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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1883)
cmiîsTiAïsr herald The Bible. Stiiart Robinson puts a deal of truth into this one paragraph: The Bible alone, of all books in The Bag of Pearls. heaven is pledged to make that no grayer, than it appears there, and added the General, “ Garfield's is ex pfoiriise good Whatever troubles An Arab once lost his way in a cellent—Yes, and there’s Taylor—I come, whatever cares oppress, what served under him—that is a good odo of desert. His provisions were soon ever fears give anxiety pray. him ; Indeed your picture is a good one exhausted. For two days and two ‘•When thou passest through the generally. I am quite familiar with all nights he had not a morsel to eat , m. n.‘11 V:... I1—; t w ¡¿A . an lang at the White House, where good port.*aits of all the“ through the rivers they shall not Presidents are found. It is a good idea, die of hunger. He looked eagerly, overflow thee : when thou walkest and I am quite pleased to have one.” but in vain, along the level sand for through the fire thou shalt not be Saying this, General Grant, havng paid some caravan of travelers from burned, neither shall the flame the agent, left bis oilice, en route for his whom he might beg some bread. kindle upon thee. For I have re ’Uji.-town mansion, carrying his copy of At last he came to a little place deemed thee, I have called thee by “ Onr Presidents, 1789 1881,” with him, . where there was a little water in a - hi. .rm fin tlm nnxt d>V. eX ray iianie, tlmu art mine.0— Ex. ViTT/afiiT dround tire” 'w til’s mouth— TY opinions of the successive ages that produced it, has been the antago nist of these opinions, and victor over them all. It maintained the unity of God amid all the darkness of the Western polytheism; the vivid- personality of God against Eastern pantheism; the ineffible purity and holiness of God against • BOOK TABLE. the obscenities of Egyptian and Canaanitish idolatry; the omni I Under this head we will be pleased to give presence of God against the heath editorial reviews of all books and tracts ol inter en theories of Gods many and lords est that may be sent to this office | many ; teaching salvation by grace A R eligious N ewspaper .—We desire without works just when and where to call the attention of our readers to the great schools of the world’s phi one of the largest, ablest and most pop losophy. were glorying in their ular religious newspapers published— sehentes -of hutnau regeneration.;! one that secures the best writers in tins teaching the resurection of the bo country and Europe, regardless of ex dy, and that this mortal must put pense ; has the beet and fullest book re on immortality, just when and views of any paper in the country ; has able articles upon financial and oom* Where Socrates «nd Plato, on the marakl «Objects ;has departments edit- one hand, had theorized for man in ed by specialists and devoted to Finn an immortality |hat excluded the Arts, Music, Science, Religious Miss mortal body, and Epicurus and his ions. School aud College, News of the swinish herd7 on the other, were Week, Hymn Notes, the Sunday-school, Legal Sanitary questions, Biblical Re. teaching their practical atheism of search (something that cannot be found the destruction of both soul and bo in any other newspaper in the United dy together. In all these things States), Farm and Garden, Insurance, the Bible was in advance of the Weekly Market Reports, etc.—in fact, ages tn which it Was wrllkii, x v- antagonist ___ _____ *!--■ of r„i..- —» the the *■ false dirtin<jk departments, is suited to teachings the requirements of every family, of those ages, and in the end the containing a fund of information which victor over them all.— Rural Home. cannot be had in any other shape, and President R, B. Hayes, received a copy of the plate at his home, iu Fremout, the marks of an encampment. Some and he at once addressed a letter to the people hail lately pitched their tents publishers expressive of his appt oval. there, and hail gathered them up The high merit of this picture—the finest national portrait group ever pub and gone away again. The starv lished—is established iu the beauty of ing Arab looked around in the hope its conception, which has there caused of finding some food that the tra-„ to be assembled, in figure, for the first velers iuight have left behind. Af time, our twenty-one Presidents giving ter searching a while he came upon audience to the great nation over which a little bag, tied at the mouth, and they have been honored to preside. It presents them in one of the saloons of full of something that felt hard and, the White Hmtse. artislically-partrayed round. He opened the bag with in natural attitudes, iu full length fig great joy, thinking it contained ei ures, each one clad in the style peculiar ther dates or nuts, and expecting to himself in his day. The portraits that with them he should be able are telling and life-like, and rec ill the memories of allT" TsrhgiiTar'eHecrtr to satisfy his hunger. But as soon produced by thirteen clean shaven f.ces, as he ^w what it contained he the custom of their times, while but threw it on the ground and cried four of the twenty-one wear the now out in despair, “ It is only pearls i” popular moustache. On the walla of He lav •> down in the desert to die. — the saloon hangs a well-executed pic Pearls are very precious, ture of the surrender of Cornwallis, which in itself accurately illustrates man had been at home this bagful that great historical event. It is takeu of pearls would have made his for from the orig'nal painting in theRotun tune. He would have received a ria of tbe NatWHeU. Capital...