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rebukes severely and justly, the
Texts with a History.
good works.”
i and her baby ashore last week from a
churches pf our day; He lays much
Would
it
not
be
a
profitable
exer
'liipwi'eck
N >w ; > 'i looked again,
C hristian M essenger , of the blame of the skeptical condi Therer are TWo ways of reading the
cise,
—
it
certainly
would
be
ari
inter
;
of
C<-»ii*'-
;
\i-y
you Went ami cut a
Devoted to the cause of Primitive Christi
tion of the people at the feet of minis Bible. One way is to go through it esting one,—to gather together the place o'! from the beam t> carry
anity, and the diffusion* of general in
ters, and the chief men in the churches, blindly and unintelligent!.}', in obedi parts of the word of God which have 1 hom>*. 5 on could n^ver make that
formation.
all of which is true. Rut coupling ence to the fueling that it is our duty been helpful and dear to individual i stick commonpiacE. or insignificant'
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to read it daily. The other, ami bet
Christians along the ages ? How- hereafter, it'voil tried. ' The lives it
All business letters should be addressed this with the entire absence of teach
ter
way, is to read it from the love of
to T. F. Campbell, Editor, or Mary ing upon the subject of the duty of
many histories, for instance, have saved w«-nt
i’- hi-* Vy,
Stump, Publisher, Monmonth, Oregon.
new converts toward the churches, it, with a heartfelt appreciation of its been poured into the Fifty-first Psalm!
Just
so
with
man ■ pasAgca of
Advertisers.will find this one of the best except to advise them to join some truth and beauty. In this latter w'ay
John
Rogers
recited
it
to
himself
all
God
’
s
inspi
red
word.
They may seem
mediums on the Pacifio Coast for making
church, the impression is made-that Bible truth becomes a part of our be the way down to^the stake. Oeco- all alike to p- in on:* dullness and in
their business known.
joining church is not at all necessary. ing and our history.
A friend told the writer of this ar lampadius, “the reformer, panting for difference, tin'.:, suddenly we discover
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t admitted that often he found it dull, bound her eyes calmly, and laid her ■ shattered hope. What did good once
The logical consequence is followed
Mr. I. U.
is our AdVertisiMg
i but he continued because he knew it head on the block. So this same dear will do the sime sort of good again.—
more openly than I have ever seen it,
Agent in Port land.
was his duty. He was doing lîis task Psalm was read at his request to Dr. £ S. Ti mes.
in
that
the*.whole
of
that
class
of
Enured at die Poat Office at Monmouth a«
of* persistent perusal with not the Arnold of Rugby on his death-bed. |
second
matter.
duties which may be' grouped under
Dress at Church.
taut possible interest in the chapters Thus it seems instinct with a life of' •
the head of " loyalty to the church ”
its
own.
Moody and Sankey in San Fran is left untaught. I say “ untaught,” over which his eyes were roaming,
Thfj-e are proper dresses for proper
Here would be a fresh and quite
and apparently with no sense-of the
cisco.
times
—we do not go to a funeral ip
far if you-ask these men privately, or
safe use to make of Christian biogra
These eminent evangelists have been even publicly, whether one must join connection between truth and life. phy. Many a volume might be read cheerful garments, nor to a wedding
in San Francisco about three months. some church, you will be told to do so. This mayjbe an extreme case ; at any
pront just WTtn tire purpose oi ks - I in crape and hat-bands. However
“ They have succeeded in organizing a But the practical effect of not teachirig rate, most Christians who feel listless certaining favorite [»assages of Scrip we may talk about the indifference of
good work, for their success is largely it, is to educate the people one sided. while studying the word of God are ture which have proved helpful un the manner in which we arc dressed,
to be attributed to the thorough and We have been accused of educating, not quite so frank in confessing it.
der peculiar exigencies to any believ a sure instinct telle us that it is not a
effective organization of all the in our preaching, overmuch on bap- Meantime it is soberly asserted that
matter ef indifference, and that it is
the more advanced believers among er.^ Oliver Cromwell once read aloud most in accordance with the dictates •
earnest Christian workers in this city ___
I am quite sure there is a lack
Philippians iv. 11-13, and then re
and Oakland. We would, by no of it in the work of theso men. Still the churches are found beyond power
marked : “ There, in the day when of sound judgement to comply with
of
words
to
express,
in
their
affection
means, intimate that the preaching is I presume it would be impossible for
those rules which custom Las sanc
my poor child died, this Scripture did
without power, for Mr. Moody does them to hold the union meetings they for favorite divisions of the Scripture.
go nigh to save my life.” The vener tioned. Now, what is the dress suit
preach the Word with great force. do, if they discussed «11 these ques Their private Bibfos would o,»en of able Augustine was converted by Ro ed to the public worship of God ?
