united with the set of thinkers who are desirous of advancing quarto form, while in fact it simply served to church ; one, Sister Adair, has been laid to rest, the doctrines of the particular church to which draw the Bible statements into ridicule, aided they may be attached." and two have transferred their membership to by large illustrations. What surprised me, was Sydney. the cheapness of the work, each part costing The church feel to thank God for the bless- BALLARAT. only two cents, illustrations and all. From ings of the past, and to go forward trusting Becskerek I met several persons who had al- Him for the future. WE had the privilege of spending October ready heard of my meeting, and, were anxious 13-16 with the Ballarat church. The meetings to learn more. The most interested seemed to PRAHRAN, MELBOURNE. held were well attended by the brethren and be an old Israelite, who could hardly stop ask- sisters, who seemed to appreciate very much ing questions, as I had him read from my THE Prahran church has for some time been the study of the Word of God. On the Sab- German Bible the prophecies relating to Christ. meeting in the Friendly Societies' Hall, Cecil bath, when the ordinances of the Lord's house He promised to look the texts up in the Hebrew, Place ; but we are happy to say that our num- were celebrated, all seemed to rejoice in the and let me know. A publication in Hebrew bers have so increased as to make a larger goodness of God, as was manifested by the and the Hebrew-German dialect, giving these place necessary. We have met this necessity willing and earnest testimonies of those present. prophecies for the Jewish people, is greatly by renting the Forrester's Hall in Chapel It was indeed a privilege to meet with these needed. Everything looks encouraging for the Street, North, next door to the Baptist church. dear friends, and to find them rejoicing in the Hungarian field, and we hope soon to have a We think every one is delighted with the Lord, and degiring to walk in all his truth. labourer here. change, and, best of all, we have gone into our Since last we were with them, about two The most noted and populous of the Balkan new hall with the first quarter's rent paid in years ago, death has removed from their midst States is the kingdom of Roumania, with a advance, with the money in hand for the second a number with whom they confidently expect population of nearly six millions. The Rou- quarter, and that for the following six months soon to be again united, when the grave can no manian language is of Latin origin, and is spoken all promised. longer hold as captives the people of God. by about nine millions of people, there being a We met in the new hall for the first time on Others we were glad to find, as the torch of truth large number of Roumanians in Hungary. The Sabbath, September 3o. As this was the last had been held forth, were attracted to its light, religion is related to the Greek-, but it is inde- Sabbath in the quarter, the Sabbath-school and had united with them. Thus while changes pendent of Russia, and, as a rule, the religious officers for the ensuing quarter were elected, have occurred, it is good to know that the bless- life is rather dormant. the officers chosen being, fot superintendent, ing of the Lord has attended them, and that He In one thing Roumania excels all other W. L. H. Baker ; assistant, J. S. Reekie ; has been guiding in all their affairs. Let us countries—it has, in comparison, more Jews NOVEMBER I 1893. THE BIBLE ECHO. 349

than any other country, about one to every Christ, we prepared to go to the baptism. Be- Mrs. Thwaites, or Knorr, has been found guilty of dozen inhabitants. While the constitution fore going, the magistrate, who also owned the wilful murder by the coroner's jury in the case of guarantees liberty of conscience and religion, meeting hall, informed me that he had been one of the infants known to have been in her care, the Jews are restricted from living in the coun- charged by the authorities to notify them in and is to be tried at the next sitting of the criminal court in Melbourne. try districts. case we were to baptise' again. I told him The aboriginal Ainus of North Japan are said not After the war with Turkey, in 1878, Rou- under all circumstances to do his duty, and we to look upon drunkenness as wicked, or a thing to would do ours. The baptism took place in a mania acquired some territory south of the be detested. Fully 95 per cent. get drunk whenever Danube, called the Dubrutscha, and as many beautiful bay of the Black Sea. About one they can obtain enough sake, and to be drunk is their of the Turks left, and the country was desolated hundred and twenty-five persons, grouped all ideal of supreme happiness. by the war, the government permitted