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Alienated.
a rental to. his lord, and out o/ his
hristian
erald the good work if they can be as- ' ' own money pays part (if his in
What melancholy memories are
sured of it a permanency, if they can
debtedness.
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The
“
bills
”
which
EDITORS
in this thought. Let tjie reader
l>e assured of cooperation and sa n-
they
were
-to
write
for
fifty
and
picture to hinKelf the loss'of all
D. T. S tanley , B ruce W olverton , pathy. These thoughts thrust
themselves upon. our attention as eighty instead of a hundred were love for the good, the true, the
-- ------ FRIDAY , OCT. T3, ia i7=:== we look forward to our annual 4t k o w- eherkx inr due-bills); tn* Be«utifuTnot' bii in th i nnturad -
z Shall We Have a State Evan gathering, Shall we have an evan- they were orders on the, overseers sphere but also in the spiritual
gelist ? Yes, by all means. This of the crops. The balance* he would domain. Let him conceive, if he
gelist?
is surely the decision of every make up. The lord, certainly, can, of the skeleton remains of that
his rental was, and poor mortal who is bereft of love of
This question was settled at’ our thinking man. Then shall we call knew what
last cooperation by a resolution. that person ? Certainly. Lastly, could not he deceived by a half or country, love of neighbor, love of
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th roe-fifths payment. The whole self, love of God/ Let 1 dm image a
But resolutions do not actfor-the
parties making them, and so we and sympathy. Now is not the haU to be paid him in each case. wretch, who lias no property, in
have had no State evangelist time to resolve ; but action is our Besides, the lo-rd is entirely cog sympathy, in devotion, in benevol
regularly in the field for the pre watch won 1 now. Let us act. Let nizant of the act of the steward, as ence, in care for suffering humanity,
sent year, though some work has us bring up to the cooperation our the parable» shows, which would “who has no interest in social or
..„.havxjJaam^mcealed if it., hail been moral compact;-who I» hws 4*»™«**-’
been done under the auspices of the snftstrtntmt"
tion to swell the amount now in the wicked act usually supposed.
throne of* brotherly, affection. Let
Missionary Board.
Another
thing
which
proves
this
the
treasury,
and
the
Lord
will
him image the man who has no
j Now, as the time for another co
view
the
correct
one
is
the
moral
bless
our
endeavors.
altar, knows no God and disregards
operation is upon us, we ask the
which
our
Savior
adds
:
“
Make
to
the admonitions of his conscience.
question again, Sliail we have the
“
The
Unjust
Steward."
yourselves
friends
of
(/
’
.
A,
“
by
”
)
Let him picture the person who
State evangelist ? Shall wc os
the
mammon
of
Unrighteousness,
’
The learned Howard Crosby has
respects no law and has no regards
churches and members of the
etA,
_
which
means
:
“
Use
your
for
rights of man, who loves no
churches throughout the State say given the following exegesis of the
money
so
as
to
make
friends
for
country of government on. earth,
we want such a person ? Are we unjust steward, and it seems so
eternity.
’
’
But
if
the
steward
only
and1hence seeks for no country be
SO thoroughly, convinced of the.nc- sensible ami plain wh, cai mt. . re
reduced
the
amount
of
the
debtor
’
s
yond. Then he has some idea of a
__ cessity of such a laborer, that we frain fl£UD_giving it to our leaders
bills
’
he-did
not
«si'
any
m
o
nc-y
at
In tlie” paraBTe «rTKe~ufyTist
life alieniitelt ~fFbin God, f rom al I
will come up with pledges and col
all.
He
used
only
trickery.
If
he,
steward
(Luke
l(i:
1-8)
the
words,
that is of God, the good the tj ue.
lections sufficient to guarantee a
however,
took
his
own
money
to
“
Take
thy
bill
and
sit
down
quick
Estrangement! Ah, what a word.
support for at least one «year.
