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wark against infidelity. The house­ function of churches to bo. eminent logical seminaries.spring up among no longer the voice of fear. It has
hold is a/church. The strong and and divine, but not their structure them, ,,planted and watered by: learned the manners and expression
ineradicable love of mothers for and origin. Churches have grown Christian beneficence. It would of liberty and of love. f,t has blos-
and is urnru. ÍLagrajit and
front .tihit-
-by-wrong to sayThnt i lirmtfa*rtM.‘eJ fcy
and preacher.
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ture seeking moral elevation, as confined to Christian churches.
In nations where the Christian schools'grow up from the necessi­ But it is not to be denied that the state it had but rude leaves. Those
. Church has been made partner ties of intellectual development; as Christian churches of America lead who have seen veneration only un­
with the State in great oppressions, eleemosynary institutions grow the. way in every movement for the der black robes, in superstitious
there may be a wasting revulsion from the reipiirements of humani­ education of the common people, for bondage to forms,.and,speaking the
\ and, as in France, the popular in- ty ; as civil governments grow out the redemption of men from ignor- language of the ascetic, do not rec-
^TTHr^Tecessifies of society. God ance and superstition. The impulse
the grossest paganism may for a created human nature, ami, in a of sympathy is not occasional, fitful, step, a voice of music, and in gar­
time prevail; but not in America. .‘fensej all that is necessary to it. irregular; it is organized,steadfast, ments of light.—H. W. B eecher , in
The Chur^h^here has always been He created iron, but not machinery. always aliounding.
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Cei;tainly, in no other period or
of the people and for the -.people.
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Its ministers have betin leaders in substapces, but not • garments ; nation lias religion been such an in­ Twelve Thousand
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education, in public spirit, in patri- colors, but not pictures ; a religious spiration to whate ver «is humane,
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; otisin. There’may l»e dogmas ami nature in man, but not -schools for liberal, and generous ; to whatever has just received twelve thousand,
doctrines to be Ousted, but no religion. Tin; progress of such is genial, sympathetic, and chival­ card tracts. There are five kinds:
wrongs to be avenged. From the views will ultimately give strength rous in public spirit; to whatever Salvation from Sin, Names for
colonial «lays men know .that the to religious organizations ; will take is brave, heroic and refulgent in ' Goths Children, Errors of the
churches of America have been the them away from superstition afcl just war, or indulgent and fruitful Anxious Seat, What is Baptism and
organized centers of 1 Malevolence, credulity, ami plant them upon in honorable peace.
Design of Baptism. - They are much
'Die religious' sentiment was
and from them have issued the grounds, of reason. Their useful­
better printed than the first edition.
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faith which sustained the ( bionics ness will be their preservation. never so intelligent, or so strong, in They are printed on botl) sides, and
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entilusiasm
which But A cluuige- Ui-TLe phiL*4+pl+-v- of- America asjiow. If it seems less ar e -of t -diflw -etft c olo re d c a rd b o ard,---- —
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has overthrown national dangers organizations does not destroy or intense, . it is _ because
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inches wide. ■ Each contains from
infiilelity—-unbefief has no Gospel The activity of Christian churches influences unknown or unfelt in the 10(10 to 1200 words, or more than
Eminent and good men have been shows no decadence ÿ churches' are Puritan period. AspirMion, rever­ enough to till a column in either of
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infidel t<» church creeds, seldom to found springing up in every hook ence for God, sympathy .with his our ” newspapers.
