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4 designations. The word “ pagan ” than were the Jews of Palestine» is from the Latin jiaz/us, which was the first martyr of Gentile means a village. Christianity first Christianity. It was not, however, triumphed in the great centers, designed that an Alexandrian Jew leaving the villages with their old should lie the champion of Chris superstitions. They were, there tianity among the Gentiles; but fore, called pagans. This gives us God preferred to select the most hint mr- n r tt w wfey; evangelization. The word “heathen” Pharisees. Rente, Saul of Tarsus Abraham teaches. One result of them, not” These two cases God has given had an origin very similar to that was chosen. A careful study of the his faith, scarcely second to any, and which placed him very high to instruct and warn Christian of pagan. When Christianity was life and work of the apostle Paul in the estimation of God—even to parents. Abraham’s example shows first introduced into Germany, the should convince the most skeptical , companionship with him—remains that it is possible to raise an in wild dwellers of the heaths longest of the divine origin of the Christian to Ire brought forward; and as telligent, Godfearing, righteous, resisted the truth. From this fact religion. It is not surprising that learners of the lessons God has TionorahTe family. But to do this the word " heathen ” took its Lord Lyttleton selected Paul as the placed on record for us, that we w’e must ourselves fear God and origin. Scriptural character from which to Some modern infidel lecturers in argue the supernatural claims of may pattern and be approved, we w’ork righteousness, and love the dare not pass this by. After God souls of our family more than we sist that Christianity was a super- Christianity. Although Paul was jltitj^L«jdack-fiiaL.spread. among brought-up at the feet of <4aTnafiel; the plains, he said : " Shall I hide godless world. “ Ye cannot serve the ignorant, and in that way it the most learned and liberal of from Abraham that thing which I God and mammon.” Jesus said to finally triumphed in the Roman Jewish doctors, he was zealous for do; seeing that Abraham shall the Jews who were putting up the Empire. Philology is against that the law as interpreted by the surely become a great and mighty claim that they were- Abraham’s supposition, and it teaches two im Pharisees ; he was a fiery persecutor nation and all the nations of the children, “ If you were Abraham’s portant facts : first, that the Church of Christians, yet all at once he earth shall be blessed in him ? For children, you would do as Abra- of Christ did plant itself in the changed his life, and became the who are in Christy very haunts oMearning and tritelli- boldest of the defender*-of th e — Lluunv hiu>, that he will-command, haimlid.” his children and his household after claim from this, to be children of gence; second, that it shunned not divinity of Christ. He was the i him, and they shall keep the way Abraham. This saying of the discussion, that it did not fear to most efficient agent in the dissemi of the Lord, to do justice and judg- Master, “If you were Abraham’s grapple with the wit and wisdom nation of Christianity among the' I< 1 T * I . W r~>TT r. rMi i lAOy hp rurv ment;that the Lor «4 4»ay bring ehihlre n, you would do as Abra h am Or lillF4 OT* t *** Gentiles, In his secOTitTunrheYir- had its claims first recognized by did, ” is just as applicable to us as upon Abraham that he hath spoken troduced the gospel into Europe; them, and completely triumphed to his fleshly descendants. Chris of hire.” * at Athens he stood on Mars’ Hill, O that I could impress the lesson tian parents are required to bring over all opposing powers in the and preached Christ to the Epi of this example as its importance up their children in the nurture .great cities of-the world. curean and Stoical philosophers. At demands ! Please read this quota and admonition of ihe Lord ; or the •!The idea of a universal religion last the great apostle visited Rome, tion again, and think soberly of correction and instruction of the originated with Jesus of Nazareth, in chains, and inade converts even and it was so^iew that it was diffi what is implied in it. Abraham Lord. If we are not so doing, are of members of Cmsar’s household. cult for even the disciples to com we not forfeiting all claim to being raised eight children (though he In the conflict between Chris prehend it, and it so differed from children of Abraham ? This ques c only kept 4shmael about eighteen tianity and paganism, the church years), and his household was great, tion should be pondered with all ¡he belief of mankind that Jesus had much with which to contend. probably about a thousand indi ¡he seriousness we are woht to feel was executed on account of it. All Antioch was called the mother of viduals, as he had three hundred in reference to standing before the ¡he ancient religions were State Gentile Christianity, as Jerusalem and eighteen trained soldiers, bom judgment seat of Christ when the religions, and it w’as never sup tfas of Jewish. The Christian and instructed in his own house. eternal destiny of all will be sealed. posed that any one of them could messengers to Gentiles had much All these Abraham, with great Are we teaching our children the pecome the universal religion. Jewish prejudice with which to pains and perseverance, instructed knowledge and fear of the Lord ? Sven the great conquerors of Asia contend. In Paul’s epistles we find in the knowledge and fear of the • Are we teaching them the Scrip generally left the subdued nations frequent reference to the pernicious Lord, and exercised such authority tures diligently which are able to ¡o the enjoyment of their own re- influence of Judaizing teachers. I over them (expressed in the word make wise unto salvation? If so" igions. Not even the Jewish re- met in Pennsylvania a man called commanded), that they kept the we may hope to be blessed w’ith igion was an exception to the intelligent, who insisted that the way of the Lord, arid practiced faithful Abraham, and our children national character of all ancient New Testament teaches that all The influence of a Gentiles must become Jews before justice and judgment, to be enabled will be a joy to us, as they too will religions. to do which required a good degree lay hold on the hope set before us, Jewish education upon the dis they can become Christians. Poly of wisdom and such mental train and swell the number that are ciples was such, that notwithstand theism was a great impediment to ing as enabled them to discern traveling with their faces Zion ing the fact that the universality the progress of the gospel. With right from wrong, and good from ward, where we and they may of the Christian religion was clearly the higher classes it became associ evil. I say, all this Abraham did, again meet and greet and be for expressed in the great commission, ated with a pantheistic philosophy, had he not, Gori would not have ever with thé Lord. The LorcTfielp they understood it to mean that which made great pretensions to the Gentiles must become Jews be high culture. With the lower conferred upon him the promised us to be wise while we may. fore they could become Christians. classes it became very degrading blessings, as the promises were Hebron, O. It required a miracle to convince made upon these conditions. In TRIUMPH OF CHRISTIANI Peter that it was his duty to preach idolatry. The gods themselves had fearful contrast with Abraham’s infirmities which very much de TY OVER PAGANISM. the gospel to the Gentiles. success in training his family, graded their worshipers. Jupiter BY JAH. W. LCWBEB. The Snn of Righteousness did arise, stands Eli, the priest. Re too shook his locks in anger, and mad» lika the glorious sun of day, At the introduction of Christiani lie And, raised a family, but not in the fear Venus bleli brought light from beyond the skies, Olympus tremble. His beams upon the earth to display. from a wound on her finger, and of the Lord. Instead of exercising ty neither the name pagan nor authority over them, and thus caus heathen had an existence. While Stephen, who had been brought Mars was injured with a stone from ing them to do right, he indulged the words were not there, the up in Alexandria, in Egypt, and Diomedes. Neptuno and Apollo them in iniquity, and provoked the reality w’as there, with other was more favorable to the Gentiles were hired out and cheated. The Lord to swear that the iniquity o ’ the house of Eli should not be BIBLE TALKS purged w’ith sacrifice nor offering for ever. “ I have told him, saith BY M. R. LF.MFBT. the Lord, that I w’ill judge his NUMBER X. house for the iniquity which he We have not yet learned all of knoweth; because his sons made Original Contributions. J J • 1 1 X J 1 * k* P nu I ttltAVU tl TJ) X