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Lord's Day Schools Address.
BY C. KKNDKIOK.
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PACIFIC CHRISTIAN MESSËNGER, FRIDAY, AUG. 15. 1879.
gast,” with the profoundest respect.
But his work is not done yet, and I
would not rob him of his reward, or
weaken his hands with richly praise.
I feel, dear brethren, like pausing
here to thank God for such men; and
»1 am sure you feel so. Let us think
of their early labors in*Califomia, in
school houses, in family services, in
mining camp, on the highways, any­
where, everywhere ! Then the Gospel
triumphed, then brotherly love
abounded, then the love of God was
more powerful than the love of shin­
ing gold; then you had but little
difficulties about cooperation, prayer
meetings, or Lord’s day schools.
You see, dear friends of the Savior,
J am trying to get at the root of our
difficulties, to remove the cause. The
details in the Lord's day schools I am
quite willing to leave to these dear
brethren before me, and to these
sisters—what could we do without
them ? Oh ! it cheers my heart to
meet with you here ! May the true
spirit of Christ prevail! May the love
of God prevail! May the truth pre­
vail ! And to this end may we
buckle on the divine armor, and go
forth with renewed zeal and wisdom
and battle for the Lord’s day school,
and for everything else that may give
peace and efficiency to the church,
honor the Savior, and save souls.
'(Continued.)
True, we must not make the wor-
'ahip a mere formality. We must
follow the lesson in the type—talk of
these things, and so interest even the
little ones.
I venture to dwell longer here be­
cause I know no other way of doing
equal justice to the theme given us.
There can be no conflict between
Lord'è day schools and our plea for
reformation, which is but another
name for a literal return to the New
Testament doctrine and practice in all
things. And if we would improve
the providential means given us in
and by the Lord’s day schools, we
need to look to the family schools.
To determine how best we may
proceed here, we must look at the
type. Here we have the true method
for Lord’s day schools, the consecra­
tions! style, “ asking and answering
questions.’’ Each member in the
family and Lord’s day school should
read or talk. The teachers are not to
do all the talking. What would you
think of a school teacher in a public
school who worked all the examples,
{»arsed all the sentences, hunted out
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all thè words, Ac., for the scholar ?
With all these tacts, and others, are
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A FEW SPECIFICATIONS.
we not bound to aid the Lord’s day
schools—every disciple, actively and
We have seen that all should work
earnestly, just as we are bound to use in the Lord’s day school. Who is too
the prijjUfl£, press, railroads, Ac.
good, or too wise, or too great to take
If it was made to appear that any part in the Lord’s day schools ? He
of these were in conflict with any may think of taking part in the
principle or duty enjoined by the heavenly school. He may be. better
New Testament, or if they or any of fit for that. He is not well fit for
them proved cause of offence, even to earth. His example is bad. What
weak saints, I would do away with then shall we say of preachers who
them all. But if not, and we see and neglect the Lord’s day schools ?
The Lord’s day school is but an
feel that they are greatly beneficial,
» especially the Lord’s day school, all extension and an enlargement of the
good and no evil ; then we must use family school, a cooperation of families
their helps as providential auxiliaries. in one of the grandest works of earth;
And when we come to this conclusion, just as the church is a cooperation of
as I presume we all do, then it follows individuals, and just as individual
that we must join in this work. M ho churches may cooperate in the inter­
is to be excluded ? Who may refuse est of the Gospel. Why should not
to aid in a good work ? By what families cooperate together, and so aid
right can any professed friend of the each other in the important and
Savior refuse or fail to take part ? difficult work of training! the rising
When the church understands this race ? Who does not feel the need of
our greatest difficulties will be over ; aid here ? And where else and how
when our family schools are properly else may we so certainly and so
taught, and each member feels bound largely gain and give this aid ?
to attend the Lord’s day meetings, to
OF SINGING.
take part in the Bible class and in
I desire to say with all emphasis,
the worship, then will Lord’s day that I think we have neglected this.