colonists the way to the hill-top, among them Turks and The 3,000,000 f. (Lizo,000) demanded from Siam to move in there, and they could easily become Roumanian soldiers, witnessed the scene. Per- by France in the" settlement of the dispute between citizens and acquire land. In consequence, fect order reigned, and our Baptist friends sang the two countries, was promptly paid ; but the about three years ago a number of our German some of their choicest pieces during the cere- French cruiser to whose custody it was consigned, Sabbath-keepers in Russia, with a number of mony. sunk at sea with all the treasure. Lutherans,—about sixty families in all,—planted In the evening I spoke again at Sarighiol, The Protestants of the world keep an army of a German village among the Turks. and we decided to remain together over Mon- 55,000 Christian teachers, at a cost of f2,000,000 a Two years ago I visited them, and organised day; and after celebrating the ordinances in year, to save the heathens. The Christian nations of Europe keep about 13,000,000 men, at a cost of a church of seventeen members. Quite a the evening, I was to proceed with the team to Lzoo,000,000 a year, to cut each other's throats. number of outsiders attended my meetings, but the railway, so as to reach the train early Tues- Dr. Gatling, of gun fame, has now invented a day. But Monday after dinner, two men came I was not molested in the least. Last year weapon that will fire 2,000 bullets a minute and Bro. Wagner, one of our Russian licentiates, and told me that I was wanted at the magis never acquire a hot box. It is designed as a dis- moved there, and soon a revival began among trate's office. The officers received me court- courager of mobs, and a mob failing to be discour- the Lutherans, so that in a short time he bap- eously, demanded my passport, and after consult- aged by it would have to be very much in earnest. tised about twenty of them. But this stirred ing the pass-book, asked me why I had no per- In the United States there are 25,530 schools for the remaining Lutherans to the utmost. First, mission of the prefeal to visit the village. I told coloured children, 2o,00o coloured persons are en- they tried in every way to get Bro. Wagner out them I had no knowledge of any such law; but gaged as teachers, and the coloured pupils number of the village, and several times the authorities if it did exist, I was willing to pay whatever 1,249,229. Two millions and a quarter of the notified him to leave within ten days. But he fine there was. negroes can read and write. There are now in the stayed, trusting in the Lord. A lawyer, who is After a tedious experience of the uncertainties United States moo college-bred negro ministers, 154 newspapers with coloured editors, 25o lawyers, and also an editor, whom he consulted, assured him of Roumanian justice, I again found myself on 749 doctors. The coloured people own property that he would see that he got his citizen's the German border. After spending a night at worth JJ5o,000,000. papers, and he should quietly remain. Though Sinaia, where, way up among the mountains, is The present financial position of the British and the Turks, as a matter of course, work every the beautiful summer residence of the king of Foreign Bible Society is causing some anxiety to Sunday, and the Lutherans are not at all Roumania, I crossed into Transylvania, and the secretaries and committee. The excess of -x- particular about Sunday observance, they could was in the Austrian Empire and among friends. penditure over income during the last four years not see our people enjoy the same right of work- L. R. CONRADI. has amounted to a total of no less than /67,263, and ing on Sunday, after having rested on the during the last year alone it was £23,397• This has Sabbath. So a mob gathered, and went to the arisen from the great extension of the society's operations in order to meet the growing demand for field where two of our brethren were quietly at Orius *utuntarti. the Scriptures from all parts of the world. work, and showed their religious zeal by club- Mrs. E. G. Clemens, of Paraguay, said at a meet- bing them and bruising them severely. Others, The cable between Australia and New Caledonia ing of the International Missionary Union, Clifton knowing the law that Jews are not permitted to was completed on the i7th ult. Springs, New York, June 14: " I arrived in Assump- live in the country districcts, and envious of the Russian outposts in Central Asia have been tion in 1889. There mad never been a Protestant prosperity of our people, who do not spend their repulsed by the Afghans. sermon there till six years before. Romanism has money in saloons and idle away their time, pro- The Government of Austria favours the granting had control of