and Mr. Sankey sings with beauty tions. The proceed ®n the basis of *a themselves at their favorite chapters.
mans xiii. 11-14. One biographer “ All of you be clothed with humilitv,”
and pathos. The work has been few -of the great facte and promises of There is a quaint story told of a pas
is a very good general answer. This
tells us that the poet Cowper was
greatly assisted by Mr. Stebbins and God’s word, and do effect a union of tor who went in to see his old bed
points
out the general tone and color
brought to Christ by reading Romans
his wife, also from the East. They God’s people on th^je^,„JLu this I see ridden parishoner, found in her Testa
of
the
garment
of praise, which befits
iii. 24. Matthew Henry wrote a re
are very fine singers. A young man a promise of a church in the future ment some marks along the page,
a
Christian
in
God's
house ; but more
cord of himself in a dairy he kept at
came with them from Chicago, a re taking in a larger scope of truth, and asked what they could mean. Here
particularly
study
neatness
and es
about thirteen years of age ; “ I think
formed drunkard, now an evangelist. thus the greatly desired union of the was a capital P : " oh ' that means
chew finery. Do this, both for your
it was three years ago that I began to
He ia very earnest, and tells his ex disciples of Christ may be brought precious,” she said. There was a let f
be convinced, hearing a sermon by own sake and the sake of others ; for
perience in the meetings held in the about, on the word, and the word ter T with the P : " That means tried
your own sake, because what yqy
my father, on Psalm xli. 17. I think
and proved" she continued. .
various parts of the cities. By this alone.
must aim at is, to .forget yourself and
Such experience is far beyond mere it was that by which I was melted;
think
only of God ; and how-can you
means he is enabled te reach a class
But while I rejoice in this work, I story-telling. In the Terhple Church afterwards I began to inquire after
forget yourself, if you have just been
which could not be reached by the feei more than ever, that we haw a
of London, in a shadowed aisle to the Christ,"_____ _________________ _
'studiously getting yourself up to be
ordinary ministry. Such as, like he w<(Ik t<> <],, [n the journey across
left of the great altar, is a white mar I Even this matter of texts preached admired, and if your own appearance
formerly was, are in the depths of de- the wilderness, the Lord’s people, who
ble monument erected to the memory from with remarkable results would has been haunting your brain all the
grading from strong drink. A great arc carrying the tabernacle forward to
of one whom John Milton called “ the give the verses interest, if we would ¡morning before the church-bell rang?
number of this class, and they are pitch it where the cloud shall hover
chief of learned men reputed in Eng look them up. As for example, Deu , For the sake of others, because if your
ver that spot of
union ; . the lav»,
/,
numerous in all our large cities, and | ¿
over>
of union
land.” John Selden was one of the teronomy xxxii. 35, “ Their foot shall appearance is half as striking as you
especially in San Francisco, have been an(1 Mvera[ other things have l)een
most extraordinary scholars that Brit- slide in due time.” which was the | think it, you cannot but interfere ..
at least temporarily reclaimed. ' Let (left behind, and the great Captain has
t ain has produced. The volumes text for one of Johnathan Edwards’ » w ith the dev.jt,ion of your neighbor»,
us hope they may be saved. I 1 ' have ■ detailed
to bring them up. Let us
____ _____
| which he poured
forth _ in ___
an ______
endless most famous discourses. In the midst by attracting their attention to you.
attended many of these meetings,
- - and '1 organize - our forces and push on. stream were filled
and -
ly* words that day the people act- '
with research
re
participated in the work where op-1 There is » glorious day for the church discrimination Of ono of these—a 4»ally rose up from, their pews, so aw- Oh, how utterably pitiable and shock
discrimination.
ing is any parade of finery in the
portunity offered. There is very little just ahead of us. She will soon
work on the Law of nature and of j f«! was the impression produced by
of human systems taught The aim emerge from the wilderness, God is on
presence of God' To think that the
' them. Whitefield was once [»reaching
seems to be bent on the one purpose our side, if we are on the side of truth Nations—Hallam said it was among
poor giddy creature, who is setting
, at Exeter, on Psalm xli. 17, ‘ a broken
of making men and women feel that and righteousness. Don’t get dis the greatest achievements in erudition
off her face and figure with ribbons
and a contrite heart.” He says that
they are lost without Christ; and that heartened if God, in his providence, any Englishman has performed. This
and silk must soon appear before God,
after the service a man came up to
most
excellent
man
comes
down
to
sin is very sinful; and the danger of has called you to fight in the thickest
naked and bare ' Dear young friends
our times4>y his " Table-Talk.” Col him with a pocket full of stones, and a when you stand at the looking-glass,
being lost is great. These men are of the battle.
eridge once remarked about this, as big one in hfo-hond, and told him in think for one moment, of death and
not afraid to warn men of damnation.
