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CHRISTIAN HERALD Correspondence. Criginut Contributions.— ~ holy place, from tlie. altar ,o£ burnt-1 another class of duties—to self. In the holy place to the right offerings. This service was called drawing near to Gop, being the *hand stood the table of showbread, Letter from Bro. T. F. Camp CHRISTIAN PRIESTS. bell, ;■ —2_. nearest approach to the mercy seat. always loaded with bread to be Bl M. R. LEMEBT. The smoke from the buring incense eaten in the holy place by the S pringfield , Mo, The above title is selected to re ascended to God, causing him to priests, type of the spiritual food Jan. 16,1884. provided for the saints, ineluding Dear Herald : smell a sweet smell. This service present all in Christ—the sanctified, The heaviest snow for years is typified by the Jewish priests, who, typifies duty to God in the church, the Lord’s supper, “ I have fed you together with their kings, and pro prayer, praise, adoration, thanks-1 with milk,1 “ Desire the sincere now on the ground, though the phets were the sanctified of the first giving and confession. That these milk of the word that ye may grow weather is not extremely cold. covenant. This subjecct has already may ascend to God as sweet incense, thereby.” It is the duty of the sanc “ The beautiful snow ” has no fire must be obtained from the altar tified to feast upon the word of the charms for me. I greatly prefer a “«a i ata ” eminently practical, some further of burnt offerings, the hear mus thought will be given it. Unques- be warmed with love and gratitude fying the church, whether spoken, of Oregon with verdant valleys and • tionably it is profound, and while by the sufferings and death of read or sung. Of these three classes mountains clad in evergreens. Yet I take pen and venture to speak of Christ, which is worshiping in spirit of .duties in the church assembled, I reconcile myself, to the situation,, it, I claim not to have mastered it; and in truth. _ All these acts com two of them, the altar service which finding work to do for the Master, but am still earnestly investigating posing duty to God, are lip service is strictly worshiping God, and edi- The snow creates want amongst the ■, increasing Üm.demand lor and learning. It has surface truths, issuing from loving hearts, typified of speech, “Through him,” Christ aid, and giving opportunity to upon which my mind is settled, to- by burning incense, altar services, gether with some more abstruce. The next piece of furniture to one High Priest “ let us offer up . a those upon whom God has bestowed Then the apostles Peter and Pau the left of the entrance,~was7Tfie sacrificeof praise toGod continually wealth to cultivate the spirit of have thrown much light upon it. golden candlestick with seven lamps, that is the fruit of lips which make charity. There are however very The scheme of redemption is in it, by which the room was made light confession to his name.”, (Rev. Ver. few objects of charity in this favored the divine side and the human. and kept so night and day. As the Heb. 13 : 15.) These things being land. If love and gratitude to God Christ the High Priest of our pro word of the Lord is a lamp to our indisputable, think of the nature of were to keep pace with the wealth fession was at once the victim, the feet and a light to our path, and as the act and of the consequences in and prosperity of a country, this altar and the priest; he passed into the entrance of this word gives volved in silencing half of these people ought to be exceedingly re the heavens, the most holy place light, these burning lamps typified heaven constituted .priests, in the ligious. The extension of railroads with his own blood and made an edifying the church by the word of church. Two classes of duties out and increase of facilities of trans atonement for us, made salvation the Lord-. But the oil was put into of three, growing out of their office portation aie opening up vast areas possible. the lamps and they were lit by as priests, they are thus prohibited of productive land in this north But my object is to obtain the Aaron,-the high priest, who typified from discharging by those without west Missouri hitherto regarded as F aid afforded by the service of the Christ and his work, then if keep authority only as authority is unprofitable for want of markets. priests in the holy place, to under ing the room light typified edifying usurped. . They are God’s priests Old towns are taking on new lifef stand the duties of Christian priests the church, it would seem that this obtained at great cost and set to and new villages are springing up in the church. The Jewish priests work belonged to Christ, not to the work by him because he needed and along the lines of railroad, giving a had much legitimate work to do saints, though Paul evidently en desired their service. This priest general boom throughout the outside of the holy place, none of joined this work upon them—“edify hood including its service is estab country. Nor have we any just which is now under consideration. one another even as ye do,” “ he lished in the government of Christ, cause to complain of the religious As they typified the saints; and the that prophesyeth edifies the church.” and to continue unchanged while status. The congregations through holy place the church, we select this How is this ? The lamps received he our High Priest over the house out the country seem to be keeping of God serves as such in heaven, pace with the increase of popula part of their service for present and contained the oil, type of the till he return to bless his people, tion. In this city of sixteen or consideration. Their ordination to Spirit, its burning gave the light; Ì I the priesthood called sanctification the saints receive and contain the without sin unto salvation. Happy seventeen thousand inhabitants, all that servant who shall then be the leading denominations are rep and consecration, typified one or- Holy Spirit given by Christ our daination to the same office, called High Priest, and speaking the words found in the faithful discharge of resented, having each a good house also sanctification, which was ac of the Spirit, whether obtained ini- assigned duties—glory and honor of worship and a preacher of fair complished in one baptism, the mediately or through , the medium shall then be his with the trials and talents and liberal attainments. sprinkling of the blood of Jesus, of the written word enlightens edi sorrows of the past all together. Our ministers’ weekly meetings are |. and the reception of the Holy Spirit. fies. It is thus seen through the Brethren, be faithful, the coming of attended by all the preachers of the city except the Catholic and the^ After being thus sanctified—set types that the work of edifying is the Lord draws nigh. (To be Continued) Episcopal. The special claim of apart as priests to God, service in general, as all receive.the Holy each of these separately to be the the church is both an obligation Spirit, antitype of the oil for burn Report. only true, universal, Catholic and a privilege. But what service ing and giving light, the difference church, forbids their recognition of V ermont , III., is to be done as indicated by the between then and now being this any other organization as a church Jan. 18,1884. types in the holy place ? In it were only. Then the Scriptures not be of Christ. Nor can their pastors, three pieces of furniture, the golden ing written, each was qualified for Dear Bro. Floyd -. I have just returned ’home from claiming apostolic succession to the altar, candlestick and table, by the work of edifying by spiritual which were* typified three classes of gifts. “ The manifestation of the a meeting at Pleasant View, Ill. ministry, associate ecclesiastically duties, to God, to the church and t© Spirit was given to each for the Had a good meeting. Preached with those to whom they deny tnis self. The golden altar was placed profit of all,” now having the word five discourses to crowded houses, honor. The number who, both back by the vail, which separated written, each must by studying ob good attention and fine interest. among professors of Christianity the holy place from the most holy, tain the aid then given by the Spirit. Two angels (Mr. and Mrs. Angel) and nonprofessors, laugh at such the church from heaven, near the The work of edifying a priestly united with the church. The arrogance and pride of place, is mercy seat, the abode of God, only work consists of teaching, remind church is in good working order. steadily increasing with the spread the vail between. Upon this altar ing, exhorting, warning, entreating May the Lord bless them. I go to of knowledge and advance of civil ization. The world and church incense was burned by thè priests, and comforting, social, what we Colchester, Ill;, to-morrow. Jos. B. R oyal . alike have been, in their ignorance the fire obtained out side of the owe one to another. There is still Up. MK Î ' jaral - ■áá