Paraguay as fully as it had of any duced the charge that they were Jews, because to its subjects of universal suffrage. country. Nine-tenths of the Paraguayans do not they kept the Sabbath. Several fatal cases of gastric cholera have occurred know that there is any other religion than the Ro- in the workhouse at Greenwich, England. man Catholic. Ninety-eight per cent. of the inhab- In view of all these difficulties, I decided to itants are illiterates, and only two per cent. are of The bill to repeal the Sherman Silver Purchase visit them, and see what could be done. At legitimate birth." act is still stonewalled in the United States Senate. Constantsa I met Bro. Wagner with the team. The discussion on the continuity of the Church of With him I consulted his lawyer, who had, Marshal MacMahon, formerly president of the -England, which has been agitating the Melbourne Under May 16, the following in his paper, called French Republic, has just died at the age' of eighty- press of late, has invaded the pulpit also. Canon five years. the Gazetta Dobrogei :— Potter said, on a recent Sunday, that he "justified The British are making aetive preparations for the lengthy discussion which is at present in prog- " The sect of the Adventists is one of the less war, in anticipation of hostilities in Matabeleland, ress, by stating that it was being silently assumed numerous sects of Christendom, which at the South Africa. present time make their appearance in Rou- that if the Church of England was founded by a The trial of Glasson for the murder of Mr. Phillips mission from Rome, then the Church of England mania. The members of this sect admit all the and Miss Cavanagh at Carcoar, New South Wales, Christian dogmas, with the single essential ex- must either submit herself absolutely to the govern- commenced at Bathurst on the 18th ult. ception that they observe the Sabbath instead ment of Rome or cease to have any, claim to be the of Sunday. The sobriety of this people culmi- Etheromania is a new disease, which results, from Church of England any longer." He, however, nates in total abstinence. They are very indus- the excessive inhalation of ether for nervous affec- claims that the Church of England dates back to trious, and their uprightness in their public and tions. It is almost as bad as opium drinking. sub-apostolic times. private life is exemplary. The Adventists are A terrible railway accident is reported from the The financial crisis through which America is now very numerous in Germany, Switzerland, United States, near Jackson, Michigan. It is passing is proving exceptionally severe. The Review France, also in America. They seem to origi- believed that over a hundred persons were killed or and Herald of Sept. 12, which has just been received, nate from Germany, from whence probably a injured. contains the following paragraph: "In the industrial number have emigrated to Russia, and from Sir Henry Durand, with a small company of world the outlook is still such as to justify the most there here. At the present time, there are a number of families living at Sarighiol, near diplomatists and soldiers, is on an important, but- gloomy forebodings. It is said that 15,000 men are Mangalia, where the Adventists distinguish rather hazardous mission to Cabul, to confer with. now fed by charity in the city of Chicago. In many themselves through their intelligent agriculture, the Afghan Ameer on certain phases of the Eastern other cities, the situation is equally depressing. their diligence, and their order. We expe6t to Question. But this is not the season of the year when hard speak more about them in the future." It has been calculated that in Australia the con- times press most heavily upon the poor. In the Arriving at the village of Sarighiol Friday sumption of meat is 276 lbs. per head per year, as matter of, clothing, shelter, and warmth, people can evening, we had a good meeting, as we did also against 15o lbs. in fhe United States and 118 in get along much better now than in the cold of Sabbath and Sunday morn, when four persons England. In Europe the consumption is from 26 to winter; and if the situation is so trying now, what 77 lbs. per head. will it be then ? Not far from one million of men, were examined as candidates for baptism. The enthusiasm caused by the recent visit of says the Providence Journal, who are usually em- Sunday afternoon we drove to a neighbouring Russian war vessels to French ports; with other ployed, are now out of work. Unless some change village, where four of our members live, and signs, is believed to indicate that the! Franco- occurs which cannot now be foreseen, the suffering there, after speaking to some ninety persons in Russian alliance is assuming a more solid and of the coming winter must be such, in many quar- the Lutheran meeting-house, of the fulness in definite character. ters, as to be likely to cause serious trouble." 35 0 THE BIBLE ECHO. Vol. 8, No. 2I.