J. H. M c C ollough .
he laid it aside after a thoughtful pe tears : “ Sir I came here to hear you i judgment.-— Ex.
They speak of the devil as a real
rusal
: “ There is more weighty bul this day with the view to break your
being, and a very great and powerful
■—Mr. Joseph N. Prescott, the father
lion
sense
in this book than 1 ever head, but by the grace of God you
—"William, do you knowfwhy you
enemy. They talk about hell, as a of Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford and
have broken my heart.”
found
in
the
same
number
of
pages
of
are
like a donkey ?” “ Like a don
place, as real as heaven. They magnify Miss Mary N. Prescott, died January
any
uninspired
Writer.
”
To
Arch
I
But
possibly
the
best
exercise
of
all
key
?” echoed William, opening his
the word of God, and tell men to obey 22, at the residence of his son-in-law,
bishop
Usher,
who
preached
his
funer
both
for
the
sake
of
aw-aking
our
in-1
eyes
wide.
No, I don't.” “ I)o you
it, and trust God’s promises, rather Hon. Richard S. Spofford, in New
al
sermon
in
the
church
where
he
lies
terest
in
particular
passages,
and
of
give
it
up
?"
“
I do.” “ Because your
than to trust to moods of feeling, buryport, Massachusetts, in his
now,
this
learned
man
„Selden
said
gathering
a
list
of
effective
verses
for
I
better
half
is
stubbornness itself.”
dreams, etc. They follow the prac seventy-fourth year. He was a native
just
before
he
died
:
“
I
have
surveyed
actual
use,
would
be
that
of
setting
“
That
’
s
not
bad.
Ha 1 Ha ' I’ll give
tices common among what is usually of New Hampshire, and was the
most
of
the
learning
that
is
among
the
down
in,
a
written
record
all
texts
i
that
to
my
wife
when
I get home.”
termed "Orthodox Churches,” as to grandson of Judge Newmarch, and
sons
of
men,
but
I
cannot
recoilect
which
we
have
found
to
accomplish
“
My
dear,
”
he
asked
as
he sat down
praying for sinners, and having those grandnephew of Sir William Pepperell.
any
[»assage
out
of
all
my
books
and
'
permanent
good,
and
do
real
service
to
supper,
“
do^you
know'
why I am
who claim to be converted, to relate He was among the Pacific coast
papers
whereon
I
can
fest
my
soul,
I
for
souls.
For
men
and
women
are
like a donkey ?” He waited a mo
their experience, which they call pioneers of 1849, and was one of the.
" bearing testimony.” I observe that founders of Oregon City, of which he save this from the sacred Scriptures : very nearly alike, and what has help- ment expecting his wife to give it up.
- when any one gives testimony that was thrice elected Mayor. In the " For the grace of God that bringeth ed one will be likeliest to help anoth But she didn't. She looked at him
they believe and trust in Jeaua aa prime of life he was stricken down by salvation, salvation hath appeared to er in the same mood or the same exi somewhat commiseratingly as she an
their Savior, and declare their deter paralysis, which wrecked his useful all men, teaching us that, denying gency. Some of us have been down swered, " I suppose because you were
mination to follow him, their testi ness without destroying the courteous, ungqcjjiness and worldly lusts, we by the seashore, perhaps, and have born so.”
—Laying fowls need bone con
mony is received aa genuine. While genial nature that survived during a should live soberly, righteously, and naticed the great mass of what seems
godly in this present world, looking mere mbbish cast upon the shore. It stantly, as it ia largely made up of
there is much practiced that we do twilight of life lasting over twenty
for that blessed hope, and the glorious was all nothing to you, this heaj> of material which enters into the com
not think warranted by the Word of years.
appearing of the great God and our refuse remnants of ships. But along position of eggs and sheila. Give your
God, we rejoice, nevertheleee, that tho
—** Lufe God abùfe «II, and yi
Savior Jesus Christ, who gave him came an old sailor, and asked you, fowls plenty of bone-meal if you want
fear of the Lord, and the love of the nychtbour aa yisclf,” ia the inscription
self
for ua that he might redeem us " Do you see that spar over yonder good layers; besides, it contains
Savior ia spreading among the people. Jet to be seen upon the front of the
from
«11 iniquity, and purify unto with a knot of nq»e around the mid animal matter of great value to Ajrl*
We regret* however, to see one ten ouae in Edinburgh in which John
himself
a peculiar people, zealous of dle of it I That brought a mother when freshly ground.
dency, in Mr. Moody’s preaching, he Knox lived and died.
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