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the work, and the State Evangelist
was also instructed to take pledges
i-from all churches visited by him,
“that have
Upon motion the Board ad­
journed to meet in Portland the
first Tuesday in Jan., 1884.
W. H. A dams , President.
J. W. S priggs , * 1
Rec. Sec., pro tem.
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means. Could it be known how made scapegoats to bear away all poets would have been in a bet­
much of the money, reported at many personal misgivings. Many ter mood if they never had seen
our annual conventions, had been incivilities and gross improprieties the intoxicating cup. Men can
are——on^_the around of have control of their moods if they
at
of the brethren and. sisters present moods. I have visited persons wi
would vote to reject it. Those who whom it was a pleasure to associate harvest, gets up tired ; but he goes
raise this money want to make a one day but a great trial to endure to his work and soon feels all
show, want to be seen of men, vivant their company the next. How is it right. The horse at first appears
the glory that is in it, and hence that a man can be a saint one day to get moody and objects to work,
they don’t care how they get it.
»and a dpvil the next? It is ex­ 4 but work soon cures its mood. The
Not only is this spirit manifested plained on the ground of moods. manual laborer who is governed
in givingat these conventions, but Pope says: “ Explain it as you by moods is a failure. What would
Original Contributions.
it is also seen in the delivering
o of will, woman is a contradiction a farmer ever accomplish if he
xpeechajLanrl the reading of essays. still.” If the poet had studied worked only when he felt like it ?
Mostof"thespeeæs^ïï'^ vêFeTan7t"
BY A. P. TERRELL.
The Jftore he works the better he is
From the days of Ananias and essays read-are for the glory of men have found fully as great a contra- enabled to bring his feelings in
Sapphira down to the present time, and women and not for the glory . ■ diction. Sometimes farmers are harmony with duty. I believe that
many things have been done by . and honor of God. The dress, posi­ pleasant; at other times they are the same thing is true with the
the pryf„of.. Christ, tion, tone of voice and every move- as savage as Hottentots. You en- literary man. If a man expects to
the store of a merchant and make a living with his brain, is it
not because they thought It^woiild
r er y orb
please the Master and advance his reader or speaker wishes to be seen at one time gentle^
A few men may accomplish some­
cause, but to be seen of men. I of men more than to be honored of find him abrupt and ungentleman-
thing by spasmodic effort, but the
havynntmeff thhuttogo-in-
. last God, one would judge from their lv. Even those that belong to the
Teamed profession are at times kind majority who attempt success in
year or two than ever before, and
-
- ... .
and obliging"; at blhët"ttTni!S their that way will fad.
feel that preachers everywhere and haughty airs that they had in
There are certain diseases whicir
feelings are bristling like the quills
ought to speak out against this them more of the spirit of the evil
of a hedge-hog. They need like very much affect the sensibilities,
growing evil. There are men and one than of the spirit of the meek
certain salts a rap to make them and are doubtless the cause of
women who take advantage of the and lowly Jesus. If such people
moodiness on the part of some
chrystalize.
church and the religion of the reflect the life of the Savior, I feel
fatisfied that I don’t understand his
It has been suggested that we men. These persons are very much
Savior of men to get themselves
life. There are others who are not hâve endowed chairs in our colleges to be pitied, provided they have not
before the people. They Want to
on the programme that have to to teach the young how to under- brought on diseases by flagrant
be seen and heard.of men,. And . to
violations of the laws of nature.
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accomplish this they will go beÿoncT - -4pcak on every question that coju.es. -atan.d.tb_e moods of men. Mood is
that bUeJtoAegghtoj?
up for discussion. Not that they " regarded'~as"
the bounds of propriety and
have something valuable to say— fatality which assumes complete originating the doctrine of 'total
inedenty. Such people are seeking
something that will edify the con­ control of that being who was hereditary depravity, that it makes
for glory, and they will have it
vention, but they want to be seerr made”iirthe image of Go d.—It roba men sometimes feel that they have
even if they have to sacrifice all
and heard, and that they may ac­ ' man of that freedom of will which fallen from grace, that it actually
else. . I have known persons whom
complish the end in view, they Div Carpenter makes the distin­ makes men fall from grace. In all
I knew ha<l little or no religion
worry the people with a lot of stuff guishing characteristic between things we should be governed by
who would do anything and every­
that does not touch™^te-rfpmtioiL man.amLthe. brute. 1 have often principle, and not by feeling. We
thing to appear to men to be re
under consideration. If a man has thought that the best way to cure must do right, and let feeling take
ligious. There is a great deal done
nothing to say, he had better keep some men of bad moods would be care of itself. I believe in a
now-a-days to keep up appearances
his seat. Men more frequently to knock them down. I have often morality and religion of principle,
A congregation that is as corrupt
make good impressions by remain­ seen children cured by whipping, not one merely of sentiment.
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as it can well be, will do every­
ing silent than by speaking. Pro­ and I can not see why the same
MAN’S WORK IN THE
thing it can to prepare its house of
fessor Neville use to tell the boys remedy would not be good for
TEMPLE.
worship for a convention, and thus
at college, when they spoke out children of a larger growth. It is
BY M. B. LEMBBT.
appear to others to be living in and missed the question before they said poets have to wait for the
peace and harmony and growing in were called on, “ If you had kept proper mood before they can write.
NUMBER IX.
grace every day. Again, there are your mouth shut, you would not Think of Lord Byron, after a
Beloved readers, in the prepara-
persons w’ho will give large amounts have exposed your ignorance.” week’s spree, with a bottle of tion of the preceeding numbers of
at these conventions that will give Would that we all could do more brandy on one side and a pretty this series I confined myself—with
little or nothing to their home con­ to be seen of God, and less to be woman on the other, composing at a single exception now remember­
gregations. At home it is given in
a rapid rate Don Juan. It is ed—to the teaching of the Scrip­
seen of men.
a .private way, and they get but Burgin, Ky.
thought that whisky had much to tures—their obvious, indisputable
little glory, at conventions the
do in preparing Robert Burns for meaning, and reached the con­
good and bad moods .
whole crowd sees and hears them.
the proper mood in which to com­ clusion, that woman, equally with
BY J. W. LOWBER, ED. “ APOSTOLIC CHURCH.
I feel satisfied that a great deal of
pose his immortal poem. Poe is man, was divinely constituted
the money reported by societies, Oh, blessed temper, whose unclouded thought to have just survived a active in the church, in worshiping
schools, classes and individuals at
ray
spree when he composed the and edifying—no difference being
as to-day.
out State and General Conventions Can make to-morrow cheerful —
Raven. It is doubtless true that shown to the man, apart from his
Pope.
is obtained more in the spirit of
In good moods persons feel like men feel more like writing some headship and superior strength.
selfishness and rivalry, than in the
performing duty; in bad moods times than at others ; but that That the Spirit, given to all, im­
spirit of Christ. Every one loves
they feel like not performing it. tobacco and whisky arc ever of parted to each, one or more spiritu­
to see his or her society, school or
Moods in life are more numerous benefit to any man in the com­ al gifts, to be exercised for the
class ahead, and that it may be
than the moods of English verbs, position of a poem, or anything benefit of all ; and that Paul’s pro­
many resort to improper means to
which every student knows are else, I do not believe. Men may hibitory language did not include—
raise money. They go on the
claim that they help the mood, but had no reference to the exercise of
sufficiently
numerous.
Mocds
are
principle that the end justifies the
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