Hitherto such an one could not be ly and write fourscore,” (5 : 7), .are pay their bills; he then literally How full of meaning to him who
found. Now we are. assured such regarded by all commentators- as “made to himself friends by the looks back upon a life once given
of
unrighteousness.” to iniquity. When ye were enem
an one can lie found. We are in 'mwking the-unjust action-udmreby. mammon
receipt of letters assuring us and I the steward obtained this epithet Note that the mammon is so-caTled, ies to God, what joy, what sym
the brotherhood that the man' ^'unjust ” Ami this view is found not because, the steward’s act here pathy, what devotion to principle
(well qualified) can be obtained, ed upon, the idea that the bill was unrighteous (for the- phrase had ye, what promptings of con
one who will give himself wholly (gramma) is the lord’s bill of in occurs not in the account of the science <li<l ve obey
And in that
to these things. Is there work to debtedness against the debtors. steward's act, but in our Savior’s reckless disregard of law, looked ye
be done in this department of But no lord would commend his appeal to his hearers) but because not on man as an enemy ? ■ As ye
church extension ? Do we need an steward dor reducing his bills, and mammon is so generally used in an passed- him on the streets, as ye
evangelist ?
Will th 4? cause of the act would I m * one of very vulgar unrighteous way. — Homiletic met him in your daily rounds of
Christ advance ynorc rapidly with rascality, showing no praiseworthy Monthly.
duty—duty to your lower self—
quality
whatever.
In
.5:
8,
how
some worthy and competent man
looked ye at him with an evil ere
Casualties.
ever,
we
find
the
lord
commending
at the helm, to take the general
as if to say, “ I can’t trust you.”
oversight, strengthening, establish his steward for this act as a wise
The youngest son of Bro. Aider With that moral jaundice upon
ing and setting in order churches one; but there is no wisdom in man, of Bethel, (three years of age) you, looked ye not as skeptics look,
throughout our State ? These are wickedness. Let us endeavor to had liis leg broken last Saturday accounting all things evil because
serious questions, and they are im set forth another view of this mat by a fall. At last account the little your own standard is there and the
portant. If any one doubts the , ter.
fellow was doing as well as could stream rises not higher than this
.The
steward
was
unjust
because
feasibility of such undertaking, let
be expected.
source ? This is alienation separat
him peruse the rejwrts of Bro | he had wasted his lord’s goods
We are pained to learn of the ed from God—by wicked works
Barrow in Nebraska, of Bro. (5 : 1). For this reason he was to sad ami sudden death of a little son even * your sins and your ini-
Haynes in Illinois, or of others we be removed. As a steward of a of Bro. ami Sister J. V. Crawford, quities.” These have separated
might mention in Ohio, Missouri, © o-reat lord he undoubtedly
* had a of Waitsburg, W. T. ’ He was between them and God. Yes away
Kentucky, Iowa, and other States,. large income. He would not be found near the house with his .from God. Think not of distance
and be assured of the absolute ne-. left penniless, but still he would back broken ; the cause is a mys in physical space but in moral lines
u cessity of such a work. Indeed, not have enough for a permanent tery. We sincerely sympathize and angles. Think of a hatred of
bow can we prosper, as a people, in living. He looked forward and with the stricken parents in their all God’s works, think of an apathy
this new country, unless more at saw7 that what he had would !>•' sorrow.
for all the wants of humanity,
tention be given to the support of spent in a year or two, ami the!* lie
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think of a hand against every man’s
Break ten. in sending your dele hand. Think of self as above
weak congregations and more sys- would be in want, for, of course,
tematically inaugurate and com no .other lord would employ him as gates to thercooperation let it be friend, neighbor, country, God,
plete, a cooperation of neighboring steward after his removal from the understood that this is a promise to I 1 hink of every man looking upon
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churches, till all our brethren are service of the first for unjustice. heartily cooperate in our 1 work of that person and esteeming hi ixn an
given something in the vineyard of Now (thinks lm) if I can only make evangelizing in the .State. Let us | enemy. Think of this sad, this
return horrible presentiment haunting tlip
the Lord to engage their attention. friend* of another class (my lord’s not go up and pp.‘inlye,
' But look around and know that in , debtors) by my money I can be ami forget wljat we there honor i npqd of |ho «liep. Think of his
many neighborhoods in the State taken care of all my life, Ac- ably pledged ourselves to a faithful uneasy conscience—if lie have a
brethren are willing to engage in i cordingly he goeq to those why owe performance of these things,
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