schools prosper, then will prayer We have not given it the attention
meetings prosper, then will churches the ancients gave it, and that it de­
prosper, preacher or no preacher ; serves. One of the most encouraging
then will the churches raise up, “ signs of the time ” is an increase of
educate and send out preachers, in­ attention to singing. Still we are not
stead of calling them in from the coming up as grandly as we ought to
general field. Then can the churches the work. In our mission to restore
lend, instead of borrowing preachers ; and build up the wall of Zion, to
hireing out instead of hireing in clear away the rubbish from the
preachers. Then shall we be full of temple, and cheer and strengthen the
the spirit of preaching, of teaching, of weak and disconsolate, we should
praying, of exhortation, as the fathers give more attention to singing. Teach
of the reformation were ; as the it scientifically in the family, in the
Johnsons, Creaths, Mortons, Stones, common school, and in the Lprd’s day
Smiths, Rogers and Campbells were, school. Let a certain portion of time
and as a host of others were. The be appropriated for this, and put for­
“word of the Lord was in their ward the best talent and attainments
hearts as a live coal of fire, and they in its interest. Never give it up.
would not forbare.” They went
” Sing when you are cheerful,
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whether they were sustained or not,
Pray when you are sad ;
Sing in the Lord’s day school,
whether they were invited or not;
Sing and be glad.”.: ■•fc.
and they preached, whether the
I would rather have my children
people would hear or whether they
would forbare. Each one was a host learn to sing than learn any science,
in himself and in his God. No one any language, or work, not in this
waited for another. They went out divine science. We shall sing for­
in search of places to preach in, of ever. And the family and Lord’s day
people to preach to. If they found schools are the nuraaries of sang, of
not many they preached to few, and love, of knowledge and of joy. I
with the earnestness of Philip to the never feel so near heaven so much as
Eunuch, or of Paul to the jailor. No in angel presence as when I hear the
wonder they succeeded. It would sanctified voices of children praising
have been a wonder if they had -not. God. I heard it said the other day
It is now no wonder we are not suc­ that if there was anything of greater
ceeding. It would be a wonder if we interest to angel spirits than all others
were, with our present zeal and effort. it was to see a young man devoting
I am thinking of the zeal of father himself, and the church consecrating
Thompson, long since at roast, and of him, to the work of the Christian
cur beloved ” Uncle Pende,” if it is ministry. This seemed to me a happy
not sacreligious so to call him. I thought, for when I am above here,
think we should say “ Father Pende- and have gained the heights, I want
to look back, and see young men
seizing the banner of the cross as it
falls from the hands of the veteran^
in the field. Let it float to the high
breezes of heaven untarnishAtl, un­
stained now and forever ! I think it
will be a part of my heaven to look
on it.' fkm not sure, however, but a
greater object of interest iB and will
be the Lord’s day school and the
sweet songs of children.
Who Killed Him?
BY J. A. CBUZAN.
“At the hat it biteth like a aerpent aud stingath
like an adder.“—Prur. xxiii. 32.
their*s. He did not see that that first
glass was shaped like a pistol, but it
was 1 That first glass had blood in
it! But he did not taste it, else it
would have been the last.
And
every day since that first glass has his
hand been fastening its vice-like-
grasp tighter and tighter upon that
pistol I Yes, he killed himself ! Hia
own hand grasped the pistol ! His
own finger pressed the fatal trigger t
But there were other fingers on that
trigger, other hands grasped the pistol.
— IKest Shore.
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Portland packed New Market The­
ater from pit to dome, Friday night,
June 25th, in honor of a great actor.
The mimic tragedy of Julius Cæsar
held the great audience breathlessly
intent. A few hours earlier, in a
hardware store on First street, occur­
“ Children sing, gladly sing,
red the last act in a tragedy of real
Sing of welcome home.”
life. How many acts are there in a
From the Lord’s day school will
tragedy ?
Five in Julius Cæsar.
come the preachers, the members, the
We’ll make five of this real life
A GrateftU Old Age.
strength, the glory of the church.
tragedy.