this means, the inflammation and tenderness alum. If the burning is especially troublesome *arab' & fEnitptranrr. will be greatly reduced. The next step in at night, dip in hot water for fifteen minutes treatment should be to scrape the centre of the before applying the powder. A jug filled with . nail with a sharp knife until it becomes as thin cold water is a good palliative. NOT with the weapons of murderous battle, as possible without exposing the flesh. Then Squadrons arrayed for the dea,h-dealing strife, Cold Feet.—Cold feet are due to deficient cir- slightly elevate the outer edge of the nail for Thunder of cannon, and musketry's rattle, culation. Administer the alternate hot-and- Mangling of bodies and wasting of life— the purpose, and place underneath it delicate cold foot-bath as directed for chilblains, several Not with such enginery pledgets of cotton. If the nail penetrates the times a day, if possible, and at least twice a day. Fight for humanity, _ flesh so deeply as to make this impossible, it Wear large, thick hoots, or shoes, and thick But with the power of the heart-swaying word; may be necessary to remove a very small por- woollen stockings. Keep the feet dry. Right is our panoply, tion by splitting it off with a sharp knife. A Exercise. Allow no constriction about the Love our artillery, still better way is to crowd underneath the dis- limbs, as garters and elastics. Clothe the Soul-piercing truth is our two-edged sword. eased portion of the nail delicate filaments of —Selected. upper portions of the limbs warmly. Do not 4 411. 4 floss-silk, drawing in one portion after another wear rubbers, except for a little while at a time, SIMPLE REMEDIES FOR COMMON until the nail is elevated out of the tender when necessary. Electric or galvanic soles are DISEASES. flesh. The nail may be still further elevated of no use whatever. The feet should be kept by the employment of the same means, while perfectly clean, and the stockings should be Eczema.—Eczema is catarrn of the skin very the poultices are continued, till a complete and changed every day, being allowed to air one similar to catarrh of the nose. The secretion dries permanent cure is effected. day, when they may be worn again. Three up, and is left in little scales upon the surface. It Stone-Bruise.—This disease, usually the result changes a week are none too many for cleanli- needs astringent treatment. In cases of chronic of accident, is of a nature similar to felon. The ness and warmth. Cork soles are useful. eczema, where there is cracking of the skin, intense pain often present is relieved by placing Rheurnatism.—I nflamrnatory rheumatism re- and where the secretion dries down in little the part in very cold water. It may be treated quires the attendance of an experienced person. blisters so that there is a thickening of the nearly like a felon. The wandering pains from which many people skin, treatment with hot water, just as hot as Corns.—These are excrescences produced by suffer, which are commonly called rheumatism, can be borne, from three to five times a day, is a morbid growth of-the skin. They are caused can be relieved by proper attention. either by frigtion or by pressure, and are usu- the best thing. A hot spray is better than i. Avoid the use of irritating condiments, tea, soaking the part in hot water. The effea is to ally the result of wearing a tight arid otherwise coffee, tobacco, •and alcoholic liquors, including ill-fitting boot or shoe. Corns are not always stimulate the blood vessels so that they will wine, beer, etc. Avoid, also, grpss food, and contra& An ointment of equal parts of zinc produced by wearing tight shoes or boots, being the use of food or drink containing saline mat- often occasioned by the friction of loosely-fit- and tar is good. A solution of two teaspoonfuls ters. Be temperate in all things. of soda to a pint of water is another good ting foot gear. There are two varieties of corns, 2. Dress warmly and uniformly. Silk or hard and soft. Hard corns are formed upon application. When there is considerable irri- buckskin undersuits, worn next the cotton un- the outside of the toe ; soft corns are produced tation, apply the zinc ointment. der-clothing, give great relief to many. Wear between the toes. Liver Spots.—The liver is rarely responsible flannel the whole year. To cure a corn, the first thing to be done is to for the dark stains appearing on the face and 3. Apply heat to the painful parts as in neu- soften it. To accomplish this, soak the foot in the body, and which are generally attributed to ralgia. The hot-air and vapour baths are good. hot water for one hour every night, and then it. The proper name for these is chloasma. Keep the skin clean. Exercise freely. They are due to a large amount of pigment. apply a cloth saturated with a strong solution of The Apple-Cure for Gout.