-.„Krum „the... large smtt of-«H)ney-for~4hem,-and., window of the-loom appears a fine view of the .National Capital Building, sur would have been a rich man. But mounted by the goddess bf liberty. The pearls could not feed him when he , picture is 22x24 inches in size, and af was hungry. Although you had fords an elegant and admirable subject your house full of pearls, if you had for the homeB of the people. It may be no bread you would die. The Arab well considered a standard American knew the value of the pearls, that picture. having a wide circulation all over the country and in Europe. We refer to Do not speculate and reason about T he I ndependent , of New York, now prayer, but pray, and rest your case called “ The largest, the ablest, the best.” See advertisement, in another with God. He who moves you to column, and seud a postal card for free The day dream of canvassing agents pray has purely an answer provided specimen copy. may now be realized, for the sale of such a work will no doubt be a steady one, in his own good way. Do not doubt and something enormous. It is sold him, do not question, do not hesi A n A gents D ream .— General Grant, especially through canvassing agents tate, but pour out your heart in Ex Preet. R, B. Hayes, and President and we understand that the publishers prayer. His eyes are over the Arthur Interested—A Canvassing Agent's want agents in this locality aud in oth righteous, his ear is open to their Bonanza.— On the afternoon of October er parts. This affords a timely business cry. The young birds in their nests 10th, last, Messrs. F. Myers & Co., of opportunity for somo of our enterpris cry, and he feedeth them ; are ye 658 Broadway, New York, presented to ing citizens who may find themselves at not much better than they ? The President Arthur, at his New York resi liberty to accept an agency. Ia order dence, 121 Lexington Avenue, a copy to more rapidly introduce this flue work, young lions roar and seek their of a remarkable and magnitioent engrav full particulars with au agent's outfit, meat from God, wTio provides for ing, entitled '* Our Presidents, including the engraving, oiroulara, and them in his own way. Shall he not 1881,” - (copyright, 1882 by F. Myers & a brief history of the Lives of the Pres care for you and me ? Provision is Co.) After warmly commending the idents— every one of them—will, we are made for the body; if it wants picture, the President bespoke a copy informed, be forwarded, charges pre also for the White House, and the pic paid, to those who apply with a vie« to light, it has an eye with which to ture, elegantly framed, has accordingly an agency, and who at the same time get it; if it wants knowledge, and been supplied—“ with the compliments remit one dollar to pay costs. All com- food anil clothing, it has a brain and of the publishers.” On November 22d municatioua must be addressed to the hands and feet with which to ac General U. 8. Grant, while present at publishers, F. Myers & Co., Post Office quire them. He has not male the his business office in the Equitable Box 52G, New York Ci y. We advise Buildiug, Broadway, N. Y., purchased those of our readers who become 'inter body a prince and left the soul a a copy from a canvassing agent and ap ested in the subject to send .for l*eggar. The soul wants parthm and peared much pleased. .Baid the Gener au outfit at once for their' own advan- peace and comfort and .bread from al and ex-Preeident, referring to the por * ' » *4 tage, also that others may, through heaven, and has no way but to cry trait of himself : “ That is a very good out for it. “Ask and ye shall re likeness of me. It is just as I look now, Bitch agencies, possess themselvea of ceive, seek and ye All and my hair is just about is gray, and oopies of this happy prod action, Prayer. he found, but he would have given them all at that moment for one morsel of bread—would have given them, but could not, for there was no bread within his reach. So al though he was- very rich, he was left to die of want. Pearls and gold can not preserve * the life of the body; far lass can they satisfy the soul. Bread is more precious to a hungry man than pearls; and the bread of life is more precious stittr Christ has ~ expressly said, “ I am the bread of life.” How foolish it is to spend ourselves in gathering things that can not save us from our sin!,. ‘ Seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousneas,” and keep other things in a lower place. The chief thing for each of us is to have Christ tho life of ouraouls forever; 1 and then we may. gladly accept whatever .good things in this life God may be, pleased iot give us. ' < “ What is a man profited, if he gain 1 the whole world, and lose his own i soul F