Heaven itself may be regarded as an
A ct I.—A pleasant home. A proud
-A modern philosopher goes so far
Enlargement of the Lord’s day school
mother holds her baby-boy in her as to say that our memories, in old
and church and family schools. What
arms, iains kisses upon his lips, looks age, are always grateful to us. Our
a grand congregation, cooperation of
into his eyes, and wonders what high pleasures are remembered, but our
all the pure and the good ! And our
station he is born to fill ; looks dream­ pains are forgotten. ' If we try to
songs may be an important part of our
ily into the future, sees herself aged, ie. all a physical pain/ she writes, for
preparation for that grand assize •'
gray-haired, leaning upon her son as it it a female, ‘ we find it to be im­
I am anxious to hear you sing. And
^.jtowcr of strength. Ring the bell, possible.’ From which I gathered
I can easily imagine that angels and
and let the-curtain drop.
only this for certain, that women
Lord’s Jay school scholars, “ not lost
A ct II.—A printing office. Boy at never had the gout. The folks who '
but gone before,” are waiting inter­
the case ; thinks of Franklin, and come my way, indeed, seem to ¡re­
estedly for the song. Let every thing
Greeley, and the Bennetts, and the member their physical ailments very
that hath breath praise the Lord !
Harpers, and as the type rattle into distinctly, to judge by the way they
Praise ye the Lord!
the “ stick,” ambition is “ set up ” talk of them, and are exceedingly ap­
with them. But the foul atmosphere prehensive of their re-occurrence
Patience.
of a printing office poisons his soul as Nay, it is curious to see how some old
Let patience have her perfect well as his blood. Thé weary hours, men will resent the compliments of
work,” is a divine injunction little past midnight, when he toils at the their juniors on their state of health
heeded by many professed Christians. case to give unthinking thousands or appearance. ' Stuff and nonsense !’
Said the great apostle, " I glory in their morning paper with their coffee, cried old Sam Rogers grimly; ‘ I tell
tribulations, for tribulation worketh jade his body. He must spur it to you there is no such thing as a fine
patience and patience experience and unnatural power. He takes in his old man.’ In an humbler walk of life
experience hope," A. Also “ In your hand that scorpion whip, Rum ! Ring I remember to have heard a similar
patience possess your souls.”
the bell, and let the curtain drop !
but more touching reply. It was
• «Impatience is everywhere. Hus­
A ct III.—Tented fields. The bat­ upon the great centenarian question
bands are impatient with their wives, tle’s hellish carnival! Chicamauga! raised by Mr. Thomas. An old woman
wives are impatient with their hus­ Stone river ! A wounded soldier ! in a work-house, said to be one hun­
bands. Parents are impatient with Andersonville and its horrors ! Peace, dred years of age, was sent for by the
their children, children are impatient and home alive at last ! Ring the board of guardians to decide the point
with their parents. Preachers are bell, and let the curtain drop !
by her personal testimony. One can
impatient with their auditors, audit­
A ct IV.—A desert of red-hot sands. imagine the half-dozen portly, pros­
ors are impatient with their preacher, A drunkard’s heavy feet dragging a perous figures, and the contrast their
shrieking soul across that terrible appearance offered to that of the bent
and so on the world round.
“ Add to your faith virtue, to virtue waste to that awful " at last !” His and withered crone.
knowledge, to knowledge patience, soul acutely sensitive, his will-power
1 Now, Betty,’ said the chairman,
Ac. * * He that lacketh these gone !
Chained !
“ Quit
drink ! with unctuous patronage, 'you look
things is blind and cannot see afar Quit drink ! Why, I would walk hale and hearty enough, yet they*teli
off, and has forgotten that he was into that saloon, when the fit is on me that you are one hundred years
me, and drink if I knew that the old, is this really true?’ 'God Al­
purged from his old sins.”
Christians, awaken up, and look next moment 1 should drop into hell! mighty knows, sir,’ was her reply,
into your own hearts, view yourselves Hell! Hell! I am in hell! Every ‘ but I feel a thousand.' And there
day I suffer the torments of the are so many people now-a-days who
in the light of God's word.
