Z 6 CHRISTIAN HËRALB. —- ...... R E gether, and Pharoah and his host, and all his chosen captains, were drowned in the sea. Not one of that great army was left alive ’ What a destruction of human life, and of property ' for the horses and chariots were also destroyed. Four hundred years previous to this the Lord had said that the nation that nTffi< ted his people he wauld judge? signs and wonders upon Egypt. This is the way he kept his word ! Space forbids specifying; it may be When the Lord threatens he meant read in the forepart of Exodus. it—nor does he forget—nor does Pharaoh stoutly resisted, until time weaken it. Let all the.earth fear before him. It is truly a fear- Egypt laid waste growing ■“wr* was ------ ------ --------- — o - o crops and most everything* green. X»l.thin&-to, fall into -Ü ie- h a n d» -e^ *xV £• _. r, :------------ - ----- -were destroyed; also much of their the living God, for he is a consum­ Hock and herds, and even the fishes ing fire, able to destroy both soul in their streams; and finally the and body, and none can stay his first bom in every house from hand. the two parties, and God and the king of Egypt were to measure arms. God said he would bring his people out, and Pharaoh said he would not let them go. But ah, how unequal the con­ test ' How weak is man when con­ tending with his Maker! God then began to magnify himself and ------------------------ ■ ■ —■» Correspondence. ' University. He will -conduct a Bible school at Fort Scott in July continuing several days. —------------------ —---------- T— ■——— FROM T. F. CAMPBELL. 4 COUNT one . A C arrollton , M o ., We are for Christ or against him. May 22, 1883. We are gathering or scattering. Dear Bro.: There is no neutral ground. Though Since 1 last wrote I have visited you stand stock still and dumb you Kansas City, lnd|£^d^ja^JAl^- rens'bifrg, Sedalia, Lexington, Rich­ Some wield a small influence, some mond and this point, all in Miasouri. a greater.' He recognizes all the I have preached two or three dis­ mites. If you cannot preach, if courses every ““Sunday and made you cannot pray, if you cannot many lectures on other days to sing you can sit in the audience. audiences small and large. At You can count one. Every one Kansas- -City- I—tarrted thirty-str • thus counted makestlie preacher’s hours with my son, Dr. A. P. sermon better. You can be an at­ Campbell, and his household, con­ tentive listener. Every attentive sisting now of his. daughter, her listener makes the preacher’s ser- mother, grandmother and great­ grandmother. er. T found and left more fervent. There is as much in them in fine health and spirits. A and there was a great cry in JOTTINGS FROM KANSAS. the audience as is in study that few minutes conversation with Bro. develops the worth of a sermon. T. P. Haley, the pastor, showed me Egypt; for there was not a house BY C. J. UCKINXEY. Encouragement and sympathy, that I could get no hearing in where there was not one dead. After this Israel was permitted to Cyclones are again spreading silent, but engraved in your fideli­ Kansas City. The church is bend­ go. But as soon as the shock, oc­ terror and destruction through ty will strengthen and inspire him ing all its energies in the direction casioned by a death in every house, various parts of the country. Soine whose heart helps the Savior bear of their church building which is subsided a little, the love of gain prepare against them. • Some pre­ the burden of souls. Count one not yet complete. Preparation for an approaching concert engaged the asserted itself, and Pharaoh re­ pare for them. The one digs into brethren. Always count one. S ound D octrine and P ure ___ ________ -young people eve r y evenlagTandT pented that he had let Israel go— the ground, he saves the body. S peech is a long felt want. There the excitement and rush of bu»i- ere IsraelI got out of his border^ j The other makes Pharaoh and his servants asked by obedign^e, and leaves not the is no peace without it. Sectarian­ ness in that city almost unprece­ themselves, “ Why have we done other undone. He saves both soul ism is a restless sea for want of" dented for rapid growth rendered it this, that we Lave let Israel go and body. Others, like Noah’s these. Creeds and formulated doc­ impracticable to attempt an ap­ contemporaries, take no heed. Some trines claimed but two credit (?) pointment. I enjoyed my visits from serving us ?” marks; one, that they were taken and spent the time most pleasantly Pharoah made rCBdy his chariot, are swept away. The South East Kansas Preach­ from the Bible, the other that they at the other points named, meeting and he ’took GOO chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and ers’ In^itute at Neodesha was a worked well. Once they were many old friends, giving and receiv­ captains over every one of them. “mixtery.” There were good guides. Now they are lain aside ing cordial greetings, and calling up And all the horses and chariots of things. There were likewise things as books of reference. They are the forgotten incidents of the “ long Pharaoh, and all his horsemen, and not good. The dubious organ undergoing the disgrace of revision, ago.’' I am remaining here one day liis army, persued the Israelites and question was hurled upon the un­ and every thoughtful man foresees longer than I intended, to marry a overtook them. It seems strange willing assembly. Certain parties the doom of the race of creeds. couple of young people to-morrow to us that Pharaoh could have the seemed determined to disturb the The soul begotten into the liberty evening. I shall then go to St. courage to make another effort. placid waters, and they did. I fear of the gospel spurns to be brought Louis where I shall remain several Israel had encamped by the sea. moreover that no lame soul got again under bondage. But ex­ days. From there I shall continue When they saw Pharaoh and his healed. The following resolution treme begets extreme. To the my travels through Illinois and lios^s they were much distressed explains itself and the judgment of soul freed from the tyrany of | Indiana into Kentucky. I expect and cried out to the Lord. The ’the sober, thoughtful brethren pres­ creed and man made superiors, there to end my driftingsand wanderings angel of God which went l>efore ent. It Was unanimously adopted. arc two popular resorts ; one is the at Cincinnati about the 25th of W hereas , In view of the fact free grant of opinion and a partial June. I shall then seek some per- the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; so also the that the discussion of the organ incorporation of opinion into doc­ marnent location and settled busi- pillar of cloud; Moses stretched question generates such a bad trine as represented by modern n 388, whether in the east or the out his hand over the sea, and the spirit, and inasmuch as it is not a Congregationalism; the other is a west I am not yet decided. These letters, written, as they Lord caused the sea to go back by question of faith but of opinion, clear sail at sea called Indepen­ dents. In their mad fight and discussion can do no <;ood. are, at odd intervals, an l generally © * a strong east wind all night, and Hight they unconsciously pass the Resolved, Therefore, we deem it in great haste, are, I presume, grow­ the waters divided and the child­ port. But sailing without a guide- advisable to recommend its exclu ­ ing monotonous to the publicand ren of Israel passed through upon book is dangerous business. Soon this sion from-future -meetings of uninteresting to the brethren. 1 dry groun