—Dr. John Hunter If the dye, extends through the skin, there is no saleratus. Continue this treatment for three or was an , enthusiastic advocate of the apple-cure getting rid of the spots short of a surgical four days ; then remove the corn with a thin, for gout. Instead of drinking freely of wine, operation. sharp-bladed knife, carefully working the instru- and consuming quantities of rare roast beef, he Itching without Eruption.—One ment between the corn and the healthy skin of the most enjoined upon his patients who were suffering obstinate forms of pruritis is that which is not beneath. If the whole corn has been removed, from gout, the importance of the free use of all that now remains to be done is to protect accompanied by eruption of any sort. Elderly apples in the place of wine-drinking, roast beef, people are particularly subject to this form of the part from pressure. This may be very mutton chop, etc.-7. H. Kellogg, M.D., in the the disease. The following remedies are easily accomplished by placing over it a piece of Household Monitor of Health. recommended by an eminent French professor, soft buckskin, in which an opening has been as being very valuable in such cases : After made of the exact size of the corn, which washing the body, at night, just before retiring, should be placed exactly over the seat of the THAT USEFUL LEMON. with a quart of warm water containing two disease. By this simple means, the diseased drams of a solution of carbolic acid and half a surface will be wholly protected from pressure. THE following from the Alliance News will be pint of vinegar, dust over the entire body with Any tendency to harden may be prevented by found quite as applicable to those who remain a powder consisting of five drams of salicylite keeping the buckskin saturated with sweet oil. at home, or who travel in other places, as to of bismuth and three ounces of starch, or three This simple treatment, if thoroughly applied, those who visit Paris. It will be a good thing drams of salicylic acid and three ounces of will rarely fail to cure,any corn. to remember, also, when rumours of cholera are starch. Tender Feet.—When feet are tender and pain- driving timid people to alcoholic drinks, which Felon.—The real disease is an abscess formed ful after long walking or standing, great relief only increase the liability to the disease :— beneath the periosteum, or skin of the bone. It can be had by- bathing them in salt and water, ‘" Thoroughgoing' in a letter to the Editor, may sometimes be dispersed by the application a handful of salt to a gallon of water. Have says: Weak-kneed teetotalers, who when of turpentine, or other strong irritants, or by the water as hot as can be comfortably borne; visiting Paris are frightened by Seine water into holding the finger in strong lye, as hot as can immerse the feet, and throw water up over the drinking wine, will now have no justification for be borne for -half an hour, several times a day. knees with the hands. When the water grows their feeble faith.' The recent investigations Keeping the hand constantly in ice-cold water cool, rub feet and limbs briskly with a dry of M. Girard, chief of the Paris Municipal gives great relief, and sometimes prevents the towel. Laboratory, undertaken with the object of further progress of the disease, it employed in Foul and Profuse Perspiration.—Just before re- making it safe to drink water of questionable time. Relief is also afforded by the cold douch , tiring at night, take a hot and cold foot-bath, quality, have again shown that acids give the arm-bath, and wearing the cold compress on dipping the feet first in cold water, then in hot, coup de grace to microbes. Citric acid,' he finds, the arm and hand. When the disease is mani- allowing them to remain in each for about one half 'is the most powerful of all; one gramme added festly settled, the quickest remedy is found in minute, and repeating the operation fifteen or to a quart of water will destroy all the microbes lancing the finger to the bone. Warm fomen- twenty times. Then wipe with a soft towel, that are in it.' Now, as the juice of half an tation s and poultices may afterward be applied, and when nearly dry, rub with subnitrate of averaged-sized lemon contains a gramme of to encourage the discharge. bismuth, using two heaping teaspoonfuls. citric acid, and as few people dilute that Ingrowing the toe is greatly inflamed, Burning Feet.