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The Best Meeting of My Life
Such were the words of a pious
mother, who has two sons, 10 and 12
years old respectively. She said,
“ The rest of the family had retired
for the night, and myself and two
boys were in the sitting room. One
-of them, of his own accord gut a
Testament and read, and then the
other read. Then both sang a
hymn, I joined with them, and each
rose up and made remarks on what
they had read. Then the oldest
prayed; and a better meeting I
never enjoyed.”
This illustrates a practical and
important feature of Christianity.
Its power is not in eloquence or
knowledge alone. These may be
made important auxiliaries, but we
must not consider them the real
powers. They are only means
These were plain farmers’ boys
their mother a highly developed
spiritual woman. She has heard
some of the most eloquent men
among us. Yet at her own fireside
with only her two boys, she has a
“ season of refreshing from the
Lord.”
We may learn several useful
lessons from this. 1. The enjoy
ment or success of a meeting does
not depend on numbers. 2. Nor
on learning. 3. Nor on eloquence
4. Nor on worldly wisdom. 5
Nor on fine music. 6. Nor on fine
house of worship. 7. Nor on con
formity to the world.
✓This much negatively. But the
success of a meeting does, in a
greater or less degree' depend on
1. Simplicity of dress and surround
ings. 2. The absence of any at
tempts at display or entertainment.
3. The sincerity of the participants.
4. The Word was read, and hymns
sung “ from the heart.” 5. The
absence of any thing to detract
from the worship. G. The unfeign
ed love of the one for the other.
This last contributed no little to
the meeting. And this would make
any meeting a happy one. “ Let
brotherly lovo continue.” This Is
the gréât secret of church ^jccess.
May we learn to love in word and
deed, to love one another, as Christ
Also loved us,
Biography.
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Some sour or foolish old men
The second annual meeting of the
General Christian S. S. Association have been Upbraiding the editors
There is no more interesting sub will begin at Island Park, Ind., of the A. Times for admitting young
ject than biography. Pope well Aug 18, and continue 3 days.
preachers to its columns. It cer
said,“ The proper study of mankind
tainly shows an evil spirit to thus
is man,” or we might say, “ The
A backward correspondent calls condemn those whd are laboring
pw jp« f H I! d jF' fiF num is rWAifk i nd." tho uvn Umun Beecher's ni^ht and day to advance the cause
Our most useful lessons are derived paper. He has no connection with of truth. By the way, do you take
from the examples of our fellows. the C. U., nor has he for some time. the Times 1 It is an excellent
Especially are tho lives of those
paper. The spirit of its editorials is
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their lives after the appointments says that dancing* is an untaught (regular price for $2.00) and the
Jehovah, Jit examples- for our question in the N. T. Bro. Floyd, H e ram », both fo r <8.00 pet» year.
study and imitation. The Old you should send him one of your
Testament furnishes us with the tracts.
The Christian Foundation for
lives of many exalted men—'men
The Bible Index, box 213, To July has the following table of con
who walked and lived with God.
ronto, Canada, edited and jpublished tents : 1. Evolution, Dr. Talmage ;
Henee t/he < b -T.is litrgdy-a biogra
^tTeriov E^orT^ -Wkstrisrit—
monthly by B. and J, Beaty, come«
phy of God and man, revealing the
regularly. They are forcible and to preach Christ? G. E. Ireland;
wisdom, mercy and power of the dear writers,
32 p., at one dollar 4. Political Religionism, D. Israeli;
one, and the weakness, struggles,
5. Our Motto, an Intelligent Relig
per year.
defeats, and triumphs of the other.
ion, Editor; 6. Cosmogony, Thos.
According to Paul, these things
A Ky. brother sent our venerable Mitchell; 7. The Contrast Between
were written fir our admonition brother Creath five dollars to help the Bible and Adventists, Editor;
and instruction;We are prone to pay his expenses in writing, and 8. The Augusta Com'ptists,. Editor;
neglect these matters.
In the following his example, a brother in Poetry, Flowers of Jerusalem, H. C.
hurry of life we are not enough Texas sends Bro. Harding
o 5. This Fellow. 48 pages. $1.50 per year.
prone to turn aside and camly con- may not be apostolic, but it is ex This is an excellent journal and de
aiucr viJC.’ic uivii auu wvuiuij ftu it-
count their dealings with God and
send the Foundation and H erald
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to draw useful lessons therefrom.
one year for $2 75.
the
Evidences
of
Christianity.
The
We study the Old Testament less
ThePaZjufTi’easurey, a new
than any other people. We should evidences we need is the devoted
free ourselves from this neglect and lives of all disciples. These the publication, conducted by a corps
thoughtfully read its grand pages world reads. “Ye are living epis of eminent clergymen, J. Sanderson,
D.D., managing editor,is a first-class
tles, known and read of all men.”
every day.
magazine for any thinker. Among
We will write a series-of Old
Bro. Mu oriel I, our State evange its contributors are John Hall, D.D.,
Testament biographies, in order to
list, and one of the editors of the l’hos. Armitage, D D, C. F. Deems,
stimulate inquiry and diffuse a
Apostolic Times, held a meeting at W. M. Taylor, T. L. Cuyler, T. De
more general knowledge of this part
West Liberty, in June, with 21 ad Witt Talmage, Bishop Warren, C.
of God’s Revelation.
ditions. ^Besides, $500 were raised II. Spurgeon, J. P. Newman, Joseph
to pay off the church debt. J. W. Parker, Canon Farar, Bishop Fol- .
Notes and Comments.
Downing is the regular preacher.
lows, M. B. Riddle, D. L. Moody,
The Richmond Convention was
Alt. Sterling has local option ; but Newman Hall, and J. II. Vincent.
quite a success.
some of the rum fiends continue to G4p , $2 50 per year. To clergy
men $2.00, We have seen nothing
There is no love like God’s,’ and sell. The people have employed
an attorney to prosecute the law superior to this publication. Ad
no hatred like man’s.
* breakers. Four indictments have dress E. B. Treat, 757 Broadway,
N. Y.
Geo. E. Walk reports an enthusi* been found against one man.
astic reception at the Third Church,
Some sharp criticisms have been
The brethren of Ontario recently
Louisville.
formed a cooperation meeting in made about Union meetings. About
J. G. Perkins recently held a order to more successfully evange the most objectionable affair is the
meeting of 7 days Pine Grove with lize their province.
A general bad spirit manifested iu the criti
7 confessions.
evangelist will be put in the field cisms. It is presumable that those
as soon as suitable arrangements brethren who took part in these
The Advocate is increasing in
can be made. The editor of the meetings are capable of conducting
circulation and appearance. Pub
Bible Index, Toronto, calls the themselves and their ministerial
lished at Nashville, Tenn., at $2
work to their own satisfaction at
cooperation “ a new sect.”
per year.
least. , When they need advice or
Bro. Kevorkian, an Armenian, dictation they will likely call on
The Indians of California were
recently took the degree bf M. D. at some one to give it. Conducting
called Diggers by Gen. Fremont,
Louisville, and will be sent to meetings is largely an individual
because they dig in winter for roots
Tontus, in Asia, as a missionary, affair, and wc should have brotherly
and grubs.
after tho General Convention in love enough not to hastily accuse
J. A. Harding, who conducts a October. This is a promising field. one another. In being ministers,
Ky. department in the Gospel Ad Now let us send up our prayers to let us not cease to be men. In the ’’
vocate, recently held a meeting at God, and our dollars to the Society, enjoyment of religious freedom let
for the success of this meeting.
Kalsytbe, Ontario,
us not domineer over others.
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