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10 KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED BY J. W. CALDWELL. All matter intended for this department should be sent to J. W,’Caldwell, West Union, Owen Co., Kentucky. We wish to correspond with every preacher in Kentucky in refereuee to the oirculation of IhaHsa Afau, »a d e oBtnim t iB Ba-te-vtrwluinu * ;- Bend for terms. Be Ye Not Lifted Up Notes and Comments: One in constant communion with God can never be unwise, or un happy. He is our wisdom, strength and joy. riding hobbies and get to old fash ioned hard work for the advance ment of Zion.—----- —------------ *— ate.” There was one graduate. In the address this statement is made, For the two years, (1879, 1881) there were received at the State prison 455 persons, and 62 per cent, of, this number were wholly illit- while-only 56 were tolerably well educated. The criminal pros ecution of these persons costs the State $400,006annually. - 1888.” This is another evidence that we have not all the religious cranks on this side of the ocean. Mr. Boyce offers to furnish “ further information ” to inquirers. We have a book oh our table that is information on these questions, and do not need the aid of Mr. B. At a recent meeting of the Gen " It is human to err; to forgive, Gen. Grant has agreed to loan eral Presbyterian Assembly the The chief difference between divine.” There are so many follies and weaknesses in man that public optimist and pessimist is the former certain valuable works of art, col- forty-sixth annual report of the ■board uf ftrreign missions,' a pamph teacliexs- have te- eontinually point lookja at. the. wiulxL^Li^it ought to U>, world, as a special exhibit for the let of seventy-nine pages, was read them out. We are prone to exer and the latter as it is. art gallery of the Louisville Expo by Rev. Dr. Marvin R. Vincent, of cise a “ little brief authority ” in Faith to lay hold of God’s word, sition.—Air. New York. The receipts from all an unchristian way. It is fre hope to cheer us on, and love to The General is rather late in the sources including last years bal- quently the case with persons who sweeten our efforts, will help us to Jay (lisplaying an interest in the ance, $656,237, and the expendi are appointed to office in our con glorious victory. South ; but better late than never. tures $669,920 ; against the board, gregations. Instead of seeking the $13,382. Notwithstanding, the welfare of the congregation, they The C. Evangelist thinks that When one door of usefulness gratifying increase in receipts is an seek only to exercise their own having several .independent church closes, almost invariably another encouraging fact; it is stated that petty whims. Such actions show es in a city is not apostolic-. Of opens. If you feel there is nothing the year’s income represents 4 252 an utter lack of any conception of course not, and if we will look you can do now, turn about; you churches, the largest number ever the nature and sacred duties of carefully, we will find several other ___ __ .___________ jgi- - ________________ _—---------- *u—--------------------------------- may sw^irewqrath, nntTredtl may reported, and still greater liberality these offices. The uppermost de non-apostolic practices. be. But if the Lord leads thither, on the part of the woman’s board. sire of such men is to self-exalta * The Commonwealth (London, what matter?— Western Christian The board has in charge 159 Amer-, tion. Like Diotrephese, they love A dvocate.---------------------- ---- ------- ¡can and 92 native ordained mis Eng ,) thinks that there is a marked -ted t Th is accords with the-experience sionaries, besides 133 native licen sire is not confined to local church similarity betweeii Mr. Moody’s officers. A goodly array of preach meetings and Gen. Booth’s at one of every'Christian. We have never tiates. Lay missionaries 285 male, ers, by many ways parade their point, viz, in their failure to tell yet had a door closed to us, but a and 275 female American natives: more effectual oue opened at once. In mission schools 21,253 pupils! own names Wore the public. Not men what to do to be saved. Let us not fear of not having op The reports from mission stations being content with the simple Pres. Loos says that a writer portunities, but fear of not using are all encouraging.— Ex. routine of daily duty, they want need not apologize, for anything the praise of men. It is hard to he may write. We are decidedly them. Read the above and take coqrage. have both the praise of men and of of the same opinion. Neither a N ew E noland C haracter —-It It is not ours to repine and object, God. The Scripture speaks of writer nor speaker should use many appears to us to be true that the but to press on in the good work. those who love the praise of men, apologies. The truth needs no New England character is wanting We can do all things in him who rather than the praise of God. apology, and nothing else should in affectionatencss. It reminds us strengthens us. It is not the want * It certainly shows a great lack of ever be spoken. of a clear and strong, but shallow, of ability, but the faithfulness that spiritual discernment—of a deep current running, like the upper brings defeat. No man ever failed realization of the real work and We announced recently that the waters of the Somme and the who put his trust in God and did his object of Christianity. Worker is the only temperance Seine, over a floor of flint pebbles; best. When we speak of failure, The true minister must never paper in Ky. Since then the there are no stretches of deep anc we refer to man. God never will think of self. He must sink out of Southern Herald has come out, de quiet water.—CentraZ Presbyterian. fail. But when he puts the success sight, as it were, and seek only to voted unreservedly to prohibition. of a cause into our hands, we be What is true of N. E. character present Christ to the world, to en Weekly, 8 pages, at two dollars per come responsible, and woe be to us in this respect, is true in many courage saints, to warn sinners to year. It numbers among its con if we stop short of success. So let places in regard to spiritual life. flee the wrath to come. tributors, B. B. Tyler and A. I. us work, work, work' It is the The churches have quite a mania Self-abasement is one sure means Hobbs. It is an excellent journal. very key-stone of success. for clear, cold and clean-cut logic. of success in church work. No Address, The Herald, 233, W. Main The heart is left largely to take bigot can succeed in planting the St., Louisville, Ky. • In I860 there lived in Tennessee care of itself. We need heart cul seeds of the kingdom. The humil a former who owned slaves and Twenty-two per cent. (258,000) ture as well as hand culture. iation and consecration of the grew cotton. He had a good plan preacher under God is no small of our population are unable to We have received the “ Procla tation, and by industry and econo means of success in the good work. read, and 30 per cent. (348,000) mation to the Churches by Divine my was growing wealthy. The “He that humbles himself shall be unable to write. There are also Authority,” by Frederick Boyce; Rebellion, , with its devastation, exalted,” and the reverse is equally 08,000 voters in the State unable to “ Authorized Servant of Jesus «wept away all that he had. So he that he who exalts himself shall be write; and 117,000 females over 21 Christ;” two shillings per 100. got together a few dollars and in a humbled. Why will we, in the years unable to write. Perhaps if 48 Oak Village, Kentish Town, covered wagon brought his family face of all this plain teaching, bo so we would give more attention to London, N. W. This is a 4-page to the quiet hills of Kentucky. He education and less to organ and exalted ? tract and another modem curiosity. went to farming and soon begun to We should go down on our hymn-book controversies, we would We have space to make one quota accumulate property. A few years knees and pray incessantly to lye accomplish more good. tion only: “ The word of God is after his arrival in Ky., one of his kept from the sin of pride and self the same in every age, whether by daughters became insane; and in glory. It is only as we serve 3-W.Crutcher, of Danville,deliver To him the course of a few months died, Christ that we are strong and effi ed a lecture at the commencement Moses, Paul or Boyce. cient and an humble service is the of Elliott Institute, Kirksville, on hath God pledged himself to fulfill about three years after this, bis. « ‘ Our ~ responsibility to the Illiter- i his word before the end of the year J oldest son, a cattle dealer, bought most acceptable, l ------------------- ■ If