—Bathe the feet night and quantity with so much as a quart of water, it place it in a warm foot-bath, an hour at a time, morning with tepid water to which a little soap follows that natural lemonade, prepared in the three times a day. During the intervals, it has been added. When nearly dry, dust freely usual way by thoroughly mixing demon juice should be covered with a poultice made of over them a, powder composed of one part of with water, must be fatal to the organisms bread and milk, linseed, or slippery elm. By salicylic acid and sixteen parts of powdered which the water contains."—Present Truth, NOVEMBER I, 1893. THE FITHLE ECHO 35 1 publislyrs' partmatt. 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THE DATE OF THE AUSTRALIAN dition, the situation; grows worse yearly instead Cie 'Chit (rlicr. CAMP-MEETING. of better. It is not a question as to what the end shall be; for few conversant with the history Melbourne, Victoria, November 1, 1893. IT has already been announced through the of the past have any doubts regarding this; but columns', of the BIBLE ECHO that the Australian only how long that final plunge into •revolution Conference Committee have decided to hOld a and chaos can be deferred."—Review and Herald. • CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. • camp-meeting at" the close of the present year. When this decision was made," it was thought POETRY, '- ABOLISHING WAR. The Ateidow's Mirror 337 that the meeting ;would begin Dec. 22.. It was Too Late :.. 342 understood that Elder Olsen, President of the "Too Busy" 348 General Conference, would reach- us from Africa THE Zurich Labour Congress has had under GENERAL ARTICLES. about the first of December; that he would consideration recently the question of the atti- Co-operation with God a Necessity ... 338 tude to be taken by the working classes in the A Few Thoughts on the Sacredness of the Sabbath 338 remain in Australia until the last of January, A Transforming Power 339 and then proceed to America via New Zealand, event of 'war. It was proposed to make a The Church _ 339 stopping at the latter place long enough to European war impossible, by means of a general The Church Question ; a Recent Scene 340 strike when hostilities should have been de- The Romeward Movement ... 340 attend a camp-meeting there. The Sabbath in the Gospel Age.-No. 7 340 Recent letters from Elder Olsen inform us clared ; but this proposal was rejected, and THE HOME CIRCLE. that his plans are to spend the month of Decem- another substituted which aims at the' same Mary the Mother of Jesus 342 thing, through the withholding of supplies.' " Unto One of the Least" ... 342 ber-in New Zealand, and the month -of January We are sure, however, that, desirable as is USEFUL AND CURIOUS. in Australia, and return from Melbourne to Emu-Hunting in Australia 343 London dire& This makes it necessary to the end sought, it will not be attained by either Clerical Repartee 343 alter our plans somewhat. We have received of the means proposed. War has its origin in The Deepest Boring ... 343 word from the New Zealand Conference Com- the depravity of human nature, and unfortu- EDITORIAL. mittee that they expect to hold their meeting nately this depravity is not confined to the aris- What of the Night 344 The Gift of the Huly Spirit 344 from Nov. 23 to Dec. 12. This will give those tocracy, but extends to all classes, rich and The Power of Forgiveness 345 who come from New Zealand' to attend the poor alike. The working-men are quite as Recreation ... 346 ready to fight among themselves, should provo- His Eyes Blinded ... 347 Australian meetings barely time to reach cation arise, as are the ambitious representa- BIBLE STUDENT. Melbourne by the last of December. tives of royalty. The only sure way to abolish The Higher Criticism Bible 347 For these reasons the Australian Conference Sabbath-school Lessons 347 war is to eradicate that innate selfishness of Committee have decided to hold their meeting FROM THE FIELD. human nature which continually leads men to from Dec. 29 to Jan. 12. The first week of North Fitzroy, Melbourne 348 seek to advance their own interests at the what- may be termed the camp-meeting will be Prahran, Melbourne 348 expense of their fellows ; and the only antidote Bible Studies in the Prahran Town Hall 348 held especially for the workers connected with Ballarat 348 for this is the religion of Jesus Christ.—Present the cause in Australia. Items of Missionary Travel 348 Truth. NEWS SUMMARY 349 In the next issue of the Ecno, more will be given with reference to the details of the meet- HEALTH AND TEMPERANCE. MOHAMMEDAN ZEAL. Simple Remedies for Common Diseases 350 ings, location of the camp ground, prices of That Useful Lemon 350 tents, etc. We feel encouraged as we perfect .PUBLISHERS DEPARTMENT 35' the various plans for our coming meeting. WE are reminded that, we are by no means EDITORIAL NOTES ..