Notwithstanding the multitude of damned! There can be no more hor­ ' feel a thousand.’ It is for thia
heavenly injunctions and admonitions rible hell !” Drop the curtain !
reason that the'gift of old age is un­
A ct V.—A hardware store! “It’s wished for.—J ames P ays , in ,Vine-
reader are you void of this character­
istic ? How it chills as well as thrills a good pistol—well suited to carry in teenth Century.
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one to hear words of impatience from the pocket!” “Let me try it!” *
Cure For Hydrophobia.
Thud!
There lies that
a should be loving husband to the one Crash!
that forsook father, mother, brothers proud mother’s boy ! Quick ! What
The two recent deaths from hydro­
and sisters, to bravely stand by his is that in his pocket ? A card! What
phobia in Brooklin, again illustrating
side and meet the sad realities of this does it say ? “ From a man who is
the inability of medical science to
cold and inconsistent world. Hus­ about to die. Bury me as I am,
grapple with this fearful disease, it
band, are you so destitute of the no without a shroud. I’ve been drunk
may be acceptable to the public to
attributes of a manly heart and com­ three weeks, and can’t keep sober!”
know that a well attested cure for
punction of conscience as to fret and Dead ! By his own hand ! " At the
hydrophobia is stated to be occupying
scold at the one that leans on you for last, truly, it does bite like a serpent
some attention in European circles..
protection and support and honors and sting like an adderQuick!
The discovery is due to the expriment
Quick! Ring down the curtain!
you as a god.
of two Russian physicians, Drs. Sch­
How often are fathers impatient Turn down the lights! The tragedy
midt and 'Ledeben. A little girl was-
and cross with their children. “ Like is ended !
bitten on the hand by a mad dog-
No! No! No! It is not! The
begets like.” From impatient and
The wound after being cauterized,,
cross parents children become so with suicide’s grave is not tire end ! There
healed in a few days, but a fortnight
is one act more I God’s own hand
each other.
after the symptons of hydrophobia set-
Not long since I stop]>ed over night raises the curtain !
in. The physicians thereupon made
with a family near the pretty little
A ct VI.—Eternity ! Something is
the little patient inhale three cubic
town of Scio, in IJnn county. The written over the door of the future:
feet of oxygen. By this means in the
father and mother were non-pro- “ No drunkard shall inherit the king­
course of an hour and a half all the
fessors, but a better example of dom of God !” A destroyed soul! No
symptons
disappeared and the child
patience and kindness I never saw light! No music! No hope! Des­
remained
calm.
On the next day but
even among Christian parents. In­ pair coiling around the heart, with
one
malady
returned
in all its distres­
deed
most Christian
parents unutterable anguish ! Blackness of
sing
characteristics
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difficulty
of
would profit by
calling and
darkness forever ! Wee! Woe ! Woe!
breathing
and
swallowing
and
tonic
visiting with them a few days. I cannot bear longer to look! My
There was an
air of agreeable­ soul sickens at this last
act convulsions. A fresh inhilation of
ness rarely found in any family. No of
this
terrible
life-tragedy! oxygen was tried and at the end of
sour words—all pleasant, polite and Quick! Quick I Quick ! O merciful forty-five minutes the attack subsiddU
happy.
Father ! Let the curtain drop, and and never returned. The above in­
formation comes by the way of Paris,,
What an unpleasant element when hide th is eternity of horror !
a family are impatient and cross with
Coleman Brown, aged only 41, a the particulars of the case being giver»-
each other.
good mechanic, a brave soldier, a man almost in the words above recorded.
In conclusion, let us “by patient of moie than ordinary ability, is Here is a remedy perfectly simple and
obtainable with ease in New York,
continuance in well doing seek for dead |
and I think it would be prudent if the
glory, honor and immortality.”
Who killed him ?
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T. M. M organ .
" Why,” you say, “ he killed him­ physcians in the next case at least
Looking Glass, Or . Ang. 1, 1M7V.
put it to the test.—iV. K. Herald.
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Yes. Years ago be began that self-
—When a man has no pleasures or
comfort in anything but Worldliness, murder, when he took that first glass ’ —The only way for the world to got
it is evident he has no joy but in for­ in his hand, just as some young men better, is for everybody to get rid of a
here, perhaps, have already begun good deal of themselves.
getting his soul.
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