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religion. The scoffing infidelity and corner. They, march with the work», the refinement of -dn-ngth, has many advantages over paper. -
which believes nothing, and seeks army of emigration. They spring sympathy with all that is generous, They are jilst tlie thing to put into
to,eradicate faith,-root and branch, up in territories ami new states^at magnanimous, or .just, were never the hands of busy ¡ample on steam-
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is uncongenial to the temper ami once. Not the- cabin, the court- so widely diffused. Jlitlino longer boats or cars, or ill’ depots and
good sense' of Americans of native house, or the school, are more sin e -are shut up in a church ami a fam­ hotels. A longer tract might not
ily. These are but sacred altars
birth,
w and of
• American
»...*• education. to appear on the pioneer fine than
be read. The New Revision says,
whose
light and fire shine through
From nature, from training, ami churches. They follow the plow,
Luke 1 : 37, “No word from Go« I
from domestic common - sense, as and spring up as seed from its fur­ an almost illimitable sphere. Rich shall lie void of power;” so the
well as from a higher inspiration, rows. Nor are the benign activi­ es have taken the place of poverty; shortest message from him will have
our people are inclined to religion. ties of Christian churches slacking ; with riches have come art, knowl­ its influence.
They may tolerate change in its everywhere they are fountains of edge, variety in social life, innocent __ fhe prime objextt of this fund is
institutions,
they niay amuse theiri- lienevolence. They are in every pleasures interlacing life’s daily to furnish tracts free to those—who...
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selves with the wit of goodnature« I village the organized centers of in­ burdens ; civil liberty has brought are not able to buy them but who
. infidels, they may applaud intelli­ fluence for morality, for education, ^duties and occupation to all. The will distribute them. Thus desti-
gent, doubt which refuses the weeds and for public spirit. The activity religious spirit diffuses itself as an tute fields will l»e reached.- Evan-
which have been bound up in the and whole lienefit of the churches ■atmosphere over all this firmament gelists should go well supplied.
sheaves of theology, and that un- are not to l>e found inside the which declares God’s glory, and the Select, at least, one of, those you
lielief which simply refuses to take churches any more than the benefit earth which is increasingly full, to know, an<l give him several hun­
a part for th«*, whole; but, the of the sun is within the sun. The ‘‘men’s apprehensions, of his handi­ dred, or if you are not able send me
rational reverence, the aspiring light-house’ is not for its own work. This diffusion of the relig­ his name ami I will semi him
ideality, which work away from illumination, but for those far and í ious spirit is more in consonance some. They will preach where he
the gross and the low, will forbid near upon a troubled-sea.—Uburches with the divine nature, (and with cannot go. They are 50 cents per
the world—with
the American mind to join in shed their light through all the i TfrF- hpMi
hundred to those who will buy.
historic religion itself, than that
wasting skepticism. It will de­ moralities of society.
Do not neglect to send in the
circumscribed element which is to
mand something better for every­
names of prominent sectarians to-
Churches ih America of all sects
be supplanted.
thing it gives up.
universally inspire intelligence, and [ A marked change has come over gether with 5 cents each, ami have
That a great change, progressive lea«l in founding and nourishing «
the spirit of worship. In mediivval a copy, of Our Position sent to
and prophetic, is passing over the schools for popular education, and ’j
ami monarchic «lays, worship was each.
public -mind, in matters of religious institutions for higher culture. !
How much money do I' make ?
veneration pivoted on fear. Go«l
truth, there can be lio doubt. It is 1 They follow the march of popular I
was not yet a father, worship was None at all. Not more than 7
worth our while to study the na- tion,
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and, almost faster than ei d- j not yet a love. —Ttt abase oneself, cents pey hundred is made on the
Ture and direction of It, amT the grants build their houses, the organ­
to fallpr»»strut«*In-fore tin- unknown, card tracts». an«T~T"‘ giveawnyas
causes which, are pushing it for­ ised Christianity of the land iavs
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to dwell upon one’s inferiority, and many as L sell. My service» ...are
ward,
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foundations of sound learning. Six 4. to mortifiy one’s natural and inno­ free. The fund will not last long
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We are passing out of an age in millions of Africans havti just , cent impulses, wiw-Umughtaccepta- if the brethren do not contribute.
which churche.^ are. reverenced as passetl through the Keil Sea. of war I ble to God. Veneration is not Tess Let me hear from you promptly.
divine 1 by an ordinance of God. to the promised land of’ liberty. I than formerly, but its language and
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Men are j ‘ coining to believe the Already .schools, colleges, 'Rml theo- j attitude ar«» changed. Its voice is 1
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