• 352 to think of Mohammeda m as a sy tem of A. G. DANIELLS. religion that is dying out, by the fa& that even We send no papers out without their having been ordered. Hence now there are 40o Moht.M1medan rnis,ionarles persons receiving the BIBLE ECHO without having ordered it, are being SELF-DENIAL must be practiced in the home. supplied by some friend, and they will not be called upon to pay for sent out from Cairo every year. These the paper. Every member of the family should be kind and sionari3s are to be found everywhere in the courteous, and should studiously seek by every East, and even in the heart of Africa. Thet e - ELDER A. G. DANIELLS and wife, ac- word and act to bring in peace, contentment, are rt,000,000 Mohammedans in China, companied by Sister Anna L. Ingels, secretary and happiness. All members of the family do one hundred mosques in Pekin alone. Moham- of the Australian Tract Society, have returned not have the same disposition, the same stamp medanism is not less aggressive now than it to Melbourne, with the design of making this of character; but through self-discipline, and was in the days of Mohammed. It is a religion city their residence for the next few months. love and forbearance one for another, all can be of force, and can be successfully met only by bound together in the closest union. In many the gospel of peace. While it is not dying out, families there is not that Christian politeness, FROM papers just received from America, we it is a dead religion, in that it-- has no spirit of learn that Elder G. C. Tenney has rejoined his that true courtesy, deference, and respeel for life in it. The greater its activity, the greater family at Battle Creek, Michigan, after his tour one another that would prepare its members to -the death that it causes. There!.o; c it mut-t be in Europe, 'where he has been travelling with make happy familieS of their own. In the place met with the gospel of lice. Mohammedan Elder 0. A. Olsen. of patience, kindness, tender courtesy, and missionaries need only zeal, and a knowledge of Christian sympathy and love, there are sharp -the theory of Mohammedanism. Christian words, clashing ideas, and a criticising, .A LETTER just received states that Bro. J. R. missionaries trust have. the zeal and knowleclge McCoy, of Pitcairn Island, was to sail for dictatorial spirit. In every family where Christ that come trim the life of Christ in the souh-- Melbourne Sept. 17, to attend the Australian abides, a tender interest and love will be mani- Selected. fested for one another; not a spasmodic love Conference and camp-meeting. expressed only in fond caresses, but a love that is deep and abiding. True love is a high and 13113.1_,E7, 1,:(21-1( ), DR. M. G. KELLOGG, of the Pitcairn, is visit- holy principle, and is altogether different in A 16-page Religious and Emily Journal. ing the churches in New Zealand, while waiting character from that love that is awakened by PUBLISHED THE I ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH for the camp-meeting to be held. He was in impulse, and which suddenly dies when tested AT MEIIBOURNH AND WELLIIINGTOA, Kaeo at the latest accounts, lecturing on the, and tried. Mrs, E. G. White. In the Interests of subject of temperance. MORAL CULTURE AND BIBLE TRUTH. SPEAKING of the present political condition of PRICE, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE: S. D. G. A. ANDERSON and wife, who have been Europe, the Interior, of August ro, states that For the Year'(24 numbers) post-free ... ••• 6 6 labouring among the Scandinavians of New the number of men withdrawn from produalive For Six Months, post free ... 3 6 Zealand, were among the passengers by the industry, to constitute the standing armies of In clubs of 'five or more to one address (each) 5 o Single copies ... 0 3 at its last trip to America. Their the different nations, is 20,038,000. These must Monowai Address BIBLE ECHO, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Paola ; destination is the Health Retreat at St. Helena, be supported by the labourers, whose wages are •or, Banks Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand. California, where Bro. A. intends to take treat- reduced apparently to the lowest possible limit; LONDON ADDRESS, 48 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON. E. C. ment. During their stay at the Retreat, they and the cost of supporting such a body of men, will do what they can to prepare themselves for is, annually; over /163,000,000. It then adds: Printed and published I y Echo Publishing Company, Limited, 14 and :6 Best Street, North Fitzroy, for the International Tract Society, and the medical missionary work. "And the most threatening fact is that the con- registered as a newspaper in Victoria.